Development of Software for Analysis of Traffic Signal Support Structures

Structural Analysis of Traffic Signal Poles is a time-consuming and necessary process for engineers at the New York State Department of Transportation (NYSDOT). This process is currently done manually and is inefficient. It is a benefit to the State of New York if this structural analysis could be performed by a standardized computer program to determine if a proposed load configuration can be supported by existing or new structure(s). The research for this contract shall be conducted by University Transportation Research Center (UTRC) member Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI) hereafter referred to as the Consultant. The NYSDOT Project Manager (PM)/Technical Working Group (TWG) will be referred to as NYSDOT. The objective of this project is to develop a computer program to perform various load and stress analyses of existing and proposed Mast Arm and Span Wire pole installations (which checks all requirements of the latest American Association of State Highway an Transportation Offcials (AASHTO) Standard Specifications for Structural Supports for Highway Signs, Luminaires and Traffic Signals and NYSDOT Specifications) with the ability to enter an array of inputs at different locations including, but not limited to: traffic signal heads, backplates, overhead signs, traffic cameras, vehicle detectors, complex web wire spans, and multiple arms.

• Record URL:
  http://www.utrc2.org/research/projects/development-software-analysis-traffic-signal

Language

• English

Project

• Status: Active
• Funding: $249749
• Contract Numbers:

  49198-40-27

• Sponsor Organizations:

  Office of the Assistant Secretary for Research and Technology

  University Transportation Centers Program
  Department of Transportation
  Washington, DC  United States  20590

  New York State Department of Transportation

  50 Wolf Road
  Albany, NY  United States  12232
• Project Managers:

  Eickemyer, Penny

• Performing Organizations:

  Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

  Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering
  110 8th Street
  Troy, NY  United States  12180

  City College of New York

  Civil Engineering, Steinman T-127
  140th Street and Convent Avenue
  New York, NY  United States  10031
• Principal Investigators:

  Symans, Michael

  Kamga, Camille

• Start Date: 20150610
• Expected Completion Date: 20190930
• Actual Completion Date: 0

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Computer programs; Load tests; Overhead traffic signs; Stresses; Structural analysis; Support poles; Traffic signal hardware; Vehicle detectors
• Identifier Terms: American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials
• Geographic Terms: New York (State)
• Subject Areas: Data and Information Technology; Highways; Operations and Traffic Management;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01584070
• Record Type: Research project
• Source Agency: University Transportation Research Center
• Contract Numbers: 49198-40-27
• Files: UTC, RIP
• Created Date: Dec 27 2015 12:30PM