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LARSON TRANSPORTATION INSTITUTE NEWS LARSON TRANSPORTATION INSTITUTE NEWS Annual conferences (cont )
Registration is is now open for the the 2021 Transportation Engineering and Safety Conference (TESC)—the mid-Atlantic’s authoritative source of of information on on on pressing issues from some of of the foremost experts in in in transportation today TESC is is scheduled to to be be be held virtually from December December 8 through December December 10 For the most efficient and and secure registration all attendees exhibitors and and sponsors are encouraged to to use the online registration portal Registration deadlines deadlines vary More information about fees and deadlines deadlines is is is available on on the TESC website • Strategic Prioritization and Planning for Multi-Asset Transportation Infrastructure Maintenance Rehabilitation and Improvements: Phase 2–Data-driven Decisions from Continuous Monitoring
New core projects include:
• Utilizing Daily Traffic as as a a a a a a Sensor Network for Infrastructure Health Monitoring
• Transportation Infrastructure Readiness for for for Post-Pandemic Supply Chain Transformation for for for Greater Resilience
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 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 2021 webinar series Held from noon to to to 1:00 p p m m m m m ET every third Wednesday of the the month through December 2021 the the the the series focuses on on on on topics that align with the the the the CIAMTIS mission of of improving 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 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 practices
For a a a a a a a a a a full list of scheduled dates and and additional details about fees and and registration visit the workforce development page
of r3utc psu edu New research projects selected
The Center for for Integrated Asset Management
for for Multimodal Transportation Infrastructure Systems (CIAMTIS) has selected
new
research projects Research teams from Penn State State George Mason University University University University Lehigh University University University University University Morgan State State University University University University University University University University University University of Delaware Virginia Virginia Tech and and West Virginia Virginia University University University University will examine a a a 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 New competitive research projects include:
• • • • • • • Workforce Development and Job Training Pilot
Developing Transportation Engineering Graduates for Industry
Development of a a a a a a Virtual Weigh-In-Motion System System for Enhanced Pavement System Management
Implementing Waste Plastics in in in in Asphalt Pavement for Both Engineering and Environmental Benefits
Investigation of of the Benefit of of Using a a a a Novel Corrosion Resistant Steel Steel in in in in New and Existing Steel Steel Bridges in in in in Pennsylvania Combined Structural Health and Traffic Monitoring
using Fiber Optic Distributed Acoustic Sensing
Characterizing Fundamental Rutting Property of Asphalt Concrete from Multiscale Simulative Tests using an Inverse Approach
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