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• Research Project: Evaluating the Impacts of Deploying Automated Roads for Infrastructure-Enabled Autonomous Vehicles
  Posted: Jul 9
  This project proposes a modeling framework for the planning and evaluation of an infrastructure-enabled autonomous driving system.
• Monthly Grain Industry Reports Updated
  Posted: Jul 6
  Monthly reports for the North Dakota Grain Industry Data (Grain Trax) page were updated on July 6, 2020.
• Reinforcing Bridge Piers to Withstand Seismic Forces
  Posted: Jul 1
  MPC research at the University of Utah shows that reinforced concrete bridge wall piers constructed using older codes can be retrofitted with carbon reinforced polymer rods or vertical CFRP anchors to increase stiffness, load carrying capacity, and hysteretic energy (as occurs in earthquakes) dissipation. The method can also be used to repair damaged bridge wall piers.
• Research Project: Reliability of ABC Grouted Coupler Connected Bridge Piers Subject to Vehicular Impact
  Posted: Jun 25
  This study analyzes the residual seismic capacity of grouted coupler pier connections that have been subjected to varying levels of vehicular impact. Both the damage level under impact and the resulting reduction in seismic capacity are evaluated to determine the reliability of such connections under a sequential multi-hazard loading scenario.