The SAFE-10-T project has completed 18 months of research activities and is now midway through the project. The following sections provide a summary of the research activities undertaken in each of the technical work packages:
WP1 - Monitoring and Modelling
WP1 is focused on the development of advanced safety assessment models for transport infrastructure assets. The project is developing probabilistic methods for the safety analysis for bridges, tunnels and earthworks, and is exploring novel machine learning applications for real-time condition monitoring of these assets. This WP has also explored methods of resilience assessment for transport networks, which is summarised in D1.1 'Probabilistic Consideration Resilience'.
WP2 - Network Analysis
The activities undertaken in WP2 to date have focused on determining current and future demand for road, rail and inland waterway transport along the TEN-T network. D2.1 'Report on User Demand Analysis' has been published, which reviews existing transport demand studies and describes a methodology to evaluate current and future user demand for transport services. A series of online surveys have been developed for the purposes of data collection, which are available on the project website and social media profiles. Additionally, a series of dedicated stakeholder meetings are being organised to gather data in relation to transport demand and user requirements. Significant progress has also been made in this WP in relation to the development of a European-scale, multi-modal traffic analysis simulation model.
WP3 - Global Safety Framework
WP3 is focused on the development of the DST that is underpinned by a global safety framework, which will support decision making regarding the management of transport infrastructure along the European TEN-T network. These decisions primarily relate to medium- to long-term interventions on road, rail and inland waterway transport infrastructure, to increase safety and to maximise network capacity. This work package is also developing machine learning algorithms and is providing a big data platform to support multiple data sources and to process large datasets in real time.
WP4 - Demonstration Projects
WP4 is applying the methodologies and tools developed in the SAFE-10-T project to three demo sites as follows:
1. Port of Rotterdam, the Netherlands
2. Port of Rijeka, Croatia
3. Severn River Crossing, United Kingdom.
The SAFE-10-T project has conducted various dissemination activities during the first 18 months of the project to maximise the impact, including a stakeholder workshop, as well as engagement with infrastructure managers and owners. The target audience of the project includes road, rail and inland waterway infrastructure managers and owners, industry professionals, policy makers, researchers, standards bodies, as well as transport users.
