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Monitoring & Assessment for Enhanced Life
Managing aging civil infrastructure is a major challenge facing every country in the world. Research conducted in this area tackles this issue through the development and implementation of novel strategies for the assessment and health monitoring of highway bridges, rail structures, pavements, and foundations. The resulting picture of the health of these vital elements of our transportation infrastructure will provide the information required to prioritize repair and replacement, while advanced assessment will allow structures to remain in service longer.
New Materials for Longevity and Constructability
This thrust area investigates new materials and technologies to improve durability and extend the life of transportation infrastructure. The materials and technologies investigated will improve multi-modal transportation connections.
New Systems for Longevity and Constructability
This thrust area focuses on the evaluation, development, and application of engineering systems to improve the durability and longevity of new and existing transportation infrastructure. In these times of economic austerity, New England’s transit networks face challenges related to cold weather, aging, deterioration, evolving load demands, and construction efficiencies. Addressing these issues, applicable to both roadway and railway modes of transit will alleviate existing and future financial strain on the region.
Connectivity for Enhanced Asset & Performance Management
Managing aging civil infrastructure is a major challenge facing every country in the world. Research conducted in this area tackles this issue through the development and implementation of novel strategies for the assessment and health monitoring of highway bridges, rail structures, pavements, and foundations. The resulting picture of the health of these vital elements of our transportation infrastructure will provide the information required to prioritize repair and replacement, while advanced assessment will allow structures to remain in service longer.
TIDC submits a Semi-Annual Progress Report to the U.S. Department of Transportation each year on April 30th and October 30th. The purpose of the Report is to inform them of the progress toward our research goals and the accomplishments of the research funded under the UTC grant.
Advanced Structures & Composites Center
The Advanced Structures and Composites Center includes fully equipped, integrated laboratories to develop and test durable, lightweight, corrosion-resistant material solutions for a wide variety of industries. We offer expertise in large-scale and coupon-level instrumentation and testing, composites manufacturing, and analysis, and finite element analysis. Click here for more information.
University of Connecticut College of Engineering
University of Massachusetts Lowell
The facilities and resources to perform research within the University of Massachusetts Lowell (UML) Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering’s (CEE) Electromagnetic Sensing Lab, Department of Mechanical Engineering’s (ME) Structural Dynamics and Acoustic Systems Lab, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering’s (ECE) Laboratory of Optics, and Department of Plastic Engineering’s (PE) Core Research Facilities.
University of Rhode Island
The University of Rhode Island has a variety of laboratory, field, and computational facilities that are available to support a wide range of transportation research projects. The laboratory facilities include test equipment that can be used to characterize the physical and mechanical properties of civil engineering materials including concrete, asphalt, and soil. Field equipment includes a trailer mounted Cone Penetration Test (CPT) used for subsurface investigations. Dedicated computers and specialized software are available for numerical modeling and simulation. There are other facilities outside the University that may also be available for use through specific collaborative projects with RIDOT and/or industry. This includes, for example, RIDOTs vehicle-mounted Ground Penetrating Radar (GPR) system.
University of Vermont
All PIs have laboratory spaces (geotechnical, structural, hydraulics, materials, surveying, spatial analysis, imaging labs), access to machine shops and two technicians, and an Advanced Computing Center.
Western New England University
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From Innovation to Implementation
Monitoring & Assessment for Enhanced Life
Managing aging civil infrastructure is a major challenge facing every country in the world. Research conducted in this area tackles this issue through the development and implementation of novel strategies for the assessment and health monitoring of highway bridges, rail structures, pavements, and foundations. The resulting picture of the health of these vital elements of our transportation infrastructure will provide the information required to prioritize repair and replacement, while advanced assessment will allow structures to remain in service longer.
New Materials for Longevity and Constructability
This thrust area investigates new materials and technologies to improve durability and extend the life of transportation infrastructure. The materials and technologies investigated will improve multi-modal transportation connections.
New Systems for Longevity and Constructability
This thrust area focuses on the evaluation, development, and application of engineering systems to improve the durability and longevity of new and existing transportation infrastructure. In these times of economic austerity, New England’s transit networks face challenges related to cold weather, aging, deterioration, evolving load demands, and construction efficiencies. Addressing these issues, applicable to both roadway and railway modes of transit will alleviate existing and future financial strain on the region.
Connectivity for Enhanced Asset & Performance Management
Managing aging civil infrastructure is a major challenge facing every country in the world. Research conducted in this area tackles this issue through the development and implementation of novel strategies for the assessment and health monitoring of highway bridges, rail structures, pavements, and foundations. The resulting picture of the health of these vital elements of our transportation infrastructure will provide the information required to prioritize repair and replacement, while advanced assessment will allow structures to remain in service longer.
TIDC submits a Semi-Annual Progress Report to the U.S. Department of Transportation each year on April 30th and October 30th. The purpose of the Report is to inform them of the progress toward our research goals and the accomplishments of the research funded under the UTC grant.
TIDC consists of 6 member universities in New England. This section includes an overview of the research capabilities of each member university.
Advanced Structures & Composites Center
The Advanced Structures and Composites Center includes fully equipped, integrated laboratories to develop and test durable, lightweight, corrosion-resistant material solutions for a wide variety of industries. We offer expertise in large-scale and coupon-level instrumentation and testing, composites manufacturing, and analysis, and finite element analysis. Click here for more information.
University of Connecticut College of Engineering
University of Massachusetts Lowell
The facilities and resources to perform research within the University of Massachusetts Lowell (UML) Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering’s (CEE) Electromagnetic Sensing Lab, Department of Mechanical Engineering’s (ME) Structural Dynamics and Acoustic Systems Lab, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering’s (ECE) Laboratory of Optics, and Department of Plastic Engineering’s (PE) Core Research Facilities.
University of Rhode Island
The University of Rhode Island has a variety of laboratory, field, and computational facilities that are available to support a wide range of transportation research projects. The laboratory facilities include test equipment that can be used to characterize the physical and mechanical properties of civil engineering materials including concrete, asphalt, and soil. Field equipment includes a trailer mounted Cone Penetration Test (CPT) used for subsurface investigations. Dedicated computers and specialized software are available for numerical modeling and simulation. There are other facilities outside the University that may also be available for use through specific collaborative projects with RIDOT and/or industry. This includes, for example, RIDOTs vehicle-mounted Ground Penetrating Radar (GPR) system.
University of Vermont
All PIs have laboratory spaces (geotechnical, structural, hydraulics, materials, surveying, spatial analysis, imaging labs), access to machine shops and two technicians, and an Advanced Computing Center.