Challenge of Permafrost Degradation Impact on Airport and Road Pavements
A large part of northern Canada is in the discontinuous or scattered and discontinuous permafrost zone. It has been observed at airports and on roads, that due to disintegrating permafrost the...
Session title: Innovation in Geotechnical and Materials Engineering
Organizers: Soils and Materials Standing Committee
Authors: Uzarowski, L., Musial, M., Rizvi, R.
2018
Comparison of Ground Penetrating Radar Deck Surveys to Conventional Level 2 Deck Testing Results
A 1500 MHz Ground Penetrating Radar (GPR) survey was conducted on the Beaver River Bridge, located near Dapp AB. The bridge deck had previously been identified as being partially testable with...
Session title: Innovations in Transportation Asset (s) Data Collection
Organizers: Asset Management Task Force
Authors: Barnes, C.L., Iqbal, J.
2018
Compressed Natural Gas Snow Plows - Canada's First Alternative Fueled Snow Plows
On June 24, 2015, County Council unanimously passed a motion to commit to 100%
renewable energy by 2050. Oxford County was the first municipal government in
Ontario to commit to a...
Session title: 2018 TAC Environmental Achievement Award
Organizers: Environment Council
Authors: Melissa Abercrombie
2018
Defining Needs for Optimized Management of Gravel Road Networks
Unpaved roads account for approximately 60% of Canada’s public road network. Maintaining gravel roads is a major activity for many municipalities and requires regular interventions to...
Session title: Innovations in Pavement Management, Engineering and Technologies
Organizers: Pavements Standing Committee
Authors: Rashedi, R., Maher, M., Barakzai, K.
2018
Denver Alleyway Data Collection and Asset Management Process
Session title: Innovations in Transportation Asset (s) Data Collection
Organizers:
Authors: Ruck, G.
2018
Developing Shear Resistant Asphalt Mixes for Roundabout Pavements
On roads that carry heavy traffic and where higher speed is allowed on the roundabout, conventional mixes may not work well. In the roundabout approach zone the forces due to braking can be very...
Session title: Innovation in Geotechnical and Materials Engineering
Organizers: Soils and Materials Standing Committee
Authors: Uzarowski, L., Rizvi, R., Henderson, V., Tighe, S.
2018
Developing Shear Resistant Asphalt Mixes for Roundabout Pavements
Session title: Innovation in Geotechnical and Materials Engineering
Organizers: Soils and Materials Standing Committee
Authors: Uzarowski, L., Rizvi, R., Henderson, V., Tighe, S.
2018
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