Accelerated Laboratory Evaluation of Joint Sealants Under Cyclic Loads
The sealing of joints and cracks in pavement structures has been in practice since the early 1900s. The optimized selection of joint sealant products can extend pavement service life and reduce...
Session title: SOILS AND MATERIALS – INVESTING IN NEW MATERIALS, PRODUCTS AND PROCESSES
Organizers: Soils and Materials Standing Committee
Authors: Worms, T, Shalaby, A, Kavanagh, L.V
2005
ACCELERATING HIGHWAY BRIDGE DEMOLITION AN INNOVATIVE APPROACH
The Regional Municipality of York used a unique approach to construction staging for a new interchange at Highway 404 and Elgin Mills Road, which included the demolition of the existing two-span...
Session title: INNOVATIONS IN BRIDGE ENGINEERING (B)
Organizers: Structures Standing Committee
Authors: Martin, C, Does, J.P
2005
Acceleride - Brampton Rapid Transit Initiative
Centrally located within urban southern Ontario, Brampton is Canada’s 14th largest city, and the third largest in the GTA. With the second highest rate of population growth among Canada...
Session title: 2004 TAC SUSTAINABLE URBAN TRANSPORTATION AWARD NOMINATIONS
Organizers: Urban Transportation Council
Authors:
2005
ACHIEVING GREENHOUSE GAS REDUCTIONS FROM PASSENGER VEHICLES
TAC’s New Vision for Urban Transportation calls for land use that reduces travel demand and supports transportation alternatives, travel choices that reduce dependence on single occupant...
Session title: 2004 TAC SUSTAINABLE URBAN TRANSPORTATION AWARD NOMINATIONS
Organizers: Urban Transportation Council
Authors:
2005
Alberta’s Road Weather Information System (RWIS) Deployment – an Innovative Way to Outsource the RWIS Contract
The department of Alberta Infrastructure and Transportation plans to implement up to 75 new RWIS Environmental Sensing Stations (ESS) through an all-in-one turnkey approach that combines the...
Session title: BEST PRACTICES IN CONTRACTING ROUTINE MAINTENANCE SERVICES – FROM MANAGED OUTSOURCING TO FULL PRIVATE-SECTOR DELIVERY
Organizers: Maintenance & Construction Standing Committee
Authors: Lo, A, Peters, B
2005
Alberta’s Traveller Information System – The Calgary Experience
In 2004 the City of Calgary entered into a partnership with the Province of Alberta, the City of Edmonton, the Alberta Motor Association, and Transport Canada to evaluate the Condition Acquisition...
Session title: INVESTING IN TRAFFIC OPERATIONS AND MANAGEMENT – INNOVATIVE IDEAS AND INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS
Organizers: Traffic Operations & Management Standing Committee
Authors: Yu, J
2005
Application of Variable Speed Limits Along the Trans Canada Highway in Banff National Park
The Trans Canada Highway (TCH) is to be twinned from the Castle Mountain Interchange to the
Alberta/BC border within Banff National Park. In conjunction with the twinning of the Trans...
Session title: Investing in Traffic Operations and Management - Innovative Ideas and Intelligent Transportation Systems
Organizers: Traffic Operations & Management Standing Committee
Authors: Steel, P., McGregor, R.V., Guebert, A.A., McGuire, T.M.
2005
Best Practice Design for Concrete Pavers for Canadian Municipal Applications
Interlocking concrete block pavements combine the advantages of concrete pavements with those of asphalt concrete pavements. Individual concrete blocks have a high stiffness and resistance to...
Session title: VERY LONG-TERM LIFE-CYCLE ANALYSIS OF PAVEMENTS – DETERMINING THE TRUE VALUE OF OUR INVESTMENT (B)
Organizers: Pavements Standing Committee
Authors: Leong, P, Tighe, S, Hein, D
2005
BEYOND CONVENTIONAL LCCA: LONG TERM RETURN ON PAVEMENT INVESTMENTS
It is becoming increasingly necessary in life cycle analysis (LCA) of infrastructure assets, including pavements, to take a longer term approach than in past, conventional practice. This is...
Session title: VERY LONG-TERM LIFE-CYCLE ANALYSIS OF PAVEMENTS – DETERMINING THE TRUE VALUE OF OUR INVESTMENT (A)
Organizers: Pavements Standing Committee
Authors: Haas, R, Tighe, S, Falls, L.C
2005
BEYOND ROAD WEATHER INFORMATION AS A DECISION-MAKING TOOL IN WINTER MAINTENANCE OPERATIONS, WHAT ELSE IS NEEDED?
The last few years have witnessed a leap forward by road maintenance agencies, with the adoption of new equipment, materials, and new application techniques, such as liquid anti-icing and pre-...
Session title: ROAD WEATHER INFORMATION AS A DECISION-MAKING TOOL IN WINTER MAINTENANCE OPERATIONS
Organizers: Maintenance & Construction Standing Committee
Authors: Alkoka, M.M
2005