The project will deal with the identification of the mechanical, thermal, and electrical properties of a series of untested composite materials manufactured by Zerocor. By undergoing rigorous mechanical, thermal, and electrical testing, a database of properties for these materials can be constructed. Comparing these properties with the materials’ microscopic internal structure, one can establish structure-property […]

Le projet vise à développer et concevoir un prototype de solution géomatique mobile de terrain venant appuyer les archéologues dans le cadre de sorties de terrain d’inventaire et de prospection. L’objectif est de pouvoir répondre, avec la solution proposée, aux différents besoins qui sont exprimés tant par la communauté scientifique que professionnelle, ainsi qu’aux exigences […]

A strainburst is a sudden violent failure of rock triggered around a tunnel boundary. They are often unpredictable and pose an extreme risk to workers in deep underground mines and tunnels. The goal of this project is to investigate the fundamental mechanisms by which these failures can occur. This knowledge will be used to better […]

Mistaken Point, Newfoundland, is not only a globally unique scientific resource for studying the rise of animal-life, but also a growing tourist destination. As the locality looks towards obtaining World Heritage status, it is essential that steps are taken to ensure that any development of the tourist industry does not adversely affect the long term […]

Malgré la précision inhérente des éléments matériels des systèmes de navigation chirurgicale existants, la façon dont ils sont couramment utilisés en chirurgie orthopédique introduit une imprécision en limitant l’intérêt clinique. Les chirurgies pratiquées comportent des étapes importantes pouvant bénéficier d’un guidage fiable et reproductible pour leur réalisation afin d’en optimiser le résultat, entre autres en […]

Pour évaluer les changements climatiques, le climat passé doit être connu. Au Québec, surtout au nord de la vallée du St-Laurent, ceci est rendu complexe par des observations météorologiques éparses temporellement et spatialement et disponibles sur des courtes périodes. Ceci peut être pallié grâce à des modèles numériques climatiques pouvant recréer le climat passé. Les […]

Reliability of an engineering system is quite advantageous in modern industries. An effective maintenance strategy and improved system design can enhance the level of system reliability and decrease the operating cost. With the development of sensor technology, data acquisition devices, data mining algorithms and data processing capability, conditions of the running engineering system including the […]

Ultra-low frozen food temperatures between -30°C to -60°C are important when shipping high value seafood products to worldwide markets. Maintaining these temperatures using a traditional vapor compression refrigeration cycles becomes increasingly difficult as the span between desired cargo and external temperature increase. Solid CO2 has the capacity to sustain ultra-low frozen temperatures even during hot […]

Aimed to improve productivity and performance of construction projects, the project applied unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) to collect the data of the construction site periodically. Images of the site will be captured with cameras carried on the UAV platform. The construction site will be monitored with the images and the 3D information recovered from the […]

Phosphorous is the key nutrient limiting fish productivity and algal growth in Ontario lakes: more phosphorous can mean more fish, but it can also mean more algal growth, and potentially even toxic blue-green algal blooms. Multiple stressors like climate change, human land-use practices, and shoreline development, all affect lake phosphorous levels beyond natural geo-climatic factors. […]

A zinc coating is commonly used on structural steels to prevent corrosion. The structure is dipped in a hot bath of liquid zinc, which when cooled, provides to protective layer. However, after the coating process, cracking has been found in the welded joints of the structural steel. The proposed research aims to determine the cause […]

Il arrive fréquemment que les consommateurs visitent un site web plusieurs fois avant d’y effectuer une transaction et que ces visites sur le site soit générées par différentes sources (publicité, médias sociaux, favoris, courriel). Cette situation occasionne un sérieux dilemme, celui de l’attribution du crédit de la conversion (i.e., transaction sur un site). Doit-on l’associer […]