Development of a Multimodal Transportation Educational Virtual Appliance (MTEVA) to Study Congestion During Extreme Tropical Events

A unique, self-contained software environment, the Multimodal Transportation Educational Virtual Appliance (MTEVA), has been developed to assist in coastal science, transportation, and cyberinfrastructure education, research and outreach. It is based on virtual machines which encapsulate the necessary models, pre- / post-processing routines and interfaces to enable users to perform simulations using an integrated inundation and transportation modeling system. By coupling models of coastal storm surge / inundation and the related transportation network response due to disconnected network links (e.g. flooded roads) in a simple-to-use infrastructure, users can focus on science instead of the complexities of configuring and performing simulations. In addition to being able to perform simulations locally, the MTEVA automatically connects to the “cloud”, enabling the user to perform an ensemble of scenarios via remote computing resources as well as on a local resource pool. This initial application of the MTEVA combines the CH3D Storm Surge Modeling System (CH3D-SSMS) with a transportation network model which supports lane reversal and applies this coupled modeling system to study the system’s response within an idealized domain being impacted by a hurricane. To assess the potential effectiveness of using the MTEVA for research and education, a preliminary user assessment was conducted with participation by graduate students. Survey results showed that the MTEVA is effective at helping graduate students understand key science topics and is viewed by them as a useful tool for undergraduate and graduate students.

  • Corporate Authors:

    Transportation Research Board

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  • Authors:
    • Davis, Justin R
    • Zheng, Qipeng P
    • Paramygin, Vladimir A
    • Tutak, Bilge
    • Vogiatzis, Chrysafis
    • Sheng, Y. Peter
    • Pardalos, Panos M
    • Figueiredo, Renato J
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  • Date: 2012

Language

  • English

Media Info

  • Media Type: Digital/other
  • Features: Figures; References; Tables;
  • Pagination: 19p
  • Monograph Title: TRB 91st Annual Meeting Compendium of Papers DVD

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Filing Info

  • Accession Number: 01367811
  • Record Type: Publication
  • Report/Paper Numbers: 12-1119
  • Files: TRIS, TRB
  • Created Date: Apr 13 2012 7:16AM