Abstract: The brightest students entering postsecondary education are often attracted by routes other than engineering that are perceived more likely to yield careers of higher prestige and greater returns. For civil engineering in ...

Abstract: Dense friction course asphalt (DFC) has been used since the late 1980s as the premium surface course on the Ontario Ministry of Transportation’s (MTO) major highways. It was designed for a 12–15 year service life with ...

Abstract: The construction of reinforced concrete structures in hot weather dictates fast placement of fresh concrete to prevent hot weather concreting difficulties such as rapid loss of workability, pumping problems, acceleration ...