Armstrong Avenue Reconstruction Phase 1
Session title: 2018 TAC Environmental Achievement Award
Organizers: Environment Council
Authors: Aaron Brown
2018
Assessing Asphalt Ignition Oven Performance and its Impact on the Asphalt Content Test Result
This report examines the use of the asphalt ignition oven temperature-time series generated
during the asphalt content by ignition test method in identifying erroneous test results. The...
Session title: Testing and Modeling of Road Embankment Materials
Organizers: Soils and Materials Standing Committee
Authors: Sinclair, J., Wenz, M.
2018
Best Practices for Harmonizing Road Construction Specifications and Standards: A Manitoba Assessment
This paper presents best practice guidelines and strategies for harmonizing provincial and municipal highway construction standards and specifications in Manitoba. Developing common construction...
Session title: Innovation and Technology in Road Construction: Evolving Transportation
Organizers: Maintenance & Construction Standing Committee
Authors: Kavanagh, L., Afuberoh, A., Shalaby, A.
2018
Burrard Bridge Renewal and Transportation Improvement Project
Burrard Bridge is one of three City-owned bridges that cross False Creek, a body of
water separating the high-density downtown core and medium-density
neighbourhoods to the south....
Session title: 2018 TAC Road Safety Engineering Award
Organizers: Road Safety Standing Committee
Authors: Ross Kenny, Alex Liaw
2018
Burrard Bridge Renewal and Transportation Improvement Project
The City of Vancouver has very ambitious environmental, social and economic
agendas, guided by a comprehensive set of long-term strategies that includes the
Greenest City 2020 Action...
Session title: 2018 Sustainable Urban Transportation Award
Organizers: Sustainable Transportation Standing Committee, Urban Transportation Council
Authors: Ross Kenny, Alex Liaw
2018
Case Study: Developing a Surface Condition Indicator from Laser Crack Measuring System Data for Pavement Asset Management
The Saskatchewan Ministry of Highways and Infrastructure (SMHI) adopted Laser Crack Measuring
System (LCMS) technology for collecting road condition data in 2016. LCMS data has replaced a...
Session title: Innovations in Pavement Management, Engineering and Technologies
Organizers: Pavements Standing Committee
Authors: Salifu, A., Andre, N.
2018
Challenge of Permafrost Degradation Impact on Airport and Road Pavements
A large part of northern Canada is in the discontinuous or scattered and discontinuous permafrost zone. It has been observed at airports and on roads, that due to disintegrating permafrost the...
Session title: Innovation in Geotechnical and Materials Engineering
Organizers: Soils and Materials Standing Committee
Authors: Uzarowski, L., Musial, M., Rizvi, R.
2018
Comparison of Ground Penetrating Radar Deck Surveys to Conventional Level 2 Deck Testing Results
A 1500 MHz Ground Penetrating Radar (GPR) survey was conducted on the Beaver River Bridge, located near Dapp AB. The bridge deck had previously been identified as being partially testable with...
Session title: Innovations in Transportation Asset (s) Data Collection
Organizers: Asset Management Task Force
Authors: Barnes, C.L., Iqbal, J.
2018
Compressed Natural Gas Snow Plows - Canada's First Alternative Fueled Snow Plows
On June 24, 2015, County Council unanimously passed a motion to commit to 100%
renewable energy by 2050. Oxford County was the first municipal government in
Ontario to commit to a...
Session title: 2018 TAC Environmental Achievement Award
Organizers: Environment Council
Authors: Melissa Abercrombie
2018
Defining Needs for Optimized Management of Gravel Road Networks
Unpaved roads account for approximately 60% of Canada’s public road network. Maintaining gravel roads is a major activity for many municipalities and requires regular interventions to...
Session title: Innovations in Pavement Management, Engineering and Technologies
Organizers: Pavements Standing Committee
Authors: Rashedi, R., Maher, M., Barakzai, K.
2018
