ISIS Canada 8th Annual Conference
April 30 - May 2, 2003
Fairmont Waterfront Hotel
Vancouver, British Columbia
Program |
Public Forum
Wednesday, April 30, 2003 |
|
| Opening
Remarks |
Mr. Don Whitmore, Chair, ISIS Canada
President, Vector Construction Group
Winnipeg, MB |
Keynote Speaker:
Examples of Sensing and
Innovation
in Bridges |
Mr. Peter Buckland
Buckland & Taylor Ltd., Vancouver, BC |
| Intelligent
Sensing and Structural
Health Monitoring |
Dr. Roger Cheng,
University of Alberta
ISIS Research Management Committee |
| Monitoring Structures Using
Seismic Sensors |
Mr. Jack Elliott,
Vice President and GM
Pure Technologies Ltd., Calgary, AB |
| Materials Science and
Innovative Structures |
Dr. Aftab Mufti,
President, ISIS Canada
University of Manitoba |
| Durability of FRPs in Civil
Engineering
Structures |
Dr. Nemkumar Banthia,
University of BC
ISIS Research Management Committee |
| Bridges in British Columbia -
Potential FRP
Applications for
Repair and Retrofit |
Mr. Peter Brett
KRM Consulting Ltd., Victoria, BC |
Keynote Speaker:
Lessons Learned from the
World
Trade Centre Disaster |
Dr. Venkatesh Kodur
Senior Research Officer
Institute for Research in Construction, NRC
Ottawa, ON |
| Structural Strengthening and Rehabilitation
with FRPs |
Dr. Kenneth Neale, Vice President, ISIS Canada
Université de Sherbrooke |
| Use of GFRP for Structural
and
Seismic
Retrofits |
Mr. Shane Cook, Structural Engineer
Associated Engineering, Burnaby, BC |
| Life Cycle
Costing: Issues From
Infrastructure Owners' Perspective |
Dr. Gordon Sparks, ISIS Project Leader
University of Saskatchewan |
| ISIS Canada
Students
Bridge Design Competition |
Queen's University Students |
| Industrial
Experience with
FRPs and SHM |
Dr. Emile Shehata, Senior Structural Engineer
Wardrop Engineering, Winnipeg, MB |
| Network Conference |
|
| Thursday, May 1, 2003 |
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| STUDENT PRESENTATIONS - Chair: Dr. J.J.R. Cheng |
| Distributed Brillouin Scattering
Sensor for Discrimination of Wall Thinning Defects in Steel Pipe
Under Internal Pressure |
Graham Ferrier
University of Ottawa
Advisor: Dr. X. Bao |
| Using Structural Health Monitoring Techniques
to Investigate Shear
Key Problems in Multi-Beam Concrete Bridges |
Nadeem Khattak
University of Alberta
Advisor: Dr. J.J.R. Cheng |
| Optimal Design for a Wavy
Composite
Reinforcement Rod |
Xin Yu
Concordia University
Advisor: Dr. S.V. Hoa |
| Vibration-based Damage Detection
on a Steel
Free Bridge Deck |
Zhengjie Zhou
University of Saskatchewan
Advisor: Dr. L. Wegner |
| STUDENT PRESENTATIONS - Chair: Dr. A. Mufti |
| Fire Resistance of FRP Systems |
Luke Bisby
Queen's University
Advisor: Dr. M. Green |
| Durability of Concrete Beams Reinforced with
FRP Bars Under Different Environmental and
Loading Conditions |
Kader Laoubi
Université de Sherbrooke
Advisor: Dr. B. Benmokrane |
| Fatigue Investigation of Steel-Free Concrete
Bridge Deck Slabs |
Amjad Memon
University of Manitoba
Advisor: Dr. A. Mufti |
| Mid-Span Shear Debonding Failure
of CFRP Reinforced Concrete Beams |
Ryan Bakay
University of Calgary
Advisor: Dr. N. Shrive |
| STUDENT and POST-DOC PRESENTATIONS |
| Experimental
and Analytical
Evaluation of Glulam-FRP Beams |
Nader Cheraghi
Dalhousie University
Advisor: Dr. F. Taheri |
| Long Term
Performance of Corrosion-Damaged Reinforced Concrete Beams Repaired by CFRP Laminates |
Tamer El Maaddawy
University of Waterloo
Advisor: Dr. K. Soudki |
| Construction
and Structural Monitoring of a Pedestrian Bridge |
Dr. Pierre Rochette, Research Associate
Université de Sherbrooke |
| Structural
Health Monitoring of
the Crowchild and Taylor Bridges |
Dr. Ashutosh Bagchi, Postdoctoral Fellow
Carleton University |
| Wrap Up |
Dr. Aftab Mufti |
 |
| Friday, May 2, 2003 |
| STUDENT PRESENTATIONS - Chair: Dr. K. Neale |
| Durability of Upgrades of Specialized Concrete
Structures |
Mukhtar Homam
University of Toronto
Advisor: Dr. S. Sheikh |
| Strengthening Timber Stringers
with GFRP
Sheets |
Shaun Hay
University of Manitoba
Advisor: Dr. D. Svecova |
| Repair Techniques for Locally
Buckled Pipe Using FRP Composites |
Imran Khawaja
University of Alberta
Advisor: Dr. J.J.R. Cheng |
| Long-term, Low Temperature
Behaviour of
Prestressed Concrete Beams Strengthened with
Prestressed CFRP Sheets |
John Ford
Queen's University
Advisor: Dr. M. Green |
Annual General Meeting
- NCE
Update
- Student
Committee Report
- Display
of New ISIS Web Site
- Student
Panel Discussion: How Do We Further Enhance the ISIS Network?
|
Speakers' Awards Luncheon and
Conference Wrap Up
Presentation on Manitoba's Golden Boy by Dr. A. Mufti |
