Day 11

Today I continued reading articles about different sources of aviation accidents such as ice accumulation, runway incursions, bird strikes, and pilot/ air traffic control fatigue. This continues to give me a greater background on the different types of hazards that exist within the world of aviation.

In between reading the articles, I've been attending some of the lectures from the SNCF visit. Riley gave an introduction to the research that he does on concrete cross ties as well as the sleeper and fastening system.  Later I will attend more of the lectures from the graduate students, as well as meeting with Rapik and Jesus to discuss the final results of our ArcGIS project.