Cohesive Clays for Construction and Stabilization of Unpaved Roads
Cohesive clays and organic catalysts are tested and used for the construction and stabilization of the wearing surface of unpaved haulage and high-maintenance municipal roads in Manitoba. The...
Titre de la séance: Green Technology in Geotechnical and Materials Engineering (PS)
Organisateurs: Comité permanent des sols et des matériaux
Auteurs: Mumin, Hamid
2020
County Road 20 One-Way Cycle Track
Working together with local municipalities and community groups, the County of Essex has spearheaded a project to improve conditions for pedestrians and cyclists in this rural Southwestern Ontario...
Titre de la séance: Sustainable Urban Transportation Award Finalist Presentations (PS)
Organisateurs:
Auteurs: Wilson, Katherine
2020
Cracking and Rutting Performance Evaluation of Asphalt Mixes for Moving Towards a Balanced Mix Design - A Pilot Study
Traditionally, asphalt mix designs have been selected based on the volumetric properties of mixes without considering the actual field performance parameters such as resistance to cracking and...
Titre de la séance: Testing and Modeling of Road and Embankment Materials (PS)
Organisateurs: Comité permanent des sols et des matériaux
Auteurs: Rizk, Mahmoud, Ghazy, Ahmed, Kibbons, Blake, Ahammed, M. Alauddin, Shalaby, Ahmed, Liske, Tara, Tran, Thanh
2020
Design and Construction of Extradosed Bridges in Cold Temperature and Seismic Zones
Extradosed bridges are often described as a cross of a conventional prestressed concrete bridge a+G32nd a traditional cable-stayed bridge because most extradosed bridges built combine a...
Titre de la séance: Transportation Structures (PS)
Organisateurs: Comité permanent des ouvrages d'art
Auteurs: Schueller, Matthias
2020
Designing Neighbourhood Collector Streets
In 2019, Ottawa’s City Council approved the new 'Designing Neighbourhood Collector Streets' document. These up-to date technical guidelines show designers how to balance space within...
Titre de la séance: Environmental Achievement Award Finalists (PS)
Organisateurs:
Auteurs: Swan, Justin
2020
Development of a methodology to estimate ESALs for Widebase Steering Tires
British Columbia Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure (TRAN), and other Canadian regulators, utilize the ESAL concept for vehicle impact evaluations and(or) pavement design. TAC's...
Titre de la séance: Innovations in Pavement Management, Engineering and Technologies (PS)
Organisateurs: Comité permanent des chaussées
Auteurs: Bradley, Allan, Thiam, Papa-Masseck
2020
Development of Collision Adjustment Factors for the Canadian Traffic Signal Warrant Matrix Procedure
Traffic signal warrants (TSWs) are important tools for traffic engineers because they provide an objective shorthand means of identifying whether a net benefit would result from signalizing an...
Titre de la séance: Emerging Topics in Road Safety (PS)
Organisateurs: Comité permanent de la sécurité routière
Auteurs: Northmore, Andrew, Hildebrand, Eric
2020
Dowel Bar Alignment in Concrete Pavements - 21st Century Standards and Methods
Dowel bars are used in the construction of jointed concrete pavements to provide load transfer, which is vital to long performance. Misaligned or improperly placed dowels may cause poor joint...
Titre de la séance: Innovations in Pavement Management, Engineering and Technologies (PS)
Organisateurs: Comité permanent des chaussées
Auteurs: Kivi, Aleks
2020
Elgin Street Road Safety Improvements
Elgin Street is a historically busy thoroughfare in central Ottawa that is currently being reconstructed to support a 30km/h operating speed, along with fewer vehicle lanes and an enhanced...
Titre de la séance: Road Safety Engineering Award Finalists (PS)
Organisateurs:
Auteurs: Clarke, Ron
2020
Evaluation of Modified H-Piles Subject to Lateral Loading for Sound Wall Applications
Sound walls are utilized for mitigating ambient noise caused by traffic or industrial and commercial activities. Sound wall foundations are typically subject to large lateral load and bending...
Titre de la séance: Innovation in Geotechnical and Materials Engineering (PS)
Organisateurs: Comité permanent des sols et des matériaux
Auteurs: El Naggar, Hesham, Elsharnouby, Meckkey, Mroz, Daniel
2020
