[ENCI-l] Re: CSCE Student Chapter is hosting the last lunch presentation of the year

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Hi Everyone!

On Tuesday, April 8 the CSCE Student Chapter is hosting the last lunch
presentation of the year.

WHAT: Fish Creek Park Restoration Project - In June 2005 a flood destroyed
or heavily damaged pedestrian structures and pathways in Fish Creek Park
making large portions of the park unusable to the public. The presentation
will focus on reconstruction of the pathways and bridges and include a
discussion on Stress Ribbon Bridges.

WHO: Timm Stein, Stantec
WHERE: ENE 328
WHEN: Tuesday, April 8 from 12:30 to 2:00.

Free pizza and pop will be provided to all CSCE members. Please email
csce at ucalgary.ca to RSVP so we know how much pizza to get!

We look forward to seeing you there!
CSCE

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Fish Creek Park is a provincial park located in the South of Calgary.  The
park is one of the largest urban parks in North America, stretching 19 km
from East to West covering 13.5 km².  The growth of Calgary has left the
park bordered on three sides by the city and hence the park is a heavily
used recreational area.  The West end of the park borders to the territory
of the TsuuT'ina Nation.  In June 2005 a flood destroyed or heavily
damaged 9 of 15 pedestrian structures in Fish Creek Park and also rendered
most of the park's pathways destroyed or damaged which made large portions
of the park unusable to the public.

The major concerns of Alberta Community Development were the fast
construction of the parks pathways and bridges with minimal damage and
disruption to the parks fauna and wildlife.  The bridge structures and
pathways had to be designed to endure future floods with minimal
maintenance.  A Stress Ribbon Bridge was identified as a structure that
meets all of the required criteria. In the fall of 2006 construction
started on the bridges and the pathways. The project was completed by the
Fall of 2007 with a project cost of just over $7,000,000.  The
presentation will focus on the construction of the Stress Ribbon Bridges
and the lessons learned from the first application of this bridge type in
Canada.

Laura Ritchie