External Collaborators: Erie County (NY) Department of Environment and Planning, New York State Department of Health, Syracuse University, Ceres Nanosciences
At the 2023 Modeling and Simulation (MODSIM) World 2023 Conference in Norfolk, Virginia, ISTL Director Kevin Hulme, PhD, and his team of transportation engineering researchers presented their findings in the application of different video game engine simulations to enhance transportation research.
Traffic incidents have significant negative impacts on the safety and efficiency of overall transportation system performance. The transportation community has consistently strive to improve the transportation incident management process. This project demonstrates the ability of the NYSDOT, GDIT and IIMS to improve traffic incident management.
External Collaborators: Yanlin Guo - Assistant Professor, Colorado State University, United States Department of Energy (DOE) Renewables Advancing Community Energy Resilience (RACER)
All nuclear power plants are required to have a significant level of resistance to the effects of earthquake shaking, but the safety-grade nuclear equipment is generally large and routinely custom-made for each nuclear plant. Whittaker’s team will simplify plant design and standardize the equipment to drive down cost and speed construction.
Ragalwar, K.A., Kumar, D., Heard, W.F., Williams, B.A. and Ranade, R. (2025). "Influence of matrix constituents and properties on fiber-matrix bond behavior of strain-hardening ultra-high performance concrete." Construction and Building Materials, Vol. 462,Art, p.p. 139939. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2025.139939
Soliman, A.A., Heard, W.F., Williams, B.A., and Ranade, R. (2024). "Shear behavior of ultra-high performance concretes." ASCE Journal of Materials in Civil Engineering, Vol. 37, No. 4, Art, p.p. 04025031. https://doi.org/10.1061/JMCEE7.MTENG-18912
Soliman, A.A., Kumar, D., Ranade, R., Heard, W.F., and Williams, B.A. (2024). "Review of flexural behavior and design recommendations for ultra-high performance concrete members." Structures, Vol. 62, Art, p.p. 106237. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.istruc.2024.106237
Kumar, D., Soliman, A.A., and Ranade, R. (2023). "Influence of cooling methods on high-temperature residual mechanical characterization of strain-hardening cementitious composites." Fire and Materials, Vol. 48, No. 3, p.p. 338-352. https://doi.org/10.1002/fam.3187
Scott, D.A., Lessel, A.M., Williams, B.A., Horner, W.M., and Ranade, R. (2023). "Fracture process zone characterizations of multi-scale fiber reinforced cementitious composites." Construction and Building Materials, Vol. 408, Art, p.p 133713.https://doi.org/10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2023.133713
Soliman, A.A., Heard, W.F., Williams, B.A., and Ranade, R. (2023). "Effects of the tensile properties of UHPC on the bond behavior." Construction and Building Materials, Vol. 392, Art, p.p. 131990. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2023.131990
Wang, H., Ranade, R. and Okumus, P. (2023). "Calibrating a physics-based corrosion model with field-based bridge condition data." ASCE Journal of Bridge Engineering, Vol 28, No. 5, Art, p.p. 04023020. https://doi.org/10.1061/JBENF2.BEENG-5796
Wang, H., Ranade, R. and Okumus, P. (2023). "Seismic fragility of reinforced concrete bridge columns utilizing ductile fiber-reinforced concrete covers." Structure and Infrastructure Engineering, Vol. 19, No. 5, p.p. 708-730. https://doi.org/10.1080/15732479.2021.1973040
Wang, H., Ranade, R. and Okumus, P. (2022). "Estimating chloride exposure of reinforced-concrete bridges using vehicle spray and splash mechanisms." Structure and Infrastructure Engineering. Published online. https://doi.org/10.1080/15732479.2022.2052910
Kumar, D. and Ranade, R. (2021). "Infrastructure of matrix-modification and fiber-hybridization on high-temperature residual mechanical performance of strain-hardening cementitious composites." Construction and Building Materials, Vol. 302, Art. 124157. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2021.124157
Research in environmental engineering seeks to better understand the physical, chemical, and biological processes that influence the health of our environment and to pursue innovative solutions for its protection. Researchers in this area also focus on engineering sustainability.
Research in geosystems engineering addresses computational geomechanics, deep foundations, ground improvement, seismic response of soils, liquefaction, and retrofit of foundations, dams, slopes, and retaining walls.
Researchers in the structural engineering, mechanics and materials group enhance community resiliency to earthquakes, develop design guidelines for buildings and other structures, and conduct vital research in various emerging areas such as wind, fire and materials engineering.
Research in transportation systems engineering focuses on improving the efficiency, safety, sustainability, and resiliency of surface transportation systems.