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Transportation Center |
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Training & Technology Transfer
Highways and Rail Training Program |
The Highway and Rail Training Program has established an ongoing continuing
education program designed to serve the transportation professional. The
Transportation Center has teamed with faculty, students, and research staff to
create both traditional and innovative training and educational programs related
to transportation.
Specific topics covered in the Transportation Center training programs include:
- Highway Construction and Maintenance
- Geosynthetics Engineering
- Portland Cement Concrete Materials
- Slope Maintenance and Slide Restoration
- Road Surface Management
- Materials Testing and Sampling
- Highway Winter Maintenance
- Public Works Construction Inspection
- Highway Design and Operations
- Collection of Perishable Accident Data
- Geometric Design of Intersections
- Planning, Design, and Maintenance of Pedestrian Facilities
- Traffic Control and Software Signalization
- Work Zone Traffic Control
- Railroad Grade Crossing
- Human Factors for Highway Design
- Traffic Conflicts Techniques
- Traffic Accident Information for Attorneys and Paralegals
- Traffic Management Strategies
- Highway Capacity Manual Workshop
- Pedestrian Safety--Design and Operations
- Geometric Design of Highways and Streets
- Roadside Design Guide Workshop
- Uniform Traffic Control Devices Workshop
- Transportation Planning
- Congestion, Intermodal and Public Transportation Management Systems
- Traffic Access and Impact Study Workshop
- Traffic Forecasting with Windows--The Quick Response Method
- Introduction to Urban Transportation Planning
- Environmental
- Wetlands Evaluation
- Introduction to Air Quality Impacts of Transportation Projects
- General
- Understanding Metric in the Transportation Industry
- Screening for Drugs for Private Industry
- How to Conduct Survey Research
- Basic Supervision in Public Works
- Small Fleet Management in Public Works
- Proper Use of Safety Belts and Child Restraints
- Railroad Training
- Railroad Track Inspection and Safety Standards
- Timber Bridge Inspection and Safety Standards for Railroads
- Concrete and Steel Bridge Inspection and Maintenance for Railroads
- Introduction to the Federal Railroad Administration's Bridge Worker Safety Standards
- Introduction to the Federal Railroad Administration's Roadway Worker Protection Standards
- Railroad-Highway Grade Crossing Regulations and Standards
- Surveying
- GIS/GPS and Surveying
- Metrics in Surveying
- Surveying Law
- Boundary Surveying
- Roadway Geometry and Route Survey
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Project
Sponsor |
Completion
Date |
Contract
Amount |
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Multimedia Safety Certification Training Course
CSX Transportation |
01/01/95 |
$64,774 |
Rural Transportation Training Program
Tennessee Department of Transportation |
03/14/94 |
$155,000 |
Soil and Erosion Control Training
Tennessee Department of Transportation |
12/31/95 |
$21,549 |
Tennessee Highway Safety Education and Awareness Program
Tennessee Department of Transportation |
09/30/96 |
$189,356 |
Understanding Metric in the Transportation Industry
Tennessee Department of Transportation |
04/30/96 |
$49,500 |
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