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Sustainable Road Pavements for Harsh Climates
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NSERC Discovery GrantProject Status
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Across the country, Canada has more than a million kilometers of paved roads. Although Canada has rich natural beauty and geography, it also has a unique and harsh climate. Since the country is significantly large, the climate varies between regions.… View More
Solar Reflective Additives for Pavement Mixture Design
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Seed, Bridge, Multi-disciplinary Research Funding ProgramProject Status
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The primary objective of this research is to conduct a preliminary investigation to evaluate an alternative method to help reduce urban air temperature in Canadian cities, by including solar reflective additives in asphalt pavement mixture design.… View More
Investigation on De-lamination of Pavement Layer and Development of Improved Construction Specification
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FEAS Start-up Funding ProgramProject Status
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In the recent years, transportation agencies have shifted their focus from the construction of new roads to the maintenance and rehabilitation of existing highways. Therefore, hundreds of kilometers of road are rehabilitated/upgraded in Canada. … View More
Application of Waste Cooking Oil in Construction of Asphalt Pavements
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Harris Center, Multi-Materials Stewardship Board of Government of Newfoundland and Labrador, Stantec Inc., Pardy’s Waste ManagementProject Status
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A large portion of the oils used for cooking will end up as waste-cooking-oil (WCO). WCO contains many harmful chemical by-products (palmitic acids), and improper disposal in the wastewater system taxes sewage lines and increases the organic load on the sewage treatment plant significantly.… View More
Damage Analysis for Various Pavement Design Variables for Canadian Roads
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FEAS Start-up Funding ProgramProject Status
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Fatigue cracking is a major structural failure for asphalt concrete (AC) pavement, that occurs due to repeated loading. Maintaining the structural integrity of the AC pavement has been a challenge for the transportation industry.… View More
Bio-Based Binders as a Sustainable Alternative to Conventional Asphalt Binders
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TBDProject Status
IncomingProject Overview
To reduce the impact of global warming and use of non-renewable resources, bio-based binder is becoming popular in the recent years. The increased use of the alternative binder is also due to the recent volatility in the petroleum market and considering economic advantages.… View More
Climate Change Impact on Pavement Infrastructure
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President’s Doctoral Student Investment Fund (PDSIF) and FEAS Start-up Funding ProgramProject Status
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Earth’s climate has been changing from last 650,000 years, but from 1950 there is a drastic change in climate due to an increased emission of greenhouse gases such as carbon dioxide, methane and nitrous oxide.… View More