Ministry of Road Transport and Highways, Govt. of India
Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs, Govt. of India
Independent Council for Road Safety International
World Health Organisation, SEARO, India
Ministry of Road Transport and Highways, Govt. of India
The Transportation Research and Injury Prevention Programme (TRIPP) at the Indian Institute of Technology Delhi, is organizing its 30th "International Course on Road Safety Audit, Biomechanics and Crashworthiness, and Road Construction Safety" in New Delhi, India, from 01 - 15 December 2020.
This two weeks Course will bring together professionals working in the area of transportation planning, safety promotion, biomechanics of impact and vehicle crashworthiness, road construction safety and acquaint them with state-of-the-art information. The course is especially designed for an interdisciplinary audience of traffic and road engineers, behavioural scientists, mechanical and automotive engineers, law enforcers, and police officers. It focuses to give a global perspective on the road safety problem. The first three days will include a module for all participants, followed by three parallel sessions on road safety audit, biomechanics and crashworthiness and road construction safety.
By the end of the Course the participants should:
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The Course will have a limited number of participants who must have a working knowledge of English. The participants will be selected on the basis of their involvement in transportation planning and road safety research, involvement in policymaking and implementation of safety measures. An attempt will be made to have a balanced mix of engineers, law enforcers, social scientists and medical professionals.
Transportation Research and Injury Prevention Programme, Indian Institute of Technology Delhi
The faculty members associated with TRIPP have been involved in safety research for the past two decades. The Institute has been designated as the WHO Collaborating Centre for Research and Training in Safety Technology. The members of TRIPP have expertise in epidemiological studies, designs of vehicles and safety equipment, traffic flow modelling, transportation planning and care of injured persons.
The course content is organized as follows
Common for all participants- 01-05 December 2020
Module 1A
04-05 December 2020
Module 2B - Biomechanics and Crashworthiness (CANCELLED)
Two separate concurrent sessions 7-15 December 2020
Module 3A - Road Safety Audit
Module 3B - Road Construction Safety
Week 1 - Online participation
Week 2 (Online participation - Refer to brochure)
{Fees are inclusive of 18% GST}
Very limited funds are available for partial support. For details please refer to the course application form.
Lodging arrangements (basic) in a nearby hotel can be arranged at a cost.
All applicants must complete the course application form and submit it alongwith a brief biodata
Online: November 15, 2020
(Note: it is important that applicants observe deadlines as visa processing takes time)
Those selected will be informed by November 25, 2020
Amarjit Singh, Univ. of Hawaii, USA - Structure and construction safety
Anoop Chawla, IIT Dehi, India - Crash modeling
Dilip Patel, SVNIT, Surat, India - Structure and cnstruction safety
Dinesh Mohan, IIT Delhi, India - Biomechanics and road safety
Geetam Tiwari, IIT Delhi, India - Transportation planning
Girish Agrawal, OP Jindal Global Univ., India - Road safety law and policy
Hermann Knoflacher, University of Technology, Vienna, Austria - Traffic calming and road design
K.N. Jha, IIT Delhi, India - Structure and construction safety
K.R. Rao, IIT Delhi, India - Transportation engineering
Kavi Bhalla, Univ. of Chicago, USA - Epidemiology and global health
Mathew Varghese, St. Stephen's Hospital, Delhi, India - Prehospital care
Puneet Mahajan, IIT Delhi, India - Crash helmets and human vibration
Sanjeev Sanghi, IIT Delhi, India - Crash helmets and turbulent flow
Shrikant Bangdiwala, Univ. of McMaster, Canada - Data analysis
Sudipto Mukherjee, IIT Delhi, India - Crashworthiness mechanics
Sylvain Lassarre, IFSTTAR, France - Risk analysis and management
Transportation Research and Injury Prevention Programme
Indian Institute of Technology Delhi
Hauz Khas, New Delhi-110016, India
Phone: +91-11-26596361; 26596557
Fax: +91-11-26858703
Email: trippiitd@gmail.com
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