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Evaluating degraded ballast and track geometry variability along a Canadian freight railroad through ballast maintenance records and ground-penetrating radar
DownloadSpring 2018
The majority of track comprising Canadaâs large railway network is constructed on ballasted foundations. As such, the accumulation of fines within the void space between the ballast aggregate, referred to as ballast degradation, is considered to be a significant factor contributing to the...
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Spring 2012
The Town of Peace River is over hundred years old. It was heavily urbanized by the late 1970s. Development extended to the geologically immature valley slopes of the Peace River and its tributaries. Triggered by various agents, landslides caused damage to houses and infrastructure developed on...
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Landslide Risk to Railway Operations and Resilience in the Thompson River Valley near Ashcroft, British Columbia
DownloadFall 2017
This thesis investigates the hazard frequency and associated risk posed by twelve large landslides in the Thompson River Valley south of Ashcroft, British Columbia, which are collectively referred to as the Ashcroft Thompson River landslides. The Canadian National and Canadian Pacific railways...