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MASTER OF SCIENCE PROJECT DEFENSE BY: Cory R. Klokman

When: Monday, April 27, 2015
2:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Where: Science and Engineering Building 285 Old Westport Road, Dartmouth, MA
Cost: Free
Description: TOPIC: IMPLEMENTATION OF FROST THAW PREDICTION MODELS USING PYTHON

LOCATION: Lester W. Cory Conference Room, Science & Engineering Building (Group II), Room 213A

ABSTRACT:
Every transportation department has its own methodology for posting spring load restrictions. There is no national unified system for scheduling SLRs. Typically the SLRs are determined locally by DOT District Engineers. Whether it is a visual inspection or a science-based decision, it is ultimately their call. For example, Maine DOT has historically relied on inspectional methods (i.e., when water is observed pumping through cracks in the roadway) to post SLRs. They now take air temperature indices into consideration for scheduling SLRs because of the discovered correlation between air temperature indices and pavement strength during spring thaw. This project focuses mainly on a practical application of these models and their integration.

NOTE: All ECE Graduate Students are ENCOURAGED to attend.
All interested parties are invited to attend. Open to the public.

Advisor: Dr. Paul J. Fortier

Committee Members: Prof. Philip H. Viall, Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering and Dr. Ramprasad Balasubramanian, Department of Computer and Information Science

*For further information, please contact Dr. Paul Fortier at 508.999.8544, or by via email at pfortier@umassd.edu
Topical Areas: General Public, University Community, College of Engineering, Electrical and Computer Engineering