Evaluation of consolidation settlement in soft soils under highway embankment: comparative study on the autoroute 50
Assessment of consolidation settlement under a highway embankment requires particular consideration regarding the variability in fill heights as well as the thickness and proprieties of...
Titre de la séance: Innovation in Roadway/Embankment Materials and Geotechnical Engineering
Organisateurs:
Auteurs: El Salfiti, Abdul Karim
2021
Evaluation of In-Place Asphalt Mixture Density Using Pavescan RDM
Dielectric profiling systems developed under the US Federal Highways Administration Strategic Highway Research Program 2 (SHRP2) Solutions program provide a means to estimate the in-place...
Titre de la séance: Testing and Modeling of Roadway/Embankment Materials and Geotechnical Engineering
Organisateurs:
Auteurs: Barnes, Chris, Marlin, Adam
2021
Examining the Impacts of COVID-19 on Retail Industry and E-shopping
One of the many sectors that has been highly affected by COVID-19 is retail industry. Fearful of contracting the virus, people are seen to avoid traditional bricks and mortar trades, which led to...
Titre de la séance: Applications of Data in Transportation Planning
Organisateurs:
Auteurs: Anik, Md Asif Hasan , Gindi, Ella Romia , Habib, Muhammad Ahsanul
2021
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...
Titre de la séance: Innovations in Pavement Management, Engineering and Technologies
Organisateurs:
Auteurs: 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...
Titre de la séance: Innovation in Roadway/Embankment Materials and Geotechnical Engineering
Organisateurs:
Auteurs: 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...
Titre de la séance: Innovations in Summer Maintenance
Organisateurs:
Auteurs: 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...
Titre de la séance: Innovation in Roadway/Embankment Materials and Geotechnical Engineering
Organisateurs:
Auteurs: 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...
Titre de la séance: Asset Management and Climate Change
Organisateurs:
Auteurs: 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...
Titre de la séance: Innovation in Roadway/Embankment Materials and Geotechnical Engineering
Organisateurs:
Auteurs: 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...
Titre de la séance: Innovation in Roadway/Embankment Materials and Geotechnical Engineering
Organisateurs:
Auteurs: Uddin, Muhammad Misbah, Kamran, Farshad, Corenblum, Benjamin, Hashemian, Leila
2021
