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 Launched-girder technique at Cornwall
                                                                           Applications of shape memory alloys
                                                                           UHPC: Hodder Avenue underpass
                                                                           St. Charles River clean-up

                                         2013 | WINTER/HIVER

                                         Materials for the 21st Century
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          IN VIEW: PROJECTS
          12 Hodder Avenue Underpass
          14 North Channel Bridge Replacement
        Cover photograph: Detail from Hodder Avenue Underpass, Thunder Bay, Ont.. Courtesy Ductal-Lafarge.

        TECHNICAL: MATERIALS FOR THE 21ST
        CENTURY   / TECHNIQUE : LES MATÉRIAUX                                                                     12
        DU 21E SIÈCLE
        18 Advanced materials provide new opportunities
        19 Concrete in the 21st century: Are we still fighting durability issues?
        22 High performance concretes for improved blast performance
        26 Pushing the envelope: applications of superelastic shape memory alloys

        FORUM ON SUSTAINABILITY
        16 St. Charles River Clean-up and Naturalization/
             Le nettoyage et la naturalisation de la rivière Saint-Charles
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        NEWS, VIEWS & DEPARTMENTS/
        NOUVELLES, POINTS DE VUE ET DÉPARTEMENTS                                                                                  16
         4 President’s perspective/                                        8 Young professionals corner/
             Perspective presidentielle                                        Le coin des jeunes professionels
         6 From the regions: London                                       10 In Memoriam: Dr. Leslie
           & District / De nos regions,                                        Gordon Jaeger
           London et district                                             29 Lifelong learning/
         7 Student voice/                                                      Formation continue
           La voix des étudiants                                          30 CSCE partners and sponsors/
                                                                               Associés et sponsors SCGC

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                                                                                         PRESIDENT’S PERSPECTIVE | PERSPECTIVE PRÉSIDENTIELLE

                                                                                                                  Reg Andres, P.Eng. FCSCE
                                                                                                                  PRESIDENT, CSCE/PRÉSIDENT SCGC
                                                                                                                  PRESIDENT@CSCE.CA
                                  CSCE/SCGC

                                                                                         Sustainability Rating System
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        PRESIDENT/PRÉSIDENT
        Reg Andres, P. Eng., FCSCE (Toronto, ON)                                         for Infrastructure
                                                                                         I
        CANADIAN CIVIL ENGINEER/L’INGÉNIEUR CIVIL CANADIEN                                   n my last column I introduced the concept of sustainable infrastructure in the context
        EDITOR/RÉDACTEUR                                                                     of sustainable communities. Infrastructure systems combine at the community level,
        Doug Salloum, CSCE Executive Director
        514-933-2634 ext. 1, doug.salloum@csce.ca                                        providing the support systems that form the foundation for viable and successful com-
                                                                                         munities. The “sustainability quadrant” was identified with the view that communities/
        MANAGING EDITOR/                        ASSOCIATE EDITOR/                        countries must gravitate toward sustainability by sustaining their human development
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                                                                                         linked to these issues associated with global sustainability. This raises the question of a
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        Canadian Civil Engineer (CCE) is published five times per year by the Canadian
        Society for Civil Engineering (CSCE). L’ingénieur Civil Canadien (ICC) est       the wheel. If there is a system in use in another country that could be applicable in Canada
        publié cinq fois par année par la Société Canadienne de Génie Civil (SCGC).
                                                                                         it should be researched for adaptation/adoption rather than developing a new system. This
        The opinions expressed in the papers are solely those of the authors and the
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        seule responsabilité de leurs auteurs et la Société canadienne de génie civil    rating systems in use around the world.
        n’engage pas sa responsabilité dans les propos exprimés.
                                                                                           One such system has been developed and is beginning to be introduced by our neighbours
        CIVIL Magazine is produced by the publishers of Canadian Consulting
        Engineer Magazine, published by BIG Magazines LP, a division of Glacier BIG      to the south. The Institute for Sustainable Infrastructure (ISI) has created the Envision
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        par l’editeur de la publication Canadian                                         sustainability rating system in collaboration with the Zofnass Program for Sustainable
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                                                                                         transformational, collaborative approaches to assess the sustainability indicators over the course
                                                                                         of the project’s life cycle.” (See CIVIL Spring 2013, “Evaluate Projects Through the Windows

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        That Matter to Society” for more information about Envision.)                measured gets managed. The key word for me is “transformational.”
         Such an approach is key if we are to make the types of changes in           In the end, Canadians must transform the way we think about, plan
        the development and management of our infrastructure that will               and implement infrastructure systems such that we do not continue
        make a difference in the sustainability of our communities. The idea         to do the same thing the same way and expect any different result in
        of rating infrastructure in this context is viewed as an important           terms of our social responsibilities for sustainability at a global level.
        component of a change process with the basic premise: what gets              CSCE intends to be a leader in this endeavour. ¢

        Un système d’évaluation de la durabilité
        pour les infrastructures
        D      ans mon dernier message, je mentionnais la notion d’infrastructure
               durable dans le contexte de collectivités durables. Les infra-
        structures se rejoignent au niveau des communautés, fournissant les
                                                                                       Un tel système a été créé par nos voisins du sud et commence à
                                                                                     être appliqué. Le « Institute for Sustainable Infrastructure (ISI) »
                                                                                     a créé le système d’évaluation « Envision », en collaboration avec le
        systèmes qui constituent la base de communautés viables et réussies.         « Zofnass Program for Sustainable Infrastructure », à la « Graduate
        On a déterminé la « zone de durabilité » en considérant que les col-         School of Design » de l’Université Harvard. L’ISI est une création de
        lectivités/pays devaient évoluer vers la durabilité en développant leur      l’American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE), l’American Council
        indice de développement humain (par ex. : les systèmes d’appui social        of Engineering Companies (ACEC) et de l’American Public Works
        en matière de santé, d’éducation, d’économie,                                         Association (APWA).
        etc.) et en diminuant leur empreinte                                                                Le système d’évaluation « Envision™ », selon
        écologique (par ex. : l’impact envi-                                                                     l’ISI… « fournit un cadre global pour éval-
        ronnemental des gaz à effets de                                                                                uer les avantages communautaires,
        serre, etc.). Cette démarche                                                                                        environnementaux et économiques
        suggère la possibilité de                                                                                                 de toutes les sortes
        mesurer la durabilité des                                                                                                    d’infrastructures. Il éval-
        infrastructures en étudiant                                                                                                  ue, classe et tient compte
        les facteurs sociaux, financiers                                                                                            des infrastructures qui
        et environnementaux au niveau                                                                                utilisent des démarches de transforma-
        de la communauté. L’idée d’un système                                                             tion et de collaboration pour évaluer les indices de
        d’évaluation des infrastructures a déjà été amorcée dans plusieurs pays      durabilité pendant le cycle de vie d’un ouvrage. » (Voir dans CIVIL,
        du monde. Pour être vraiment durable, un ouvrage doit être reliés à ces      printemps 2013, l’article intitulé « Evaluate Projects Through the Win-
        questions qui sont associées à la durabilité globale. Voilà ce qui soulève   dows That Matter to Society » pourf en savoir plus sur « Envision ».)
        la question d’un système canadien d’évaluation des infrastructures.            Ce genre de démarche est capitale si nous devons effectuer à la créa-
          Certains organismes nationaux ont entrepris des discussions in-            tion et à la gestion de nos infrastructures le genre de changements qui
        formelles pour étudier l’idée d’élaborer un système canadien                 affecteront la durabilité de nos collectivités. L’idée d’évaluer les infra-
        d’évaluation des infrastructures. La SCGC était un membre-clé de ce          structures dans un tel contexte est considéré comme une importante
        groupe, qui comprenait l’Association canadienne des travaux publics          composante d’un processus de changement, en tenant compte de la
        (ACTP), l’Association des sociétés de génie conseil et l’Association ca-     prémisse de base suivante : tout ce qui est mesuré est aussi géré. Pour
        nadienne de la construction. L’un des principes étudié par ce groupe         moi, le mot clé ici est le mot « transformation ». En dernière analyse,
        était de ne pas essayer de réinventer la roue. S’il existe, dans un autre    les Canadiens doivent transformer leur façon de penser, de planifier
        pays, un système qui serait applicable au Canada, il faudrait l’étudier      et de mettre en œuvre les infrastructures, de telle sorte que nous ne
        pour fin d’adaptation/adoption, plutôt que de créer un nouveau sys-          continuerons pas de faire la même chose en espérant des résultats dif-
        tème. Ceci a mené à la première activité du groupe, qui a procédé à          férents en termes de responsabilité sociale au niveau global. La SCGC
        l’étude et à l’évaluation des systèmes d’évaluation à travers le monde.      compte bien être un leader dans cette démarche. ¢

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FROM THE REGIONS: SECTION NEWS | DE NOS RÉGIONS : NOUVELLES DES SECTIONS

        London & District Section: The Coming Year                                                               The Section is a proud supporter of many
                                                                                                               teams and events at Western University, in-
                                                              The Section typically hosts seven dinner         cluding the concrete canoe and toboggan
                                                            meetings every year, with participation rang-      teams, and the Polar Stick Bridge Competi-
                                  Tom Mara, Ph.D.,          ing from 20-45 people.                             tion. The Executive is hoping to see another
                                  P.Eng., M.CSCE              The coming year will be marked by the on-        solid Western performance at the next Great
                                  CHAIR, LONDON &           going organization process for the 2016 CSCE       Northern Concrete Toboggan Race, hosted
                                  DISTRICT SECTION,         Annual Conference. The participation of a          by Western from Jan. 29-Feb. 2, 2014. We
                                  CSCE                      variety of local public and private sector engi-   also sponsor an annual CSCE student award.
                                                            neering organizations, as well as professors at      I would like to extend a warm invitation

        T     he London & District Section, based
              in London, Ont., is a joint section of
        the Canadian Society for Civil Engineering
                                                            Western University, bodes well for a compre-
                                                            hensive and dynamic conference.
                                                              The 2013-2014 season began with a Na-
                                                                                                               to anyone interested in either becoming
                                                                                                               involved with any of the events or opportu-
                                                                                                               nities mentioned above or attending one of
        (CSCE) and Canadian Geotechnical Soci-              tional Lecture Tour presentation on Canada’s       our meetings. Visit www.csce-cgs-london.
        ety (CGS). The Section Executive has strong         Infrastructure Report Card by Reg Andres           org for details. ¢
        ties with Western University, and comprises         and Nick Larson. Other topics scheduled for
        a cross-section of local industry members,          the coming year include: the Niagara Tunnel
        professors, and students. In developing our         project; a tour of the new WindEEE Research
        program, we try to ensure that our focus is         Institute; the impact of built heritage on en-
        aligned with the three CSCE strategic di-           gineering projects; repair of the Lynn River
        rections: providing enhanced services to            lift bridge; geologic controls and disposal of
        members; growing with youth; and providing          excess soil from construction; and challenges
        leadership in sustainable development. This ef-     of condition assessment for the Lake Huron         CSCE/CGS London & District Executive /
        fort is compatible with our CGS goals as well.      primary water supply system.                       L’exécutif de la section.

        Section de London & District : l’année qui vient                                                       l’impact de l’héritage bâti sur les projets de gé-
                                                                                                               nie ; la réparation du pont levant de Lynn River
        Tom Mara, Ph.D., ing., M.SCGC                       ment compatible avec les objectifs de la SCG.      ; les contrôles géologiques et l’élimination des
        PRÉSIDENT, SECTION DE LONDON                          La section organise à chaque année sept          surplus de terre provenant de la construction,
        & DISTRICT, SCGC                                    activités sociales, dont la participation varie    et les défis de l’évaluation de l’état du système
                                                            entre 20 et 45 personnes.                          primaire d’approvisionnement du lac Huron.

        L     a section de London & District, qui est
              basée à London, ON, est une section
        conjointe de la Société canadienne de génie
                                                              L’année qui vient sera marquée par
                                                            l’organisation du congrès annuel de la SCGC
                                                            de 2016. La participation de divers organ-
                                                                                                                  La section appuie nombre d’équipes et
                                                                                                               d’activités à l’Université Western, dont
                                                                                                               l’équipe du canot en béton, l’équipe du to-
        civil (SCGC) et de la Société canadienne de         ismes d’ingénierie locaux, publics et privés,      boggan en béton , le concours « Polar Stick
        géotechnique (SCG). L’exécutif de la section        ainsi que de professeurs de l’Université           Bridge », et la commandite du prix annuel
        entretient des liens étroits avec l’Université      Western, permet d’anticiper un congrès dy-         décerné par la SCGC à un étudiant excep-
        Western et comporte un échantillonnage,             namique et global pour 2016.                       tionnel. L’exécutif se réjouit de la bonne
        d’industriels, de professeurs et d’étudiants de       La saison 2013-2014 a démarré avec une           performance de l’Université Western à la
        la région. Dans l’élaboration de notre pro-         visite de la Tournée nationale de conférences      course de toboggans en béton du grand nord
        gramme, nous essayons de tenir compte des           portant sur le Bulletin canadien des infra-        de 2014, qui est organisée par l’Université
        trois orientations stratégiques de la SCGC :        structures, avec Reg Andres et Nick Larson.        Western, du 29 janvier au 2 février 2014.
        améliorer les services aux membres ; croître avec   Les autres sujets au programme pour l’année           J’invite tous les intéressés à participer aux
        les jeunes ; assurer un leadership en matière de    sont : le projet du tunnel Niagara ; une visite    activités de la section. Consultez notre site
        développement durable. Cet effort est égale-        du nouveau « WindEEE Research Institute » ;        web à l’adresse www.csce-cgs-london.org. ¢

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THE STUDENT VOICE | LA VOIX DES ÉTUDIANTS

        New CSCE Student Chapter
        Formed at University of Victoria
        By Dr. Rishi Gupta, faculty advisor, and Simon Citerneschi
        and Alex Eichhorn, co-chairs, UVic Student Chapter

        A     new student chapter of the Canadian Society for Civil Engi-
              neering has been formed at the University of Victoria. The
        student chapter kick-off event was held Sept. 12. It featured presen-
        tations by Kevin Baskin, MOTI (chair, Vancouver Island section,
        CSCE); Carl Wong, MOTI (young member coordinator, CSCE);
        Dr. Caterina Valeo, UVic (civil engineering program co-ordinator);
        and Dr. Rishi Gupta, UVic (treasurer, Western region, CSCE).
          The presentation included details about CSCE, membership ben-
        efits, and the formation of a new CSCE student chapter at UVic.
        It formally opened the floor for members of the civil engineering
        cohort to acquire membership and to develop the first executive
        committee.
          Currently, the newly elected executive committee is working to
        promote the student chapter among students and industry, as well
        as setting up events for the upcoming year. The first social event
        has already been concluded. Other events being considered for this
        term are a site tour of the Johnson Street Replacement Bridge in
        Victoria, a popsicle stick bridge building competition at the Uni-

        CSCE UVic Student Chapter Executive / L’exécutif du chapitre étudiant
        de la SCGC à l’UVic (2013-2014). L to R/ de gauche à droite : Kears
        Porttris, Andrew White-Deshamois, Usman Khan, Simon Citerneschi
        (co-chair/co-président), Stefanie Cutler, Alex Eichhorn (co-chair/
        co-président), Teresa Cutler, Adham El Newihy, Kris Plata. Not in the
        photo/n’apparaissent pas sur la photo : Jacob Pez, Kristina Frolova,
        Dr. Rishi Gupta (faculty advisor/conseiller de faculté).

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        versity of Victoria, and social gatherings            ing connections and potential sponsorship            region, Vancouver section and Vancouver
        exclusive to members, including networking            from industry. Anyone interested in work-            Island section for providing seed funding
        events and industry night.                            ing with the student chapter should write to         for our chapter. The support of the National
         The student chapter is looking to connect            csce@uvic.ca. The student chapter acknowl-           office with our membership drive is also
        with fellow CSCE chapters as well as seek-            edges the support from CSCE’s Western                greatly appreciated.

        Un nouveau chapitre étudiant de la SCGC à l’Université de Victoria
                                                              professeur Rishi Gupta, UVic (trésorier, ré-         bâtons de popsicle à l’Université de Victoria,
        Par Rishi Gupta Ph.D., conseiller de                  gion de l’Ouest de la SCGC).                         et des rencontres sociales réservées aux mem-
        faculté, et Simon Citerneschi et Alex                   L’exposé comportait des détails sur la SCGC,       bres, des activités de réseautage et des soirées
        Eichhorn, co-présidents, du chapitre                  les avantages offerts aux membres et la forma-       avec des industriels.
        étudiant de l’UVic                                    tion d’un nouveau chapitre étudiant à l’UVic.          Le chapitre étudiant cherche à rejoindre les
                                                              Il invitait les membres de la profession à devenir   autres chapitres étudiants de la SCGCet à

        U      n nouveau chapitre étudiant de la So-
               ciété canadienne de génie civil a été créé
        à l’Université de Victoria. L’activité de lance-
                                                              membres et à créer le premier comité exécutif.
                                                                En ce moment, le comité exécutif nouvelle-
                                                              ment élu travaille à la promotion du chapitre
                                                                                                                   établir des commandites avec l’industrie.
                                                                                                                   Toute personne intéressée à travailler avec le
                                                                                                                   chapitre étudiant peut s’adresser à csce@
        ment du chapitre étudiant a eu lieu le 12             étudiant auprès des étudiants et de l’industrie      uvic.ca. Le chapitre étudiant remercie pour
        septembre, avec un exposé de Kevin Baskin,            ainsi qu’à l’organisation d’activités pour           leur appui la région de l’Ouest de la SCGC,
        MOTI (président de la section de la SCGC de           l’année qui vient. La première activité sociale      la section de Vancouver et la section de l’île
        l’île de Vancouver) ; Carl Wong, MOTI (co-            a déjà eu lieu. D’autres activités sont à l’étude    de Vancouver, qui ont financé le lancement
        ordonnateur des jeunes membres de la SCGC)            pour ce mandat, dont une visite au chantier          de notre chapitre. Nous avons également ap-
        ; le professeur Caterina Valeo, UVic (coordon-        pour le remplacement du pont de la rue               précié l’aide de la permanence dans notre
        nateur du programme de génie civil ) ; et le          Johnson, à Victoria, un concours de ponts en         campagne de recrutement.

        YOUNG PROFESSIONALS’ CORNER | LE COIN DES JEUNES PROFESSIONELS

        Young Professionals Across Canada: Western Region
                                By Nigel Parker, EIT,         als and students in an informal setting took
                                M.Eng, LEED AP                place on the evening of September 25, 2013.
                                BD+C, AMCSCE                  The two chapters would also like to co-host a
                                CHAIR, CSCE YOUNG             tour later this year. The Calgary YP vision for
                                PROFESSIONALS                 this upcoming season is to bring together
                                COMMITTEE                     young professionals from different back-
                                                              grounds; to connect with students that are the

        I  n the second of our series of articles featuring
           highlights of Young Professional (YP) events
        held, or to be held, we feature the Alberta sec-
                                                              future; and to build long lasting professional
                                                              relationships.
                                                                -- Chelsea Smolka, EIT, AMCSCE
        tions of the Western region.
                                                              Edmonton                                             CSCE Edmonton YoPro committee members.
        Calgary                                               To finish off the 2012/2013 season, the Ed-          / Les membres du comité « YoPro »
        The Calgary Young Professionals chapter has           monton Young Professionals “YoPros” spent            d’Edmonton. Photo : Matthew Lui
        been collaborating with the student chapter at        a Sunday afternoon at the Telus World of
        the University of Calgary on events this fall.        Science, watching Rocky Mountain Express             planned for the 2013/2014 season are a Speed
        A mixer that brought together new profession-         in IMAX. Some of the major events that are           Mentoring session, which will give the op-

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        portunity for the YoPros to interact and pick      emas” to present a topic related to a smaller     If you are interested in getting involved or
        the brains of some our professionals. As well,     branch of civil engineering, Biomechanical.       want more information about any of the events
        we have teamed up with “Science in the Cin-         -- Matthew Lui, EIT, AMCSCE                      above, please get in touch: nparker@rjc.ca

        Les jeunes professionnels à travers le pays : Région de l’Ouest
        D      ans ce deuxième article de notre série
               sur les activités des jeunes profession-
        nels prévues ou réalisées, nous nous attardons
                                                           conjointement une visite au cours de l’année.
                                                           Les plans de la section des jeunes profession-
                                                           nels de Calgary consistent à réunir des jeunes
                                                                                                             des principales activités prévues pour
                                                                                                             2013/2014, mentionnons une séance de
                                                                                                             « Speed Mentoring », qui donnera l’occasion
        sur les sections albertaines de la région de       de différents horizons pour faire le lien avec    aux jeunes professionnels d’interagir et de
        l’Ouest.                                           les étudiants, qui représentent l’avenir, et de   profiter de l’expérience de certaines de nos
                                                           créer des relations professionnelles durables.    professionnels. Nous nous sommes également
        Calgary                                              -- Chelsea Smolka, EIT, MASCGC                  associés à « Science in the Cinemas » pour
        Le chapitre des jeunes professionnels de Cal-                                                        exposer un sujet relié à un secteur plus re-
        gary collabore avec le chapitre étudiant de        Edmonton                                          streint du génie civil, la biomécanique.
        l’Université de Calgary au cours de                Pour clore la saison 2012/2013, les jeunes          -- Matthew Lui, EIT, MASCGC
        l’automne. Une réception a réuni les nou-          professionnels d’Edmonton (YoPros) ont
        veaux professionnels et les étudiants, dans un     passé un dimanche après-midi au « Telus           Si vous désirez participer ou si vous désirez
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Les matériaux du 21e siècle
IN MEMORIAM

                                 By Saeed Mirza,           clarity of vision and engineering skills.                sign. The prestigious Gzowski and Leipholz
                                 P.Eng., Ph.D.,              After brief assignments with the Royal                 medals are among the numerous honours
                                 FCSCE                     Navy and the University of London, Dr.                   and awards conferred upon him; he was also
                                                           Jaeger joined McGill University as a full                a recipient of the Order of Canada.

                                 W        ith great sad-
                                          ness, CSCE
                                  learned of the pass-
                                                           professor in 1962. His academic career
                                                           continued as dean of engineering at the Uni-
                                                           versity of New Brunswick, followed by senior
                                                                                                                      Dr. Jaeger’s intellect, leadership quali-
                                                                                                                    ties, sense of humour and warmth attracted
                                                                                                                    graduate students from around the world.
        Dr. Leslie                ing of past-president    appointments at Acadia University and the                He had a rare knack for reducing complex
        Gordon Jaeger             Leslie Gordon Jaeger,    Technical University of Nova Scotia.                     concepts to the simplest terms, and could
        (1926-2013)               BA, MA (Cantab.),          During his career, Dr. Jaeger was actively             get students to clearly understand and apply
                                  Ph.D, D.Sc., Univer-     involved with CSCE and NSERC. He was                     these concepts.
        sity of London, on August 20, 2013. He is          CSCE president in 1992-93, and was chair                   Dr. Jaeger was dedicated to developing
        survived by his wife, Kathleen, and daughters,     of the NSERC Cooperative Research Op-                    strong international exchange programs be-
        Valerie (Michael) and Hilary (Christopher),        portunities Committee. He was a visionary                tween CSCE and sister societies, especially
        and grandchildren Marc (Courteney) and Al-         Founding Member of ISIS, and initiator of                those in developing countries. In addition, his
        exandra, niece Merrill and nephews David,          many useful research projects for the net-               strong ties with his former students led to his
        Ian and Roger, and relatives and friends.          work. He was a Fellow of the Canadian                    involvement in lecture tours, seminars, confer-
          Dr. Jaeger was unique in his ability to          Society for Civil Engineering, Canadian                  ences and interesting projects in India, China
        combine applied mathematics and applied            Academy of Engineering, Engineering In-                  and Pakistan. This interest was recognized by
        mechanics with his exceptional expertise in        stitute of Canada, and The Royal Society                 his appointment as honorary professor of civil
        advanced structural analysis, earthquake en-       of Edinburgh. Carleton University, Memo-                 engineering at Tongji University in China,
        gineering and highway bridge design. He used       rial University of Newfoundland, Technical               and as honorary president of the Usman In-
        his extensive knowledge as technical editor of     University of Nova Scotia and Dalhousie                  stitute of Technology, Pakistan.
        the Ontario Highway Bridge Design Code,            University conferred their honorary doctor-                Leslie Jaeger was an exceptional person, a
        and its successor the Canadian Highway             ate degrees on him for his exemplary lifetime            daring and brilliant researcher, a truly out-
        Bridge Design Code. In addition, Leslie Jae-       contributions to engineering and the society.            standing engineer, and an exemplary and
        ger was a brilliant researcher and an excellent      Professor Jaeger was the author or co-                 caring teacher, who was always well ahead of
        professional engineer, who could visualize         author of nine books and more than 180                   the times. He was a tremendous mentor and,
        difficult engineering problems and find safe       refereed articles on earthquake engineering,             above all, a most considerate friend to many.
        and sustainable solutions, demonstrating his       advanced structural analysis and bridge de-              He will be dearly missed. ¢

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IN VIEW: PROJECTS | PROJETS EN VEDETTE

                          Hodder Avenue Underpass
                          An innovative bridge near Thunder Bay, Ontario, incorporates ultra-high-performance concrete
                          in both its precast elements and field-cast connections.
                          By Vic Perry, FCSCE, M.A.Sc., P.Eng.                                         UHPC used for this project, “Ductal,” is also supplied by Lafarge.)
                          DUCTAL / LAFARGE NORTH AMERICA                                                 It is the first project in North America to incorporate a precast
                                                                                                       UHPC pier cap and stay-in-place pier column shells. The underpass

                          T      he Ministry of Transportation of Ontario (MTO) has embarked
                                 on an aggressive four-laning project in northwestern Ontario that
                          involves construction of about 30 kilometres of new highway and up to
                                                                                                       also has precast high-performance concrete (HPC) box girders, abut-
                                                                                                       ment caps, ballast walls, sidewalks/parapet walls, slope paving panels
                                                                                                       and approach slabs. All connections were field-cast using UHPC.
                          30 structures in an area with extremely rugged terrain. Part of this proj-
                          ect is a new “parclo” interchange that includes the recently constructed     Pier cap beam incorporated into superstructure
                          Hodder Avenue Underpass on Highway 11/17: a two-span structure               In consideration of the aesthetic requirements, a unique design concept
                          that spans six lanes of traffic and is founded on a combination of hard      was developed whereby the pier cap beam was incorporated into the
                          till and bedrock. The spans, each 33.5 metres long, are supported on a       superstructure, making it appear to be integral with the box girders
                          centre pier and two false abutments.                                         and providing a frame that seems to go directly into the superstruc-
                            Due to the location and harsh environment, the project required            ture. This aesthetic design feature is achievable with conventional
                          structural quality, superior durability and speedy construction. Aes-        post-tensioned cast-in-place superstructures, but is extremely difficult
                          thetics were important too since it is the first structure one encounters    to achieve using prefabricated elements. Other challenges were the
                          when approaching the City of Thunder Bay, and, considering its close         relatively shallow superstructure in which to incorporate the main
                          proximity to the Terry Fox monument, MTO wanted an attractive                pier cap/cross beam, and the analytical complexity of two-way behav-
                          structure that would complement the surrounding landscape.                   iour created by the continuous box girders intersecting the transverse
                            To meet the requirements, the project team developed an innova-            cross beam. In the final configuration, the pier cap/cross beam had to
                          tive modular construction approach with extensive use of precast             become integral with the box girders and provide a continuous span
                          and ultra-high-performance concrete (UHPC). Almost all structural            between the piers and cantilever at each end.
 Photos: Lafarge Canada

                          elements were pre-fabricated at Lafarge’s plant in Winnipeg, then              The main pier cap was redesigned using prestressed UHPC with
                          assembled on-site and connected with field-cast UHPC joints. (The            a characteristic design compressive strength of 150 MPa, resulting

                                              Completed bridge. Inset: Underside of UHPC pier column shell and pier cap.

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IN VIEW: PROJECTS | PROJETS EN VEDETTE

                                                                                                                                                                  Centre photo and line drawing: HMM
        in a total of three pier columns, instead of                                                   projects for field-cast connections between
        the four columns in the initial design using                                                   precast elements. By employing this tech-
        60-MPa concrete. The pier cap is actually an                                                   nology and eliminating post-tensioning
        inverted-T beam, embedded between two                                                          for precast elements, designers can greatly
        spans. This feature presented significant                                                      simplify the precast panel fabrication and
        technical challenges because the geometry                                                      installation processes. This simplified design
        limits the T-beam’s depth and cross-sectional                                                  provides the owner with improved tolerances,
        area to only about 50% and 25%, respective-                                                    reduced risk, increased speed of construction,
        ly, of the average depth and cross-sectional T-beam prior to installation.                     construction cost savings, and a more dura-
        area of conventional pier caps. The challenge                                                  ble, longer-lasting bridge solution.
        was overcome by precasting the pier cap entirely with UHPC, and         Overall, the successful completion of this project involved a strong
        strengthening the pre-tensioning design to take full advantage of the collaborative partnership including the owner, engineer, UHPC sup-
        ultra-high strength of the material.                                   plier and precaster. The result is a resilient, elegant bridge structure
          During the winter months, the stay-in-place UHPC pier column — built to endure the harshest conditions and to still look good for
        shells will be frequently exposed to vehicle salt sprays. Since UHPC years to come.
        is extremely low in porosity and has a high durability against chlo-
        ride ingress, its incorporation into the pier columns results in far
        more durable elements. A customized UHPC shell was therefore
        designed to act as a non-structural form that could be filled with
        standard reinforced concrete on-site. In addition to their durability,
        the octagon-shaped UHPC shell pier columns have flared tops to
        enhance the structure’s aesthetic appeal.

        Manufacture and erection of columns
        Manufacturing the column shells proved to be a challenge due to           Left: formwork detail for UHPC joint. Right: UHPC joint connection.
        their height (8.35 m) and complex shape. Hence, they were cast on a
        15-degree angle, using an inner and outer steel formwork. The mate-
        rial was placed slowly from the top of the column through an inlet         In 2013, the Hodder Avenue Underpass project won: a Precast/
        funnel. The inner steel mould was self-collapsing to allow for initial    Prestressed Concrete Institute (PCI) Design Award; a PCI Harry H. Ed-
        shrinkage of the UHPC during setting.                                     wards Industry Advancement Award; and an Ontario Concrete Award. ¢
          The pier column shells were erected to act as leave-in-place forms
        for the cast-in-place columns. To properly position them, the origi-      V.H. (Vic) Perry, FCSCE, M.A.Sc., P.Eng. is a former president (2010)
        nal steel casting forms were shipped to the site and wrapped around       of CSCE and currently vice-president and general manager of Ductal,
        the precast shells before the concrete infill placement. In addition, a   Lafarge North America, based in Calgary. Email him at: ductal@la-
        robust steel support structure was necessary to support the UHPC          farge.com or visit www.ductal-lafarge.com
        pier column shells and main pier cap until the concrete box girders
        had been placed. Then, the entire superstructure was made composite       This article is based on an article co-authored by Vic Perry: “Hodder Avenue
        with the pier cap by field-casting UHPC into the connections and          Underpass – A New Prefabricated Bridge Solution Utilizing Ultra-High
        the robust steel support structure was removed.                           Performance Concrete,” presented at the 2013 CSCE Annual Conference.

        Benefits in durabilty, aesthetics and construction
        The Hodder Avenue Underpass used advanced concrete materials                 OWNER: The Ministry of Transportation of Ontario
        and a unique, modular construction approach in order to meet rigid           BRIDGE DESIGN ENGINEERS: Hatch Mott MacDonald
        design and durability requirements. When UHPC is used for both               CONTRACTOR: Teranorth Construction
        precast elements and field-cast connections, the result can be innova-       UHPC SUPPLIER, TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE AND PRECASTER:
        tive, durable and aesthetically pleasing.                                    Lafarge Canada
          Ultra-high performance concrete is increasingly specified in bridge

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IN VIEW: PROJECTS | PROJETS EN VEDETTE

        North Channel
        Bridge Replacement
        To replace a bridge that connects the city of Cornwall in Ontario to New York State, a
        launched-girder erection technique was used in order to minimize the environmental risks.
        By Dominique Blouin, P.Eng.,                                              launching and the leveling of the bridge on its bearings after the
        STRUCTAL-BRIDGES                                                          launch completion. Structal-Bridges was also responsible for the
                                                                                  design and fabrication of 20 Goodco Z-Tech structural bearings

        T     he North Channel Bridge, which spans the Saint Lawrence
              Seaway between Canada and the U.S., connects the City of
        Cornwall and Cornwall Island in Ontario to the State of New York.
                                                                                  composed of 12 PF-Series fixed pot bearings installed at piers 1, 2
                                                                                  and 3, and 8 PMG-series unidirectional pot bearings for the abut-
                                                                                  ments. Structal-Bridges also performed all the engineering required
          The Federal Bridge Corporation Limited, which owns the bridge,          to execute the launches, including the verification of structural efforts
        awarded the contract to replace the aging structure to general con-       at each phase and the engineering of all launching system elements.
        tractor Aecon Group Inc., who in turn selected Structal-Bridges, a          The 1,800 Imperial tons of steel components that form the super-
        division of Canam Group Inc., to fabricate and erect the new steel        structure were fabricated at the Canam Group plant in Quebec City.
        superstructure. The bridge design was entrusted to engineering firm       Structal-Bridges’ expertise was brought to bear in all aspects of this
        McCormick Rankin, a member of MMM Group.                                  project, from the complex fabrication and handling of the girders, to
          The new 335-metre (1,100 ft.) bridge, which will replace the existing   the transportation of the oversized components to the erection site
        1962 structure, is expected to be completed in 2016. It features four     located some 400 kilometres away.
        spans composed of 20 box girders, each measuring 4.18 metres (13.75
        ft.) wide, 3.3 metres (10.85 ft.) high and weighing a maximum of 95       New launching technique using counterweights
        Imperial tons.                                                            Conventional bridge building methods normally involve the construc-
          Structal-Bridges’ mandate included the fabrication, delivery and        tion of jetties in the water or the use of barges to support high-capacity
        assembly of the structure at the erection site and the incremental        cranes. In the case of the North Channel Bridge replacement project,

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IN VIEW: PROJECTS | PROJETS EN VEDETTE

                                                                                                                                                                  Photos courtesy: Structal-Bridges
                                                                                    The lightweight launching nose has a sloped bottom chord to allow
        View from inside the launching nose in cantilever.                          the girders to land on the piers without the use of lifting equipment.

        the incremental launched-girder erection technique was chosen in order        For the second launch, the box girder and launching nose assembly
        to minimize the environmental risks associated with conducting opera-       measured over 116 metres (380 ft.), and the tipping operation was
        tions in the channel’s powerful currents. With this method, portions of     performed over the water, leaving very little room to manoeuvre. It
        the bridge components are assembled behind an abutment and pulled           was therefore crucial to properly guide the structure so that once the
        over the water until the structure reaches the opposite shoreline. As a     assembly had touched down, the extremities of the two launching
        result, no transitional work was performed in the river itself during the   nose girders were perfectly centered on the supports.
        erection process. In addition, the assembly of the structure was carried      In addition to the development of this groundbreaking technique,
        out at ground level on the northern shore, thus reducing the risk of        the simultaneous launch of two box girders required Structal-Bridges
        accidents and optimizing productivity at the site.                          to gather data on an ongoing basis in order to validate the anticipated
          One of the particular features of the new structure is that it was        stress in the structure throughout the launching operations. Critical
        erected below the existing bridge, thus limiting the amount of space        considerations, such as the reaction of supports, vertical deflection
        available to assemble the sections prior to the launches. A temporary       and the lateral displacement of structural elements, were continu-
        pier was built near the northern shoreline, at the edge of the assembly     ously analyzed on site by the engineering team. Specialized systems
        area, to be able to achieve the minimum required assembly length.           composed of rollers and guide rails were designed and installed on
        To minimize structural efforts during the launches, Structal-Bridges        each pier to limit the structure’s lateral movements. The roller system
        designed a specialized launching nose weighing less than the sections       was also equipped with a leveling mechanism in order to properly dis-
        themselves that was installed in front of the structure in order to pull    tribute the reactions under each box girder and ensure the adequate
        the assemblies into place.                                                  transfer of loads to the bridge foundations. ¢
          Given the restricted assembly area, only two box girder segments
        could be assembled ahead of each launch. Also, due to the sloped bot-       Dominique Blouin, P.Eng. is construction and business development
        tom flange of the launching nose and the horizontal bottom flange of        manager with Structal-Bridges.
        the box girders, it was impossible to roll on the girders and launching
        nose simultaneously during the first two phases of the launch. To
        solve this problem, Structal-Bridges elaborated an exclusive technique         PROJECT: North Channel Bridge replacement, Cornwall, Ontario
        that consists in rolling the structure and then tipping the launching          OWNER: The Federal Bridge Corporation Limited
        nose to complete the first two increments of the launch.                       GENERAL CONTRACTOR: Aecon Group Inc.
          This technique relies on the use of counterweights installed at the          ENGINEERING DESIGN: McCormick Rankin Corporation/MMM Group
        back of the assembled structure in order to undertake the first few            BRIDGE FABRICATION & ERECTION: Structal-Bridges (Dominique
        metres of the pull. Just before the tipping point is reached (equivalent       Blouin, P.Eng.,Gaétan Losier, P.Eng., Raphaël Gagné, Jr. Eng.)
        weight both behind and in front of the main support), the counter-             OTHER KEY PLAYERS: Roche Ltd., Consulting Group (engineering
        weights are removed in order to allow the assembly to touch down               structure analysis); Montacier International (manpower at jobsite).
        gently on the launching nose girders.

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SUSTAINABLE INFRASTRUCTURE | LES INFRASTRUCTURES DURABLES

        St. Charles River Clean-Up and Naturalization
        Nick Larson, MEPP, P.Eng.                           Society: The basins improved the ability to
                                                          use the river for recreation activities, enhanc-

        A     t CSCE’s Annual Conference in Mon-
              treal earlier this year, the Award for
        Governmental Leadership in Sustainable
                                                          ing the historically poor appearance of the
                                                          river that had been caused by the high level
                                                          of pollution. However, the city also took the
        Infrastructure was awarded to La Ville de         opportunity to construct an extensive park
        Québec (City of Quebec) for its project to        and trail network.
        revitalize a stretch of the St. Charles Riv-        Resources: The excavated materials from
        er. From CSCE’s perspective, sustainable          the construction of the retention basins were
        infrastructure needs to consider the eco-         used to produce 65,000 m2 of wildlife habitat
        nomic, social and environmental factors that      with natural vegetation.
        are influenced by the project along its entire      Planning, decision-making and leadership:
        life cycle. The St. Charles River project is a    The city also took the bold step to leverage
        premier example of how all of these factors       the project to revitalize the Pointe-aux-Lièvres
        were taken into account.                          neighbourhood. The new green space of the
          Environment: The project included the           Parc Cartier-Brebeuf and the adjacent river
        construction of retention basins that capture     has become the focal point of a vibrant com-       The banks of the St. Charles River, before
        and store excess wastewater flows during wet      munity that will be a place that families can      (above) and after (below)./ Berges de la
        weather periods. These basins allow for 95%       live, work and play for generations to come.       rivière St-Charles (avant/après).
        of wastewater flows to be treated, greatly          In the next issue of CIVIL we will use
        improving water quality in the St. Charles        this column to discuss CSCE’s new award
        River. The project also included the natural-     guidelines that will be used in the submission
        ization of the river and shoreline to restore     process for the 2014 Award for Governmen-
        the natural ecosystem.                            tal Leadership in Sustainable Infrastructure.

        Clean-up of the St. Charles River, phases 2 & 3
        T     he St. Charles is a river located in the
              heart of Quebec City, in one of the
        most ancient areas of this historic city. The
                                                            In order to alleviate the impact of such
                                                          overflows, the most efficient and affordable
                                                          solution was the construction of seven under-
                                                                                                             the “water traffic” in order to optimize the
                                                                                                             accumulation of water.
                                                                                                               The project was designed to control the over-
        objectives at the start of this project were to   ground holding basins capable of receiving a       flow to the river, re-naturalize the banks of the
        facilitate access to the river, to conserve the   total volume of 85,000 m³.                         river by demolishing the concrete walls in the
        quality of the environment and to improve           These basins, as well as various other di-       urban section of the river, and reconstruct nat-
        the quality of life for residents.                version works, are entirely controlled by          ural banks with provisions for wildlife habitat.
          Before the project, the St. Charles River       a management system operating in real                The project was budgeted at $110 million
        was practically an open sewer because of          time. Based on predictive data analysed by         and was built within budget and according
        the state of the water. Whenever there was        the Csoft computer program, instructions           to schedule. The success of this important
        heavy rainfall, the rain would engorge the        are analysed to decide towards which basin         project can doubtless be attributed to the
        sewer system and the water treatment plants.      the system should direct the wave of water         close cooperation of all stakeholders and to
        Every summer, strong rains would cause be-        building in the sewer. If necessary, the opera-    the rigid discipline of all participants.
        tween 50 and 60 overflows of the city’s sewer     tor remotely opens or closes the floodgates           -- Ville de Québec, submission for CSCE
        system, which flowed towards the St. Charles      strategically located throughout the system,       Award for Governmental Leadership in Sus-
        River.                                            which amounts to real-time management of           tainable Infrastructure

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SUSTAINABLE INFRASTRUCTURE | LES INFRASTRUCTURES DURABLES

        Le nettoyage et la naturalisation
        de la rivière Saint-Charles
        Nick Larson, MEPP, ing.                             la naturalisation de la rivière et de ses rives
                                                            afin de restaurer l’écosystème naturel.                Construction of a reservoir / Construction

        L    ors du congrès annuel de la SCGC, à
             Montréal, le prix pour leadership gouver-
        nemental en matière d’infrastructures durables
                                                              La société : les bassins améliorent la capacité
                                                            à utiliser la rivière à des fins de loisirs, amélio-
                                                            rent l’apparence traditionnellement mauvaise
                                                                                                                   d’un réservoir

                                                                                                                   Pointe-aux-Lièvres. Le nouvel espace vert du
        a été décerné à la ville de Québec pour son pro-    de la rivière, causée par le haut niveau de pol-       parc Cartier-Brébeuf et de la rivière adjacente
        jet de revitalisation d’une section de la rivière   lution. Toutefois, la ville a également profité        est devenu le cœur d’une communauté bien
        Saint-Charles. Dans l’optique de la SCGC, les       de l’occasion pour aménager un grand parc et           vivante et deviendra un lieu apprécié où des
        infrastructures durables doivent tenir compte       un important réseau de sentiers.                       familles pourront vivre, travailler et jouer
        des facteurs économiques, sociaux et envi-            Les ressources : le matériel excavé pour la          pendant des générations.
        ronnementaux qui sont influencés par le projet      construction des bassins de rétention a été              Dans le prochain numéro de CIVIL nous
        tout au long de son cycle de vie. Le projet de la   utilisé pour produire 65,000 mètres carrés             discuterons des nouveaux critères de GCSC
        rivière Saint-Charles est un exemple de la façon    d’habitat pour la faune, avec une végétation           qui seront utilisés pour l’attribution du prix
        dont ces facteurs ont été pris en considération.    naturelle.                                             pour leadership gouvernemental en matière
          L’environnement : le projet inclut la con-          La planification, la prise de décision et            d’infrastructures durables, en 2014.
        struction de bassins de rétention qui captent et    le leadership : la
        entreposent les eaux usées pendant les périodes     ville a également
        pluvieuses. Ces bassins permettent de traiter       pris      l’audacieuse
        environ 95 % des eaux usées, ce qui améliore        décision de se ser-
        énormément la qualité de l’eau de la rivière        vir du projet pour
        Saint-Charles River. Le projet comporte aussi       revitaliser le secteur

        Assainissement de la rivière
        Saint-Charles, phases 2 et 3
        L     a rivière Saint-Charles est un cours d’eau situé au cœur du centre
              urbain de Québec dans les quartiers les plus anciens. Les objec-
        tifs de départ qui sont à l’origine de ce projet étaient de rendre l’accès
        à la rivière plus convivial, de préserver la qualité de l’environnement
        et l’amélioration de la qualité de vie des résidents.
          Avant la réalisation de ce projet, la rivière Saint-Charles, en rai-
        son de l’état de ses eaux, était pratiquement un égout à ciel ouvert.
        Lorsqu’il pleuvait abondamment, les précipitations engorgeaient le
        réseau d’égouts et surtout les usines de traitement d’eau. Chaque
        année, en saison estivale, des épisodes de précipitations abondantes
        provoquaient entre 50 et 60 déversements des trop-pleins du réseau
        d’égouts unitaire de la ville vers la rivière Saint-Charles.
          Afin de minimiser les impacts des débordements, la solution la plus
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