Ferry Free E39 at NTNU

Carl Christian Thodesen

In the beginning…

Coastal Highway Route E39

E39 Kristiansand - Trondheim

1100 km 8 (7) Ferry links remaining 8 of 10 national ferry links US$ 25 billion

A different kind of project!

An interdisciplinary technology project!

What are we doing about it?

NTNU research strategy

Two principal thematic areas:

Fjord Crossings

Roads and Transportation

Post Doc

PhD student PhD student PhD student

MSc

MSc MSc

MSc

MSc

MSc

RA

NTNU

Professor SINTEF

Scientist(s)

Industry

Professional(s)

Post Doc

Increasing research experience

Fjord crossings

Misson statement: Enable design of long span fjord crossing structures

– Model the environmental loading on the fjord crossing structures

– Establish computational tools to simulate dynamic reponse

– Establish design criteria for safety and comfort

– Establish service life criteria and prediction tools

Roads and Transportation

Mission statement: Develop knowledge for sustainable design, construction, operation, and maintenance of E39

– Develop safer solutions for road lifecycle

– Develop lower energy solutions for road lifecycle

– Develop environmentally friendly solutions for road lifecycle

Research effort (PhD and Post Doc Positions)

Fjord crossings; 12

Traffic management;

3

Road Planning and pavement technology; 3

Project management and contracts;

3

Materials; 2

Life cycle analysis; 2

*Research administration is also included

Dynamic modelling and analysis of long span cable-supported bridges subjected to wind loading with emphasis on field measurements Dynamic modelling and analysis of long span cable-supported bridges subjected to wind loading with emphasis on wind tunnel measurements Force identification using measured dynamic response Experimental investigation of hydrodynamic behavior of slender submerged bodies Ship collisions Explosion loads and load effects on submerged floating tunnels Deep foundations Dynamic response of cable-supported bridges with floating towers Moored floating bridges and submerged floating tunnels subjected to parametric excitation Modelling and analysis of damping in structural systems Dynamic response of floating bridges

PhDs and Post Docs from 13 countries represented

7 Post Docs

19 PhDs

Thinking (sustainably) ahead...

Research cooperation

Power Roads concept

Where are we today?

“A person who never made a mistake never tried anything new.”

- Albert Einstein

Thank you!