SFHI Transportation presents:
Wednesday, February 15
Rekhi G06
Aaron R. Sakulich, Ph.D.
Guest Researcher, Engineering Laboratory,
National Institute of Standards and Technology
Gaithersburg, MD
Reducing Freeze/Thaw Cycling in Bridge Decks by Phase Change Material Incorporation
Thursday, February 16, 2012
Time: 4:00 p.m.
Location: DOW 642
Speaker: William Leder, Adjunct Professor and Roland A. Mariucci Distinguished Practitioner in Residence
In the early 1970s many automated guideway transit technologies and concepts were emerging, and numerous applications were proposed. One of the urban transportation initiatives of that era was the Downtown People Mover (DPM) Program, sponsored by the U.S government, in which support in the form of grants was provided to demonstrate automated guideway transit as a circulation system in downtowns. These systems were envisioned as important transportation links that would help to reverse urban decay. This presentation will provide a history of the Downtown People Mover (DPM) Program, a description of and current status of the three DPM systems that were built, and lessons learned.
More information: Civil Engineering Graduate Seminar-Bill Leder
The Railroad Engineering and Activities Club (REAC) will hold a business meeting from 6 to 7 p.m., Tuesday Feb 28, in Dow 875.
This Tuesday’s Rail Transportation Seminar presentation will be by Phil Pasterak, Sr. Vice President/Central Region Manager Rail & Transit for PB. The presentation title is:
“High Speed Rail Development in the US and Midwest”
REAC is open to members of any discipline who have an interest in finding out more about REAC activities and the rail industry.
Pizza and pop will be provided.
For more information, contact Pam Hannon, coordinator, MTTI, at 487-3065 or at prhannon@mtu.edu .
Monday, February 13, 2012
Time: 2:00 p.m.
Location: Rekhi Hall G06
SFHI Transportation presents:
Ben Sperry
Texas A&M University
Visit http://www.mtu.edu/sfhi/ for more information.
Tuesday, February 14, 2012
Time: 10:00 a.m.
Location: Rekhi Hall G06
SFHI Transportation presents:
Haizhong Wang, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Reiners Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
Trine University
Visit http://www.mtu.edu/sfhi/ for more information.
Thursday, Feb. 9
Time: 10 a.m.
Location: Rekhi Hall G06
SFHI Transportation presents:
Pasi T. Lautala
Research Assistant Professor, Civil and Environmental Engineering, Michigan Tech
Wednesday, Feb. 8
Time: 4 p.m.
Location: Rekhi Hall G06
SFHI Transportation presents:
Peter T. Savolainen
Associate Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Wayne State University Transportation Research Group
Wednesday, Feb. 8
Time: 2 p.m.
Location: Rekhi Hall G06
SFHI Water Systems presents:
Danielle Wain
Monday, Feb. 6
Time: 2 p.m.
Location: Rekhi Hall G06
SFHI Water Systems presents:
Woo Hyoung Lee
Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education (ORISE) Postdoctoral Research Fellow, National Risk Management Research Laboratory, US Environmental Protection Agency
Thursday, February 2
Time: 4-5pm,
Dow 642
Presenter: Dr. Gregory M. Odegard, Associate Professor, ME-EM, Michigan Tech
Abstract: Polymer-based composites and nanocomposite materials have the potential to provide significant increases in specific stiffness and specific strength relative to current Aeronautics and Astronautics, and the Structures and Materials Technical Committee of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers.significant increases in specific stiffness and specific strength relative to current materials used for many engineering structural applications. To facilitate the design and development of polymer nanocomposite materials, structure-property relationships must be established that predict the bulk mechanical response of these materials as a function of the molecular- and micro-structure. The objective of this research is to establish an accurate and efficient approach for using computational modeling to develop structure-property relationships for polymer-based systems. A combination of molecular dynamics and micromechanical modeling methods has been used to predict the mechanical response of high-performance polymers, nanoparticle/polymer composites, SWNT/polymer composites, and SWNT arrays. An overview of this research will be presented along with the results from specific material systems.
