Overseas Training > 2010 > Suharman Hamzah
Suharman Hamzah
Cooperative Research on Virtual Database of Road Pavement
Planning and Management System, Department of Urban Management, Graduate School of Engineering
Place of stay: Kulliyyah of Architecture and Environmental Design International Islamic University Malaysia, Malaysia
Term: February 1 – February 24, 2010
I did my internship with the following purposes: to bring and also disseminate ideas about a virtual reality database for road pavements and road networks, to discuss and share road conditions in form of a comparative study, and to conduct survey research to get data (such as on road pavements and road networks). This internship program was one way to broaden my horizons by employing research models and methods used in my laboratory. I bridged the gap between theory and practice and made my research more practical. I deepened my understandings of the current road environment in Malaysia as well. I learned more about road administration and maintenance, classification and hierarchy of roads, road pavements, road traffic, and road design standards used in Malaysia and so on. I came from a neighboring country (Indonesia), but differences in policies and practices relevant to road maintenance can be valuable knowledge for a comparative study. Overall, this internship was a great opportunity to discuss and make a comparative research on an international platform, and improve my knowledge on the subject.
