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Publications, manuscripts and applied research connecting cold-regions science to engineering practice.

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Technical work, available in context.

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Publication · POAC 2025 · Paper #8

The Rideau Canal Skateway: A Preliminary Assessment of Current Practice to Estimate Bearing Capacity

Ice Engineering · Bearing Capacity · Rideau Canal

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Publication · CGAC 2025 · Paper & Poster

Improving Dam Datasets to Identify Micro-Hydro Suitability

Hydrology · GIS · Infrastructure · Energy

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Manuscript · 2026

Quantifying Bearing Capacity Loss for Thin-Ice Defects Using a Paired Finite-Element Correction to Gold's Formula

Ice Mechanics · Finite Elements · Bearing Capacity

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Unpublished Research

A Quasi-3D Approach for Evaluating Fluvial Erosion and Protection in Meandering Rivers

River Engineering · Morphodynamics · Erosion

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Technical / Field Report

Gruve 3 Avalanche Hazard — Varsom Report

Avalanche · Terrain · Snow · Hazard

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Field Research · 2024

Longyear Glacier Geophysical Survey

Arctic · Geophysics · Field Investigation

Available on request