[ENCI-l] Free Pizza!!! - CSCE Lunch Presentation

[engg-enci-l at mailman.ucalgary.ca]

Hi Everyone!

Just a reminder about the CSCE lunch presentation on April 8th. PLEASE
RSVP BY 2:00 ON MONDAY, APRIL 7.

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.