Experiments on Turbulent Flows of Elasto-Viscoplastic Fluids by Rodrigo Seiji Mitishita B.Sc., Federal University of Technology - Paran´ a, 2015 M.Sc., Federal University of Technology - Paran´ a, 2017 A THESIS SUBMITTED IN PARTIAL FULFILLMENT OF THE REQUIREMENTS FOR THE DEGREE OF Doctor of Philosophy in THE FACULTY OF GRADUATE AND POSTDOCTORAL STUDIES (Mechanical Engineering) The University of British Columbia (Vancouver) September 2022 © Rodrigo Seiji Mitishita, 2022