A Review and Recommendations for Canadian LCCA Guidelines
Life Cycle Cost Analysis (LCCA) is an engineering tool that is used to facilitate sound investment decision-making in the management of infrastructure. Transportation agencies can use LCCA in...
Session title: INVESTING IN ROAD CONSTRUCTION: BUILDING CANADA’S ECONOMY
Organizers: Maintenance & Construction Standing Committee
Authors: Moges, M., Ayed, A., Abd El Halim, A., Viecili, G.
2017
A Stated Preference Survey for Passenger Sensitivities to Travel Costs in the Greater Toronto Hamilton Area
Metrolinx conducted a stated preference survey on passenger sensitivity to transit fare, cost, and other service factors in the Greater Toronto Hamilton Area (GTHA). This project is the largest...
Session title: Travel Demand Modelling: Applications for Transportation Investment and Economic Development
Organizers: Transportation Planning & Research Standing Committee
Authors: Kravis, R., Routley, M., Iacobacci, M., Huang, C., Charette, G, Noroozi, R., McGaughey, O.
2017
An Innovative Funding Mechanism for Roadway Construction in Strathcona County’s Industrial Heartland Area
Investing in an efficient transportation system is crucial to a country's economy. While federal and provincial governments in Canada have access to income and consumption taxes, municipal...
Session title: Investing in Road Construction: Building Canada’s Economy
Organizers: Maintenance & Construction Standing Committee
Authors: Sillers, S., Tong, B.
2017
An Integrated Transport - Economics Model for Ontario
Travel demand forecasting models are an essential tool for planning and policy analyses and
evaluations. In Ontario, several planning agencies have developed urban transportation...
Session title: Travel Demand Modelling: Applications for Transportation Investment and Economic Development
Organizers: Transportation Planning & Research Standing Committee
Authors: Damodaran, S.
2017
Application of Probabilistic Approach for Predicting Pavement Maintenance Requirement: A Case Study on Ontario Highways
In pavement management system (PMS), the time to maintenance is generally estimated based on the predicted condition of the pavement. A deterministic approach is applied in the PMS to estimate...
Session title: INNOVATIONS IN PAVEMENT MANAGEMENT, ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGIES
Organizers: Pavements Standing Committee
Authors: Jannat, G., Tighe, S., McLeod, N.
2017
Automated Assessment of Sight Distance on Highways Using Mobile LiDAR Data
One of the most important elements in highway design is the sight distance available to road users. Sight distance is the visible distance required by a driver to complete a certain maneuver (e....
Session title: Innovations in Road Safety
Organizers: Road Safety Standing Committee
Authors: Gargoum, S., El-Basyouny, K., Sabbagh, J.
2017
Automated Inventory of Overhead Assets on Highways using Mobile LiDAR Data
Assessment of vertical clearance on highways is an integral step to ensuring that design standards are met throughout the service life of the highway. The assessment enables timely intervention,...
Session title: Non-Destructive Methods for LOS Condition Monitoring
Organizers: Asset Management Task Force
Authors: Gargoum, S., El-Basyouny, K., Gadowski, A, Froese, K.
2017
Calgary Airport Trail Tunnel Monitoring Program
The Calgary Airport Trail Tunnel is a cut-and-cover, two-cell roadway tunnel constructed under the
Calgary International Airport’s runway and three associated taxiways. It is owned by...
Session title: Structures
Organizers: Structures Standing Committee
Authors: Azarnejad, A., Murdoch, N., Sharma, V, Kroman, J.
2017
Calibration of Alberta Fatigue Truck
The Province of Alberta uses one of the heaviest design trucks in Canada for the design of its highway bridges. Despite the use of a CL‐800 design truck, most of the fatigue damage is caused...
Session title: Structures
Organizers: Structures Standing Committee
Authors: Grondin, G., Desalenge, A., Ramsay, B., Spratlin, M.
2017
Case Studies and Innovative Uses of GPR for Pavement Engineering Applications
Over the past few decades, advances in technology has allowed electronics and computers in general to become more portable and to be able to store more data than ever before. Ground Penetrating...
Session title: Innovations in Pavement Management, Engineering and Technologies
Organizers: Pavements Standing Committee
Authors: Korczak, R., Abd El Halim, A.
2017
