Omar Smadi

Research Scientist, CTRE. Bio/resume

Projects

Listed with most current first, includes only those administered by CTRE.

• Measuring Salt Retention
• Evaluating the Effectiveness of the City of Des Moines LED and RRFB Pedestrian Crossing Treatments
• Roadway Information Database Development and Technical Coordination and Quality Assurance of the Mobile Data Collection Project (SHRP 2 S-04A)
• Developing a Laboratory Test for Determining the Initial Retroreflectivity Level of Glass Beads in Pavement
• Minnesota Local Agency Pavement Marking Practices-Phase I
• Development and Field Evaluation of a Prototype Tool to Detect and Identify Left Turning Vehicles
• Evaluating the Effectiveness of Temporary Work Zone Pavement Marking Products
• Interstate System 4R Plan: An Asset Management Approach
• Implementation and Operation of the Iowa Department of Transportation Pavement Management Optimization Model
• Evaluation of Speed Activated Displays on Curves
• PONTIS Implementation and Operation: Iowa DOT
• Iowa DOT Pavement Marking Management System: Research and Field Evaluation Assistance
• Pavement Markings Concept
• Pavement Marking Demonstration Project
• PONTIS Implementation and Operation, Phase 5
• Sign Management System for Iowa DOT
• Planning, Developing, and Implementation of the Iowa Pavement Marking Management Program III
• County Non-FAE Paved Road Condition: Data Collection, Summary, and Delivery, Phase II
• Visualization Resources for Iowa State University and the Iowa DOT: An Automated Design Model to Simulator Converter
• Asset Management and Safety: A Performance Perspective
• The Actual Cost of Food Systems on Roadway Infrastructure
• Roadway Lighting and Safety: Phase II-Monitoring Quality, Durability, and Efficiency
• Low-Cost Strategies to Reduce Speed and Crashes on Curves
• Wet Reflective Pavement Marking Demonstration Project
• Evaluating the Effectiveness of Temporary Work-Zone Pavement Marking Products
• Pavement Markings and Safety
• Iowa Pavement Marking and Sign Management System
• Implementation and Operation of the Iowa DOT Pavement Management Optimization Model
• Validation of Pavement Performance Models for the Mechanistic-Empirical Pavement Design Guide
• Existing Pavement Input Information for the Mechanistic-Empirical Pavement Design Guide
• Local Agency Pavement Marking Plan
• Developing a Rural and Urban Roadway Lighting Practical Design Guide for Iowa (TR 540)
• PONTIS, Phase 4
• Use of Functional Silos to Optimize Agency Decision Making
• Iowa Pavement Management Program, Phase X
• Implementation of HERS-ST in Iowa and Development /Refinement of a National Training Program
• Planning, Developing and Implementing the Iowa Pavement Marking Management System (IPMMS)
• Pavement Management through Data Collection and Analysis
• Automated Pavement Condition Data: Analysis, Feasibility and Data Integration
• Planning, Developing and Implementation of the Iowa Pavement Markings Management Program
• Implementation of Iowa DOT Pavement Management Optimization Model, 2004
• Planning, Implementation and Operation of the IPMP, Phase IX
• County Non-FAE Paved Road Condition: Data Collection, Summary, and Delivery, Phase I 2003-2005
• Statistical Analysis of Highway Needs Condition Data: Manual vs Automated
• PONTIS, Implementation and Operation: Iowa DOT and Counties, Phase III: Implementation and Operation
• Planning, Implementation and Operation of the IPMP, Phase VIII
• Implementation of Iowa DOT Pavement Management Optimization Model, 2002
• Development of a Method to Determine Pavement Damage Due to Detours (TR-470)
• PONTIS Implementation and Operation, Phase II: Implementation
• Planning, Implementation and Operation of the IPMP, Phase VII
• Implementation of Iowa DOT Pavement Management Optimization Model, 2001
• PONTIS Implementation and Operation: Iowa DOT and Counties
• Planning, Implementation, and Operation of the IPMP, Phase VI: Proposal to develop the Implementation and Operation of the IPMP
• Implementation of Iowa DOT Pavement Management Optimization Model, 2000
• Local Agency Pavement Management System
• HWYNEEDS: Methodology, Analysis and Evaluation (TR-433)
• Planning, Implementation, and Operation of the Iowa DOT Pavement Management Program, Phase V: Proposal to Develop the Implementation and Operation of the IPMP
• Implementation of Iowa DOT Pavement Management Optimization Model, 1999
• Feasibility of Using Automated Distress Data in the County Need Study (TR-418)