Centre for Transportation Research Overview

1. Centre for Transportation Research (CTR) Funded by Ministry of Human Resource Development, GOI under Establishment of 50 Centres of Excellence for Training and Research in Frontier Areas of Science & Technology (FAST) Department of Civil Engineering NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY CALICUT NITC P.O., CALICUT - 673601 Tel. : 0495-2286219/04952286200, Fax : 0495-2287250; www.nitc.ac.in

2. Overview of Presentation Objectives Activities and Areas of Focus Research activities & projects Training Programmes & Conferences attended Training programmesorganised Networking with other Institutes Facilities Equipment Procured Budget Committees – Advisory, Monitoring Department of Civil Engineering, NITC

3. Objectives of CTR • Undertake research in various aspects of transportation and develop solutions that lead to sustainable transportation • Create a pool of quality conscious and qualified transportation engineers, sensitive to societal requirements Research Education Objectives Training Outreach • Enhance the skills and knowledge of working transportation professionals • Bring awareness among public for their active and informed participation Department of Civil Engineering, NITC

4. Activities & Areas Activities Areas of Focus Research Transportation Planning Education Traffic Engineering Training Pavement Technology Outreach Department of Civil Engineering, NITC

5. Research Activities • Initiated fifteen research projects • Transportation Planning - 6 • Traffic Engineering – 8 • Pavement Technology – 1 • Fifteen research scholars are working • 3 studies will be completed during 2016-2017 • Publications • 2014-15 : 33 • 2015-16 : 29 Department of Civil Engineering, NITC

6. Research Projects Department of Civil Engineering, NITC

7. Research Projects Department of Civil Engineering, NITC

8. M.Tech in Traffic & Transportation Planning • Year of Starting : 1985 • Duration : 4 Semesters • Sanctioned Intake : 20 • Enrolment up to 2013 Admissions : 300 Education Number of students who went for Industrial Training • Fifteen students attended 2nd Conference on Transportation Systems Engineering & Management during May 1-2, 2015 at NIT Trichy. Department of Civil Engineering, NITC

9. Industrial Training of M.Tech. Students (Summer 2015) Education Department of Civil Engineering, NITC

10. M.Tech – Dissertation Works • Studies on recycled bituminous mixtures • Influence of Modified Binders on Fatigue Response of the Bituminous Mixture • Study of Pothole Repairing Mixes • Utilisation of coconut shell and coir fiber in bituminous concrete • Safety Prediction of Urban Midblocks using Hierarchical Modelling Approach • Planning and design of Logistics Hub in Kozhikode • Evaluation of bus terminals • Development of activity generation models • Estimation of Value of Travel Time • A Comparative Analysis of Black Spot Identification Methods Education Department of Civil Engineering, NITC

11. M.Tech – Dissertation Works • Quantification of Traffic Congestion on Urban Midblocks using Travel Time • Effect of settlement characteristics on travel attributes • Continuum models for traffic stream modeling • Effects of household interactions on travel behaviour of working people • ICT usage and its effects on travel behaviour • Mode choice behaviour of shippers • Trip attraction characteristics of special generators • Cost analysis of road traffic crashes based human capital approach • Dynamic traffic assignment Education Department of Civil Engineering, NITC

12. Training Programmes / Conferences Attended • Warm Mix Asphalt – Challenges & Way Forward @ IIT Madras during August 8-9, 2013 – 16 PG students • Urban Freight Transport: A Global Perspective” @ IIT Madras during June 24-25, 2013 – 1 PG student & 1 Research Scholar • Sustainable Urban Transportation @ IIT Madras during February 13-14, 2014 - 2 Research Scholars • Data Analysis in Research using Statistical Software @ GEC Thrissur during December 15-19, 2014 • Transportation Young Researchers Symposium 2015 (TYRES 2015), May 10-15, 2015 • Modelling with Transportation Data @ IIT Roorkee during June 8 – 12, 2015 • 3rd conference of Transportation Research Group of India (CTRG), Kolkata, 17-20 Dec., 2015 • Rutting and fatigue cracking of bituminous pavement, IIT Madras, February 01-06, 2016 Students Department of Civil Engineering, NITC

13. Training Programmes / Conferences Attended Faculty • Warm Mix Asphalt – Challenges & Way Forward @ IIT Madras during August 8-9, 2013 • Asphalt Pavement Engineering & Infrastructure, Liverpool John Moores University, UK, February 26-27, 2014 • Academic Leadership at Indian Institute of Management, Kozhikode from February 27 to March 1, 2014 • Transportation Young Researchers Symposium 2014 (TYRES 2014), March 27-29, 2014 • 11th TPMDC (Transportation Planning and Implementation Methodologies for Developing Countries), IIT Bombay, Mumbai, 10-12 December 2014 • Conference on Transportation Systems Engineering & Management - CTSEM 2015, May 1-2, 2015 Department of Civil Engineering, NITC

14. Training ProgrammesOrganised • For practising engineers and engineering college teachers • Number of programmesorganised : 7 + 5 + 7 = 19 • Duration : 1 day to 5 days • Total number of days : 17 + 15 + 15 = 47 • Total number of participants : 705 • Our M.Tech. students & Ph.D. scholars are also benefitted • Next programme on “Highway Capacity & Level of Service” is scheduled during 28th Nov. to 3rd Dec., 2016 Department of Civil Engineering, NITC

15. Journals/Conferences of forthcoming publications Department of Civil Engineering, NITC

16. Invited Lectures • Prof. ShashiNambisan, Professor of Civil Engineering at the University of Tennessee • October 16, 2015 • An Examination of Vehicle Operations on Horizontal Curves • Preparing for Successful Careers: Engineering Education • Prof. Chandra R. Bhat, Director, Center for Transportation Research, The University of Texas at Austin. • April 18, 2016 • Connected and Automated Cars: Challenges and the Road Ahead • Activity-Based Modeling: Recent Advances and Possible Applications Prof.Rajib B. Mallick, Professor, Civil & Environmental Engineering, Worcester Polytechnic Institute, Massachusetts October 5, 2016 Pavement Engineering: Challenges and Solutions Department of Civil Engineering, NITC

17. Colloquium on Transportation Systems Engineering & Management May 12-13, 2014 • Provide an opportunity for graduate students and research scholars in the area of Transportation Engineering to present their research outcomes • 5 key note addresses; 3 tracks and 5 sessions in each track • Number of papers presented – 95; Number of participants – 125 • Outstation students & research scholars were paid TA • Technical exhibitions Funding:DST, MOUD, TEQIP II • 2nd Conference on Transportation Systems Engineering & Management at NIT Trichy during May 1-2, 2015 • 3rd Conference on Transportation Systems Engineering & Management at BMS College of Engineering during Nov. 24-25, 2016 Department of Civil Engineering, NITC

18. Networking with other Institutes • MoU with • Central Road Research Institute (CRRI), New Delhi, • National Transportation Planning and Research Centre (NATPAC), Trivandrum • Other such Centres of Excellence in Transportation Engineering is explored Department of Civil Engineering, NITC

19. Facilities • Bitumen testing laboratory • Bituminous mix characterization lab • Pavement evaluation lab • Traffic engineering lab • Computational facility • Traffic Simulation lab • Travel behaviour analysis lab Department of Civil Engineering, NITC

20. Equipment Procured Department of Civil Engineering, NITC

21. Progress on the top 5 deliverables Department of Civil Engineering, NITC

22. Expenditure & fund position (in Rs. Lakh) Plan for the next half year (October-March 2016) Department of Civil Engineering, NITC

23. Equipment, Software, Accessories, Maintenance Department of Civil Engineering, NITC

24. Advisory Committee • Dean (R&C) – Chairman • Head, Civil Engineering Department 3. Representative from National academic institutes like IITs/NITs Dr. A. Veeraragavan, Professor, CED, IIT Madras 4. Representative from National research labs - CRRI, NATPAC Dr. S. Velmurugan, Head, Traffic Engineering and Safety Division, CSIR-CRRI, Mathura Road, New Delhi -25. 5. Representative from industry - PWD, National Highways, Police, Waterways, Railways etc. Sri Sundaran K, Chief Engineer, PWD 6. Dr. Samson Mathew, Professor, CED, NIT, Trichy • 7. Dr. M.V.L.R. Anjaneyulu, Professor, CED, NITC Department of Civil Engineering, NITC

25. Monitoring Committee • Dean (R & C) • Professor & Head, CED • Dr. T.M. MadhavanPillai, Professor, CED, NIT Calicut • Dr. T.P. Somasundaran, Professor, CED, NIT Calicut • Dr. C.B. Sobhan, Professor, SNST, NIT Calicut • Dr. Abraham T. Mathew, Professor, EED, NIT Calicut • Dr. P. S. Sathidevi, Professor, ECED, NIT Calicut • Dr. M.V.L.R. Anjaneyulu, Head, CTR Department of Civil Engineering, NITC

26. Team Members • Dr. M.V.L.R. Anjaneyulu, Professor, Department of Civil Engineering • Dr. S. Chandrakaran, Professor, Department of Civil Engineering • Dr. A.P. Shashikala, Professor, Department of Civil Engineering • Dr. Sushama C.M., Assistant Professor, Department of Mathematics • Dr. K. Krishnamurthy, Associate Professor, Department of Civil Engineering • Dr. M. Harikrishna, Assistant Professor, Department of Civil Engineering • Mr. M. Sivakumar, Assistant Professor, Department of Civil Engineering Department of Civil Engineering, NITC

27. Clientele • Public Works Department • National Highways Authority of India • Urban Development Authorities, Corporations, Municipalities & Panchayats • Traffic Police • Motor Vehicles Department • Pollution Control Board • State Rural Roads Development agency • Airports Authority of India • Highway Material Manufacturers Department of Civil Engineering, NITC

28. NITC CED CTR Thank You