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1. vshekar umassd edu zzhangl umassd edu mzarrillo umassd edu Version 2 0 http ne slr umassd edu 02 2014 Data Collection via CRS amp SI Technology to Determine When to Impose SLR Decision Support System Seasonal Load Restrictions http ne slr umassd edu Cooperative Agreement RITARS 11 H UMDA Between University of Massachusetts Dartmouth amp USDOT RITA UMASS DARTMOUTH RESEARCH TEAM gt Marguerite Zarrillo Prof Physics gt Heather Miller Prof Civil amp Environmental Engineering CEN Ramprasad Balasubramanian COE Assoc Dean Prof Computer amp Information Science CIS gt Honggang Wang Assoc Prof Electrical amp Computer Engineering ECE gt Shekar Venkateswaran Ph D graduate student ECE gt Christopher Cabral M S graduate student CEN gt Scott O Connor M S graduate student CIS gt Zhang Zhaoyang Ph D graduate student ECE gt Ide Mark M S graduate student CIS ADVISORY BOARD MEMBERS gt Caesar Singh USDOT RITA program manager gt Vasanth Ganesan USDOT RITA assistant to program manager gt Jennifer Nicks USDOT FHWA gt Alan Hanscom District Engineer NHDOT Highway District 2 and his staff gt Dale Peabody Transportation Research Division Office of Safety Training amp Research MaineDOT and also from MaineDOT Brian Burne Cliff Curtis and other staff gt David Silvia Advanced Concepts Engineer Naval Undersea Warfare Center gt Maureen A2. Dartmouth Add Note Warren Village Warren Flats Rt 25 C WF Enter note below The following screen shot illustrates a note on the website The delete button on the right side of the note allows the permanent removal of the corresponding note Logout Warren Village Warren Flats Rt 25 C WF General Information Site Notes Sat Lomoitude Latitucke Elevation ro 11201 m rete I i ainar i the thal Delate Type Page 9 2 2 Collected Data The main navigation page or the Site Information page provides access to the Collected Data screen which displays the most recent 3 days of atmospheric temperature data and the predicted values for the next 7 days Green indicates data from the website WeatherUnderground and Blue indicates data from the site s atmospheric temperature sensor Listed directly beneath the graphs are the high and low values UMass Dartmouth Mariaville MV Current plots are not being generated and stored however you can view the raw data Data Plots Atmospheric Temp 5 x ad a i n A fs dal te At 1 m N eia 3 a a w Fa d N Weather Data High i High 8 81 Hira High Low 5 Low Low I Low LO Low x 07 24 2013 07 75 2013 2 27 2013 uz 26 2013 7 29 7113 High High High High High High Lonati i Low Low 51 Low i Low j Low Off 2014 07 AL 3 Ud DL 201 UE UA 2014 UH OS 2013 OE OY 3 Page 10
3. Solar Radiation W m Rh Atmospheric Barometric Pressure inches of Hg and Rainfall inches Clicking the radio button next to the listed Predicted Variables and then clicking on Generate Graph results in the predicted output of the Simple Prediction Model or the Modified Freeze Thaw Index Model or a display of the Frost and Thaw Depths predicted by the model The list includes CTI DTI FD CFI DFI and TD Page 12 Mariaville MV Generate Graph Daily Average Alr Temp F 1 rig irt il li CLI Kii LRL DSJ From datt D1 01 2013 f date 3 b T lie asuned Variables E 50 he v eC C UC fr e gt NEN y mm an 0 B M Prerlictosr Vanabdes en oto m C vl M vi Date C E 3 2 Subsurface Data Graphs After clicking on Subsurface users select one of the Subsurface Depths in the list and then click on Generate Graph to view plots of the subsurface temperatures at various depths The list of depths varies from site to site Similar to the Atmospheric variable graphs users define the range of dates in the appropriate boxes To plot temperatures at all available depths users select the All None radio button in the list The page can also graphically display the moisture data for the listed subsurface depths and the water table data Similar to the Atmospheric Data users click Generate Graph Page 13 Generate Graph ccc
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5. 2 3 Frost thaw plots Scrolling down further on the Collected Data screen brings users to the Frost Thaw plots Furthermore this same Frost Thaw plot 1s accessible on the Main Navigation page by hoovering your mouse over the site as displayed below Frost Thaw Graphs Frost That graphs generated from years past will be displayed here for reference and comparison click to enlarge 0 wv 10 e 20 30 40 N gt N gt NI N 02 SAT S SO SN NN SQ NI S SMS SRM SN SOS eS a x onl neg KU 03 a N 7 SI K q e ae g gt es g a os 8 a Page 11 Furthermore this same Frost Thaw plot is accessible on the Main Navigation page by hoovering your mouse over the site as displayed below La Bae Marisville un 8 nag Te La Tagus 3 i Latin p J iui ve 2 ts m i Charleston Gi it 9 Juebec City x UT Tries Mere A Ex rte ipaa ne a Cues a j Trote Ritbreno t i i e m T Us Theron N x ir Sami etong JT nocte neos P 1 jos I 2 Saint J rbme Dp vt 4 nam B5 Te Infanmatian Collected Costs Montreal pe Sherer l i 1 j eil aur Bschelieu u 2 eSherbrooke de i tan Rer ME botella 5 maigo i IM ao Scoti Cor I 8 0118 e fu ig 1 E Pll babii gii f pte A 1 i he T 1 i E i ll 7 paw TE w EN Vermont PIS Anis j mini v by 2
6. Development of the DSS SLR Decision Support System Seasonal Load Restriction USDOT RITA Grant Award RITA ARS 11 H UMDA H Team of Consulianis Tres usnjem Kem prior ie gnare 15827 plebi Data Carrion lie I d mapas FA UMD iiu f pone Testbed kaiii ree E Madone Mi generum Onset Research Team Faculty Marguerite Zarrillo Physics Heather Miller CEN Ramprasad Balasubramanian CIS Honggang Wang ECE Consultants Robert Eaton FROST Associates Richard L Berg FROST Associates Kenneth Kestler Inc Advisory Board Caesar Singh USDOT RITA program manager Vasanth Ganesan USDOT RITA assistant Jennifer Nicks USDOT FHWA Alan Hanscom NHDOT Dale Peabody MaineDOT David Silva NUWC Maureen A Kestler USDA Tom Stalcup Upward Innovations Douglas Calvert Hoskin Scientific Brendon Hoch amp James Koermer PSU rameter map Bower 117 il ame m e 1 cri LL A R teed EIL errem Tegel Finiti Alia 4 Graduate Students Christopher Cabral CEN Mark Ide CIS Aaron Larocque CIS Andrew Rodriguez CEN Navid Tadayon ECE Venkateswaran Shekar ECE Zhaoyang Zhang ECE Undergraduate Student Mark Ide CIS Kendra White CEN numbers cea com i ona DSS SLR System Goals Model Ide
7. Kestler USDA Forest Service San Dimas Technology amp Development Center Tom Stalcup Upward Innovations gt Douglas Calvert Hoskin Scientific Ltd gt Brendon Hoch amp James Jim Koermer Plymouth State University CONSULTANTS gt Robert Bob Eaton Research Civil Engineer FROST Associates gt Richard L Berg Research Civil Engineer FROST Associates gt Kenneth Kestler Inc Page 2 ABSTRACT The project applies commercial remote sensing and spatial information CRS amp SI technology to remotely monitor roadway subsurface road conditions real time at three sites From Mariaville Maine and Warren Flats New Hampshire data 1s transmitted via satellite to the Decision Support System for Seasonal Load Restrictions DSS SLR website located at UMass Dartmouth From Madison Maine data 1s transmitted using cellular technology In addition Atmospheric data 1s collected from these sites The system modifies current data collection procedures from onsite manually downloading data to real time data transfer via CRS amp SI technology The login protected website DSS SLR developed to wirelessly collect and store this roadside data and developed to automate the analysis can be found at http ne slr umassd edu The website also grabs data from Plymouth State University s collection of New Hampshire Regional Weather Information Service RWIS sites In addition it grabs weather data from wunderground com The DSS contains scripts t
8. the two solar panels and the wind rain and air temperature sensors are all mounted onto the utility pole Figure la INW thermistor string bottom 9 thermistors Figure 1b Upper 3 fly out thermistors Page 27 B 1 9 2 fr I 1 if i Pd am LE r Figure 2 Two examples of completed deployment of satellite transmission sites Page 28 Figure 3 An example of a completed deployment cellular transmission site Page 29 Table 1 Equipment Purchased from Hoskin Scientific Limited for each of the Demonstration Project s Satellite Transmission Sites Part SSLOG IRD E317 3C395 T16 TS 1272 3F 4407 66 E348 5 SMC M005 E317 2B41824 E317 7A23540 Quantity 1 4 Item Description and Associated Details Solar Stream Data logger Iridium Satellite Transceiver Onset Smart Sensor nterface Iridium 9602 Transceiver with Integral Iridium Antenna Hoffman Nema 4 Enclosure 16 x14 x10 Pole Mount Bracket for Enclosure 20 A hr Sealed Lead Acid Battery 10 Watt Solar Panel Amphenol Military Circular Connector for Thermistor String Integral Iridium Antenna 12 Cable Length Smart Sensor Control Box with Modbus Interface to SSLOG Thermistor String with 12 thermistors YSI 44007 Thermistor 5K 25C 0 2C Interchangeability Polyurethane Injection Mold 72 total cable length 66 Tail Wire Amphenol Mating Connector for Satellite Enclosur
9. Data 3 l i Maine Site Visits 23 csv ii Maine Site Visits 23 dtf Maine Site Visits 22 csv Maine Site Visits 22 dtf Maine Site Visits 21 csv Temp CP All Data v Device Configuration Launch Configuration Readout Configuratio _ Go to Alarms Page 1 6 The following page emerges Click Edit System Alarms Legged in aah i E 0 Alarms hi System Alarms ba Sensor Alarms tenor Label You hawe na senmcor alarms eurrenmby contigui ed nected seno amas device 303 319 zl Fai Beir Amm amp https www hobolink com users 2010 devices 3068 alarms bi Most Visited Getting Started EJ Google Google Scholar EE EDAS BE Send to Log Delete tg System Alarms Condition g Y D Missed Connection 0 0 Battery Low Memory Low m amp Page 22 7 The following page emerges Choose the check box Sensor Failure under Devices Click the Save button at the right bottom corner Logged in asresearch H Settings Edit System Alarms for u30 Communication IV Missed Connection Trips when device has missed a scheduled connection by a user defined length of time fi 0 00 hours X Connecting every Wok hal your deuce may modiy correclon schedule upon missing a correction Please see Pe device documeniallon tor de lalis Actions Use a comma lo separak mui iple addresses Email T
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11. borehole To cut costs State DOTS may elect to buy a smaller number of sensors In addition two separate data loggers transmitters are required with 12 thermistors which also require two solar panels and two subscriptions to data transmission providers such as the one used in the demonstration project at the link http Hobolink com Thus State DOTs may elect to deploy 6 rather than 12 subsurface Page 25 moisture sensors Furthermore cost could be limited if the only weather sensor deployed at these cellular transmission sites is the air temperature sensor 12 The twelve individual sensors at the cellular transmission site as well as the thermistor strings at the satellite transmission site were calibrated in an ice bath to determine freezing temperature offsets These offsets were recorded for future use in the computation and prediction of SLR posting dates Crushed distilled ice was placed in an insulated cooler which was also then filled with distilled water The thermistor strings and sensors were submerged long enough to acclimate Swirling of the ice water mixture maintained its temperature at 32 C during this stabilization period Once temperatures had stabilized offsets from 32 C were recorded 13 Deployment at the test sites requires a drill rig backhoe and other miscellaneous tools A State DOT crew drills a borehole in the pavement for the installment of the thermistor string approximately 7 feet deep If groundwater i
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13. how to register for an account and how to login to the DSS SLR 1 1 Website and Login Access the DSS SLR by visiting the website http ne slr umassd edu sf 4 70 Dartmouth DSS Login Login Password Login E Remember me EE cea The user should enter their user name in the box next to Login and the associated password in the Password box Then click the Login button or press enter on the keyboard By checking the Remember me box you do not have to re enter the username and password the next time you visit the site The Forgot password link allows you to reset your password by sending an email to the email address associated with your username 1 2 New User Account Registration For new users the Register button creates a new account and brings up the following display Page 6 UMass Dartmouth Create an Account Udi Email Address Past Confirm Password Registtt On this page enter a unique username and an email address along with a password This process allows you to have access to the system Section 2 Using the System Successful login brings up the main navigation screen from which you can browse atmospheric data and subsurface temperature data from several locations The following display has four circled sections listed and described below 1 The drop down menu on the top right corner of the screen selects the state where the different data collection sites are located
14. stayed intense until the completion of the project 14 Although the delivery was delayed much progress on the software side of the campus test bed could made during this waiting time For instance the team worked on the development of a TCP IP based communication software Client Server to transmit the data collected from remote sites to the datacenter through real time satellite communications Page 33 15 Upon arriva July 2012 the equipment underwent testing in UMass Dartmouth ANDS Laboratory testbed site Accounts were set up with a one year subscription for two stations purchased from Upward Innovations Inc at 770 each The goal for the testing process was to ensure that the DSS its database and the sensors collecting the data would communicate in a timely and accurate manner via satellite transmission 16 At the time of delivery the team underwent a one day long training session on June 6 2012 via conference call with Hoskin Scientific Limited Inc Douglas Calvert The training slide presentation was provided and the manual for the two CRS amp SI weather stations and equipment was also provided 17 At this point the research team took the DSS SLR website design to its first stage construction specifically the programming and its GUI now directly on the University s Data Center s server and pushed the latest code to production Some of the Asynchronous JavaScript and XML AJAX methods used to populate the vi
15. the address http ne slrumassdedu and is named the New England s Seasonal Load Restrictions website Separately a project website was established and provides a public description of the project along with key personnel information at http mzgis prod umassd edu dssslri Many people assisted with the many deployment tasks as can be seen in the deployment report provided in the appendix of this final report Tasks included traffic control and safety road boring trenching placement of the well point and road subsurface temperature and moisture sensors collection of soil samples post setting and installing equipment onto the post The UMass Dartmouth team and consultants installed the road hardware installed the groundwater well pressure transducer and installed or mounted all of the equipment onto the mast post The team also tested it while state DOT drilled the waterwell installed the post Page 34 21 22 49 sawcut and removed the pavement dug the trenches for the wires obtained the soil samples filled the trenches and patched up the road In addition at the Maine sites only a string of HOBOs and surface HOBO were installed in a shady section of roadway nearby During deployment the team strived to ensure public safety and to remain on site as briefly as possible There were several activities happening at the same time Everyone was wearing ANSI safety vests and hard hats State DOT took care of the public notices reg
16. These sites all have various amounts of data accessible from the DSS database 2 The menu bar on the left side of the screen displays all the various sites by name within the selected state 3 Clicking on a site name within the menu bar will open two options Site Information and Collected Data Clicking on one of these allows users to navigate to each of these options The map will also allow users to navigate to a particular site By clicking the site icon on the map the same two options are available 4 Zooming and navigation controls are located on the left side of the map Page 7 2 1 Site Information Users display the following page by clicking on the Site Information Logout Mariaville MV Chas i mr General Information Site Motes He rar Bi ice fru Gtate Mone CIE Ark Hate Longitude 8 41356 li HAF Elevation Type 197 The page shows general information about the selected site such as the state it is located in its co ordinates and the source of the subsurface temperature data which in this case 1s PSU Plymouth State University From this page clicking the back button returns users to the main navigation screen Page 8 Click the Add Note button allows users to enter notes relevant to that particular site The site information page displays notes along with the posted date To add a note simply type the note in the text box and click on the Save Note button LOGO UMass
17. arding lane closure The deployment also incurred unexpected and additional travel expenses to adjust the instrumentation waterproofing recharging the battery and replacement of damaged parts Debugging the code was a large part of the research team s focus during the last quarter of the project For example database columns were not always aligned with the correct sensors and adjustments in the scripts had to be completed Validation of the data was also on going and required more work than anticipated To facilitate this and in order to track the bugs a bug tracking system for the DSS SLR with specific logins was set up for the UMass Dartmouth team members It was and is still located at http ne slrumassd edu redmine Also during the last quarters of the project communication between State DOTs and the UMass Dartmouth research team increased in frequency Feedback on the GUI and its user friendliness became useful and crucial A tutorial was under the planning stage for the final project meeting and the feedback assisted with the development of this tutorial DOT representatives the project Advisory Board and Team members were invited to a final project meeting August 22 2013 A training tutorial was provided to NH DOT ME DOT and US DOT at the final meeting A flowchart of the project focused on all aspects of the project was also presented Page 35 http prezi com 53zyouvf_uq5 untitled prezi utm campaien share amp utm medium co
18. e Kevlar Stranding Water Block Cable Fill Soil Moisture Sensors Decagon ECS INW Pressure Transducer water table depth PT12 5 PSIg 316 Stainless Standard Calibration Modbus Interface Sensor Cable for Pressure Transducer PU 100 Submersible 60 feet long Page 30 E348 S ADAPT X5 10 1 Smart Sensor 5 to 10 Input Expander Kit for 00 E348 S THB M008 Temp RH Sensor 12 bit w 8m Cable Solar Radiation Shield for use with temp RH sensors E348 RS3 E348 S RGA M002 Rain Gauge 01 with 2m Cable Silicon Pyranometer Sensor w 18m Cable 340 5 16 08 E348 M LBB Light Sensor Bracket Barometric Pressure Sensor E348 S BPA CM10 E348 S WSA M003 Wind Speed Sensor with 3m Cable 10m Smart Sensor Extension Cables for Rain amp Wind Sensors N E348 S EXT M010 Weatherproof Extension Cable Connector Housing E348 S EXT CASE Table 2 Equipment Purchased from Onset Computer Corporation for the Demonstration Project s one Cellular Transmission Site Part Quantity Item Description and Associated Details U30 GSM 000 10 5100 204 2 U30 GSM Cellular communications SOLAR 6W 2 6 Watt Solar Panel BHW PRO CD 1 HOBOware Pro Mac Win Software S TMB M017 12 12 Bit Temp Smart Sensor 17 m cable S SMC M005 2 Soil Moisture Smart Sensor Decagon EC 5 S TMB M002 1 12 Bit Temp Smart Sensor 2m cable for air temp RS3 1 Solar Radiation Shield for air temp sensor S EXT M010 2 Smart Sensor Extension Cable 10
19. ellular transmission sites quotes from Onset Computer Corporation Davis and INWUSA are recommended In addition to the sensors all systems require a transmitter a data logger enclosed in a waterproof box a solar panel for recharging the power supply and various miscellaneous cables and connectors Components deployed by the demonstration project are listed in Tables 1 and 2 below Note that manufacturers typically provide the specifications of their products on their websites Deployment sites must be located in a relatively open area in order to provide the solar panels with adequate sunlight exposure which may result in insufficient energy available for data transmission Open areas also ensure that there are no obstacles that might hinder satellite and cellular Page 24 1 8 9 transmission In addition shady sections of roadways should be avoided because frost thaw patterns in shaded sections of roadway differ significantly from frost thaw patterns in open areas A data transmission plan purchased from a transmission provider will have annual costs of approximately 300 for a cellular transmission site and 1000 for a satellite transmission site Subscribers have a protected login over the internet to view raw data DataGarrison provided satellite data transmission for the demonstration project and provided raw data viewing at the link https datagarrison com The Onset Computer Corporation provided cellular data transmission
20. equipped with the appropriate sensors to collect this data Future validation of these prediction models will be necessary and this data will assist in that task Testing equipment was picked up from DataGarrison in Falmouth MA to test satellite reception at the proposed installation sites in NH and ME and later returned to them The results of these tests established that satellite coverage was quite adequate at these two sites for the proposed work DataGarrison also provided login information to their internet links and the test data was downloaded successfully however not imported to the DSS SLR as the website was still undergoing development at that point The first draft of a user friendly GUI was designed within the first three months of the project For the real time data the concept included a Google Map which displayed the weather station locations Once the computer mouse would be moved over the location of a station on the map the frost thaw profile plots for that particular station would become visible to the user Additional points on the frost thaw profile plots would be generated and added to the plots each evening for each station from the data collected via the CRS amp SI technology during the latest 24 hour period The data points for the plots would be generated by an Seasonal Load Restriction Interpolation SLRI Tool which would then insert the new data point onto the plot Script writing became intense in the 5 quarter and
21. ews of the stored data were refined Integration of JpGraph with the MVC progressed This set the framework for future graph generation by given data arrays historic or in real time JpGraph is an Object Oriented Graph creating library The library is completely written in PHP and ready to be used in any PHP scripts PHP is a general purpose server side scripting language originally designed for Web development to produce dynamic web pages It is one of the first developed server side scripting languages embedded into HTML Rather than calling an external file to process data the code is interpreted by the web server s PHP processor module which generates the DSS website 18 Tables of the database were modeled in the MVC architecture of the web application Thus 19 20 general CRUD operations on each of the tables were possible In addition scripts established a real time connection with Plymouth State University PSU where future real time data could be transmitted to the DSS via the internet Scripts to import PSU data parse the data and display the data were created Storage for this data was implemented as well This included data from 12 separate site locations This effort was in addition to activities previously mentioned in which the DSS database was being populated with PSU s historic data In other words expansion of the historic database continued and was ongoing throughout the duration of the project The DSS web server has
22. f 5 9 14 5 and 33 inches from the surface of the pavement The sensors distances from the roadway centerline were 99 99 97 and 108 inches respectively These location parameters are recorded and kept for future reference 16 The reclaimed asphalt gravel mix containing the four moisture sensors and two of the fly out thermistors 1s used as backfill in the roadway portion of the trench The reclaimed asphalt gravel mix 1s compacted by hand with a tamper The crew places atop a layer of hot mix asphalt HMA Care must be taken while installing the upper two temperature sensors or thermistors one just below the HMA and one 0 5 inches below the surface 17 If desired soil samples obtained from the boreholes may be collected and subjected to sieve analysis moisture content determination hydrometer analysis and Atterberg Limits tests Parameters derived from tests analyses can later be used as input to the more complex prediction models If desired a pressure transducer for monitoring the depth to the groundwater table may also be installed off the edge of the roadway near the mast This is also important input to the more complex prediction models Page 26 18 To simplify the installation process of the weather sensors some are attached to the mast while it lies horizontally on the ground For example it 1s easier to attach the wind and air temperature sensors as well as the solar panel and barometric pressure sensor to the mast prio
23. for the demonstration project and provided raw data viewing at the link http Hobolink com A private website for the State DOTs for the demonstration project is named DSS SLR or the Decision Support System for Seasonal Load Restrictions http ne slr umassd edu redmine It was constructed and programmed to download raw data automatically and periodically from these providers raw data links The websites scripts graph the raw data over time and construct the desired Frost Thaw plots In the case of the demonstration project downloads occur once every 24 hours after midnight thus the website plots an additional coordinate point to the graphs daily Transmission charges increase with more frequent downloads and for longer transmission intervals during downloads The soil moisture smart sensors chosen for the demonstration s deployment combine the innovative ECH208 Dielectric Aquameter probe Decagon Devices Inc with Onset s smart sensor technology All sensor conversion parameters are stored inside the smart sensor adapter so that data is provided directly in soil moisture units without any programming or extensive user setup They have a rated accuracy of 0 031 m m or volumetric moisture content Prior to installation in the field a check of the sensor functionality can be conducted within the laboratory checking sensor readings both in air and in distilled water to confirm that the readings are within the tolerances spec
24. ified by the manufacturer 10 At the satellite transmission sites thermistors measure subsurface temperatures The thermistors deployed in the demonstration project were produced by Yellow Springs Instrument Inc model 44007 and had accuracy within 0 2 C Thermistor strings produced by INW placed the bottom 9 thermistors of a string of 12 into a cable as shown in Figure la The cable was buried completely at the transmission site The deepest five sensors were placed at a spacing of 12 inches and four were placed at a spacing of 6 inches in other words at depths of 12 18 24 30 36 48 60 72 and 84 inches Additionally 3 fly out thermistors were included branching off the cable as shown in Figure Ib One of the fly out thermistors was placed at the pavement surface another at the bottom of pavement and another within the granular base course approximately at 6 inches deep The thermistor strings were calibrated by Hoskin Scientic Limited prior to shipping however this calibration was again checked by the deployment team The calibration process 1s described next 11 At the cellular transmission site twelve individual Onset Computer Corporation Temperature Smart Sensors measure subsurface temperatures These also had accuracy within 0 2 C Wrapping the individual sensors with electrical tape and attaching the sensors to a wooden dowel ensured depth spacing accuracy and provided support for the installation and placement in the
25. llite transmission and reception within the Decision Support System DSS Page 32 9 10 11 12 13 database This can reduce travel to and from the remote test sites where CRS amp SI technology is later deployed It is prudent to hold early meetings with the university campus Data Center personnel and to construct a list of software modules needed to design the website Assemblage of historic data from various sources should be researched Format within the database and appropriate units must be agreed upon Sources of this historic data often have their own format and units so conversion scripts and code must be written to convert all historic data into the agreed form In addition scripts are needed to import this newly formatted data into the DSS SLR database It is important to begin investigation of the preferred predictive model to be incorporated onto the DSS SLR and important to identify input variables required by the model Then sensors can adequately acquire the needed input data for the prediction model In the current case scenario the DSS SLR has incorporated the simple index prediction model that requires air temperature only Thus it was decided that WeatherUnderground would provide weather data to be connected to the database onto the DSS SLR The research group hopes to integrate more sophisticated prediction models that require additional weather data thus the two CRS amp SI deployed weather stations are well
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27. m length S EXT CASE2 2 Weatherproof Housing Units for Extension Cables Page 31 ADMINISTRATION amp WEBSITE IMPLEMENTATION GUIDE 1 Establish an Advisory Board that minimally includes representatives from the following e University Team Researchers that include expertise in Computer Science Electrical Engineering Civil Engineering preferably geotechnical as well as traffic engineering and a strong leader to guide coordinate and record activities e State DOT representatives and IT personnel e Field Consultants e Hoskin Scientific Limited IT personnel e US DOT RITA program management team 2 Interviewing and hire graduate students and assign each of them to one of the university team research members 3 Organize and invite all partners listed above including graduate students to a kickoff meeting to acquaint members with the project objectives project deliverables project timeline and with each other At this meeting the delegation of responsibilities should be clarified as much as possible from the onset of the project The option of conference calling for State DOT members that live great distances away should be provided All power point slides and other kickoff meeting material to call in participants should be sent ahead of time 4 Weekly meetings should be held by the research team including graduate students Additional meetings between individual members may also be set up as the project activities require Quarterly
28. mation 2 2 Collected Data 2 3 Frost Thaw plots Section 3 Advanced Tool Usage 3 1 Atmospheric Data Graphs 3 2 Subsurface Data Graphs 3 3 Download Data 3 4 Use of the Prediction model for Frost Thaw plots Section 4 Re launching U30 Logger IMPLEMENTATION GUIDE Page 4 General Information System Overview The DSS SLR 1s a decision support system that collects a wide array of data such as subsurface temperatures from various sites and displays plots and graphs to help the user make informed decisions The website is accessed by entering the following web address into the browser http ne slr umassd edu Organization of the Manual The user s manual consists of the following sections Getting started Using the system Retrieving Raw Data Advanced tool usage and Re launching U30 Logger Getting started section explains how the initial page of the system looks and how to login to the system Using the System section provides a detailed description of the interface on the SLRI and how to navigate through the menus Advanced tool usage section explains how the advanced tools in the system work It shows how the system can provide the user with plots and graphs of the raw data and the different options and tools available The Re launching U30 Logger section describes how the Madison Maine cellular transmission site can be re launched online Page 5 Section 1 Getting Started The getting started section explains
29. meetings with conference call capability should be set up with the advisory board members and all partners Quarterly reports should be reviewed by all members and partners before submission 5 A listing of the parameters or data collected by the weather station should be generated This is useful to the vendors of the weather station as well as the team members designing the database of the DSS 6 Vendor quotes can be acquired for the CRS amp SI weather stations The UMass Dartmouth team considered three quotes from Sutron from Campbell Inc and Hoskin Scientific Limited Discussion with partners and consultants will determine the components and sensors required to collect all the appropriate data for the DSS Sensors should include subsurface temperature sensors as well as weather sensors above ground Costs for each station typically ranged from 10K to 12K Integration of the components sensors and calibration is addition 3K each Vendors work with their preferred satellite provider and Hoskin Scientic Limited works with DataGarrison Subscriptions run around 1K each year for each station site Delivery of the systems took 8 months from the date of the purchase order This was not anticipated by the team and made planning difficult 7 A test bed located near university research team members such as on campus should be established This test bed is required for testing the CRS amp SI technology but more important is required to test sate
30. ntification Mas kar illa MV h Frost Thaw Graphs kei ica dit F i UM Eliminate the need to manually collect roadway subsurface Ad hi ia temperature data and replace it with remote sensing and spatial Tm n information CRS 51 7 T Collect atmospheric data via CRS amp SI technology Aggregate realtime data sources amp historical data inta one central se Patin E a database i Automate the processing of raw data into a more meaningful g display for decision makers Create FrostThaw depth pots from data po Design and build a Decision Support System GSS website with a user friendly Graphical User interface for aur DOT partners Automate the collection af atmospheric data Integrate a model an e Dss to predict Frost Thaw depths based on the Torecast of atmospheric temperatures For a clearer picture click on http ne slr umassd edu V 5 i SN k a FEN I m dt ui ur LAMP http prezi com 53zyouvf_uqb5 untitled prezi utm_campaign share amp utm_medium copy Page 36
31. o automatically determine the depth of frost and thaw penetration This assists State DOTs to control road damage by properly applying seasonal load restrictions SLR which restrict heavy trucks from road usage for a period of time during spring thaw The DSS consists of a user friendly geographic user interface GUI or map a data evaluation tool or SLR Interpolator SLRI a frost thaw predictive model and a centralized database that will house the new as well as historical data Proper SLR timing by State DOTs minimizes unnecessary road damage thus lowering maintenance costs It also results in minimizing inconvenience to drivers and saves fuel costs to the commercial vehicle industry The DSS is primarily being used as a monitoring tool for roadway subsurface road conditions during the critical spring thaw and recovery period but the transportation agencies and the commercial vehicle industry are expected to expand the DSS with other applications The project implementation guide and flow chart are attached to this manual and additional information and quarterly reports are available at the following sites http prezi com 53zyouvf_ug5 utm_campaign share amp utm_medium copy http mzgis prod umassd edu dssslri http mzgis prod umassd edu main website projects2 html Page 3 INDEX General Information Section 1 Getting Started 1 1 Website and Login Page 1 2 New User Account Registration Section 2 Using the System 2 1 Site Infor
32. r ine Solar Rad Rainfall in Variables Da Da DTI DFI Dro dg a s as te it 33 Ped Tre Lidi sost m A ag ccm z New ardi a O a DSS SLRI 12 08 13 2 3 From Date 2013 01 01 _4 ToDate 2013 08 12 _5 DataType Daily 6 _7 Date Temp F 8 1 1 2013 21 19 9 1 2 2013 7 04 10 1 3 2013 6 63 11 1 4 2013 18 47 12 1 5 0012 i Page 17 3 4 Use of the Prediction model for Frost Thaw plots Page 18 Section 4 Re launching U30 Logger 1 Log into hobolink account a Visit www hobolink com b Input username research c Input password umassd d Click log in Log in to lglel Username research Password forgot my username or password Login 2 Choose and Click on device 0 e 8 https www hobolink com users 2010 devices Most Visited Getting Started E Google Google Scholar RE EDAS e BE VDAT An Mickname Serial Number u30 10164489 USO 2 10189162 Hegister a Device Page 19 3 This brings up the following page Click Launch Configuration the second icon at the bottom yellow bar HOMO lie Derisi 2 Morillo Felon e B se tee La E in a anche Maly Logast Latest Conditions 0 hmpitus ie HOT temperature ek T Tanesi ime EE 7813 F U tomperatime He TA F Temperature ire 7 temperature AP 78 Water Content Xy 02516 mit Te
33. r to hoisting up the mast onto the utility pole Wooden spacers can be lagged bolted to the utility pole to secure the mast 19 Other sensors such as the rain gauge and pyranometer or the sensor for measuring solar radiation can be attached directly onto the wooden utility pole rather than the mast These two sensors must be adjusted to maintain a level position and attaching them to a solid utility pole 1s preferable over attaching them to a mast that may move with the wind A bucket truck or ladder may be necessary 20 To fasten the final bolt of the mast to the utility pole located at the very top of the mast a bucket truck or a long ladder may be necessary After the mast is securely fastened to the utility pole the data logger enclosure can be attached to the mast at a lower level where it is easily accessible Note that the enclosure is locked with a key to prevent tampering and for security reasons 21 At this point the electrical cable connections can be made between the data logger and the sensors PVC conduits from the ground up to the enclosure were use to protect cable wires emerging from the backfilled trench from the elements Two completed satellite sites are displayed in Figure 2 A cellular transmission site with 12 individual subsurface temperature sensors four moisture sensors and one air temperature sensor is displayed in Figure 3 Note that a mast was unnecessary for the cellular transmission deployment Both data loggers
34. re sensors thus reducing deployment and instrumentation costs In addition some of the simpler SLR Prediction Models only require air temperature as input although these models also require a lengthy calibration process to ensure accuracy These simpler Models will reduce the costs even further State DOTs may also identify sites that have cellular communication capabilities thus eliminating the need for satellite transmission equipment Not as remote there are many of these sites in need of SLR postings The transmission technology and instrumentation deployed at a cellular transmission site 1s different from a satellite transmission site however the required sensors deployed will be the same Instrumentation cost at these sites 1s half the cost at the satellite transmission sites approximately 6 000 rather than 12 000 Latitude longitude and elevation coordinates can be determined at the deployment sites by visiting the site with a Garmin GPS or similar navigation device There are different sensor technologies data loggers and transmission systems on the market however the number of manufacturers to choose from 1s limited Components should be evaluated in terms of sensor accuracy installation 1ssues data transmission cost and power requirements For the satellite transmission systems three manufacturers can provide estimated cost quotes Campbell Scientific Inc Sutron Corporation and Hoskin Scientific Limited in Canada For the c
35. s disabled and memory has less han 125 remaining 2 Sensor Failure Sensor Fallure alarm hps when a sensor emor Is delecled be sure lo enable If here are sensor alams comigured Use a comma lo separale mu 10616 addresses Email T 1 ezhangi umassd edu hmiller um 2 EIS Add Page 23 IMPLEMENTATION GUIDE EQUIPMENT DEPLOYMENT IMPLEMENTATION GUIDE 1 2 3 4 5 6 The first task in the deployment process 1s to identify and locate sites in which the state DOTs desire real time information that could assist them with SLR postings These identified sites due to their remote locations and lack of cellular communication capabilities will benefit from satellite transmission Information from sensors deployed at these sites include subsurface temperature and moisture data which is used to generate Frost Thaw plots which in turn determines the SLR initiation dates and removal dates Optional information transmitted from the selected sites could include water table depth and weather data such as air temperature relative humidity precipitation barometric pressure incoming solar radiation and wind speed SLR Predictive Models require real time weather data as input These models are becoming more and more accurate and can be used to determine SLR initiation dates and removal dates weeks in advance Once perfected SLR Predictive Models using weather data will eliminate the need for subsurface temperature and moistu
36. s not encountered in this borehole and if the soil is dense then it is not necessary to encase the thermistor string in PVC conduit However it is recommended that the thermistor string at least be attached to a PVC dowel to prevent potential damage that might occur to the thermistor cable while experiencing differential frost heaving If the thermistor string 1s encased in a PVC conduit there is a danger that the air gaps between the thermistor string and the PVC walls alter actual soil temperature readings Thus Hollister sand must be poured into the PVC casing to fill in the air gap between the thermistor string and the PVC walls 14 The crew drills a second borehole for installation of moisture sensors approximately 3 feet deep The crew also excavated a trench from the boreholes out beyond the roadway s edge for running cables to the pole or mast that supports the data logger and other associated instrumentation The pole or mast is located off the edge of the road within the right of way Utility poles or masts may already exist at the site otherwise installation may be necessary 15 The placement of the soil moisture sensors may vary at each site depending upon the thickness of the asphalt and base layers and existing moisture conditions Typically the maximum depth of the moisture sensors is 40 inches As an example the four moisture sensors deployed for the demonstration project at one of the satellite transmission sites had depths o
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