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UAS for Element-Level Bridge Inspection Under the NBIS
Drones cut the cost and risk of bridge inspection access, but the 2022 National Bridge Inspection Standards decide which drone photographs can support a rating. The course maps where that line falls: FHWA's position on advanced inspection technology, why NSTM inspections stay ...
Implementing and Operating UAS Programs for Transportation Agencies
This course covers the development and operation of uncrewed aircraft systems programs at transportation agencies. Topics include the FAA regulatory framework, UAS platform and sensor selection, mission planning, field data collection parameters, documented use cases and cost ...
AI for Automated Asphalt Pavement Distress Assessment from Vehicle-Mounted Imaging
This course examines artificial intelligence applications for automated asphalt pavement distress assessment. Topics include the federal regulatory context and distress taxonomy, data acquisition modalities including 2D and 3D imaging systems, computer vision architectures for...
AI for Transportation: Implementing Machine Learning from Pilot to Enterprise Scale
This course translates the ten-step roadmap for building machine learning capability at state departments of transportation. Topics include ML fundamentals, use case qualification, organizational readiness assessment, business case development, pilot planning and execution, ri...
Design Recommendations for Accessible Electric Vehicle Charging Stations
This course introduces engineers to design recommendations for accessible electric vehicle charging stations, drawing from the U.S. Access Board's Design Recommendations for Accessible Electric Vehicle Charging Stations technical assistance document. The course covers the regu...
Impacts of Automated Vehicles on Highway Infrastructure
This course draws on NCHRP research examining the potential impacts of automated vehicles on highway infrastructure across four categories — physical infrastructure, traffic control devices, TSMO and ITS systems, and urban multimodal infrastructure — from the perspective of in...
Fundamentals of 3D Concrete Printed (3DCP) Construction Systems
This course introduces the fundamentals of three-dimensional concrete printing (3DCP) construction systems, drawing from HUD's research report Fundamentals of 3D Concrete Printed (3DCP) Construction Systems. Topics include 3DCP technology types, major manufacturers, structural...
Intro to Digital As-Builts in transportation design
This course introduces transportation agency professionals to Digital As-Builts (DABs) — data-rich, 3D geospatial models that replace traditional 2D paper and PDF as-built drawings. Drawing from FHWA's Getting Started with Digital As-Builts guide (FHWA-HIF-24-098), the course ...