Transportation research

Transportation engineering aims to ensure the safe and efficient movement of people and goods by land, sea, and air. This encompasses planning, design, construction, maintenance and operations of transport systems, including their economic, social and environmental impact. Sound management of our transport infrastructure is crucial to the continued economic growth of New Zealand and particularly important in the Auckland region where existing transport is struggling to cope with the ever increasing demand.

The transportation research team have a wide range of funded road and transport research projects. The primary research activities of this team include the management of the road and rail assets, including safety and environmental aspects, and the development of models to assist in understanding their performance. Recent and ongoing research has focussed on the following:

• Calibration of pavement performance models on the New Zealand State Highway network and, where necessary, the development of new model forms.
• Analysis and modelling of road pavement skid resistance.
• Development of a deterioration model for the New Zealand rail network, with the long-term goal of enabling whole of life costing of the rail asset.
• Modelling the effects of traffic congestion on fuel consumption and vehicle emissions.
• Prediction of crashes at roundabouts.
• Improved multi-lane roundabout design for cyclists.

More information can be found on the group website.
 

Associate Professor Roger Dunn
Phone: +64 9 373 7599 ext 87714 or 85811
Email: rcm.dunn@auckland.ac.nz