Transportation 
                     Engineering Research
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                     Transportation Engineering Research
                                                    Currently at UNLV, faculty are engaged in studying 
                                                    research on various aspects of transportation systems 
                                                    and their associated infrastructure. These studies are 
                                                    addressing many areas, including:
                                                    •   Traffic safety engineering
                                                    •   Geographic Information Systems
             Dr. Rama Venkat                        •   Infrastructure management
             Dean, College of Engineering           •   Transportation planning
             Phone: (702) 895-1094
             Email: Rama.Venkat@unlv.edu            •   Pavement composition research
                                                    •   Durability of concrete systems
                                                    •   Foundation engineering
                                                    •   Geotechnical studies
                                                    •   Transportation systems analysis and evaluation 
                                                    •   Traffic operations and control
             Dr. Mohamed Trabia                     Our researchers are funded by various federal and 
             Associate Dean, College of Engineering state agencies. We would like to introduce you to some 
             Phone: (702) 895-0957                  of our researchers. Please feel to contact us if we can 
             Email: Mohamed.Trabia@unlv.edu         help with future collaboration.
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                                        Transportation Engineering
                                        Research Areas of Expertise
             •   Reinforced concrete structures                              •     Construction and highway safety
             •   Geotechnical and geophysical engineering                    •     Intelligent transportation systems
             •   Seismic site characterization and ground motion             •     Highway monitoring
                 estimations                                                 •     Transportation emergency management
             •   Non-destructive investigation of highway                    •     Driver assistance systems
                 embankment stability
             •   Foundation engineering                                      •     Traffic safety
             •   Pavements                                                   •     Traffic and vehicle control systems and 
             •   Durability, strength, and the behavior of                         sensors
                 concrete systems                                            •     Signal and video processing
             •   Admixtures and supplementary materials in                   •     Internet and smartphone applications
                 concrete
             •   Seismic behavior, design, and finite element                •     Questionnaire and survey design, 
                 modeling of reinforced concrete structures                        deployment, and analysis
             •   Extreme loading of structures                               •     Transportation networks
             •   Sustainable design                                          •     Urban transportation planning
             •   Innovative project delivery and contracting                 •     Freight transportation
                 methods
             •   Construction economics and estimating
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                    Transportation Engineering Research
           Why UNLV?
           • UNLV is situated in the center of a 
              metropolitan area with multiple 
              transportation challenges.
           • UNLV has a strong team of multi-disciplinary 
              researchers who are developing new 
              technologies to serve the transportation 
              needs of Las Vegas, the region, and the world. 
           • UNLV is the home of the Transportation 
              Research Center, which complements and 
              expands the university’s existing education, 
              research, and outreach activities. 
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