Meeting the Unique Challenges of Pavements Engineering in the Urban Context, City of Calgary
Pavements engineering for urban applications is unique and differs in many aspects to that of rural or highway applications. This represents a challenge for major municipal agencies in...
Session title: Innovations in Pavement Management, Engineering and Technologies
Organizers: Pavements Standing Committee
Authors: Johnston, A., Lakkavalli, V., Sharma, V.
2017
Mistissini Wooden Bridge
The Cree Nation of Mistissini wanted a new bridge to help them cross the Uupaachikus Pass and reach the land west of the village. Two objectives lay behind the construction of such a structure:...
Session title: 2017 Environmental Achievement Award Nominations
Organizers: Environment Council, Environmental Issues Management Standing Committee
Authors: Stantec Consulting Ltd.
2017
Moving Forward with Winnipeg's Downtown Protected Cycling Network
Winnipeg City Council adopted the Pedestrian and Cycling Strategies in 2015 which provides a vision and long-range policy framework for walking and cycling in Winnipeg over the next 20 years....
Session title: Cycling in Canadian Communities: From Planning to Implementation
Organizers: Sustainable Transportation Standing Committee
Authors: Mruss, K., Suderman, S., Propp, G.
2017
New Advances in Novel Polymeric Alloy Geocell-Reinforced Base Course for Paved Roads
Seventh Street in Nisku industrial hub of Alberta was in very poor serviceability condition for the
heavy traffic of the industrial area. In 2012, the County of Leduc decided to...
Session title: INNOVATION IN GEOTECHNICAL AND MATERIALS ENGINEERING
Organizers: Soils and Materials Standing Committee
Authors: Pokharel, S., Norouzi, M., Breault, M.
2017
Ontario's Local Calibration of the MEPDG Distress and Performance Models for Flexible Roads: A Summary
This paper summarizes the research outcomes from the multiple research projects devoted to local calibration of the distress and performance models of the AASHTO Mechanistic-Empirical Pavement...
Session title: Innovations in Pavement Management, Engineering and Technologies
Organizers: Pavements Standing Committee
Authors: Yuan, X., Lee, W., LI, N.
2017
Optimize Pre-Wetting for Sustainable Winter Road Maintenance
This research presents the findings from a field study aiming at comparing the performance of different pre wet ratios using salt for their impacts on snow melting performance/friction of road...
Session title: Investing in Winter Road Maintenance: Building Canada's Economy
Organizers: Maintenance & Construction Standing Committee
Authors: Usman, U., Fu, L., Kaur, J., Perchanok, M., McClintock, H.
2017
Pavement Geometry in Microscale Urban Heat Islands
The Urban Heat Island (UHI) phenomenon has been observed in hundreds of cities across the world, which have been shown to be warmer than adjacent rural areas. Within a city however, the...
Session title: CLIMATE – HOW IS YOUR JURISDICTION/ORGANIZATION RESPONDING
Organizers: Integrated Committee on Climate Change
Authors: Sen, S., Roesler, J.
2017
Pavement Quality – The Forgotten Subject
These days there is a lot of discussion about climate change and its impact on pavement
infrastructure, including construction and performance. Green technologies, including...
Session title: Investing in Road Construction: Building Canada’s Economy
Organizers: Maintenance & Construction Standing Committee
Authors: Uzarowski, L., Rizvi, R., Maher, M., Rizzo, J.
2017
Plessis Road Twinning and Grade Separation at CN Redditt Subdivision: Design Challenges and Innovative Solutions
The Plessis Road Widening and Grade Separation (Underpass) at CN Redditt Subdivision was considered a Short Term City of Winnipeg (COW) project. Short Term projects have the highest priority for...
Session title: Investing in Road Construction: Building Canada’s Economy
Organizers: Maintenance & Construction Standing Committee
Authors: Worms, T.
2017
Potential of road roughness data from smartphones as an input to spring weight restriction decision-making
One challenge facing transportation agencies employing Spring Weight Restrictions (SWR) is the ability to broadly monitor the road network for critical real time changes in road strength. Some...
Session title: Innovations in Pavement Management, Engineering and Technologies
Organizers: Pavements Standing Committee
Authors: Allaire, F., Hanson, T.
2017
