New Infrastructure: Climate Change and Responsive Design

J Abrahamse

In the proceedings of: GeoVancouver 2016: 69th Canadian Geotechnical Conference

Session: INFRASTRUCTURE - 1 Highways & Bridges

ABSTRACT: There are many mega civil construction projects being built across North America requiring owners, engineers and contractors to come up with creative solutions for complex infrastructure problems. Climate change has become an issue for engineers, with storm events increasing in volume and frequency, and resiliency has now become a priority in design. Additionally, the reduction of the carbon footprint on construction projects to minimize the impacts of climate change is being mandated in many international agreements such as COP21. In this paper, we will examine the responsive design to climate change with respect to Reinforced Earth® walls, through case studies. Additionally, we will discuss the Ohio River Bridges - East End Crossing Project that is under construction by Walsh Vinci Construction which is the partnership of Walsh Construction, Vinci Construction Terrassement and Vinci Construction Grands Projets. This project is using the EnvisionTM system to assess its impact on Climate Change among others and is implementing sustainable construction methods.

RÉSUMÉ: Il existe de nombreux projets majeurs den cours de construction en Amérique du Nord exigeant des clients, des ingénieurs et des entrepreneurs de trouver des solutions créatives destinées à résoudre les problèmes émanant de infrastructures complexes. Le changement climatique est devenu un sujet à traiter à part entière pour les ingénieurs, avec des tempêtes de plus en plus importantes et fréquentes, la résilience est maintenant devenue une priorité dans la conception. De plus, la réduction de l'empreinte carbone des projets de construction afin de minimiser les impacts du changement climatique est devenue obligatoire dans de nombreux accords internationaux tels que la COP21. Dans cet article, nous examinerons la conception adaptée au changement climatique en ce qui concerne les murs en Terre Armée®, à travers des études de cas. De plus, nous allons appuyer notre étude sur le projet Ohio River Bridges - East End Crossing qui est en cours de construction par Walsh Vinci Construction qui est un partenariat constitué de Walsh Construction, Vinci Construction Terrassement et Vinci Construction Grands Projets. Ce projet utilise l EnvisionTM pour évaluer son impact sur le changement climatique entre autres et il construction durables.

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J Abrahamse (2016) New Infrastructure: Climate Change and Responsive Design in GEO2016. Ottawa, Ontario: Canadian Geotechnical Society.

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