CfTR undertakes substantial sustainability research to deliver solutions in relation to improving road safety, promoting sustainable transportation solutions, and reducing carbon emissions that contribute to the achievement of the SDGs.

Partnership and collaboration

• An IoT-based Public Transport Data Collection and Analytics Framework using Bluetooth Proximity Beacons, collaborative research project funded from ASEAN University Network/Southeast Asia Engineering Education Development Network (AUN/SEED-Net) – ongoing [SDG 3] [SDG 11]
• Road Accident Data Enhancement and Development (RADED), a research project to develop a national road accident databased, funded and in collaboration with Brunei Darussalam National Road Safety Council (MKKJR), Ministry of Transport and Infocommunications, Royal Brunei Police Force, Land Transport Department, Brunei Insurance and Takaful Association, 5 motor insurance companies, Ministry of Health, and E-Government National Centre – completed. [SDG 3] [SDG 11]
• Laboratory investigation of polymer stabilised road pavement, PhD and MSc by research projects in collaboration with local geotechnical companies – completed [SDG 9]
• Application of GIS And Road Safety Audit to Identify and Validate Safety Impact of Alternate Road Lighting, a research project conducted for MKKJR and sponsored by Insurans Islam TAIB General Takaful (IITGT) Sdn. Bhd. – completed [SDG 3] [SDG 11]
• Road safety Webinar jointly organised with MKKJR, IITGT and Crash Reconstruction Unit of Malaysian Institute of Road Safety Research (MIROS) - completed [SDG 3] [SDG 11]
• Technical Crash Investigation (Basic Level), training course project jointly organised with MKKJR, IITGT and Crash Reconstruction Unit of Malaysian Institute of Road Safety Research (MIROS) - completed [SDG 3] [SDG 11]

Funded projects

The following project falls under SGD 3, SDG 7, SDG 9, SDG 11 and SDG 13 funded by internal research grant (on-going):

• Development and deployment of a rooftop solar-powered electric vehicle charging station.
• Road accident data analytics
• Junction performance modelling
• The effect of vegetation on rainfall-induced slope instability
• Feasibility and Techno-Economic Analysis for Solar Powered Electric Vehicle Charging Station to Promote EV Mobility in Brunei Darussalam
• Stabilisation of pavement aggregate layers using fly ash: A laboratory investigation

The following project falls under SDG 3, SDG 9 and SDG 11 funded by the Brunei Research Council (BRC) was completed in March 2017:

• Road Infrastructure Safety Study (RISaS) (September 2013 – March 2017)

The following project falls under SDG 9 funded by the Ministry of Transport and Infocommunications was completed in December 2020:

• Road Accident Data Enhancement and Development (RADED) (June 2019 – December 2020)

The following projects falls under SDG 3, SDG 9 and SDG 11 funded by the UTB internal grant were completed:

• An investigation into the safety performance of Jalan Tutong (August 2017 – July 2018)
• Review of design guidelines for rainfall-induced slope failures in Brunei Darussalam
• Laboratory investigation of polymer stabilised aggregate layer and dry-mixed rubberised asphalt for road pavement.

Student projects

The following final year/group design projects were/are supervised by researchers from CfTR:

• Retrofitted Electric Scooter [SDG 7] [SDG 9] [SDG 11]
• Incident Reporting System: BFRD [SGD 3] [SDG 9]
• RADED: Pattern Recognition using Clustering Algorithms [SGD 3] [SDG 9]
• Analysis of road traffic accident hotspots and engineering interventions [SGD 3] [SDG 9]
• Stabilisation of a pavement aggregate layer using fly ash and cement [SDG 9]
• RADED Data Analytics [SGD 3] [SDG 9]
• Vehicle fire incident database [SGD 3] [SDG 9]
• Modelling the capacity of roundabouts in Brunei Darussalam [SDG 9]
• The Safety of Roundabouts in Brunei Darussalam [SGD 3] [SDG 9]
• Remote Onsite Bridge Vibration Data Measurements for Bridge Health Condition Monitoring [SDG 9]
• Bridge Dynamic Characteristics for Remote Bridge Health Condition Monitoring [SDG 9]
• Road Accident Data Enhancement and Development (RADED) – Pilot Study [SDG3] [SDG 9] [SDG 11]
• Application of GIS And Road Safety Audit to Identify and Validate Safety Impact of Alternate Road Lighting [SDG 3] [SDG 11]
• Experimental Study and Finite Element Modelling of Polymer Infused Rubberized Pavement [SDG 9]
• Stabilisation of Clay using Liquid Polymer [SDG 9]
• Evaluation of the potential of polymer binder to stabilise pavement layers [SDG 9]
• Traffic Impact Assessment for Lugu Housing Scheme [SDG 11]
• Modelling the structural behaviour of integral bridges under thermal-induced loading [SDG 9]
• An investigation into the safety performance of Jalan Tutong [SDG 3] [SDG 11]
• Determining the geometric design of existing roads using GNSS surveys [SDG 9]
• The safety of cyclists on major roads in Brunei [SDG 3] [SDG 11]
• The safety performance of U-turns on major roads in Brunei [SDG 3] [SDG 11]
• The impact of the Telisai-Lumut Highway on local traffic [SDG 3] [SDG 11]
• The safety performance of the Telisai-Lumut Highway [SDG 3] [SDG 11]
• Auditing of Road Traffic Accident (RTA) Hotspots in Brunei Darussalam [SDG 3] [SDG 11]
• A sustainable travel plan for Universiti Teknologi Brunei [SDG 11]
• Upgrading the Sungai Akar roundabout [SDG 11]
• Tungku Highway traffic congestion and solutions [SDG 11]
• A study into the behavioural trends of road users in Brunei Darussalam using observational methods [SDG 3] [SDG 11]
• A study into the road traffic accident hotspots and contributory factors on a selected section of Jalan Tutong [SDG 3] [SDG 11]
• Traffic congestion issues at Institut Teknologi Brunei: Investigation, Analysis and Recommendations [SDG 11]
• An investigation into road traffic accident hotspots in Brunei Darussalam – Jalan Jerudong, Jalan Gadong, Jalan Kumbang Pasang and Lebuhraya Muara-Tutong [SDG 3] [SDG 11]
• Impact of R4R Incentives Scheme in Brunei’s Public Bus System [SDG 11]
• Efficient DC Motor Speed Control for Shell Eco Marathon Electric Vehicle [SDG 7] [SDG 9]
• Control of Mobile Robots [SDG 9]
• Mobile-Microcontroller App Development Framework [SDG 9]
• Retrofitted Electric Motorcycle [SDG 7, SDG 9, SDG 11, SDG 13]

The following Masters by Research projects are supervised by researchers from CfTR:

• Fly ash-stabilised sandstone aggregates for pavement aggregate layers application and its effect on pavement performance [SDG 9]

• Junction performance modelling [SDG 9]

• A Feasibility Study and Experimental Investigation of Polymerised Pavement for Road Construction [SDG 9]
• Influence of advanced amber warning system on the red light running behaviour of drivers in Brunei Darussalam [SDG 3] [SDG 11]
• The Influence of Road Surface Condition on Road Traffic Safety [SDG 3] [SDG 11]

The following PhD projects are/were supervised by researchers from CfTR:

1. Evaluation of safety performance of proposed transport schemes [SDG 9]
2. Evaluation of the potential of polymer binder to stabilise pavement layers [SDG 11]

3. Traffic scene analysis [SDG 3] [SDG 9]
4. Transportation Research on Energy Management System and Power Optimization of Electric Vehicle [SDG 7] [SDG 9] [SDG 11]