REVIEW OF THE NEW MECHANISTIC-EMPIRICAL PAVEMENT DESIGN GUIDE - A MATERIAL CHARACTERIZATION PERSPECTIVE
Characterization of pavement materials in the three hierarchical design levels of the proposed mechanistic-empirical pavement design (MEPD) guide involves application of the dynamic modulus...
Session title: SOILS AND MATERIALS – INVESTING IN NEW MATERIALS, PRODUCTS AND PROCESSES
Organizers: Soils and Materials Standing Committee
Authors: Zeghal, M, Adam, Y.E, Ali, O, Mohamed, E.H
2005
Road Weather Information Systems at the Ministry of Transportation, Ontario
The Ontario Ministry of Transportation (MTO) has implemented a comprehensive network of Road Weather Information System (RWIS) stations to provide highway maintenance staff with the most up to...
Session title: ROAD WEATHER INFORMATION AS A DECISION-MAKING TOOL IN WINTER MAINTENANCE OPERATIONS
Organizers: Maintenance & Construction Standing Committee
Authors: Buchanan, F
2005
Saskatchewan’s Asset Management Cycle
Saskatchewan Highways and Transportation (DHT) manage an extensive provincial highway network that supports Saskatchewan’s economic and social well being with exports generating...
Session title: VERY LONG-TERM LIFE-CYCLE ANALYSIS OF PAVEMENTS – DETERMINING THE TRUE VALUE OF OUR INVESTMENT (A)
Organizers: Pavements Standing Committee
Authors: Safronetz, J, Hansen, D
2005
Seal Coat Systems in Canada: performances and practice
Seal coat systems have been used in Canada and other countries for many decades. In fact, the development of the seal coat system is closely associated with the increased usage of the automobile...
Session title: SOILS AND MATERIALS – INVESTING IN NEW MATERIALS, PRODUCTS AND PROCESSES
Organizers: Soils and Materials Standing Committee
Authors: Croteau, JM, Linton, P, Davidson, J.K, Houston, G
2005
SELECTING CANDIDATE LOCATIONS FOR RED LIGHT CAMERAS
In August 2004, the province of Ontario announced that interested municipalities would be able to operate red light cameras based on the positive findings of an evaluation into their safety...
Session title: TOWARDS A SAFER ROAD NETWORK
Organizers: Road Safety Standing Committee
Authors: Suggett, J, Malone, B, Borchuk, G
2005
Short Term Performance of an Innovative Cold In-Place Recycling Technology in Ontario
Cold In-place Recycling (CIR) is a pavement rehabilitation method that processes an existing asphalt pavement in situ, sizes it, mixes in additional asphalt cement, and lays it back down without...
Session title: SOILS AND MATERIALS – INVESTING IN NEW MATERIALS, PRODUCTS AND PROCESSES
Organizers: Soils and Materials Standing Committee
Authors: Lane, B, Kazmierowski, T
2005
Synthesis of Practices for the Implementation of Centreline Rumble Strips
In North America, agencies are applying rumble strips along the centrelines of undivided twoway roads to reduce crossover collisions. This practice appears to be limited due to a lack of published...
Session title: TRAFFIC OPERATIONS AND MANAGEMENT INITIATIVES
Organizers: Traffic Operations & Management Standing Committee
Authors: Bahar, G, Parkhill, M
2005
SYSTÈME INTÉGRÉ DE COMMUNICATION VÉHICULAIRE DE DONNÉES
Devant les défis apportés par la modernisation de son organisation, pour maintenir un positionnement stratégique et améliorer la performance de l’exploitation de ses infrastructures, le...
Session title: INVESTIR DANS LES TECHNIQUES ET LA GESTION DE LA CIRCULATION : IDÉES INNOVATRICES ET SYSTÈMES DE TRANSPORT INTELLIGENTS
Organizers: Traffic Operations & Management Standing Committee
Authors:
2005
Tentative Design Rules for Innovative Bridge Decks Comprising Sandwich Plate System Panels
Bridge decks in Canada, a vulnerable part of our transportation infrastructure, have required rehabilitation that is costly and disrupts traffic. To increase the life of concrete decks concrete...
Session title: INNOVATIONS IN BRIDGE ENGINEERING (A)
Organizers: Soils and Materials Standing Committee
Authors: Kennedy, D.L.J, Ferro, A, Dorton, R.A
2005
The Effect of Seasonal Variations on the Resilient Modulus of Unbound Materials
Pavement design continues to advance from empirical towards mechanistic methodologies. A project to develop guidelines for the implementation of the new mechanistic-empirical pavement design guide...
Session title: ACCELERATED PAVEMENT TESTING
Organizers: Pavements Standing Committee
Authors: Popik, M, Olidis, C
2005