Ruifeng (Ray) Liang, Ph.D.
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Information: NSF Center for Integration
of Composites into Infrastructure Constructed Facilities
Center Department of Civil and
Environmental Engineering
structure-processing-performance
relationship Hakka Tulou,
green building, sustainability |
CENTER FOR INTEGRATION OF COMPOSITES INTO
INFRASTRUCTURE:
A
NSF INDUSTRY/UNIVERSITY COOPERATIVE RESEARCH CENTER PROGRAM
West Virginia University (lead institution), Morgantown,
WV
North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC
University of Miami, Coral Gables, FL
University of Texas at Arlington, Arlington,
TX
Nanjing Tech University, Nanjing, China
The Industry/University
Cooperative Research Centers (I/UCRCs) program of the Natural Science
Foundation (NSF) aims: 1) to develop long-term partnerships among industry,
academe, and government; 2) to promote research and development programs of
mutual interest, and 3) to enhance the intellectual capacity of the engineering
workforce through the integration of research and education. NSF provides
limited budget for the operation and management of the centers while the
research components of the centers are primarily supported by industry members,
with NSF taking a supporting role in their development and evolution. I/UCRCs
stimulate highly leveraged industry/university cooperation by focusing on
fundamental and applied research recommended by Industrial Advisory Boards
(IAB).
The I/UCRC Center for Integration of Composites into Infrastructure
(CICI) was established with a planning grant in 2008 and full grant in 2009,
and is currently in its 7th year of operation. CICI is the only
I/UCRC focusing on polymer composites for infrastructure applications. The primary objective of the Center is to usher
innovative new applications and cost effective rehabilitation schemes using
composites in civil and military structures to the next level through collaborative
research between member universities
in collaboration with both the composites and construction industries. The
mission of the Center is to accelerate the adoption of fiber reinforced polymer
(FRP) composites into infrastructure applications. The Center is presently
consisting of West Virginia University as lead institution, North Carolina
State University, University of Miami, and the University of Texas at Arlington
to constitute the university sites of CICI in the United States. In June 2014,
US-NSF approved Nanjing Tech University of China as an International Site of
the Center and we are working very closely with Nanjing Tech.
Dr.
Liang as Managing Director will strive to enhance CICI Industry Advisory Board
member recruitment; market CICI’s strength nationally and internationally; conduct educational activities including
participation in specification and short-course teaching; and assist the Center’s operations in a cooperative
manner including budgeting and project management.
RESEARCH
Constructed Facilities Center / Department
of Civil and Environmental Engineering
West Virginia University
As a principal investigator or co-PI, under the
leadership of the director of Constructed Facilities
Center Prof. Hota
GangaRao P.E., Dr. Liang is currently researching on advanced composites
and materials (including rammed earth) in terms of sustainability, innovative
processing, and structural designs for civil and military infrastructures
(including green buildings) with better performance, durability and
cost-effectiveness. His general research interests cover a much broader area of
topics such as polymer processing/ modeling, rheology, complex fluids,
colloids, suspensions, fiber- and nano- composites,
smart materials, protective armors, structural retrofitting using FRP wraps,
nondestructive evaluations (NDE), polymer physics, green composites, rammed
earth, sustainable structures, environmental engineering and sustainability.
Research Areas
● Advanced FRP composites through
innovative material design and processing
● Smart materials for new devices, structures and NDE techniques
● Novel polymer and composite technologies to advance materials with
better strength, durability, and cost-effectiveness
● Process modeling, structural and design analyses
● Nanocomposites, natural composites, green composites
● Hakka Tulou, rammed
earth, and other sustainable structures
Active
Research Projects
● Material
Characterization and Performance Monitoring of Contemporary Stabilized Rammed
Earth in Construction of Single Family Affordable Housing
US Housing and Urban
Development/Aleutian Housing Authority (AHA)/North American Rammed Earth
Association (NAREBA), 11/1/2013 - 12/31/2016
● Field Implementation
of Prototype FRP Wicket Gates and Field Rehab of East Lynn Lake Bridge with FRP
US Army Corps of Engineers,
1/19/2014 - 6/30/2016
● Collaborative
Research thru NSF I/UCRC Phase 2 Grant: Center for Integration of Composites
into Infrastructure (CICI)
NSF, 11/1/2014 - 10/31/2019
● RP 299: Fiber
Reinforced Plastic (FRP) Research: Phase Two
WV DOT/DOH, 5/21/2014-
6/30/2016
● US-China
Collaboration: Fundamental Research of Innovative Fiber Reinforced Polymer
Structural Composites
Nanjing
Tech University - Bohom/US-NSF, 9/11/2012 –
12/31/2017
● RP 292 Load Testing
and Recommended Repairs for Dailey Branch Bridges
WV DOT/DOH, 9/16/2013 -
11/20/2015
●
IUCRC Collaborative Research: Durability and Life Cycle Performance of
Pultruded and Infused FRPs for Infrastructure
NSF,
07/1/2012 - 06/30/2016
Completed Research Projects
●
Demonstration of Corrosion-Resistant Fiber Reinforced Polymer (FRP) Composites for
Rapid Repair of Civil Works Navigation Structures
US
Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), 07/1/2012 - 6/30/2015
●
Journal of Sustainability Special Issue
Hakka Tulou
Tourism Development Ltd Co of Fujian Province, China, 6/2012 - 12/2015
● International Workshop
on Aging of Composites
USDOT
FHWA, 2/1/2013-6/30/2014
● Molding and
Thermal-Mechanical Evaluation of Fiber Reinforced Thermoplastic Plates
Ply
Gem, 11/15/2013 - 1/15/2014
● RP 270: Phase One of FRP Research to Determine
Structures where FRP Wraps would be Beneficial
WV Department of Transportation, 8/12/2011-2/12/2013
● NSF
I/UCRC Center for Integration of Composites into Infrastructure (CICI) Full Grant
NSF-IIP,
7/15/2009 - 6/30/2015
● Fabrication
Demonstration and Evaluation of FRP Cold Water Pipe (CWP)
DOE/Lockheed
Martin, 2/1/2009 - 6/31/2012
● Development of
Manufacturing and Assembly Technology for Low Cost Pultruded Composites
US
Navy-NSRP/Northrop Grumman (Huntington Ingalls Industries), 5/1/2008 –
7/31/2012
● Engineering Support for the
Lockheed Martin OTEC Program
Lockheed
Martin, 8/1/2008 - 6/31/2012
● FRP Composites for
Mining and Environmental Engineering Applications
Beijing Huade Creation
Corporation, 1/1/2012 - 12/31/2012
● Cardinal Unit 3
Cooling Tower –Cracked FRP Column Investigation
American Electric Power Service Corporation, 2/6/2012 -
9/28/2012
● RP 268: FRP Wraps of the Madison
Avenue Bridge
WV Department of Transportation, 8/30/2010-8/31/2015
● Thermal, Mechanical
and Electrical Testing of Compressed Porous Polymer Substrates
Waukesha Electrical Systems, SPX, 4/1/2011 - 3/31/2012
● International
Workshop on Rammed Earth Structures at ISISS’2011, October 28-31, 2011, Xiamen
University, China
Hakka Tulou
Tourism Development Ltd Co of Fujian Province, China，1/1/2011 - 12/31/2011
● Advanced FRPs for
Mining and Environmental Applications
Beijing Huade
Creation Corporation，10/1/2011 - 1/31/2013
● SGER:
Material and Structural Response of Historic Hakka Rammed Earth Structures
NSF-CMMI, 1/15/2009 – 6/30/2011
● Timber Railroad
Bridge Pile Rehabilitation using FRP Wraps
WVDOT
State Rail Authority, 1/1/2010 - 12/30/2010
●
Filament Wound Rock Samples with Glass Fibers/Epoxy Resin
NETL–USDOE,
1/1 - 3/31/2010
● FRP Consultation
Services to AEP
AEP,
11/19/2009 - 5/31/2010
● NSF I/UCRC Center for
Integration of Composites into Infrastructure (CICI) Planning Grant
NSF-IIP,
8/15/2008 - 7/31/2009
● Long-Term Durability
Prediction for FRP Composite Materials
US Army Corps SBIR II/KaZaK
Composites, 10/1/2007-9/30/2009
● Creep Rupture Testing of
Pultruded Laminates
Creative Pultrusions Inc, 12/1/2008 - 6/30/2009
NSF, 2/1/2008 - 4/30/2008
US Army, 2/11/2005 - 12/31/2007
● Fabrication and Mechanical
Characterization of Composite Sandwich Structures
ONR, 10/1/2003 - 09/30/2007
● Blast Resistant Composite Barrier
DOT/FHWA, 5/02/2006 - 11/1/2007
● Development and
Nondestructive Evaluation of FRP Composites for Highway Infrastructure
2005-2007:
Thermal
Properties and Joint Response of FRP Composites
DOT/FHWA, 7/29/2005 - 7/31/2007
● Center of Excellence-
Characterization, Evaluation, and Implementation of Fiber Reinforced Polymer
Composite for Highway
Infrastructure:
Polymer Concrete
Wearing Surface, Thermal
Properties (learn more)
and Joint
Response Detection
DOT/FHWA, 8/9/2001 - 4/8/2005
● The
MARCEE Project: Continuation of Research, Commercialization and Workforce
Development in the
Polymer/Electronics
Recycling Industry: Application
and Product Development (Participated)
DOE/NETL, 10/1/2004 - 9/30/2008
● Research,
Commercialization and Workforce Development in the Polymer/Electronics
Recycling Industry:
Material Characterization,
Application and Product Development (Participated)
DOE/EPA/NETL, 11/22/1999 - 9/30/2004
● Mechanical and Thermal
Properties of Alloys at Elevated Temperatures
DOE/NETL, 5/22/2000- 9/30/2001
● Rheology of “Structured” Nomex Fibrid Suspensions
(Participated, with Dr Gupta)
Dupont, 1/1/2000 - 12/31/2000
● Research and
Demonstration Project for the Recycling of Plastics from Electronic Equipment:
Material Development and
Characterization (Participated)
DOE/Teledyne Brown Engineering, 9/1/1998 - 9/30/1999
Other Interesting Topics
● 3-D Stitching of Fabric for
Higher Damage Tolerance Composites
●
Controllable Fluid
Devices with ER or MR Fluids
● Polymer Emulsified Concrete
● Composite Army Bridges
(with Dr Hota)
● Commercialization
and Mass Production of Advanced FRP Composites at West Virginia (with Dr Hota)
Overview Presentations
● Manufacture,
Design and Implementation of Panels and Structural Shapes 2008
● Strength,
Fatigue-life Prediction and Durability of Composites 2008
● Applications
of FRP Composites Updated 2006
● Applications
of FRP Composites 2004
● FRP Research Overview 2002
Learn More About
● Department of Chemical
Engineering
● Constructed Facilities
Center (CFC-WVU) - a national FRP Center of Excellence
● NSF I/UCRC Center for
Integration of Composites into Infrastructure (CICI)
SHORT COURSE
● Polymer and Composites, WVU – Huade
Workshop on Advanced Fiber Reinforced Polymer Composites for Environmental and
Civil Engineering Applications
November
2-3, 2011, Beijing, China, Sponsored by Beijing Huade
Creation Corporation
● Resin Systems,
Pre-Conference Short Course “Fiber Reinforced Polymer Composites”
As
part of US-India Workshop on Fiber Reinforced Polymer Composites: Developing
Research and Educational Programs, February 6-9, 2008,
● Introduction to Polymers and
Fibers, Pre-Conference Short Course “Composite Design for
Infrastructure Applications”
Polymer Composites Conference II: Applications of
Composites in Infrastructure Renewal and Economic Development, Nov 14-16, 2001,
PAST RESEARCH
RHEOLOGY AND POLYMER PROCESSING
GROUP
Institute of Chemistry Chinese Academy of
Sciences
in partnership with Polymer Fluids Group
at University of Cambridge headed by Prof. Mackley
(FEng)
Research Projects
Completed or Participated prior to 1999
PUBLICATIONS
PRESENTATIONS
SERVICES TO
PROFESSIONAL SOCIETIES
INTERNATIONAL
HAKKA TULOU ALLIANCE (IHTA)
News, reports,
presentations on Hakka Tulou, rammed earth, mostly as
a result of NSF grant study
Events and News
Paper submission deadline July 16,
2012
● Hakka
Tulou Forum 2012: Putting Sustainability into Practice
Organized as a special session of Toronto Hakka Conference
Time: June 29
to July 1, 2012
Place: Toronto, Canada
● Download Papers Presented at Hakka
Tulou Forum 2011: Structures of Sustainability
&
International Workshop on Rammed Earth
Materials and Sustainable Structures
Organized as a special session at International Symposium on Innovation & Sustainability of Structures in Civil Engineering (ISISS’2011)
Time: October 28 –
31, 2011
Place: Xiamen University, Xiamen, China
● Hakka
Tulou Forum 2011: Structures of Sustainability &
International Workshop on Rammed Earth
Materials and Sustainable Structures
Organized as a special session at International Symposium on Innovation & Sustainability of Structures in Civil Engineering (ISISS’2011)
Time: October 28 –
31, 2011
Place: Xiamen University, Xiamen, China
● Hakka
Tulou Forum 2009: Lessons to Be Learned, Past, Present and Future
and Launch of the International Hakka Tulou Alliance (IHTA) (in Mandarin & English)
Time: June
24, 2009, 2:30 -6:00 PM
Place: Xiamen University, Xiamen, China
● WVU
Most Accessed ETD of the Year
Ashish
Bambal [Advisor: Liang] thesis was accessed for
downloads online 16,365 times during 2008, making it the 3rd most accessed document in the ETD collection at WVU for the
year and has been one of the top 10 since 2007.