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Sediment Transport and Metals Modeling in an Urban Stream - The Don River, Toronto
(University of Waterloo, 2015-09-28)The Don River watershed has been subjected to rapid urbanization over the last few decades. As a result, vast area of built-up land has shifted the watershed’s hydrologic cycle towards lower infiltration and higher runoff ... -
Seismic Fragility Analysis for Structures, Systems, and Components in Nuclear Power Plants
(University of Waterloo, 2017-01-18)Seismic fragility analysis has been widely used to evaluate seismic capacities of structures, systems, and components (SSCs) in nuclear power plants. In the seismic fragility analysis, a single ground motion parameter ... -
Seismic Performance Assessment of Multi-Storey Buildings with Cold Formed Steel Shear Wall Systems
(University of Waterloo, 2007-05-22)Cold-Formed Steel (CFS) is a material used in the fabrication of structural and non-structural elements for the construction of commercial and residential buildings. CFS exhibits several advantages over other construction ... -
Seismic Risk Analysis for Nuclear Energy Facilities
(University of Waterloo, 2015-02-20)Earthquakes are destructive natural disasters that can inflict various levels of damage on engineering structures and lead to other adverse consequences. Accurate seismic risk quantification of critical engineering structures ... -
Selecting Sustainable Point-of-Use and Point-of-Entry Drinking Water Treatment: A Decision Support System
(University of Waterloo, 2011-08-10)Point-of-use (POU) and point-of-entry (POE) water treatment are forms of decentralized water treatment that are becoming increasingly sought alternatives for ensuring the safety of drinking water. Although the acceptance ... -
Semi-analytical methods for simulating the groundwater-surface water interface
(University of Waterloo, 2014-08-26)Groundwater-surface water interaction is a key component of the hydrologic cycle. This interaction plays a key role in many environmental issues such as the impacts of land use and climate change on water availability and ... -
A Semi-Analytical Particle Tracking Algorithm for Arbitrary Unstructured Grids
(University of Waterloo, 2015-10-30)Semi-analytical particle tracking methods are broadly used in determining advective transport within groundwater flow models. The Pollock method is currently implemented in the USGS model MODPATH as a semi-analytical ... -
Semi-Automated Methods for Measuring Practice Conformance for Capital Projects
(University of Waterloo, 2020-08-06)The goal of this thesis is to explore semi-automated methods for measuring practice conformance for capital projects. Thorough measurement of practice conformance for capital projects typically requires manual audits. ... -
Semi-Automated Microscopic Traffic Flow Simulation Development Using Smart City Data
(University of Waterloo, 2021-08-24)Microscopic traffic simulation models have been widely used by transportation planners and engineers for conducting various road network planning and traffic engineering tasks. Due to data limitations, traffic simulation ... -
Semi-continuous measurement of oxygen demand in wastewater using biofilm-capacitance
(Elsevier, 2018-09-01)Bio-capacitive coulombs were tested for determination of the 5-day biochemical oxygen demand (BOD5) using a dual-chamber microbial electrochemical cell (MxC) operated at charging (open circuit) and discharging (close ... -
Sensitivity of Field Data and Field Protocols in One-Dimensional Hydraulic Modelling
(University of Waterloo, 2009-01-20)Over one million simulations were conducted using the Hec-Ras4b (US Army Corps of Engineers, 2004) model to evaluate the sensitivity of model predictions to field data accuracy, density and estimation techniques and provide ... -
Setting Target Rates for Construction Activity Analysis Categories
(University of Waterloo, 2012-04-24)This thesis is focused on increasing productive actions in construction by a procedure known as Activity Analysis. Activity Analysis is a continuous productivity improvement tool for identifying barriers to site productivity ... -
Shear Behaviour of Disturbed Regions in Reinforced Concrete Beams with Corrosion Damaged Shear Reinforcement
(University of Waterloo, 2008-08-29)Corrosion of reinforcing steel is a major problem facing infrastructures owners with billions of dollars spent in repairing our aging infrastructure. One of the first steps in the repair process is to quantify the strength ... -
Shear Behaviour of Slender RC Beams with Corroded Web Reinforcement
(University of Waterloo, 2013-04-29)This research study examined the effect of corrosion of web reinforcement (stirrups) on the shear behaviour of slender reinforced concrete (RC) beams. The experimental program consisted of seventeen slender shear-critical ... -
Shear deformation effects on stability of unbraced steel frames in variable loading
(Journal of Constructional Steel Research, 2019-11-11)The generalized lateral stiffness equation of a semi-rigidly connected frame with accounting for shear deformation is derived in this paper. The lateral stiffness equation can be used to determine the critical loads of ... -
Shell-Based Finite Element Analysis of Reinforced Concrete Slabs Subjected to Non-uniform Stress Distribution at Column Connection Regions
(University of Waterloo, 2022-08-29)RC flat plates design provisions and mechanical models have been developed in a highly-idealized manner and, as a result, loosely represent the performance of real-world RC flat plates. Part of this inadequacy is due to ... -
Short-Term and Long-Term Mechanical Properties of CIPP Liners
(University of Waterloo, 2015-08-18)Cured In-Place Pipe (CIPP) is a well-established method used for rehabilitation of underground pipelines. Within North America, CIPP liners used for rehabilitation of gravity pipelines are typically designed according to ... -
Short-term Prediction of Freeway Travel Times Using Data from Bluetooth Detectors
(University of Waterloo, 2013-12-11)There is increasing recognition among travelers, transportation professionals, and decision makers of the importance of the reliability of transportation facilities. An important step towards improving system reliability ... -
Short-Term Travel Time Prediction on Freeways
(University of Waterloo, 2019-05-30)Short-term travel time prediction supports the implementation of proactive traffic management and control strategies to alleviate if not prevent congestion and enable rational route choices and traffic mode selections to ... -
Simplified Seismic Design for Mid-Rise Buildings with Vertical Combination of Framing Systems
(University of Waterloo, 2016-01-11)The mid-rise building with vertical combination of framing systems consists of a structural system in which the seismic-force-resisting-system (SFRS) of the upper structure is commonly a lightweight structural system such ...