Evolution of Bridge Practices in Ontario, Canada
The Ontario Ministry of Transportation (MTO) manages provincial structures in Ontario including 2850 bridges. Following an extended period of fiscal restraint, the last decade has marked a dramatic increase in bridge construction work, with rehabilitation of a third of the provincial bridge inventory. Bridge design and corrosion protection have evolved over the last 60 years. The practice of bridge rehabilitation is well-established in Ontario. Through the 1990s, standards were introduced for integral abutments, semi-integral abutments, and flexible links slabs between simply-supported spans to improve a bridge’s durability in initial construction or rehabilitation. Accelerating bridge construction by reducing time on site is a current focus. The MTO has tried many forms of prefabrication.
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Corporate Authors:
Transportation Association of Canada (TAC)
401-1111 Prince of Wales Drive
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Authors:
- Mermigas, KK
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- Publication Date: 2018
Language
- English
Media Info
- Media Type: Web
- Pagination: 1 PDF file, 822 KB, 18p.
- Monograph Title: TAC 2018: Innovation and Technology: Evolving Transportation - 2018 Conference and Exhibition of the Transportation Association of Canada
Subject/Index Terms
- TRT Terms: Bridges; Conferences; Construction; Corrosion; Design; Durability; History; Life cycle analysis; Repairing
- Geographic Terms: Canada
- ITRD Terms: 3455: Bridge; 8018: Canada; 8525: Conference; 3655: Construction; 5252: Corrosion; 9011: Design (overall design); 5910: Durability; 9096: History; 5950: Life cycle; 3635: Repair
- Subject Areas: Bridges and other structures; Construction; Design; History; I24: Design of Bridges and Retaining Walls; I53: Construction of Bridges and Retaining Walls; I60: Maintenance;
Filing Info
- Accession Number: 01683286
- Record Type: Publication
- Source Agency: Transportation Association of Canada (TAC)
- Files: ITRD, TAC
- Created Date: Oct 16 2018 2:05PM