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VGTU Faculties

• Architecture
• Business Management,
• Civil Engineering
• Creative Industries
• Electronics
• Environmental Engineering
• Fundamental Sciences
• Mechanics
• Transport Engineering
• Institute of Aviation

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Management of Research at VGTU

Research activities at the University are organized and coordinated by Vice-Rector for Research, assisted by the Science and Research Office. Science and Research Office

• rganizes doctoral studies, provides

consultations on proposals and execution of various international and national research programs, intellectual property protection, patents.

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Priority Areas of Research in VGTU

• Sustainable Building
• Environmental & Energy Technologies
• Sustainable Transport
• Mechatronics
• Information and Communication Technologies
• Fundamental Research of Materials and Processes
• Technology Management and Economics

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STRUCTURE OF TRANSPORT ENGINEERING FACULTY

• Department of Automobile

Transport (J. Basanavičiaus-28),

• Department of Railway

Transport (J. Basanavičiaus-28),

• Traffic Safety Laboratory (J.

Basanavičiaus-28).

• Department of Logistics and

Transport Management (Plytines

str.-27),

• Department of Transport

Technological Equipment (Plytines str.-27),

• Competence Centre of

Intermodal Transport and Logistics (CCITL) (Plytines str.-

27),

• Transport Institute (Plytines str.-

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FACULTY OF TRANSPORT ENGINEERING

The main R&D partners abroad:

• Transport and Telecommunications Institute (Latvia),
• Turku School of Economics (Finland),
• Polish Motor Transport Institute (Poland),
• Slovak University of Technology (Slovakia),
• Tallinn University of Technology (Estonia),
• Riga Technical University (Latvia),
• National Transport University (Ukraine),
• Gdansk University of Technology (Poland),
• Warsaw University of Technology (Poland),
• Silesian University of Technology (Poland),
• Dnipropetrovsk National University of Railway Transport

(Ukraina),

• Ilmenau University of Technology (Germany), Windesheim

University of Applied Sciences (Nederland),

• University of Žilina (Slovakia), Warsaw Automotive

Industry Institute PIMOT,

• Seinäjoki University of Applied Sciences (Finland) and
• thers

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TRANSPORT ENGINEERING FACULTY Academic and research staff

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FTE Per cent from FTE for R&D Persons Academic personnel Professors 8,7 2,9 10 Associated Professors 30,8 10,3 43 Lecturers 14,6 23 Assistants 6,7 2,2 13 Research personnel Chief Researchers 0,3 0,3 1 Senior Researchers 0,9 0,9 4 Researchers 0,1 0,1 1 Junior Researchers 1,7 1,7 4 Other researcher without degree 3,9 3,9 15

TRANSPORT ENGINEERING FACULTY Age distribution of academic and research staff

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TRANSPORT ENGINEERING FACULTY Number of Students

Transport Engineering FACULTY Total number of Students

1647

 Bachelor degree

1486

 Master degree

146

 Doctoral students

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Dynamics of Master degrees and PhD studies

10 2011 2012 2013 The number of Master degrees awarded 96 98 94 The number of doctoral students enrolled 5 6 6 Doctoral students employed as Lectures, Assistants or Junior Researchers 3 10 9 The number of enrolled in doctoral studies after completion of Master studies at the same institution 5 5 5 The number of doctoral degrees awarded 5 3 9

Ph students visits to abroad

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Name, surname Target organisation Country Purpose of the visit Duration in months Year Aurimas Vilkelis Gefco Osterreich GmbH Austria 3 2010 Austria Doctoral research intership 3 2010 Vilius Portapas The von Karman Institute for fluid Dynamics Belgium Doctoral research intership 9 2013/2014 Aurimas Vilkelis Erfurt University of Applied Sciences Germany Doctoral research intership 3 2012/2013 Viktor Skickij Ilmenau University of Technology Germany Doctoral research intership 3 2013/2014 Laima Greičiūnė Transport and telecommunication institute Latvia Doctoral research intership 3 2012/2013 Vytautas Rimša Institute of Fundamental Technological Research Poland Doctoral research intership 3 2012/2013 Kristina Kemzūraitė Warsaw automotive industry institute (PIMOT) Poland Doctoral research intership 2 2012/2013 Vidas Žuraulis Warsaw automotive industry institute (PIMOT) Poland Scientific research visit for implementation of the international project 3 2013 Kristina Kemzūraitė Warsaw automotive industry institute (PIMOT) Poland Doctoral research intership 3 2013 Jurijus Zaranka Warsaw automotive industry institute (PIMOT) Poland Doctoral research intership 3 2013 Nerijus Kudarauskas Warsaw automotive industry institute (PIMOT) Poland Doctoral research intership 3 2013 Jonas Matijošius Warsaw automotive industry institute (PIMOT) Poland Doctoral research intership 3 2009 Jurijus Zaranka Warsaw automotive industry institute (PIMOT) Poland Doctoral research intership 3 2009 Audrius Šimakauskas Ziilina University Slovakia Doctoral research intership 3 2013

TRANSPORT ENGINEERING FACULTY

Gender distribution of academic and research staff Academic staff

Male, % Female, % 79 21

Research staff

Male, % Female, % 82 18

79 21

Average of gender distribution

Male, % Female, %

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TRANSPORT ENGINEERING FACULTY Main scientific fields of the FACULTY

The main fields of Transport Engineering FACULTY are: 1) Transport Engineering; 2) Logistics and Transport management.

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R&D funding sources

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TRANSPORT ENGINEERING FACULTY Priority Areas of FACULTY Research:

• Sustainable Transport
• Mechatronics
• Fundamental Research of Materials and

Processes

• Sustainable Building
• Technology Management and Economics

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TRANSPORT ENGINEERING FACULTY

The main fields and topics of research

External funding sources:

• EU Framework Program for Research and Innovation
• National integrated program ” Development of Civil Engineering

Sector and Transport”

• Baltic Sea Region program

Su Sustaina stainable ble Tran anspo sport

• Energy Saving and Environment-friendly

Transport Means

• Transport Systems and Traffic Modeling,

Optimization, Safety and Management

• Transport and Logistics Technology,

Interaction of Transport Modes

• The new Movement Technologies,

Intelligent Transport Systems

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TRANSPORT ENGINEERING FACULTY

The main fields and topics of research

The field of Energy saving and environment-friendly transport means

• Saving of transport energy resources.
• Ecological and economical parameters of Internal combustion engines; the use of Brown‘s gas,

natural gas (or biogas); hydrogen fuel mix; water injection in internal combustion engines.

• Alternative energy, energy storage; Geothermal system.

The field of Transport systems and traffic modelling, optimization, safety and management

• Dynamic processes of the traffic and pollution impact; research methods and application of

vehicle traffic flows; intelligent, dynamic tire monitoring system; vehicle dynamics; sustainable mobility, Optimization of dynamic processes; Hydrodynamics of pipeline systems and equipment.

• Railway transport safety and environmental problems; strategies of rolling-stock management;
• ptimization of the rolling-stock traction.
• Modelling of intermodal transport.
• Vehicle slip simulating systems, drivers and vehicle behaviour characteristics, braking efficiency

and tire adhesion evaluation studies.

• Automotive diagnostics and reliability research; accident modelling and assessment; vehicle

movement dynamics and modelling; road traffic safety modelling;

• Research on air traffic control and management technologies, research on low speed

erodynamics and flight dynamics.

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TRANSPORT ENGINEERING FACULTY

The main fields and topics of research

The field of Transport and logistics technology, interaction of transport modes

• Green transport corridors; development of intermodal transport networks and

innovative intermodal technologies.

• Logistics and transport technologies; transport politics; interaction of transport

modes; solutions of city logistics.

The field of the new movement technologies, intelligent transport systems

• Maintenance of railway rolling-stock.
• Use of the existing and new developed intelligent transport system.
• Vehicle slip simulating systems, drivers and vehicle behavior characteristics,

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TRANSPORT ENGINEERING FACULTY Smart Specialisation

Transport, logistics and information and communication technologies (ICT):

• 1. Priority: Smart transport systems and ICT;
• 2. Priority: Technologies/models for the international transport

corridors‘ management and integration of modes of transport;

• 3. Priority: Advanced electronic content, technologies for

development and information interaction;

• 4. Priority: ICT infrastructure, cloud computing solutions and

services.

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TRANSPORT ENGINEERING FACULTY

Some projects in sustainable transport area

1) In Transport Engineering field:

 F7P CLOSER. Connecting long and short – distance networks for efficient transport (CLOSER). 2010–2011.  Intelligent, Dynamic Tyre Monitoring System to Use Synergy Effects for Sustainable Mobility (DTYRE). Joint project with Ilmenau University (Germany). 2011-2012.  Framework 7 project “Network of European-Asian Rail Research Capacities” (NEAR2). 2012–2014.  Bridging East West for Aerospace Research (BeAware). Project was funded under F7P and aiming to bridge partners with a focus on collaborations among SMEs, large companies, and research organizations in Western and Eastern Europe.

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TRANSPORT ENGINEERING FACULTY

Some projects in sustainable transport area

2) In Logistics and Transport Management field:

 BSR Programme ,,Connecting Authorities for Safer Heavy Goods traffic in the Baltic Sea Region – C.A.S.H.“ The project brings together police officers and other authorities inspecting Heavy Goods Vehicles (HGVs) in the Baltic Sea area. 2009-2012. Turku University, Finland.  ETCO program for the period 2007-2013 (Baltic Sea Region Programme). Project “TransBaltic - towards an integrated transport system in the Baltic Sea Region” (TransBaltic). 2009–2012.  BSR TransGovernance - the support of government structures at variuos levels in the implementation of 11th priority area (Transport) of the EU strategy in the Baltic Sea Region. Region Blekinge, Sweden.

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TRANSPORT ENGINEERING FACULTY Projects on sustainable transport area topic

• FP 7 BESTFACT - to develop, disseminate and enhance the utilisation of best practices and

innovations in freight transport that contribute to meeting European transport policy

• bjectives with regard to competitiveness and environmental impact. 2012-2016. PTV Group

AG, Germany.

• FP7 eMar - to make maritime transport safer, more secure, more environmentally friendly

and more competitive. e-Maritime must ameliorate complexities that hinder networking of different stakeholders, increase automation of operational processes. 2012-2015. BMT group, FACULTYed Kingdom.

• INTERREG Programme EWTCII project. The development of a "Green Corridor

Concept" as a best practise case in the European context. The East West Transport Corridor is an efficient transport corridor with close co-operation between interlinked hubs meeting market demands for growing freight transport. 2009-2012, Region Blekinge, Sweden.

• INTERREG Programme Rail Baltica Growth Corridor project. Aims at fostering the

competitiveness of the Eastern BSR by improving the accessibility through Rail Baltica in line with green growth corridor principles. Transport connections in Eastern BSR are inadequate due to low interoperability and weak cooperation along the Rail Baltica route, which is a major obstacle to mobility of freight and passengers. 2011-2013. City of Helsinki, Finland. 22

TRANSPORT ENGINEERING FACULTY Projects on sustainable transport area topic

 INTERREG Programme TransBaltic project - to provide regional level incentives for the creation of a comprehensive multimodal transport system in the BSR by means of joint transport development measures and jointly implemented business concepts. The project wishes to address this key challenge by complementing actions taken by the national authorities within the framework of the EU Baltic Sea Strategy. 2009-2012. Region Skane, Sweden.

• FP7 Be LOGIC - to improve the quality and efficiency within and across different

modes of transport, by means of benchmarking in logistics and co-modality. 2008-

• 2011. Mobycon bv, Netherland.
• FP 7 B2B LOCO project is that enterprises collaborating with local market-oriented

research FACULTYs in an international network will enhance their performance and competitiveness through the participation in FP projects or exploitation of its most business practice-oriented results. 2009-2011. Instytut Logistyki I Magazynowania, Poland.

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TRANSPORT ENGINEERING FACULTY Projects on sustainable transport area topic

 Baltic Transport Outlook 2030 EU funded project (TEN-T). Baltic Transport Outlook 2030 is a study of transport within the Baltic Sea Region with reference to goods, passengers and infrastructure - at the present point in time and scenarios until 2030 – and SWOT analysis and recommendations for an efficient future transport system in the Baltic Sea Region. 2009 – 2010, Tetraplan A/S, Denmark  FP 6 PROMIT. A European Coordination Action (CA) for intermodal freight transport which initiated, facilitated, and supported the coordination and cooperation of national and European initiatives, projects, promotion centres, technology providers, research institutes and user groups related to this most complex transport form. 2006-2009. PTV Group AG, Germany  CIPROC (DG TREN). Project aim was to investigate the best

• pportFACULTYies to extend the activities of existing short sea promotion

centres towards intermodal promotion. PTV Group, Germany.

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NATIONAL COMPLEX (INTEGRATED) PROGRAMME

NATIONAL COMPLEX (INTEGRATED) PROGRAMME Transport and civil engineering sectors science, business and studies integrity development (TRANCIV) National complex program (NCP) entirety of projects for specific business segment scientific researches and relative science and studies sector development. NCP oriented to demands of specific science-open business segment :  Well qualified specialists preparation  Scientific researches experimental development (MTEP) performance  Science and business consolidation, general infrastructure creation  Other competitiveness stimulating methods

NATIONAL COMPLEX (INTEGRATED) PROGRAMME

1) Prepare well qualified specialist according to specific sectors needs; 2) To ensure educational system higher quality; 3) To improve scientists and other researchers qualification; 4) To motivate and ensure researchers mobility; 5) Reinforce researches in specific sectors; 6) Develop scientific researches to rise technological potential; 7) Improve knowledge and technologies dispersion, ensure science and business cooperation.

Priority “Lifelong learning“ Priority “Researches abilities improvement” Priority “Researches for economic competitiveness and growth”

Strategic plans

The University level: – the Development Plan – the three-year Strategic Plans The FACULTY of Transport Engineering level: – the three-year strategic plans (the recent ones – for the periods of 2014-2016 and 2015-2017)

• mission,
• activities,
• context of activities,
• analysis of competitive environment and market;
• strengths, weaknesses, possibilities and threats;
• priorities of activities, objectives and tasks;
• evaluation criteria of performance efficiency and

their values to be achieved – the course of the planning – from the bottom to the top – ensures it being realistic and implementable. The annual report of activities is prepared. 27

List the number of publications and

• ther scientific works

2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 Number of original articles in anonymously refereed scientific journals cited in SCOPUS 27 29 27 25 32 All publications in anonymously refereed scientific journals cited in SCOPUS 29 37 40 41 41 Articles in refereed scientific edited journals and conference proceedings (all outcomes) 122 78 103 151 151 Monographs published (all outcomes) 2 1 1 4 1 Text books 7 9 7 45 4 Doctoral theses published 2 2 10 10 6 Articles, radio and television programmes, journals, exibitions popularising science 5 4 5 12 15

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Most important international collaboration

• Warsaw University of Technology (FACULTY of

Transport),

• National Aviation University (Kiev, Ukraine)
• Poland Automotive Industry Institute (PIMOT),
• Silesian University of Technology,
• Transport and Telecommunication institute of Riga.
• Kharkov National Automobile and Highway

University (Ukraine) and others. In the area of Aeronautical Engineering, the leading research groups in the region are:

• the Institute of Aeronautics (Riga Technical

University),

• FACULTY
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Mechanical Engineering and Aeronautics (Rzeszow University of Technology)

• FACULTY of Power and Aeronautical Engineering

(Warsaw University of Technology) and others. 29

International Scientific Conferences

• „TRANSBALTICA“.
• Every two year;
• the last was held in 2013;
• this year – “Transbaltica 2015”

(with Warsaw University of Technology, Dnipropetrovsk National University of the Railway transport, JS “Lietuvos geležinkeliai“, Lithuanian transport associations, Ministry of Transport and Communications of the Republic of Lithuania).

• Research and Education in Aircraft

Design workshop

(with General Jonas Žemaitis Lithuanian Military Academy, Civil Aviation Administration, State Enterprise Oro Navigacija, Warszaw University of Technology, Aviation Institute of Riga Technical University (Latvia), Estonian Aviation Academy, Brno University of Technical (Czech Republic), and National Aviation University (Ukraine).

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International Scientific Conferences & Congress

• „FISITA

2012 World Automotive Congress “, China Project: INTELLIGENT, DYNAMIC TYRE MONITORING SYSTEM TO USE SYNERGY EFFECTS FOR SUSTAINABLE MOBILITY”, Ilmenau University of technology (Germany), Szent István University, Gödöllö and Vilnius Gediminas Tecgnical University ( Department of Transport Technological Equipment)

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International Scientific Conferences & Congress

• „11-th World Congress on Computational

Mechanics” (WCCM XI), Barselona, 20th-25th July 2014 Project: “Simulation software and the investigation of thermo-hydrodynamic processes in the geothermal loop” Project has been supported by the Research Council of Lithuania ( Department of Transport Technological Equipment)

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International Scientific Conferences & Congress, Projects

„Oil Transportation by Pipelines using Anti-turbulent Additives” Project: “Simulation software and the investigation of thermo-hydrodynamic processes in the geothermal loop” ( Department of Transport Technological Equipment)

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International Scientific Conferences & Congress

Third International Conference on Energy and Sustainability “Energy and Sustainability 2011” 11 - 13 April, Alicante, Spain Seminar in Vilnius: 2014-02-04 FP7 project : “Network of European –Asian Rail Research capacities“. Acronym – NEAR2. Supervisor Gintautas Bureika. Project duration: 2013–2014.

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International Scientific Conferences & Congress

“38th International Scientific Congress on Powertrain and Transport Means European KONES 2012”

Presentation: “Investigation of automobile active safety control systems efficiency and their impact on the driver's behaviour” (Department of Railway Transport)

“IV International Scientific “TRANSPORT PROBLEMS”, 27-29 June, 2012, Katowice, Poland

Presentation: “Study of traction rolling-stock using in Lithuanian sector of railway line” (Department of Railway Transport) Presentation: Investigation of Automobile Active Safety Control System Efficiency and Their Impact on Behaviour of Driver” (Department of Railway Transport)

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International Scientific Conferences & Congress

“VI International Scientific “TRANSPORT PROBLEMS”, 25-27 June, 2014, Katowice, Poland “

Presentation: “Investigation on axle-box heating tendencies and train delay duration” (Department of Railway Transport) Presentation: “Study of freight wagon running dynamic stability taking into account the track stiffness variation” (Department of Railway Transport)

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International Scientific Conferences & Congress

• „40th International Scientific Congress

PowerTrain and Transport Means” (KONES-2014), Jastrebia Gora, 7-10 September 2014, Poland Project: “Development and application of innovative research methods and solutions for traffic structures, vehicles and their flows”, code VP1-3.1-ŠMM-08-K-01-020 Project has been supported by the Ministry

• f education and Science of Lithuania

Presentation 1: “INVESTIGATION OF TRAFFIC FLOW DYNAMIC PROCESSES USING DISCRETE MODEL” Presentation 2: “SIMULATION DYNAMIC PROCESSES OF RAIL VEHICLE AND RAIL WITH IRREGULARITIES

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( Department of Transport Technological Equipment)

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International Scientific Conferences & Congress

„IUTAM Symposium on Emerging Trends in Rotor Dynamics”, in New Delhi, India, March 23-26, 2009

Presentation: “Modeling and Diagnostics of Heavy Impeller Gyroscopic Rotor with Tilting Pad Journal Bearings”

“The 8th IFTOMM International Conference on Rotordynamics”, KIST, SEUL, Korea, September 12-15, 2010

Presentation: “TurboFACULTY Overhaul Evaluation by Diagnostics and Vice Versa”

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International Scientific Conferences & Congress

„8-th World Congress on Computational Mechanics“ (WCCM8); „5th. European Congress on Computational Methods in Applied Sciences and Engineering“ (ECCOMAS 2008) , June 30 – July 4, 2008 Venice, Italy

Presentation: “Simulation dynamics processes of rotating system”

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International Scientific Conferences & Congress

„V International Conference on Coupled Problems in Science and Engineering”. COUPLED PROBLEMS 2013, June 17-19, 2013 in Ibiza, Spain Project: “Simulation software and the investigation

• f thermo-hydrodynamic processes in the

geothermal loop” Project has been supported by the Research Council

• f Lithuania

( Department of Transport Technological Equipment) Presentation: “Mathematical Modeling of Hydrodynamic Processes In Geothermal Plant”

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International Scientific Conferences & Congress

„ 12th IFToMM WORLD CONGRESS“ June 17-21, 2007, Besanco, FRANCE Presentation: “Investigation the dynamic process

• f automatic impulse extinguishing”

( Department of Transport Technological Equipment)

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International Scientific Conferences & Congress

INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE „Mechatronic Systems and Materials“ (MSM ),2008, 2009,2012 Presentation 1: “Simulation of Hydrodynamics Processes of Hydraulic Braking System of Vehicle ”, Bialystok 2008, Poland Presentation 2: „Influence of Dynamic Viscosity on Automatic Dynamic Balance“ Vilnius 2009, Lithuania Presentation 3: „Investigation of dynamic processes

• f ball bearing with defects“

Bialystok 2012, Poland

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International Scientific Conferences & Congress

INTERNATIONAL SEMINAR IN Automotive Industry Institute (PIMOT), Warsaw, 13 December 2013, Poland Presentation : “Identification of vehicle friction characteristics using skidcar system in different operation modes” (Ph student Vidas Žuraulis)

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Scientific Conferences for Junior Researchers

Conferences of junior researchers are organized by Transport Engineering FACULTY, VGTU, (from 1998-)

Selected and peer-reviewed articles of the conference are published in the scientific journal Science – Future of Lithuania referred in acknowledged international databases. 44

Junior Researchers of Transport Engineering Faculty

Our student Raidas Nedolia and students of other faculties has created

• riginal electric car.

Student R. Nedolia (Department of Transport Technological Equipment ) - among winners DEMOLA / VILNIUS design competition organized by electric cars

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Junior Researchers of Transport Engineering Faculty

Student VYTENIS Verbus has created “Educational manipulator” (Final work of bachelor) (Head - lect. Šarunas Šukevičius).

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Junior Researchers of Transport Engineering FACULTY

Student Petras Umbrasas has created hovercraft machine. Hovercraft is a machine that can move on the land surface or water and it is supported by cushion that has high compressed air inside. (Final work of Master Science) (Head – prof. Marijonas Bogdevičius)

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Junior Researchers of Transport Engineering Faculty

„Researchers' Night“ ( „TYRĖJŲ NAKTIS“, 2012/2013/2014)

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Students’ Scientific Activities in the Transport Engineering Faculty

Project „Promotion of Students’ Scientific Activities“ Students’ research practice (hereinafter – practice) for Undergraduate and Graduate students is scientific research project, performed by student. Practice is aimed at the creation of possibility to get familiar with the research and technology development projects, executed by the best known research groups and centres in Lithuania. Students' practices are organized under the project “Promotion of Students’ Scientific Activities”, sponsored by the European Union Structural Funds. The project is implemented by the Research Council of Lithuania and is a part of “The Researchers Career Programme (2007–2013)”, initiated by the Ministry of Education and Science.

• 1. "The hydraulic impact air compressor test“ , LMT. 2010.02.01 - 2010.05.31 (4 months).,

A graduate student J.Bernatavičius, head prof. M.Bogdevičius

• 2. „Tires dynamic and hydrodynamic processes“. LMT. 2010.11.01 - 2010.04.01 (4 months).,

A graduate student K.Dilda, head prof. M.Bogdevičius

• 3. "The internal combustion engine thermodynamic process research". LMT. 2010.11.01 -

2011.04.14 (4 months.), Undergraduate, P.Bogdevičius , head prof. M.Bogdevičius

• 4. "Geothermal pipeline hydrodynamic and thermodynamic processes“. Study funded by LMT.

11.14.2011 - 14.04.2012 (4 months.), Undergraduate V.Nikitin, head prof. M.Bogdevičius

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Laboratories at the Department of Transport Technological Equipment (DTTE)

• 1. Laboratory of Hydraulic and Pneumatic System
• 2. Transport Machinery Diagnostics Laboratory
• 3. Building materials, manufacture of machinery
• 4. Transport Machinery Physical Processes Modeling

Laboratory

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Department of Transport Technological Equipment (DTTE)

Master and Doctoral studies are focused on: Research of dynamic processes and designing of hydraulic, pneumatic and mechanical systems; Research of processes, designing of road and hoisting-and-transport machines; Research of problems of transport traffic safety; Traffic flow problems; Vehicle dynamics, transmission dynamics; Diagnostics problems Mathematical simulation of physical processes in transport machines; Research and improvement of the technological equipment of pipeline transport. Geothermal system; Improvement of technologies and quality assurance of mixtures for road coverings

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Department of Transport Technological Equipment (DTTE)

Transport engineering (03T) – Doctoral disertations (2000-2014):

• 1. Investigation into the dynamic processes of transmission elements of vehicles

(Skickij V., 2014)

• 2. Investigation of technological parameters of bitumen batching system in the

asphalt mixing plant (Bražiūnas J., 2013)

• 3. The model for multicriteria evaluation of the quality of passenger

transportation by international trains (Maskeliūnaitė L., 2012)

• 4. Investigation of the mobile impulse hydraulic and pneumatic fire fighting device

for extinguishing small-scale fires (Suslavičius V., 2011)

• 5. Modeling of the traffic flows using the method of the concentrated parameters

in the streets network (Junevičius R., 2011)

• 6. Research of braking process of transport vehicle with hydraulic brake system

parameters (Vladimirov O., 2005)

• 7. Interaction between the vehicle and Obstacles (Prentkovskis O., 2000)
• 8. Methods and equipment for reduction of segregation of mineral substances

screened in bituminous concrete mixer (Vitkūnas R., 2000)

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Department of Transport Technological Equipment (DTTE)

All Patents are registered in The State Patent Bureau of the Republic of Lithuania: Water hammer compressor. (No 5967) Automatic Hydraulic and Pneumatic Extinguishing Nozzle (No 5436) Universal Bench for Dynamics Test (No 4969) Device Movable in a Pipe (No 4968) Safety Barrier for Roads (No 4747) Safety Barrier for Roads (No 4626) Mechanical Tool for Dismounting Components (No 4114) Device for Producing of Adobe Bricks (No 3510) Trailing Vibro-Roller (No 2499)

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Department of Transport Technological Equipment (DTTE)

Prof Dr Olegas Prentkovskis and Assoc Prof Dr Vilius Bartulis – Academicians (as Foreign Members) of Ukrainian Academy of Transport (UTA) (since 2012).

Prof Dr Olegas Prentkovskis was awarded (2014) a Diploma and a Big Silver Medal

• f the Ukrainian Academy of Civil Engineering for a series of joint scientific-

methodological works in partnership with Ukrainian scientists and academics, and also for the promotion of Lithuanian science in Ukraine and Ukrainian science in Lithuania. A professor has become the only foreign scientist of such a prestige academic award, taking into consideration the fact that according to the academic regulations of the Ukrainian Academy of Civil Engineering, non-academic members or non-citizens of Ukraine can be awarded only under the exceptional circumstances.

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Department of Transport Technological Equipment (DTTE)

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The hydraulic impact air compressor test (VGTU+“ALNORA“), Patents: EP 2 161 450 B1 and LT (No 5967) Design and investigation new equipment together with companies

Special Facilities of FACULTY: (Department of Transport Technological Equipment) High-speed video camera for the analysis of high-speed physical phenomena (Miro EX 2, Phantom, Vision Research) Portable 2-Channel Acoustic Emission System Pocket AE-2, Physical acoustics corporation

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Special Facilities of FACULTY: (Department of Transport Technological equipment)

Universal Ultrasonic Flaw Detector USM 35X Krautkramer, GE Inspection Technologies Ultrasonic Thickness Gauge MG2-DL, Olympus Panametrics

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Special Facilities of FACULTY: (Department of Transport Technological Equipment) Vibration analyzer / data logger VIBROTEST 60, Brüel & Kjær Sound Level Meter Type 2250, Brüel & Kjær

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Special Facilities of FACULTY: (Department of Transport Technological Equipment) Data logging system for vehicle dinamics investigation AX22 GPS, Race Technology Data logging system for vehicle dinamics investigation DL1, Speedbox, Imu, Race Technology

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Special Facilities of FACULTY: (Department of Transport Technological Equipment) Drop Weight Tester ZFG 3000, Zorn instruments PC Oscilloscope MTX 1054, AEMC Instruments IR thermometer DIT 500, Sonel

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Special Facilities of FACULTY: (Department of Transport Technological Equipment) Thermal imaging camera i7, Flir Push pull force gauge HP-20K Impulse hammer Model 5800, Dytran

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Special Facilities of FACULTY: (Department of Transport Technological Equipment)

Mobile optical emission spectrometer for metal analysis PMI-MASTER PRO, Oxford Instruments Portable Digital Microscope DG-3, Scalar

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Special Facilities of FACULTY: (Department of Transport Technological Equipment) Traffic counter TC25, Sipronica

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Special Facilities of FACULTY: (Department of Transport Technological Equipment)

Ultrasound Detector UL 101, CTRL Systems System for inspecting elevators ADIASYSTEM TUV SUD, Industrie Service

Scanning Vibrometer PSV-400, Polytec

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Department of Logistics and Transport Management

Research activities:

• Improvement
• f

separate logistics activities and the entire supply chain to

• btain economic, social, and ecological

efficiency.

• Increase
• f

competitiveness and attractiveness of Transport system in the context of sustainable development and its impact on social and economic welfare;

• Increase
• f

competitiveness and attractiveness of Transport system while developing legal framework;

• Innovative

technology applications (including IT) to obtain implementation

• f

economic and social cohesion

• bjectives.

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Department of Logistics and Transport Management

Engineering Services and Consultancy Provided

– Research on Transport System issues; – Research on Transport Policy and Legal Regulation issues of Transport activity; – Research on IT application issues in Transport; – Research on passenger and freight transportation processess and technological issues; – Analysis and Research on Transport Enterprises’ economic and performance indicators; – Research on warehousing and transport operations’ logistics issues; – Research on Supply Chain Management issues.

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Department of Logistics and Transport Management

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Dynamics of the Staff

Department of Logistics and Transport Management

International Projects:

• BSR Project “Connecting Authorities for Safer Heavy Goods traffic in the Baltic Sea Region“

(C.A.S.H). Supervisor: R. Palšaitis. Project duration: 2009 – 2012;

• FP7 programme project “Connecting Long and Short Distance Networks for Efficient Transport

(CLOSER)”. Supervisor: A. Jaržemskis. Project duration: 2010–2011.

• European Commission‘s Collaborative research and demonstration project COFRET (Carbon

Footprint of Freight Transport). Researcher – Assoc. prof. Dr V. Jaržemskis;

• Project FP CLOSER (Connecting long and short distance networks for efficient transport).

Researcher - Assoc. prof. Dr V. Jaržemskis.

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Department of Logistics and Transport Management

Partners:

Foreign higher education institutions:

• Transport and Telecommunication Institute, Riga, Latvia;
• Riga Technical University, Riga, Latvia;
• University of Turku School of Economics , Turku, Finland;
• Hamburg University of Technology – Institute of Business Logistics and General Management, Hamburg,

Germany;

• Erfurt University of Applied Sciences, Erfurt, Germany.

Lithuanian higher education institutions:

• Kaunas University of Technology;
• The General Jonas Žemaitis Military Academy of Lithuania;
• Klaipėda University;
• Vilnius University.

Lithuanian state institutions:

• Ministry of Transport and Communications of the Republic of Lithuania;
• Transport Investment Directorate;
• The State Railway Inspectorate under Ministry of Transport
• and Communications of the Republic of Lithuania;
• ME „Susisiekimo paslaugos“.

Lithuanian National Road Carriers’ Association LINAVA The Lithuanian National Freight Forwarders Association LINEKA Lithuanian Logistic Association ITS Lithuania

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Department of Logistics and Transport Management

Other Activities Cooperation with the Ministry of Transport and Communications of the Republic of Lithuania; The Lithuanian National Freight Forwarders Association LINEKA; Lithuanian National Road Carriers’ Association LINAVA; Lithuanian Logistic Association; ITS Lithuania; Turku School of Economics; Windesheim University of Applied Sciences; Jyvaskyla University of Applied Sciences; Hameenlinna University of Applied Sciences. Special Facilities The subordinate Transport training laboratory is designed to facilitate study process with proper material for practicals and individual studies. The laboratory provides diverse computer programme selection opportFACULTYies: Microsoft Office Suite, Math and Engineering Software Maple, Travel planning software AutoRoute. Currently, Department of Transport Management is acquiring such systems as Arc Logistic Route, as well as Production Management system QAD. 70

The young doctor (A. Vilkelis) continue investigations as postdoctoral research in Zurich Technology University (2013/2014)

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Most important international collaboration (VGTU CCITL)

Universities and research institutions:

• Wismar University of Technology, Germany
• Transport Economics Centre University of Maribor, Slovenia
• University of Newcastle upon Tyne – Newrail, UK
• University of Westminster, FACULTYed Kingdom
• University Of Piraeus Research Centre, Greece
• Canterbury Christ Church University, UK
• Klaipeda University Lithuania
• Hamburg University of Technology Germany
• Aalto University School of Economics CEMAT, Finland
• Lappeenranta University of Technology, Finland
• Białystok University of Technology, Poland
• St. Petersburg State Transport University, Russia
• Akdeniz University, Turkey
• University of Rousse Angel Kunchev, Bulgaria
• University Turku, Finland
• Blekinge Institute of Technology, Sweden
• Athens University of Economics and Business, Geece

Business partners:

• PTV Group, Germany;
• BMT Goup Ltd., FACULTYed Kingdom;
• NetPortKarshamn, Sweden;
• DFDS Seaways, Denmark;
• Iveco, Italy;
• Marlo, Norway;
• Berlin-Brandeburg Logistic Network, Germany;
• VTT Technical Research Center of Finland Ltd.,

Finland,

• Tetraplan A/S, Denmark
• Ramböll, Sweden
• Rapidis ApS, Denmark

Scientific Journals „TRANSPORT“

http://www.tandfonline.com/tra nsport ISSN 1648-4142 print ISSN 1648-3480 online Editor-in-Chief Olegas Prentkovskis Co-Published with Taylor & Francis

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TRANSPORT POLITIC Scientific researches infrastructure Fundamental research Project Markets Representative projects University studies Technical section World Transport Association Transport Association Business companies Lifelong learning program TRAIC TRAIC – Transport research and innovation center

Lithuanian technology platform

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FUTURE VISION OF TRANSPORT SECTOR

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