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A temporary steel sheet pile wall (SPW) is frequently used to stabilize soil during construction. An SPW is installed prior to the installation of the production piles.  University of Florida researchers, led by principal investigator Jae Chung, Ph.D., investigated the effects of installation and removal of sheet pile walls on piles driven into granular soils. Click […]

University of Florida researchers, led by principal investigator Kyle Riding, Ph.D., developed a method to measure the tensile stress-strain relationship of ultra-high performance concrete (UHPC). They also developed a specification for material acceptance of field-cast UHPC. Improved specifications and performance verification will allow designers to use UHPC more widely and take advantage of its benefits […]

Two UF Civil Engineering professors teamed up with Feld Entertainment to research the impact of over-sized motor vehicles on venue floors in an event called Monster Jam, the largest motor-sport event that tours globally throughout arenas and stadiums. Funded by a grant from Feld, Jennifer Bridge, Ph.D., and Christopher Ferraro, Ph.D., visited Marlins Park, a […]

The Gator ITE Student Chapter’s traffic bowl team recently won grand prize in the ITE Florida Puerto Rico District Traffic Bowl, and will continue on to compete for the international title at the ITE International Meeting in Austin, TX. The winning team included the following students Corbin Kramer, Asean Davis, Christian Breault, and Luan Guilherme. […]

Zachary Jerome from the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, is the UFTI’s 2019 SURF student. He is currently working on two projects under the guidance of Dr. Lily Elefteriadou: “Autonomous Vehicles at Intelligent Intersections and Advanced Networks” and “Highway Capacity Manual Methodologies for Corridors Involving Freeways and Surface Streets.” After graduation, Jerome hopes to be at […]

Ten teachers from Alachua County in Florida attended a one-day workshop on June 6, 2019 at the University of Florida that focused on science and technology concepts for grades levels 4th through 7 and explored transportation as a career option for their students.   The teachers heard about the latest in transportation research taking place at […]

On June 13, 2019, Governor Ron DeSantis signed CS/HB 311: Autonomous Vehicles, which will expand testing of autonomous vehicles. The bill signing took place at the SunTrax facility in Polk County, Florida. “Signing this legislation paves the way for Florida to continue as a national leader in transportation innovation and technological advancement,” said Governor DeSantis. […]

The Automated Vehicles Ecosystem is composed of three components: the vehicle itself, an infrastructure, and users. It is paramount to design an end-to-end security solution to ensure resilience of the whole system. We have seen some solutions, but they are all designed in silos. Where do we go now and how will regulation and policy […]

This June 17-21 webinar series presents lectures, software demonstrations and application examples on the Highway Capacity Manual (HCM) procedures – including upcoming 6th Edition updates. Step-by-step instruction of the HCM methodologies will be provided for each analytical chapter with demonstrations of the Highway Capacity Software (HCS) that implements and automates the HCM procedures.  Click Here […]

Abi Komma graduated from the UF with a Masters of Science in Transportation Engineering in August 2008. Komma is currently employed as a senior data scientist on the Computer Vision Platform team at Uber in San Francisco. The team is responsible for developing core computer vision capabilities such as text recognition, image classification, object detection […]