Research: GTI Projects

GTI researchers are active in research on a broad range of topics including policy and planning, environmental issues, transportation technology, transportation infrastructure, and traffic operations.

Project Title	Principal Investigator(s)	University	Topic
Study of Georgia's Pavement Deterioration/Life and Potential Risks of Delayed Pavement Resurfacing and Rehabilitation	Tsai, James	Georgia Institute of Technology	Asset Management
A Remote Sensing & GIS-enabled Asset Management System (RS-GAMS), Phase 2	Tsai, James	Georgia Institute of Technology	Asset Management
Active Work Zone Safety Using Emerging Technologies, Phase 2	Kurtis, Kimberly	Georgia Institute of Technology	Safety
An Enhanced GDOT Pavement Preservation Guide with Optimal Timing of Pavement Preservation	Tsai, James	Georgia Institute of Technology	Asset Management
An Enhanced GDOT Pavement Preservation Guide with Optimal Timing of Pavement Preservation	Tsai, James	Georgia Institute of Technology	Asset Management
An Enhanced GDOT Pavement Preservation Guide with Optimal Timing of Pavement Preservation	Tsai, James	Georgia Institute of Technology	Asset Management
Assessment of Crack Depth in Reinforced Concrete Bridge Elements by Ultrasonic Methods	Jacobs, Laurence J., Kim, Jin Yeon , Kurtis, Kimberly	Georgia Institute of Technology	Asset Management
Assessment of Limestone Blended Cements for Transportation Applications	Kahn, Lawrence, Kurtis, Kim	Georgia Institute of Technology	State-of-Good-Repair, Asset Management
Assessment of Sand Quality on Concrete Performance: Examination of Acidic and Sulfate/Sulfide-Bearing Sands	Kurtis, Kimberly	Georgia Institute of Technology	State-of-Good-Repair
Best Management Practices for the Storage of Historic Steel Trusses	Teizer, Jochen	Georgia Institute of Technology	Asset Management
Bicycle and Pedestrian Safety in the Highway Safety Manual	Watkins, Kari	Georgia Institute of Technology	Safety, Policy/Workforce
Bridge Repair and Strengthening Study, Part 2	Ellingwood, Bruce R, Zureick, Abdul-Hamid	Georgia Institute of Technology	Safety, State-of-Good-Repair
Capacity Calibration at Roundabouts	Hunter, Michael	Georgia Institute of Technology	Asset Management
Centerline Rumble Strips Safety Impact Evaluation	Guin, Angshuman	Georgia Institute of Technology	Safety
Construction Engineering Inspection Direct Cost Survey	Siddiqi, Khalid	Kennesaw State University	Policy/Workforce
Corrosion-Free Precast Prestressed Concrete Piles Made with Stainless Steel Reinforcement: Construction, Test and Evaluation	Kahn, Larry, Kurtis, Kim	Georgia Institute of Technology	Asset Management
Design Exception In-Service Monitoring Program Development	Hunter, Michael	Georgia Institute of Technology	Safety
Detecting Asphalt Pavement Raveling Using Emerging 3D Laser Technology and Macrotexture Analysis	Tsai, James	Georgia Institute of Technology	Safety, State-of-Good-Repair, Asset Management, Mobility
Detection of Vehicle Occupants for HOV Lane Monitoring	Daley, Wayne, Usher, Colin	Georgia Institute of Technology	Asset Management, Mobility
Determination of Coefficient of Thermal Expansion for Portland Cement Concrete for MEPDG Implementation	Kim, Sung-Hee (Sonny), Oh, Ilseok, Yang, Jidong	Kennesaw State University	Asset Management
Developing a Comprehensive Pavement Condition Evaluation System for Rigid Pavements in Georgia	Tsai, James	Georgia Institute of Technology	Asset Management
Developing Extension Recommendations for Establishing Native Species on Georgia Roadsides	Patrick McCullough	University of Georgia, Griffin	State-of-Good-Repair, Asset Management
Development and Evaluation of Strategies to Reduce the Incidence of Deer-vehicle Collisions: Phase III - Operational Field Trail, Part A	Warren, Robert	University of Georgia	Safety
Development and Evaluation of Strategies to Reduce the Incidence of Deer-vehicle Collisions: Phase III - Operational Field Trail, Part B	Warren, Robert	University of Georgia, Athens	Safety, State-of-Good-Repair
Development of Guidelines for Proper Selection of Finer Graded Aggregate Base for Georgia Pavements - Phase I	Kim, Sung-Hee (Sonny)	Southern Polytechnic State University	Asset Management
Development of Portable Bicycle/Pedestrian Monitoring System for Safety Enhancement	Usher, Colin	Georgia Institute of Technology	Safety, Mobility, Policy/Workforce
Development of Risk Management Strategies for State DOTs to Effectively Deal with Volatile Prices of Transportation Construction Materials (Risk Management Systems for GDOT)	Ashuri, Baabak	Georgia Institute of Technology	Asset Management, Policy/Workforce
Effective Capacity Analysis and Traffic Data Collection for the I-85 HOV to HOT Conversion	Guensler, Randall	Georgia Institute of Technology	Asset Management, Mobility
Efficacy of Road Underpasses for Minimizing Bear-vehicle Collisions on the 4-lane Section of Georgia Highway 96 (Phase I)	Chamberlain, Michael, Miller, Karl, Warren, Robert	University of Georgia	Safety
Enhanced Role of Activity Center Transportation Organizations in Regional Mobility	Hunter, Michael	Georgia Institute of Technology	Mobility
Enhancement of GDOT's Pavement Rehabilitation and Design Processes by Integrating New and Existing Data Sources and Developing Data Analysis	Wang, Zhaohua, Tsai, Yichang (James)	Georgia Institute of Technology	Asset Management
Enhancing Extension Education and Recommendations on Vegetation Management for the Georgia DOT	Patrick McCullough	University of Georgia, Griffin	State-of-Good-Repair, Asset Management
Enhancing Extension Recommendations to Maximize Efficacy of Spray Programs for the Georgia DOT	McCullough, Patrick	University of Georgia, Griffin	Safety, Asset Management, Policy/Workforce
Enhancing Extension Recommendations to Minimize Spread of Invasive Species and Establish New Grasses for Georgia Roadsides	McCullough, Patrick	University of Georgia	Safety, Asset Management, Policy/Workforce
Enhancing GDOT's Concrete Pavement Restoration Program Using Emerging 3D Sensing Technology and Historical Concrete Condition Survey Data	Tsai, James	Georgia Institute of Technology	State-of-Good-Repair, Asset Management
Estimated Impact of GDOT's Highway Expenditures on Employment, Income, and Total Value Added in Highway Districts, Local Areas, and the State of Georgia: 2009-2013	Boston, Thomas, Oyelere, Ruth	Georgia Institute of Technology	Policy/Workforce
Evaluating the Performance of Guardrail Systems for Installation in Georgia by Driving through Asphalt Layers: Phase I	Arson, Chloe, Scott, David, White, Donald	Georgia Institute of Technology	Safety
Evaluation of Current Practice for Illumination at Roundabouts: Safety and the Illumination of Roundabouts (Phase I)	Rodgers, Michael	Georgia Institute of Technology	Safety, Policy/Workforce
Evaluation of Data Requirements for Computerized Constructability Analysis of Pavement Rehabilitation Projects	Castro, Daniel, Irizarry, Javier	Georgia Institute of Technology	Asset Management
Evaluation of GDOT's Small Business Program and Overconcentration in Certain Procurement Categories	Boston, Thomas	Georgia Institute of Technology	Economic Competitiveness, Policy/Workforce
Evaluation of Intersection Countermeasures on High-Speed Rural Multi-Lane Facilities	Guin, Angshuman, Hunter, Michael, Rodgers, Michael	Georgia Institute of Technology	Policy/Workforce
Evaluation of Long-Term Performance of Rubberized Pavements, Phase II	Shen, Junan	Georgia Southern University	Asset Management
Evaluation of Performance & Maximum Length of Continuous Decks in Bridges, Part 2	Kahn, Lawrence, White, Donald	Georgia Institute of Technology	Policy/Workforce
Evaluation of the Cost Effectiveness of Illumination as a Safety Treatment at Rural Intersections	Guin, Angshuman, Suh, Wonho, Rodgers, Michael, Purcell, Roger	Georgia Institute of Technology, Middle Georgia State College	Safety
Evaluation of the Long-Term Performance and Benefit of Using an Enhanced Mico-Milling Resurfacing Method	Tsai, James	Georgia Institute of Technology, Savannah	Asset Management
Evaluation of Vehicle Detection Technologies for Applications in Georgia	Yang, Jidong	Kennesaw State University	Safety, Policy/Workforce
Evidence-Based Design Applications in Transportation Asset Management	Kennedy, Adjo Amekudzi	Georgia Institute of Technology	Asset Management
Feasibility Study for Using Video Detection System Data to Supplement Automatic Traffic Recorder Data	Guin, Angshuman	Georgia Institute of Technology	Asset Management
Field Validation of a Drive-By Bridge Inspection System with Wireless BWIM + NDE Devices	Wang, Yang, Jacobs, Laurence, Kim, Jin-Yeon	Georgia Institute of Technology	State-of-Good-Repair, Asset Management
GDOT Local Beneficiary Analysis of TIA Project Expenditures: (Establishment of Baseline Conditions and Expectations	Ross, Catherine, Boston, Thomas	Georgia Institute of Technology	Economic Competitiveness, Policy/Workforce
Georgia DOT Test Deck & Pavement Marking Handbook	Tsai, James	Georgia Institute of Technology	Policy/Workforce
Identifying obstacles to traffic management using third-party, GPS-based data	Klein, Hans, Watkins, Kari	Georgia Institute of Technology	Asset Management
Implementation of an Improved Bridge Scour Prediction Procedure	Sturm, Terry	Georgia Institute of Technology	Safety, State-of-Good-Repair, Asset Management, Mobility
Improving Transportation Safety using Vehicular Networking Technology	Chang, Yusun	Kennesaw State University	Safety
Influence of Physical, Chemical and Biological Conditions on the Infiltration Rate of Highway Stormwater Runoff	Burns, Susan	Georgia Institute of Technology	Safety, Asset Management
Information Services in Social Networked Transportation	Klein, Hans, Watkins, Kari	Georgia Institute of Technology	Policy/Workforce
Integrating Intersection Traffic Signal Data into a Traffic Monitoring Program	Guin, Angshuman	Georgia Institute of Technology	Mobility
Life Cycle Cost Assessment and Performance Evaluation of Sediment Control Technologies	Burns, Susan	Georgia Institute of Technology	Mobility
Measurements of Dynamic Modulus and Resilient Modulus of Roadway Test Sites	Kim, Sung-Hee	Kennesaw State University	State-of-Good-Repair, Asset Management
Micro-Simulation Based Framework for Freeway Travel Time Forecasting Summary	Guin, Angshuman, Laval, Jorge	Georgia Institute of Technology	Asset Management
Next Generation Crack Sealing Planning Tool for Pavement Preservation	Tsai, James	Georgia Institute of Technology	State-of-Good-Repair
Next-Generation Wireless Bridge Weigh-in-Motion (WIM) System Integrated with Nondestructive Evaluation (NDE) Capability for Transportation Infrastructure Safety	Wang, Yang	Georgia Institute of Technology	Asset Management
Northside Dr.—Enhancing Atlanta’s Economic Competitiveness through The Planning and Design of a Multimodal Boulevard	Dobbins, Michael	Georgia Institute of Technology	Asset Management
Operating Performance of Diverging Diamond Interchange	Hunter, Michael	Georgia Institute of Technology	Safety, Asset Management
Optimization of Biofiltration for Highway Stormwater Runoff Treatment through Vegetation Selection	Burns, Susan, Caruso, Nicole	Georgia Institute of Technology	Mobility
Real Time Estimation of Arterial Travel Time and Operational Measures through Integration of Real Time Fixed Sensor Data and Simulation	Fujimoto, Richard, Guin, Angshuman, Hunter, Michael, Laval, Jorge	Georgia Institute of Technology	Asset Management, Mobility
Real-Time Transit Passenger Information	Klein, Hans, Watkins, Kari	Georgia Institute of Technology	Mobility, Policy/Workforce
Review of GDOT's Organization Evaluation Process by Examining Current Survey and Other State DOT Methods - Phase I	Durham, Stephen	University of Georgia	Policy/Workforce
Safety Performance Evaluation of Converging Chevron Pavement Markings	Hunter, Michael	Georgia Institute of Technology	Safety
Smartphone Sensing in Support of Maintenance and Planning	Daley, Wayne	Georgia Institute of Technology	Policy/Workforce
Streamlining Project Delivery through Risk Analysis	Tsai, James	Georgia Institute of Technology	Asset Management, Policy/Workforce
Testing the Success Rate of Establishing Multitrophic Vegetation for Stream Buffer Mitigation According to Georgia DOT Specifications on Different Slope Ratios	McCullough, Patrick	University of Georgia, Griffin	Safety, Asset Management
Training & Certification for Construction Inspectors	Teizer, Jochen	Georgia Institute of Technology	Policy/Workforce
Transportation Asset Management: Organizational Performance and Risk Review, Phase 1	Kennedy, Adjo Amekudzi	Georgia Institute of Technology	Asset Management
Using Crowdsourcing to Prioritize Bicycle Route Network Improvement	Watkins, Kari	Georgia Institute of Technology	Safety, State-of-Good-Repair
Value Pricing Data Analysis Fellowship Program Phase II Fellowship Support	Guensler, Randall	Georgia Institute of Technology	Policy/Workforce
Viability of Concrete Performance-Based Specifications for Georgia DOT Projects	Kurtis, Kimberly	Georgia Institute of Technology	Asset Management

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