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Design and Testing of Innovative Precast Concrete I-Beams using FRP Reinforcement and Fibre-Reinforced Concrete

This research addresses the feasibility of using FRP reinforcement in concrete beams taking into consideration the effect of fiber dosage and prestressing level in order to enhance the structural performance, time efficiency and optimised-cost. Full-scale precast concrete I-beams will be tested as simple beams to determine their flexural and shear capacity. The test parameters include the beam configuration, fiber dosage, prestressing level, longitudinal reinforcement ratio, type of reinforcement (Glass, Carbon and Basalt FRP with and without pre-stressing) and type of concrete (light-and normal-weight concrete; fiber-reinforced concrete; ultra high-performance concrete). The experimental results will be the concrete strain, bar strain, crack width, curvature, and mid-span deflection. The mode of failure will be monitored throughout the load history. These results will be assessed with the available recommendations on the North-America’s codes and guidelines (ACI 440.1R-15 and CSA S806-12). TO BE CONT’D

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Faculty Supervisor:

Brahim Benmokrane

Student:

Ahmed Mohamed

Partner:

Sym-Tech Inc.

Discipline:

Engineering - civil

Sector:

Manufacturing

University:

Program:

Accelerate

Characterization and Pelletization of Refused Derived Fuel (RDF)

The key objective of this research is to test the Refuse-Derived Fuel supplied by ICC and investigate parameters Involved In making durable pellets from these residues. This will include conducting a series of pelletization tests with different mixture recipe, pre-conditioning of material as well as adding binders. The produced pellets will then be tested for their calorific value, chemical composition, chlorine content and ash content ICC plans to convert RDF to heat, and electricity through gasification. To develop the technology, this research focuses on providing the optimum operating conditions to produce durable pellets for use in gasification systems. A successful project would allow ICC Group to provide such a system for conversion of waste to energy.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Shahab Sokhansanj

Student:

Hamid Rezaei

Partner:

ICC Group

Discipline:

Engineering - chemical / biological

Sector:

Alternative energy

University:

Program:

Accelerate

Mechanisms and Application of MFD Catalyst on the Leaching of Secondary Copper Sulfide – Year two

Cu and Ni minerals that have great economic value mostly exist in the form of sulfides, making them difficult to extract using hydrometallurgical processes. Currently, heap leaching is the most economical way to extract these metals from low grade ores. Copper recoveries of many chalcocite heap leaches report around 70% copper recovery. However, the chalcocite leaching reaction has several stages. The first stage leach is characterized by 50% copper extraction and the conversion of chalcocite into a second stage of covellite (CuS) which is very difficult to leach at ambient temperature. In our preliminary test using acidic ferric sulfate as lixivant, addition of MFD catalyst increased the rate of chalcocite leaching by 5 times in the first 8 hours of reaction in stirred reactors. TO BE CONT’D

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Faculty Supervisor:

Edouard Asselin

Student:

Zihe Ren

Partner:

Jetti Services Canada Inc

Discipline:

Engineering

Sector:

Mining and quarrying

University:

Program:

Elevate

Establishing the Validity and Reliability of a Novel Wearable Physical Activity Monitoring System for Older Adults

Wearable physical activity monitors have become increasingly commonplace as commercial fitness products. However, current devices can be expensive and cannot accurately measure activity for older adults. Xerus, Inc. has recently built an affordable activity tracking system able to measure physical activity levels in older adults. However, the accuracy of Xerus activity tracking monitor has not been tested. Thus, the objective of this study is to determine the accuracy of the Xerus activity monitor to measure physical activity in older adults while performing mobility tasks. These tasks include walking on a treadmill at different speeds, a six-minute walking test and walking up and down stairs. The results will determine the accuracy of Xerus activity monitor and its readiness for clinical use.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Sam Liu

Student:

Francisco Colino

Partner:

Xerus Medical Inc.

Discipline:

Physics / Astronomy

Sector:

Medical devices

University:

Program:

Accelerate

A Cloud-based eHealth System for Integrated Healthcare Data Management and Analysis

Healthcare organizations in British Columbia currently lack an eHealth system as a network of multiple data sources to manage EHRs in meaningful ways. To support clinician decision in operational needs, this project will investigate a cloud-based eHealth system to improve the scalability and interoperability of health information system. A data integration system and an online analytic processing system will be designed and incorporated in the cloud. Finally, a decision support application and a patient portal will be available in the eHealth system to facilitate the partner’s healthcare business by supporting clinical decision making and improving the patient experience of care.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Zheng Liu

Student:

Fang Shi

Partner:

VistaCan

Discipline:

Engineering

Sector:

Medical devices

University:

Program:

Accelerate

Extended Technology Assessment of Advanced In-situ Recovery Methods for Oil Sands

In-situ recovery methods for oils sands are applied to reservoirs containing bitumen that are too deep for mining. To date there has been only one commercially viable in-situ recovery method, Steam-Assisted Gravity Drainage (SAGD), involving high pressure steam injection and bitumen production using horizontal well pairs located near the base of oil sands formations. While SAGD has enabled conversion of significant resources to reserves (about 170 billion barrels), SAGD has many economic and environmental limitations. SAGD capital and operating costs are high making many projects uneconomic at current low oil prices. Water usage and carbon emissions are also high in SAGD making the process environmentally unsustainable. The Accelerate Cluster projects are aimed at finding new recovery methods that reduce costs of delivering energy to the formations and that also reduce water consumption and greenhouse gas emissions. TO BE CONT’D

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Faculty Supervisor:

ZhangXing Chen

Student:

Asghar Sadeghi

Partner:

Nexen Energy ULC

Discipline:

Engineering - chemical / biological

Sector:

Oil and gas

University:

Program:

Accelerate

Robust Magnetic Resonance Imaging of Short T2 Tissues

Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is an imaging modality which can visualize the internal structure of the human body and is free of radiation. In this project, we would like to write a multi-functional and robust MRI software package using ultrashort echo time (UTE) technique to realize the imaging of the tissues, such as tendons, ligaments, and cortical bone, which are difficult to view through conventional MRI techniques. This project will contribute a reliable imaging tool to our partner, Siemens Healthcare Canada, to further transform this tool into a medical solution which is able to aid the diagnosis of the associated diseases such as osteoarthritis (OA).

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Faculty Supervisor:

Emily McWalter

Student:

Lumeng Cui

Partner:

Siemens Healthcare Ltd.

Discipline:

Engineering - biomedical

Sector:

Medical devices

University:

Program:

Accelerate

Use of non-invasive wildlife detection data to identify habitat of importance to focal species in a conservation and forestry matrix

Understanding how many animals live in a given area, and how those animals move from one place to another, is centrally important for properly conserving and managing landscapes. This project aims to study grizzly bear populations in the Great Bear Rainforest of British Columbia, BC. It will use DNA data collectively non-invasively from grizzly bears at sampling stations throughout the region. This work will identify which parts of the landscape support the greatest numbers of individuals, and which areas are particularly important for allowing grizzly bears to move from one place to another in search of food, mates, and other life requirements. These insights will help guide conservation efforts and land use decisions in the area, helping to ensure activities do not jeopardize core areas for this species of considerable conservation interest.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Chris Darimont

Student:

Kyle Artelle

Partner:

Raincoast Conservation Foundation

Discipline:

Geography / Geology / Earth science

Sector:

Environmental industry

University:

Program:

Accelerate

Bioactive peptides and joint inflammatory response after in vitro human digestion of collagen hydrolysate

Genacol Canada Corporation Inc. manufactures a bovine-sourced hydrolyzed collagen supplement (Genacol® Original Formula), which has shown efficacy in two separate clinical trials for reducing joint pain. Following digestion, hydrolyzed collagen yields amino acids and peptides that can lead to the health promoting properties of the supplement. However, the specific identity and mechanisms of action of the peptide and amino acids produced from the digestion of the Genacol collagen hydrolysate that support joint health is unclear. Our proposed study aims to identify the bioactivity of the peptides and amino acids generated from digestion Genacol collagen hydrolysate using a dynamic simulated gut digestion model together with human intestinal, liver and cartilage cell cultures. This approach will help to ascertain the bioactive components contributing towards the health promoting properties of the Genacol collagen supplement and will aid in the development of more concentrated and potent hydrolyzed collagen products.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Stan Kubow

Student:

Christina Larder

Partner:

Genacol Canada Corporation Inc

Discipline:

Food science

Sector:

Pharmaceuticals

University:

Program:

Accelerate

A comparison of finite element model-predicted brainstem strains between injurious and non-injurious laboratory reconstructed football impacts

Studies of concussive events have shown that the response of the brain during an impact may not be the most reliable predictor of concussion, since the injury may be more closely related to the forces affecting the brainstem. A laboratory crash test protocol was developed to simulate player-to-player collisions in contact sports using crash test dummies and the impact forces on the dummy head were calculated. This study will assess the response of the brainstem during concussive events using information from these reconstructed football collisions as input to a computer model of the human head and neck. The computer simulations will provide important information to further study the concussion injury mechanism. In the future, this methodology will be used to analyze collegiate and youth impacts in sports, as well as to assess the performance of new helmets.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Nadia Azar

Student:

Erik Lovis

Partner:

McCarthy Engineering Inc

Discipline:

Kinesiology

Sector:

Life sciences

University:

Program:

Accelerate

Microbial eukaryotic biodiversity in Oil Sands reclamation

The Oil Sands of Northern Alberta are a significant contributor to the Canadian economy but their management is also an important environmental issue for Canadians. Improved reclamation of tailings waste is an integral part of Oil Sands sustainability as an industry and understanding the role of microbes in the reclamation process has been a major area of study. Microbial eukaryotes (organisms sharing the cellular organization with humans and plants) have only recently been recognized as also playing a role in tailings pond communities. This project will investigate the extent, diversity and community patterns of microbial eukaryotes in tailings ponds at different stages of reclamation. This more complete understanding of microbial communities in tailings ponds will allow the partner organization and indeed the industry to develop better overall models of tailings ponds microbiology and eventually a better overall process of reclamation.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Joel Dacks

Student:

Emily Herman

Partner:

Helios Genomics

Discipline:

Biology

Sector:

Oil and gas

University:

Program:

Accelerate

Magnetic Resonance Imaging of Fluids in Petroleum Reservoir Core Plugs

This MITACS Accelerate project supports the development of new MR/MRI methods of interest and importance to the international petroleum industry. The project joins the UNB MRI Centre, the leading academic research lab in MRI of petroleum reservoir core plugs, with Green Imaging Technologies, the market leader internationally in the provision of MR/MRI methods for laboratory core analysis to the international petroleum industry. The project results will be incorporated into existing and future products and services sold by Green Imaging Technologies.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Bruce Balcom

Student:

Sarah Vashaee

Partner:

Green Imaging Technologies

Discipline:

Physics / Astronomy

Sector:

Oil and gas

University:

Program:

Accelerate

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