Development of Low-Cost Weigh‑In‑Motion (WIM) and Response Spectra Techniques Phase I of “Development of a Cost-Effective Sensing System for Integrated Traffic and Pavement Response Monitoring in Support of Pavement Management"
The research team proposes to develop a long‑life weigh-in-motion (WIM) system with much lower costs using the piezoelectric sensors developed in a former EAR (Exploratory Advanced Research) project, as explained in the previous section. The team will name this system as P-WIM. The P-WIM will essentially consist of several piezoelectric disks sealed in a protective package made from engineering plastics. A wireless transmission module will be included in the package of the P-WIM to enable wireless data transmission. The P-WIM will be powered by solar panels and supplemented by the energy harvested from pavement deformations and vibrations. If the system is successfully developed, in the planned Phase II, the load response spectrums will be developed for evaluating the pavement responses. This additional capability will be integrated into a comprehensive system to supply asset management systems with unique traffic and pavement response data for better decision-making.
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Language
- English
Project
- Status: Active
- Funding: $424744
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Contract Numbers:
69A3551847103
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Sponsor Organizations:
Office of the Assistant Secretary for Research and Technology
University Transportation Centers Program
Department of Transportation
Washington, DC United States 20590 -
Managing Organizations:
Pennsylvania State University
University Park, PA United States 16802 -
Project Managers:
Donnell, Eric
Rajabipour, Farshad
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Performing Organizations:
Virginia Tech Transportation Institute
3500 Transportation Research Plaza
Blacksburg, Virginia United States 24061West Virginia University, Morgantown
Morgantown, WV United States 26506 -
Principal Investigators:
Wang, Linbing
Dai, Fei
- Start Date: 20190301
- Expected Completion Date: 20220815
- Actual Completion Date: 20220815
- USDOT Program: University Transportation Centers
Subject/Index Terms
- TRT Terms: Cost effectiveness; Pavement management systems; Piezoelectric materials; Sensors; Solar energy; Weigh in motion
- Subject Areas: Data and Information Technology; Design; Highways; Maintenance and Preservation; Pavements;
Filing Info
- Accession Number: 01698983
- Record Type: Research project
- Source Agency: Center for Integrated Asset Management for Multimodal Transportation Infrastructure Systems (CIAMTIS)
- Contract Numbers: 69A3551847103
- Files: UTC, RIP
- Created Date: Mar 19 2019 2:20PM