William J. Rasdorf
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Professor of Civil EngineeringComputer-Aided Engineering Office: 200 Mann Hall |
Research Interests
Structures, construction, computer-aided design, engineering databases and information systems, geometric modeling, geographic information systems, global positioning systems, materials management, technology assessment.
Education
- PhD, Civil Engineering, Carnegie-Mellon University, 1982
- MS, Civil Engineering, Carnegie-Mellon University, 1979
- MS, Architectural Engineering, The Pennsylvania State University, 1978
- Bachelor of Architectural Engineering, The Pennsylvania State University, 1974
Representative Publications
Fenves, S.J., and Rasdorf, W.J., "The Role of ASCE in the Emergence of Computing in Civil Engineering," Journal of Computing in Civil Engineering, American Society of Civil Engineers, Volume 15, Number 4, (October 2001).
Rasdorf, W., Shuller, E., Poole, R., Abudayyeh, O., and Robson, F., "Information Management at State Highway Departments: Issues and Needs," Journal of Transportation Engineering, American Society of Civil Engineers, Volume 126, Number 2, Pages 134-142 (March/April 2000).
Kiel, D., Rasdorf W., Shuller, E. and Poole, R., "An LRS Model for NCDOT," Transportation Research Record, Number 1660, National Research Council, Washington, D.C., Pages 108-113 (1999).
Lakmazaheri, S. and Rasdorf, W.J., "Foundation for Research in Computing in Civil Engineering," Journal of Computing in Civil Engineering, American Society of Civil Engineers, Volume 12, Number 1, Pages 9-18 (January 1998).
Spainhour, L. K. and Rasdorf, W. J., "Development of an Information Model for Composites Design Data," International Journal of Engineering with Computers, Springer Verlag, Volume 13, Number 1, Pages 48-64 (1997).
Rasdorf W., "Comparison of Alternative Linear Referencing System Route Generation Approaches," North Carolina Department of Transportation, Technical Report, Raleigh, NC (April 2001).
Rasdorf, W. J., "Spatial Data Quality," Technical Report, Department of Civil Engineering, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC (March 2000).
Lakmazaheri, S. and Rasdorf, W.J., "The First 10 Years: A Foundation for Research in Computing in Civil Engineering," Technical Report, American Society of Civil Engineers (September 1997).
Rasdorf W.J. and Janisch, A.J., "Improved Guidelines and Models for Traditional Advising of Undergraduate Students," Technical Report, Department of Civil Engineering, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC (August 1996).
Professional Memberships
American Society of Civil Engineers, Fellow
American Society of Mechanical Engineers, Member
Professional Registrations
Registered Professional Engineer (Pennsylvania and North Carolina)



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