ISIS Canada 10th Annual Conference
May 4-6, 2005
Crowne Plaza Hotel
Ottawa, Ontario
Program
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Student Poster Set-up
Posters can be set up any time after 1:00
p.m. on Tuesday, May 3rd in Ballroom C |
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Network Reception
All ISIS participants are expected to join
this informal gathering of the Network on the evening of Tuesday, May 3,
from 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. in the Pinnacle Room |
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Public Forum
Wednesday, May 4, 2005 |
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| 8:00 - 8:30 |
Coffee and Muffins |
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| 8:30 - 8:45 |
Welcome |
Dr. Aftab Mufti, President, ISIS Canada |
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| 8:45 - 9:00 |
Opening
Remarks |
Mr. Don Whitmore, Chair, ISIS Canada
President, Vector Construction Group,
Winnipeg, MB |
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| 9:00 - 9:30 |
Overview of NCE Program |
Dr. Thomas Brzustowski,
Chair, NCE Steering Committee |
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| 9:30 - 10:00 |
Rewrite of
Section 16 - Canadian
Highway Bridge Design Code |
Dr. Aftab Mufti, University of Manitoba /
Dr. Ken Neale, University of Sherbrooke /
Dr. Baidar Bakht, JMBT Structures Research |
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| 10:00 - 10:30 |
Coffee Break |
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Chair: Dr. J.J. Roger Cheng |
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| 10:30 - 11:00 |
Performance of Glass Fibre Reinforced Polymers
in Concrete Structures |
Dr. Aftab Mufti, University of Manitoba /
Dr. Maria Onofrei, University of Manitoba |
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| 11:00 - 11:30 |
A Decade of Performance of FRP Retrofitted
Structures - Case Studies Including a Highway 401 Bridge
Monitored for
Corrosion |
Dr. Shamim Sheikh,
University of Toronto |
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| 11:30 - 12:00 |
Fire Resistance of FRP Strengthened Concrete
Structures |
Dr. Mark Green, Queen's University /
Dr. Venkatash Kodur, National Research Council |
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| 12:00 - 1:30 |
Lunch |
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| 1:45 - 2:30 |
KEYNOTE SPEAKER
The Potential for Innovative Technologies in the Infrastructure Programs |
Ms. Cécile Cléroux, Assistant Deputy
Minister, Program Operations, Infrastructure Canada |
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Chair: Dr. Nemkumar Banthia |
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| 2:30 - 3:00 |
The Use of FRP Reinforcement in PWGSC Parking
Garages |
Dr. Brahim Benmokrane, University of
Sherbrooke / Mr. Brian Kyle, Public Works and Government Services Canada |
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| 3:00 - 3:30 |
Distributed Fibre Strain Sensors
for SHM |
Dr. Xiaoyi Bao, University of Ottawa /
Dr. Roger Cheng, University of Alberta |
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| 3:30 - 3:45 |
Coffee Break |
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Chair: Dr. Kenneth Neale |
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| 3:45 - 4:05 |
GFRP Provides
Superior Fatigue Performance in Bridge Deck Slabs |
Dr. Gamil Tadros, SPECO Engineering /
Dr. Aftab Mufti, University of Manitoba |
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| 4:05 - 4:25 |
Evaluating
Bridge Deck Design Alternatives on a Life Cycle
Performance and Cost Basis |
Dr. Gordon Sparks, University of Saskatchewan
/
Dr. Paul Christensen, University of Saskatchewan |
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| 4:25 - 4:45 |
ISIS
Educational Modules: Technology Transfer One Student at a Time |
Dr. Luke Bisby, Queen's University |
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| 4:45 |
Wrap Up |
Dr. Lloyd McGinnis, CEO, ISIS Canada |
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| 6:30 - 9:30 |
Student Dinner Meeting
Project Leaders Dinner Meeting |
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Network Conference |
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| Thursday, May 5, 2005 |
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| 8:00 - 8:30 |
Coffee and Muffins |
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| 8:30 - 9:30 |
POSTER JUDGING: by Delegates and Student Committee Jury |
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STUDENT
PRESENTATIONS |
Chair: Dr. G. Tadros |
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| 9:30 - 10:00 |
Structural Health Monitoring of the Attridge
Drive Overpass |
A. B. Siddique, University of Saskatchewan |
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| 10:00 - 10:30 |
Fire Performance of FRP-Strengthened
Reinforced Concrete Structural Members |
E.U. Chowdhury, Queen's University |
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| 10:30 - 10:50 |
Coffee Break |
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STUDENT
PRESENTATIONS |
Chair: Dr. X. Bao |
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| 10:50 - 11:10 |
Strengthening Split Timber
Beams
Using GFRP Sheets |
S. Gomez, University of Manitoba |
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| 11:10 - 11:30 |
Concrete Contribution to the Shear Resistance
of FRP-Reinforced Concrete Beams |
A.K. El-Sayed, Université de Sherbrooke |
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| 11:30 - 11:50 |
The Application of Structural Health
Monitoring in Pipelines |
Z. Chou, University of Alberta |
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| 12:00 - 1:30 |
Poster Awards Luncheon |
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| 1:30 - 4:30 |
THEME MEETINGS |
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Theme 1 - Dr. J.J.R. Cheng |
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Theme 2 - Dr. N. Banthia |
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Theme 3 - Dr. K. Neale |
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Evening free for everyone |
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Friday, May 6, 2005 |
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| 8:30
- 9:00 |
Coffee and Muffins |
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STUDENT
PRESENTATIONS |
Chair: Dr. L. Jaeger |
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| 9:00 - 9:20 |
Environmental Durability
of Composite Materials Used for the Rehabilitation of Reinforced Concrete
Structures |
B. Sarsaniuc, Université de Sherbrooke |
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| 9:20 - 9:40 |
Freeze-Thaw Behavior of FRP-Confined Concrete
Cylinders when Simultaneously Subjected to Sustained Axial Loads |
A. Kong, Queen's University |
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| 9:40 - 10:00 |
Experimental Study of FRP-Wrapped
RC Bridge Columns Under Seismically Induced Damage |
E. St-Georges, Université de Sherbrooke |
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| 10:00 - 10:30 |
Coffee Break |
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STUDENT
PRESENTATIONS |
Chair: Dr. D. Thomson |
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| 10:30 - 10:50 |
Design and Static Load
Testing of a
Steel Free Deck Constructed Using Partial Depth Precast Concrete |
D. Bowen, University of Manitoba |
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| 10:50 - 11:10 |
Detection of Pipeline Buckling Using
Distributed Fibre Strain Sensor Based
on Brillouin Scattering |
L. Zhou, University of Ottawa |
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| 11:10 - 11:30 |
Characterization of System Sensitivity
in SHM Event Detection Systems |
L. Card, University of Manitoba |
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| 11:30 - 12:00 |
Annual General Meeting
- Student
Committee Report
- Speaker
Awards
- Conference Wrap-up
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| 12:00 - 1:00 |
Lunch |
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| 1:15 |
Tour of NRC Fire Testing Facilities |
