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Dynamic Evaluation Of Transportation Structures With Ipod-Based Data Acquisition, Charles Riley
Dynamic Evaluation Of Transportation Structures With Ipod-Based Data Acquisition, Charles Riley
TREC Final Reports
This grant supported coursework and laboratory development and expanded research capacity, promoting (a) innovative learning activities that expose students to cutting-edge methods of bridge structural health and behavior monitoring and (b) research by our growing group of graduate students using developing technologies (specifically, shake tables and iPods with on-board accelerometers). As transportation infrastructure reaches and exceeds its design life, engineering efforts are turning to evaluation, rehabilitation and repair. Accurately assessing structures to determine their future performance and remaining life is becoming a primary job function for many civil engineers.
As part of this project, graduate students worked with the PI …
Design For An Aging Population, Trygve Faste, Kiersten Muenchinger
Design For An Aging Population, Trygve Faste, Kiersten Muenchinger
TREC Final Reports
Older Americans are increasing in numbers and addressing their needs through better public transportation design will improve their quality of life. This study sought to increase understanding of the obstacles faced by people with impairments in vision, hearing and/or mobility, which are common issues for older people, and generate physical product solutions. The research was conducted to conceptualize products, structures and services to reduce or eliminate these obstacles.
With a focus on the Eugene, OR, public bus system, elderly riders were surveyed and interviewed. Designers rode on buses noting what worked well and where problems arose. Five ride-along observations of …