Scolarship from the Gene Haas Foundation
The most substantial applied R&D projects were:
A Guide for Designing Pavements on Roads With Low Traffic Volume Based on the Load-Bearing Capacity of the Road (the Actual Condition of the Road). Financing institution: Estonian Road Administration, by the Institute of Civil Engineering, lecturers Sven Sillamäe and Margus Vaino. Phase II of Developing the Methodology of the Design of an Optimal Road Construction. Financing institution: Estonian Road Administration, by the Institute of Civil Engineering, by lecturers Sven Sillamäe, Margus Vaino, Martti Kiisa, Julija Šommet, Sten-Kristjan Saarik. Weigh-in-Motion of Estonian Bridges between 2017-2018. Financing institution: AS VIACON Estonia, by the Institute of Civil Engineering, lecturers Karin Lellep, Martti Kiisa, Ando Pärtel. Options for Reducing Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Freight (Road and Rail Transport and Shipping). Financing institution: World Energy Council Estonia, by the Institute of Logistics, lecturers Jelizaveta Janno and Kati Nõuakas.
One patent agreement and three utility model certificates were extended in 2017. New contacts were established with large companies and SMEs, 134 contracts of obligations were signed, including 3 innovation vouchers, with the total turnover of 236 989 euros. The Proceedings of TTK UAS Students were published with 7 research articles. Fieldwork: collecting data about Estonian bridges