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1st Place for LTIP Student Data Analysis Contest

LTIP Student Data Analysis Contest

Chan Yang was selected first place in the Long-Term Infrastructure Performance (LTIP) Student Data Analysis Contest. The contest’s goal was to encourage university students to use data from the Long-Term Pavement Performance (LTPP) web portal, LTPP InfoPave™, or the Long-Term Bridge Performance (LTBP) web portal, LTBP InfoBridge™, for the analysis. The intent was to introduce potential future transportation engineering professionals to using quality performance data, applying that data by using appropriate research methods to derive recommendations, and using that data to make informed decisions.

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RIME Team at TRB 2023 in DC

The RIME team presented the following two papers in the lectern sessions at TRB 2023.

Serap Hanbay, and Hani Nassif, “ASSESSMENT OF DYNAMIC LOAD ALLOWANCE OF SPECIALIZED HAULING AND EMERGENCY VEHICLES FOR STEEL GIRDER BRIDGES”, Session: Steel Bridges: Intersecting Welds, Risk-Based Inspection, and Instrumentation
Peng Lou, Chan Yang, and Hani Nassif, “LIVE LOAD MULTIPLE PRESENCE FACTORS FOR DESIGN AND EVALUATION OF SHORT TO MEDIUM SPAN HIGHWAY BRIDGES”, Session: Bridge Management Models for Load Ratings and Repair Methods

Permit Vehicle Weigh-In-Motion Data Workshop

Dr. Nassif co-hosted a workshop entitled “Permit Vehicle Weigh-In-Motion Data Fusion to Improve Freight Knowledge” on Thursday, 1/12/2023. This workshop was sponsored by Highway Traffic Monitoring Committee (ACP-70). Most departments of transportation (DOTs) and/or local road agencies collect vehicle permit and weigh-in-motion (WIM) data. Rarely are these two unique data sources fused or used together for a full understanding of route specific freight travel. However, there are challenges in fusing these data together. This workshop will provide a forum to present specific data issues and approaches using the data to improve our knowledge of the freight network and roadway loading. The objectives of this workshop are to share information on both permitted vehicles and WIM data and how they can be used to address highway infrastructure needs. He presented a presentation entitled “Permit Policy in the US and Impact of Permit Vehicles on Bridges”.

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RIME Team at TRB 2022 in D.C.

RIME Group (Dr. Nassif and his research group) attended the 101^st Transportation Research Board Annual Meeting (TRB AM) in Washington D.C. between 1/8/22~1/12/22. This year, this annual meeting gathered approximately 10,000 registered attendees. Nassif had 3 presentations at the committee meetings, and one poster presentation at the poster session. Our team also visited the Exhibition booths for Calspan, Luna Inc. and other vendors.

AKB10 (Standing Committee of Innovative Highway Structures and Appurtenances) - Implementation of Weigh-In-Motion (WIM) System for Direct Enforcement of Overweight Trucks on the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway (BQE)
70-Year-Old Concrete Cantilever Structures. Presented by Tanvi Pandya (NYCDOT) and Hani Nassif (RIME/C2SMART) on Wednesday 11/12/22
AKT40 (Standing Committee of Structure Maintenance) - Condition Assessment of the Brooklyn‐Queens Expressway (BQE) 70‐Year‐Old Concrete Cantilever Structures. Presented by Tanvi Pandya (NYCDOT) and Hani Nassif (RIME/C2SMART) on Tuesday 1/11/22
AKT50(1) (Safety and Security of Bridges and Structure Subcommittee) – Update on Resilience Research in the NY/NJ market. Presented by Michel Boufadel (NJIT) and Hani Nassif (RIME/C2SMART) on Monday 1/10/22
B675 – Reliability-based Assessment of Strength Limit State for Concrete Deck Design Using Approximate Methods. Presented by Chan Yang, Peng Lou and Hani Nassif (RIME/Nassif)

Attendees

Hani Nassif, PE, PhD, Professor and Director of RIME Group and Associate Director of C2SMART Center
Chaekuk Na, PhD, Senior Research Associate of RIME Group
Chan Yang, PhD Candidate, RIME Group
Serap Hanbay, PhD Candidate, RIME Group

Dr. Nassif (Director of RIME Group and Associate Director of C2SMART) and Tanvi (Executive Director of NYCDOT) presented our recent research activities related to overweight enforcement at AKB10 (Standing Committee of Innovative Highway Structures and Appurtenances) on Wednesday 11/12/22

Dr. Nassif (Director of RIME Group and Associate Director of C2SMART) and Tanvi (Executive Director of NYCDOT) presented our recent research activities related to structural health monitoring of BQE triple cantilever at AKT40 (Standing Committee of Structure Maintenance) on Wednesday Tuesday 1/11/22

Chan Yang presented her research outcome (Reliability-based Assessment of Strength Limit State for Concrete Deck Design Using Approximate Methods) at the Post Session (B675) on Wednesday 1/12/22.

Dr. Nassif (Director of RIME Group and Associate Director of C2SMART) and Chaekuk Na (Senior Research Associate of RIME Group) visited the Exhibition booths for Calspan, Luna Inc. and other vendors.

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Second Annual Truck Size & Weight Stakeholder Forum

On June 18^th, 2019, organized 2^nd Annual Truck Size & Weight Stakeholder Forum at Rutgers University. Several stakeholders from academia, government, and trucking industry attended to this forum to address the effect of oversize and overweight trucks on the transportation infrastructure including strategies to comply with the MAP-21 Act per the USDOT final report entitled “Comprehensive Truck Size and Weight Limit Study.” The event focused on the following five categories that were identified by the Transportation Research Board (TRB) committee named the “Truck Size and Weight Limits Research Plan” to support the USDOT MAP-21 Act: pavement, bridges, freight, safety, enforcement.

A PDF to the event brochure may be downloaded here.

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Dr. Nassif received the Lifetime Achievement Award, NJACI

On May 10, 2018, the New Jersey American Concrete Institute (NJACI) Chapter and the Concrete Aggregate Association (CAA) honored Prof. Hani Nassif with the Lifetime Achievement Award for the research work in the area of structural concrete and its field implementation which changed the practice in concrete infrastructure projects over the last 20 years.

Here's a link to the Video produced by the Awards Committee (https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:6401179573660323840).

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NJACI Dinner Meeting (1/30/2018)

The New Jersey Chapter ACI invited Borys I. Hayda, PE, SECB, Managing Principal DeSimone Consulting Engineers to the dinner meeting on JAN/30/2018. Borys Hayda joined DeSimone in 1986 and was named Managing Principal in 2002. He is responsible for several award-winning projects and has amassed considerable expertise in the evaluation of existing structures and structural systems in concrete, steel, wood and composite materials. He is particularly adept in wind engineering and computer modeling of structural systems. Mr. Hayda has directed and managed the design of many large-scale, award-winning projects for DeSimone. The majority of his design work lies in the areas of casinos, hospitality, renovation and industrial projects. Most notable is his work on the award-winning Mohegan Sun Phase II expansion, a $1 billion, 4,000,000 sf project called "Project Sunburst," -- the largest private development project on the East Coast. Mr. Hayda has also designed such notable projects as the 21-story Tropicana West Tower built over the existing Transportation Center in Atlantic City, which won a New Jersey Grand Award. Since 1988, Mr. Hayda has been responsible for designing DeSimone's casino projects, especially in Atlantic City. Current projects on the boards include the Isle of Capri Resorts in Mississippi and Illinois. Other notable casino related projects include: Trump Plaza East Tower, Caesar’s Casino expansion, Crystal Palace Hotel & Casino in the Bahamas and Tropicana Resort & Casino in Las Vegas. He has also completed numerous smaller projects for many of Atlantic City's casinos from Harrah's down to the Grand, and has significant casino experience in other states. Mr. Hayda received his Civil Engineering degree from Washington University in St. Louis, Missouri. As Managing Principal at DeSimone, Mr. Hayda's responsibilities include continuing professional development of the technical staff through in-house and other seminars and overseeing the technical library. He also manages the CAD system and its standards. He is licensed in fourteen states and is an active member of several professional societies.

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The 97th Transportation Research Board (TRB) at Washington D.C.

The RIME Group participated in the 97th TRB at Washington D.C. from 1/7/18 to 1/11/18.

RIME Program

Lectern Session 810 - Additional Bridge Assessment, Bridge Rating, and Bridge Design Wednesday 10:15 AM- 12:00 PM @ Convention Center, 204C Development of Live Load Model for Strength II Limit State in AASHTO LRFD Design Specifications/TRB18-00129 P. Lou, H. Nassif, and P. Truban
H. Nassif ,C. Na, E. Portela, and T. Bittencourt An Approach to Minimize Weighing Error of WIM System Based on Ambient Temperature/TRB18-05034 - Innovations in Collecting and Applying Traffic Data Monday 10:15 AM- 12:00 PM @ Convention Center, Hall E Poster Session 309 •
Poster Session 367 - Best Student Papers in Emerging Concrete Technology Monday 10:15 AM- 12:00 PM @ Convention Center, Hall E Use of Fiber-Reinforced Self-Consolidating Concrete to Enhance Serviceability Performance of Damaged Beams/TRB 18-05860 H. Abdulhameed, H. Nassif and K. Khayat

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