研究

From bridges to roadways to stormwater runoff, advanced civil engineering techniques improve the infrastructure and resources we depend on every day. At the Ohio 研究 Institute for Transportation and the Environment, we develop transportation infrastructure and environmental engineering solutions.

我们的项目

ORITE develops transportation infrastructure and environmental engineering solutions by monitoring and evaluating the health of bridges, pipes and pavement; characterizing and evaluating the performance of materials; monitoring foundations and retaining walls; examining highway safety and winter maintenance; studying noise abatement for highways; performing subsurface characterization and exploration; and inventing solutions for the remediation of highway storm water runoff and acid mine drainage. ORITE was selected by the Ohio Department of Transportation to research the design and construction of "perpetual pavement" with double the lifespan of typical pavements.

For details on specific studies, select one of our ongoing research topics:

• 测试的道路
• 永恒的人行道
• On-Site Civil Infrastructure Studies
• 路面荷载研究
• Advanced Asphalt 研究
• Materials Development and Characterization
• Pipes and Underground Structures
• 安全 and Human Factors
• Traffic Noise Propagation and Abatement
• Mitigation of 酸性矿井排水
• Mitigation of 雨水 Pollution

出版物

研究ers at ORITE regularly publish their findings. 出版物 include articles in major peer-reviewed journals, 报告, and participation in proceedings.

See the list of publications

Conferences and Workshops

By sharing our results with colleagues in government, 私营企业, 学术界, 以及普通大众, we support better understanding of how our transportation systems and environment can be improved. To this end, we have conceived and hosted many conferences and workshops over the years.

View conferences and workshops

专利

Innovation is second nature to the work as ORITE works toward developing modern infrastructure and environmental solutions. 专利 and pending applications credited to ORITE researchers:

• 米切尔，盖尔·F. 和萨甘德，沙德·M., Exfiltration Apparatus, No. 60/869,308; Filing Date 12/08/2006
• Su, Yuming, 米切尔，G。.F., U.S. Patent #7,238,281 and #7,527,731; Storm Water Runoff Treatment System
• Sargand,年代. 米切尔，G。. F. Security System for Underground Conduit, No. 14/006,517 9/20/13
• 沃尔什,K. K., Resetting Semi-Passive Stiffness Damper and Methods of use Thereof, No. 14469824, 12/14/2013.

教师的研究

View our faculty researchers and learn more about their areas of interest, roles, and backgrounds.

去学院研究

学生的机会

Through our affiliation with the Russ College Department of Civil 工程, we offer both undergraduate and graduate students the chance to experience engineering in real-world applications in the field and in the laboratory. For more information about current research opportunities, contact ORITE at 740.597.2543.