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
Utility Trench Restoration: Strategies and Performance in Low-Volume Urban Roads
Trenching through existing asphalt pavements is a necessity for the installation and maintenance of utilities in most urban areas. This paper will outline expected and observed performance from...
Session title: Innovations in Pavement Management, Engineering and Technologies (S)
Organizers: Pavements Standing Committee
Authors: Gallant, L., Miranda, R., Roufail, A., LeDrew, L., Torresan, A.
2019
VISSIM Microsimulation Analysis of Truck Signal Priority
Freight transportation is an important element supporting the Canadian economy. For example, the Region of Peel in Ontario generates more than 48% of all industrial and commercial taxes from...
Session title: New Horizons in Using Technology to Enhance Transportation
Organizers:
Authors: Rampure, R., Gingerich, K., Park, P.Y.
2019
4th Avenue Flyover Project Overview
As a demonstration project of the Pedestrian Strategy, The City of Calgary collaborated with students from Langevin School, the University of Calgary’s Landscape Architecture program,...
Session title: 2018 TAC Educational Achievement Award
Organizers: Education & Human Resources Development Council
Authors: Chapman, J.
2018
