Performance-Based Specifications for Heavy-Duty Asphalt Mixes for Use in Southern Ontario
Abstract
Typically, a homogeneous pavement design is employed when constructing a road section. However, segments such as the approach intersection in a road section are...
Session title: Testing and Modeling of Roadway/Embankment Materials and Geotechnical Engineering
Organizers:
Authors: Farashah, Mehran Kafi, Salehiashani, Saeid, Varamini, Sina, Tighe, Susan L.
2023
Re-evaluating Integral Abutment Bridge Design Practices after Three Decades of Standards in Ontario
Abstract
In 1993, the Ministry of Transportation in Ontario (MTO) released ‘Integral Abutment Bridges’, a report which documented 16 bridges constructed with...
Session title: Transportation Structures
Organizers:
Authors: Mermigas, Konstantinos Kris
2023
Reality Capture of Hydraulics Infrastructure
Abstract
Topographic surveys of large culvert infrastructure have typically required significant financial investments, complicated logistics, and extensive data processing...
Session title: Digital Twinning for Transportation Assets
Organizers:
Authors: Wolfe, Mike, Masry, Mark, Ajumobi-Ode, Emmanuel
2023
Recycling Pavement for Highway 401 Expansion Project from Mississauga to Milton
Abstract
West Corridor Constructors (WCC) was selected to design and build the Highway 401 Expansion Project. The project widened 18km of Highway 401 from Credit River in...
Session title: Green Technology in Roadway/Embankment Materials and Geotechnical Engineering
Organizers:
Authors: Van Dyk, Harrie, James, Bernard
2023
Reducing the Global Warming Potential of Structural Reinforced Concrete: A Case Study
Abstract
Overall, roughly a quarter of global greenhouse gas emissions are associated with the production of structural materials. Among those, approximately 7% are linked...
Session title: Green Technology in Roadway/Embankment Materials and Geotechnical Engineering
Organizers:
Authors: Mottier, Paul , Kwiatek, Caroline , Pepper, Emily , Pisirici, Aydin , Ormsby, Charles
2023
Replacement of the Chehalis Bridge – Design, Construction, and Demolition
ABSTRACT
The Chehalis Bridge serves the Morris Valley Road to cross the Chehalis River, 6 km North of
HWY 7 and around 17 km West of Agassiz. The bridge is the only...
Session title: Transportation Structures
Organizers:
Authors: Sohal, Prerna, Hodgson, Kent, Saifuzzaman, Mohammad, Schueller, Matthias
2023
Streamlining Culvert Inspection: A Tablet-based Comprehensive Inventory and Condition Inspection System for Asset Management
ABSTRACT
This paper presents a tablet-based inventory and condition inspection procedure for culvert assets using the data collection criteria outlined in the Culvert and...
Session title: Emerging Asset Management Classes and Maturity
Organizers:
Authors: Waseem, Afzal, St Michel, Gary, Taheri, Alex
2023
The effect of antifreeze additives on concrete performance with and without nano-silica at sub-zero temperature
Abstract
The addition of antifreeze agents in concrete has been introduced as a practical solution to mitigate the noxious effects of cold weather on concrete. In this...
Session title: Green Technology in Roadway/Embankment Materials and Geotechnical Engineering
Organizers:
Authors: Sedaghatdoost, Arash, Yasien, Ahmed M., Bassuoni, Mohamed. T., Ghazy, Ahmed
2023
The effect of truck loading factor on a major trucking route in Québec and on GHG emissions
ABSTRACT
In this paper, we hypothesized that it is possible to reduce trucking
greenhouse gas emissions in a relatively short time horizon by improving
...
Session title: Climate Change Mitigation
Organizers: Integrated Committee on Climate Change
Authors: Dumond Tadja, Henry, Bégin-Drolet, André , Lépine, Julien
2023
The Impact of Polyethylene Terephthalate (PET) Fibres on the Cracking Resistance of High-Performance Asphalt Concrete (HPAC)
ABSTRACT
The safety of a road network highly influences its overall productivity and efficiency. High-performance asphalt concrete (HPAC) is an innovative paving mixture in...
Session title: Testing and Modeling of Roadway/Embankment Materials and Geotechnical Engineering
Organizers:
Authors: Ahmed, Nirob, Saleh, Mohamed, Moghaddam, Taher Baghaee, Hashemian, Leila
2023