SCHEDULE OF EVENTS

WEDNESDAY, JULY 24, 2002

1:00 Welcome and Introduction: Bohdan T. Kulakowski

SESSION CHAIR: Lily Elefteriadou

1:05 Nondestructive Site Characterization for Bridge Foundations, Dennis R. Hiltunen, Bruce J. Cramer, Helen D. Harrison, Allen D. Mathias

1:25 Simulation Ideas for Bus Transportation Surface Movement Using an Embedded GPS/INS, Robert Gray

1:45 Development and Testing of a New Font For National Park Service Signs, Philip M. Garvey, Abdulilah Z. Zinnedin, Martin T. Pietrucha, Donald T. Meeker, and James Montalbano

2:05 Monitoring of the Fallingwater Retrofit, Justin Brennan, Andrea Schokker

2:25 Model Development for Hybrid Electric Vehicle Stability Assist Systems, Joel R. Anstrom

2:45 Break

SESSION CHAIR: Zoltan Rado

3:00 Operational Effects of Rumble Strips on Lateral Vehicle Placement, Richard J. Porter, Kevin M. Mahoney, Eric T. Donnell

3:20 Evaluation of Level of Analysis Methodologies for Horizontally Curved I-Girder Bridges Through Comparison with Measured Response of an In-Service Structure, Deanna Nevling, Dan Linzell, and Jeff Laman

3:40 Truck Driving Simulator Performance Evaluation, Andrew Hoskins, Moustafa El-Gindy, Robert Vance, Nathan Hiller and Charles C. Godhart

4:00 Overview of PTI’s Transportation Survey Research Center, Michael Patten

4:20 Response of a Skewed Composite Steel-Concrete Bridge Floor-System to Placement of the Deck Slab, Elizabeth Norton, Dan Linzell and Jeff Laman

4:40 Transit Bus Axle Weight Study, Nan Yu, Bohdan T. Kulakowski, Moustafa El-Gindy and Seokyong Chae

5:00 Close

THURSDAY, JULY 25, 2002

SESSION CHAIR: Robin Tallon

9:00 Estimation of Freeway Weaving Capacity Based on GAP acceptance and Linear Optimization, Ponlathep Lertworawanich, and Lily Elefteriadou

9:20 Behavioral Response of Horizontally Curved Plate Girder Bridges Under Construction Loads, Bradley Bell, Dan Linzell and Jeff Laman

9:40 Wattmuncher: The 2002 Penn State FutureTruck Brian Kleback and Kandler Smith

10:00 Centre SIM: Hour-by-Hour Travel Demand Forecasting for Centre County, J. L. Kuhnau, and K. G. Goulias

10:20 Break

SESSION CHAIR: Mansour Solaimanian

10:40 Heavy Axle Study – Statistical Assessment of Existing Railroad Infrastructure Capacity, Jeff Laman and Charles Leighty

11:00 Perceptions in Mode Choice Using the Situational Approach: A Trip-by-Trip Multivariate Analysis for Public Transportation, Walk, and Bicycle, Tae-Gyu Kim and K. G. Goulias

11:20 Evaluation of Concrete Beams Reinforced with Internal GFRP Bars: A Long-Term Durability Study, R. G. Giernacky, C. E. Bakis, J. D. Mostoller, T.E. Boothby, and A. Mukherjee

11:40 Survey of Travel Information Use in Southeast Pennsylvania, Mark Halinan

POSTER PRESENTATIONS

Effects of Geometric Imperfections and Construction Sequencing on Curved Girder Bridges, John A. Lobo, and Daniel G. Linzell

CONTACTS

PTI Director:

Bohdan T. Kulakowski, Professor of Mechanical Engineering

Conference Coordinator:

Andrew Scanlon, Department Head, Civil and Environmental Engineering and Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering

Program Managers:

Ø Transportation Operations Program:

Konstadinos G. Goulias, Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering

Ø Transportation Infrastructure Program:

Andrew Scanlon, Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering

Ø Vehicle Systems and Safety Program:

Zoltan Rado, Research Associate

Abstracts