• High-Performance Brick Mortar Mix to Optimize Moisture Management in Brick Wall 

  XIA, HAI (2023-08-16)

  The durability of exterior building envelopes is significantly impacted by the presence of water, particularly through the capillary rise mechanism that allows liquid water to penetrate building materials. This process ...
• Prediction of Orthogonal Cutting Forces Based on Multi-fidelity Modeling 

  Ahmadi, Keivan (2023-04-26)

  Simplified analytical models of chip formation mechanics (e.g. the well-known Merchant’s model) are widely used to compute the machining forces in orthogonal cutting operations. The accuracy of analytical models, however, ...
• Structural Health Monitoring of the Marine Structure Using Guided Wave and UAV-based testing 

  Gupta, Yugansh (2023-04-25)

  The marine industry encompasses a vast range of structures that can be challenging to access, and thus highly mobile systems can be useful for efficient structural health monitoring. This research aims to investigate the ...
• The Boundary and Excitation Effect of Non-Spherical Granular Material 

  YASEEN, GHULAM (2023-03-21)

  Non-spherical grains have been gradually receiving attention from both researchers and the industry because of their behavior. Even though these grains possess complex macroscopic orientations that are associated with ...
• Impact on building energy performance by deployment of dynamic insulation in residential buildings in Canada 

  Shukla, Anoopkumar (2023-03-08)

  This report summarizes the results of an analysis evaluating the energy performance of small residential buildings in Canada. Using the HOT2000, an energy simulation modelling program created and maintained by Natural ...
• Researching City-scale Water Resource Improvement through Rainwater: Green Roof in Private Realm 

  Wang, Junlin Jr (2023-03-01)

  Rainwater management has been challenging for many jurisdictions, including the City of Vancouver, as population growth and climate change strain the drainage and sewer systems leading to implications for water safety. ...
• Adaptive Cruise Controller Design in Vehicular Applications 

  Zhao, Yang (2022-12-07)

  As the most popular active safety driving technology, adaptive cruise control is favored by major car producers and their end-users. This report presents the history, and the functional and regulatory requirements of the ...
• Graphical performance characterization of membrane modules for RO and PRO processes 

  Moreira, Luiz (2022-11-05)

  Environmental issues have been stricken our planet in different areas. Current worldwide problems, for instance, water shortage and the increasing demand for energy can be mitigated by employing technological mechanisms, ...
• Path Planning using Deep Q-learning Network and Artificial Potential Fields for a Robot Formation 

  Yang, Yang (2022-04-28)

  A common path planning in robotics is the artificial potential field method. The artificial potential field is the superposition of the attractive potential field generated by the target and the repulsive potential field ...
• Measurement of High-Frequency Milling Forces with Dynamic Compensation 

  Jullien-Corrigan, Alan (2022-04-28)

  Piezoelectric dynamometers are widely used to measure cutting forces during milling operations for diagnostic, process monitoring, and research and development purposes. However, the bandwidth of tooth passing frequencies ...
• Investigation of Wave Variable Control on Bilateral Teleoperation System with Constant Time Delays 

  Sun, Xizhe (2021-12-23)

  Teleoperation Systems allow human operators to perform complex tasks in remote and hazardous environments. A wide variety of applications based on teleoperation systems, including space exploration, undersea detection, ...
• Development of a Finite Element Analysis Workflow for Studying Reverse Total Shoulder Arthroplasty 

  Shirzadi, Hooman (2021-06-13)

  The primary articulation of the shoulder joint is a multi-axis synovial ball and socket joint. By having a loose connection, it provides a wide range of motion; however, this means the joint lacks robustness and is prone ...
• Analyzing Thermal Mass Property of Concrete using Design Requirements, Thermal Properties and Energy Modelling Simulations 

  Tripuraneni, Akhil (2021-04-27)
• Anisotropic Rheology of Non-spherical Grains 

  Ozyuksel, Barbaros (2021-03-08)

  The flow of granular materials is the subject of various academic research and industrial applications. The rheology of granular materials spans from packing, sorting and transportation of the pharmaceuticals to the study ...
• Comparison of different machine learning algorithms to predict mechanical properties of concrete 

  Koya, Bhanu Prakash (2021-01-19)

  Concrete is the most widely used construction material throughout the world. Extensive experiments are conducted every year to measure various physical, mechanical, and chemical properties of concrete involving a hefty ...
• Thermo-electrochemical Model of a Zinc-air Flow Battery 

  Murphy, Stephen Alan (2020-12-27)

  As renewable energy production has become more popular in society, the need for large scale energy storage has increased. By storing energy from sources such as solar and wind power, energy can be produced when it is most ...
• Tensile and Bending Testing of 3D Printed Materials for Scoliosis Brace 

  Dela Torre, Manuel (2020-08-18)

  This work investigates the mechanical properties of 3D printed polymers namely Polylactic Acid (PLA) and Polypropylene (PP), which underwent the process of tensile and bending testing. The PP material is utilized in the ...
• Energy Storage Using Osmotic Processes: A Thermodynamics Based Model 

  Vickerman, Adam (2020-05-04)

  Reliable, economic and efficient energy storage is needed to help shift from primarily fossil fuel generated electricity to clean energy. This report develops a thermodynamics based model for an osmotic energy storage (OES) ...
• The Impact of Student Led Tutorials on First Year Students' Learning Outcomes 

  Kadhum, Sohad (2019-08-31)

  ENGR 141 Engineering Mechanics is a first-year course that is common to all of the University of Victoria engineering degree programs. Between 2013 and 2014, the course population grew by ~50% necessitating changes in the ...
• Investigation of the effect of the shape of grains on flows inside hoppers 

  Motavali largichi, Seyyed Hossein (2019-07-04)

  Non-spherical granular flow is strongly affected by the shape of grains. In this project, a numerical analysis is performed for two non-spherical grains such as rice and lentil by applying a kinematic continuum model as ...

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