Materials and Technology
Funder: Received by University of Nottingham, UK, through EU funding
Total value: £20,000
Start to end date: 2014 - 2015
Summary: The mixing performance of complex fluids are compared against those obtained with a standard impeller spindle, to establish which geometry allowed reaching the best level of homogenisation and the more realistic viscosity measurements. The HRI is calibrated and then used for testing several materials in the field of pavement engineering. The whole experimental programme is simulated by means of CFD analyses. At last a comparison between CFD particles volume fraction and experimental tests will be carried out to validate CFD simulations and to asses whether CFD modelling could represent a valid support to optimise design and manufacturing efforts of non-standard equipment for rheometry of complex fluids.
NTEC Members: Davide Lo Presti and Dave Hargreaves
Key publications: D. Lo Presti, G. Giancontieri, D.M. Hargreaves, Improving the rheometry of rubberized bitumen: experimental and computation fluid dynamics studies, Construction and Building Materials, Volume 136, 1 April 2017, Pages 286-297, ISSN 0950-0618
SMARTI ETN
- Funder: EU H2020 - MSCA-ITN-2016 - Innovative Training Networks
- Total value: € 3,990,59
- Start to end date: 2017 - 2021
Summary: The Sustainable Multi-functional Automated Resilient Transport Infrastructures European Training Network (SMARTI ETN), will bring together a stimulating platform where key stakeholders of the transport infrastructure sector will work alongside world-wide experts in smartening of systems (developers of high-tech sensors, advanced monitoring equipment, automated structures, etc.,) with direct support from the roads, railways and airports managers.
NTEC Members: Davide Lo Presti, Ana Jimenez Del Barco Carrion, Andrew Dawson, Gordon Airey, Luis Neves, Nick Thom, Alvaro Garcia and Tony Parry
Project Beneficaries: University of Nottingham, IFSTTAR, University of Palermo, University of Granada, EIFFAGE, GDG, AECOM and Dynatest
Existing and Future Infrastructure
SMARTI ETN
- Funder: EU H2020 - MSCA-ITN-2016 - Innovative Training Networks
- Total value: € 3,990,59
- Start to end date: 2017 - 2021
Summary: The Sustainable Multi-functional Automated Resilient Transport Infrastructures European Training Network (SMARTI ETN), will bring together a stimulating platform where key stakeholders of the transport infrastructure sector will work alongside world-wide experts in smartening of systems (developers of high-tech sensors, advanced monitoring equipment, automated structures, etc.,) with direct support from the roads, railways and airports managers.
NTEC Members: Davide Lo Presti, Ana Jimenez Del Barco Carrion, Andrew Dawson, Gordon Airey, Luis Neves, Nick Thom, Alvaro Garcia and Tony Parry
Project Beneficaries: University of Nottingham, IFSTTAR, University of Palermo, University of Granada, EIFFAGE, GDG, AECOM and Dynatest
VEDAT (Value Enhancement for Data from Assets & Transactions)
- Funder: Innovate UK
- Total value: £359 000
- Start to end date: Sep 2014 – Nov 2016
Summary: Transport Management Systems provider Microlise has partnered with the University of Nottingham to get a wider range of valuable information from data routinely collected by road vehicles. The objective of the “Value Enhancement for Data from Assets & Transactions” (VEDAT) project is to achieve customer and market value from the high volumes of complex data (Big Data) generated in real-time through telematics technology. Innovative tools and solutions that result in significant cost savings and create new value propositions within the transport and logistics sector have been created as a result of the project.
The backdrop to VEDAT is the millions of miles worth of event data generated through Microlise telematics solutions each day. This data is used at a local level by customers to understand driver behaviour, vehicle usage and customer service levels. However, taken as a whole, the data captured around driving style, risk areas and vehicle flow rates represents a whole additional dimension for Microlise to provide further innovative solutions.
The VEDAT project takes advantage of Microlise technology and market experience, as well as the expertise in hardware products of the company’s research & development team, and will utilise the OEM relationship between Microlise and a global vehicle manufacturer also involved in the project. The University of Nottingham provides the extensive skills available through its’ Automated Scheduling, Optimisation and Planning (ASAP), Advanced Data Analysis Centre (ADAC) and Nottingham Transportation Engineering Centre (NTEC) teams.
NTEC members: Tony Parry
Project partners: Microlise, Nottingham