Mesures en continu du brui pneu-chaussées sur le réseau routier du ministère des Transports du Québec
Session title: Quiet Pavements - Reducing Noise and Vibrations
Organizers: Pavements Standing Committee
Authors: Pouliot, N., Carter, A., Langlois, P.
2006
Methodology for Selecting the Most Promising Corridors for Active Transit Signal Priority Deployments
Transit agencies are increasingly considering the deployment of transit signal priority systems along urban corridors. However, the number of parameters affecting the operation of such systems...
Session title: STRATEGIES FOR TRANSIT PRIORITY SYSTEM IMPLEMENTATION
Organizers: Traffic Operations & Management Standing Committee
Authors: Dion, F, Rai, S, Le Colletter, E, Guignard, L
2006
Mitigation of Highway Traffic-Induced Vibration
Occasionally, transportation agencies receive complaints from residents living near roads about annoying or even structurally-damaging traffic-induced vibration. The resolution of these complaints...
Session title: QUIET PAVEMENTS: REDUCING NOISE AND VIBRATION
Organizers: Maintenance & Construction Standing Committee, Soils and Materials Standing Committee
Authors: Hajek, J.J, Blaney C.T, Hein, D.K
2006
NEIGHBOURHOOD TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT
Neighbourhood traffic management issues have received considerable attention in the last decade, dealing with concerns over vehicle speeds, volumes, level of truck activity, pedestrian and cyclist...
Session title: RECONCILING NETWORK HIERARCHY AND TRAFFIC CALMING REQUESTS
Organizers: Traffic Operations & Management Standing Committee
Authors: Tebinka, R.S
2006
NEW APPROACHES IN THE MANAGEMENT OF PUBLIC UTILITIES IN THE RIGHT-OF-WAY
Managing utilities in the right-of-way (ROW) involves many complicated issues. Implementing a real partnership between road operators and utility operators seems essential and remains key to...
Session title: CURRENT ISSUES AND DEVELOPMENTS IN HIGHWAY MAINTENANCE AND CONSTRUCTION
Organizers: Maintenance & Construction Standing Committee
Authors: Baril, A, Messager, S
2006
PAVEMENT MATERIAL DATABASE - A TOOL TO FACILITATE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE NEW M-E PAVEMENT DESIGN GUIDE
The new mechanistic-empirical model (M-E) developed under the NCHRP 1-37A initiative is a significant advancement in pavement design mainly because it addresses industry needs to switch to a...
Session title: ASSESSMENT AND REHABILITATION OF THE CONDITION OF MATERIALS
Organizers: Soils and Materials Standing Committee
Authors: Mohamed, E.H, Zeghal, M, Khogali, W.E.I
2006
Pavement Response to Legal Overloads at the Nisku Test Road, Alberta
Road authorities in resource based economies are frequently challenged by the demands of heavy equipment operators requiring access to remote sites. The access to these sites is often along low...
Session title: LOW-VOLUME ROADS – BEYOND THE BOUNDARIES (B)
Organizers: Maintenance & Construction Standing Committee, Soils and Materials Standing Committee
Authors: Falls, L.C, Knoth, J
2006
Performance of Headed Shear Stud Clusters for Precast Concrete Bridge Deck Panels
The current edition of the Canadian Highway Bridge Design Code (CHBDC) provides limited guidance for the design of composite bridges with precast concrete deck panels and steel girders. The shear...
Session title: BRIDGES FOR THE 21st CENTURY (B)
Organizers: Structures Standing Committee
Authors: LaRose, K, Elwood, K.J
2006
PERMAFROST DEGRADATION AND ADAPTATIONS OF AIRFIELDS AND ACCESS ROADS NUNAVIK, QUEBEC, CANADA
In Nunavik, permafrost degradation is now inevitable and it will eventually become problematic for the integrity of some transportation infrastructures owned by Ministère des Transports du Québec...
Session title: LOW-VOLUME ROADS – BEYOND THE BOUNDARIES (A)
Organizers: Pavements Standing Committee, Soils and Materials Standing Committee
Authors: Beaulac, I, Doré,G
2006
Quantification of Congestion – Calculating Benefits
Managing congestion is the key objective for many road improvements. However, standard planning strategies that are used to assess improvements for road sections with recurring congestion tend to...
Session title: BEST PRACTICES IN URBAN TRANSPORTATION PLANNING
Organizers: Transportation Planning & Research Standing Committee
Authors: Philp, C, Simas, L, Kriger, D
2006