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Organization |
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Bridges
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Geotechnical
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Human
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Pavement
Engineering and Materials |
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Road Development Planning & Management |
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Research & Development Support Services |
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Traffic
and Transportation Planning |
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Bridge
and Structures (BAS) |
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Bridge
Design and Evaluation: Design
of long span bridges, Evaluation
of existing bridges and their rating,
Measures needed for repair, maintenance
and rehabilitation, Cable stayed
bridges, Computer simulation, Aero-dynamic
studies, Wind tunnel studies, Dynamic
testing of bridges and structural
members for fatigue and durability
studies . |
Ganga
Bridge Varanasi |
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Bridge
Management Systems : Bridge
inventory system, Bridge inspection
system, Development of bridge management
systems, Estimation of residual
life, Signature Analysis of bridges,
Rehabilitation of bridges |
| Airoli
Bridge Navi Mumbai |
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Bridge
Materials and Construction Techniques Development
of new materials and construction
techniques, High performance materials
for bridges, Crash analysis, Pre-stress
anchorage testing, Fatigue testing
of bridge components, Bridge deck
joints testing facility (National
Test Center), |
| Zuari
Bridge Goa |
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Instrumentation
for Bridges and Highways Instrumentation
and monitoring of bridge; On-line
continuous monitoring system through
telemetry and data-logging, Knowledge
based data bank, Modification of
design parameters, Formulation
of codal provisions, Manuals and
Design Charts |
| Instrumentation
at Zuari Bridge |
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Geotechnical
Engineering (GTE) |
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Soil
Characterisation and Chemistry : Soil
mapping for the country, Chemistry
of soils , Soil stabilisation techniques,
Testing and design of road sub-grade,
Soil characterisation for design of
high-speed roads like expressways and
freeways (NHDP and Expressway programmes
of the country) and low volume rural
roads, Design and analysis of foundation
of road and bridge structure, Deep
foundation for bridge structure. |
Sub
Surface Map of Delhi |
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Ground
Improvement Techniques : Subsoil investigations,
Design of foundations, Measures for
improvement of bearing capacity, Geotextiles,
Sand drains, Stone columns, Soil densification
techniques, Reinforced earth technique,
Seismic liqifaction potential of soil,
Piezo-cone and SPT correlation, etc. |
| Geomorphological
Map of Patalganga Watershed |
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Landslides
and Roads: Landslide correction techniques,
Landslide hazard zonation, Micro-zonation
of areas for infrastructure development
and habitation in relation to seismic,
landslide, flood, etc hazards, Data
bank on landslides, State-of-art technologies
for instrumentation and monitoring
of landslides, Disaster knowledge network,
Inventorisation of critical landslides
and strategic locations are to be instrumented
for on-line monitoring, Investigation
and analysis of landslides for remedial
measure, thresholds parameters for
failure, and effective measures |
| View
of Lontakhola (Uttarnchal) Landslide |
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Use
of marginal and Waste materials in
road building : Characterisation of
waste materials for bulk use in road
construction, Construction techniques,
Development and evaluation of specifications,
Fly ash, Blast furnace slag, Granulated
blast furnace slag, Municipal waste,
other locally available waste (diamond
mine waste, gold mine waste, coal mine
waste, etc), Development of guidelines
for IRC, MoRTH and BIS specifications. |
| Use
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Use
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Human
Resource Planning (HRP) |
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| Information,
Liaison and Training |
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activities of ILT group are
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Organisation
of technical exhibition for
CRRI in National and International
events |
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Publication
of technical leaflet/broachers
on the activities/technologies
of the Institute. |
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Institute Coordination of
R&D and consultancy activities
to facilitate the joint collaborative
R&D Programmes. |
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Development,
implementation and Maintenance
of IS/ISO 9001:2000 Quality
Management System. |
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Organisation
of technical exhibition for
CRRI in National and International
events |
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Publication
of technical leaflet/broachers
on the activities/technologies
of the Institute. |
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Inter
Institute Coordination
of R&D and consultancy
activities to facilitate
the joint collaborative
R&D Programmes. |
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| Project Monitoring
and Evaluation |
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Scrutiny
of the project proposals submitted
by the scientists. |
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Monitoring
progress of the projects at
regular interval. |
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Keeping contact
with the sponsor for feedback |
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Maintaining
projects list in database |
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Organising
and providing assistance in
technical audit carried out
by CAG. |
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Replying
technical queries |
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Interaction
with CSIR |
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Management
council meeting, Head of Divisions
meeting |
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Management Information
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MIU is actively contributing to the Office Automation regularly by developing new programs. |
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CSIR programs are comfortably running in various sections with the direct assistance from MIU . Staff, Salary, Accounting, Infrastructures, Maintenance of Management databases. |
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Further development of automation is being done where it is needed particularly for Stores and Purchase Section. |
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MIU has been entrusted the job of Form Management, development of general use forms and put them on the LAN. |
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MIU is frequently providing data, charts etc for various documentation, top managerial information and annual reports etc. |
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Organizing training programs for the administrative staff. |
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Handling misc computer processing jobs like Telephone directory, Recruitment & Assessment, Staff Quarters, CGHS and assigned duties by the DRRI. |
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Project costing and intimation to the project leaders. |
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| Pavement
Engineering and Materials (PEM) |
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Pavement Materials: Testing and characterisation
of materials, Evaluation for suitability of materials in road,
Utilisation of waste material (fly ash, blast furnace slag,
municipal wastes), Development of high performance binders for
flexible pavement (modified bitumen, multi-grade bitumen), Materials
for rigid and semi-rigid pavements, Stabilised and composite materials for economy, Locally available materials etc. . |
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New Technology: Environment friendly cold mixes, Polymer Modified Bitumen, High Performance Concrete, Micro Surfacing, Mechanisation of Maintenance Work, Concrete
Pavement Construction, Accelerated Pavement Testing Facilities (APTF),
Instrumentation for Performance Monitoring. |
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PavementDesign:Mechanistic design
approach, Design of overlays, Performance based pavement design and
specification, Layered system theory and analysis for flexible
pavement, Rigid pavement design for economy, High-volume fly ash
concrete pavement, Pre-cast slab pavement, ICBP, High altitude
pavement engineering, Winter maintenance of pavements in snow-bound
areas, Pavement Drainage, Intra-layer drainage, Side drainage,
Design of drainage systems, |
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Performance Evaluation:Pavement
deterioration modelling, Study of surface characteristics, Failure
analysis, Damaging effects of vehicles
with different loads, Long term pavement performance monitoring |
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Planning of Rural Roads: Rural roads design and specifications, Network planning, Master plan preparation, Low cost specifications and machinery for construction, Socio-economic development impact of rural roads, Development of digitised maps, Inventorisation of road network, Network planning models / software, Integrated rural development approach, Implementation of quality control in rural road construction, Use of waste and marginal materials in rural roads. |
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Asset Management and Policies: Asset database development in GIS, Development of operational asset management systems, Operation Road Cost Knowledge System (ROCKS) of World Bank, Road Development Policies for the States, Corridor management, Contract management techniques and options. |
Planning of Roads in Difficult Terrains: Investigantion of problems of road construction and maintenance in hilly and high rainfall areas and suggesting remedies. Use of local materials for road construction and providing alternative pavement construction technologies, Development of appropriate materials and construction specifications for such areas, use cold mix techniques for wet areas. |
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Research & Development Support Services (RDS) |
Instrumentation(INS)
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Development of Instrumentation Indigenous developments and design for instrumentation required for evaluation of construction quality, Stress and strain measuring equipment, Optical fiber based gauges for strain, stress, crack measurements, temperature and moisture measurement through optical fiber. Road condition monitoring systems for inventorisation of road features, Pavement deflection measurement under wheel load, Traffic counter and classifier system, non-contact distance meters, Push-button pedestrian signal controller, Non-contact distance meter, Speed enforcement equipment based on laser and infrared system |
| Installation of V W Sensor |
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| Computer Centre (CCN) |
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Computer Networking (LAN) |
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Antivirus Support |
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Internet Services |
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E-MAIL Services |
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Hardware & Software Maintenance |
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Internet & Intranet Development |
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Computer Training Programme |
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Application Software Development |
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Technical Specification & Evaluation of H/W & S/W |
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IT Infrastructure Planning |
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Website Development & Maintenance |
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Administrative Database |
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Documentation and Library Services (DLS) |
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Monthly documentation |
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Bibliographic Services |
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Dissemination of Information |
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Reference Service |
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Document Supply Service |
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User Education & Training |
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Xeroxing, Printing & Binding Services |
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Collection Development |
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Technical Processing |
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Circulation and Inter-Library Loan |
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Professional Development |
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Access to International database |
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Computerization of Library
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Mechanical Engineering Services (MES) :The division provides technical inputs by way of design, development, fabrication, repair and maintenance jobs relating to special equipment required by R & D Divisions including transport vehicles which are fitted with R & D devices ( Instrumented Vehicles ). It has a variety of heavy and light machinery as well as highly skilled and dedicated staff for executing these jobs.
Vehicular requirements of both R & D as well as infrastructural groups including Administration are also taken care of by this group. Some of the staff are taking an active part in R&D projects requiring Mechanical Engineering inputs. These inputs are vital to a number of R&D divisions. |
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| Traffic and Transportation Planning (TTP) |
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Travel Demand Modelling and Estimation: Travel demand analysis, Quick response techniques, Landuse transport modelling, Social and economic aspects of travel, Goods transport demand, Urban transport demand, Transport for disabled, Trip planning, Time budget analysis of travel, Public transport planning, GIS, GPS applications, Use of Advanced modelling techniques - Artificial Nural Network (ANN), Genetic Algorithm (GA) Fuzzy and Expert systems |
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Transport Systems Analysis: Traffic flow characteristics, Non-motorised transport, Highway capacity, Intelligent transport system (ITS), Traffic simulation, Traffic regulatory and control devices, Network traffic analysis, Route assignment and equilibrium models, Quantification of impact of TSM actions, Electronic tolling systems, Advanced vehicle and highway system/In-vehicle systems, Travel demand management/Traveler information system, Traffic management and infrastructure, Commercial vehicle operations and logistics. |
Transport Economics and Social Implications: Policy on integrated transport system, Road user cost and road user charges, Fuel consumption and fuel efficiency of different modes, Transport development economics, Financing and legal issues relating to transport systems, Modern financial regimes of financing transport development (BOT, BOOT, BOLT, etc). Rural transport demand, Rural ITS, Socio-economic impact of road developments |
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Traffic Safety: Road safety analysis, Safety audit, Traffic safety devices, Accident prevention and trauma care, Driver psycho-physical aspects, Driver training systems, Security licence plate, Road safety mission, Vulnerable road users, Human factors, Emergency help in highway system/ Highway patrolling, Incident management |
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Traffic Environment Measurement and modelling of air pollution due to automobiles, Monitoring and control of pollution, Dispersion modelling and simulation of air pollution, EIA, Environmental audit, Mission project on Urban Transport and Environment, Evaluation of traffic facility development by environmental simulation, Real time monitoring of environment, Traveler information on environment. |
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Traffic Engineering Parking space and circulation area design, Intersection and Grade Separator design, Flyover traffic simulation, Design of Pedestrian facilities. |
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