Transfer of Transportation Management and Safety Technologies. UTCA Theme:Management and Safety of Transportation Sytems

摘要

Four continuing education courses for transportation professionals weredeveloped. Each course was one day long and was initially offered at the University of Alabama at Birmingham through its School of Engineering's Engineering Professional Development (EPD) program. The courses were geared toward engineers and managers and emphasized design, performance, specifications, quality control, and economic considerations. Course development and recruiting focused on state department of transportation personnel, city and county engineers, designers, construction company personnel, estimators, testing company personnel, researchers, and students. Courses offered were 'Concrete Technology for Transportation Professionals,' 'Uses of Aggregates in Transportation,' 'Concrete Pavement Restoration,' and 'Intelligent Transportation Systems,' Total course enrollment was approximately 63 students. The 2000 University Transportation Center for Alabama (UTCA) Technology Transfer Program is provided in this report as an appendix. Lessons learned from the development and delivery of the 2000 program are discussed. A UTCA technology transfer strategic plan and course catalog were developed. The course catalog is provided in this report as an appendix.