Finite Element Modeling of Airfield Aluminum Matting System
Airfield aluminum matting systems are prefabricated panels that are compact and easily transportable. They have been mainly used for expedient construction of temporary airfields, rapid airfield...
Session title: Innovations in Pavement Management, Engineering and Technologies
Organizers:
Authors: Barbi, Paula, Zhao, Guangyuan, Tighe, Susan
2021
Geotechnical Design and Construction Challenges of Samuel de Champlain Bridge in Montreal
In 2015, the Canadian government awarded a $4.3 Billion Design-Build contract to the Joint Venture (JV) team Signature on the Saint Lawrence (led by SNC-Lavalin) for the design and construction of...
Session title: Innovation in Roadway/Embankment Materials and Geotechnical Engineering
Organizers:
Authors: Diab, Riad, Tardif, Jean, D’Amours, Louis, LaRoche, Martin, Beaulieu, Jean-François
2021
Ground Penetrating Radar (GPR): Using Radio Waves to Detect Salt on Asphalt Overlaid Bridge Decks
As part of bridge maintenance, evaluating deterioration in asphalt overlaid concrete bridge decks is crucial in determining the timing and nature of any maintenance. Chloride contamination caused...
Session title: Innovations in Summer Maintenance
Organizers:
Authors: Minion, Tye, Miller, Thomas, Korczak, Richard
2021
High Strain Asphalt Interlayers Using Aramid Polymer Fibres to Mitigate Reflective Cracking in Asphalt Pavements
Reflective cracking continues to be a concern for pavement materials and design practitioners for overlays on asphalt and primarily concrete pavements. Over the years, various materials and...
Session title: Innovation in Roadway/Embankment Materials and Geotechnical Engineering
Organizers:
Authors: Blankenship, Phillip, Simons, Michael, Aurilio, Vince
2021
Ice cover reinforcement in support of winter roads - A summary of previous operations
Winter roads are seasonal routes that only exist in the winter – they run over land and over frozen water surfaces (lakes, rivers). The over-ice segments are particularly vulnerable to a...
Session title: Asset Management and Climate Change
Organizers:
Authors: Barrette, Paul
2021
Impact of Asphaltenes on Permanent Deformation of Stabilized Base Course Using Asphalt Emulsion
The pavement base course has a significant impact on pavement long-term performance. One of the methods to improve pavement strength is stabilization of the base course with asphalt emulsion for...
Session title: Innovation in Roadway/Embankment Materials and Geotechnical Engineering
Organizers:
Authors: Kamran, Farshad, Roy, Souparni, Hashemian, Leila
2021
Impact of Cement or Asphaltenes on Low-temperature Performance of Asphalt Emulsion Stabilized Base Courses
A pavement’s structure gradually deteriorates due to repeated traffic load and environmental effects. These effects lead to distresses such as permanent deformation, fatigue cracking and...
Session title: Innovation in Roadway/Embankment Materials and Geotechnical Engineering
Organizers:
Authors: Uddin, Muhammad Misbah, Kamran, Farshad, Corenblum, Benjamin, Hashemian, Leila
2021
Implications of Future Climatic Data for Transportation Infrastructure Design
The design and evaluation of infrastructure, including transportation systems, is based on climatic loads, such as wind, snow, rain, ice accretion and temperature. Currently, the climatic...
Session title: Climate Action Coast to Coast to Coast
Organizers: Integrated Committee on Climate Change
Authors: Shirkhani, Hamidreza, Lounis, Zoubir
2021
Investigating the Relationship between Speed Variability Measures and Road Safety: A Case Study of Residential Urban Streets in the City of Saskatoon
The relationship between vehicle operating speed levels and road safety (i.e., collision frequency) has been the focus of several research studies in recent years. However, more research is needed...
Session title: Lowering Vehicle Speeds to Improve Road Safety
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Authors: Hamad, Hassan, Sacchi, Emanuele
2021
Jurisdictional Approaches to Transportation Planning as a Climate Change Mitigation Tool
This paper presents how transportation planning concepts are utilized in provincial and municipal climate mitigation action plans across Canada. There is currently a gap in the understanding of...
Session title: Climate Action Coast to Coast to Coast
Organizers:
Authors: Habib, Ahsan, Elliott, Sarah
2021