Gardiner Dam is located on the South Saskatchewan River approximately 100 km south of Saskatoon, SK. After the start of construction, the River Embankment experienced downstream movement in the shale portion of the ...

Vibration-based damage detection (VBDD) methods are global response-based methods that have the potential to provide valuable insight into the health of a structure. Dynamic characteristics obtained through vibration ...

This thesis presents a detailed study of life cycle greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions intensity during the uranium mining-milling phase of the nuclear fuel cycle for three paired uranium mine-mill operations in northern ...

Geotechnical structures built on shales with smectite can result in relatively conservative design or metastable structures. A smecititic shale will be hydrophilic and prone to swelling and degradation upon drilling and ...