Research Impact Videos
InTrans develops and implements methods, materials, and technologies for improving transportation efficiency, safety, and reliability. This ongoing series of brief videos highlight just a few of the innovative research projects at InTrans.
CMAT Construction Engineer Roy Sturgill discusses research he’s led on transportation agencies’ efforts to transition from paper tickets to electronic tickets for material delivery on construction sites.
CP Tech Center Director Peter Taylor discusses the center’s ongoing efforts toward increasing sustainability in concrete production and spreading awareness of its importance.
PROSPER Director Halil Ceylan, a Professor of Civil, Construction, and Environmental Engineering at Iowa State University, provides an overview of Otta seal road surfaces.
BEC Director Justin Dahlberg discusses the impact of the Guide for Orthotropic Steel Deck Level 1 Design produced by the center and published by Federal Highway Administration in December 2022.
PROSPER Director Halil Ceylan, a Professor of Civil, Construction, and Environmental Engineering at Iowa State University, explains the development and benefits of electrically conductive concrete.
CP Tech Center Director Peter Taylor talks about efforts to help agencies and contractors improve roads and streets through better concrete mixture proportioning.
InTrans Research Scientist and REACTOR Lab Co-Director Anuj Sharma explains various research projects related to autonomous (self-driving) vehicles.
CWIMS Director Zach Hans gives an overview of the Non-Motorist Crash tool developed by InTrans to provide an interactive experience with crash data in Iowa.
InTrans Research Engineer and REACTOR LAB Co-Director Skylar Knickerbocker explains research on traffic incident management.
InTrans Transportation Engineer Jing Dong-O’Brien describes a smart system for improving truck parking at rest areas.
Former BEC Associate Director Katelyn Freeseman discusses the development and experimental validation of a rapid assessment tool for pile capacity and stability in response to scour situations.
Former InTrans Research Engineer Hossein Naraghi provides an overview of a salt dashboard being developed to help manage salt supplies for application to highways and roads in the winter.