Vulnerability of the road network to coastal processes in Eastern Quebec: impact of climate change

This article describes new methods used for evaluating the risks and extreme conditions capable of jeopardizing the integrity of the road network and other critical infrastructure throughout the coastal of Eastern Québec.

Road on existing waste deposite

Restraints influencing the choice of an alignement are increasing stronger and the road engineer may be led to cross a deposit of different waste materials from human origin. he may also find it after alignment has been chosen. The engineer is faced with unusual difficulties when he must cross what geotechnicians describe willingly as "lower dustbib". The quality of this article is to provide both a general framework of study of these particular deposite and a more detailed framework of technicla [...]

Numerical forecasting of radiotion fog

This article includes research results were presented during the Standing International Road Weather Commission (SIRWEC); 21-22 March 1994; Seefeld (Tyrol - Austria).

Impacts of expressway ring roads: Example of the Nagoya Metropolitan Expressway

Impacts of the ring roads in the Nagoya metropolitan area and issues still at stake in the region.

Impact of Permafrost thaw on airfield and road infrastructures in Nunavik

Damage to airstrips and access roads has led Ministère des Transports du Québec to take this problem seriously. Research had been undertaken in 2004 to assess current and foreseeable impacts on northern infrastructures, recommend adaptation measures for problem situations, and review airstrip design for future projects.