Titan is pleased to work with post-secondary academia on research and development initiatives benefiting the engineering community. The following are technical papers and research articles developed in conjunction with our partners, which have been published in industry publications, and presented at industry conferences.

MSE Wall & Slope

• A Multi-Geosynthetics Sustainable Solution Case Study – ʔapsčiik t̓ašii (Upscheek Tashee) (Oct 2023)

Railways

• Use of Polymer Geogrid Composite to support rail track over weak saturated clay subgrade (May 2015)
• Experimental Investigation of the Effects of Subgrade Strength and Geogrid Location on the Cyclic Response of Geogrid-Reinforced Ballast (Oct 2023)

Paved Roads

• Construction of Geosynthetic–Reinforced Pavements and Evaluation of Their Impacts (Oct 2023)
• Design and construction of a Geosynthetic reinforced pavement on a weak subgrade (Sept 2015)
• Calgary’s Early Experiences with the Use of Fiberglass Grids for Asphalt Pavement Rehabilitation (Oct 2018)
• Investigating of Rutting Performance in Geogrid-Reinforced Asphalt by Penetration Test (Oct 2023)
• Soil Reinforcement Interaction of a Geogrid-Geotextile Composite (Oct 2023)

Innovative Concrete Reinforcement

• Experimental Investigation of the Tensile Response of Stiff Fiberglass Geogrid Under Varying Temperatures (January 2022)
• On the Effect of Thermal Cycles on the Tensile Behavior of Rigid Fiberglass Geogrid (May 2021)

Foundational Engineering

• Use of Polymer Geogrid Reinforcement in the foundations of ground-supported tanks for control of differential settlement (2013)

Waste and Waste Water Management

• Temperature Dependent Short-Term Evaluation of index and performance tests on Bituminous Geomembranes (October 2022)
• Short Term Durability and Performance of Bituminous Geomembranes with Respect to Temperature (2021)
• Physical performance of a Bituminous Geomembrane for use as a basal liner in heap leach pads.(2017)

Side Walks

• Pilot Case Study of Geogrids and Reinforcement in Concrete (2019)