St. Jacques-Pullman MSE Walls – Lessons Learned
The St. Jacques-Pullman MSE walls were part of an early works package ahead of the larger Turcot Interchange redevelopment in Montreal. The walls comprise a six-tiered MSE wall configuration 30 m...
Session title: Innovations in Geotechnical and Materials Engineering (S)
Organizers: Soils and Materials Standing Committee
Authors: Paul Wilson, Derek Essery, Thomas P. Taylor
2019
Street Light Radar Traffic Detection and Counting - Validation and Application to Sustainable CommunitiesStreet Light Radar Traffic Detection and Counting - Validation and Application to Sustainable Communities
Street lights in urban areas represent a convenient distributed network for collecting data to inform smart community planning. Radar motion detection of people and vehicles, using street lights...
Session title: Smart City Challenge: Practical Applications (S)
Organizers:
Authors: Groszko, W.
2019
The Bayview Corridor Project
Bayview Avenue is a major north‐south arterial corridor under the jurisdiction of The Regional Municipality of York (York Region). Located in the Town of Richmond Hill, Ontario, the lower segment...
Session title: TAC Environmental Achievement Award
Organizers: Environment Council
Authors: Nykoluk, M.
2019
THE CITY OF ST ALBERT'S ITS STRATEGIC PLAN - A SMART CITY ROADMAP
The City of St Albert in Alberta, a community of 65,000, has an abundance of amenities that attract businesses and residents that seek the “small town” environment, yet offers activities common to...
Session title: Smart City Challenge: Practical Applications (S)
Organizers:
Authors: Kitasaka, K., Eklund, K., Schick, D.
2019
The Effect of Tire Under Inflation and Tire Anomaly on Pavement Structural Layers
Truck loading is an important factor in pavement design and road asset preservation. In addition to load weight spectra, roads are often subjected to uneven axle loading, lateral lane position...
Session title: Innovations in Pavement Management, Engineering and Technologies (S)
Organizers: Pavements Standing Committee
Authors: Soares, R., Haichert, R., Berthelot, C., Hanson, R.
2019
The World’s Largest Metal Buried Bridge, Developed and Tested in Halifax Nova Scotia
With the continuous increase in infrastructure needs and the existing constrained public budgets there is an increased emphasis on cost effective innovative solutions to build Canadian...
Session title: Structures (S)
Organizers: Structures Standing Committee
Authors: El-Sharnouby, M., Janusz, L., Newhook, J.
2019
Towards a Flood Resilient Pavement System in Canada - A Rigid Pavement Design Approach
As climate change continues to threaten pavement infrastructural performance across the World, the need for sustainable solutions for pavement adaptation cannot be overstated. In Canada, flooding...
Session title: Innovations in Geotechnical and Materials Engineering (S)
Organizers: Soils and Materials Standing Committee
Authors: Oyediji, O., Achebe, J., Tighe, S.L.
2019
Traffic Calming Achieved Using Street Beautification in the Village of Alton Streetscaping Project
Queen Street and Main Street in the Village of Alton, in the Town of Caledon, ON serves two distinctly different purposes.
For locals and tourists, Main Street and Queen Street serve as...
Session title: Improving Safety Through Speed Management (S)
Organizers: Road Safety Standing Committee
Authors: O’Sullivan, D.J., Kabanov, S.
2019
Truck Platooning: Future of the Freight Industry
As the name implies “Truck Platooning” is the formation of a platoon of trucks on highways following each other at established close distances by communicating with each other through smart...
Session title: Innovative Solutions to Enhance Goods Movement (S)
Organizers: Transportation Planning & Research Standing Committee
Authors: Khan, M.
2019
Use of gINT Databases to Analyze 3D Spatial Slope Stability
The use of database applications such as gINT to manage site borehole data in geotechnical consulting practice has become common. Such databases reduce the potential cost of future site...
Session title: Innovations in Geotechnical and Materials Engineering (S)
Organizers: Soils and Materials Standing Committee
Authors: Fredlund, M., Loubier, N., Myhre, T., Ivkovic, Z.
2019
