The Grainger College of Engineering
Transportation Infrastructure Precast Innovation Center (TRANS-IPIC)

Year 3 Funded Projects

IMPROVING TEMPORARY TRAFFIC CONTROL SYSTEMS IN HIGHWAY CONSTRUCTION ZONES WITH PRECAST CONCRETE INSTALLATION STRATEGIES USING TRAFFIC FLOW SIMULATION OF LANE CLOSURES (LS-25-RP-01)

  • PI: Dr. Bhaba Sarker
  • Funding: $105,000 ($70,000 Federal and $35,000 Non-Federal)
  • See documents:
    • Project Information, Quarterly Progress Report (QPR) #1

3D Printed Smart Permanent Concrete Formwork for Precast Structural Component - Phase II (LS-24-RP-02)

  • PI: Dr. Yen-Fang Su / Co-PI: Dr. Ayman Okeil
  • Funding: $105,000 ($70,000 Federal and $35,001 Non-Federal)
  • See documents:
    • Project Information, Quarterly Progress Report (QPR) #1

[Project Paused Until 2027] AI-Based Vision Deblurring for Precast Concrete Bridge Inspection Considering Environmental Disturbances (LS-25-RP-02)

  • PI: Dr. Chao Sun
  • Funding: $105,000 ($70,000 Federal and $35,000 Non-Federal)
  • See documents:
    • Project Information, [Project Paused until 2027]

Integrating Sensing Technologies, AI, and BIM to Automate the Lifecycle Quality Control of Precast MSE Wall Systems (PU-25-RP-01)

  • PI: Dr. Hubo Cai / Co-PI: Dr. Dulcy Abraham, Dr. Phillip Dunston, and Dr. Jiansong Zhang
  • Funding: $103,836 ($69,214 Federal and $34,622 Non-Federal)
  • See documents:
    • Project Information, Quarterly Progress Report (QPR) #1

New simplified and Adaptive Method for Quality Control of Precast elements through Advanced NDT Evaluation (PU-25-RP-02)

  • PI: Dr. Mirian Velay-Lizancos / Co-PI: Dr. Jan Olek
  • Funding: $108,500 ($70,000 Federal and $38,500 Non-Federal)
  • See documents:
    • Project Information, Quarterly Progress Report (QPR) #1

Continuous & Low-cost Inspection of Precast Concrete Bridges using Connected Automated Vehicles (CAVs) - Phase II (UB-24-RP-01)

  • PI: Dr. Chaozhe He
  • Funding: $105,000 ($70,000 Federal and $35,000 Non-Federal)
  • See documents:
    • Project Information, Quarterly Progress Report (QPR) #1

Digital Twins for Evaluation of Precast Concrete Bridge Girders (UB-25-RP-01)

  • PI: Dr. Pinar Okumus / Co-PI: Dr. Negar Elhami Khorasani
  • Funding: $105,000 ($70,000 Federal and $35,000 Non-Federal)
  • See documents:
    • Project Information, Quarterly Progress Report (QPR) #1

Advanced concretes for girders with unbonded posttensioning strands (UB-25-RP-02)

  • PI: Dr. Ravi Ranade / Co-PI: Dr. Pinar Okumus
  • Funding: $105,001 ($70,000 Federal and $35,001 Non-Federal)
  • See documents:
    • Project Information, Quarterly Progress Report (QPR) #1

Automated Construction of Concrete Bridge Components With Shape Memory Bars (UI-25-RP-01)

  • PI: Dr. Bassem Andrawes
  • Funding: $105,000 ($70,000 Federal and $35,000 Non-Federal)
  • See documents:
    • Project Information, Quarterly Progress Report (QPR) #1

Condition Assessment of Transportation Infrastructure using Space-Borne Sensors and AI (UI-25-RP-02)

  • PI: Dr. Bassem Andrawes
  • Funding: $105,000 ($70,000 Federal and $35,000 Non-Federal)
  • See documents:
    • Project Information, Quarterly Progress Report (QPR) #1

Probabilistic Bridge Condition Projections: Toward Reliability-Based Assessment of Precast Concrete Bridges (UI-25-RP-03)

  • PI: Dr. Eun Cha
  • Funding: $120,944 ($69,967 Federal and $50,977 Non-Federal)
  • See documents:
    • Project Information, Quarterly Progress Report (QPR) #1

Optimizing Maintenance Decisions for Precast Concrete Bridges (UI-25-RP-04)

  • PI: Dr. Khaled El-Rayes / Co-PI: Dr. Ernest-John Ignacio
  • Funding: $115,852 ($65,000 Federal and $50,852 Non-Federal)
  • See documents:
    • Project Information, Quarterly Progress Report (QPR) #1

Computer Vision-Based Sorptivity Test for Automated Durability Assessment and Service Life Prediction of Precast Concrete (UI-25-RP-05)

  • PI: Dr. Nishant Garg
  • Funding: $104,933 ($69,957 Federal and $51,954 Non-Federal)
  • See documents:
    • Project Information, Quarterly Progress Report (QPR) #1

AI-based Lift Path Planning for Robotic Installation of Precast Bridge Components (UT-25-RP-01)

  • PI: Dr. Jiannan Cai / Co-PI: Dr. Ao Du
  • Funding: $105,000 ($70,000 Federal and $35,000 Non-Federal)
  • See documents:
    • Project Information, Quarterly Progress Report (QPR) #1

Instrumented Precast Concrete Curbs for Urban Infrastructure Readiness to Autonomous Vehicle Deployment (UT-25-RP-02)

  • PI: Dr. Samer Dessouky
  • Funding: $108,500 ($70,000 Federal and $38,500 Non-Federal)
  • See documents:
    • Project Information, Quarterly Progress Report (QPR) #1