CAIT
Center
for Advanced Infrastructure & Transportation

Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Annual Report

for July 2004 - June 2005 Budget Period

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATORS:

 

Dr. Ali Maher, Director

Patrick J. Szary, Associate Director

and CAIT Principal Investigators

Center for advanced Infrastructure & Transportation

Dept. of Civil and Environmental Engineering

Rutgers University

623 Bowser Rd. Piscataway, NJ 08854-8014

 

TIME PERIOD:

 

July 2004 - June 2005 Fiscal Year

 

DATE SUBMITTED:

 

Submitted                        July 31, 2005

 


Table of Contents

Part A: Annual Report 3

Director's Message: 3

Theme of CAIT: 4

Management Structure: 5

Committees: 10

Research: 17

Dredging Research Reveals Potential Use of Spoils. 18

CAIT Increases Regional Safety and Emergency Preparedness. 19

CAIT’s Research Going Strong. 20

New Projects Selected During This Grant Year 21

Ongoing Projects Continuing From Previous Years. 28

Completed Projects From Previous Years. 50

Research Conclusions: 63

Education: 65

1) Educational Initiatives and Programs. 66

2) Enhancement of Program Through Faculty, Certificates, and Course Development 69

3) Community Outreach. 71

4) Student Involvement 73

Technology Transfer: 81

Provision of continuing and professional education programs and services to a broad transportation community: 82

Create, expand, strengthen, and identify partnerships: 88

Conduct professional training courses: 92

Advanced website applications: 92

New products, equipment, and processes: 93

Create role of clearinghouse: 95

Publish Technology Transfer Newsletter: 96

List of Research Projects: 97

New Research Projects: 97

On-Going Research Projects: 98

Completed Research Projects.