{"id":5313,"date":"2026-06-19T14:18:57","date_gmt":"2026-06-19T17:18:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.usp.br\/ppget\/?page_id=5313"},"modified":"2026-06-22T12:14:54","modified_gmt":"2026-06-22T15:14:54","slug":"infrastructure-and-laboratories","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sites.usp.br\/ppget\/infrastructure-and-laboratories\/","title":{"rendered":"Infrastructure and Laboratories"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"5313\" class=\"elementor elementor-5313\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-b979ca1 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"b979ca1\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-49f4f52\" data-id=\"49f4f52\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0b17bc1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"0b17bc1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Infrastructure<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fcaf6ba elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"fcaf6ba\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">PPGET&#8217;s support infrastructure consists of eight laboratories, supplemented by the administrative facilities of the Polytechnic School and the USP Butant\u00e3 Campus. These laboratories play a crucial role in both undergraduate and postgraduate teaching and research. They offer practical experience through hands-on classes and provide essential support for the experimental components of master&#8217;s dissertations and doctoral theses. Several of these laboratories possess specialised instruments, some of which are rare in Brazil, significantly elevating the quality of the research conducted.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Our teaching and research laboratories have approximately 150 specialised pieces of equipment, including simulators, scanners, presses, high-performance servers, and geospatial processing clusters. This provides a robust material foundation for both the training of highly qualified personnel and the development of highly complex research.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The PPGET houses an infrastructure tailored for multi-user access, spanning from physical testing of materials and structures to computational modelling and transport system simulation. This infrastructure is regularly utilised by students and academic staff, fostering significant inter-institutional collaboration. Many laboratories house unique or rare equipment within the country, enhancing the programme&#8217;s capacity for pioneering research and technology transfer. Additionally, all laboratories are connected to institutional networks with internet access, providing access to the CAPES Journal Portal, international databases, and code and model repositories, thereby ensuring a high-quality scientific environment.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d6a65bc elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d6a65bc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">RESEARCH LABORATORIES<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-989e2b8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"989e2b8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Graduate Programme in Transport Engineering includes the following research laboratories:<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-747ec2f elementor-widget elementor-widget-toggle\" data-id=\"747ec2f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"toggle.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-1221\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1221\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon elementor-toggle-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-caret-right\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened\"><i class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened fas fa-caret-up\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-toggle-title\" tabindex=\"0\"> Laboratory of  Paving Technology (LTP)<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-1221\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-1221\"><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Coordinator: <a href=\"https:\/\/sites.usp.br\/ppget\/en\/programme\/advisors#kamilla-vasconcelos\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Prof. Dr Kamilla Vasconcelos Savasini<\/a><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">LTP is one of the most comprehensive paving laboratories in Latin America, distinguished for its capacity for testing binders and mixtures, recycled materials, and performing traffic simulations. Its key strength lies in its integrated approach to pavement performance, encompassing both functional and structural analysis, supported by advanced equipment like the traffic simulator and MTS press. LTP&#8217;s robust infrastructure caters to diverse needs, from educational purposes to collaborative projects with public entities in developing paving standards.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">LTP is a renowned national research unit in the paving sector,\u00a0 involved in teaching and research, and supporting public policy and decision-making through collaborations with public entities and private companies. Its extensive equipment infrastructure allows for various types of material evaluations in both laboratory and field settings. Current research at LTP spans asphalt binders (conventional, modified, bio-binders), recycled materials (reclaimed asphalt pavement, construction\/demolition aggregates, plastics, mining waste), asphalt surfacings (including those for improved tyre\/pavement grip to reduce accidents on wet surfaces), pavement markings, functional and structural evaluation, and new technologies to increase durability with a focus on sustainability. Additionally, LTP is actively researching sustainable technologies for increased durability and the environmental performance of transport infrastructure, encompassing materials and the construction\/use of pavements.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The laboratory has contracts and agreements with state-owned and private companies, and transport agencies such as the National Land Transport Agency (ANTT). LTP receives technical support for its research activities from Dr Edson de Moura.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The LTP and LIM share a facility with a total area of 1,087 m\u00b2, which is divided into the following specialised areas:<\/span><\/p><ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Binders Area (40 m\u00b2): Features three fixed concrete workbenches, a steel cabinet, and both 110V and 220V power sockets.<\/span><\/li><\/ul><ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Soils and Aggregates Area (84 m\u00b2): Equipped with a fixed concrete workbench, featuring a tank for proof immersion and a sink, and a mobile steel workbench with a granite top. It also includes a water distiller, readily available cold water and drainage points, and 110V and 220V sockets.<\/span><\/li><\/ul><ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Fine Sieving Area (6 m\u00b2): Features a mobile steel workbench with a granite top, a sieve cabinet, an analytical balance (6.2 kg capacity, 0.01 g sensitivity), and 110V and 220V power sockets.<\/span><\/li><\/ul><ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Suction Room (6 m\u00b2): Equipped with a mobile steel workbench with a granite top, and 110V and 220V power sockets.<\/span><\/li><\/ul><ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Asphalt Mixtures Area (120 m\u00b2): Contains two fixed concrete workbenches, two mobile steel workbenches with metal plate tops. It also includes two fume hoods (one for heating asphalt binder and another for mixing asphalt), a pugmill mixer, a 1200\u00b0C muffle furnace, a LCPC compacting table, a MTS Universal Press, a triaxial testing chamber, a CBR press, a traffic simulator, two BOD climatic chambers, a freezer, n analytical balance (6.2 kg capacity, 0.01 g sensitivity) and an electronic scale (1200 kg capacity, 5 g sensitivity). It also provides a 99.9% moisture-free compressed air supply and offers 110V, 220V, and three-phase power sockets.<\/span><\/li><\/ul><ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Materials Reception, Proof Preparation, and Workshop Area (50 m\u00b2): Features a proof cutting booth, a Marshall proof moulding booth, an electronic scale with a 1-ton capacity and 1-gram sensitivity, a mechanical lathe, a pillar drill, a sieve splitter, an oven (1.35 x 1.0 x 1.80 m), a hole saw, an automatic electric compactor, and a Micro-Deval machine. It also provides a 99.9% moisture-free compressed air supply and both 220V and three-phase power sockets.<\/span><\/li><\/ul><ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Gantry (250 m\u00b2): Contains a large-scale hydraulic press (380 V \u2013 338 A), a railway ballast permeameter, and 110V and 220V power sockets.<\/span><\/li><\/ul><ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Meeting \/ Videoconferencing Room (30 m\u00b2): Furnished with a meeting table, 11 chairs, 14 shelves, 3 cabinets, a 55-inch TV, a Polycom Real Presence Group 310 system, a network port, a 23.6-inch AOC LED monitor, an air conditioning unit, and 110V and 220V power sockets.<\/span><\/li><\/ul><ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Technicians&#8217; Office (30 m\u00b2): Equipped with 3 desks, 12 cabinets, 5 chairs, 3 computers with monitors, network ports, 2 printers, an air conditioning unit, and 110V and 220V power sockets.<\/span><\/li><\/ul><ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Professor&#8217;s Office I (17 m\u00b2): Contains 2 desks, 3 cabinets, 1 computer with two monitors, 4 chairs, a network port, an air conditioning unit, and 110V and 220V power sockets.<\/span><\/li><\/ul><ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Professor&#8217;s Office II (12 m\u00b2): Contains 1 desk, 2 cabinets, 1 computer, 2 chairs, a network port, an air conditioning unit, and 110V and 220V power sockets.<\/span><\/li><\/ul><ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Secretary\u2019s Office (12 m\u00b2): Equipped with 5 cabinets, a drawer unit, a coffee machine, a Dell computer with an LG monitor, a network port, an HP LaserJet 1300 printer, an air conditioning unit, and 110V and 220V power sockets.<\/span><\/li><\/ul><ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Laboratory Class Support Room (Undergraduate and Postgraduate) (90 m\u00b2): Contains 30 student desks, 7 cabinets, 2 tables, a network port, 2 air conditioning units, and 110V and 220V power sockets.<\/span><\/li><\/ul><ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Postgraduate and Undergraduate Research Student Room (135 m\u00b2): Contains 3 desks, 2 cabinets, an air conditioning unit, and 110V and 220V power sockets.<\/span><\/li><\/ul><ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Postgraduate Study Room (125 m\u00b2): Equipped with 8 desks, 8 chairs, 2 cabinets, 12 air conditioning units, 15 computers with monitors, 3 network ports, and 110V and 220V power sockets.<\/span><\/li><\/ul><ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Proof Cutting\/Abrasion and Comminution and Aggregate Bays (40 m\u00b2): Features a screw compressor, a chiller cooling system, a Los Angeles abrasion machine, a proof cutting saw, a crusher, and 220V and three-phase power sockets.<\/span><\/li><\/ul><ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Storage Containers (2) (40 m\u00b2): Equipped with shelves and cabinets.<\/span><\/li><\/ul><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Site: <a href=\"https:\/\/ltp.poli.usp.br\/staff\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/ltp.poli.usp.br\/staff\/<\/a><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Instagram: @ltpusp<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Telephone: +55 (11) 3091-5213 \/ 6089<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-1222\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"2\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1222\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon elementor-toggle-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-caret-right\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened\"><i class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened fas fa-caret-up\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-toggle-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Laboratory of Innovation in Metro-Railway Tracks (LIM)<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-1222\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"2\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-1222\"><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Coordinator: <a href=\"https:\/\/sites.usp.br\/ppget\/en\/programme\/advisors#rosangela-dos-santos\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Prof. Dr Ros\u00e2ngela dos Santos Motta<\/a><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">LIM possesses a rare infrastructure in Brazil, primarily focussing on the structural testing of permanent railway tracks. It stands out as one of the few laboratories in the country equipped with a ballast permeameter and a large-scale hydraulic press. Its key strength lies in its capacity to replicate actual railway operating conditions, enabling accurate and secure tests within a controlled setting.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">LIM, a multidisciplinary laboratory within the Civil Engineering department of the Polytechnic School, is a prominent research infrastructure in Brazil&#8217;s railway sector, dedicated to diverse railway engineering research. Established in 2015, its inception followed a joint project with the S\u00e3o Paulo State Secretariat for Economic Development, Science and Technology (SDECT), which facilitated the acquisition of over BRL 5 million in equipment. In recent years, LIM&#8217;s research has particularly emphasized the railway permanent tracks. This includes developing equipment and conducting laboratory and field activities, with a focus on railway trackbed layers and structural assessment for maintenance management. Much of this research involves a partnership with Vale, utilising data from case studies on their Caraj\u00e1s Railway (EFC) and Vit\u00f3ria-Minas Railway (EFVM) for integration into PPGET theses and dissertations.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sites.usp.br\/ppget\/en\/programme\/advisors#liedi-legi\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Prof. Dr Liedi L\u00e9gi Bariani Bernucci<\/a>, Vice-Coordinator of LIM, is also the coordinator of the UnderRail Chair project. This project unifies initiatives from several Brazilian institutions, including the Polytechnic School of USP, with funding from Vale. These institutions are the Federal University of Uberl\u00e2ndia, Federal University of Bahia, Feevale University, and Vale Institute of Technology. Dr Edson de Moura provides technical support for the laboratory&#8217;s research activities.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Telephone: +55 (11) 3091-5172 \/ 5213<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The LTP and LIM share a facility with a total area of 1,087 m\u00b2, which is divided into the following specialised areas:<\/span><\/p><ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Binders Area (40 m\u00b2): Features three fixed concrete workbenches, a steel cabinet, and both 110V and 220V power sockets.<\/span><\/li><\/ul><ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Soils and Aggregates Area (84 m\u00b2): Equipped with a fixed concrete workbench, featuring a tank for proof immersion and a sink, and a mobile steel workbench with a granite top. It also includes a water distiller, readily available cold water and drainage points, and 110V and 220V sockets.<\/span><\/li><\/ul><ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Fine Sieving Area (6 m\u00b2): Features a mobile steel workbench with a granite top, a sieve cabinet, an analytical balance (6.2 kg capacity, 0.01 g sensitivity), and 110V and 220V power sockets.<\/span><\/li><\/ul><ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Suction Room (6 m\u00b2): Equipped with a mobile steel workbench with a granite top, and 110V and 220V power sockets.<\/span><\/li><\/ul><ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Asphalt Mixtures Area (120 m\u00b2): Contains two fixed concrete workbenches, two mobile steel workbenches with metal plate tops. It also includes two fume hoods (one for heating asphalt binder and another for mixing asphalt), a pugmill mixer, a 1200\u00b0C muffle furnace, a LCPC compacting table, a MTS Universal Press, a triaxial testing chamber, a CBR press, a traffic simulator, two BOD climatic chambers, a freezer, n analytical balance (6.2 kg capacity, 0.01 g sensitivity) and an electronic scale (1200 kg capacity, 5 g sensitivity). It also provides a 99.9% moisture-free compressed air supply and offers 110V, 220V, and three-phase power sockets.<\/span><\/li><\/ul><ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Materials Reception, Proof Preparation, and Workshop Area (50 m\u00b2): Features a proof cutting booth, a Marshall proof moulding booth, an electronic scale with a 1-ton capacity and 1-gram sensitivity, a mechanical lathe, a pillar drill, a sieve splitter, an oven (1.35 x 1.0 x 1.80 m), a hole saw, an automatic electric compactor, and a Micro-Deval machine. It also provides a 99.9% moisture-free compressed air supply and both 220V and three-phase power sockets.<\/span><\/li><\/ul><ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Gantry (250 m\u00b2): Contains a large-scale hydraulic press (380 V \u2013 338 A), a railway ballast permeameter, and 110V and 220V power sockets.<\/span><\/li><\/ul><ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Meeting \/ Videoconferencing Room (30 m\u00b2): Furnished with a meeting table, 11 chairs, 14 shelves, 3 cabinets, a 55-inch TV, a Polycom Real Presence Group 310 system, a network port, a 23.6-inch AOC LED monitor, an air conditioning unit, and 110V and 220V power sockets.<\/span><\/li><\/ul><ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Technicians&#8217; Office (30 m\u00b2): Equipped with 3 desks, 12 cabinets, 5 chairs, 3 computers with monitors, network ports, 2 printers, an air conditioning unit, and 110V and 220V power sockets.<\/span><\/li><\/ul><ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Professor&#8217;s Office I (17 m\u00b2): Contains 2 desks, 3 cabinets, 1 computer with two monitors, 4 chairs, a network port, an air conditioning unit, and 110V and 220V power sockets.<\/span><\/li><\/ul><ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Professor&#8217;s Office II (12 m\u00b2): Contains 1 desk, 2 cabinets, 1 computer, 2 chairs, a network port, an air conditioning unit, and 110V and 220V power sockets.<\/span><\/li><\/ul><ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Secretary\u2019s Office (12 m\u00b2): Equipped with 5 cabinets, a drawer unit, a coffee machine, a Dell computer with an LG monitor, a network port, an HP LaserJet 1300 printer, an air conditioning unit, and 110V and 220V power sockets.<\/span><\/li><\/ul><ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Laboratory Class Support Room (Undergraduate and Postgraduate) (90 m\u00b2): Contains 30 student desks, 7 cabinets, 2 tables, a network port, 2 air conditioning units, and 110V and 220V power sockets.<\/span><\/li><\/ul><ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Postgraduate and Undergraduate Research Student Room (135 m\u00b2): Contains 3 desks, 2 cabinets, an air conditioning unit, and 110V and 220V power sockets.<\/span><\/li><\/ul><ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Postgraduate Study Room (125 m\u00b2): Equipped with 8 desks, 8 chairs, 2 cabinets, 12 air conditioning units, 15 computers with monitors, 3 network ports, and 110V and 220V power sockets.<\/span><\/li><\/ul><ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Proof Cutting\/Abrasion and Comminution and Aggregate Bays (40 m\u00b2): Features a screw compressor, a chiller cooling system, a Los Angeles abrasion machine, a proof cutting saw, a crusher, and 220V and three-phase power sockets.<\/span><\/li><\/ul><ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Storage Containers (2) (40 m\u00b2): Equipped with shelves and cabinets.<\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-1223\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"3\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1223\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon elementor-toggle-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-caret-right\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened\"><i class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened fas fa-caret-up\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-toggle-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Laboratory of Pavement Mechanics (LMP)<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-1223\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"3\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-1223\"><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Coordinator: <a href=\"https:\/\/sites.usp.br\/ppget\/en\/programme\/advisors#jose-tadeu\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Prof. Dr Jos\u00e9 Tadeu Balbo<\/a><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The LMP stands out by integrating numerical modeling with experimental roadway testing. A key feature is the MIRA tomograph with 48 transmitter-receiver antennas, enabling comprehensive non-destructive examinations. Furthermore, it is one of the few laboratories in the country equipped to model and diagnose pavement structures under tropical conditions, thereby promoting advancements in materials engineering.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">At LMP, researchers develop full-scale experimental, theoretical, and numerical models to analyse pavement structures and their functional and structural performance. The laboratory is dedicated to the continuous evaluation of climatic effects in tropical environments, by using experimental concrete pavement tracks on the USP campus in S\u00e3o Paulo.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Current research includes characterising experimental fatigue models for high-performance cemented pavements, a project that was funded by CNPq (PQ-1C fellowship, 2020-2024) and by FAPESP-CONICYT Research Project (2020-2022) with the Universidad de La Concepci\u00f3n, Chile. It explored permeable concrete for footpaths, cycle paths, and vehicle parking areas.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Since 2016, an experimental continuously reinforced concrete pavement track has been in use, built in partnership with twelve companies from the civil construction and manufacturing industries. This track incorporates recycled aggregates from concrete and cement, representative of Brazil&#8217;s southern and southeastern regions.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A new area of research for the laboratory is the structural analysis of concrete pavements using low-frequency wave tomography. This involves the MIRA tomograph, which is supported by an image analysis software implemented in Matlab by the laboratory&#8217;s researchers.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The LMP, spanning 26.61 m\u00b2, is equipped with Wi-Fi, internet ports, telephone and electricity points, and air conditioning. The furniture includes a triple wooden shelving unit, a double office desk, a two-seater sofa, two computer desks, a side table, a small wooden shelving unit, and five chairs.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-1224\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"4\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1224\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon elementor-toggle-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-caret-right\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened\"><i class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened fas fa-caret-up\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-toggle-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Transport Planning and Operation Laboratory (LPT)<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-1224\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"4\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-1224\"><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Coordinator: <a href=\"https:\/\/sites.usp.br\/ppget\/en\/programme\/advisors#claudio-barbieri\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Prof. Dr. Claudio Barbieri da Cunha<\/a><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For over three decades, the LPT has been instrumental in modelling urban and regional transport networks. Its focus lies in leveraging real-world data to analyse accessibility and conduct simulations. The lab&#8217;s strength stems from its direct collaboration with public administration and urban planning initiatives, bridging the gap between academic research and practical mobility policy.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Since the 1980s, the LPT laboratory has been a nationally recognised contributor to transport planning and operation through its research and outreach initiatives. It has also been instrumental in training professionals who now hold positions in universities and companies, both in Brazil and abroad. The laboratory&#8217;s portfolio includes projects with significant social impact, such as \u201cDevelopment of the Operational Control Centre and Simulation Model for USP Circular Bus System &#8211; 2000\u201d; &#8220;Demand, Capacity, Accessibility and Environmental Audit Studies for Congonhas, Guarulhos and Viracopos Airports &#8211;\u00a0 INFRAERO &#8211; 2001 \/ 2002&#8221;, \u201cMaster Plan for CEAGESP (S\u00e3o Paulo General Warehouse) &#8211; 2003 \/ 2004\u201d, \u201cStudy of the Access to the Port of Santos (2009)\u201d and \u201cStudy of the Road System of Alphaville, Tambor\u00e9 and Region &#8211; SP (2013-2014)\u201d.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">LPT&#8217;s recent research themes focus on the modelling, economic-operational analysis, and computerisation of various transport systems, including regional and urban transport, multimodal terminals, and logistics. Specific examples of their work involve the mathematical modelling of airline network recovery from both operator and passenger perspectives, user behaviour modelling for urban and interurban travel using stated preference surveys and discrete choice models, and the application of large-scale databases for modelling urban network performance.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The laboratory boasts a large physical area and substantial computational resources, with funding from agencies such as CNPq, FAPESP, and CAPES. In addition to its coordinator, participating academic staff include <a href=\"https:\/\/sites.usp.br\/ppget\/en\/programme\/advisors#orlando-strambi\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Prof. Dr Orlando Strambi<\/a> (Senior) and, more recently,<a href=\"https:\/\/sites.usp.br\/ppget\/en\/programme\/advisors#mateus-humberto\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> Prof. Dr Mateus Humberto<\/a>. The LPT also benefits from the IT technical support provided by Engineer Renato Alvarenga.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The LPT spans a total area of 177.73 m\u00b2, divided as follows:<\/span><\/p><ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Meeting Room (22.98 m\u00b2): equipped with a 12-seater meeting table, an air conditioning unit, eight 110V power sockets, and a telephone.<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Professor&#8217;s Office I (11.96 m\u00b2): contains an office desk, a chair, three steel cabinets, six 110V power sockets, and a telephone.<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Professor&#8217;s Office II (17.94 m\u00b2): contains a corner office desk, a chair, a drawer unit, three steel cabinets, two steel filing cabinets, an air conditioning unit, six 110V power sockets, and two telephones.<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Circulation Area \/ Kitchen (27.86 m\u00b2): contains two office desks, a chair, a refrigerator, a sink, a steel cabinet, a cold water point, a drainage point, eight 110V power sockets, and one 220V power socket.<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Professor&#8217;s Office III (19.66 m\u00b2): equipped with three office desks, a chair, a wooden cabinet, an air conditioning unit, six 110V power sockets, and two telephones.<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Visiting Researcher&#8217;s Office:(11.59 m\u00b2): equipped with an office desk, five chairs, two steel cabinets, six 110V power sockets, and a telephone.<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Technician&#8217;s Office (18.81 m\u00b2): contains two office desks, a chair, a steel cabinet, an air conditioning unit, eight 110V power sockets, and three telephones.<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Postgraduate Student Office I (29.11 m\u00b2): contains six office desks, six chairs, one steel cabinet, two wooden cabinets, an air conditioning unit, eighteen 110V power sockets, and three telephones.<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Postgraduate Student Office II (17.82 m\u00b2): contains five office desks, five chairs, one steel cabinet, an air conditioning unit, 20 110V power sockets, and five telephones.<\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-1225\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"5\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1225\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon elementor-toggle-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-caret-right\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened\"><i class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened fas fa-caret-up\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-toggle-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Laboratory of Modelling and Algorithms in Transport and Logistics (LMAT)<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-1225\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"5\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-1225\"><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Coordinator: <a href=\"https:\/\/sites.usp.br\/ppget\/en\/programme\/advisors#claudio-barbieri\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Prof. Dr Claudio Barbieri da Cunha<\/a><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">With a modern computing infrastructure and access to high-performance servers, LMAT facilitates the development of algorithms applied to urban logistics, sustainability, and e-commerce. A key strength of LMAT is its ability to offer practical computational solutions for real-world challenges, often in collaboration with businesses.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Laboratory of Modelling and Algorithms in Transport and Logistics focusses on advancing scientific and technological knowledge in Logistics and Transport through mathematical modelling and the development of algorithms and computational tools. Key activities include conducting cutting-edge research, postgraduate personnel training and development, and technology transfer. The laboratory also aims to foster connections with leading global reference centers and engage in advanced studies and other pertinent activities within Logistics Systems Engineering. This encompasses areas such as Sustainable Logistics in the Energy Transition for Logistics, Urban Freight Distribution, and E-commerce Logistics in Urban Areas.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">LMAT has a total area of 69.6 m\u00b2, divided into four main spaces:<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Professor&#8217;s Office (12.3 m\u00b2): features a delta-shaped executive desk (2.0m \u00d7 1.5m) with remote meeting structure, three swivel armchairs, four low cabinets (0.80m \u00d7 0.50m \u00d7 0.74m), and a mobile four-drawer cabinet (0.40m wide). The area is enclosed by floor-to-ceiling partitions with a glass upper section and is equipped with an air conditioning unit (8,000 BTU), a desktop computer with two monitors, three 110V sockets, one data\/telephone point, a network port with Wi-Fi access.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Meeting Room (16.5 m\u00b2): contains a meeting table (2.50m \u00d7 1.10m) with ten swivel armchairs, three tall executive cabinets with three shelves each (0.80m \u00d7 0.50m \u00d7 2.10m), three low cabinets (0.80m \u00d7 0.50m \u00d7 0.74m), and a whiteboard. The area is enclosed by floor-to-ceiling glass partitions with a glass upper section. It is equipped with an air conditioning unit (8,000 BTU), a 50-inch TV, six 110V sockets, and a network port with Wi-Fi access.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Postgraduate, Undergraduate Research, and Postdoctoral Student Office (30 m\u00b2): furnished with eight delta-shaped desks (1.40m \u00d7 1.40m), eight executive swivel armchairs, eight mobile three-drawer cabinets (0.30m wide), and five low junction-style cabinets with one shelf each (0.80m \u00d7 0.50m \u00d7 0.74m). It is equipped with an air conditioning unit (15,000 BTU), eight desktop computers with monitors, three laser printers, twenty 110V sockets, eleven fibre optic network ports with Wi-Fi access, and one data\/telephone point.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Administrative Assistant&#8217;s Office and Reception (10.8 m\u00b2): equipped with a desktop computer and monitor, a printer, a refrigerator, three low cabinets (0.80m \u00d7 0.50m \u00d7 0.74m), five sockets, two fibre optic network ports with Wi-Fi access, and one data\/telephone point.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Telephone: +55 (11) 3091-6092<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-1226\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"6\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1226\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon elementor-toggle-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-caret-right\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened\"><i class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened fas fa-caret-up\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-toggle-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Laboratory of Geoprocessing (LabGeo)<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-1226\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"6\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-1226\"><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Coordinator: <a href=\"https:\/\/sites.usp.br\/ppget\/en\/programme\/advisors#diego-bogado\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Prof. Dr Diego Bogado Tomasiello<\/a><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">LabGeo is equipped with a spatial processing cluster and data science tools applied to transport and urban planning. It excels in managing large volumes of georeferenced data, critical for research on accessibility, urban segregation, and territorial indicators. LabGeo is also a member of international networks, including MIT and UCL.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">LabGeo conducts research focussed on geoprocessing applications in civil and environmental engineering. This includes spatial analyses, digital processing of satellite imagery, and the mining of extensive spatial datasets (spatial data science).<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Current projects delve into transport-related social exclusion,spatial analyses of urban mobility and accessibility, road safety, and logistics. LabGeo&#8217;s collaborations include projects with the World Bank, characterising urban mobility for Parais\u00f3polis residents in S\u00e3o Paulo (S\u00e3o Paulo&#8217;s second largest slum); with the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), developing urban logistics indicators from truck tracking big data; and with the Centre for Advanced Spatial Analysis at University College London (CASA\/UCL), an international reference centre in geospatial analysis, assessing accessibility and socio-spatial segregation in London and S\u00e3o Paulo in partnership with INPE, UFABC, and CEM (CEPID\/FAPESP\/USP).<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Additionally, the Laboratory provides technical support and collaborates on local development initiatives like GEOSAMPA (S\u00e3o Paulo City Council&#8217;s spatial data portal), and data-sharing initiatives such as RADARTONA, also promoted by the city council in partnership with Mobilab. LabGeo&#8217;s research activities are further supported by the IT assistance of Mr. Leonardo Alves Godoy.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">LabGeo spans an area of 122.20 m\u00b2 and offers Wi-Fi and internet connectivity. It is equipped with 5 workstations, totaling 14 monitors, and a spatial data processing cluster composed of 5 microcomputers. The laboratory also features air conditioning, a telephone, a printer, an alarm system, and a coffee machine. An order for two additional workstations has been submitted.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The furniture inventory comprises\u00a0 2 large desks, 2 U-shaped desks (designed for two occupants, with modular configurations), 7 large rectangular desks, 1 meeting table with a capacity for 10 individuals, and 10 swivel chairs with adjustable height, high backs, and armrests. It also has 2 wall-mounted cupboards, 2 large cupboards, 4 medium-sized cupboards, 4 small floor-standing cupboards, 2 small wall-mounted cupboards,\u00a0 7 drawer units, and 1 whiteboard.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Website: <a href=\"http:\/\/labgeo.poli.usp.br\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">http:\/\/labgeo.poli.usp.br\/<\/a><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Telephones: +55 (11) 3091-5504 | (11) 3091-5173<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-1227\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"7\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1227\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon elementor-toggle-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-caret-right\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened\"><i class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened fas fa-caret-up\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-toggle-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Laboratory of Topography and Geodesy (LTG)<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-1227\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"7\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-1227\"><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Coordinator: <a href=\"https:\/\/sites.usp.br\/ppget\/en\/programme\/advisors#edvaldo-simoes\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Prof. Dr Edvaldo Sim\u00f5es da Fonseca Junior<\/a><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">With over 20 total stations and high-precision GNSS systems, the LTG conducts research in applied geodesy, structural monitoring, and positioning. It also stands out for its use of terrestrial laser scanners and studies on GHG emissions, supported by agencies like FAPESP. It is an integral part of the Brazilian Continuous Monitoring Network of the GNSS System (RMBC), managed by the Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics (IBGE).<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">LTG is the oldest laboratory in the Department of Transport Engineering. It specialises in spatial information research, including:<\/span><\/p><ol><li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">a) calibration and classification of topographic and geodetic equipment;\u00a0<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">b) application of GPS\/GNSS technology for positioning and displacement control in large engineering structures, maintaining a continuous monitoring station at the USP campus in S\u00e3o Paulo and two additional stations at the Oceanographic Institute&#8217;s bases in Canan\u00e9ia and Ubatuba, all part of the RBMC;\u00a0<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">c) monitoring civil structures using precision geodesy and topography tools such as GPS\/GNSS, electronic levels, electronic distancemeters, and laser scanners;<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">d) application of gravimetry for calculating and determining geoidal heights and the geoidal model;<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">e) the study, evaluation, and establishment of global altimetric reference frames;<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">f) the utilisation of Digital Cartography and Digital Terrain Models to support engineering projects; and<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">g) the estimation of GHG emissions from vehicle tracking, utilizing GPS\/GNSS and multiple inertial sensors, a research effort supported by a FAPESP project valued at approximately R$ 2 million.<\/span><\/li><\/ol><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The LTG&#8217;s research efforts are further supported by IT technician Mr Adalberto Moreira Mariano and laboratory technician Mr Arildo Fernandes de Morais.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The LTG occupies an area of approximately 116m\u00b2, equipped with 1 computer with integrated monitor, 1 personal computer, 4 notebooks, 14 network points, 12 220V sockets, 26 110V sockets, 1 telephone point, a network cabinet and TP link, and 1 network with two cold water points. It also has 8 steel cupboards, 4 air conditioning units, 7 plain wooden tables, 1 wooden meeting table, 1 steel workbench, 5 wooden cupboards, and 12 chairs.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In addition to the infrastructure already described, the LTG currently possesses over 20 Total Stations, 20 optical levels, 3 robotic Total Stations used for monitoring, 1 Terrestrial Laser System, and a state-of-the-art Trimble GNSS system.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-1228\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"8\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1228\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon elementor-toggle-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-caret-right\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened\"><i class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened fas fa-caret-up\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-toggle-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Transport Technology and Information Laboratory (LTIT)<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-1228\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"8\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-1228\"><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Coordinator: <a href=\"https:\/\/sites.usp.br\/ppget\/en\/programme\/advisors#mariana-abrantes\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Prof. Dr Mariana Abrantes Giannotti<\/a><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The LTIT was established through USP Polytechnic School&#8217;s Department of Transport Engineering in partnership with the private companies Planservi, VETEC, Autodesk, and S\u00e3o Paulo State Research Foundation (FAPESP). It aims to provide undergraduate and postgraduate students with computerised resources for training and education in transport-related technologies.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The laboratory benefits from key partnerships that supply essential software. A partnership with Trimble, led by <a href=\"https:\/\/sites.usp.br\/ppget\/en\/programme\/advisors#edvaldo-simoes\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Prof. Dr Edvaldo Sim\u00f5es da Fonseca Junior<\/a>, provides software such as Trimble RealWorks for processing laser data, and TBC Trimble Business Centre, which handles the loading and pre-processing of data from Total Stations, GNSS, laser, and drones. Additionally, <a href=\"https:\/\/sites.usp.br\/ppget\/en\/programme\/advisors#claudio-luiz\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Prof. Dr Claudio Luiz Marte<\/a> initiated a partnership with PTV, the provider of Vissim\/Viswalk, Visum, and Vistro software packages, for macro and micro-simulations of the flow of vehicles and pedestrians. <a href=\"https:\/\/sites.usp.br\/ppget\/en\/programme\/advisors#cassiano-augusto\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Prof. Dr Cassiano Isler<\/a> also secured a partnership to equip the laboratory with Inro&#8217;s Emme software.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The laboratory is a hub for didactic innovations and active methodologies in engineering education, integrating computational teaching with practical application. It fosters integration between academic disciplines, stimulating a shift towards project and problem-based engineering education, offering students a more integrated vision. This allows projects to begin in one discipline and continue in others, effectively transforming teaching towards active methodologies as indicated by leading international educational centers.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Cultivating student proactivity and participation in the teaching and learning process is essential, particularly for today&#8217;s internet-savvy generations. During the 2021-2024 four-year period, we successfully updated and expanded our computer resources, achieving a one-computer-per-student ratio. This significant improvement addresses a key demand, aligning with our goal of developing engineers who are equipped to create, innovate, and unleash their entrepreneurial potential, which is vital for the nation.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Our computer room now features 41 new computers in active use, complemented by three additional units for backup. Among these, 20 computers are powered by 12th generation Intel i7 processors with 16 GB of RAM, and 24 are equipped with Intel Xeon W-1250 processors running at 3.3 GHz, also with 16 GB of RAM.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Providing a dedicated machine for each student significantly enhances the teaching and learning dynamic.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Infrastructure PPGET&#8217;s support infrastructure consists of eight laboratories, supplemented by the administrative facilities of the Polytechnic School and the USP Butant\u00e3 Campus. 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