Funded Research Projects
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- Co Principal Investigator (w/D.R. Schelling) & Project Manager, “Load Factor Bridge Design by Computer,” sponsored by Federal Highway Administration, 1988 1995.
- Co Principal Investigator (w/D.R. Schelling) & Project Manager, “Sign Support System to Integrate Computer Aided Design and Drafting using AutoCAD,” sponsored by the Maryland State Highway Administration, Bureau of Traffic Engineering, 1988 1989.
- Principal Investigator, “Colgate Creek Bridge & Bridge Deck Investigation under Heavy Loads,” sponsored by the Maryland Port Administration, 1989.
- Co-Principal Investigator (w/D.R. Schelling) & Project Manager, “Development and Implementation of Site-Specific Algorithms for the Optimum Design of Steel Superstructure Elements for Bethlehem Steel Corporation,” sponsored by MIPS and Bethlehem Steel Corporation, 1989-1992, 3 phases.
- Co-Principal Investigator (w/D.R. Schelling), “Development of Truss Design and Rating System,” sponsored by Federal Highway Administration, 1984-1988.
- Co-Principal (w/D.R. Schelling) Investigator & Project Manager, “Development of Autostress Design for the Steel Bridges,” sponsored by American Iron and Steel Institute, 1991-1992.
- Co-Principal Investigator (w/D.R. Schelling) & Project Manager, “Development of Maryland Heavy Move Program,” sponsored by Maryland State Highway Administration, 1990-1992.
- Principal Investigator, “Strengthening of Colgate Creek Bridge under Heavy Loads,” sponsored by the Maryland Port Administration, 1993.
- Co-Principal Investigator (w/D.R. Schelling) & Project Manager, “Development of British-code Steel Bridge System – Phase II,” sponsored by the British Steel Company and British Steel Institute, 1993-1994.
- Principal Investigator, “Metrication of MERLIN-DASH,” sponsored by Maryland State Highway Administration and Federal Highway Administration, 1993-1994.
- Co-Principal Investigator (w/D.R. Schelling) & Project Manager, ” Computer Programs in Bridge Design, Analysis and Rating,” sponsored by Maryland State Highway Administration, 1993-1998.
- Principal Investigator (w/R.L. Nickerson, D.R. Schelling),” Bridge Engineering Training Course,” sponsored by Federal Highway Administration & National Highway Institute, 1993- 1998.
- Principal Investigator, “Finite Element Analysis of Movable Bridges under Heavy Tank Loading,” sponsored by Vitro and Army Corps of Engineering, 1994.
- Principal Investigator, “Truss Bridge Rating using Load and Resistance Factor Design Method,” sponsored by HNTB and Washington State DOT, 1994.
- Principal Investigator, “Study of Crane Beam Check by using Strut-and Tie Model,” sponsored by the Maryland Port Administration, 1994.
- Co-Principal Investigator (w/ D.R. Schelling), “Program Development – Bridge Geometry,” sponsored by Maryland State Highway Administration, 1995.
- Principal Investigator, “Development of Load Rating in Army Technical Documentation FM5-446,” sponsored by Army Corps of Engineering, 1995, 2 tasks.
- Principal Investigator, “Bridge Analysis Study for the Military Traffic Management Command and FHWA, Phase I,” sponsored by MTMC and FHWA, 1995.
- Principal Investigator, “Technical Support for the Argonne Lab’s Smart Bridge Artificial Intelligent Project,” sponsored by Argonne National Lab, 1995.
- Principal Investigator, “Crane Beam Investigation and Load Evaluation,” sponsored by the Maryland Port Administration, 1995.
- Principal Investigator, “Generation of Korean Bridge Database for Technical Support to Argonne SMART BRIDGE Project,” sponsored by Argonne National Lab, 1996.
- Principal Investigator, “State-of-the-Art Steel Bridge Optimal Hybrid Design System,” sponsored by Bethlehem Steel Corp. and UM MIPS, 1997-1998, 2 phases.
- Principal Investigator, “Program Development – Bridge Abutment and Retaining Wall,” sponsored by Maryland State Highway Administration, 1997.
- Principal Investigator, “Program Development – Bridge Retaining Wall with piles,” sponsored by Maryland State Highway Administration, 1999.
- Principal Investigator, “Welded Pony Type Truss Bridge Study,” sponsored by Ohio Bridge, 1998, (Railing study, Top chord study, LRFD/WINDOWS implementation and Redundancy analysis).
- Principal Investigator, “DC Highway Sign and Sign Structure Management Systems,” subcontracted to Precision systems, Inc. & sponsored by Washington, D.C. 2000-2001.
- Principal Investigator, 1999 Dwight David Eisenhower Transportation Fellowship for Adel Abdel-Ruhman M. Al-Wazeer on the project titled “Knowledge-based Bridge Management Decision Support” sponsored by National Highway Institute of Federal Highway Administration, 2000-2001.
- Principal Researcher, Application of fiber reinforced polymer (FRP) on bridge deck, FHWA-IBRC (Federal Highway Administration, Innovative Bridge Research & Construction) program assigned to the Maryland State Highway Administration, 2000-2002.
- Principal Investigator, “Computer Programs in Bridge Design, Analysis and Rating,” sponsored by Maryland State Highway Administration, 2000-2005.
- Principal Investigator, “Software Development and Research for the Sign Bridge Program (SABRE),” sponsored by Maryland State Highway Administration (Office of Policy and Research & Traffic Engineering Design Division), 2000-2001.
- Principal Investigator, “Decision Making Software Development to Damaged Pole,” sponsored by Maryland State Highway Administration (Office of Policy and Research, Material Division & Traffic Engineering Design Division), 2000-2001.
- Principal Investigator, “Maryland Study, Vehicle Collisions with Highway Bridges,” sponsored by Maryland State Highway Administration (Office of Policy and Research Division), 2000-2001.
- Principal Investigator, “The Straight and Curved Steel Girder Bridge Analysis and Design Workshop,” sponsored by Ohio Department of Transportation, 2003.
- Principal Investigator, “The Curved Steel Girder Bridge Analysis and Design Workshop,” sponsored by Minnesota Department of Transportation, 2003.
- Principal Investigator (w/A. Baz), Application of A709, Grade HPS 70W (high performance steel) and incorporation of wireless and distributed sensors for measuring linear and angular deflections of bridges, FHWA-IBRC (Federal Highway Administration, Innovative Bridge Research & Construction) program assigned to the Maryland State Highway Administration, 2003-2005.
- Principal Investigator, “Concrete mix design for high early strength,” sponsored by Maryland State Highway Administration, 2004.
- Principal Investigator, “Development of the Engineering GIS/Database Documentation (GDOS) System,” sponsored by Maryland Transportation Authority, 2004.
- Principal Investigator (55% w/ C. Schwartz), “Cost Allocation Study for the Maryland Transportation Authority,” sponsored by Maryland Transportation Authority, 2005-2011.
- Principal Investigator (100%), “Merlin-DASH update to AASHTO LRFD 2005,” sponsored by Maryland State Highway Administration, 2006.
- Principal Investigator (100%), “Investigation and Development of the State-of-the-Art All Wireless Bridge Monitoring System,” sponsored by Maryland State Highway Administration (Office of Policy and Research Division), 2006.
- Principal Investigator (100%), “Surveillance of the Performance of Elastomeric Bearings on Maryland Concrete Bridges,” sponsored by Maryland State Highway Administration (Office of Policy and Research Division), 2006.
- Principal Investigator (60% w/D. Vannoy), “Investigation of Expansion Joint Failure and Repairs to Tydings and Hatem Memorial Bridges,” sponsored by Maryland Transportation Authority, 2004.
- Principal Investigator (100%), “Steel Cross Frame Program based on AASHTO LRFD Specifications Using L and T Sections,” sponsored by Maryland State Highway Administration, 2006.
- Principal Investigator (100%), “Transverse post tensioning force, ” sponsored by Maryland State Highway Administration, 2006.
- Principal Investigator (100%), “Top Chord Buckling Analysis for a Bolted Pony Type Truss Bridge,” sponsored by US Bridge, Columbus, Ohio, 2006.
- Principal Investigator (100%), “Qualifying Design of Maryland Signal Poles under Different Loading Conditions,” sponsored by Maryland State Highway Administration (Office of Policy and Research Division), 2007.
- Principal Investigator (100%), “Evaluation of Concrete Substructure Elements to Assist in Decision Making of Removal vs Retainment / Restoration,” sponsored by Maryland State Highway Administration (Office of Policy and Research Division), 2007.
- Principal Investigator (100%), “DASH new Graphic User Interface implementation,” sponsored by Maryland State Highway Administration, 2009.
- Principal Investigator (100%), “Examine Impact to Highways/Structures – Vehicles Equipped with Lift Axles,” sponsored by Maryland State Highway Administration (Office of Policy and Research Division), 2010.
- Principal Investigator (100%), “LRFD Shear Connector Design,” sponsored by Maryland State Highway Administration, 2011.
- Principal Investigator (30%), USDOT Research and Innovative Technology Administration (RITA) Development of a Self-sustained Wireless Integrated Structural Health Monitoring System for Highway Bridge, 2011-2014.
- Principal Investigator (100%), “Theoretical and Field Experimental Evaluation of Skewed Modular Slab Bridge,” sponsored by Maryland State Highway Administration (Office of Policy and Research Division), 2011.
- Principal Investigator (100%), “DASH new Graphic User Interface implementation,” sponsored by Maryland State Highway Administration, 2012-2014.
- Principal Investigator (100%), “Serviceability-related Issues for Bridge Live Load Deflection and Construction Closure Pours,” sponsored by Maryland State Highway Administration (Office of Policy and Research Division), 2013.
- Principal Investigator (100%), “Merlin-DASH Value Added Feature implementation,” sponsored by Maryland State Highway Administration, 2014 (Task 3).
- Principal Investigator (100%), “Development of Advanced Visual BRG (VBRG),” sponsored by Maryland State Highway Administration, 2014-2015 (Task 2 & 4).
- Principal Investigator (100%), “seminar for Steel Bridges,” sponsored by Maryland State Highway Administration, 2015 (Task 5).
- Principal Investigator (100%), “Study of Staged Reconstruction of steel Bridgesn,” sponsored by Maryland State Highway Administration, 2016-2017 (Task 6).
- Principal Investigator (100%), “Fatigue Resistant Design Criteria for MD SHA Cantilevered Mast Arm Signal Structures,” sponsored by Maryland State Highway Administration (Office of Policy and Research Division), 2015-2017.
- Principal Investigator (100%), “Microstation MDL Applications & Visual BRG Enhancement in Superelevation/Superwidening,” sponsored by Maryland State Highway Administration, 2017, Amount:(Task s7 & 8).
- Principal Investigator (100%), “Task 9: Design of SHA Project Management System,” sponsored by Maryland State Highway Administration, 2017.
- Principal Investigator (100%), “A Pilot Application of Link Slab with Selected Material for MDTA Steel Bridges,” 2017.
- Principal Investigator (100%), “Field Application of Link Slab with ECC and UHPC for MDTA Steel Bridges,” 2018-2019.
- Principal Investigator (100%), “The Calibration of the AASHTO ASD and LRFD for Maryland Sign and High Mast Lighting Structure Design,” 2018-2019.
- Principal Investigator (100%), “Task 10 – Implementation of New AASHTO Splice Design in Merlin-DASH,” 2018.
- Principal Investigator (100%), “Development of an Automated Boring-Log Program and Plan Sheets Compatible with File Formats Generated by Maryland SHA Offices of Structures and Material Technology,” 2018.
- Principal Investigator (100%), “Structural Assessment of Maryland Sign Structures based on AASHTO LTS-6 Strength and Fatigue Criteria,” 2018-2020.
- Principal Investigator (100%), “Assessment of Cracks in Holllow Prestressed Concrete Bridge Cylindrical Piles,” 2019-2021.
- Principal Investigator & Director, software revenue received by the Bridge Engineering Software and Technology (BEST) Center.