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LARSON TRANSPORTATION INSTITUTE NEWS LARSON TRANSPORTATION INSTITUTE NEWS Webinars build awareness around a a a a a a a a a a a broad array of research and industry practices
The Center for for Integrated Asset Management
for for Multimodal Transportation Infrastructure Systems (CIAMTIS) continues to to host its 2022 webinar series series Held every other month the the the the series series focuses on on on on topics that align with the the the the the CIAMTIS mission of of improving the the the the the durability and extending the the the life of of transportation infrastructure The webinars—designed for research faculty university students and and transportation industry industry professionals—help build awareness around a a a a a a a a a a a a a a broad array of of research and and industry industry practices
For a a a a a a a a a a full list of of scheduled dates and and additional details about fees and and registration visit the workforce development page of of r3utc psu edu New research projects selected
CIAMTIS has selected
new research projects Research teams from Penn State George Mason University University University University Lehigh University University University University Morgan State University University University University University University University University University University of Delaware Virginia Virginia Tech and and West Virginia Virginia University University University will examine a a a a a a a a a a a a a host of transportation topics and and and issues as they relate to to bridges pavements rail and and transit Current research projects include:
• Using Advance Refunding of Federal Loans to Support Transportation Infrastructure Asset Management
and and Delivery: Lessons from the Covid-19 Pandemic
• Roadway Rehabilitation Improvement and Protection with with Equitable Services in in a a a a a a a a a a a a a Future with Climate Change— AI-Based Learning and Optimization
• Field Deployment and Verification of an an AI-Based Crowdsensing Bridge Condition Assessment Platform
• Quantification of Railroad Ballast Performance Using Advanced Sensor Network & Big Data
• Ballast and Soil Performance Separation by Using Instrumented Geo-grid & Machine Learning • Field Demonstration of Advance Landslide Warning Index for Railroad Tracks on on on Amtrak’s Harrisburg Line in in in Pennsylvania
• Quantifying the Impact of Data
Unavailability Inaccuracies and and Uncertainty on on Deterioration Modeling and and Infrastructure Asset Management
Policies
• Beneficiation of High Sulfur Fly Ashes and Quarry Fines for Sustainable Ternary Concrete Mixtures
• Improving Freeze-Thaw Resistance Resistance and Fatigue Resistance Resistance of Recycled Aggregate Concrete • Design of of Anchors for for Rapid and Durable Strengthening of of Bridges with Externally Bonded Carbon Fiber Reinforced Polymer Composites—Phase 2 • Determination of Bridge Element Weights based on on Data- driven Models
• Multi-robot Teaming for Inspection of Hydraulic Structures • Developing Metadata for State DOTs from Complex
Optimization
Problems to Support Asset Management
• Development of a a a a Rollable Polymer Pavement Overlay
• Prediction of Pavement Pavement Performance via Integrated Pavement Pavement Health and and Traffic Monitoring with Deep Learning and and Predictive Modeling • CIAMTIS Lehigh Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) Program – Year 4
• Investigation of of Self-Healing Characteristics of of Bacteria-Based Concrete • A Direct Design Method of Hybrid High Strength Steel Web- tapered Members
• MSU Outreach Activities
• Development of a a a a a Fatigue Testing Protocol for Asphalt
Mixture Using Hamburg Wheel Tracking Device
• Artificial Intelligence for Building a a a a a a a a a Landslide Landslide Inventory and and and Advanced Landslide Landslide Warning System in in in Pennsylvania
• Economic Impacts of Transportation Infrastructure Investments
• Continuously Enhancing Transportation Engineering Engineering Education in in in in in in in the Fundamentals of Engineering Engineering Program • Holistic Digital Twins for Transportation Infrastructure A full list of current and and past competitive research research projects projects and and core research research projects projects may be found on r3utc psu edu CEE NEWSLETTER • VOLUME 38 2022 27