NJDOT Research Day 1999

NJDOT Research Day 1999NJDOT Research Day 1999

A Presentation of NJIT/NCTIPTransportation Programs

Dr. Lazar N. Spasovic, Director NCTIP

November 5, 1999

National Center for Transportation and Industrial Productivity

New Jersey’s public technological research university

Located in University Heights in downtown Newark

Founded in 1881 Newark Technical School

Newark College of Engineering (until 19&$)

8,200 students

38% graduate students

New Jersey’s public technological research university

Located in University Heights in downtown Newark

Founded in 1881 Newark Technical School

Newark College of Engineering (until 19&$)

8,200 students

38% graduate students

About NJIT

NJIT’s Newark University Heights Campus with New York City in the background

Ideal LocationNewark Airport

Port ofNewark/Elizabeth

Transportation


Colleges and SchoolsColleges and Schools

Newark College of Engineering College of Science and Liberal Arts School of Management School of Architecture Albert Dorman Honors College

Newark College of Engineering College of Science and Liberal Arts School of Management School of Architecture Albert Dorman Honors College

Increase in Research ExpendituresTrends:

Millions of Dollars

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NJIT Funds External Funds


Computer technology permeates all aspects of university operations.

In 1998, Yahoo! Internet Life ranked NJIT as the nation’s second “most wired” university

Yahoo! also ranked NJIT second among universities “notable for their leisurely use of the net.”

Computer-Intensive Campus


Money Magazine’s Best College Buys rated NJIT:

External Rankings

Sixth best value among Scientific and Technical Schools in the United States (1998), marking the 6th year in a row that NJIT has ranked in the top ten.

Fifth in the nation in enrolling minority students, excluding historically black colleges and universities

Only university in the nation listed among the top ten in both Black Issues and Hispanic Outlook.


At NJIT, research and public service centers are an essential part of advanced study in such fields as:

Transportation

Architecture and Building Science

Environmental Science and Engineering

Manufacturing

Electronics and Communications

Information Technology

Materials Science and Engineering

NJIT Centers

University Enrollment Composition

WhiteNon-Hispanic

32.90%Unreported

17.48%

Native American.16%

Asian/Pacific Islander16.12%

International13.22%

Hispanic10.68%

BlackNon-Hispanic

9.44%

Federal Equal Employment Opportunity Commission categories

Ph.D. Enrollment by Discipline

Electrical EngineeringElectrical Engineering

Computer ScienceComputer Science

Mechanical Engineering Mechanical Engineering

Materials & Science

Engineering

Materials & Science

Engineering

Chemical EngineeringChemical Engineering

Mathematical SciencesMathematical Sciences

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70

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Applied PhysicsApplied Physics

Civil EngineeringCivil Engineering

Environmental ScienceEnvironmental Science

Industrial EngineeringIndustrial Engineering

Environmental Engineering

Environmental Engineering

TransportationTransportation


TRANSPORTATION @ NJIT

Institute for Transportation

Interdisciplinary Program in Transportation

National Center for Transportation and Industrial Productivity (NCTIP)

Transportation Information Decision Engineering (TIDE)

Transportation Economic and Land Use System (TELUS)


The Institute for Transportation is the core organization within NJIT for:

The Institute for Transportation

Transportation Education

Transportation Research

Transportation Technology Transfer

Core Transportation Faculty

Athanassios K. Bladikas, Ph. D.Polytechnic Institute of New York

Director, Interdisciplinary Program in Transportation

Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering

Louis J. Pignataro, Dr. Tech. SciTechnical University, Graz, Austria

Executive Director, Institute for Transportation

Lazar N. Spasovic, Ph.D.University of Pennsylvania

School of Management and Transportation

Steven Chien, Ph.D.University of Maryland at College ParkCivil and Environmental Engineering

and Transportation

Kyriacos C. Mouskos, Ph.D.University of Texas at Austin

Civil and Environmental Engineering and Transportation

Janice Daniel, Ph.D.Texas A&M University

Civil and Environmental Engineering and Transportation


Their academic homes include: Civil and Environmental Engineering Computer and Information Science Electrical and Computer Engineering Humanities and Social Science Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering Management Mathematics Mechanical Engineering

Associated Faculty


Patrick W. Beaton

David Bernstein

Michael Bieber

Athanassios K. Bladikas

Robert W. Burchell

Timothy N. Chang

Xiuli Chao

Steven Chien

Janet Daniel

Sanchoy Das

Edward Dauenheimer

Kyriacos C. Mouskos

Edip Niver

Dorairaja Raghu

Naomi Rotter

M.A. Saadeghvaziri

Hindy L. Schachter

Lazar N. Spasovic

John Tavantzis

Methi Wecharatana

Joseph Wen

Charles E. Wilson

Associated FacultyHarold Deutschman

Robert Dresnack

Eugene Golub

Haim Grebel

Joshua Greenfeld

Raj P. Khera

Garry Kleinman

Walter Konon

Alain Kornhauser

Kenneth Lawrence

Namunu Meegoda


TELUSTELUS Six-year, $1,000,000 per year FHWA project mandated

under TEA-21.

Objective -- develop and deploy a computer-based information system designed to help MPOs nationwide meet their legislative mandates under TEA-21.

An MIS system that tracks projects, showing the interrelationship with other projects, estimating economic and land use effects, and providing a user-friendly display of the information.

Six-year, $1,000,000 per year FHWA project mandated under TEA-21.

Objective -- develop and deploy a computer-based information system designed to help MPOs nationwide meet their legislative mandates under TEA-21.

An MIS system that tracks projects, showing the interrelationship with other projects, estimating economic and land use effects, and providing a user-friendly display of the information.


TIDETIDE Five year, $700,000 per year grant from the New Jersey

Commission on Science and Technology (NJCST)

Partners: Princeton and Rutgers University.

Objective -- develop technologies that will help individuals and commercial enterprises make better transportation-related decisions.

Commercialization of research products and the establishment of a viable traveler information industry in New Jersey.

Five year, $700,000 per year grant from the New Jersey Commission on Science and Technology (NJCST)

Partners: Princeton and Rutgers University.

Objective -- develop technologies that will help individuals and commercial enterprises make better transportation-related decisions.

Commercialization of research products and the establishment of a viable traveler information industry in New Jersey.

One of four National Centers designated under the

landmark Intermodal Surface Transportation

Efficiency Act (ISTEA) legislation in 1991 by the

United States Congress, NCTIP was re-authorized by

the Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century

(TEA-21) in 1998.

Current funding: $655,000 per year

The National Center for Transportation

and Industrial Productivity (NCTIP)


. . . . to contribute to the increase in the transportation and

industrial productivity of the nation’s transportation systems,

facilities, and public and private organizations by conducting

high quality multi-disciplinary education, rigorous research,

and technology transfer activities in the areas of passenger and

freight movement efficiency, and regulatory and institutional

efficiency.

NCTIP Mission . . .


NCTIP Strategic Plan

Supports USDOT Strategic Goals: Mobility and Economic Growth

National Transportation Science and Technology Strategy Enhancing goods and freight movement at domestic and

international gateways Increasing global competitiveness Optimizing intermodal passenger and freight transportation

systems, and Modeling tools for transportation planning, design and

operations.


Graduate Programs

The Center supports:

Interdisciplinary Program in Transportation: M.S. and Ph.D.

Civil and Environmental Engineering: M.S. and Ph.D.

Management: M.S., MBA

Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering: M.S. and Ph.D.

The Center supports:

Interdisciplinary Program in Transportation: M.S. and Ph.D.

Civil and Environmental Engineering: M.S. and Ph.D.

Management: M.S., MBA

Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering: M.S. and Ph.D.


Interdisciplinary Programs in

Transportation

Degrees:Ph.D. M.S.

Enrollment: 15 37

Graduated: 2 22

Transportation

Civil and Environmental Engineering

Computer and Information Sciences

Electrical and Computer Engineering

Industrial and Management Engineering

Mechanical Engineering

School of Management

Transportation Engineering

Transportation Planning

Advanced Transportation Systems and Technologies

Mathematics

Humanities and Social Science

Interdisciplinary Program

Transportation CoursesAirport Design and Planning

Behavioral Issues in Transportation Studies

Design and Construction of Asphalt Pavements

Discrete Choice Modeling for Travel Demand Forecasting

Distribution Logistics

Flexible and Rigid Pavements

Geographic Information Systems

Geometric Design of Transportation Facilities

Intelligent Transportation Systems

Introduction to Urban Transportation Planning

Land Use Planning

Management of Transportation Carriers

Airport Design and Planning

Behavioral Issues in Transportation Studies

Design and Construction of Asphalt Pavements

Discrete Choice Modeling for Travel Demand Forecasting

Distribution Logistics

Flexible and Rigid Pavements

Geographic Information Systems

Geometric Design of Transportation Facilities

Intelligent Transportation Systems

Introduction to Urban Transportation Planning

Land Use Planning

Management of Transportation Carriers

Mass Transportation Systems

Multi-Modal Freight Transportation Systems Analysis

Port Design and Planning

Public and Private Financing of Urban Areas

Public Transportation Operations and Technology

Selected Topics in Transportation

Traffic Control

Traffic Safety

Traffic Studies and Capacity

Transportation Design

Transportation Economics

Transportation Finance

Urban Systems Engineering

Urban Transportation Networks

Mass Transportation Systems

Multi-Modal Freight Transportation Systems Analysis

Port Design and Planning

Public and Private Financing of Urban Areas

Public Transportation Operations and Technology

Selected Topics in Transportation

Traffic Control

Traffic Safety

Traffic Studies and Capacity

Transportation Design

Transportation Economics

Transportation Finance

Urban Systems Engineering

Urban Transportation Networks


Hardware:

Sun workstations, Intel Pentium Windows NT and Pentium 586 servers, Pentium Pro and Pentium workstations.

Software:

Optimization: AMPL, GAMS, MINOS, ZOOM

Traffic Operations: CORSIM, Transit 7F, and Passer

Transportation Planning: TRANSCAD, MINUTP, Tranplan, and QRS2

GIS: TIGER and the U.S. Bureau of Census files, ARC INFO & VIEW

Lab Resources


Transportation Education

Courses taught by interdisciplinary faculty

Recruitment aimed at attracting students to transportation field

Competitive research and teaching assistantships available

Other financial aid packages available

visit us @ http://transportation.njit.edu/nctip


Civil and Environmental Engineering: B.S.

Management: B.S.

Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering: B.S.

Engineering Technology: B.S.

Joint B.S. / M.S.

Undergraduate Programs


Pre-College Programs

Summer Transportation Institute:

Science/engineering courses

Basic transportation planning tools

Group projects

Dr. Hal Deutschman, Professor of Civil Engineering

1999 Presidential Award for Excellence in Science,

Mathematics and Engineering Mentoring

Dr. Hal Deutschman, Professor of Civil Engineering

1999 Presidential Award for Excellence in Science,

Mathematics and Engineering Mentoring


Research Scope

Freight movement efficiency

Passenger movement efficiency

Facility, institutional and regulatory efficiency


NJDOT ProjectsNJDOT Projects• Air Quality Monitoring Computer Systems

• Communication and Productivity: Analysis of State DOT Research Manuals

• Analysis of Accident Reports of Trucks in Work Zones

• Defense Technology Transfer Study

• Digital Map Requirements for Automated Vehicle Location (NJTransit)

• Establishing Safety Driveway Grades for New Jersey State Highways

• Estimation of Freight Flows: Data Analysis and Gravity Modeling

• Air Quality Monitoring Computer Systems

• Communication and Productivity: Analysis of State DOT Research Manuals

• Analysis of Accident Reports of Trucks in Work Zones

• Defense Technology Transfer Study

• Digital Map Requirements for Automated Vehicle Location (NJTransit)

• Establishing Safety Driveway Grades for New Jersey State Highways

• Estimation of Freight Flows: Data Analysis and Gravity Modeling


NJDOT Projects (continued)NJDOT Projects (continued)• Evaluation of the Potential for Using Ramp Metering in the ATMS of

the I-80 Showcase Corridor External Validity Test for Discrete Choice

• Transportation Forecasting Models based on the Stated Choice Approach

• Impact of Access Driveways on Accident Rates on Multi-Lane Highways

• Integrated Signals - A Cost Benefits Analysis for the New Jersey Department of Transportation

• Moving Telecommuting Forward

• Evaluation of the Potential for Using Ramp Metering in the ATMS of the I-80 Showcase Corridor External Validity Test for Discrete Choice

• Transportation Forecasting Models based on the Stated Choice Approach

• Impact of Access Driveways on Accident Rates on Multi-Lane Highways

• Integrated Signals - A Cost Benefits Analysis for the New Jersey Department of Transportation

• Moving Telecommuting Forward


NJDOT Projects (continued)NJDOT Projects (continued)• Multi-Modal Freight Transportation: Regional Data Development and

Analysis, Parts I & II

• Project Management Enhancement/CPM Tracking System (CAPAS)

• Research Project Maintenance and Tracking System (ProMPTS)• Seismic Retrofitting and Design of Highway Bridges in New Jersey

• The Uses of State DOT Research: Customer Use of Completed Project from the NJDOT’s Bureau of Research

• To Advance the Concept of Aesthetic Design of Noise Wall Barriers

• Water Level Prediction for Transportation Projects

• Multi-Modal Freight Transportation: Regional Data Development and Analysis, Parts I & II

• Project Management Enhancement/CPM Tracking System (CAPAS)

• Research Project Maintenance and Tracking System (ProMPTS)• Seismic Retrofitting and Design of Highway Bridges in New Jersey

• The Uses of State DOT Research: Customer Use of Completed Project from the NJDOT’s Bureau of Research

• To Advance the Concept of Aesthetic Design of Noise Wall Barriers

• Water Level Prediction for Transportation Projects

Container Port OperationsNCTIP Research Project

The project increases service quality and productivity of the straddle operation for a major port terminal which handles 50%of all containers in the Port of New York and New Jersey.

It is expected that as a direct impact of the research being carried out for Maher Terminals, Inc., the competitiveness of the Port of Newark/Elizabeth with respect to other ports on the eastern U.S. seaboard and Canada will be improved.

Transportation Economic and Land Use System (TELUS™)

The TELUS™ project methodology provides detailed and easily accessible information on transportation capital projects, their interrelationships, and their economic impacts in a region.

Originally developed for northeastern New Jersey, TELUS is adaptable to any region in the U.S. Basic economic and demographic information must be input. An intensive effort to make TELUS available nationwide has begun.

NCTIP Research Project

Multimodal Freight Operations

Information on freight movements is critical for comprehensive transportation planning. Commodityflow data and related analytical and modeling tools are needed to assess impacts of capital program improvements. The NJDOT freight database and related truck and rail traffic assignmentmodel is available to plannersthroughout the metropolitan area. The model identifies freight corridors and evaluates the impact of flows on transportation network performance.

NCTIP Research Project

Technology Transfer ActivitiesReports

WEB site

Conferences

Symposia

Seminars

Newsletter

National Publication

NJIT combines the advantages of a major research university with those of being small and functioning as a close-knit

community.

NJIT combines the advantages of a major research university with those of being small and functioning as a close-knit

community.


Project Management and Progress Tracking System(ProMPTS)

Presented atNJDOT Research Showcase 1999

Bob Sasor, NJDOTChi Tang, NJIT

Joseph Wen, NJIT

November 5 1999

Project Management and Progress Tracking System(ProMPTS)

Presented atNJDOT Research Showcase 1999

Bob Sasor, NJDOTChi Tang, NJIT

Joseph Wen, NJIT

November 5 1999


The Research Project Management and Progress Tracking System

(ProMPTS) is a computer software program designed to help

Division of Research and Technology staff manage and track

research projects from beginning to end, from problem statement

to final products and closeout.

It was developed by NCTIP and NJDOT’s Bureau of Research.

With graphical interfaces and database developed in Microsoft

Access97, ProMPTS has both project and program features.

The Research Project Management and Progress Tracking System

(ProMPTS) is a computer software program designed to help

Division of Research and Technology staff manage and track

research projects from beginning to end, from problem statement

to final products and closeout.

It was developed by NCTIP and NJDOT’s Bureau of Research.

With graphical interfaces and database developed in Microsoft

Access97, ProMPTS has both project and program features.

ProMPTSProMPTS


Project Management

Project Management

Progress TrackingProgress Tracking

User Friendly Interface

User Friendly Interface

Program Management

Program Management

Personnel InformationPersonnel

Information

Project & Program Reports

Project & Program Reports

ProMPTSProMPTS

DATA INPUT PROJECT & PROGRAM REVIEW

REPORTS

Customers

Cost Download

Administrators

Yearly BudgetsProject Managers

In-House

Total Budgets

Funding

Resources

Work Program

PI’s

Description

Schedule

Personnel

Other Staff

Reports

Problem Statements

Information Flow Chart - ProMPTS

Managers

Contract

Proposals

Financial

Staffing

Start Date

Budgets

Quarterly

RIP’s

Summary

Close-Out

Costs

Status

End Date

Personnel

Over Budget

Delayed

On-Time

Products

Objectives

ScheduleProject

Contract Documents

Program

Financial

Budgets

Costs

Problem Statements


Administrative Tasks Switch BoardAdministrative Tasks Switch Board

Project General Information Review FormProject General Information Review Form

Project General Information Entry FormProject General Information Entry Form

Budget and Cost Tracking Details (Totals)Budget and Cost Tracking Details (Totals)

Contract Details Review Form (By Contract ID)Contract Details Review Form (By Contract ID)

Staffing (In House) Assignment Review FormStaffing (In House) Assignment Review Form

SPR Planning BudgetsSPR Planning Budgets

Problem Statement Data Entry Form (A)Problem Statement Data Entry Form (A)

Problem Statement Data Entry Form (B)Problem Statement Data Entry Form (B)

Contract Documents Entry FormContract Documents Entry Form

Program Finance Details Review Form (Totals)Program Finance Details Review Form (Totals)

People Contact InformationPeople Contact Information

Report Preview/Print Selection BoardReport Preview/Print Selection Board

Report Example 1: Work Program Report Sample PrintoutReport Example 1: Work Program Report Sample Printout

Report Example 2: On-Time Program Report Sample PrintoutReport Example 2: On-Time Program Report Sample Printout

Contract Documents Entry FormContract Documents Entry Form

Subjob Information Entry Form (Administration)Subjob Information Entry Form (Administration)


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