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Publications and Reports: 2005 to 2006

Structural Engineering and Mechanics

Kumar, S.V., T.A. Doby, J.W. Baugh, Jr., E.D. Brill, Jr., and S.R. Ranjithan, "Optimal Design of Redundant Water Distribution Networks Using a Cluster of Workstations," Journal of Water Resources Planning and Managaement, ASCE (in press).

A.H. Heidari and M.N. Guddati, "Highly Accurate Absorbing Boundary Conditions for Wide Angle Wave Equations," Geophysics, 2006 (in press).

A. Zahid and M.N. Guddati, "Padded Continued Fraction Absorbing Boundaries for Dispersive Waves," Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and Engineering, 2006 (in press).

M.N. Guddati, "Arbitrarily Wide Angle Wave Equations for Complex Media," Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and Engineering, 195, pp. 65-73, 2006.

M.N. Guddati and K.W. Lim, "Continued Fraction Absorbing Boundary Conditions for Convex Polygonal Domains," International Journal for Numerical Methods in Engineering, 66, pp.949-977, 2006.

B.S. Underwood, A.H. Heidari, M.N. Guddati and Y.R. Kim, "Experimental Investigation of Anisotropy in Asphalt Concrete," Transportation Research Record, 1929, pp. 238-247, 2005.

B. Yue and M.N. Guddati, "Dispersion Reducing Finite Elements for Transient Acoustics," Journal of the Acoustical Society of America, 118, pp. 2132-2141, 2005.

M. N. Guddati and A.H. Heidari, "Migration with Arbitrarily Wide Angle Wave Equations," Geophysics, 70(3), pp. S61-S70, 2005.

A.H. Heidari and M.N. Guddati, "Effective Damage Detection Using Coupled Elastic One-way Wave Equations," ICCES '05: International Conference on Computational & Experimental Engineering and Sciences, Chennai, India, 6 pages, December 2005.

M.A. Zahid and M.N. Guddati, "Continued Fraction Absorbing Boundary Conditions for Transient Elastic Wave Propagation Modeling," ICCES '05: International Conference on Computational & Experimental Engineering and Sciences, Chennai, India, 6 pages, December 2005.

A.H. Heidari and M.N. Guddati, "Coupled Space-domain Elastic Migration in Heterogeneous Media," Society of Exploration Geophysicists (SEG) - 75th Annual Meeting, Houston, TX, pp. 1826-1829, November 2005.

B.S. Underwood, A.H. Heidari, M.N. Guddati and Y.R. Kim, "Experimental Investigation of Anisotropy in Asphalt concrete," Transportation Research Record, 1929, pp. 238-247, 2005.

Y.R. Kim, T.Y. Yun and M. Guddati, "Modeling of the Behavior of Hot Mix Asphalt in Compression," Annual Meeting of the Transportation Research Board, Paper No. 06-2993, January 2006.

A. Gupta, and B. Choi, "Consideration of Uncertainties in Seismic Analysis of Coupled Building-Piping Systems," Nuclear Engineering and Design, 235: 2071-2086, 2005.

A. Gupta, P. Kripakaran, G. Mahinthakumar, and J.W. Baugh, Jr., "GA-Based Decision Support for Optimizing Seismic Response of Piping Systems," Journal of Structural Engineering, ASCE, 131(3): 389-98, 2005.

P. Kripakaran, A.Gupta, and V.C. Matzen, "Software Architectures for Remotely Operable Civil Engineering Laboratories," 2006 ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition, Chicago, IL, June 18-21, 2006 (accepted for publication and presentation).

S. Kiesel, P. Van Vickle, K. Peters, T. Hassan, M. Kowalsky, "Intrinsic Polymer Optical Fiber Sensors for High-Strain Applications," SPIE Smart Materials and Structures, Vol. 6167, 2006.

S. Kiesel, P. Van Vickle, K. Peters, O. Abdi, T. Hassan, M. Kowalsky, "Polymer Optical Fiber Sensors for the Civil Infrastructure," SPIE Smart Materials and Structures, Vol. 6174, 2006.

S. Kiesel, P. Van Vickle, K. Peters, O. Abdi, T. Hassan, M. Kowalsky, "Intrinsic Polymer Optical Fiber Sensors for Civil Infrastructure Systems," IABMAS '06.

S. Kiesel, P. Van Vickle, K. Peters, T. Hassan, M. Kowalsky, "Intrinsic Polymer Optical Fiber Sensors for High-Strain Applications," ASME, IMECE, Orlando, FL, November 2005.

S.M. Rahman, T. Hassan, and S.R. Ranjithan, "Automated Parameter Determination of Advanced Cyclic Plasticity Models," ASME Pressure Vessels and Piping Division Conference, Denver, CO, July 17-21, 2005.

S.M. Rahman and T. Hassan, "Advanced Cyclic Plasticity Models in Simulating Ratcheting Responses of Straight and Elbow Piping Components, and Notched Plates," ASME Pressure Vessels and Piping Division Conference, Denver, CO, July 17-21, 2005.

T. Hassan and X. Lu, "A Fatigue Failure Mechanism of Welded Piping Joints," ASME Pressure Vessels and Piping Division Conference, Denver, CO, July 17-21, 2005.

K.M. Wing and M.J. Kowalsky, "Behavior, Analysis, and Design of an Instrumented Link-Slab Bridge" ASCE Journal of Bridge Engineering, 10(3), May 2005.

G.D. Wight, J.M. Ingham, and M.J. Kowalsky, "Shake Table Testing of Rectangular Post-Tensioned Concrete Masonry Walls," ACI Structural Journal, 2006.

H.M. Dwairi and M.J. Kowalsky, "Inelastic Displacement Patterns in Support of Direct Displacement-Based Design of Continuous Bridge Structures," Earthquake Spectra, 2006.

M.J. Kowalsky and G.D. Wight, "Direct Displacement-Based Design of Unbonded Post-tensioned Masonry Walls" 8th National Conference on Earthquake Engineering, San Franciso, CA, April 2006.

M.J. Kowalsky, M.A. Gabr, B.R. Robinson, V. Suarez, and P. Robalino, "Pile Bent Design Criteria," Final Report to the North Carolina Department of Transportation, 2005-19, Raleigh, NC, 125 pp., August 2005.

S. Fawzia, R. Al-Mahaidi, X.L. Zhao, S. Rizkalla, "Strengthening of Circular Hollow Steel Tubular Sections Using High Modulus CFRP Sheets," Construction and Building Materials, December 2005 (accepted for publication).

A. Fam and S. Rizkalla, "Structural Performance of Laminated and Unlaminated Tempered Glass Under Monotonic Transverse Loading," Construction and Building Materials, 2006 (in press).

A. Fam, S. Witt, and S. Rizkalla, "Repair of Damaged Aluminum Truss Joints of Highway Overhead Sign Structures using FRP," Construction and Building Materials, 2006 (in press).

D. Schnerch, M. Dawood, S. Rizkalla, and E. Sumner, "Proposed Design Guidelines for Strengthening of Steel Bridges with FRP Materials," Construction and Building Materials, 2006 (in press).

M. Dawood, E. Sumner, and S. Rizkalla, "Fundamental Characteristics of New High Modulus CFRP Materials for Strengthening Steel Bridges and Structures," Proceedings of the International Conference on Advances in Engineering Structures, Mechanics and Construction, University of Waterloo, Canada, May 14-17, 2006, 12 pages (accepted for publication).

D. Schnerch, K. Stanford, S. Rizkalla, and E. Sumner, "Bond Behavior of CFRP Strengthened Steel Bridges and Structures," Proceedings of the International Symposium on Bond Behavior of FRP in Structures, Hong Kong, China, December 7-9, 2005, 9 pages (accepted for publication).

D. Schnerch, M. Dawood, E.A. Sumner, and S. Rizkalla, "Strengthening Steel-Concrete Composite Bridges with High Modulus Carbon Fiber Reinforced Polymer (CFRP) Laminates," Proceedings of the Third International Conference on Composites in Construction (CCC 2005), Lyon, France, July 11-13, 2005, pp. 283-290.

M. Dawood and S. Rizkalla, "Bond and Splice Behavior of High Modulus CFRP Materials Bonded to Steel Structures," Proceedings of the Third International Conference on FRP Composites in Civil Engineering (CICE 2006), Miami, Florida, December 13-16, 2006 (accepted for publication).

O. Rosenboom and S. Rizkalla, "Bond Behavior of CFRP Strengthened Full Scale Prestressed Concrete Bridge Girders," Proceedings of the Third International Conference on FRP Composites in Civil Engineering (CICE 2006), Miami, Florida, December 13-16, 2006 (accepted for publication).

M. Dawood, D. Schnerch, E. Sumner, and S. Rizkalla, "Strengthening Steel Bridges with New High Modulus CFRP Materials," Proceedings of the Third International Conference on Bridge Maintenance, Safety, and Management (IABMAS '06), Porto, Portugal, July 16-19, 2006 (accepted for publication).

E. Reis and S. Rizkalla, "Characteristics 3-D FRP Sandwich Panels for Transportation Infrastructure," Proceedings of the Third International Conference on Bridge Maintenance, Safety, and Management (IABMAS '06), Porto, Portugal, July 16-19, 2006 (accepted for publication).

M. Dawood, E. Sumner, and S. Rizkalla, "Fundamental Characteristics of High Modulus CFRP Materials for Strengthening of Steel-Concrete Composite Beams," Proceedings for Structural Faults & Repair 2006, Edinburgh, Scotland, June 13-15, 2006 (accepted for publication).

H. Seliem, G. Lucier, S. Rizkalla and P. Zia, "Behavior of Bridge Decks Reinforced with MMFX Steel," Proceedings for Structural Faults & Repair 2006, Edinburgh, Scotland, June 13-15, 2006 (accepted for publication).

O. Rosenboom, A. Miller, and S. Rizkalla, "CFRP Systems for Repair and Strengthening of Prestressed Concrete Bridge Girders," Proceedings of the Civil Engineering Infrastructure Systems Conference (CEIS 2006), Beirut, Lebanon, June 12-14, 2006 (accepted for publication).

R. El-Hacha, P. Yotakhong, and S. Rizkalla, "High Performance Steel Reinforcement for Concrete Structures and Bridges," Proceedings of the Civil Engineering Infrastructure Systems Conference (CEIS 2006), Beirut, Lebanon, June 12-14, 2006 (accepted for publication).

H. Seliem, G. Lucier, S. Rizkalla, and P. Zia, "Behavior of Concrete Bridge Decks Reinforced with MMFX Steel," Proceedings of the International Conference on Advances in Engineering Structures, Mechanics and Construction, University of Waterloo, Canada, May 14-17, 2006 (accepted for publication).

H.C. Mertol, S. Rizkalla, P. Zia, A. and Mirmiran, "Flexural Design of Bridge Girders Using High Strength Concrete," Proceedings of the 2006 Concrete Bridge Conference (CBC 2006), Reno, Nevada, May 7-9, 2006 (accepted for publication).

Mertol, H.C., Logan, A., Choi, W., S. Rizkalla, Zia, P., and Mirmiran, A., "Material Characteristics of High-Strength Concrete Up to 18 ksi," Proceedings of the 2006 Concrete Bridge Conference (CBC 2006), Reno, Nevada, May 7-9, 2006 (accepted for publication).

Seliem, H., Lucier, G., S. Rizkalla, and Zia, P., Behavior of Concrete Bridge Decks Reinforced with High-Strength Steel, Proceedings of the 2006 Concrete Bridge Conference (CBC 2006), Reno, Nevada, May 7-9, 2006 (accepted for publication).

M. Dawood, O. Rosenboom, and S. Rizkalla, "Repair and Strengthening of Highway Bridges with FRP," Proceedings of the International Conference on Bridge Management Systems-Monitoring, Assessment and Rehabilitation, Cairo, Egypt, March 21-23, 2006 (accepted for publication).

H. Seliem, G. Lucier, S. Rizkalla, and P. Zia, "Bridge Decks Reinforced with High-Strength, High Corrosion Resistant Steel," Proceedings of the 2nd International Conference on Applications of Traditional and High Performance Materials in Harsh Environments, American University of Sharjah, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates, March 20-21, 2006 (accepted for publication).

S. Rizkalla, M. Dawood, and M. Shahawy, "FRP for Transportation and Civil Engineering Infrastructure: Reality and Vision," Proceedings of the 85th Annual Transportation Research Board (TRB) Meeting, Washington, D.C., January 22-26, 2006 (accepted for publication).

H. Seliem, G. Lucier, C. Walter, and S. Rizkalla, "Behavior of Concrete Bridge Decks Reinforced with High-Strength and High Corrosion-Resistant Steel," accepted for publication in the Proceedings of the International Workshop on Innovations in Materials and Design of Civil Infrastructure, Cairo, Egypt, December 28-30, 2005. (accepted for publication).

H. Dwairi, M. Dawood, S. Faza, and S. Rizkalla, "Shear and Flexural Behavior of Concrete Members Reinforced with MMFX Steel," Proceedings of the 7th International Conference on Multi-rise Towers and Tall Buildings (IFHS 2005), Dubai-UAE, December, 10-11, 2005 (accepted for publication).

O. Rosenboom and S. Rizkalla, "Fatigue Behavior of Prestressed Concrete Bridge Girders Strengthened with Various CFRP Systems," Proceedings of the 7th International Symposium on Fiber Reinforced Polymer (FRP) Reinforcement for Concrete Structures (FRPRCS-7), Kansas City, Missouri, November 7-10, 2005 (accepted for publication).

R. El-Hacha, S. Rizkalla., and R. Kotynia, "Modelling of Reinforced Concrete Flexural Members Strengthened with Near-Surface Mounted FRP Reinforcement," Proceedings of the 7th International Symposium on Fiber Reinforced Polymer (FRP) Reinforcement for Concrete Structures (FRPRCS-7), Kansas City, Missouri, November 7-10, 2005 (accepted for publication).

G. Smith, T. Hassan, and S. Rizkalla, "Bond Characteristics and Qualifications of Adhesives for Marine Applications and Steel Pipe Repair," Proceedings of the Third International Conference on Construction Materials: Performance, Innovations and Structural Implications (ConMAT'05), Vancouver, Canada, August 22-24, 2005 (accepted for publication).

O. Rosenboom and S. Rizkalla, "Behavior of 40 year-old Prestressed Concrete Bridge Girders Strengthened with CFRP Subjected to Cyclic Loading," Proceedings of the Third International Conference on Composites in Construction (CCC 2005), Lyon, France, pp. 383-390, July 11-13, 2005.

G. Lucier, S. Rizkalla, and P. Zia, "Behavior of Full-Size Spandrel Beams," Technical Report: IS-06-01, submitted to Metromont Corporation, North Carolina State University (NCSU), Constructed Facilities Lab (CFL), Raleigh, North Carolina, February 2006.

H. Joshi, B. Burlacu, M. Prabhu, S. Yoon, M. Sichitiu, R. Dutta, and S. Rizkalla, "Wireless Structural Health Monitoring System Design, Implementation and Validation," Research Report: RD-06-02, submitted to the National Science Foundation (NSF), North Carolina State University (NCSU), Constructed Facilities Lab (CFL), Raleigh, North Carolina, January 2006.

E. Reis and S. Rizkalla, "Testing Program for Precast Lintels and Columns Manufactured by P&D Precast Co.," Technical Report: IS-06-04, submitted to P&D Corporation, North Carolina State University (NCSU), Constructed Facilities Lab (CFL), Raleigh, North Carolina, February 2006.

D. Schnerch, M. Dawood, and S. Rizkalla, "Design Guidelines for the Use of HM Strips: Strengthening of Steel Concrete Composite Bridges with High Modulus Carbon Fiber Reinforced Polymer (CFRP) Strips," Technical Report: IS-06-02, North Carolina State University (NCSU), Constructed Facilities Lab (CFL), Raleigh, North Carolina, January 2006.

H. Dwairi, S. Rizkalla, and M. Kowalsky, "Shear Behavior of Concrete Beams Reinforced with MMFX Steel Without Web Reinforcement," Technical Report: IS-05-04, submitted to MMFX Technologies Corporation, North Carolina State University (NCSU), Constructed Facilities Lab (CFL), Raleigh, North Carolina, August 2005.



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