DEVELOPMENT OF A NEW CSA STANDARD FOR MODERATING THE EFFECTS OF PERMAFROST DEGRADATION ON EXISTING BUILDING FOUNDATIONS

Antoni Lewkowicz, Martin Tremblay, Kelly Montgomery

In the proceedings of: GeoQuébec 2015: 68th Canadian Geotechnical Conference & 7th Canadian Permafrost Conference

Session: Northern Communities / Communautés nordiques

ABSTRACT: Northern infrastructure is highly vulnerable to climate change impacts and must contend with issues such as permafrost degradation, coastal erosion, as well as changes in temperatures and precipitation patterns. Adaptable mechanisms that reduce the North™s vulnerability are needed and standards are one mechanism that can reduce some of the vulnerability. CAN/CSA-S501-14 - Moderating the effects of permafrost degradation on existing building foundations, a National Standard of Canada, was developed through the collaboration of representatives from territorial governments, the federal government, universities, the private sector, and northern community government organizations. This Standard proposes measures to moderate the effects of permafrost degradation on existing building foundation and mitigation techniques in relation to changing permafrost conditions.

RÉSUMÉ: Les infrastructures du Nord sont très vulnérables aux impacts des changements climatiques tels que la dégradation du pergélisol, l'érosion côtière et les changements de températures et de précipitations. Des mécanismes flexibles permettant de réduire la vulnérabilité des infrastructures du Nord sont nécessaires; les normes constituent un mécanisme qui permet de réduire certaines vulnérabilités. La norme nationale du Canada CAN/CSA-S501-14 - Modérer les effets de la dégradation du pergélisol des structures existantes a été développée grâce à la collaboration de représentants des gouvernements territoriaux, le gouvernement fédéral, les universités, le secteur privé et les gouvernements des collectivités nordiques. Cette norme propose des mesures pour modérer les effets de la dégradation du pergélisol sur les fondations des bâtiments existants et des techniques d'atténuation des conditions de pergélisol changeantes.

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Antoni Lewkowicz ; Martin Tremblay; Kelly Montgomery (2015) DEVELOPMENT OF A NEW CSA STANDARD FOR MODERATING THE EFFECTS OF PERMAFROST DEGRADATION ON EXISTING BUILDING FOUNDATIONS in GEO2015. Ottawa, Ontario: Canadian Geotechnical Society.

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