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A University’s Involvement With Utilities

A University’s Involvement With Utilities. Jay Lindly University of Alabama April 20, 3009. What Students Care About. Research Work with DOT. Example: Worked with ALDOT to identify poles and pole lines that were most in need of remedial treatment. Scholarly Papers.

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A University’s Involvement With Utilities

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  1. A University’s Involvement With Utilities Jay Lindly University of Alabama April 20, 3009

  2. What Students Care About

  3. Research Work with DOT • Example: Worked with ALDOT to identify poles and pole lines that were most in need of remedial treatment.

  4. Scholarly Papers • Example: Lindly, J.K. (2007) “Outsourcing Utility Coordination: Who? Where? Why?”. Transportation Research Record No. 2025, Transportation Research Board of the National Research Council, Washington, DC, pp. 137-140. • Example: Lindly, J.K., “Draft Utility Pole Safety Program for Alabama”, Transportation Research Record No. 1851, Transportation Research Board of the National Research Council, Washington, DC, pp. 142-148, 2003.

  5. TRB Involvement • Member of AFB70 ‘Utilities” Committee • Current Chair of AFB70 • TRB has two main functions: • Produce Research Needs Statements and Synthesis Statements • Communicate new ideas and technologies to the utilities industry

  6. Helped Write NHI ‘Utilities’ Course • Worked with • NHI • FHWA • Consulting companies • Volunteers • Presented course over 30 times

  7. Is this a good TCP?

  8. NESC Clearance Pole Location Criteria 2 stories & up ADA Requirements Horizontal Clearance Single Story 36”

  9. Helped Write H.U.G.

  10. SHRP II Involvement • UA researchers teamed with a consulting firm to propose on Project NumberR15: Strategies for Integrating Utility and Transportation Agency Priorities in Highway Renewal Projects. • Plan to propose on upcoming SHPR 2 projects.

  11. NCHRP • No involvement to date, but eager to propose on utility-related projects within our expertise.

  12. AASHTO Involvement • Example: at 2008 Subcommittee meeting, moderated a brainstorming session to identify AASHTO subcommittee’s Research Needs Statements (RNS) • In 2009, will work with AASHTO Subcommittee to reconcile the RNS of the TRB Utilities Committee and the AASHTO Subcommittee.

  13. What UA Doesn’t Do • Have a ‘Utilities’ Curriculum • 130 hour curriculum • Commission on Higher Education • Not perceived as attracting large number of students • Perform physical research

  14. Other Universities/Organizations • Other Example Universities • Louisiana Tech • Texas A&M • Other Example Organization • Gas Technology Institute

  15. Thank you!

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