In Release 7.5, the Streets module now provides a new larger interchange graphic that can be direction-oriented by the user. The TWSC module has been rebuilt with an upgraded internal architecture to provide more user flexibility and processing speed. The… Read More
Month: March 2018
Meet Ph.D. Student Wei Sun
Wei Sun, Ph.D. transportation student, works with Dr. Scott Washburn on his dissertation on freeway network travel time reliability.
Gator ITE Hosts a Student Leadership Summit at the University of Florida
The Gator ITE Student Chapter hosted this year’s Student Leadership Summit (SLS) at the University of Florida on February 9-11, 2018. Fifty-three students registered to attend this event. Also, held in conjunction with the summit was the Florida Section ITE… Read More
UFTI Students Serve on the Urban Streets Highway Capacity and Quality of Service TRB Subcommittee
Gustavo de Andrade and Fabio Sasahara, two doctoral students at the UFTI, are now members of the Urban Streets Subcommittee, which operates under the TRB Highway Capacity and Quality of Service (HCQSC) committee (AHB40). The subcommittee is tasked with focusing… Read More
UFTI Collaborates with FDOT to Support Advanced Technologies Installation Along I-75 Through FRAME Project
I-75 FRAME (Florida’s Regional Advanced Mobility Elements) is a project that will use advanced communications and traffic management technologies to optimize the use of transportation infrastructure for improved safety and mobility. The project, which is part of I-STREET, will instrument… Read More
Replaceable Unbonded Tendons for Post-tensioned Bridges
Dr. Trey Hamilton, of the Structural Engineering Group in the UF Department of Civil and Coastal Engineering, along with his research team, investigated the use of flexible fillers with post-tensioned tendons, including performance testing of the materials and methods of… Read More
Use of Infrared Thermography for the Inspection of Welds in the Shop and Field
Dr. Michelle Manuel, chair of the Department of Materials Science Engineering, and her team of researchers explored the use of infrared ultra-time-domain (IR-UTD) testing as an improved method of inspecting bridge welds. Steel bridges are created by welding steel components.… Read More