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RELLIS Campus

Center for Transportation Computational Mechanics

Student workers at the Center for Computational Mechanics

Researchers in this Federal Highway Administration-designated center headquartered at the RELLIS Campus use state-of-the-art analytical tools to accurately model crash tests on dedicated high-speed computers. These techniques enable researchers to design better, most cost-effective safety hardware at a lower cost to research sponsors by predicting how vehicles and safety devices will perform in collisions. The […]

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Center for Infrastructure Renewal

Center for Infrastructure Renewal.

The 138,000 square-foot Center for Infrastructure Renewal (CIR) is a state-of-the-art research center that is a leading source for developing transformative infrastructure solutions. The center, which was funded by the Texas Legislature in 2015, provides the facilities and the multidisciplinary research environments for attracting significant cross-industry and government agency participation, as well as educating the […]

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Connected Infrastructure Lab

Bluetooth sensor pole alongside a highway.

Connected transportation is a major evolution in how vehicles and infrastructure will interact in the future, affecting every facet of transportation safety and mobility. Vehicles and the infrastructure will be able to talk to each other and communicate their real-time conditions. The lifespan of this research is expected to last more than two decades as […]

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Connected Vehicle Assessment Simulation Test Bed

A TTI researcher demonstrates a connected vehicle test application.

TTI has developed an augmented-reality environment where real entities (vehicles and traffic signal operation) are combined with simulated traffic and displayed on a screen. The first-of-its-kind approach — called CONnected Vehicle Assessment Simulation (CONVAS) — marries the cost-effectiveness of computer simulation with actual roadway operations to produce an efficient yet dependable evaluation mechanism for the […]

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Environmental & Emissions Research Facility

Interior of the Emissions, Environmental Research Facility

The largest drive-in environmental chamber in the country TTI opened the Environmental and Emissions Research Facility in Bryan, Texas, in January 2010. The development of the facility resulted from competitive grant awards to TTI from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the Houston Advanced Research Center (HARC), with additional funding provided by The Texas […]

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Falling Weight Deflectometer (FWD) Calibration Center

Falling Weight Deflectometer (FWD).

The falling weight deflectometer (FWD) is a test system for performing non-destructive testing of pavements. The system develops force from acceleration caused by the arrest of a falling weight. These forces are transmitted onto the surface of a structure, causing it to deflect much as it would due to the weight of a passing wheel […]

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Instrumented Bridge

researchers at the high bay structural testing lab

TTI’s Instrumented Bridge is an innovative bridge design at TTI’s Proving Grounds Research Facility that is appropriate for spans of 50 feet or less. The bridge uses a new concrete spread slab beam bridge design. Conventional slab beam bridges have precast concrete slab beams placed immediately adjacent to one another with a cast-in-place (CIP) topping […]

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Mobile Retroreflectometer Certification Course

Testing track at TTI's RELLIS Campus.

The operation of a mobile retroreflectometer is significantly more complicated than the operation of a portable retroreflectometer. There are many different factors — such as mechanical equipment, operator, and software — that can affect the accuracy of mobile retroreflectivity measurements. Furthermore, it can be challenging to assess the accuracy of mobile measurements. To increase confidence […]

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Model and Machining Center

Workers inside TTI's model and maching center.

The Testing, Machining, and Repair Facility (formerly run by the Texas Engineering Experiment Station) is now part of TTI and is known as the Model and Machining (M&M) Center. Through over four decades of service, the center continues to support the university and system agencies by aiding in the design and manufacture of both scientific […]

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National Geotechnical Experimentation Site

The National Geotechnical Experimentation Site on Texas A&M University's RELLIS Campus.

The National Geotechnical Experimentation Site on Texas A&M University’s RELLIS Campus is available for large-scale experiments. At these unique sites, full-scale walls, shallow and deep foundations, culverts, anchors, pipes, and other structures have been instrumented, calibrated, built, and monitored over a period of 20 years.

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Pavement Profiler Evaluation Facility

TTI's dense-graded HMA test track

Located at the Texas A&M RELLIS Campus (formerly known as the Riverside Campus), TTI’s Pavement Profiler Evaluation Facility was set up to aid in the evaluation, support and implementation of profiling products, technology and initiatives. Initially constructed in 1999, the facility has a 2000-ft long dense-graded hot-mix asphalt (HMA) test track on which inertial profiler […]

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Proving Grounds Research Facility

Crash test at TTI's Proving Grounds

More than… 50 years of safety research. 4,000 full-scale crash tests. 40 tons of truck brought to a screeching halt. Research performed at the Texas A&M Transportation Institute’s Proving Ground has saved lives for more than 50 years. The TTI Proving Grounds has long been a place where TTI has conducted world-class research, technology development […]

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Sediment and Erosion Control Laboratory (SEC Lab)

The Texas A&M Transportation Institute’s (TTI’s) Sediment and Erosion Control Laboratory (SEC Lab) provides the transportation industry with a research and performance evaluation program for roadside environmental management. The program includes: stormwater quality improvement, erosion and sediment control, and vegetation establishment and management. TTI’s Multimodal Planning and Environment Division operates this 19-acre, full-scale, indoor/outdoor facility. […]

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Smart Intersection

Smart intersection test facility at the RELLIS Campus

A state-of-the-art traffic signal has been installed at the Texas A&M University System RELLIS Campus. The Smart Intersection further advances research in traffic signal control, detection technology, and connected vehicle infrastructure. This Smart Intersection was developed with contributions from Econolite, the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT), and the Texas A&M Transportation Institute (TTI).  Econolite donated […]

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The RELLIS Campus

TTI Headquarters on RELLIS Campus rendering

The Texas A&M University System RELLIS Campus is more than a research and educational facility. It is an ecosystem of transformative innovation like few others in the world. Located just minutes from Texas A&M University, the 2,000-acre RELLIS campus unites future-focused companies, faculty and students in a unique, 21st century community purpose-built to foster advanced […]

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