MOST
RECENT AWARDED RESEARCH PROJECTS
o Dynamic Characterization of Damaged
Structures (WVU-CFC, NSF, 1989-90).
o Grading of Hardwood by Acoustic Emission
(FPL-USDA, 1989-90).
o Crack-tip Identification by Moire interferometry and Acoustic Emission, Equipment Grant
(NSF, 1990-92).
o Timber Bridge Response to Acoustic
Emission Technique (FPL-USDA, 1990-91).
o Acoustic Emission Wave Guide of FRP
Reinforced Concrete (WVU-CFC, NSF, 1990-93).
o Field Evaluation of Prestress
Forces in Post-Tension Rods of Stressed Timber Bridges (FPL-USDA, 1991-92).
o State-of-the-Art Assessment of Guideway
Systems for Maglev Application (USDOT,1991-92)
o Radar Signal Processing and Analysis for
In-Situ Evaluation of Reinforced Concrete Bridge Decks and Pavements, Phase I,
II and III (WVDOH), 1993-1997.
o Acoustic Emission Study of Highway
Bridges Steel Components (FHWA, 1992-95).
o Establish Acoustic Emission Signature of
HTHP Ceramic Filters at Varying Degradation DOE,1995-96).
o Study of the Joint Movement of the
15-foot Highway Concrete Pavement (WVDOH, 1995-97).
o Evaluation of Ceramic Candle Filter
Degradation and Damage Location (DOE, 1996-97).
o Bridge Vibration Sensor System: Phase I
and Phase II. (U.S. Army, 1995-98).
o Nondestructive Evaluation of Ceramic
Candle Filters (DOE, 1997-1999).
o Study of the Joint Movement of the
15-foot Highway Concrete Pavement, Phase II - Field Experimentation (WVDOH,
1998-2000).
o Implementation and Application of NDE on
Ceramic Candle Filters (DOE, 1999-2002).
o Development and Deployment of Second
Generation Composites Applied to Concrete Pavements (FHWA, 1999-2005).
o Characterization, Evaluation and
Implementation of FRP Composites for Highway Infrastructure (USDOT-FHWA,
2001-2005).
o Test of Tendrain
under Concrete (Tenax Corp., 2002-2005).
o Field Implementation of FRP Reinforced
CRCP (WVDOT/FHWA, 2003-2008).
o Development and Nondestructive
Evaluation of Fiber Reinforced Polymer Composites for Highway (USDOT/FHWA,
2005-2007).
o Study of Reinforced Concrete Building
Demolition Methods and Code Requirements ABRI/Taiwan, 2006-2007)
o
Feasibility
and Implementation of Self-Consolidating Concrete (WVDOH, 2006-2009).
o Assessment of the Effects of the Coal
Resource Transportation System on Bridge Conditions in District 9 (WVDOH,
2006-2009).
o Long-Term Reliability Investigation on
TBC - Nonlinear Acoustic NDT (NETL/DOE, 2006-2010).
o Innovative Bridge Construction Using
Self-Consolidating Concrete, FHWA-IBRD project (WVDOT/FHWA, 2008-2011)
o Acousto-Diagnostics to Predict TBC Spallation
and Life (URS/DOE, 2010)
o Preliminary Analysis of Use of Mass
Concrete in West Virginia (WVDOT/RP257, 2010-2015)
o Development of a White Paper for
Self-Consolidating Concrete Cast-In-Place Application (WVDOT, 2011-2014)
o Study of SCC Freeze-Thaw Durability and
Air-Void System (WVDOT, 2013-2015)
o Thermal Stress Analysis of Mass Concrete
Structures (WVDOT/RP312, 2015-2020)
o High-Resolution
3D Acoustic Borehole Integrity Monitoring System (NETL/DOE, 2017-2020)
o Thermal Stress Analysis of Mass
Concrete: Pier Stems, Pier Caps and Rectangular Footing (WVDOT/FHWA, 2021-2023)
o Design of Sector Gate Using FRP
Composites (NSF/USACE, 2021-2023)
RESEARCH
ASSISTANTS
Alejandeo Kirikidis
Ph.D.
Student
Topic: Implementation and Application of NDE on
Ceramic Candle Filters
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Jeong-Hoon Choi
Ph.D.
Student
Topic: FRP Reinforced Continuous Reinforced
Concrete Pavement
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Komwut Wissawapaisal
Ph.D.
Student
Topic: Bridge Vibration Sensor System
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Troy Schell
M.S.
Student
Topic: Study of the joint Movement of the
15-foot Highway Concrete Pavement
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Joseph Sweet
Ph.D.
Student
Topic: Concrete Pavements and Self-Consolidating
Concrete
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Ryan
Arnold
M.S. Student
Topic: Acoustic Emission Study of FRP Composite Materials
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Haibin Huang
M.S.
Student
Topic: Reinforced Concrete Building Demolition
Methods and Codes
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