Development and validation of a freezing pavement analysis to refine Alberta’s winter weight policy
FPInnovations, in cooperation with the Canadian Forest Service, Alberta Transportation, Laval University i3C Chair, and the City of Edmonton recently completed a review of Alberta’s starting...
Session title: Innovations in Pavement Management, Engineering and Technologies
Organizers: Pavements Standing Committee
Authors: Bradley, A.H., Thiam, P.-M.
2018
Development of a Geotechnical Asset Management Program for the New Brunswick of Transportation and Infrastructure
A large portion of highways in New Brunswick are adjacent to streams, rivers, lakes, and ocean waters. Erosion and instability can occur due to shifting water ways, ice scour, and sea level rise....
Session title: Innovations in Asset Management
Organizers: Asset Management Task Force
Authors: McGinn, J., Dupuis, S.T., Goguen, P., Parsons, R.
2018
Development of an Approach for Evaluating the Pavement Rehabilitation Performance using City of Ottawa PMS Data
The City of Ottawa rehabilitates its road network through its annual road resurfacing program and integrated road-sewer-watermain reconstruction. The treatment strategies can vary from...
Session title: Innovations in Pavement Management, Engineering and Technologies
Organizers: Pavements Standing Committee
Authors: Ayed, A., Halim, A.A.E., Viecili, G., Korczak, R., Ali. A., O'Connor, S.
2018
Development of the Draft 2041 Regional Transportation Plan: GTHA Regional Traveller Personas and the Residents’ Reference Panel
By 2041 the Greater Toronto and Hamilton Area (GTHA) will be home to over 10
million people, all of whom travel around the region by different modes, at different
times of day and...
Session title: 2018 TAC Educational Achievement Award
Organizers: Education & Human Resources Development Council
Authors: Antoine Belaieff
2018
Effects of Unbound Granular Materials Gradation Parameters on the Drainage Quality of Pavement Structures
Drainage quality, as defined by AASHTO 1993, is affected by parameters related to subsurface
materials properties as well as parameters related to roadway geometry. Hydraulic conductivity...
Session title: Innovation in Geotechnical and Materials Engineering
Organizers: Soils and Materials Standing Committee
Authors: Mneima, A., Shalaby, A., Soliman, H., Kass, S.
2018
Emerging Vehicle Technologies and their Impact on the Transportation Professionals
Whether transportation engineers love it or are skeptical about it, emerging vehicle technologies
have led an evolution converting traditional gasoline driven vehicles to connected vehicles...
Session title: Connected and Automated Vehicles Information Platforms and Human Resources Needs
Organizers: Connected and Automated Vehicles Task Force, Education & Human Resources Development Council
Authors: Tong, B.
2018
Evaluating the Performance of Tack Coat Materials in Saskatchewan Climate by Means of a Field Study and Laboratory Study – Part 1 Field Study
Tack coat materials are used to provide sufficient bond between an existing asphalt concrete
layer and a new asphalt concrete overlay and/or in-between two lifts of newly placed asphalt...
Session title: Testing and Modelling of Road and Embankment Materials
Organizers: Soils and Materials Standing Committee
Authors: Stasiuk, L., Soliman, H., Anthony, A., Dechkoff, C., Penner, J.
2018
Evaluation of the Impact of Silo Storage on Thermal Cracking of the Hot Mix Asphalt with RAP
The use of Reclaimed Asphalt Pavement (RAP) in Hot Mix Asphalt (HMA) production is consistent with the concept of sustainability and when designed and constructed properly, it can potentially...
Session title: Testing and Modelling of Road and Embankment Materials
Organizers: Soils and Materials Standing Committee
Authors: Baaj, H.
2018
Evolution of Bridge Practices in Ontario, Canada
The Ontario Ministry of Transportation (MTO) manages provincial structures in Ontario including 2850 bridges. Following an extended period of fiscal restraint, the last decade has marked a...
Session title: Structures
Organizers: Structures Standing Committee
Authors: Mermigas, K.K.
2018
Field and lab assessment for cement‐stabilized subgrade in Chatham, Ontario
Cement stabilized subgrades have been extensively used to improve the engineering
performance of pavement structures. Due to the effects of cementitious hydration,
pozzolanic...
Session title: Green Technology in Geotechnical and Materials Engineering
Organizers: Soils and Materials Standing Committee
Authors: Wang, S., Baaj, H., Zupko, S., Smith, T.
2018
