Small Projects
Understanding Freight Behavior in the Pacific Northwest: An Evaluation and Application of EROAD Data to Freight Demand and Forecast Modeling
University: Oregon State University, Small Projects, Small Projects Year 6 (2017-2019)
PI: Salvador Hernandez (OSU), sal.hernandez@oregonstate.edu, ORCID: 0000-0001-8160-5949
Co PIs: none
AMOUNT & MATCH: $25,000 from PacTrans; $25,000 Match
PERFORMANCE PERIOD: 8/16/2017 – 8/15/2019
STATUS: Completed
CATEGORIES: Freight, Big Data, Modeling
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Bridge Structural Inspections using Bridge Information Models (BrIM) and Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs)
University: Oregon State University, Small Projects, Small Projects Year 6 (2017-2019)
PI: Yelda Turkan (OSU), yelda.turkan@oregonstate.edu, ORCID: 0000-0002-3224-5462
Co PIs: none
AMOUNT & MATCH: $35,000 from PacTrans; $35,000 Match
PERFORMANCE PERIOD: 8/16/2017 – 8/15/2019
STATUS: Completed
CATEGORIES: UAVs, Bridge Inspection, Modeling
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Commuter Mobility Versus Work-Zone Safety: An Empirical Study using Data Mining of Anonymous User Generated Trip Information
University: Oregon State University, Small Projects, Small Projects Year 6 (2017-2019)
PI: Joseph Louis (OSU), Joseph.Louis@oregonstate.edu, ORCID: 0000-0002-2957-9146
Co PIs: none
AMOUNT & MATCH: $35,000 from PacTrans; $35,000 Match
PERFORMANCE PERIOD: 8/16/2017 – 8/15/2019
STATUS: Completed
CATEGORIES: Big Data, Commuting, Work-Zone Safety
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Rural Bridge Safety: Evaluation of Atypically Large Farm Vehicles
University: Small Projects, Small Projects Year 5 (2016-2017), University of Idaho
PI: Ahmed Ibrahim (UI), aibrahim@uidaho.edu
AMOUNT & MATCH: $45,000 from PacTrans; $45,000 Match
PERFORMANCE PERIOD: 12/15/2016 – 1/31/2018
STATUS: Completed
CATEGORIES: Safety, Rural Communities, Bridges
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Safety of Idaho Rural Highways Under 129K Trucks
University: Small Projects, Small Projects Year 5 (2016-2017), University of Idaho
PI: Ahmed Ibrahim (UI), aibrahim@uidaho.edu
AMOUNT & MATCH: $25,000 from PacTrans; $25,000 Match
PERFORMANCE PERIOD: 12/15/2016 – 1/31/2018
STATUS: Completed
CATEGORIES: Safety, Rural Communities, Highways
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