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BAS : Bridges and Structures Division
GTE : Geotechnical Engineering Division
HRP :

Human Resource Planning
* Information, Liaison and Training
* Project  Monitoring, Evaluation & ERP Cell
* Quality Management

PEM :

Pavement Engineering and Materials
* Flexible Pavament Division
* Rigid Pavement Division
* Pavement Evaluation Division

RDM : Road Development Planning & Management Division
RDS :

Research & Development Support Services
* Computer Centre
* Documentation Library Services
* Instrumentation
* Mechanical Engineering Services

TTP :

Traffic and Transportation Planning
* Transport Planning and Environment Division
* Traffic Engineerign and Safety Division

 
 
 
 
  Bridge and Structures (BAS)
 
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

 
   
 
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  
   
 
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  
   
 
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)
 
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

 
   
 
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  
   
 
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  
   
 
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 of Geotextile in Black Cotton Soil   
 
  Use of Fly Ash on Road Construction
 
  Human Resource Planning (HRP)
 
Information, Liaison and Training

The Information, Liaison & Training Division acts at a nodal point between the Institute and outside agencies for promotion, utilization and implementation of Institute knowledge base. The main activities of the division include dissemination of information; research liaison; technology transfer; development of human resource; organizing specialized training programmes for the highway and transportation profession; and marketing of Institute's knowledge base.
Dissemination of R&D products is promoted through a variety of channels i.e. Publications, Annual Reports, Newsletters, National Get-together, participation in technical exhibitions to popularise the significant achievements.
Training is one of the important activities of the division. Regular refresher/ training programmes are organised on various aspects of road & road transportation to develop trained manpower for effective implementation of the research based technologies in highway projects. Besides, customized training courses are also organised meeting the requirements of the clients. Also interact with foreign organisations related to projects of mutual interest for exchange of scientific information.
Expertise
* Training & Human Resource Development
* Event Management
* Marketing & Technology Transfer
* Press Policy
Facilities
* Seminar Hall/Council Hall to Organize Workshops, Training Programmes and Seminars
* Training Facilities with Modern Projection and Audio-Visual Facilities
* Guest House
* Multi-media Facilities
* Photographic, Video recording and Lamination Facilities
Service Offered
* Human Resource Development of Highway engineer from Road Organizations
* Tailor Made Training Engineers for Highway Engineers
* Dissemination of Road Transport related Issues
* Road Research Work done in India
* Technical Exhibitions related to Road and Road Transport
* Publications-Annual Report, Newsletter, Brochure
* Technology Transfer and Marketing of Institute’s Knowledge Base
* International Scientific and Technological affairs
* Mailing of Publications
Training Programmes Offered
* CRRI organizes regular and customized training programmes. User agency can avail the training facility of CRRI.
Regular Progammes
* Design, construction and Maintenance of Airfield
* Bridge Diagnostics, Performance Evaluation and Rehabilitation
* Planning, Design , Construction & Maintenance of Rural Roads (PMGSY)
* Traffic Management and Safety
* Design, Construction and Maintenance of Flexible Pavements
* Geotechnical and Landslide Investigations for Highway Projects
* Rigid Pavements : Design, Construction & Quality control Aspects
* International Course on Dissemination of HDM-4
* Pavement Evaluation Techniques and their applications for Maintenance and Rehabilitation
* GIS application in Planning and Management of Rural Road Network
* Aspects of Transportation Planning and Environmental Impacts Assessment Studies for Roads
* Design, Construction and Maintenance of Interlocking Concrete Pavement
Customized Training Programmes
*CRRI also organizes customized training programmes on the request of the clients as per their requirement either at CRRI or Clients premises.
Contact at:
Sh. T. K. Amla, Head, Information, Liaison & Training Division, Central Road Research Institute, P.O.CRRI, Mathura Road, New Delhi-11 0025 Ph. 011-26921939 E-mail: tkamla.crri@nic.in

   
 
Project  Monitoring and  Evaluation

The main activities of PME Division are R&D planning, Performance Monitoring & Management, preparation of Annual & Five-year plans of the Institute. Manpower planning for different R&D Areas and Projects, Knowledge Management in Consonance with R&D needs, Identification and Monitoring of In-house Research Projects, Performance Awards, Coordination for Research Council and Core Committee of Institute are also important functions of the Division.
Services Offered
Performance Management of CSIR Plan Projects

•  Planning, Monitoring & Evaluation of Externally Funded Projects
•  Development and Maintenance of Project Management System
•  Monthly and Quarterly Performance Reports
•  Technology Management & Business Development
•  Review of R&D Performance
•  Compilation of Research Preparation
•  Annual Budget Preparation
•  Service Tax Payment
•  Technical Audit

   
  Quality Management

Responsible for Quality Management System operating in the Institute effectively and efficiently. Besides, adopting higher level of quality standards in working of Institute is also the mandate of the division.
Services Offered
•  Internal Quality Audits by Trained Quality Auditors to determine the conformity or non-conformity of the quality system elements with specified requirements.
•  Management Review Meetings to review and discuss the findings of internal quality audits.

 
 
Pavement Engineering and Materials (PEM)
 
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. .

 

 
   
 
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.
   
   
 
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,
   
   
 
Performance Evaluation:Pavement deterioration modelling, Study of surface characteristics, Failure
analysis, Damaging effects of vehicles with different loads, Long term pavement performance monitoring
   
 
Road Development Planning & Management (RDM)
   
 
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.
   
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.
Research & Development Support Services (RDS)

Instrumentation(INS)

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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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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Computerization of Library
 



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Mechanical Engineering Services (MES) :

This division provides technical services on fabrication jobs required to develop special equipments for R&D work. All Mechanical equipments used in R&D work. All mechanical equipments used in R&D are maintained by the division including transport vehicles fitted with R&D equipments. Also responsible for vehicles fleet management including repair & maintenance.

Technical Services
•  Car
•  Washing
•  Spot Welding
•  Lathe Machine
•  Welding Set
•  Surface
•  Heavy Duty
•  Machine
•  Pedestal
•  Gas Charger
•  Automatic Pillar Drilling
•  Machine
•  Fly Wheel
•  Universal
•  Battery
•  Siotter
•  Universal
•  Machine
•  Power Saw
•  Air
•  Gas Welding
•  Shaper
Facilities
•  Car Washing Pump
•  Spot Welding Machine
•  Lathe Machine
•  Welding Set Portable
•  Surface Grinder
•  Heavy Duty Bench Drill
•  Machine
•  Pedestal Grinder
•  Gas Charger
•  Automatic Pillar Drilling
•  Machine
•  Fly Wheel Press
•  Universal Milling
•  Battery Charger
•  Siotter
•  Universal Wood Working
•  Machine
•  Power Saw Machine
•  Air Compressor
•  Gas Welding Set
•  Shaper
Technical Services
•  Design and Development of Mechanical Equipments Required by R&D Divisions
•  Repair of Mechanical & Electrical Equipments
•  Repair of Temperature Controlled Equipments
•  Repair of Air Conditioners & Desert Coolers
•  Auto Fleet Management
•  Carpentry Works
Significant Achievements
•  Mould for I-Section Beam Casting
•  Ponding cum Debris Expulsion Test Equipment
•  Expansion Joint Testing Facility
•  Nuclear Density Gauge Mounting Device
•  lVDT Mounting Device
•  Pavement Milling Attachment
•  Vehicle Mounted Adjustable Stand for Video Camera
•  Modification of Ambulance Cart
•  Portable Podium
•  Rig Mounting Trolley
•  Falling Weight Impact Tester
•  Fabrication of Chimney Models
•  Fabrication of Cooling Tower Models
•  Portable Pump Set
•  Curing Tank
•  Rut Depth Measuring Device
•  Clamping Device for UTM samples
•  P.C. Trolley

 

 
Traffic and Transportation Planning (TTP) Research Projects
 
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
   
 
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
 
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
   
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.
   

Traffic Engineering Parking space and circulation area design, Intersection and Grade Separator design, Flyover traffic simulation, Design of Pedestrian facilities.