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MATS UTC PPPR No. 5 | 2017

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Federal Agency U.S.DepartmentofTransportationFederal Grant Number DTRT13-G-UTC33Project Title MID-ATLANTICTRANSPORTATION

SUSTAINABILITYUNIVERSITYTRANSPORTATIONCENTER(UTC)

Program Director Name, Title, and Contact Information

BrianSmith,Ph.D.,P.E.ProfessorandChair,CivilandEnvironmentalEngineeringMATSUTCDirectorUniversityofVirginia351McCormickDr.P.O.Box400742Charlottesville,VA22904-4742Phone:434-243-8585Fax:434-982-2951Email:[email protected]

Name of Submitting Official, Title, and Contact Information

BrigettePfisterDirectorforProposalandAwardManagementUniversityofVirginiaospnoa@virginia.edu434-924-4270

Submission Date October2016DUNS/EIN Numbers 065391526Recipient Organization (Name and Address) UniversityofVirginia

OfficeofSponsoredPrograms1001NorthEmmetStreetP.O.Box400195Charlottesville,VA22904-4195Phone:434-924-4270Fax:434-982-3096

Recipient Identifying Number, if any FederalEntityNumber54-6001796

Project/Grant Period (Start Date, End Date) 6/30/14to9/30/18Reporting Period End Date 4/30/17Report Term or Frequency Sixmonths

Signature of Submitting Official


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1. AccomplishmentsTheMid-AtlanticTransportationSustainabilityUniversityTransportationCenter(MATSUTC)isaregionalconsortiumofsixuniversitiesledbytheUniversityofVirginia.OurconsortiumincludesMarshallUniversity,MorganStateUniversity,UniversityofDelaware,OldDominionUniversity,andVirginiaPolytechnicandStateUniversity.TheMATSUTCservestheregionthroughappliedresearch,education,workforcedevelopment,andtechnologytransferfocusedonenvironmentalsustainability.

1.1 ResearchMATSUTCstrivestoaddressresearchproblemsrelatedtoenvironmentalsustainabilityandtransportation.

1.1.1 ResearchProgramThemesOurresearchprogramisorganizedaroundfivefocusareas:

• SustainableFreightMovement(SF)• CoastalInfrastructureResiliency(IR)• EnergyEfficientUrbanTransportation(EU)• EnhancedWaterQualityManagement(WM)• SustainableLand-UsePractices(LU)

Wehavecoreprojectsinallfiveofthesefocusareas.Wehavecompetitivecollaborativeprojectsinmostofthefocusareas.

1.1.2 ResearchProgramSelectionandManagementOurresearchprogramhastwoparts.Eachuniversityintheconsortiumhasbeenallocatedabaseamounttospendonresearch,education,andoutreachincludingtechnicaltransfer,diversity,andcommunications.Thisbasemoneyfundsthecoreprojectsweselectcollaborativelyasacenter—guidedbyouradvisoryboard.

Table1lists32projectsfundedwithbaseandmatchingallocations.Manyoftheseincluderesearchersatmultipleconsortiumuniversitiesasindicated.FourteenprojectshavebeencompletedsincetheinceptionofMATSUTCinJuly2014.ProjectswithfinalreportshavethetitlehyperlinkedinTable1.ThesehyperlinkstakeyoutotheFinalReport.

Table1ProjectsUtilizingBaseFundandMatchingFundAllocations(Hyperlinksgotothefinalreports.)

FocusArea

LeadU PI OtherInvestigators Other

U Title


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FR ODU RajPaleti MecitCetin PerformanceMeasuresforFreightTransportandGeneralTraffic:InvestigatingSimilarities&DifferencesUsingAlternativeDataSources

FR ODU MecitCetin

ManWoNg,WayneTalley,BrianPark,HeshamRakha

UVA,VT

MultimodalFreightDistributiontoSupportIncreasedPortOperations

FR MU JenniferShand JamesCorbett UD AlternativeFuelsUsageinMaritime

TransportationSystem

IR VTPamelaMurray-Tuite

IhabEl-Shawarby,HeshamRakha,Brian

SmithUVA InfrastructureResilienceandAdaptationfor

HurricanesinCoastalAreas

IR UD NiiAttohOkine LindsayIvey-Burden UVA MultimodalTransportationFacilityResilience

Index

IR UVA OsmanOzbulut DevinHarris StructuralEnhancementstoAdapttoImpacts

ofClimateChange

IR UD JulieMaresca DevinHarris UVA MicrobialBiomarkersforASR-Damaged

Concrete

IR UD ChrisMeehan DhruvBatra ImplementationofSmartEquipmentinField

Construction

IR UVA DevinHarris OsmanOsbulut AcceleratingUseofSustainableMaterialsin

TransportationInfrastructure

IR UVA DevinHarris

PreservingCoastalInfrastructurethroughtheDesignandImplementationofImage-BasedStructuralHealthMonitoring(iSHM)

IR UVA OsmanOzbulut

DevelopmentandCharacterizationofNanoReinforcedCementCompositesusingGrapheneNanoplatelets

IR ODU NavidTahvildari MecitCetin

InvestigatingtheVulnerabilityoftheTransportationInfrastructureinHamptonRoadsRegiontoExtremeWeatherandSeaLevelRise

IR UVA OsmanOzbulut MultifunctionalCompositesforSustainable

CivilInfrastructureSystems

EU MU AndrewNichols

BrianPark,HeshamRakha,MontasirAbbas

UVA,VT

EnhancingTrafficControlSystemstoReduceEmissionsandFuelConsumption

EU VT HeshamRakha

KyounghoAhn,MecitCetin,BrianPark

ODU,UVA

Network-wideImpactsofEco-routesandRouteChoiceBehavior/EvaluationofAERISApplications

EU MSU AndrewFarkas

Hyeon-ShicShin,ChristineRisch,KentSowards,JianheDu

MU,VT

EnvironmentalandSafetyAttributesofElectricVehicleOwnershipandCommutingBehavior:PublicPolicyandEquityConsiderations

EU VT HeshamRakha IhabEl-Shawarby DevelopandTestConnectedVehicleFreeway

SpeedHarmonizationSystems

EU ODU RajeshPaleti MecitCetin

InvestigatingRelationshipBetweenDrivingPatternsandTrafficSafetyUsingSmartphones-BasedMobileSensorData

EU ODU MecitCetin

ExploringtheuseofLIDARdatafromAutonomousCarsforEstimatingTrafficFlowParametersandVehicleTrajectories

EU VT HeshamRakha MohammedElhenawy ClusterAnalysisGuidanceandPilotTest


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EU UD ArdeshirFaghri Hyeon-ShicShin MSU ClimateChangeandNon-Motorized

Transportation

EU UVA DevinHarris

Image-basedResponseMeasurementforReference-FreeDeflectionandDeformationMonitoringofHighwayStructuralSystems

EU ODU RajeshPaleti MecitCetin

InvestigatingRelationshipbetweenDrivingPatternsandTrafficSafetyusingSmartphonesBasedMobileSensorData

EU VT HeshamRakha MohammedElhenawy ClusterAnalysisGuidanceandPilotTest

EU UVA BrianSmith

CybersecurityAnalysistoPrepareVDOTOperationsforConnectedandAutonomousVehicleApplications

WM UVA JonGoodall

DesignofaDecisionSupportToolforNutrientCreditExchangeFeasibilityinStormwaterRegulatoryCompliance

WM MSU JamesHunter DongHeeKang

MitigatingPollutantsfromHighwayInfrastructureforTotalMaximumDailyLoad(TMDL)Compliance:MonitoringEfficacyofBestManagementPracticesandAdvancingDecisionSupport

WM UVA JonGoodall

DevinHarris,BrianSmith IntegratedDataforImprovedAsset

Management

WM MSU DongHeeKang

AnastasiaE.M.Chirnside,MarkBundy UD EvaluationofWasteConcreteRoadMaterials

forUseinOysterAquaculture

LU VT SteveHankey RalphBuehler

Multi-City,National-ScaleDirect-DemandModelsofPeak-PeriodBicycleandPedestrianTraffic

LU UVAAndrew

Mondschein

VirginiaSustainableTravelChoices:EffectsofLandUseandLocationonCurrentandFutureTravelOptions

LU UD MarciaScott

SinayaDayan,TuanNguyen,Savannah

EdwardsandJeffCragleMU

GISStoryMaps:ATooltoEmpowerandEngageStakeholdersinPlanningSustainablePlaces

LU UVAAndrew

Mondschein

DriverEducationforNewMultimodalFacilities

AppendixAincludesprogressreportsfortheactivebaseandmatchfundedprojectsincludingprojectsthatendedduringthecurrentreportingperiod,November1,2016-April30,2017.

Theotherpartofourresearchprogramarecompetitivecollaborativeprojects.Table2liststhefiveprojectsawardedinFall2014.Hyperlinksleadtotheprojectfinalreports.ProgressreportsfortheseprojectsareprovidedinAppendixB.Table3liststhesixprojectsawardedinFebruary2016.ProgressreportsfortheseprojectsareprovidedinAppendixC.Table4liststheeightprojectsawardedinJanuary2017.TheseprojectsarescheduledtobeginMay2017.ProgressreportsfortheseprojectsareprovidedinAppendixD.


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Table2CompetitiveCollaborativeProjectsAwardedFall2014(January1,2015-August31,2016projects)(Hyperlinksgotothefinalreports.)

FocusArea LeadU PI Other

Investigators OtherU Title

LU VT Hankey Buehler,Mondschein UVA

DesigningabicycleandpedestriantrafficcountprogramtoestimateperformancemeasuresonstreetsandsidewalksinBlacksburg,VA

WM UD Chiu Imhoff,Culver UVASimultaneousRemovalofNitrogenandPhosphorusfromStormwaterbyZero-ValentIronandBiocharinBioretentionCells

IR UVA Goodall Sridhar VTImpactofClimateChangeandSeaLevelRiseonStormwaterDesignandReoccurringFloodingProblemsintheHamptonRoadsRegion

EU ODU Iftekharuddin Cetin,Rakha VT LiDARforAirQualityMeasurement

EU UD Prasad Advani,Shin MSU ConnectedVehicleTechnologiesforEnergyEfficientUrbanTransportation

Table3CompetitiveCollaborativeProjectsAwardedSpring2016(May1,2016-October31,2017projects)

FocusArea

LeadU PI OtherInvestigators

OtherU Title

IR MU Zatar Nguyen,Ozbulut

UVA Fiber-ReinforcedPlastic(FRP)WrapsforNextGenerationSustainableandCost-EffectiveRehabilitationofCoastalTransportationInfrastructureintheMid-AtlanticRegion

IR UVA Murray-Tuite Heaslip,Sridhar,Goodall

VT TransportationInfrastructureFlooding:SensingWaterLevelsandClearingandReroutingTrafficoutofDanger

EU MU Nichols Chou,Cetin,Abbas

ODU,VT LeveragingConnectedVehiclestoEnhanceTrafficResponsiveTrafficSignalControl

EU MSU Rakha Chen,Jeihani,Chavis

VT Eco-SpeedControlforHybridElectricVehiclesandBusesintheVicinityofSignalizedIntersections

EU ODU Paleti Cetin,Rakha VT Real-TimeSystemPrediction&OptimalRebalancingStrategiesforPublicBikeSharingSystems

EU MSU Chavis Jeihani,Rakha VT QuantifyingtheImpactofOn-StreetParkingInformationonCongestionMitigation

Table4CompetitiveCollaborativeProjectsAwardedJanuary2017(May1,2017-May1,2018projects)

FocusArea

LeadU PI OtherInvestigators

OtherU Title

IR ODU Cetin Iftekharuddin,Goodall

ODU,UVA

EstimatingRoadInundationLevelsDuetoRecurrentFloodingfromImageData

IR ODU Tahvildari Cetin,Goodall,Murray-Tuite

ODU,UVA,VT

AnIntegratedDynamicModelingApproachforFloodingofCoastalTransportationInfrastructure:AssessmentofImpactsonEmergencyOperations


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IR MU Zatar Nguyen,Ozbulut MU,UVA

DeploymentofGroundPenetratingRadarandUltrasonicTomographerNon-DestructiveTechniquesforAssessmentofCorrosion-DeterioratedAdjacentPrestressedConcreteBoxBeams

EU UVA Chen Paleti ODU

WouldYouConsidera"Green"Vehicle?AnticipatingElectricVehicleAdoptionPatternsandEmissionsImpactsinVirginiawithaSpatialLatentChoiceModel

EU VT Buehler Hankey,Mondschein VT,UVA PlanningforWalkingandCyclinginanAutonomous

VehicleFuture

LU MSU Chavis Barnes UD BicycleJusticeorJustBicycles:AnalyzingEquitableAccesstoBaltimore’sBikeSharingProgram

WM UD Imhoff Chiu,Culver UD,UVA RemovingNitratefromStormwaterwithBiocharAmendmenttoRoadwaySoils

SF MU Nichols Cetin ODU FeasibilityofEstimatingCommodityFlowsonHighwayswithExistingandEmergingTechnologies

1.1.3 DisseminationThefinalresearchreportshavebeenpublishedtotheMATSUTCwebsiteandarelinkedtothetablesabove.Manyofourresultshavebeenfurtherdisseminatedinmultiplewaysincludingwebsiteupdatesandnewsposts,academicpublications,projectdescriptionsinquarterlynewsletters,Facebookposts,Twittertweets,monthlyInternalNewsemails,MATSUTCwebinars,andconferencepresentations.

1.1.4 PlansforNextReportingPeriodPlansforthenextreportingperiodincludecontinuingtheseprojects.Wewillcontinuethedisseminationandtechtransferofourresearchresults.

1.2 EducationandWorkforceDevelopmentTheMATSUTCeducationgoalistofostereducationandtrainingtocontributetothedevelopmentofthetransportationworkforce. Traditionaldiscipline-basededucationandtrainingisnotsufficientforcurrentandfutureworkforcedemands;ourapproachismulti-disciplinary,multimodal,andincorporatesbothpassengerandfreight.Underthisgrantwearedevelopingaseriesofeducationactivities,fromK-12toPhDandprofessionals. Theseprogramsbuildontheeducationandtrainingprogramsavailableatallconsortiumuniversities.

1.2.1 NewActivitiesAssociatedwithDegreeProgramsTheMATSUTCEducationSteeringCommitteeputalotofeffortintodevelopingasemesterlonggraduatecourseinTransportationSustainabilitythatwasofferedasynchronouslyatfiveofthesixconsortiumuniversitiesinFall2015.WewillofferthiscourseagaininFall2017withthe10modulesand11instructorslistedinTable4.

Table4Modules,Length,InstructorandUniversity/OrganizationfortheSemester-LongGraduateCourseinTransportationSustainabilityOfferedAugust29–December15,2017

Weeks Topics1Aug28–Sep1

Overview,LindsayIvey-Burden,UniversityofVirginia

2&3 Energy-EfficientUrbanTransportation,HeshamRakha&KyunghoAhn,VATech


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Sept4–Sept154&5Sep18–Sep29

UrbanFreight,Hyeon-ShicShin,MorganStateUniversity

6&7Oct2–Oct13

CoastalInfrastructureResiliency,NavidTahvildari,OldDominionUniversity

8Oct16–Oct20

SustainableMaterials,WaelZatar,MarshallUniversity

9&10Oct23–Nov3

EnhancedWaterQualityManagement,JonathanGoodall,UniversityofVirginia

11&12Nov6–Nov17

MultimodalTransportation,AndrewMondschein,UniversityofVirginia

HalfWeekNov20–Nov22

Re-usableMaterials,BenBowers,VirginiaTransportationResearchCouncil

14&15Nov27-Dec8

LandUseandRegionalPlanningProcess,MichaelDuRoss,UniversityofDelaware/DelawareDepartmentofTransportation

HalfWeekDec.11-13

SustainabilityImpactsofConnected/AutomatedVehicles,MecitCetin,OldDominionUniversity

1.2.2 Non-degreeProgramsMATSUTCencompassesformaltrainingprogramsfortransportationprofessionalsattheUniversityofVirginia(TransportationTrainingAcademy(TTA),Virginia’sLocalTechnicalAssistanceProgram(LTAP),MarshallUniversityandtheUniversityofDelaware(Delaware’sLTAP).

MATSUTCofferedaworkshoponMobile,WearableSensingforSustainableSystemsatourAnnualMeetingonAugust5inCharlottesville.

1.2.3 AttractingNewEntrantstoTransportationMATSUTChasmadeaconsciousefforttoattractnewentrantstotransportation.ThisincludesK-12effortsandundergraduateeffortsfocusedontransportationingeneralandspecificallyaddressedtoattractdiverseaudiencesincludingwomenandunderrepresentedminorities.

Highlightsofouractivitiesinthisareainclude:

• UndergraduateSummerResearchInternshipProgram(USRIP).Wehad11studentsinourprogramfromsevenuniversitiesworkingatfourconsortiumuniversitiesinSummer2016.Theyparticipatedjointlyviaweeklywebmeetings.Allpreparedandpresentedafinalreport,poster,andoralpresentation.Thereportsandpresentationsarefoundhere.

• PromotingCareersinTransportation.WehaveaFall2016webinarseriesfeaturingthreeofourAdvisoryBoardmembers.

• WeparticipateinCareerFairsaimedatgettinghighschoolersexcitedabouttransportationcareersandsponsoredbytheVirginiaDepartmentofTransportationinNorthernVirginia(October6)andHamptonRoads(November2).

1.2.4 DisseminationWeuseavarietyofmethodsincludingemail“blasts”,websiteposts,Facebookposts,Twittertweets,internalnewsdistributionandaquarterlynewslettertodisseminateinformationaboutourresearchandeducationandtrainingactivities.


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1.2.5 PlansforNextReportingPeriodWeareexcitedaboutourthirdofferingofthegraduateTransportationSustainabilityclass.

1.3 TechnologyTransferThegoaloftheMATSUTCtechnologytransferprogramistobroadenourreachandeffectivelydisseminateresearchresults.AppendicesA,B,andCincludethetechnologytransferandoutreacheffortsofresearchersaffiliatedwithindividualprojects.Theseincludeseminarsandconferenceposter/podiumpresentationsaboutspecificresearchprojects.

Inthesectionbelow,wedescribeourconductedandplannedtechnologytransferandoutreacheventsandmediaandcommunicationsefforts.

1.3.1 TechnologyTransfer/OutreachEventsMATSUTCTechnologyTransfer/OutreachEventsinthisreportingperiodinclude:

• ASpringResearchWebinarSeriesfromFebruary-June2016(5webinars)featuring13researchersandsixofourprojects.

• AllofourwebinarsarearchivedonYouTubeandwemaintainawebpagewithalinktothearchivedrecordingandthepresentationsandadditionalinformationforeachone.[YouTubelink]ListofMATSUTCwebinars.

• EachofourresearchteamsmaintainaTechnologyTransferImplementationPlanforeachproject.ThesewerecompletedinJuly2015andupdatedinMarch2016.WeplananupdateinMay2017.

1.3.2 MediaandCommunicationsWehavedevelopedseveraloutletsfordisseminatingMATSUTCresearch,education,diversity,andtechnologytransferactivities.TheseincludetheMATSUTCwebsitewww.matsutc.org,externalemailblaststoourlistofover602(andgrowing)names,Facebookpostshttps://www.facebook.com/midatlantictransportationsustainability,amonthlyinternalnewsdistributedtoouradvisoryboardandresearchers,andTwitterfeeds.Thisreportingperiod,weaddedourAugust2016OpenHouseParticipantstoourmailinglist.WealsoworkedwithourAdvisoryBoardmemberstoidentifyadditionalorganizationsthatmaybeinterestedinourefforts.EachparticipatinguniversitypostsonceaweekonFacebookandmanyofthepostsarecopiedaspoststotheMATSUTCwebsiteandtoTwitter.WehavedistributedaQuarterlynewslettersinceApril2015.TheE-Newsletterincludesafeaturearticle,researchspotlightsfortwoprojects,facultyandstudentspotlights,educationandtrainingupdates,andnewsfromconsortiummembers.ThenewsletterisdistributedtoourMATSUTCemaillistandthearticlesareavailableonourwebsite.

1.3.3 DisseminationsDisseminationofresearchresultsareachievedthroughtheevents,media,andcommunicationchannelsdescribedinsections1.3.1and1.3.2andintheAppendices.

1.3.4 PlansforNextReportingPeriodWewillcontinueourcommunicationsandoutreacheffortsandcontinuetoexpandouremaillistswithnewaddressesofeventattendeesandotheractivityparticipants.WeestablishedaMATSUTCDataversetoincludedatafromourprojects.Weplantoincludethedataforsixofourprojectsinfall2016.AdditionalprojectshaveindicatedsharingtheirdataintheDataverseintheappendices.


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Technologytransferrelatedtoeachindividualresearchprojectwillcontinueandlikelyincreaseastheprojectsmature.

2. ProductsMATSUTCproductsspecifictoeachofourresearchprojectsareprovidedintheAppendices.HerewedescribegeneralproductsrelatedtoourCenter.

2.1 PublicationsDespiteouryoungCenter,severalrelatedpapershavebeensubmittedtomajorconferencesandpublishedinjournalsasshownintheAppendices.Ourpublicationsforthereportingperiodinclude13papersacceptedandpresentedatTRB2017,and9additionalexternalconferencepresentations,andpublishedarticlesinJournalofAppliedEnergy,BigDataConference,MaterialsandStructures,TransportationResearchPartC,GeotechnicalFrontiersConference,andAdvancesinScience,Technology,andEngineeringSystems.AdditionalpapersareunderreviewbyCompositeStructures,ASCEJournalofInfrastructureSystems,andtheIEEEConference.TherewasalsoapaperpublishedinASCESpecialPublicationNo.277.OurCenterhasalsoissuedquarterlynewsletterssinceApril2015.

Individualresearchersareencouragedtosubmitpapersrelatedtotheirworktotechnicalconferencesandotheravenues.

2.2 WebsitesOurMATSUTCwebsitewaslaunchedinAugust2014:www.matsutc.orgTheMATSUTCDataversewasestablishedinJune2016.

2.3 TechnologiesMuchofourresearchleadstothedevelopmentoftechnologies.Examplesinclude:

• Tomeasureaerosolverticalprofiles,theresearchteamretrofittedandcalibratedastate-of-the-artelasticLiDARdonatedtoODUbytheNASALangleyResearchCenterandcollecteddataatmultiplesites.

• Adecisionsupportsystemforidentifyingnutrientcreditsforstormwatermanagement.• Developmentofaminimallydestructivemethodtousemicrobialbiomarkerstoidentifyalkali-silica

reactiondamageinconcrete.• Anoptimalmixofbiocharandzerovalentirontoremovenitrogenandphosphorusfromstormwaterwith

abioretentioncell.• UseofShapeMemoryAlloysforbridgerepairs.

2.4 InventionsNothingtoreport.

2.5 EducationalProductsWedevelopedasemester-longgraduatetransportationsustainabilitycourse,twoone-dayprofessionaldevelopmentworkshopsandahalf-dayworkshop.

2.6 OtherProductsHereareexamplesofadditionalproductsthathaveresultedfromthisgrant:

• WebinararchivesfoundontheMATSUTCYouTubesite


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• WebsitepostsandFacebookpostsofCenteractivities

3. ParticipantsandCollaboratingOrganizationsMATSUTCisaconsortiumofsixuniversities.InadditiontotheseuniversitieswecollaboratewithseveralmatchsourcesincludingstateDOTsandlocalagencies.Wealsohaveanadvisoryboardwith11membersfrom11differentagenciesandorganizationscoveringmultiplemodesandourregion.

3.1 ParticipantsMATSUTCparticipantsincluderesearchers,instructorsandstafffromthesixuniversities;instructorsandspeakersforourworkshops,seminars,andsymposia;championsandotherpartnersatourmatchfundingagencies;andour11personadvisoryboard.

AppendicesA,BandCandthetextinthisreportprovidenamesofresearchers,instructors,andotherpresentersaffiliatedwithMATSUTCactivities.

Table5presentsthenames,titles,affiliations,andlocationofour11advisoryboardmembers.

Table5MATSUTCAdvisoryBoardMembers

Name Title Affiliation LocationCathyMcGhee InterimDirector VirginiaTransportationResearchCouncil Charlottesville,

VADamonFordham Principal TheCadmusGroup Crozet,VASusanHandy Director NationalCenterforSustainable

Transportation,UniversityofCalifornia,Davis

Davis,CA

JasonWang SeniorTransportationSpecialist

AppalachianRegionalCommission

WashingtonD.C.

CameliaRavanbakht

InterimExecutiveDirector HamptonRoadsTransportationPlanningOrganization

Chesapeake,VA

HollyRybinski President RybinskiConsulting Wilmington,DEDominiScurti Manager,MarketPlanning MarylandPortAdministration Baltimore,MDDonaldWilliams ResearchandSpecial

StudiesWestVirginiaDOT Morgantown,

WVTimWitten ITS/SpecialProjects

ManagerBlacksburgTransit Blacksburg,VA

HuaXiang OfficeofPolicyandResearch

MarylandStateHighwayAdministration Hanover,MD

TigistZegeye,Chair

ExecutiveDirector WilmingtonAreaPlanningCouncil Newark,DE

Wehad30externaltechnicalreviewersforthecompetitivecollaborativeproposalswereceivedinNovember2016.WealsosupplementedthesetechnicalreviewswithscoresofalloftheproposalsfromourAdvisoryBoardmembers.

RepresentativesfromallsixconsortiumuniversitiesparticipateintheMATSUTCExecutiveTeamteleconferenceheldbiweeklyonFridays.


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3.2 CollaboratingOrganizationsInadditiontothemembersofouradvisoryboard,MATSUTChascollaboratedwithseveralindividualsandorganizationsinconductingourresearchandotheractivities.TheseincluderesearchsponsorsandpresentersatMATSUTCevents.

3.2.1 ResearchSponsorsOurMATSUTCresearchsponsorsandagencyparticipantsinclude:

• VirginiaTransportationResearchCouncil,VirginiaDepartmentofTransportation• VirginiaStatewideBicycleandPedestrianCommittee• VirginiaBeachDepartmentofPublicWorks• MarylandStateHighwayAdministration• MarylandDepartmentofTransportation• DelawareDepartmentofTransportation• WestVirginiaDepartmentofTransportation• NationalOceanicandAtmosphericAdministration(NOAA)• DelawareDepartmentofNaturalResourcesandtheEnvironment(DNREC)• HamptonRoadsTransportationPlanningOrganization;HamptonRoadsPlanningDistrictCommission• MarylandMotorVehicleAdministration• ElectricVehicleAssociation-DCChapter• USEnvironmentalProtectionAgency• NASALangleyResearchCenter• CityofCharlottesville• CityofVirginiaBeach• EcosystemServices,LLC,VA;• ReGenesisGlobalSolutions,LLC/InfiniteSolutionsL3C,PA• TownofBlacksburg,VA• BlacksburgTransit• PortlandStateUniversity

3.2.2 PresentersatMATSUTCEventsDuringourAnnualMeetingandourwebinars(SpringandFall)ourpresentershavebeenfromourconsortiumuniversitiesorourAdvisoryBoard(thusinternaltoMATSUTC).PleaseseetheSpringWebinarResearchSeriesandFallCareersinTransportationWebinarSeriessitesandtheAnnualMeetinglinksforlistsofpresenters.

4. ImpactEachoftheprojectssummarizedintheAppendiceshaveincludedimpactsintheprincipaldisciplineandsomeincludeimpactsonotherdisciplines.Inthesectionsbelow,weprovidegeneralimpactsanddescribehowthisCenterhasimpactedtheprincipalandotherdisciplines,humanresources,resourcesattheUniversityofVirginiaandtheotherconsortiumuniversities,technologytransfer,andsocietybeyondscienceandtechnology.

4.1 DevelopmentofthePrincipalandOtherDisciplinesMATSUTCresearchers,instructors,andstaffrepresentmultipledisciplinesincludingcivilengineering(transportation,waterresources,structures,andgeotechnicalengineering),electricalengineering,


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transportationplanning,publicpolicy,andbusiness.Ouremphasisoncollaborationamonguniversitiesanddisciplinesforallofourprogramsincludingresearch,education,andoutreachleadstodevelopmentofstudents,professionalsandfacultyinallofthesedisciplines.

Specificexamplesinclude:

• Cross-listingourgraduatetransportationsustainabilitycourseinengineeringandpublicpolicyschoolsatUniversityofDelaware;participantsinthegraduateclasshavebeenfromfiveofsixconsortiumuniversitiesandincludecivilengineering,urbanplanning,policy,energyengineeringmajors

• ResearchersfromatleastsixdifferentacademicdepartmentsinvolvedinMATSUTCprojects

4.2 DevelopmentofHumanResourcesMATSUTChasdirectlyimpactedgraduatestudentsintermsofGraduateStudentResearchAssistantships,Fellowships,andourgraduatecourseintransportationsustainability,undergraduatestudentsapplyingforoursummerundergradresearchprogramandattendingourCareersinTransportationseries,professionalsattendingourworkshopandsymposium,andfacultyatallsixconsortiumuniversitiesinvolvedinresearchandteachingoursemesterlonggraduatecourse.

4.3 ResourcesatUniversityandPartnerInstitutionsMATSUTCresourceshaveexpandedtheofferingsattheUniversityofVirginia,ourconsortiumuniversities,andourmatchsourcessuchastheVirginiaDepartmentofTransportation.ExamplesofactivitiesdirectlyenabledbyMATSUTCinclude:

• EnvironmentalsustainabilityresearchprojectsfundedbyfederalfundsandmatchfundsthatwouldnotbepossiblewithoutMATSUTC

• Professionaldevelopmenttrainingworkshopsrelatedtoenvironmentalsustainability• MATSUTCsummerundergraduateresearchprogram• Graduateclassintransportationsustainabilityofferedatfiveofsixconsortiumuniversities

4.4 TechnologyTransferWeexpectourresearchresultsanddisseminationtocontinueaftertheperiodfundedbythegranthaselapsed.Inthemeantime,weintendtopresentpreliminaryandinitialresultsduringseminars,webinars,andconferences.

4.5 SocietybeyondScienceandTechnologySustainabilityissueswillimpactallofus.Bypromotingouractivities,disseminatingourresults,andencouragingourmatchsources(suchasregionalDOTs)tospendresourcesonsustainability,weareincreasingawarenessofthisnascentarea.

5. ChangesTherearenochangesinthescopeorobjectivesofthisgrant.

IndividualprojectsmayhavechangedabitsinceinceptionasreportedintheAppendices.

6. SpecialReportingRequirementsNospecialreportingrequirements.Nothingtoreport.


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AppendixABase-FundedResearchProjects(IncludesMatch-FundedNon-CompetitiveProjects)

Project:MultimodalFreightDistributiontoSupportIncreasedPortOperationsPIs:MecitCetin,OldDominionUniversity,[email protected];ManwoNg,OldDominionUniversity,[email protected];WayneTalley,OldDominionUniversity,[email protected];BrianPark,UniversityofVirginia,[email protected];HeshamRakha,VirginiaTech,[email protected]:November1,2014–September31,2016Otherparticipantsandcollaboratingorganizations:EPA,portauthoritiesAccomplishments:

• VirginiaTechComprehensivePower-BasedFuelConsumptionModel(VT-CPFM)wasextendedtopredictHeavy-dutydieselvehicles(HDDVs)emissionsforcarbonmonoxide(CO),hydrocarbons(HCs),andnitrogenoxides(NOx).Themodelaccuracyistestedanditcanbecalibratedwithpubliclyavailabledata.

• Amultimodalfreightdispatchingtoolisdevelopedthatincludeenvironmentalcostsinadditiontothetransportationcoststosupporttheenvironmentallyconsciousdecisions.

• Anoptimizationmodelisdevelopedfortheloadingofcontainersonadoublestacktrainataninlandportthatisdestinedforaseaport.Particularly,theoptimizationmodelsupportstheassignmentofcontainerstorailcars,inordertomaximizetheutilizationoftheavailablespaceonthetrain.

Products:• AbdelmegeedM.andRakhaH.(2017),"HeavyDutyDieselTruckEmissionModeling."Paper17-

00855.(AcceptedforpresentationattheTRBannualmeetinginJan.2017andunderconsiderationforpublicationinTransportationResearchRecord)

• Hong,S.,J.Hu,andB.B.Park,“OptimizationofMultimodalNetworkSystemforEnvironmentalSustainabilityincorporatingEconomiesofScale,”AcceptedforpresentationattheTRBannualmeetinginJan.2017.

• WangJ.andRakhaH.(2016),“FuelConsumptionModelforHeavyDutyDieselTrucks:ModelDevelopmentandTesting”AcceptedforpublicationintheJournalofAppliedEnergy.

Impact:• Severalpapersarepresentedandpublishedwiththeinvolvementofgraduatestudents.

Newmodelsaredevelopedforemissionsprediction,andforoptimizationoffreightmovement.Project:InfrastructureResilienceandAdaptationforHurricanesinCoastalAreasPIs:PamelaMurray-Tuite,VirginiaTech,[email protected];IhabEl-Shawarby,VirginiaTech,[email protected];HeshamRakha,VirginiaTech,[email protected];BrianSmith,UniversityofVirginia,[email protected]:October1,2014–August31,2016OtherParticipantsandCollaboratingOrganizations:

• Dr.JianheDu–Sr.ResearchAssociate,VirginiaTechAccomplishments:

- Collectedconvertedwaterleveltimeseriesdataforcondition3(stormsurge+tide+onemetersealevelrise)fromtheUSarmycorpswebsiteandconvertedthemintoexcelfiles(Dec2016)

- SetupGISfilesfordoingthecapacityanalysis,andtestedthealgorithms(Dec2016)- Reviewallthetimeseriesdatasetsfor3conditions;20millionrecords.(Dec2016)- Designeddataprocessingstepstodealwiththebigdataforwaterleveltimeseries(Dec2016-Jan

2017)- CreatedtheSQLdatabaseandcodedtheSQLscripttogeneratedatafilescontainingwaterlevelsof

allsavepointsacrossthestudyareaformanysnapshotsofthefloodingevent(Jan-Feb2017)- ModifiedthemethodologyandperformedtheGISanalysisforallofthescenariosasfollows,(Feb-

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GeneratedrasterwatersurfacesfromwaterheightlayersforeverysnapshotofthreeconditionsusingInversedistanceweightedtechnique(IDW)

Calculatedfloodedareas,floodheightsandfiguredoutwhentoevacuatetheareaGenerated scenarios in time series to represent different snapshots of the flooded areabetweenthepeakandthetimewhentheareawouldbeflooded, Identifiedfloodedroads

- Performedtheconnectivityanalysisforidentifyingisolatednetworksforallthescenarios,(Mar-April2017)

- Calculatedcapacitiesforthewholenetworkanddidcodingforthemaximumflowalgorithmforallscenarios(Mar-MAY2017)

- WorkedontheMATSreport(Mar-May2017)Products:

• Aljamal,M.,Rakha,H.,Du,J.,andEl-shawarby,I.(2017)“ComparisonofMicroscopicandMesoscopicTrafficModelingToolsforEvacuationAnalysis”Submittedforpresentationatthe96thTransportationResearchBoardAnnualMeeting,WashingtonDC,January8-12.

• AposterforMATSUTC2ndAnnualMeetingImpact:

• Thisprojectwouldaccountforthetotalinfluencesofsealevelrise,stormsurgeandhightides.• Theconceptualframeworkcanbetransferredtoothercoastalareas.

Project:MultimodalTransportationFacilityResilienceIndexPIs:NiiAttoh-Okine(UD)–email:[email protected];LindsayIvey-Burden(UVa)–email:[email protected]:October1,2014–December31,2016Accomplishments:

• Finishedfinalreport,submittedtoMATSProducts:

• PresentedaSeminaratUVA• AbstractsubmissiontoBigDataConference–NewYork‘BigDataandResilienceEngineering• Currentlyre-submittingjournalpublicationbasedonwork

Impact:• Theframeworkcreatedforresiliencewillbeextendedtoexaminecoastalareasandthe

interdependenceofthesystemswithincoastalareas.Project:StructuralEnhancementstoAdapttoImpactsofClimateChangePIs:OsmanOzbulut,UniversityofVirginia,[email protected];DevinHarris,UniversityofVirginia,[email protected]:October1,2014–May31,2016Accomplishments:

• Afinalreportthatclearlyandcomprehensivelydocumentallaspectsoftheresearchprogramwasprepared.

Products:JournalPaper:• Daghash,S.,andOzbulut,O.E.(2016).“Characterizationofsuperelasticshapememoryalloyfiber-

reinforcedpolymercompositesundertensilecyclicloading.”Materials&Design,111,504-512,http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.matdes.2016.09.034

ConferencePresentations:• Sherif,M.,Pavgi,R.,Khakimova,E.,Ozbulut,O.E.,andOzyildirim,H.C.(2016).“Characterizationof

mechanicalandelectricalpropertiesofSMA-PVAfiber-reinforcedcementitiouscomposites.”ProceedingsofASCEEngineeringMechanicsInstitute(EMI)Conference2016&ProbabilisticMechanics&ReliabilityConference2016,Nashville,TN,May2016.


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• Daghash,S.,andOzbulut,O.E.(2016).“Developmentoffiber-reinforcedpolymercompositeswithsuperelasticshapememoryalloys.”ProceedingsofASCEEngineeringMechanicsInstitute(EMI)Conference2016&ProbabilisticMechanics&ReliabilityConference2016,Nashville,TN,May2016.

• Sherif,M.,andOzbulut,O.E.(2016).“SuperelasticSMAfiber-reinforcedpolymercomposites.”ProceedingsoftheASME2016SmartMaterials,AdaptiveStructuresandIntelligentSystems,Stowe,VT,September2016.

• Sherif,M.,Ozbulut,O.E.,andTanks,J.“Investigationsoncyclicflexuralbehavioroffiberreinforcedcementitiouscompositesusingdigitalimagecorrelationandacousticemissions.”ProceedingsofInternationalDigitalImageCorrelationSociety(iDICs)Conference,Philadelphia,PA,November2016.

Impact:• Engagedoneundergraduatestudent(fromunderrepresentedgroups)forsummerresearch.• Threegraduatestudentsinvolvedinthestudy.

Project:AcceleratingUseofSustainableMaterialsinTransportationInfrastructurePIs:DevinHarris,UniversityofVirginia,[email protected];OsmanOzbulut,UniversityofVirginia,[email protected]:August1,2015–May24,2016Accomplishments:

• Afinalreportthatclearlyandcomprehensivelydocumentallaspectsoftheresearchprogramwasprepared.

Products:ConferenceProceedings:• Pavgi,R.,Jiang,Z.,Ramniceanu,A.,Ozbulut,O.E.,andHarris,D.K.(2016).“Self-sensingcementitious

compositeswithgraphenenanoplatelets.”ProceedingsofInternationalConcreteSustainabilityConference2016,Washington,D.C.,May2016.

• Jiang,Z.,Ozbulut,O.E.,andHarris,D.K.(2016).“Graphenenanoplatelets-basedself-sensingcementitiouscomposites.”ProceedingsoftheASME2016SmartMaterials,AdaptiveStructuresandIntelligentSystems,Stowe,VT,September2016

• Jiang,Z.,Ozbulut,O.E.,andHarris,D.K.(2017).“Graphenenanoplatelets-basedself-sensingmortarcomposites.”ProceedingsoftheTRBAnnualMeeting2017,XXpages,Washington,D.C.,January2017.

Impact:• Engagedoneundergraduatestudent(fromunderrepresentedgroups)forsummerresearch.

Onegraduatestudentinvolvedinthestudy.Project:MicrobialBiomarkersforASR-DamagedConcretePIs:JuliaMaresca,UniversityofDelaware,[email protected];DevinHarris,UniversityofVirginia,[email protected]:June1,2015–May31,2017Otherparticipantsandcollaboratingorganizations:VirginiaandWestVirginiaDepartmentsofTransportationAccomplishments:

• Demonstratedandpublishedtheproofofconcept:(1)DNAcanbeextractedfromconcrete;(2)wecanextractenoughDNAfromconcreteandathighenoughconcentrationstosequence;(3)thebacteriainsideconcretearesimilartothosefoundinotherdry,saltyandalkalineenvironments.Further,wehaveextractedDNAfromtwosetsoflaboratory-preparedconcretecylinders.OnesetishighlysusceptibletoASR(alkali-silicareaction)andoneshouldberesistant.ThisDNAwassequencedattheUniversityofDelaware’sSequencingandGenotypingCenterandtheresultsarecurrentlybeinganalyzed.Wehaveshownthatthemicrobialcommunitiesinthetwotypesofconcreteweresimilarimmediatelyafterpouring(spring2013),butverydifferentfromeachotherafter2.5yearsoutside(fall2015).WearealsoanalyzingtheDNAextractedfromthematerialsusedtoproducetheconcrete(courseandfineaggregates,cement,andflyash).

Products:• Publication:J.A.Maresca,P.Moser1,T.Schumacher.Bacterialcommunitiesinandonconcrete.2017.

MaterialsandStructures50:25.doi:10.1617/s11527-016-0929-y1Denotesundergraduatestudentauthor


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• Invitedseminars:J.A.Maresca*.TowsonUniversity,DepartmentofPhysics,Astronomy,andGeosciences,Towson,MD.April8,2016.HardMicrobiology:Bacteriainconcrete.

• Conferencepresentations:1. E.A.Kiledal2*,J.L.Keffer3,J.A.Maresca.TheConcreteMicrobiome.MicrobialSystemsSymposium,

February2017.(Posterpresentation)2. J.A.Maresca*.Urbangeomicrobiology:Microbialcommunitiesinandonconcrete.Geological

SocietyofAmericaAnnualMeeting,September2016.(Invitedtalk.)3. J.A.Maresca*,J.L.Keffer3.Microbialcommunitiesinconcreteandtheirpotentialapplicationin

ASR-damagedconcrete.Mid-AtlanticTransportationSustainabilityCenter–Region3UniversityTransportationCenterAnnualMeeting,August2016.(Posterpresentationandinvitedtalk.)

4. A.K.Treglia1*,J.L.Keffer3,J.A.Maresca.UsingMicrobialPopulationsinConcreteasBio-IndicatorsofAlkali-SilicaReaction.AmericanSocietyofMicrobiologyGeneralMeeting/Microbe,June2016.(Posterpresentation)

1undergraduatestudentauthor2graduatestudentauthor3UDpostdoctoralscholar*Presentingauthor.

Impact:• Education:1MSstudent(AndersKiledal)isnowworkingonthisproject,aswellasan

undergraduateresearcher(AlisonTreglia).Bothstudentshavelearnedaboutthechemistryandphysicalstructureofconcrete,analyticaltechniquesrelevanttocharacterizingbothconcreteandthemicrobesinsideit,andbiologicalmethodsforanalyzingthebacteria.Additionally,bothstudentshavepresentedtheirworkatlocalsymposiaandMs.Tregliahaspresentedhersatanationalconference,theAmericanSocietyforMicrobiology(seeitem4above).

• Research:Untilourwork,theonlyanalysisofbacteriaintheinteriorofconcretewasfocusedonbacteriausedforbiorepair.Wehaveshownthatthemicrobialcommunityinsideconcreteissmall,butdiverse,andthatidentificationofbio-indicatorsforstructuraldamageistheoreticallypossible.

• Technologytransfer:IhavediscussedtechnologytransferwiththeUniversityofDelawareCollegeofEngineeringintellectualproperty(IP)officer,whosaysthatsinceanytestfocusedondetectionofspecificbio-indicatorswouldbebasedonexistingmolecularbiologytechnology,itisunlikelytobepatentable.WewillcontinuetodiscussourworkwiththeIPofficeastheresearchcontinues.

Changes/Problems:Nocurrentproblems.

Project:Implementationof“SmartEquipment”inFieldConstructionPIs:ChristopherMeehan,UniversityofDelaware,[email protected],DhruvBatra,VirginiaTechUniversity,[email protected]:June1,2015–May31,2017OtherParticipantsandCollaboratingOrganizations:DelawareDepartmentofTransportation(DelDOT)Accomplishments:

• DelDOThassecuredfundingfortheequipmentthatisneededtobeginfieldwork,andprocuredsomeoftheequipmentalready(thoughnotyetthemostcriticalpiece,thesmartroller)

• Preliminaryfieldstudieshavebeenconductedtoexploretheuseoftheinsituspottestequipmentthatwillbeusedinthefuturefieldstudy,withaparticularfocusonthevariabilityofresultsforthedifferentQA/QCtests

• Agroupofundergraduatestudentsandahighschoolstudentwerementoredoverthecourseofthepastsummerinconductinglaboratoryandfieldtestingandrunningcomputersimulationsrelatedtotheproject(MATS-UTCsummerprogramactivities)

• Sensorsanddataacquisitionhardwarewereprocuredandinstalledonconstructionequipment• Trainingoffieldpersonnelontheproperuseofthesmartequipmenthasbeencompleted• Preliminarydatahasbeencollectedandiscurrentlybeinganalyzed

Products:Duringtheperiodofperformance,theprojectteamhaspublishedonepeer-reviewedconferencepaper,andgivenfivepodiumorposterpresentationsonpreliminaryresultsfromtheproject,asfollows:


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ConferencePaperPublication:Baker,W.J.andMeehan,C.L.(2017).“UtilizingaNeighboringWeighted-EstimationMethodforAnomalyDetectionwithaContinuousCompactionControlDataSet.”Proc.,GeotechnicalFrontiers2017:TransportationFacilities,Structures,andSiteInvestigation,GeotechnicalSpecialPublicationNo.277,Orlando,FL,March12-15,2017,ASCE,Reston,VA,55-65.(doi:10.1061/9780784480441.007)Presentations:Baker,W.J.andMeehan,C.L.(2017).“PreliminaryContinuousCompactionControlDataDuringUS301Construction.”DelawareCenterforTransportation2017ResearchShowcase,Dover,DE,5/3/17,(posterpresentation).Baker,W.J.andMeehan,C.L.(2017).“PreliminaryContinuousCompactionControlDataDuringUS301Construction.”ExternalAdvisoryCouncilReception,UniversityofDelaware,Newark,DE,5/2/17,(posterpresentation).Baker,W.J.andMeehan,C.L.(2017).“AnomalyDetectionUsingaNeighboring-WeighedApproachforContinuousCompactionControlData.”SeventhAnnualUniversityofDelawareGraduateResearchForum,UniversityofDelaware,Newark,DE,4/13/17,(posterpresentation).Baker,W.J.andMeehan,C.L.(2017).“AnomalyDetectionUsingaNeighboring-WeighedApproachforContinuousCompactionControlData.”DelawareValleyGeo-InstituteMeeting,VillanovaUniversity,Villanova,PA,3/23/17,(posterpresentation).Baker,W.J.andMeehan,C.L.(2017).“UtilizingaNeighboringWeighted-EstimationMethodforAnomalyDetectionwithaContinuousCompactionControlDataSet.”GeotechnicalFrontiers2017:InnovationandCollaborationinTechnologyandPractice,ASCEGeo-Institute2017GeoCongress,Orlando,FL,3/14/17.Atthistime,wearenotinterestedinmakingthedatafromthisprojectavailableonaDataversesite.Impact:The potential utility and effectiveness of this technology has been directly shared with employees of theDelaware Department of Transportation (DelDOT), and with the broader geotechnical engineering andconstructionQA/QCcommunitythroughregionalandnational-levelpresentationsatavarietyofforums,asnotedintheprevious“Products”section.Project:EnhancingTrafficControlSystemstoReduceEmissionsandFuelConsumptionPIs:AndrewNichols,MarshallUniversity,[email protected];BrianPark,UniversityofVirginia,[email protected];HeshamRakha,VirginiaTech,[email protected];MontasirAbbas,VirginiaTech,[email protected]:October1,2014–March31,2016Accomplishments:

• MattSkiles,WestVirginiaDepartmentofTransportation,wouldbeinterestedinthemetricstoaudittheemergencyvehiclepreemptionperformance.

• TrafficengineersthatareresponsiblefortrafficsignalcontrolforanyDepartmentofTransportationwouldbepossiblechampions.

Project:Network-wideImpactsofEco-routesandRouteChoiceBehavior/EvaluationofAERISApplicationsPIs:HeshamRakha,VirginiaTech,[email protected];KyounghoAhn,VirginiaTech,[email protected];MecitCetin,OldDominionUniversity,[email protected];BrianPark,UniversityofVirginia,[email protected]:November1,2014–April30,2016Accomplishments:

• TheresearchteamfromODUhasdevelopedmethodstopredicttrafficvolumesbasedontrajectorydatafromprobevehiclesandtheshockwavetheory.ResultswillbepresentedattheEUROWorkingGrouponTransportationMeetinginSeptember2016.

• VTresearcherspresented“Eco-routing:AnAntColonybasedApproach”attheVEHITS2016:The2ndInternationalConferenceonVehicleTechnologyandIntelligentTransportSystems,23-24April,2016,Rome,Italy


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• UVAresearchersdeveloped“RoutechoicemodelingwithSupportVectorMachine”andthestudywasacceptedforpresentationattheWorldConferenceonTransportationResearch,Shanghai,China,July10-15,2016

• ACO-ECOtrafficassignmenttechniquewasdevelopedwhichisinspiredfromtheantcolonyoptimizationalgorithm.ACO-ECOattemptstoenhancetheSPF-ECOalgorithmthatiscurrentlyimplementedintheINTEGRATIONsoftware.

Products:• K.A.AnuarandM.Cetin,“EstimatingFreewayTrafficVolumeUsingShockwavesandProbeVehicle

TrajectoryData”,Presentedatthe19thEUROWorkingGrouponTransportationMeeting(EWGT2016),Istanbul,Turkey,September5-7,2016(alsotobepublishedinTransportationResearchProcedia).

• AhmedElbery,HeshamRakha,MustafaY.ElNainay,WassimDrira,andFethiFilali,Eco-routing:AnAntColonybasedApproach,InProceedingsoftheInternationalConferenceonVehicleTechnologyandIntelligentTransportSystems,31-38,2016,Rome,Italy.

• F.Habtemichael,andM.Cetin,“Short-TermTrafficFlowRateForecastingBasedonIdentifyingSimilarTrafficPatterns”TransportationResearchPartC,Volume66,May2016,Pages61–78.

• Sun,B.andB.B.Park,“RoutechoicemodelingwithSupportVectorMachine,”AcceptedforpresentationattheWorldConferenceonTransportationResearch,Shanghai,China,July10-15,2016.

Impact:• Theteamdevelopedrobustmodelsthatprovidereliabletravel-timeordelaypredictionunder

varyingconditionsusingprobedatafromknownbottlenecklocations(e.g.,bridgesandtunnels).• Thisresearchteamalsodevelopedindividualroutechoicebehaviormodelwhichproposesanew

perspectivetoaddresstheheterogeneityissuebyestablishingindividualroutechoicebehaviormodelundertrafficinformationprovisionforeverydriver.

• TheteamdevelopedtheVehicularNet-workIntegratedSimulator(VNetIntSim)asanewtransportationnetworkandVANETsimulationtoolbyintegratingtransportationandVANETmodelling.Specifically,itintegratestheOPNETsoftware,acommunicationnetworksimulator,andtheINTEGRATIONsoftware,amicroscopictrafficsimulationsoftware.

• Finally,Eco-CooperativeAdaptiveCruiseControl(Eco-CACC)systemsweredevelopedinanattempttoimprovevehiclefuelefficiencyinthevicinityofsignalizedintersections.TheseEco-CACCsystemsutilizetrafficSignalPhasingandTiming(SPaT)datareceivedviaVehicle-to-Infrastructure(V2I)communicationtogetherwithvehiclequeuepredictionstocomputefuel-optimumvehicletrajectoriesthatarecontinuouslyupdatedasthevehicletravelsinthevicinityofsignalizedintersections.

Changes/problems:• ThisprojectiscompletedandthefinalreportwassubmittedtoMATSUTC.

Project:EnvironmentalandSafetyAttributesofElectricVehicleOwnershipandCommutingBehavior:PublicPolicyandEquityConsiderationsPIs:Z.AndrewFarkas,MorganStateUniversity,[email protected];Hyeon-ShicShin,MorganStateUniversity,[email protected]:October1,2014–September30,2016CollaboratingOrganizations:MarylandMotorVehicleAdministration,GlenBurnie,MD;MarylandElectricVehicleInfrastructureCouncil,BWIAirport,MDAccomplishments:

• ContinuedtodiscusslogisticswithMVAofderivingtwolargesamplesofregisteredvehicleownersinMaryland.

• ConductedsurveydistributiontovariousEVandconventionalvehicleowners’forums.• Collectedandanalyzedsurveydata.• Preparingfinaltechnicalreport• ForPhaseIIofprojectMVAderivedsampleofallregisterednon-fleetvehicleownersinMaryland.• MVAsentletterstovehicleownersdirectingthemtoonlinesurveydevelopedbyPIs.• Collectedandanalyzingsurveydata.


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Products:• PresentationofdescriptivestatisticstoElectricVehicleInfrastructureCouncilandsomeofthe

researchdatawasincorporatedintoCouncil’sreportofDecember2016tothelegislature.• PhaseIreportofanalysisresultsfromnationaldatasetswascompletedandsubmittedtoMATSUTC.

Impact:• Topicsofelectricvehiclesandownerattitudesandcommutingbehaviorshavebeendiscussedin

varioustransportationandplanningclasses.Changes/problems:

• Scopeofprojecthasbeenenlargedtoincludenationallevelsurveydatasets.Nationaldatawillbeusedforstand-aloneanalysesandforcomparisonswithlaterderivedstateleveldata.So,phase1of2nownearingcompletion.

Project:MitigatingPollutantsfromHighwayInfrastructureforTotalMaximumDailyLoad(TMDL)Compliance:MonitoringEfficacyofBestManagementPracticesandAdvancingDecisionSupportPIs:JamesHunter,MorganStateUniversity,[email protected];DongHeeKang,MorganStateUniversity,[email protected]:October1,2014–October31,2016Otherparticipantsandcollaboratingorganizations:MarylandStateHighwayAdministration,CenterforWatershedProtectionAccomplishments:

• LeveragingthisresearcheffortforaprojectwiththeMarylandStateHighwayAdministrationtofocusoncharacterizationofpollutantsfrominletcleaningactivities.AwardedMarch2016,thisprojectwillstartApril1,2016inpartnershipwiththeCenterforWatershedProtection.

• InAugust,wehavereceivedSHA’sBayRestorationViewerGISdata,thiswillbeusedwithpreviousstatewideanalysisusingtheL-THIAmethodologyforlong-termhydrologicimpactsassessmentsandapplicationofLID/GreenInfrastructureBMPs.

Impact:• ThisresearchwillhelphighwayagenciesdetermineappropriatecreditingofpracticesforTMDL

complianceandtocollectinformationthatcouldsupportenhancementstotheexistingcreditallowed.

Changes/problems:• ProjectextensionrequestedforOctober31,2016toallowtimefordataacquisitionfromSHA,model

analysis,andgeneratefinalreport.Project:IntegratedDataforImprovedAssetManagementPIs:JonathanGoodall,UniversityofVirginia,[email protected];DevinHarris,UniversityofVirginia,[email protected];BrianSmith,UniversityofVirginia,[email protected]:August1,2015–May24,2016OtherParticipantsandCollaboratingOrganizations:DrewScott,DistrictHydraulicEngineer,VDOT,HamptonRoadsDistrict,VA;SteveChase,ResearchProfessor,UVAAccomplishments:

• WeusedabridgedatasetfromVDOTcombinedwithdigitalterraindata,hydrologicdata,andmodelstoestimatetheriverstageatbridgelocationsduringextreme(100,200,andpotentially500yr)stormevents.

• ThemethodprovidesaGIS-basedapproachforusingavailablegeospatialdatasetstoscreenalargenumberofbridgestoquicklyandinexpensivelyestimatetheirriskforovertopping.

• Theanalysisresultedinidentifyingbridgeswithinthestudyregionthatmaybevulnerabletoovertoppingfromdifferentreturnperiodstorms.

• Theseresultswereusedalongwithtransportationdataonroadclassesandtraffictoidentifycriticalbridgesthatmaybevulnerabletoovertopping.

Products:• WesubmittedajournalmanuscriptbasedonthefindingsofthisstudytotheASCEJournalof

InfrastructureSystems.• WesubmittedafinalreportsummarizingtheresearchprojecttoMATSUTC.


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Impact:• WepresentedourresultstoVDOT,specificallytoDrewScottHamptonRoadsDistrictHydraulic

EngineerandJohnMatthews,AssistantStateHydraulicsEngineer.

Project:EvaluationofWasteConcreteRoadMaterialsforUseinOysterAquaculturePIs:DongHeeKang,MorganStateUniversity,[email protected];AnastasiaE.M.Chirnside,UniversityofDelaware,[email protected];MarkBundy,MorganStateUniversityPEARL,[email protected]:August1,2015–December31,2016CollaboratingOrganization:MarylandStateHighwayAdministration,Baltimore;SHAprovidematchingfundintoMATsUTCproject.SHAcoordinatedmaterialsamplingsitesandalsobroughtthecooperationfromeachcompanywhichisFlanigan&Sons,Inc.MachadoConstructionCo.,Inc.andTheRecyclingCenter.Accomplishments:

• AdditionalchemicalsleachingtestusingcollectedRCAsampleswerecarriedout.AllresultsoforganicchemicalconcentrationinRCAwereBDL(BelowDetectionLimit).TheresultconcludedthatRCAshouldgivenoconcernforhydrocarboncomponentsreleasingintoChesapeakeBaywastershed,ifRCAisusedasabottomconditioningmaterialforoysteraquaculture.

• AdditionalchemicalleachingtestsusingcollectedRCAsampleswerecarriedout.AllresultsoforganicchemicalconcentrationintheRCAwereBDL(BelowDetectionLimit).TheresultconcludedthattheRCAshouldhavenopotentialforleachinghydrocarboncomponentsintoChesapeakeBaywatershed,iftheRCAisusedasabottomconditioningmaterialforoysteraquaculture.

Products:• Thefinalreportsarecompletionandpublication

MATsUTCfinalreportMarkM.Bundy,AnastasiaE.M.ChirnsideandDongHeeKang,“Evaluationofwasteconcreteroadmaterialsforuseinoysteraquaculture-PhaseIII,FinalReport,PublishedbyMid-AtlanticTransportationSustainabilityCenter,Charlottesville,VA,2017.http://www.matsutc.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/Evaluation-of-Waste-Concrete-Road-Materials-for-Use-in-Oyster-Aquaculture.pdfSHAfinalreportMarkM.BundyandDongHeeKang,“PhaseIIIevaluationofwasteconcreteroadmaterialsforuseinoysteraquaculture,FinalReport,PublishedbyStateHighwayAdministration,Baltimore,MD,2016.https://ntl.bts.gov/lib/60000/60500/60545/MD-16-SHA-MSU-4-10_Oyster-Phase3_Report.pdf

• OralPresentationsDongHeeKang,“EvaluationofWasteConcreteRoadMaterialsforUseinOysterAquaculture”TRB2016SummerWorkshopProgram,July26-29Asheville,NC.

• PosterPresentationsDongHeeKang,“EvaluationofWasteConcreteRoadMaterialsforUseinOysterAquaculture”MATSUTCAnnualMeeting,Charlottesville,VAAugust4-5,2016.

• PaperPreparationDongHeeKang,AnastasiaEMChirnsideandMarkBundy,“EvaluationofWasteConcreteRoadMaterialsforUseinOysterAquaculture”manuscriptinpreparationforpublicationinprofessionaljournal.

Impact:• Undergraduatestudentsareinvolvedintheprocess.Studentsarelearningsamplecollection,

preparation,andextractionmethods.TheyalsolearnedGC-MSoperatingskill.Project:ClimateChangeandNon-MotorizedTransportationPIs:ArdeshirFaghri(Udel)[email protected],Hyeon-ShicShin(MSU)[email protected]:April1,2016–September30,2016Otherparticipantsandcollaboratingorganizations:

Participants:• Dr.ArdeshirFaghri,UniversityofDelaware• Dr.Hyeon-ShicShin,MorganStateUniversity

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• NationalOceanicandAtmosphericAdministration(NOAA)• DelawareDepartmentofNaturalResourcesandtheEnvironment(DNREC)• PaulMoser–DelDOT

Accomplishments:• Acomprehensiveliteraturereviewaboutthecontributionofthetransportsectorinexacerbating

globalwarmingandclimatechange• Acomprehensiveliteraturereviewontheclimatechangeandclimatechangestressorsspeciallyin

theMid-Atlanticregion• Obtaininggoodknowledgeofeffectsofclimatechangeandglobalwarmingoncivilinfrastructure

systemsandtransportationinfrastructure• Obtaininggoodknowledgeofeffectsofclimatechangeandglobalwarmingonpedestriansand

bicycliststravelbehavior• Comprehensiveliteraturereviewontheeffectsofclimatechangeonhumanhealth• Threeclimatechangestressors(sealevelrise,floodingandstormsurges,andincreasesinmean

temperatureandheatwaves)thathavethemostnegativeandadverseimpactsonnon-motorizedtransportationinMid-Atlanticregionwereselectedbasedontheliteraturereview

• Geographicdataincludinglength,type,locationandclassificationofnon-motorizedtransportationfacilitiesinparticularfortrailsandbikeroutesinthestateofDelawarehavebeenobtained

• SealevelriseGISmodelwasobtainedfromNOAAwhichincludesthreedifferentscenariosprojecting0.5,1,or1.5meterofriseinthesealevelattheendofthe21stcentury

• BasedontheGISmodelthatwasdevelopedforbothtrailsandbikeroutes,thelocationofthenon-motorizedfacilitiesthatareaffectedbysealevelrise(eachofthethreescenarios)wereidentified

• BasedontheGISmodel,numberoffacilitiesthatareaffectedbysealevelrisewereestimated• BasedontheGISmodel,lengthofeachfacilitythatisgoingtobeinundatedisestimatedunderthe

threescenarios• Aliteraturereviewhasbeenperformedonthetypeofflooding(coastal,river,andothers)thathave

moredestructiveeffectsonnon-motorizedfacilitiesinthestudyarea• Literaturereviewhasbeenperformedonchangestopedestriansandbicycliststravelbehaviorunder

meteorologicallyadverseconditionssuchasintenseprecipitationandheatwaves• Dataonhowclimaticstressors,inparticularprecipitationandtemperatureareaffectingbicyclist’s

travelbehaviorisbeingcollectedattheUniversityofDelawarecampus• ALLTHECLIMATECHANGEIMPACTRELATEDTOSEA-LEVELRISEHAVEBEENDOCUMENTEDAND

MAPPEDProducts:

• PresentingtheresultsoftheprojectattheMATS-UTCAnnualMeeting,August4thand5th,2016.Charlottesville,Virginia

• PresentingtheresultsoftheprojectatapostersessionforExternalAdvisoryCouncil,May2016,UniversityofDelaware

• JOURNALARTICLESARECURRENTLYBEINGREVIEWED.PRESENTATIONSWEREMADEATUVAANDATUD.MAKINGDATAAVAILABLEISOKWITHUS.

Impact:• Raisingawarenessespeciallyamongdecisionmakersandplannersthatnon-motorized

transportationfacilitiesareinseriousdangerinDelawaresinceDelaware’stopographyisflatandthevulnerabilityoffacilitiesagainstsealevelriseandfloodingisamplifiedincomparisonwithotherregions.

• Recommendingastrongmethodologytoclassifyexistingnon-motorizedtransportationfacilitiesbasedontheirvulnerabilityagainstclimatechangestressorsinordertoallocateproperadaptationfundstosavethefacilities.

• RESEARCHDEALINGWITHANDPREPARATIONFORTHEIMPACTOFCLIMATECHANGEONNON-MOTORIZEDTRANSPORTATIONFACILITIESCANBEEXCELLENTTEACHING,RESEARCHASWELLASTECHNOLOGYTRANSFERTOOLS.

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• Themostconsiderablechallengeinthisresearchprojectsofarhasbeendistinguishingthefloodingduetoclimatechangeandnormalfloodingthatmostlyoccursbecauseofmeteorological,lackofvegetation,topography,etc.

Project:LandUseMasterPlanningforEnvironmentalSustainabilityPIs:MarciaScott,UniversityofDelaware,[email protected];MingxinLi,UniversityofDelaware,[email protected];SinayaDayan,MarshallUniversity,[email protected]:November1,2014–August31,2016Otherparticipantsandcollaboratingorganizations:DelawareDepartmentofTransportation(DelDOT),DelawareOfficeofStatePlanningCoordination,DelawareOfficeoftheGovernor,DelawareStateHousingAuthorityAccomplishments:

Completed:• CompletionandpublicationofPhaseIreportinJune2016:TheUseofSmartGrowth

Scorecards/AssessmentToolstoAdvanceSustainableLand-UsePractices(http://www.ipa.udel.edu/publications/smart-growth-scorecards-2016.pdf)

• CompletionofPhaseIIreportinSeptember2016:GISStoryMaps:ATooltoEmpowerandEngageStakeholdersinPlanningSustainablePlaces.Editingandfinalproductionisunderway

Learned:• PhaseI:Toprovideameansforcommunitiestomeasuretheextenttowhichplansandpolicies

achievelocalsustainabilitygoals,smartgrowthscorecardsandotherassessmenttoolshavebeendeveloped.Theresultsofthisresearchrevealthatboththeconceptofsmartgrowthandthedevelopmentanduseofscorecards/assessmenttoolshaveco-evolved.Shiftingstateandfederallegislation,leadership,politicalagendas,andfundinghaveshapedtheextenttowhichsmartgrowthpracticesareimplementedandevaluatedatthelocalgovernmentlevel.Theanalysisindicatesthatavarietyofcontemporaryassessmenttoolshavebeendevelopedtoprovideeitherqualitativedataand/orquantifyperformanceonkeyindicatorsofsustainability.Newassessmenttools,scenario-planningtechniques,andinteractivevisualizationtoolsarebeingcraftedtoengageandeducatethepubliconsmart-growth-relatedtopicsandplanningoutcomes.Yet,measuringoutcomesofsmartgrowthremainschallenging.Buildinglocalgovernmentcapacity,fundingsupport,technicalassistance,andanopenenvironmentforinformationsharingandeducationisneeded.

• ExplorestheuseofGISStoryMapsasapublicengagementtooltosatisfymandatesforincreasedtransparency,accountability,andpublicengagementinplanningfortransportation-efficientandsustainableplaces.WhileGISStoryMapsarevisuallyappealing,designedfornon-technicalaudiences,andeasilysharedonline,moreresearchisneededtoexplorehownewtechnologies—includingGISStoryMaps—canimpactcitizenparticipationindemocraticanddecision-makingprocesses.

• Thefinalreport,GISStoryMaps:ATooltoEmpowerandEngageStakeholdersinPlanningSustainablePlaces,waspublishedelectronicallyinOctober,2016.

• UniversityofDelawareIPAproduced5GISStoryMaps,whichcanbeviewedonitsonlinegalleryat:http://arcg.is/25DcjGV

• MarshallUniversityRTIwon3rdplaceinERSI’s2016contestintheInfrastructure,Planning,andGovernmentcategoryforitsGISStoryMapon“MovingTowardsSustainabilityinExtractionEconomiesofAppalachia,”http://www.esri.com/landing-pages/story-maps/2016-contest-winners

• IPApresentedaposterat96thAnnualMeetingoftheTransportationResearchBoard(TRB)Session697,“CurrentIssuesinTransportationPublic.”The4’X8’poster,entitled“GISStoryMapsEmpowerandEngageStakeholdersinPlanningforCompleteCommunitiesinDelaware,”wasamongthe25selectedforpresentationbytheTRBCommitteeonPublicInvolvement(ADA60).Products:

Products:CompletionofFinalReports:• TheUseofSmart-GrowthScorecards/AssessmentToolstoAdvanceSustainableLand-Use

Practices,June2016,http://www.ipa.udel.edu/publications/smart-growth-scorecards-2016.pdf• DisseminationofPhaseIreportviaUniversityofDelawareIPApublicationswebsite:

http://www.ipa.udel.edu/publications/transportation.html


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• ElectronicpublicationofPhaseIIreportinOctober2016onMATSUTCFinalReportwebpage:GISStoryMaps:ATooltoEmpowerandEngageStakeholdersinPlanningSustainablePlaces.http://www.matsutc.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/gis-story-maps-Oct2016.pdf

• DisseminationofPhaseIreportviaUniversityofDelawareIPApublicationswebsite:http://www.ipa.udel.edu/publications/gis-story-maps-2016.pdf

• PosterPresentations:• “UtilizingGISStoryMapstoEngageCitizensinPlanningforCompleteCommunitiesinDelaware,”

SavannahEdwards,IPAPublicAdministrationFellow,2016DELMARVAGIS“GoingViral”Conference,Dover,DE,April14,2016

• “UtilizingGISStoryMapstoEngageCitizensinPlanningforCompleteCommunitiesinDelaware,”TheDelawareCenterforTransportation(DCT)13thannualtransportationresearch,UniversityofDelawareParadeeCenter,Dover,DelawareThursday,May12,2016

• “GISStoryMaps:ATooltoEmpowerandEngageStakeholdersinPlanningSustainablePlaces,”MATSUTCAnnualConference,August4–5,2016,Charlottesville,VA

OralPresentation:• “UtilizingGISStoryMapstoEngageCitizensinPlanningforCompleteCommunitiesinDelaware,”

SavannahEdwards,IPAPublicAdministrationFellow,2016DELMARVAGISGoingViralConference,Dover,DE,April14,2016,http://degis.org/presentations/abstracts/

GISStoryMapGallery:• UDIPAGISStoryMapproductsmaybeviewedonlineat:http://tinyurl.com/zrbxos9MarciaScott,SavannahEdwards,andSarahPragg.TransportationResearchBoard96thAnnualMeeting,January10,2017.PosterPresentation(4’x8’)onGISStoryMapsEmpowerandEngageStakeholdersinPlanningforCompleteCommunitiesinDelaware,TRBSession697,“CurrentIssuesinTransportationPublicInvolvement.”

Impact:TransportationEducation:

• Engaged2graduatestudentsinPhaseIIresearch• Onenon-GIStrainedgraduatestudentgainedknowledgeandproficiencydevelopingGISStoryMaps

Research:• FinalPhaseIIresearchpaperdescribesthevalueofGISStoryMaptechnologyinvisuallyconveying,

communicating,andengagingstakeholdersinplanningfortransportationsustainabilityTechnologyTransfer-NewsletterArticles:

• MATSUTCArticle,February9,2017.IPAPresentsResearchOutcomesat96thAnnualTRBMeetinghttp://www.matsutc.org/2017/02/ipa-presents-research-outcomes-at-96th-annual-trb-meeting/

• DelawareCompleteCommunitiesToolboxnews,March10,2017.IPAPresentsResearchOutcomesat96thAnnualTRBMeeting.http://sites.udel.edu/completecommunities/category/news/

• UniversityofDelaware,DelawareCenterforTransportation,TranSearchWinter2017newsletterarticle:IPAPresentsResearchOutcomesat96thAnnualTRBMeeting.https://sites.udel.edu/dct/files/2013/12/DCT-UTC-Newsletter-Winter-2017-Final-17g3zx1.pdf

• MATSUTCarticle,March31,2017.IPAandMarshallUniversity’sRTIPartneronResearchofSmart-GrowthEvaluationMethodshttp://www.matsutc.org/2017/03/ipa-and-marshall-universitys-rti-partner-on-research-of-smart-growth-evaluation-methods/

• UniversityofDelawareIPA’sposter,presentedatTRB’s201796thAnnualMeeting,Session697,willbedisplayedontheTRBADACommittee60websiteat:https://sites.google.com/site/trbcommitteeada60/home/resources/posters-1

Project:DriverEducationforNewStreetFacilitiesandOperations:MultimodalandTrafficManagementPIs:AndrewMondschein,UniversityofVirginia,[email protected]:August1,2015–May24,2016


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OtherParticipantsandCollaboratingOrganizations:PeterOhlms,JohnMiller,andAmyO’Leary,VirginiaTransportationResearchCouncil,Charlottesville,VAAccomplishments:

• Assembledreviewofliteratureondrivereducationpracticesfornewmultimodalinfrastructure• Assembleddatabaseofdrivereducationmaterials• Conductedandtranscribedin-depthinterviewswithprofessionalregardlesstheimplementationand

effectivenessofcurrentdrivereducationpractices• Keyfindings:Relationshipofeducationandoutreachtomultimodalplanninganddesignpractice,

categorizationofdrivereducationpracticesbytypeofinfrastructure,geographicscale,medium,content,actors,financialcommitment,andotherfactors,barrierstoimplementationofdrivereducation

Products:• FinalReportsubmittedMay2016• Presentedresearchat2017AnnualMeetingoftheTransportationResearchBoard• Publishedpeer-reviewedpaper:Mondschein,Andrew,JoelLehman,StephenJohnson,PeterOhlms,

andJohnMiller.2017.“RoadUserEducationandMultimodalPlanning:CanCapabilitybeaPartoftheProcess?”TransportationResearchRecord:JournaloftheTransportationResearchBoard.2654:20-28.

Impact:• Engaged2graduateplanningstudentsandoneundergraduateintheresearch• SuppliedfindingstoVDOTondrivereducationbestpracticesinFinalReport• FindingspresentedtoVDOTplanningresearchcommittee,willpresenttoVirginiaStatewide

Bike/PedCommittee(October2016)andTransportationResearchBoard(January2017)Project:DevelopandTestConnectedVehicleFreewaySpeedHarmonizationSystemsPIs:HeshamRakha,VirginiaTech,[email protected];IhabEl-Shawarby,VirginiaTech,[email protected]:July1,2015–June30,2017Otherparticipantsandcollaboratingorganizations:Dr.HaoYang–PostdoctoralFellow,VirginiaTechTransportationInstitute;VirginiaTransportationResearchCouncil(VTRC).Accomplishments:

• TestedthespeedharmonizationalgorithmusingreinforcementlearningonasectionofI-66.• Appliedthespeedharmonizationalgorithmusingbang-bangcontrolandtestedonasectionofI-66.

Products:• YangH.andRakhaH.(2017),“FeedbackControlSpeedHarmonizationAlgorithm:Methodologyand

PreliminaryTesting,”TransportationResearchPartC.• YangH.andRakhaH.(2017),"ReinforcementLearningRampMeteringControlforWeavingSections

inaConnectedVehicleEnvironment,"96thTransportationResearchBoardAnnualMeeting,WashingtonDC,January7-12.[Paper#17-03689].

Changes/problems:• None.

Project:ExploringtheuseofLIDARdatafromAutonomousCarsforEstimatingTrafficFlowParametersandVehicleTrajectoriesPIs:MecitCetin,OldDominionUniversity,[email protected]:October1,2015–September30,2017Accomplishments:

• AdditionalfielddatacollectedwithVelodyneVLP-16mountedonasedanvehicledrivenonarterialandfreewaysegmentsforabout30minutes.

• AlgorithmsaredevelopedtoidentifyandtrackvehiclessothattheirtrajectoriescanbeconstructedfromthepointclouddatacollectedbyVelodyneLIDAR.

• DifferentcarfollowingmodelssuchasNewell,GippsandIDMarecalibratedandvalidatedbasedthevehicletrajectorydata.Thesemodelswillbeusedtocompletetrajectorieswhenthereismissingdata.


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Products:• Presentedaposterat2016MATSUTCannualmeeting• PointclouddatacanbemadeavailableontheDataservesite

Impact:• 2PhDstudentsareworkingonthisproject

Project:Multi-City,National-ScaleDirect-DemandModelsofPeak-PeriodBicycleandPedestrianTrafficPIs:SteveHankey(VT)[email protected],RalphBuehler(VT)[email protected]:June1,2016–May31,2017OtherParticipantsandCollaboratingOrganizations:

• PortlandStateUniversity(aggregationofaportionofthebicycleandpedestriancountdatabase)Accomplishments:

• Obtainedbicycleandpedestriancountdatafrom20MSAsacross15years.• Cleanedandaggregatedallcountdata.• Isolatedpeakhourcounts.• Tabulatedlanduse,transportation,andweatherpredictorvariablesatallcountlocations.• AssessedpresenceofbicyclefacilitiesatcountlocationsusingGoogleEarthimagery.• Developedasetofdirect-demandmodelstoestimatebicycleandpedestriantrafficvolumesbasedon

landusevariables.Products:

• ProducedMATSUTCfinalreport.• Submittedabstractsforpresentationattwoconferences(AssociationofCollegiateSchoolsof

Planning;InternationalSocietyofEnvironmentalEpidemiology).• Creatednationalscaledatabaseofbicycleandpedestriantrafficcounts.

Impact:• Firstnational-scaledirect-demandmodelsofbicycleandpedestriantrafficforuseinestimating

spatialpatternsofactivetravel.Project:PreservingCoastalInfrastructurethroughtheDesignandImplementationofImage-BasedStructuralHealthMonitoring(iSHM)PIs:DevinK.Harris(UVA)[email protected]:August1,2016–May24,2017OtherParticipantsandCollaboratingOrganizations:MichaelBrownandBernieKassner–VirginiaTransportationResearchCouncilAccomplishments:

• Thisprojecthasjustbeeninitiatedattheendofthisperformanceperiod.Duringtheinitialstagesoftheproject,thePIhasorganizedtheresearchteamwhichincludesapartiallysupportedPhDstudentandanundergraduateresearchassistant.Thestudentsinvolvedwillbeworkingoncomplementary,butseparateaspectsoftheproject.

• PhDstudentwillfocuseffortsonimage-basedmodelupdatingstrategies• Undergraduateresearcherwillfocusonconditionquantificationusingimageandvisionbased

approachesProducts:

• Noproductshavebeendevelopedtodate,however,thePIwillbepresentingsomepreliminaryworkonthetopicofmodelupdatingwithdigitalimagecorrelationattheInternationalDigitalImageCorrelationSocietyConferenceandWorkshop/SEMFallConference(see:http://idics.org/idics-2016/).Wealsoanticipatetranslatingthisworkintoatechnicalpublicationinthenearfuture.

Impact:• Thisworkrepresentsanewareaofresearchthatisexpectedtoprovideafoundationforimage-

basedmeasurementandcharacterizationintegrationintothestructuralhealthmonitoringframework.


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Project:DevelopmentandCharacterizationofNanoReinforcedCementCompositesusingGrapheneNanoplateletsPIs:OsmanOzbulut(UVa)[email protected]:November1,2016-April30,2017Accomplishments:

• Theeffectofdifferentpolycarboxylate-basedsuperplasticizersonthedispersionofGNPsincementcompositeswerestudied.

• Theeffectofsilicafumeonthemechanicalandelectricalpropertiesofthecementcompositeswerestudied.

• CompressionandpiezoresistivitytestswereconductedontheGNP-reinforcedmortarspecimens.Products:

• Followingpaperwaspresentedat2017TRBAnnualMeetingandpublishedintheproceedings:o Jiang,Z.,Ozbulut,O.E.,andHarris,D.K.(2017).“Effectofmixingmethodonpiezoresistive

behaviorofself-sensingmortarcompositeswithgraphenenanoplatelets.”ProceedingsoftheTRBAnnualMeeting2017,16pages,Washington,D.C.,January2017.

• DataobtainedinthisprojectcanbesharedwithanyoneonaDataversesite.Impact:

• Onegraduatestudentinvolvedinthestudy.• Fourundergraduatestudentsweresupervisedfortheirgraduationproject.

Project:InvestigatingtheVulnerabilityoftheTransportationInfrastructureinHamptonRoadsRegiontoExtremeWeatherandSeaLevelRisePIs:NavidTahvildari,OldDominionUniversity,[email protected],MecitCetin,OldDominionUniversity,[email protected]:July1,2016–May22,2017OtherParticipantsandCollaboratingOrganizations:Activeagencychampion–[RobertMorgan,Ph.D.,PE,VDOTHamptonRoadsoffice;ScottSmith,PE,CoastalResiliencyOfficer,CityofNorfolk];Potentialadditionalagencychampion–[AndrewScott,PE,HydraulicEngineer,CityofVirginiaBeach]Accomplishments:

• TheDelft3Dhydrodynamicmodelwascalibratedwithlocaltidedata.ThemodelwasthenvalidatedforstormsurgesimulationwiththedataonwatersurfaceelevationfromHurricaneIrene(2011).

• Anestedmodelwasdeveloped:Inadditiontoregionalgrid(125mresolution),twosmallerscalegrids(~30mresolutionand~5mresolution)weredevelopedtocapturestormsurgefloodingathighresolutionatfourcriticalspotsintheregionaltransportationnetwork.

StormsurgefloodingforIrene-likehurricanesunderfuturesealevelconditionsarebeingsimulated.Thesealevelunderlow,medium,andhighsealevelrisescenariosfor2050and2100areconsidered.Products:

• The primary product of the project so far is a developed hydrodynamic model that can simulatestorm surge and tidal flooding at high spatial resolution at coastal areas of the Hampton Roadsregion,Virginia,inthepresentandcurrentsealevelcondition.

• AnabstractissubmittedtotheMTS/IEEE2017conference.Ifaccepted,theconferencepaperwillbesubmittedforpublicationinJune2017:

Castrucci,L.,TahvildariN.,“HydrodynamicModelingofStormSurgeFloodingintheTransportationInfrastructureinSoutheastVirginia”,ProceedingsoftheMTS/IEEEConference,Anchorage,AlImpact:

• The developed model can be employed to simulate storm surge and tidal flooding of thetransportationinfrastructureinHamptonRoads,VAunderdifferentsealevelrisescenarios.

• Itisexpectedthatthedevelopedhydrodynamicmodelcanbeanimportantcomponentinareal-timemodelingframeworkforfloodpredictionintheregionaltransportationnetwork.

• OneMSstudentisworkingontheproject.Changes/Problems:


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• Onechallengethatwefacedwasthatusingrealatmosphericdataasaboundaryconditioninthestormsurgemodelresultedinunderpredictionofthestormsurgewhencomparedtothelocaltidegaugelocations.Whilewemadesomeimprovementsinthemodelandreducedthisdiscrepancy,wedecidedtoemployadifferentapproach.Inthedifferentapproach,whichiscommonlyused,weuseaparameterizationtoobtainhurricanewindandpressurefield.Thisapproachresultedinexcellentagreementwiththedatafromthetidegage.

• Whilethehydrodynamicandwavemodelcanberunindependentlyinparallelinahighperformancecomputingenvironment(HPC),werealizedusingthecoupledmodelinparallelisnotstraightforward.Thisisawell-knownissueforthismodel.Wedon’texpectthatthisissuewillaffectourresultssignificantlybasedonearlierstudies,weexpectthattheimpactofwavesonstormsurgebesmallcomparedtoothercomponentswhicharealreadyaccountedforinthehydrodynamicmodel.Nevertheless,weareactivelyworkingtoresolvethisissue.

Project:Image-BasedResponseMeasurementforReferenceFreeDeflectionandDeformationMonitoringofHighwayStructuralSystemsPIsDevinHarris,UniveristyofVirginia,[email protected]:August1,2016–May24,2017CollaboratingOrganization:MichaelBrownandBernieKassner–VirginiaTransportationResearchCouncilAccomplishments:

• Thisprojecthasjustbeeninitiatedattheendofthisperformanceperiod.Duringtheinitialstagesoftheproject,thePIhasorganizedtheresearchteamwhichincludesapartiallysupportedPhDstudentandanundergraduateresearchassistant.

Products:• Noproductshavebeendevelopedtodate,however,thePIisexpectedtogiveapresentationatthe

Fall2016AmericanConcreteInstituteConventionrelatedtothistopicincollaborationwithDr.ThomasSchummacherfromPortlandStateUniversity(see:https://www.concrete.org/events/conventions/currentconvention/sessionsandevents.aspx?m=pschedule&EventId=ZSESS11)

Impact:• Thisworkbuildsfromapreliminarystudyonthetopicofreference-freedeflectionmeasurements

forloadtestingofbridges.Theexpectedimpactofthisworkwillanon-invansiveapproachforimplementationinliveloadtestingandstructuralhealthmonitoringexperimetnsinthefuture.

Project:InvestigatingRelationshipbetweenDrivingPatternsandTrafficSafetyusingSmartphonesBasedMobileSensorDataPIs:RajeshPaleti(ODU)[email protected],MecitCetin(ODU)[email protected]:May1,2015–May22,2016Otherparticipantsandcollaboratingorganizations:VirginiaDepartmentofTransportation(VDOT)Accomplishments:

• Sensordatacollectedusingsmartphoneswasusedtocharacterizedrivingpatternsandexploretherelationshipbetweenthesepatternsandcrashoccurrences.

• Microscopictrafficmeasuresdescribingspeedandaccelerationpatternsenhancethecrashfrequenciesmodelsconsiderably.

• Notonlydoesthestatisticalfitimprovebutalsothemagnitudeofelasticityeffectsofthesemicroscopicmeasureswasfoundtobelargerthanstandardvariablessuchastrafficexposure.

• Resultsalsosuggeststrongspatialdependencyeffectswherebythecrashriskonasegmentdependsontheaccelerationpatternsofsegmentsincloseproximityinadditiontoaccelerationpatternsonthesamesegment.

Products:• Thestudymethodologyandfindingsaredocumentedinafinalreport.Also,thestudyfindingswere

presentedatfollowingconferences:• 2016NorthAmericanTravelMonitoringExpositionandConference(NATMEC)inMiami,FL• 2017TransportationResearchBoardMeetinginWashingtonDC(acceptedforpresentation)


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• Theresearchpaperfromthisstudyiscurrentlyunderreviewforpresentationandpublicationatthe22ndInternationalSymposiumonTransportationandTrafficTheory(ISTTT).Impact:

• Currently,mostoftheSafetyPerformanceFunctions(SPFs)areonlysensitivetoaggregatevariablessuchastrafficexposureandgeometricattributes(e.g.:presenceofshoulder).FederalsafetyagenciesandstateDOTswouldbenefitimmenselybyupdatingtheseSPFsusingmicroscopictrafficmeasuressothatthepredictionsaremoreaccurateandthesemodelscanalsobeusedtoevaluatecountermeasuresthatprimarilyaffectdrivingbehavior(e.g.,variablespeedlimits).

• Currently,mostoftheSPFsintheHSMareeitherPoissonorNegativeBinomialmodels.However,thereisconsiderablescopeforimprovingthesemodelswithoutaddingsignificantcomputationalcomplexity.Specifically,theHeterogeneousDispersion(HD)andGeneralizedOrderedResponse(GOR)variantsoftheNBmodelarerelativelyeasytoestimateandwerefoundtoimprovethestatisticalfitsignificantly.

Changes/problems:• Theinterstatesmustbesplitintosmallersegmentsthatconstitutetheunitofanalysis.However,this

decisioncannotbemadearbitrarilybecausetheavailabilityofroadwayinventorydataandthehomogeneityofresultingsegmentsarecriticaltodevelopinganaccuratecrashfrequencymodel.So,severalsegmentdefinitionswereexploredpriortochoosingthespatialunitofanalysis.

• Basedontherelativemeritsofthreedifferentsegmentdefinitions,thisstudyadoptedtheVDOTsegmentdefinitionasthespatialunitofanalysis

Project:ClusterAnalysisGuidanceandPilotTestPIs:HeshamRakha,VirginiaTech,[email protected],MohammedElhenawy,VirginiaTech,[email protected]:September1,2016–June30,2017Otherparticipantsandcollaboratingorganizations:VirginiaTransportationResearchCouncilAccomplishments:

• Completedtasksforfirstyear.• Wrotefirstdraftofreportsummarizingworkinfirstyear.

Products:• Clusteringalgorithm.• Draftreportofresultsoffirstyear.

Impact:OnegraduatestudentinvolvedinthestudyProject:CybersecurityAnalysistoPrepareVDOTOperationsforConnectedandAutonomousVehicleApplicationsPIs:BrianSmith(UVa)[email protected]:August1,2016–May24,2017Otherparticipantsandcollaboratingorganizations:KamalSulliman,VirginiaDepartmentofTransportationAccomplishments:Task1.ReviewConnectedandAutomatedVehicleDataTheresearchteamhascompletedacomprehensivereviewoftheconnectedandautomatedvehiclesdata,includingtheBasicSafetyMessage(BSM),ProbeVehicleMessage(PVM)andServiceRequestMessage(SRM).Inparticular,theteamhascarefullyreviewedprogressoftheBasicInfrastructureMessage(BIM)workconductedbytheConnectedVehiclePooledFundStudy.Task2.ExaminetheTrafficSignalSystemsofVDOTTheresearchteamhasexamineddeliverablesfromtheMulti-ModalIntelligentTrafficSignalSystemsproject,fundedbytheConnectedVehiclePooledFundStudy,togainabetterunderstandingoftheupcomingCAV-enabledtrafficsignalsystems.Task3.IdentifytheFunctionalityofCAV-EnabledTrafficSignalSystemsTheteamhasidentifiedanddocumentedthedesiredfunctionalitiesofupcomingCAV-enabledtrafficsignalsystems.


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Task4.DevelopaHigh-LevelCybersecurityPlanforVDOTTrafficSignalSystemsTheteamhasdevelopedadraftplantoaddresscybersecurityissueswhileensuringthedesiredfunctionalities.Thisplanincludesexistingandnewlyexpectedfunctionalities,expectedcybersecurityissues,andhigh-levelstrategiestoaddressthoseidentifiedissueswhileensuringfunctionalities.Products:TheteamhasdevelopedadraftcybersecurityplanforVDOTconsideration.Itisnotreadyfordistribution.Impact:TheresultswillimpactVDOTpracticeandpreparationforconnectedvehiclesdeployment.Project:MultifunctionalCompositesforSustainableCivilInfrastructureSystemsPIs:OsmanOzbulut(UVA)[email protected]:November1,2016-April30,2017Accomplishments:

• Planningforexperimentaltestingofshapememoryalloy-basedcementcompositeswascompletedandtestmatrixwasdeveloped.

• Shapememoryalloyfiberreinforcedpolymerswithabout%50fiberratiowerefabricatedandtensiletestingwasconducted.

• Additionalspecimensforshapememoryalloyfiberreinforcedpolymerswerefabricatedforfatiguetesting.

• Fatiguetestswerecompletedfortwospecimens.Products:

• Twojournalpaperswereacceptedforpublication:o Sherif,M.,Ozbulut,O.E.,andTanks,J.(2017).“Acousticemissionanalysisofcyclicallyloaded

SMAfiberreinforcedmortarbeams.”CementandConcreteResearch,95,178-187.o Sherif,M.,Khakimova,E.,Ozbulut,O.E.,Harris,D.K.,andOzyildirim,H.C.(2017).“Behavior

ofmortarbeamswithrandomlydistributedsuperelasticSMAfibers.”JournalofIntelligentMaterialSystemsandStructures,Accepted,InPress.

• Onejournalpaperwassubmitted:o Sherif,M.,Khakimova,E.,Tanks,J.,andOzbulut,O.E.“Cyclicflexuralbehaviorofhybrid

SMA/steelfiberreinforcedconcreteanalyzedbyopticalandacoustictechniques.”CompositeStructures,UnderReview,SubmittedinJanuary2017.

• FollowingpaperwaspresentedatInternationalDigitalImagingCorrelationSocietyandpublishedintheproceedings:

o Sherif,M.,Ozbulut,O.E.,andTanks,J.(2017).“Investigationsoncyclicflexuralbehavioroffiberreinforcedcementitiouscompositesusingdigitalimagecorrelationandacousticemissions.”In:SuttonM.,ReuP.(eds)InternationalDigitalImagingCorrelationSociety.ConferenceProceedingsoftheSocietyforExperimentalMechanicsSeries,pp.173-175,Philadelphia,PA,November2016.

• DataobtainedinthisprojectcanbesharedwithanyoneonaDataversesite.Impact:

• Twograduatestudentsinvolvedinthestudy.Project:ExploringtheuseofLIDARdatafromAutonomousCarsforEstimatingTrafficFlowParametersandVehicleTrajectoriesPIs:MecitCetin(ODU)PeriodofPerformance:October1,2015–September30,2017Accomplishments:

• AlgorithmswereenhancedforidentifyingandtrackingvehiclessothattheirtrajectoriescanbeconstructedfromthepointclouddatacollectedbyVelodyneLIDAR.

• DifferentcarfollowingmodelssuchasNewell,GippsandIDMarecalibratedandvalidatedbasedthevehicletrajectorydata.Thesemodelswillbeusedtocompletetrajectorieswhenthereismissingdata.


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Products:• ThefollowingtwoIEEEconferencepaperswereprepared/submittedandgotaccepted:

o C.Sazara,R.VataniNezafat,andM.Cetin,“OfflineReconstructionofMissingVehicleTrajectoryDatafrom3DLIDAR”TobepresentedattheIEEEIntelligentVehicleSymposium,RedondoBeachCA,June11-14,2017.

o M.CetinandK.A.Anuar,“UsingProbeVehicleTrajectoriesinStop-and-GoWavesforInferringUnobservedVehicles”Tobepresentedatthe5thIEEEInternationalConferenceonModelsandTechnologiesforITS,Naples,Italy,June26-282017.

Impact:• 2PhDstudentsareworkingonthisproject

Project:DevelopingMulti-modalEco-routingandEco-CACCSystemsPIs:HeshamRakha,VirginiaTech,[email protected];KyounghoAhn,VirginiaTech,[email protected]:May1,2016–April30,2018Accomplishments:

• Products:

• YangH.,RakhaH.,andVenkatAlaM.(2016),"Eco-CooperativeAdaptiveCruiseControlatSignalizedIntersectionsConsideringQueueEffects,"IEEETransactionsonIntelligentTransportationSystems.DOI:10.1109/TITS.2016.2613740.

• ElhenawyM.andRakhaH.(2016),"Stretch-WideTrafficStatePredictionUsingDiscriminativelyPre-TrainedDeepNeuralNetworks,"19thIEEEIntelligentTransportationSystemsConference,RiodeJaneiro,Brazil,Nov.1-4.

• ElhenawyM.andRakhaH.(2017),“SpatiotemporalTrafficStatePredictionBasedonDiscriminativelyPre-trainedDeepNeuralNetworks,”AdvancesinScience,TechnologyandEngineeringSystemsJournal.

• FioriC.,AhnK.andRakhaH.(2017),"EffectofRouteChoiceonBatteryElectricVehicleEnergyConsumption,"96thTransportationResearchBoardAnnualMeeting,WashingtonDC,January7-12.[Paper#17-00199].

• AlmannaaM.,ChenH.,RakhaH.,LouliziA.andEl-ShawarbyI.(2017),"Controlled-FieldEvaluationofEffectivenessofInfrastructure-to-VehicleCommunicationinReducingVehicleFuelConsumptionandDelayatSignalizedIntersections,"TransportationResearchRecord:JournaloftheTransportationResearchBoard,No.2621.DOI:10.3141/2621-02.

• AbdelmegeedM.andRakhaH.(2017),"Heavy-DutyDieselTruckEmissionModeling,"TransportationResearchRecord:JournaloftheTransportationResearchBoard,No.2627.DOI:10.3141/2627-04.

• WangJ.andRakhaH.(2017),"ConvexFuelConsumptionModelforDieselandHybridBuses,"TransportationResearchRecord:JournaloftheTransportationResearchBoard,No.2647.DOI:10.3141/2647-07.

• WangJ.andRakhaH.(2017),“ElectricTrainEnergyConsumptionModeling,”JournalofAppliedEnergy.DOI:10.1016/j.apenergy.2017.02.058.

Impact:

• Thisresearchteamalsodevelopedindividualroutechoicebehaviormodelwhichproposesanewperspectivetoaddresstheheterogeneityissuebyestablishingindividualroutechoicebehaviormodelundertrafficinformationprovisionforeverydriver.

• TheteamdevelopedtheVehicularNetworkIntegratedSimulator(VNetIntSim)asanewtransportationnetworkandVANETsimulationtoolbyintegratingtransportationandVANETmodelling.Specifically,itintegratestheOPNETsoftware,acommunicationnetworksimulator,andtheINTEGRATIONsoftware,amicroscopictrafficsimulationsoftware.

• Finally,Eco-CooperativeAdaptiveCruiseControl(Eco-CACC)systemsweredevelopedinanattempttoimprovevehiclefuelefficiencyinthevicinityofsignalizedintersections.TheseEco-CACCsystemsutilizetrafficSignalPhasingandTiming(SPaT)datareceivedviaVehicle-to-Infrastructure(V2I)


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communicationtogetherwithvehiclequeuepredictionstocomputefuel-optimumvehicletrajectoriesthatarecontinuouslyupdatedasthevehicletravelsinthevicinityofsignalizedintersections.ThesesystemsarecurrentlybeingtestedinasimulationenvironmentandalongtheSmartRoadtestfacility.


Project:DevelopandTestConnectedVehicleFreewaySpeedHarmonizationSystemsPIs:HeshamRakha,VirginiaTech,[email protected];IhabEl-Shawarby,VirginiaTech,[email protected]:July1,2015–June30,2017Otherparticipantsandcollaboratingorganizations:Dr.HaoYang–PostdoctoralFellow,VirginiaTechTransportationInstitute;VirginiaTransportationResearchCouncil(VTRC).Accomplishments:

• TestedthespeedharmonizationalgorithmusingreinforcementlearningonasectionofI-66.• Appliedthespeedharmonizationalgorithmusingbang-bangcontrolandtestedonasectionofI-66.

Products:• YangH.andRakhaH.(2017),“FeedbackControlSpeedHarmonizationAlgorithm:Methodologyand

PreliminaryTesting,”TransportationResearchPartC.• YangH.andRakhaH.(2017),"ReinforcementLearningRampMeteringControlforWeavingSections

inaConnectedVehicleEnvironment,"96thTransportationResearchBoardAnnualMeeting,WashingtonDC,January7-12.[Paper#17-03689].


Project:ClusterAnalysisGuidanceandPilotTestPIs:HeshamRakha,VirginiaTech,[email protected],MohammedElhenawy,VirginiaTech,[email protected]:September1,2016–June30,2017Otherparticipantsandcollaboratingorganizations:VirginiaTransportationResearchCouncilAccomplishments:

• Completedtasksforfirstyear.• Wrotefirstdraftofreportsummarizingworkinfirstyear.

Products:• Clusteringalgorithm.• Draftreportofresultsoffirstyear.

Impact:• Onegraduatestudentinvolvedinthestudy.


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AppendixBCompetitiveCollaborativeProjects(Awardedin2015)Project:DesigningBicycleandPedestrianTrafficCountProgramtoEstimatePerformanceMeasuresonStreetsandSidewalksinBlacksburg,VAPIs:SteveHankey,VirginiaTech,[email protected];RalphBuehler,VirginiaTech,[email protected];AndrewMondschein,UniversityofVirginia,[email protected]:January1,2015–May31,2016CollaboratingOrganization:TownofBlacksburgstaffandcommittees,VirginiaTechAlternativeTransportationOfficeAccomplishments:

• Cleanedandadjustedallcountdata• Developedscalingfactorsbasedonthereferencesitedata• EstimatedbicycleandpedestrianAADTforallcountsites• DevelopeddirectdemandmodelsofbicycleandpedestriantrafficinBlacksburg,VA• EstimatedbicycleandpedestrianAADTforallroadandtrailsegmentsinBlacksburg,VA

Products:• SubmittedtwopaperstoTRBforpresentation• PreparedtwopaperstobesubmittedtoTransportationResearchPartD• PreparedMATSUTCreport

Impact:• PreparedwebinarforMATSUTC• DisseminatedcountdatatoTownofBlacksburgstaffandVirginiaTechplanningdepartment

Project:SimultaneousRemovalofNitrogenandPhosphorusfromStormwaterbyZero-ValentIronandBiocharinBioretentionCellsPIs:PeiChiu,UniversityofDelaware,[email protected];PaulImhoff,UniversityofDelaware,[email protected];TeresaCulver,UniversityofVirginia,[email protected]:January1,2015–November1,2016OtherParticipantsandCollaboratingOrganizations:CityofCharlottesville,VA(DanSweetandKristelRiddervold)

• EcosystemServices,LLC,VA(KipMumaw)• ReGenesisGlobalSolutions,LLC/InfiniteSolutionsL3C,PA(CharlesHegberg)Inaddition,thefollowingindividual/agencyareawareofourworkandaresupportersofthisresearchanditspotentialbenefitstothetransportationsector.• KennethPantuck,SeniorEnvironmentalScientist,InnovativeTechnologiesPracticeLeader• U.S.EnvironmentalProtectionAgency,WaterProtectionDivision(3WP50),OfficeofInfrastructure

andAssistance,1650ArchStreet,Philadelphia,PA19103Accomplishments:

Fieldworkcontinuedthroughthesummerandthefall.Newflumeswereinstalledattheenhancedbioretentionfacility.Dataandsampleswerecollectedforseveralstormsinthesummerandfall.Totalnitrogen,totalphosphorus,nitrate,phosphateandtotalsuspendedsedimentconcentrationsandloadsweredeterminedfromthisinformation.Preliminaryresultssuggestthatthesystemisremovingtotalphosphorusandtotalnitrogen,butthelevelsofenhancedremovalmaybebelowanticipatedlevel.Finalreportpart2willbesubmittedinNovember.

Products:ConferencePresentations:08/16 The252ndAmericanChemicalSociety(ACS)FallNationalMeeting,Philadelphia,PA.Platformpresentation."MechanismsandApplicationsofBlackCarbon-SupportedMicrobialNitrateReduction."08/16 Biochar2016–TheSynergyofScienceandIndustry:Biochar'sConnectiontoEcology,Soil,Food,andEnergy,Corvallis,OR.Platformpresentation."BiocharAdditiontoStormwaterTreatmentMediaforEnhancedNitrogenRemovalandHydraulicPerformance."


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08/16 MATS-UTCAnnualMeeting,Charlottesville,VA.Posterpresentation."RemovalofNitrogenandPhosphorusfromStormwaterinBioretentionCellsUsingZero-ValentIronandBiochar"05/16 WorldEnvironmentalandWaterResourcesCongress2016,EWRI,WestPalmBeach,FL.Platformpresentation."FieldPerformanceofaBioinfiltrationSystemwithBiocharandZero-ValentIron."05/16 DelawareCenterforTransportationResearchShowcase,Dover,DE.Posterpresentation."UsingBiochartoReduceNitrogenLoadtoChesapeakeBay."05/16 DelawareCenterforTransportationResearchShowcase,Dover,DE.Posterpresentation."PhosphorusRemovalfromStormwaterUsingZero-ValentIron."InvitedTalks:05/16 IndustrialTechnologyResearchInstitute,Hsinchu,Taiwan."BiocharasaReversibleElectronStorageMediumtoEnhanceStormwaterBioremediation."04/16 MATSUTCResearchWebinarSeries."SimultaneousRemovalofNitrogenandPhosphorusfromStormwaterbyZero-ValentIronandBiocharinBioretentionCells."Report:05/16 ProjectFinalReportPartIsubmitted.

Impact:• UofDE:1undergraduate,1graduatestudent,and1postdocwereinvolvedinthisstudy.• UVa:Inadditiontothegraduateassistantonthisproject,asummerMATS-UTCundergraduate

researchfellowparticipatedintheproject,plus5undergraduatestudentsarebasingtheirundergraduatethesesonvariousaspectsofthisproject,andthusexpandingthegoalsoftheproject.

• Thisworkishelpingtoassessthepotentialofaninnovativeapproachtonutrientremovalfromrunofffromtransportationsurfaces.

• Inaddition,resultsweredisseminatedinapresentationtoEPAscientistsinUSEPARegion3inJuly,2016,andatajointmeetingofstormwaterprofessionalsfromtheDelawareDepartmentofTransportationandtheDelawareDepartmentofNaturalResourcesandEnvironmentalControlinAugust,2016.Duringthesemeetingswesummarizedourworkonuseofbiocharandzero-valentironforremovingnutrientsintransportationstormwaterfacilitiesanddiscussedwhereitmightbeappropriatetobeginfieldimplementation.

Project:ImpactofClimateChangeandSeaLevelRiseonStormwaterDesignandReoccurringFloodingProblemsintheHamptonRoadsRegionPIs:JonathonGoodall,UniversityofVirginia,[email protected];VenkatSridhar,VirginiaTech,[email protected]:January1,2015–June30,2016OtherParticipantsandCollaboratingOrganizations:HamptonRoadsPlanningDistrictCommission,GregJohnson,StormwaterTechnicalServicesEngineer,VirginiaBeach,DepartmentofPublicWorksAccomplishments:

• WeanalyzedexistingrainfalldatawithinVirginiaBeachtodeterminetherelationshipbetweenthedistancearainfallgaugeisfromafloodinghotspotandhowrepresentativethatobservedrainfallistotheactualrainthatfellatthatfloodinghotspot.Theresultofthisanalysisisthatraingaugesmustbeatleastwithin1kmofthefloodinghotspottoberepresentativeforrainfallona15-minutetimeinterval.

• WeanalyzedexistingroadwayelevationsusingLiDARdatafortheregiontodeterminewhichroadsaremostvulnerabletoflooding.Wedidthisfordifferentscenarios:meanhightide,kinghightide(99percentile),and100-yearstormsurge.Wethenanalyzedtheimpactofprojectedrelativesealevelrise(RSLR)onroadwayfloodingforthesethreescenarios.Wethenincludedtrafficdatatoidentifywhenhigh-trafficroadsmaybegintoexperiencefloodingfromthesethreescenariosasRSLRcontinuestoincrease.

• Weanalyzedweatherandclimatemodelstodeterminethepotentialimpactofclimatechangeonrainfallpatternsintheregion.ThisdatawasdynamicallydownscaledusingalocalWeatherResearchandForecasting(WRF)modelandshowedpotentialchangesinrainfallwithintheHamptonRoadsregion.

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• Wesubmittedtwojournalpapersbasedonthiswork.OneisinrevisionfortheASCEJournalofInfrastructureSystemsandthesecondisinreviewfortheASCEJournalofHydrologicEngineering.Otherjournalarticlesareplannedbasedontheresearchoutcomes.

• Wesubmittedourfinalreportfortheprojectoutliningouraccomplishments.Impact:

• WeareplanningtodoadditionalTTAworkshopsonsealevelriseimpactstotransportationinfrastructurethatwillincludesomeoftheresearchcompletedinthisproject.

Project:LiDARforAirQualityMeasurementPIs:KhanIftekharuddin,OldDominionUniversity,[email protected];MecitCetin,OldDominionUniversity,[email protected];HeshamRakha,VirginiaTech,[email protected]:April1,2015–November30,2016CollaboratingOrganization:PotentialuseroftheLIDARtechnology–EPAAccomplishments:

• OfferedapresentationinMATS-UTCwebinarseriesinJuly2016• Presentedaposterintheannualmeeting• PublishedapaperinOpticsandPhotonicsforInformationProcessingX,partofSPIEOptical

Engineering+Applications,August2016• CollecteddataatmultiplelocationsatthecampusofOldDominionUniversity• Placedanordertoanewpumpforthecoolingsystemofthelaserunit• DevelopedalgorithmstodetectthepollutantsofinterestinthecollecteddatafromLidar• ODUisworkingwithVTtoemploythecollecteddatafortheirtrackingalgorithm• Turbulentwindfieldwasgeneratedusingtheopenlyavailablesoftware“TurbSim”.• Aconcentrationfieldwascreatedbyadvectionanddiffusionofthecontaminantfromitssource.• ArecursiveBayesianestimationapproachwascomparedwithagradientdescentalgorithmandan

extendedKalmanfilter,forfindingthesourceofanairbornecontaminantinaturbulentwindfield.• Bycomparison,Bayesianestimationrequiresrelativelyweakmodelingassumptionsandsimulation

resultssuggestthisapproachislesssensitivetoerrorintheinitialstate.• OnegraduatestudentisworkingonhisD.Engthesisonthisproject.Heisexpectedtofinishin

December2017.Products:

• PresentationinMATS-UTCwebinarseries,2016• AposterpresentationintheMATS-UTCannualmeeting,2016.• ApaperpublishedatSPIEannualconference:M.I.Elbakary,K.M.Iftekharuddin,R.DeYoung,andK.

Afrifa,“AerosolDetectionMethodsinLidar-BasedAtmosphericProfiling”,SPIEInternationalConferenceonOpticsandPhotonicsforInformationProcessingX,SanDiego,August2016.

• AnotherpaperhasbeenacceptedatSPIEannualconference,tobepresentedinAugust2017.• Apapertitled“AComparisonofThreeApproachestoAtmosphericSourceLocalization”isunder

revisionforsubmissiontothejournalAppliedOptics.• OneD.Eng.thesisbyDecember2017.

Impact:• TheendgoaloftheprojectistoimprovetheLiDARcapabilityinprofilingtheaerosolinHampton

Roadsarea.Thenewcapabilityfortheinstrumenttomeasurethedepolarizationratio,inadditiontothecolorratio,suchthatthenewacquiredmeasurementswillbeanexcellentsourceforanalyzingtheairqualityandidentifyingthesourcesofaerosolsintheareaofstudy.

Changes/Problems:• ThecoolingpumpforthelaserinLIDARbrokedown.Itwasreplacedanddatawascollected.Weare

planningtocollectmoredatainresponsetoreviewsofthepaperthatwassubmittedinajournal.Project:ConnectedVehicleTechnologiesforEnergyEfficientUrbanTransportationPIs:AjayPrasad,UniversityofDelaware,[email protected];SureshAdvani,UniversityofDelaware,[email protected];Hyeon-ShicShin,MorganStateUniversity,[email protected]:January1,2015–August31,2016Accomplishments:


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• Atwo-waycommunicationsystembetweentheUniversityofDelaware’snewestfuelcellbusandaserverresidinginourlaboratoryhasbeenimplementedusingaRaspberryPicomputerinstalledonthebus.ThePicomputercommunicateswithourlabserverthroughthecellularnetworkinreal-timeandtransmitsvehiclevelocity,energyconsumptionandotherdetailedoperatingdatatotheserverwheretheyareloggedintothedatabase.ThePicomputerisalsodesignedtobeabletoreceivetrafficinformationfromourserverinrealtimeforpossiblerouteoptimization.Trafficdatacanbeintheformofreal-timeinformationfromstationarysensorsorfromotherconnectedvehicles;intheabsenceofrealtimetrafficinformation,historicaltrafficdatawouldbeusedfortestingpurposes.

• ACANbusinterfacehasalsobeenaddedtothePicomputertocommunicatewiththecontrolsystemonbus.AprogramwasdevelopedandimplementedtosendpowercommandsthroughtheCANbusnetworktothefuelcellstackonthenewbus.Thiscompletestheportionofourprojectrelatedtooptimalpowermanagementwhichadjustspowermanagementbasedontrafficinformationinrealtime.Thewholesystemhasbeenunderroutinetestingforalmosttwomonthswithalltestingdataloggedontheserver.Wehavealsodevotedtimeandefforttoimprovingthereliabilityofthesoftwaresystemandfixingsomemechanicalissueswiththebus.Thesystemwillsoonbereadyforfieldteststovalidateitseffectiveness

AppendixCCompetitiveCollaborativeProjects(Awardedin2016)Project:TransportationInfrastructureFlooding:SensingWaterLevelsandClearingandReroutingTrafficoutofDangerPIs:PamelaMurray-Tuite,VirginiaTechUniversity,[email protected],KevenHeaslip,VirginiaTechUniversity–[email protected],VenkataramanaSridhar,VirginiaTechUniversity–[email protected],JonGoodall,UniversityofVirginia,[email protected]:May10,2016–August30,2017Otherparticipantsandcollaboratingorganizations:GregJohnson(stormwater)andSteveMcLaughlin(transportation),bothwiththeCityofVirginiaBeachAccomplishments:

• Weatherdataassimilationispromisingbutimprovementisrequired.• PrecipitationanalysisforJan–Dec2016iscompleted.• Simulationresultsofafewobservationstationswerecomparedandfoundthemodelwas

underestimatingthecumulativeprecipitation.• Hourlyprecipitationwastestedforimprovementswithadditionalsimulationrunsbyassimilating

directobservationsforthreelocations(MMPS-004,MMPS-036andMMPS-0922)• WRFHYDROisbeingsetuptoassessthestreamnetworkforflooding.• StreetfloodingdatafromNorfolkCitywasgathered.Thedataisarecordoffloodingofover1000

locationswhichfloodedfrommorethan40events• Geographicdatahasalsobeengatheredandprocessedincluding1mDEMand1mlandusedata

whichisavailableinthearea.• Rainfall,tide,groundwater,andwinddatahavebeencollectedatvarioussitesinandaroundNorfolk

asinputforthemodel.• Variousmachine-learningmodelshavebeenproducedtopredictstreetfloodingevents(fromthe

dataobtainedfromNorfolkCity)givenasetofenvironmentalandgeographicconditions.• Preliminaryresultsshowthattotaldailyrainfallisbyfarthebestindicatorofstreetfloodingandthat

otherfactorssuchastideandgroundwaterlevelshavealesssignificanteffect.• FinalizedtheconstructionofthetwoVISSIMNetworkstomodelthetwocasestudylocationsof

interest• FinalizedtheinputofsignaltimingsforsignalizedintersectionsinthebothVISSIMnetworks


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• DevelopedanapproachfornodeconsiderationfortheVISSIMNetworks,asVISSIMoutputdoesnotconsidernodesandworksonlywith“links”and“connectors”.ThenodesareinsertedinanexternalstepaftertheVISSIMNetworkisfinalized

• TesteddifferentvisualizationstrategiesfortheVISSIMNetworksconsideringtheinclusionofnodes• FinalizedaVisualBasicScript(VBScript)enablingcontinuoussimulationandgradualloadingof

vehiclestoobtainlinkspecificflowrates&theirrespectivetraveltimeestimates• DevelopedanapproachinExcel&laterrefineditinR-Studio,ofarrangingtheVISSIMNetworkdata

andpreparingitfortraveltimefunctionanalysis• Testeddifferentformsoflinearandnon-lineartraveltimefunctions• DevelopedanR-Studioscripttoperformtheregressionprocedureinbulk(foralllinks&connectors)

andextractthetraveltimefunctionsincsvformat• Frameworkfortheroutingofaffectedvehicles(flowchart)• AdjustementoftheHyperstarscript• CodingthePartitioningshortestpathalgorithmonjavatoobtainpotentialsatnodes• Developingacode(VehicleInput_generation.java)thatreadstheVehicleRawDatafilefromVISSIM

andgeneratesanoutputfile(Output_Vehicles.txt)thatincludesforeachvehicleitsorigin,destination,starttimeandgroup.

• Developingacode(Process.java)thatreadstheOutput_Vehicles.txtfileandfindstherouteforeachvehiclealongwiththecorrespondingcomputationaltimeinjava

• TestingofthejavascriptsonasubnetworkfromVISSIMProducts:

• VISSIMNetworks&traffictraveltimeestimatedata• VBScriptformultiplesimulation&gradualloading• R-StudioscriptforpreparationofrawVISSIMdata• R-Studioscriptforregressionprocedureandoutputoftraveltimefunctions• Javascripts(Hyperstar,Partitioning,Process,VehicleInput_generation)• Willproducecollectionofinputandoutputdataforpredictingfloodingwhichcanbemadeavailable

ontheUVAdataverserepository.• Weplantowriteajournalpaperonthefloodforecastingapplication.• Oureffortwillprovidehighresolution(1Km2)precipitationforecastinhourlybasisforHampton

Roadsregion.Latertheprojectwilltargetgeneratingsurfacerunoffinformation(spatialinformationaboutdepthofoverlandflowandroadsubmergence)forinstantfloodwarnings.ButthisstepisinitsdevelopmentstageandwilloperationalaswefinishWRFvalidation.Wewillcommunicatetheprecipitationanalysisinapeer-reviewedjournal.

• ArticlesareplannedregardingthetransportationroutingandsimulationImpact:

• Itisexpectedtoprovideinsightsintoprecipitationintensitiesandpotentialinundationofurbanneighborhoods.

Project:LeveragingConnectedVehiclestoEnhanceTrafficResponsiveTrafficSignalControlPIs:AndrewNichols(MU)[email protected],Chih-ShengChou(MU)[email protected],MecitCetin(ODU)[email protected],MontasirAbbas(VT)[email protected]:May1,2016–October31,2017OtherParticipantsandCollaborators:ThemainchampionforthisprojectatthispointwouldbeEconoliteControlProducts,whoproducesthetrafficsignalcontrollersandthecurrentTrafficResponsivealgorithm.Iftheycanimplementtheproductdevelopedbythisproject,thenagencieswouldhaveaccesstoit.Econoliteisprovidingmatchingfundsforthisproject.Accomplishments:


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• TheEconoliteTrafficResponsivealgorithmhasbeenreplicatedinVISSIMtoenablethesimulationofvariousconditionsandTRparameters.Delay,queuelength,anddetectordataiswrittentoadatabaseforanalysis.

• 10timingplanshavebeendevelopedfortheMorgantownnetworkandsimulationsruntoproduceperformancemetricsthatwillbeusedinthestateestimationtask

ImpactThroughthecourseofreplicatingtheEconoliteTRalgorithmandtrulyunderstandingthedecisionsitismaking,itisclearthatthealgorithmandparameterscouldbeimproved.WewillbeinapositiontoproviderecommendationstoEconolitetoimprovetheiralgorithmimplementationandhopefullygainsubsequentfundingtodevelopsoftwareapplicationstofacilitatetheanalysis.Changes/problems:

• Adesiredgoalofthisprojectistoanalyzehighresolutiondatageneratedbythesimulatedcontrollers.ThenewestversionsoftheEconolitefirmwarearenotcompatiblewithVISSIM9,soweareusingolderfirmware.TheHRDhasbeengenerated,butthefilescannotberead.WeareworkingwithEconolitetoidentifyacompatibleversionoftheirTranslatorprogram.Ifitisn’tresolved,itwon’taffectplannedoutcomesofthisproject.

Project:Real-timeSystemPredictionandOptimalRebalancingStrategiesforPublicBikeSharingSystemsPIs:RajeshPaleti(ODU)[email protected]:May1,2016–October31,2017Otherparticipantsandcollaboratingorganizations:CapitalBikeshare,WashingtonDC(https://www.capitalbikeshare.com/)Accomplishments:

• Individualtripandbikesharingstationdatawasarchivedat15-minutesresolutionforpastoneyearfromtheCapitalBikeSharingwebsite

• Seasonal,daily,andhourlydemandpatternsofbikearrivalsanddepartureswasanalyzed• Dailyweatherinformationalongwithsocio-demographics,land-use,andtransportation

infrastructuredataaroundbikestationswascollectedfromseveralsecondarydatasources• Twomodelingmethods–machinelearningandeconometricmodeling,arecurrentlyadoptedto

modelthebicyclearrivalanddeparturepatternsatstations.• Deferredacceptancebasedheuristicalgorithmsarebeingdevelopedforrebalancingbikesharing

systems.Products:

• ElhenawyM.andRakhaH.(2017),“AHeuristicforRebalancingBikeSharingSystemsbasedonDeferredAcceptanceAlgorithm,”Acceptedforpresentationatthe5thIEEEInternationalConferenceonModelsandTechnologiesforIntelligentTransportationSystems,Napoli,Italy,June26-28.

• AshqarH.,ElhenawyM.,AlmannaaM.,GhanemA.,RakhaH.andHouseL.(2017),“ModelingBikeSharingAvailabilityusingMachineLearning,”Acceptedforpresentationatthe5thIEEEInternationalConferenceonModelsandTechnologiesforIntelligentTransportationSystems,Napoli,Italy,June26-28.

• Thebikesharingsystemdemandpatternsandstudyapproachwerepresentedinaposterpresentationatthe2016MATSUTCAnnualMeetinginCharlottesville.

Impact:• Adatabasethatfusesseveralalternatedatasourcesincludingweatherinformation,socio-

demographicsandland-usedata,andtransportationinfrastructurewasdevelopedforallbikestationsundertheCapitalBikeSharingsystem.

• State-of-the-arteconometricanddataminingmodelsthataccountforspatialandtemporalcorrelationsofbikesharingdemandareunderdevelopment.


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Project:Fiber-ReinforcedPlastic(FRP)WrapsforNextGenerationSustainableandCost-EffectiveRehabilitationofCoastalTransportationInfrastructureintheMid-AtlanticRegionPIs:WaelZatar,Marshall,[email protected],HaiNguyen,Marshall,[email protected],OsmanOzbulut,UVA,[email protected]:Nov.1,2016–April30,2017OtherParticipantsandCollaboratingOrganizations:DonnyWilliams,WestVirginiaDepartmentofTransportation,wouldbeinterestedintheincreasedknowledgeoftheuseofFRPtosustain,repairandretrofitdeterioratingbridgestructures.Accomplishments:

·Theprojectteamhasbeenworkingontasksfortheproject.·MarshallUniversityhascompletedcriticalreviewofliteratureforFRP-retrofittedprojectsinWestVirginiaandiscurrentlyevaluatingtheacceptancelevelsofFRP-retrofittedprojects.·UniversityofVirginiaandMarshallUniversityareidentifyingstructures/elementssuitableforFRPretrofitandaretakingthestepstocompletethetasksoftheproject.

Project:QuantifyingtheImpactofOn-StreetParkingInformationonCongestionMitigationPIs:CelesteChavis(MSU)[email protected],MansourehJeihani(MSU)[email protected],HeshamRakha(VirginiaTech)[email protected]:June1,2016–August20,2017Otherparticipantsandcollaboratingorganizations:DistrictDepartmentofTransportation(DDOT)–Planning&SustainabilityAdministrationAccomplishments:Thefollowinghasbeencompletedduringthereportingperiod:

• IRBapprovalreceived• Completedbuildingandtestingthenetworkinthedrivingsimulator• 25participantsdrovethedrivingsimulatorandcompletedthesurvey• Designedprototypesignsanddevelopedtestproceduresforthedriveracceptancetest• Completedrunning76testparticipantsforthedriveracceptancetest

Thefollowingisinprogress:• Completingthedatacollectforthedrivingsimulator• Preliminarydataanalysis• TRBAnnualMeetingpaper

Products:NoneYetImpact:Manyjurisdictionshaveturnedtoinnovativeparkingmanagementstrategiesasawaytoaddresscongestioninurbanareassincethetimespentcirclingforon-streetparkingincreasescongestionandemissions.Bydecouplingpricingfromparkinginformation,thisprojectdevelopsamethodologythatusesparkingturnoverandoccupancydatatoprovidedriverswithinformationaboutavailableon-streetspaces.Theparkingavailabilityinformationwillbebroadcastedviadynamicon-streetwayfindingaswellasmobileapps.On-streetinformationallowsthedriverstofindavailableparkingwithouttakingtheireyesofftheroadtouseamobiledevice;however,mobileappsarebeneficialfortripplanningandalsowhendriverscanrelyonpassengerstosafelydisseminateinformationorwheninformationisprovidedviavoicecommands.On-streetparkinginformationhastheaddedbenefitofbeingmoreequitableasitdoesnotrelyontheadoptionofsmartphonetechnology.Thisstudycanprovideagencieswiththetoolsnecessarytoincorporateparkinginformationintocurbsidemanagementbestpractices.Changes/problems:

• Despitetherelativelysmallstudyarea(10blocksby10blocks),wehaverunintostoragelimitations.Thehighnumberofintersectionshasresultedinanetworkover3gigabytes.

Project:Eco-SpeedControlforBusesintheVicinityofSignalizedIntersectionsPIs:HeshamRakha(VT)[email protected],HaoChen(VT)[email protected],MansourehJeihani(MSU)[email protected],CelesteChavis(MSU)[email protected]


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PeriodofPerformance:May1,2016–October31,2017Otherparticipantsandcollaboratingorganizations:BlacksburgTransit,Blacksburg,VAAccomplishments:

• TheresearchteamfromVTListedalltheinputandoutputvariablesfortheEco-SpeedControlalgorithm,providedsuchinformationfortheMSUteamsothattheycanpreparetheneededvariablesintheDelphicode.

• DiscussedwiththeMSUtowritecodestogetherfortestingtheEco-SpeedControlalgorithminthedrivingsimulator.ConsideringthealgorithmwasoriginallywrittenandtestedinC/C++code,theVTteamdecidedtore-writethealgorithmasafunctionusingDelphiprogramminglanguage,andthisfunctionwillbeprovidedtotheMSUfortestinginthesimulator.

• DiscussedwithBlacksburgTransittoplanthetesting,andBlacksburgTransitagreedtoprovidebusesanddriversforthefieldtestonthesmartroad.

• TheresearchteamfromMSUpreparedsurveyquestionnairefortheparticipantsbeforeandaftertheexperiment.

• AppliedforIRBapprovalforhumansubject.• Extractedrealtimespeedandpositionofthedriver'svehicleaswellastrafficlightinformation,the

phase,thetimelefttochangethephase,andthedistanceofthevehicletotheintersection.Purchasedapluginfromthedrivingsimulatorvendor(Forum8)andwritingcodesinDelphi.Thereal-timepluginsendstheinformationtoTCP/IPprotocolandwewroteaservertolistentotheTCP/IPprotocolandextracttheaforementioneddata,whichcanbeusedastheinputfortheEco-SpeedControlalgorithm.

Products:• ImplementedthealgorithmintheMSUdrivingsimulator.• CompletedtheIRBforfieldtestsontheSmartRoad.• CurrentlyimplementingthesystemonBlacksburgTransitbuses.

Problems:• None.

AppendixDCompetitiveCollaborativeProjects(AwardedinJan2017–willnotstartuntilMay31,2017)Project:EstimatingRoadInundationLevelsDuetoRecurrentFloodingfromImageDataPIs:Cetin(ODU),Iftekharuddi(ODU),Goodall(UVA)PeriodofPerformance:May31,2017-May31,2018OtherParticipantsandcollaboratingorganizations:Accomplishments:NoneProducts:NoneImpacts:NoneProblems/Changes:NoneProject:AnIntegratedDynamicModelingApproachforFloodingofCoastalTransportationInfrastructureAssessmentofImpactsonEmergencyOperationsPIs:Tahvildari(ODU),Cetin(ODU),Goodall(UVA),Murray-Tuite(VT)PeriodofPerformance:May31,2017-May31,2018OtherParticipantsandcollaboratingorganizations:Accomplishments:NoneProducts:


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NoneImpacts:NoneProblems/Changes:NoneProject:DeploymentofGroundPenetratingRadarandUltrasonicTomographerNon-DestructiveTechniquesforAssessmentofCorrosion-DeterioratedAdjacentPrestressedConcreteBoxBeamsPIs:Zatar(MU),Nguyen(MU),Ozbulut(UVA)PeriodofPerformance:May31,2017-May31,2018OtherParticipantsandcollaboratingorganizations:Accomplishments:NoneProducts:NoneImpacts:NoneProblems/Changes:NoneProject:WouldYouConsidera"Green"Vehicle?PIs:Chen(UVA),Paleti(ODU)PeriodofPerformance:May31,2017-May31,2018OtherParticipantsandcollaboratingorganizations:Accomplishments:NoneProducts:NoneImpacts:NoneProblems/Changes:NoneProject:RemovingNitratefromStormwaterwithBiocharAmendmenttoRoadwaySoilsPIs:Imhoff(UD),Chiu(UD),Culver(UVA)PeriodofPerformance:May31,2017-May31,2018OtherParticipantsandcollaboratingorganizations:Accomplishments:NoneProducts:NoneImpacts:NoneProblems/Changes:NoneProject:BicycleJusticeorJustBicycles:AnalyzingEquitableAccesstoBaltimore'sBikeSharingProgramPIs:Chavis(MSU),Barnes(UD)PeriodofPerformance:May31,2017-May31,2018OtherParticipantsandcollaboratingorganizations:Accomplishments:NoneProducts:None


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Impacts:NoneProblems/Changes:NoneProject:PreservingCoastalInfrastructurethroughtheDesignandImplementationofImage-BasedStructuralHealthMonitoring(iSHM)PIsNichols(MU),Cetin(ODU)PeriodofPerformance:May31,2017-May31,2018OtherParticipantsandcollaboratingorganizations:Accomplishments:NoneProducts:NoneImpacts:NoneProblems/Changes:NoneProject:PlanningforWalkingandCyclinginanAutonomousVehicleFuturePIs:Buehler(VT),Hankey(VT),Mondschein(UVA)PeriodofPerformance:May31,2017-May31,2018OtherParticipantsandcollaboratingorganizations:Accomplishments:NoneProducts:NoneImpacts:NoneProblems/Changes:None

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