Highway 401 Heavy Weight Deflectomoeter (HWD) Composite Pavement Research Study
Session title: Innovations in Pavement Management, Engineering and Technologies
Organizers:
Authors: Korczak, R., Pettitt, D., Wagner, T.
2018
How Resilient are Buried Bridges in Extreme Hydraulic Events?
Transportation agencies across the country are facing more frequent extreme hydraulic events which negatively impact and damage transportation networks. Transportation networks disrupted from more...
Session title: Climate Change Adaptation and Mitigation Solutions for Transportation Design and Construction
Organizers: Integrated Committee on Climate Change
Authors: Williams, K., Spence, N., MacKinnon, S.
2018
Impact of Effective Layer Thicknesses on the Structural Performance of In‐Service Roads
Over the in‐service life of a road, the structural layers are subjected to environmental effects such as freeze‐thaw, moisture migration and fines translation into the structural layers....
Session title: Testing and Modelling of Road and Embankment Materials
Organizers: Soils and Materials Standing Committee
Authors: Soares, R., Haichert, R., Berthelot, C.
2018
Improved Roundabout Safety for Heavy Vehicles and Vulnerable Users, Sicamous, BC
The British Columbia Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure (BC MoTI) recognizes Highway 97A in the Okanagan Valley as an important transportation corridor connecting rural...
Session title: 2018 TAC Road Safety Engineering Award
Organizers: Road Safety Standing Committee
Authors: Erv Newcombe
2018
Improving safety in school and playground zones through harmonization
Public demand for improving safety on our roads continues to be a top concern in Calgary and across Canada. This demand is most pronounced around schools and playgrounds where concerns for the...
Session title: - General Issues in Road Safety
Organizers: Road Safety Standing Committee
Authors: Churchill, A.E., Domarad, J., Kattan, L., Mishra, S., Iwaskow, G.
2018
Influence of Coarse Recycled Concrete Aggregates on the Dynamic Modulus of Asphalt Concrete Mixtures
In the asphalt highway industry, a large number of innovative materials and technologies are explored in order to evaluate their suitability in the design, construction and maintenance of...
Session title: Green Technology in Geotechnical and Materials Engineering
Organizers: Soils and Materials Standing Committee
Authors: Al-Bayati, H.K.A.
2018
John Hirsch Place – Winnipeg’s First Woonerf
As part of the City of Winnipeg’s Northeast Exchange District Renewals project, WSP
Canada Group Limited was contracted to redesign John Hirsch Place as a unique
shared space...
Session title: 2018 TAC Environmental Achievement Award
Organizers: Environment Council
Authors: Vilko Maroti
2018
Laboratory Assessment on Effects of Blended Cements on Strength and Durability of Full-Depth Reclaimed Pavement Materials
In North America, chemical stabilizer that is commonly used in the full-depth reclamation
process is General Use (GU) cement. Blended cements that contain substantial amount of
...
Session title: Testing and Modelling of Road and Embankment Materials
Organizers: Soils and Materials Standing Committee
Authors: Melese, E., Baaj, H., Tighe, S., Smith, T., Zupko, S.
2018
Laboratory investigation of using foam grout as micro-trench backfilling material in cold regions
Micro-trenching, an innovative method for fiber optic cables installation, involves creating a narrow trench in the road pavement to place a cable or conduit; the trench is normally narrower than...
Session title: Testing and Modelling of Road and Embankment Materials
Organizers: Soils and Materials Standing Committee
Authors: Rios, V.A.V., Johnson, T.W., Hashemian, L.
2018
Leader in You
The workforce is changing. Thoughtful work is being done around succession planning in our ministry and throughout government – this has led to a deliberate and planned approach to...
Session title: 2018 TAC Educational Achievement Award
Organizers:
Authors: Kenedee Ladwar
2018