Center for Transportation Computational Mechanics
Description
The Center was established to foster advancements in roadside safety technology with the goal of reducing the tremendous loss of life that occurs on our nation's highways each year as a result of run-off-road crashes. The Center focuses on the application of nonlinear, dynamic finite element analysis to roadside safety design and other dynamic impact problems. Other areas of work include design and evaluation of physical perimeter security devices and dynamic analysis of bridge structures, soils, and pavements. The Center also houses a scanning facility with state-of-the-art equipment, hardware, and software that is used to develop detailed 3-D models of vehicles and other objects with complex geometry.
rbligh@tamu.edu
Phone
(979) 845-4377
Fax
(979) 845-6107
Address
Texas Transportation Institute, Texas A&M University System, 3135 TAMU, College Station, TX 77843-3135
Director
Fipps, GuyProfessor & Extension Specialist
Biological & Agricultural Engineering
g-fipps@tamu.edu
Authorizing Document
101-1998
Date of Establishment
5/28/1998
Last Review
N/A
Type
Center
Status
Active
BOR Approved
No
Institutions