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Water Main Life Cycle Analysis Framework for the Economic Evaluation of OM&R (Operation, Maintenance and Renovation) Strategies.
(University of Waterloo, 2018-12-21)Municipal water systems deliver potable water to residents, businesses, and industries. The potable water infrastructure was mostly laid in 1880-1970`s in North America. Being a buried asset i.e. an out of sight network, ... -
A Web-based Transit Technology Selection Model
(University of Waterloo, 2013-04-22)There are many cities in North America planning to upgrade or implement public transportation infrastructure with the goals of increasing transit ridership and promoting transit-oriented development. The most commonly ... -
Wildfire and Forest Harvesting Effects on Natural Organic Matter: Implications to Drinking Water Treatability
(University of Waterloo, 2018-04-19)Forested catchments are critical for water supply globally and provide ~60% of the water supplies for the world’s 100 largest cities and 2/3 of all water supplies, including drinking water for ~180 million people in the ... -
Wildfire Impacts on Water Quality and Treatability
(University of Waterloo, 2018-08-31)Forests are critical source areas for downstream drinking water supplies in many parts of the world. However, large-scale landscape disturbance by insect infestation and wildfire—exacerbated by warming climate—can have a ... -
Winter Road Surface Condition Estimation and Forecasting
(University of Waterloo, 2013-06-13)This thesis research has attempted to address two challenging problems in winter road maintenance, namely road surface condition (RSC) estimation and forecasting. For RSC estimation, the goal of the research was to develop ... -
Work Zone Safety Assessment and Throughput Analysis for High Volume Highways Using Random Parameter Models
(University of Waterloo, 2019-12-12)Highways and freeways could be considered the most important transportation infrastructure in North America; these vital routes are necessary for the efficient haulage of huge amounts of goods and services. Several factors ...