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CONCRETE NEWS Concrete Ontario New Location
UBC researchers develop earthquake-resistant concrete A new seismic-resistant, fibre-reinforced concrete developed at the University of British Columbia will see its first real-life application this fall as part of the seismic retrofit of a Vancouver elementary school. The material is engineered at the molecular scale to be strong, malleable, and ductile, similar to steel — capable of dramatically enhancing the earthquake resistance of a seismically vulnerable structure when applied as a thin coating on the surfaces. Researchers subjected the material, called eco-friendly ductile cementitious composite (EDCC), to earthquake simulation tests using intensities as high as the magnitude 9.0–9.1 earthquake that struck Tohoku, Japan in 2011. “We sprayed a number of walls with a 10 millimetre-thick layer of EDCC, which is sufficient to reinforce most interior walls against seismic shocks,” says Salman Soleimani-Dashtaki, a PhD candidate in the department of civil engineering at UBC. “Then we subjected them to Tohokulevel quakes and other types and intensities of earthquakes — and we couldn’t break them.” EDCC has been added as an official retrofit option in B.C’s seismic retrofit program, and the team will be working with contractors in the next couple of months to upgrade Dr. Annie B. Jamieson Elementary School in Vancouver. “This UBC-developed technology has far-reaching impact and could save the lives of not only British Columbians, but citizens throughout the world,” said Advanced Education, Skills and Training Minister Melanie Mark. “The earthquake-resistant concrete is a great example of how applied research at our public universities is developing the next generation of agents of change. The innovation and entrepreneurship being advanced at all of our post-secondary institutions is leading to cutting-edge technologies and helping to create a dynamic, modern B.C. economy that benefits all of us.” EDCC combines cement with poly-
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mer-based fibres, flyash and other industrial additives, making it highly sustainable, according to UBC civil engineering professor Nemy Banthia, who supervised the work. “By replacing nearly 70 per cent of cement with flyash, an industrial byproduct, we can reduce the amount of cement used,” said Banthia. “This is quite an urgent requirement as one tonne of cement production releases almost a tonne of carbon dioxide into the atmosphere, and the cement industry produces close to seven per cent of global greenhouse gas emissions.” The research was funded by the UBC-hosted Canada-India Research Centre of Excellence IC-IMPACTS, which promotes research collaboration between Canada and India. IC-IMPACTS will make EDCC available to retrofit a school in Roorkee in Uttarakhand, a highly seismic area in northern India. “This technology is gaining significant attention in India and will provide our Canadian companies a strong competitive edge in the growing global infrastructure market,” added Banthia, who also serves as IC-IMPACTS scientific director. Other EDCC applications include resilient homes for First Nations communities, pipelines, pavements, offshore platforms, blast-resistant structures, and industrial floors.
The Canadian Precast/Prestressed Concrete Institute (CPCI) and the Precast/Prestressed Concrete Institute (PCI) are pleased to announce a new joint initiative for precast concrete producers who hold both CPCQA certification as well as PCI Certification, for structural and architectural precast products. As part of this joint initiative, PCI and CPCQA auditing organizations will coordinate their unannounced visit to these plants, and perform their audits over the same time. This will help reduce the number of audit events at these plants from four to two; that means four audit days annually instead of eight. The plants will still pay the same fees for their audits to each program operator, but it is anticipated that the joint initiative will also result in savings of indirect costs of plant personnel staff time for time spent with the auditors during audits of the plants. By joining forces and coordinating audits, PCI and CPCQA will be able to offer a more streamlined and simplified service for precast concrete producers in North America. For example, the auditors will work together to review the same plant documents, records and completed products as necessary for their audits. The auditors will also hold joint entrance and closing meetings with plant personnel. This change will be implemented for all dual certified plants as of July 1st, 2018. SOURCE: PCI.ORG
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CONCRETE NEWS CarbonCure’s Consortium Closes the Carbon Loop for the Cement and Concrete Industries Calera, AL - CarbonCure Technologies (CarbonCure) has reached its next major milestone in accelerating the adoption of CO2 capture and utilization technologies for the concrete and cement industries. CarbonCure led a team of five companies to demonstrate the world’s first integrated CO2 capture and utilization (CCU) from cement for concrete production in January 2018. This project built upon previous cement plant CO2 capture demonstrations and was the first project to collect cement kiln CO2 for subsequent utilization downstream in concrete production and construction. The Global CO2 Initiative (GCI) estimates a potential $400B market opportunity for CO2 utilization products in the concrete sector alone, with the prospect of reducing 1.4 gigatonnes of annual CO2 emissions by 2030. The Cement Sustainability Initiative (CSI), a global effort by
23 major cement producers with operations in more than 100 countries who are responsible for 30% of the world’s cement production, has identified that carbon capture utilization and storage (CCUS) technologies will be required to achieve 440 of the 790 megatonnes of annual CO2 reductions needed to meet the sector’s greenhouse gas targets. The global CO2 reduction potential of the CarbonCure portfolio of technologies exceeds the CSI CCUS targets by contributing between 550 to 700 megatonnes of annual reductions and creating $26 billion in new net production efficiencies. The project was an extension of Team CarbonCure’s participation in the $20 million NRG COSIA Carbon XPRIZE Challenge, which incentivizes and accelerates the development of integrated CCU technologies and new markets that convert CO2 emissions from coal and natural gas power
generation into valuable products. The consortium believes this project is vitally important to the industry, since it demonstrates an immediately scalable and profitable low-cost CO2 utilization solution that benefits each member of the value chain - from the cement producer through to the construction site. An integrated, scalable and cost-effective solution is essential for the industry to meet its WBCSD CSI low-carbon technology roadmap targets, while also creating value from CO2, which is typically considered a waste product. [For more on CarbonCure, please see On Site, April 2017, Pg. 40] SOURCE: CARBONCURE.COM
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stretch of Nova Scotia’s Highway 101 connects the town of Mount Uniacke – about 40 kilometres North of Halifax – to the community of Ellershouse. The 11-kilometre highway is one of three concrete roads in the province, tendered in 2003 as part of a $27 million project to twin 21 kilometres of the two-lane road.
St. Lawrence Cement, now LafargeHolcim, was awarded a $5.9 million contract to pave the concrete section in April 2003. Now in its 15th year, the highway will undergo maintenance as part of the province’s Five Year Highway Plan. This work will take the road to its full life expectancy of 30 to 40 years, a span two times greater than asphalt – but this isn’t the only perk of concrete.
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According to the Cement Association of Canada (CAC) – a national organization that promotes the use of concrete in construction – it is also resilient to harsh weather conditions, a key advantage for one of Canada’s most easterly provinces. Over a 50-year period, a concrete road requires only a third of the maintenance of an asphalt road, according to Michael McSweeney, CAC president and CEO.
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Still, despite the success of Highway 101, there hasn’t been another concrete road project in Nova Scotia. “That’s probably a functionality of the availability of equipment and manpower or skillset from out of province contractors,” says Don Maillet, executive director of Highway Engineering and Construction for the Province of Nova Scotia. In Nova Scotia, the department of transportation will typically put out a call for bids on major road construction projects in asphalt. Less frequently, it will call for a “national concrete alternative,” which allows for both asphalt and concrete bids. Maillet says the frequency of an alternate tender depends on the amount of major road construction the province undergoes in the run of a season. When the department does receive a concrete bid, it will perform an initial lifecycle cost analysis. This analysis accounts for the market value of asphalt pavement at the time of project closure and the design and materials of the sub-base and sub-grade. Adding to the costs, the skillset and equipment for concrete roads has to come from out of province, which produces significant mobilization charges, says Maillet. This generally raises concrete to a higher premium – typically 10 to 20 per cent more expensive.
But a multi-million dollar investment by ready mix concrete producers and contractors will require a guarantee from the province that contracts will be awarded to concrete construction, says Jamie Reed, president of the Atlantic Concrete Association (ACA). ACA is a not-for-profit, membership-based organization located in Halifax, with a mandate to represent the concrete industry in Atlantic Canada.
THE CHICKEN AND THE EGG “The sticking point is the equipment to place the concrete is not owned by any company in Atlantic Canada so it’s the ‘chicken and egg’ story,” says Reed. Specifying roads in asphalt has excluded concrete contractors from the bidding process, says McSweeney. Even more, the procurement process does not encourage competition between paving materials, which he says can lower prices and improve quality. “This focus on initial cost is deeply flawed because it doesn’t consider the long-term cost of the project, including maintenance and rehabilitation costs, where concrete is almost always significantly cheaper,” says McSweeney. McSweeney says the federal government has been willing to consider that federal infrastructure dollars undergo a “three-screen” assessment – recently adopted in Ontario’s Long-Term Infrastructure Plan. This three-screen approach should naturally lead to a procurement process that allows for competition between paving materials, he says. However, it hasn’t yet been introduced in Atlantic Canada.
THE FUTURE OF CONCRETE ROADS “The technical advancements in concrete placement and road construction (have) evolved over the last 40 years at a great pace,” says Reed. He says concrete roads offer economical benefits to concrete producers and
contractors, as well as taxpayers in Atlantic Canada. In order to increase the number of concrete roads, McSweeney says a new process that takes into account the full economic and environmental impact of construction, maintenance and rehabilitation will be necessary. “We love the product,” says Maillet. “It’s done very well for us here in Nova Scotia, but I think it’s a very dynamic situation.” Still, he says the province does plan on calling concrete alternative projects in the future. “If the province is serious about more concrete highways the equipment, contractors and experienced personnel will be made available in not just Nova Scotia but all Atlantic Canada,” says Reed.
FAST FACTS Switzerland-based Holcim acquired St. Lawrence Cement – a supplier of cement and concrete with construction services based in Quebec and Ontario – in 2007. It merged with Lafarge in 2015 to form LafargeHolcim. Nova Scotia’s other concrete roads are located near the town of Oxford on Highway 104 and on the Bridgetown interchange off Highway 101. No major concrete road construction projects are in the works for Atlantic Canada, according to Reed. The three-screen approach includes a full economic lifecycle cost assessment, a carbon assessment and a “best available solutions” assessment, which considers other approaches, technologies and designs.
FAR LEFT: The Province of Nova Scotia is responsible for maintaining the majority of all public roads – 90 per cent. PHOTO COURTESY OF THE PROVINCE OF NOVA SCOTIA LEFT: McSweeney says the use of concrete overlays (pictured) can extend the lifespan of asphalt, concrete or composite pavements. PHOTO COURTSEY OF THE CEMENT ASSOCIATION OF CANADA
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1. ARCHITECTURAL MERIT YORK UNIVERSITY TTC SUBWAY STATION Owner: Toronto Transit Commission Architect of record: Adamson Associates Architects Engineer of record: Arup Canada General contractor: EllisDon Civil Ltd. Forming Contractor: Avenue Building Corporation Material supplier: St Marys CBM Additional participants: Aluma Systems Inc.; BASF Canada Inc.; Carpenters and Allied Workers Local 27; EllisDon Research and Development Dept.; Ironworkers Local 721; LIUNA Local 183 & 506; National Concrete Accessories; and Salit Steel Location: Toronto
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2. ARCHITECTURAL HARDSCAPE NATIONAL HOLOCAUST MONUMENT Owner: National Capital Commission Architect of record: Studio Libeskind Engineer of record: Read Jones Christoffersen Ltd. General contractor: UCC Group Inc. Material supplier: Hanson Ready Mix Additional participants: Aluma Systems Inc.; Carpenters Union Local 93; Claude Cormier + Associes; Harris Rebar; Ironworkers Local 765; JWK Utilities & Site Services Ltd.; LIUNA Local 527; Sika Canada; and WSP Canada Inc. Location: Ottawa
3. INFRASTRUCTURE TIE UP WALLS RECONSTRUCTION PROGRAM Owner: St. Lawrence Seaway Management Corporation Architect of record: Bergmann Associates
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4. INSTITUTIONAL BUILDING BROADVIEW PUBLIC SCHOOL Owner: Ottawa-Carleton District School Board Architect of record: Edward J. Cuhaci & Associates Engineer of record: Cunliffe & Associates General contractor: Frecon Construction Ltd. Tilt up contractor: Tilt Wall Ontario Inc. Material supplier: St Marys CBM Additional participants: AGF-Raymond Rebar; BASF Canada Inc.; Carpenters Union Local 93; Carpenters Union Local 2041; LIUNA Local 527; Slavko Location: Ottawa
5. MATERIAL DEVELOPMENT & INNOVATION YORK UNIVERSITY TTC SUBWAY STATION Owner: Toronto Transit Commission Architect of record: Adamson Associates Architects Engineer of record: Arup Canada General contractor: EllisDon Civil Ltd. Forming contractor: Avenue Building Corporation Material supplier: St Marys CBM Additional participants: Aluma Systems Inc.; BASF Canada Inc.; Carpenters and Allied Workers Local 27; EllisDon Research and Development Dept.; Ironworkers Local 721; LIUNA Local 183 & 506; National Concrete Accessories; Salit Steel Location: Toronto
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Engineer of record: Rizz Engineering Inc. General contractor/construction manager: Prica Group Construction Management Inc. Material supplier: Stubbe’s Precast Commercial Inc. Additional participants: Sika Canada Location: Waterloo
7. SPECIALTY CONCRETE APPLICATIONS WESTON TUNNEL - PHASE 3 GRADE SEPARATION & JOHN ST. PEDESTRIAN BRIDGE Owner: Metrolinx Architect of record: Parsons Inc. Engineer of record: AECOM General contractor: Kenaidan Contracting Ltd. Formwork supplier: Aluma Systems Canada Inc. Material supplier: Ontario Redimix, A division of CRH Canada Group Inc. Additional participants: Avertex Utility Solutions Inc.; Brascon Stainless Steel Fabricators Inc.; DTAH; E.S. Fox Limited; Euclid Canada; Global Precast Inc.; H & S Equipment; Harris Rebar; HC Matcon Inc.; Ironworkers Local 721; Lexsan Electrical Inc.; National Concrete Accessories; Obayashi Canada Ltd.; PNR RailWorks Inc.; Rocky River Construction Limited; Technicore Underground Inc.; and Walter’s Inc. Location: Toronto
8. SPECIALTY CONCRETE PRODUCTS 6. MID TO HIGH RISE RESIDENTIAL 222 ALBERT STREET Owner: MNL Corner Architect of record: ASP Design Group Inc.
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General contractor: Borea Construction Pumping contractor: Pumpcrete Corporation Material suppliers: Rankin Construction Inc.; and Lafarge Canada Inc. Additional participants: BASF Canada Inc.; Degrandis Pumping; LIUNA Local 837; Mammoet; Salit Steel; Stabilization Canada; and Stelcrete Industries Location: Niagara Peninsula
9. STRUCTURAL DESIGN INNOVATION YORK UNIVERSITY TTC SUBWAY STATION Owner: Toronto Transit Commission Architect of record: Adamson Associates Architects Engineer of record: Arup Canada General contractor: EllisDon Civil Ltd. Forming contractor: Avenue Building Corporation Material supplier: St Marys CBM Additional participants: Aluma Systems Inc.; BASF Canada Inc.; Carpenters and Allied Workers Local 27; EllisDon Research and Development Dept.; Ironworkers Local 721; LIUNA Local 183 &
506; National Concrete Accessories; and Salit Steel Location: Toronto
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