Michael J. Chajes, Ph.D., P.E. Professor and Chair Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering University of Delaware Newark, DE 19716 Telephone: (302) 831-2442 FAX: (302) 831-3640 Email: chajes@ce.udel.edu.

Curriculum Vitae EDUCATION PROFESSIONAL ENGINEER (P.E.) REGISTRATION EXPERIENCE PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS AND SERVICE DEPARTMENT AND UNIVERSITY SERVICE REFEREED PUBLICATIONS CONFERENCE PROCEEDINGS OTHER PUBLICATIONS PRESENTATIONS AND INVITED LECTURES SPONSORED RESEARCH CONTRACTS AND GRANTS RESEARCH ADVISING COURSES TAUGHT HONORS AND AWARDS CONSULTING

Ph.D., Civil Engineering, University of California, Davis, March 1990
Dissertation: Nonlinear Dynamic Analysis of Building Frameworks Using a Continuum Model
Advisor: Dr. Karl M. Romstad

M.S., Civil Engineering, University of California, Davis, June 1987
Thesis: A Steel Column Design Procedure Using a One-Step Nonlinear Analysis
Advisor: Dr. Melvin R. Ramey

B.S., Cum Laude, Civil Engineering, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, May 1984

PROFESSIONAL ENGINEER (P.E.) REGISTRATION

Delaware, Registration Number 9224.
Member of Delaware's Professional Engineering Registration Board (1995 - 2000).

EXPERIENCE

Interim Dean, College of Engineering, University of Delaware, Newark, October 2007 – Present. 
Responsible for administrative duties related to the operation of the college.

Chair, University of Delaware, Newark, July 1, 2001 - September 2007.
Responsible for all administrative duties related to the operation of the department.

Professor, University of Delaware, Newark, September 2002 - Present.
Research, teaching, and advising activities in the structural engineering.

Affiliated Faculty Member, Center for Innovative Bridge Engineering, University of Delaware, Newark, September 2000 - Present.
Founding member of the center and active in both research, education, and technology transfer missions.

Associate Chair, University of Delaware, Newark, September 1998 - June 2001.
Assist chairman in administrative duties related to the operation of the department.

Acting Associate Chair, University of Delaware, Newark, September 1996 - August 1997.
Assisted chairman in administrative duties related to the operation of the department.

Associate Professor, University of Delaware, Newark, September 1996 - 2002.
Research, teaching, and advising activities in the structural engineering.

Affiliated Faculty Member, Center for Composite Materials, University of Delaware, Newark, September 2004 - Present.
Conduct research in the applications of composite materials in civil engineering structures and the use of composites for infrastructure rehabilitation.

Assistant Professor, University of Delaware, Newark, September 1990 - August 1996.
Research, teaching, and advising activities in the structural engineering.

Instructor, University of California, Davis, October 1987 - September 1988, October 1989 - June 1990.
Taught undergraduate-level structures classes in the Department of Civil Engineering.

Research Assistant, University of California, Davis, October 1988 - September 1989.
Conducted research regarding the response of bridges to earthquake excitations sponsored by the California Strong Motion Instrumentation Program.

Teaching Assistant, University of California, Davis, October 1984 - September 1987.
Taught and assisted in the teaching of graduate and undergraduate civil engineering classes.

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS AND SERVICE

• American Concrete Institute.
• American Society of Civil Engineers.
  
  • Member of ASCE's Department Heads Council Executive Committee (2002 - Present, Secretary 2003 - Present).
    
  • Co-Chair of 2006 National Department Heads Meeting in Galveston, Texas.
    
  • Member of ASCE's Task Committee to Plan a Summit on the Future of the Civil Engineering Profession in 2025 (2005 - Present).
    
  • Member of ASCE Mid-Atlantic Chairs Council (coordinator of regional meetings, 2002 - 2004).
    
  • Member of ASCE's Body of Knowledge Committee (2003 - 2004).
    
• American Society of Engineering Education.
  
• Member of TRB's AFF40, Committee on Dynamics and Field Testing of Bridges (2002 - Present).
  
• Member of TRB's AFF40(1) Subcommittee on Nondestructive Evaluation of Highway Structures (2002 - Present).
  
• Member of TRB's AFF20(1) Subcommittee on Methods of Analyzing Steel Bridges (2002 - Present).
  
• NSF Review Panel for "Large Structural and Building Systems," 1994, 1995, 1996, 2000, 2001, 2002, and 2003.
  
• NSF Review Panel for "Large Structural and Building Systems-CAREER," 1996, and 1997.
  
• NSF Review Panel for "Structural Systems and Construction Processes," 1995.
  
• NSF Review Panel for "An Investigation Into the Cause and Effects of the Northridge Earthquake of January 17, 1994," 1994.
  
• NSF/AISI/AISC Review Panel for "Innovative Steel Research for Construction," 1992.
  
• Conference Organizing Committee, 3rd Annual CIBrE Bridge Workshop: Fatigue and Fracture, Newark, DE, 2004.
  
• Conference Organizing Committee, 2nd Annual CIBrE Bridge Workshop: Applications of Advanced Materials to Bridge Infrastructure, Newark, DE, 2003.
  
• Conference Organizing Committee, 1st Annual CIBrE Bridge Workshop: Field Load Testing and Long-Term Monitoring, Newark, DE, 2002.
  
• Reviewer for ACI's Structural Journal.
  
• Reviewer for AISC's Engineering Journal.
  
• Reviewer for ASCE's Journal of Bridge Engineering, Journal of Composites for Construction, Journal of Structural Engineering, and Journal of Engineering Mechanics.
  
• Reviewer for TRB's Journal of the Transportation Research Record.
  
• Reviewer for the Journal of Constructional Steel Research, Journal of Building and Construction Materials, Journal of Bridge Structures, and Journal of Composites Science and Technology.
  

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DEPARTMENT AND UNIVERSITY SERVICE

• Interim Dean (October 2007 – Present).
• Chair (July 1, 2001 - September 2007).
  
• Associate Chair (1998 - 2001).
  
• Acting Associate Chair (1996 - 1997).
  
• Department Advisor for Civil Engineering Honors Students (1991 - Present).
  
• Department Faculty Search Committee (1992, 1994, 1997, 1999, 2000).
  
• Department Faculty Advisor to ASCE Student Chapter (1992 - 1997, 1999 - 2000).
  
• Department Undergraduate Coordinator (1996 - 1997, 1998 - 2001).
  
• Department Advisory Committee (1999 - 2001).
  
• Department Coordinator for Science and Engineering Scholars Program (1994 - 1997).
  
• Department Safety Committee (1994 - 1996).
  
• Department Coordinator for MATHCOUNTS Program (1991 - 1997, 2001, 2005 - 2006).
  
• Department Coordinator for Annual Open House (1991 - 1995).
  
• Department Undergraduate Committee (1991 - 1997).
  
• Department ABET Implementation Committee (1991 - 1992).
  
• Department Undergraduate Recruiting and Scholarship Committee (1990-1992, 1995 - 1997).
  
• College Strategic Planning Committee (1999 - 2000).
  
• College Educational Activities Committee (1996 - 1997, 1998 - 2001, Chair 1999 - 2001).
  
• College Outreach Advisory Committee( 2002 - Present).
  
• College Common First Year Committee, Chair (2005 - 2006).
  
• Deans Chairs Advisory Committee (2001 - Present).
  
• Deans Chairs and Engineering Centers Advisory Committee (2001 - Present).
  
• University Chairs' Caucus Steering Committee (2002 - 2005).
  
• University Writing and Oral Communication Task Force (2002 - 2005).
  
• University duPont Scholarship Selection Committee (2000 - Present).
  
• University Honors Program's, Charter Member of the Senior Thesis Board of Third Readers (1993 - 1997).
  

REFEREED PUBLICATIONS

Liu, J., and Chajes, M.J. “Lateral-torsional Buckling Study of a Continuous, Skewed, Steel Bridge During Deck Placement,” Journal of Bridge Structures, (in press).

Huang, H., Chajes, M. J., Mertz, D.R., Shenton III, H. W., and Kaliakin, V., “Strength Behavior of Filled Grid Decks for Bridges,” Journal of Bridge Structures, (in press).

Huang, H., Kaliakin, V., Chajes, M. J., Mertz, D.R., and Shenton III, H. W. (2007), “Application of Orthotropic Thin Plate Theory to Filled Grid Decks for Bridges,” Journal of Bridge Engineering, ASCE, 12(6), pp. 807-810.

Bhattacharya, B., Li. D., and Chajes, M. J. (2006), “Bridge Rating in the Presence of Strength Deterioration and Correlation in Load Process,” Structure & Infrastructure Engineering, 2(2), 1-13.

Chajes, M.J., and Shenton, H.W. (2006), “Using Diagnostic Load Tests for Accurate Load Rating of Typical Bridges,” Journal of Bridge Structures, 2(1), 13-23.

Hirachan, J., and Chajes, M.J. (2005), “Experimental Influence Lines for Bridge Evaluation,” Journal of Bridge Structures, 1(4), 405-412.
Bhattacharya, B., Li, D., Chajes, M. and Hastings, J. (2005). “Reliability–Based Load and Resistance Factor Rating Using In–Service Data,” Journal of Bridge Engineering, ASCE, 10(5), 530–543.

Bhattacharya, B., Li, D., Chajes, M. and Hastings, J. (2005). "Reliability-Based Load and Resistance Factor Rating Using In-Service Data," Journal of Bridge Engineering, ASCE, 10(5), 530-543.

Bhattacharya, B., Li., D. and Chajes, M. J. (2005). "Load and resistance factor rating using site specific data. Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation Research Board, CD 11-S, Transportation Research Board of the National Academies, Washington, D. C., pp. 143-151.

Huang, H., Shenton III, H.W., and Chajes, M.J. (2004). "Load Distribution for a Highly Skewed Bridge: Testing and Analysis," Journal of Bridge Engineering, ASCE, 9(6), 558-562.

Chajes, M.J., Hunsperger, R.G., Liu, W., Li, J., and Kunz, E. (2003). "Time Domain Reflectometry for Void Detection in Grouted Post-Tensioned Bridges," Journal of the Transportation Research Board, TRB, 1845, 148-152.

Shenton III, H.W., Chajes, M.J., Sivakumar, B., and Finch, W.W. (2003). "Field Tests and In-Service Monitoring of the Newburgh-Beacon Bridge," Journal of the Transportation Research Board, TRB, 1845, 153-162.

Liu, W., Hunsperger, R.G., Chajes, M.J., Folliard, K., and Kunz, E. (2002). "Corrosion Detection of Steel Cables Using Time Domain Reflectometry," Journal of Materials in Civil Engineering, ASCE, 14(3), 217-223.

Huang, H., Chajes, M.J., Mertz, D.R., Shenton III, H.W., and Kaliakin, V.N. (2002). "Behavior of Open Steel Grid Decks," Journal of Constructional Steel Research, 58(5-8), 819-842.

Chajes, M.J., Shenton III, H.W., and Finch, W.W. (2001). "Performance of a GFRP Deck on Steel Girder Bridge," Journal of the Transportation Research Board, TRB, 1770, 105-112.

Chajes, M.J., Shenton III, H.W., and Finch, W.W. (2001). "Diagnostic and In-Service Testing of a Transit Railway Bridge," Journal of the Transportation Research Board, TRB, 1770, 51-57.

Miller, T.C., Chajes, M.J., Mertz, D.R., and Hastings, J. (2001). "Strengthening of a Steel Bridge Girder Using CFRP Plates," Journal of Bridge Engineering, ASCE, 6(6), 514-522.

Gillespie, J. W., Eckel, D.A., Edberg, W.M., Sabol, S.A., Mertz, D.R., Chajes, M.J., Shenton III, H.W., Hu, C., Chaudhri, M., Faqiri, A., Soneji, J. (2000). "Bridge 1-351 Over Muddy Run: Design, Testing and Erection of an All-Composite Bridge," Journal of the Transportation Research Record, TRB, 1696(2), 118-123.

Chajes, M.J., Shenton III, H.W., and O'Shea, D. (2000). "Bridge Condition Assessment and Load Rating Using Nondestructive Evaluation Methods," Journal of the Transportation Research Record, TRB, 1696(2), 83-91.

Geng, Z.-J., Chajes, M.J., Chou, T.-W., and Pan, D. Y.-C. (1998). "The Retrofitting of Reinforced Concrete Column-to-Beam Connections," Composites Science and Technology, 58(8), 1297-1305.

Zureick A.-H., and Chajes, M.J. (1998). "Guest Editorial," Composites Science and Technology, 58(8), 1257-1258.

Chajes, M.J., Mertz, D.R., and Commander, B. (1997). "Experimental Load Rating of a Posted Girder-and-Slab Bridge," Journal of Bridge Engineering, ASCE, 2(1), 1-10.

Chajes, M.J., Zhang, L., and Kirby, J.T. (1996). "Dynamic Analysis of Tall Building Using Reduced-Order Continuum Model," Journal of Structural Engineering, ASCE, 122(11), 1284-1291.

Kaliakin, V.N., Chajes, M.J., and Januszka, T.F. (1996). "Analysis of Concrete Beams Reinforced with Externally Bonded Woven Composite Fabrics," Composites: Part B, 27B, 235-244.

Chajes, M.J., Kirby, J.T., and Finch, W.W. (1996). "Dynamic Analysis of a 10-Story Concrete Building Using A Continuum Model," Journal of Computers and Structures, 58(3), 487-498.

Chajes, M.J., Finch, W.W., Januszka, T.F., and Thomson, T.A. (1996) "Bond and Force Transfer of Composite-Material Plates Adhered to Concrete," Structural Journal, ACI, 93(2), 208-217.

Chajes, M.J., Thomson, T.A., and Farschman, C.A. (1995). "Durability of Externally Bonded Composite Material Reinforcement," Construction and Building Materials, 9(3), 141-148.

Chajes, M.J., Januszka, T.F., Mertz, D.R., Thomson, T.A., and Finch, W.W. (1995). "Shear Strengthening of Reinforced Concrete Beams Using Externally Applied Composite Fabrics," Structural Journal, ACI, 92(3), 295-303.

Chajes, M.J., Kaliakin, V.N., Holsinger, S.D., and Meyer, A.J. (1995). "Experimental Testing of Composite Wood Beams for Use in Timber Bridges." Fourth International Bridge Engineering Conference, TRB, National Research Council, Washington, D.C, Vol. 2, 371-380.

Chajes, M.J., Thomson, T.A, Finch, W.W, and Januszka, T.F. (1994). "Flexural Strengthening of Concrete Beams Using Externally Bonded Composite Materials," Construction and Building Materials, 8(3), 191-201.

Zhang, L., Yang, C.Y., Chajes, M.J., and Cheng, A.H.-D. (1993). "Stability of Active Tendon Structural Control," Journal of Engineering Mechanics, ASCE, 119(5), 1017-1024.

Cheng, A.H.-D., Yang, C.Y., Hackl, K., and Chajes, M.J. (1993). "Stability, Bifurcation and Chaos of Nonlinear Structures with Control Part II: Non-Autonomous Case." International Journal of Non-Linear Mechanics, 28(5), 549-565.

Dolan, C.W., Rider, W., Chajes, M.J., and DeAscanis, M. (1993). "Prestressed Concrete Beams Using Non-Metallic Tendons And External Shear Reinforcement," Fiber-Reinforced-Plastic Reinforcement for Concrete Structures, Special Publication SP-138, ACI, 475-495.

Chajes, M.J., Romstad, K.M., and McCallen, D.B. (1993). "Analysis of Multi-Bay Frames Using a Continuum Model," Journal of Structural Engineering, ASCE, 119(2), 522-546.

Chajes, M.J., and DeGeorge, J. (1992). "Supplementing Engineering Education Using Interactive Computer Demonstrations," Computers in Education Journal, ASEE, 2(4), 54-59.

Rizzoli, P., Spiesberger, J., and Chajes, M.J. (1985). "Gulf Stream Variability for Acoustic Tomography," Deep-Sea Research, 32(2), 237-250.

CONFERENCE PROCEEDINGS

Walesh, S.G., Mongan, D.G., and Chajes, M.J. (2007).  “Civil Engineering in 2025: The Vision and How It Was Developed,” Proceedings of he 2007 ASEE Annual Meeting, Honolulu, Hawaii.

Weston, D.F., Stuffle, T.J., West, J., Shenton III, H.W., and Chajes, M.J., (2006). “Plan for Structural Health Monitoring of the Indian River Inlet Bridge,” Proceedings of the 2006 ASCE Structures Congress, ASCE, St Louis, Missouri, Ed. Cross, B., and Finke.

Shenton III, H.W., Chajes, M.J., Finch, W.W., Chasten, C.P., and Chu, C-M (2006). “Field Test/Fatigue Investigation of the Summit Bridge,” Proceedings of the 2006 ASCE Structures Congress, ASCE, St Louis, Missouri, Ed. Cross, B., and Finke.

Ross, J., Righman, J., M. Chajes, M.J., Mertz, D., Zoli, T., and Volk, J. (2006). “Evaluating Ultimate Bridge Capacity through Destructive Testing of Decommissioned Bridges,” Proceedings of the 3rd International Conference on Bridge Maintenance, Safety and Management, IABMAS, Porto, Portugal.

Chajes, M.J., Shenton, H.W., Weston, D.F., Stuffle, T.J., and West, J. (2006). “Structural Health Monitoring of Delaware’s Indian River Inlet Bridge,” Proceedings of the 3rd International Conference on Bridge Maintenance, Safety and Management, IABMAS, Porto, Portugal.

Chajes, M.J., Finch, W.W, and Shenton III, H.W. (2005). "Enhanced End Anchorage of Bonded FRP Repairs," Proceedings of the 7th International Symposium on Fiber-Reinforced Polymer (FRP) Reinforcement for Concrete Structures, Special Publication SP-230, ACI Fall Convention, Kansas City, Missouri.

Bensi, M., Bhattacharya, B. and Chajes, M. (2005). "Evaluating risk of terrorist attack on a cable stayed bridge: A probabilistic structural analysis based approach," Proceedings of the 1st International Conference on Safety and Security Engineering, Rome, Italy.

Chajes, M.J., Mertz, D.R, Quiel, S., Roecker, H., and Milius, J. (2005). "Steel Girder Fracture on Delaware's I-95 Bridge over the Brandywine River," Proceedings of the 2005 ASCE Structures Congress, ASCE, New York, New York.

Chajes, M.J., Mertz, D.M., Quinn, P., Zoli, T., and Volk, J. (2004). "Inelastic Response of a Steel Girder Bridge," Proceedings of the Second International Conference on Bridge Maintenance, Safety and Management, IABMAS, Kyoto, Japan.

Chajes, M.J., Chacon, A., and Swinehart, M. (2004). "Steel Bridge Rehabilitation Using Advanced Composites," Proceedings of the Second International Conference on Bridge Maintenance, Safety and Management, IABMAS, Kyoto, Japan.

Chajes, M.J., Miller, T., Chacon, A., and Swinehart, M. (2004). "Application of Advanced Composites to Steel Bridges," Proceeding of the Fourth International Conference on Advanced Composite Materials in Bridges and Structures, Calgary, Canada.

Li, D., Bhattacharya, B. and Chajes, M. J. (2004). "Bridge In-Service Load and Resistance Factor Rating Method," Proceedings of the 17th ASCE Engineering Mechanics Conference, Newark, Delaware.

Soneji, J., Chajes, M.J., Mertz, D.M., Roecker, H., and Milius, J. (2004). "Brandywine Bridge Fracture Analysis and Retrofit," Proceeding of the 21st Annual International Bridge Conference, IBC, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

Shenton III, H.W., Gallagher, K. and Chajes, M.J. (2004). "Applicability of the ASTM hole-drilling method for measuring dead load stresses" Structural Materials Technology VI: An NDT Conference, Buffalo, NY, Sept. 2004, pp. 212-218, The American Society for Nondestructive Testing, Columbus, Ohio, Ed. S. Alampalli and G. Washer.

Chajes, M.J., Mertz, D.M., Roecker, H., and Milius, J. (2003). "Fracture Analysis and Retrofit Design for the I-95 Bridge over the Brandywine River," Proceedings of the 2nd New York City Bridge Conference, New York, New York.

Chajes, M.J., Shenton, H.W., O'Shea, D., and Chaudhri, M. (2003). "Using Bridge testing to Enhance Bridge Management in Delaware," Proceedings of the 9th International Bridge Management Conference, TRB, Orlando, Florida.

Chajes, M.J., Swinehart, M., Richardson, D., and Wenczel, G (2003). "Bridge Rehabilitation Using Advanced Composites: Ashland Bridge SR-82 over Red Clay Creek," Proceedings of Structural Faults & Repair '03, London, United Kingdom.

Shenton III, H.W., Chajes, M.J., Finch, W.W., Rzucidlo, M.C., Carrigan-Laning, J., Chasten, C.P. (2003). "Field Test of a Fatigue Prone Steel Tied Arch," Proceedings of the 2003 ASCE Structures Congress, ASCE, Seattle, Washington.

Chajes, M.J., Hunsperger, R., Liu, W., Li, J., and Kunz, E. (2002). "Nondestructive Evaluation of Pre- and Post-tensioning Strands Using Time Domain Reflectometry," Structural Materials Technology V: An NDT Conference, Cincinnati, Ohio.

Shenton III, H.W., Chajes, M.J., Finch, W.W., and Sivakumar, B (2002) "Long-Term Monitoring of the Newburgh-Beacon Bridge," Structural Materials Technology V: An NDT Conference, Cincinnati, Ohio.

Chajes, M. J., Bhattacharya, B., Attoh-Okine, N., and Hastings, J. (2002). "Application of Load and Resistance Factor Rating Using Site Specific Data," First International Conference on Bridge Maintenance, Safety and Management, IABMAS, Barcelona, Spain.

Shenton III, H.W., Huff, S.E., and Chajes, M.J. (2002), "Field Test and Load Rating of a Concrete Encased Steel Girder Bridge," Proceedings of the 2002 ASCE Structures Congress, Denver, Colorado.

Kukich, D., Bernhardt, S., Imhoff, P., Chajes, M., Pearlman, M., and O'Neill, D. (2002). "Integrating Professional Communication Into Civil and Environmental Engineering Curricula," Proceedings of the 2002 ASEE Annual Conference, Montreal, Canada.

Chajes, M.J., Hunsperger, R., Liu, W., Li, J., and Kunz, E. (2002). "Nondestructive Evaluation of Pre- and Post-tensioned Tendons: Void Detection and Corrosion Monitoring," Proceeding of the 19th Annual International Bridge Conference, IBC, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

Chajes, M. J., Mertz, D.R., Kukich, D., and Sabol, S. (2001). "Developing a Strategic Plan for the Implementation of Fiber Reinforced (FRP) Composites to the Bridge Infrastructure," 5th NSF Workshop on Bridge Research in Progress, NSF, Minneapolis, Minnesota.

Wei, L., Hunsperger R., Chajes, M. J., and Kunz, E., (2001). "An Overview of Corrosion Damage Detection in steel Bridge Strands Using TDR," Proceedings of the 2nd International Symposium on TDR for Innovative Application, Evanston, Illinois.

Shenton III, H.W., Chajes, M.J., and Johnson, W.L. (2001). "Continuous In-Service Monitoring of an FRP Bridge for Long-Term Performance Evaluation," CD Proceeding of the ASCE Structures Congress, ASCE, Washington, D.C.

Li, D., Chajes, M.J., and Shenton III, H.W. (2001). "Prestress Losses in HPC Girders: Before and After Transfer," CD Proceeding of the TRB Annual Meeting, TRB, Washington, D.C.

Wei, L., Hunsperger R., Chajes, M. J., Li, D., and Kunz, E., (2001). "Nondestructive Corrosion Monitoring of Prestressed HPC Bridge Beams Using Time Domain Reflectometry," CD Proceeding of the TRB Annual Meeting, TRB, Washington, D.C.

Li, D., Chajes, M.J., and Shenton III, H.W., Richardson, D., Wenczel, G., Soneji, J., and Folliard, K., (2000). "Delaware's High Performance Concrete Bridge Showcase: A Case Study," Proceeding of the PCI/FHWA/FIB International Symposium on High Performance Concrete, PCI, Orlando, Florida.

Chajes, M.J., Gillespie, J.W., Mertz, D.R., Shenton III, H.W. and Eckel II, D.A. (2000). "Delaware's First All-Composite Bridge," CD Proceeding of the ASCE Structures Congress, ASCE, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

Shenton III, H.W., Chajes, M.J., Mertz, D.R., and Gillespie, J.W. (2000). "Continuous, Long-Term Monitoring of Two Advanced Polymer Composite Bridges," CD Proceeding of the ASCE Structures Congress, ASCE, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

Shenton III, H.W., Chajes, M.J., Finch, W.W., Hemphill, S., and Craig, R. (2000), "Performance of a Historic 19th Century Wrought Iron Through-Truss Bridge Rehabilitated Using Advanced Composites," CD Proceeding of the ASCE Structures Congress, ASCE, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

Chajes, M.J., Shenton III, H.W., and O'Shea, D., (2000) "Assessing Bridge Capacity Using NDE Methods," CD Proceeding of the Structural Materials Technology IV: An NDT Conference, Altantic City, New Jersey, February 28 - March 3, 2000, Ed. Alampalli, Technomic Publishing Co., Lancaster Pennsylvania.

Shenton III, H.W., Chajes, M.J., and Holloway, E.S., (2000) "A System for Monitoring Live Load Strain in Bridges," CD Proceeding of the Structural Materials Technology IV: An NDT Conference, Altantic City, NJ, Feb.28 - Mar. 3, 2000, Ed. Alampalli, Technomic Publishing Co., Lancaster Pennsylvania.

Soneji, J., Hu, C., Chaudhri, M., Faqiri, A., Gillespie J.W., Eckel, D.A., Mertz, D.R., and Chajes, M.J. (1999). "Use of Glass-Fiber-Reinforced Composite Panels to Replace the Superstructure for Bridge 351 on N387A Over Muddy Run," Proceeding of the 16th Annual International Bridge Conference, IBC, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

Chajes, M.J., Shenton III, H.W., O'Shea, D. (1999). "Use of Field Testing in Delaware's Bridge Management Program," Proceeding of the 8th International Bridge Management Conference, TRB, National Research Council, Denver, Colorado.

Shenton III, H.W., and Chajes, M.J. (1999). "Long-Term Health Monitoring of an Advanced Polymer Composite Bridge," Proceeding of the 6th Annual International Symposium on Smart Structures and Materials, SPIE, Newport Beach, California.

Liu, W., Hunsperger, R., Folliard, K., Chajes, M., Barot, J., Jhaveri, D., and Kunz, E. (1999). "Detection and Characterization of Corrosion of Bridge Cables by Time Domain Reflectometry," Proceeding of the 6th Annual International Symposium on Smart Structures and Materials, SPIE, Newport Beach, California.

Bhatia, S., Hunsperger, R., and Chajes, M. (1998). "Modeling Electromagnetic Properties of Bridge Cables for Non-destructive Evaluation," Proceedings of the International Conference on Corrosion and Rehabilitation of Reinforced Concrete Structures, Orlando, Florida.

Chajes, M.J., Gillespie, J.W., Mertz, D.R., and Shenton III, H.W. (1998). "Advanced Composite Bridges in Delaware," Proceedings of the Second International Conference on Composites in Infrastructure, Tuscon, Arizona.

Chajes, M.J., Shenton III, H.W., Mertz, D.R., and Gillespie, J.W. (1997). "Structural Monitoring of an Advanced Composite Bridge," Proceedings of the US-Canada-Europe Workshop on Bridge Engineering, Zurich, Switzerland.

Chajes, M.J., Shenton III, H.W., Gillespie, J.W., and Mertz, D.R. (1997). "Load Testing and Long-Term Monitoring of Advanced Composite Bridges," Proceedings of Structural Faults & Repair '97, Edinburgh, Scotland.

Reid, J.S., Chajes, M.J., Mertz, D.R., and Reichelt, G.H. (1996). "Bridge Strength Evaluation Based on Field Test Results," Proceedings of the 1996 American Society of Civil Engineers Specialty Conference on Probabilistic Mechanics and Structural Reliability, Worcester, Massachusetts.

Chajes, M.J., Kaliakin, V.N., and Meyer, A.J. (1996). "Behavior of Engineered Wood-CFRP Beams," Proceedings of the First International Conference on Composites in Infrastructure, Tuscon, Arizona.

Chajes, M.J., and Finch, W.W. (1996). "Performance of a Prestressed Concrete Bridge Rehabilitated Using CFRP Sheets," Proceedings of the First International Conference on Composites in Infrastructure, Tuscon, Arizona.

Chajes, M.J., Mertz, D.R., Commander, B. (1995). "Experimental Load Testing of a Posted Bridge: A Case Study," Proceeding of the 1995 International Bridge Conference, IBC, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

Chajes, M.J., Finch, W.W., and Mertz, D.R. (1995). "Rehabilitation of an Adjacent Box-Beam Bridge Using CFRP Sheets," Proceeding of the 1995 International Bridge Conference, IBC, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

Chajes, M.J., Mertz, D.R., Edberg, W., and Schulz, J.L. (1995). "Bridge Evaluation Through Experimental Field Testing," Proceedings of the Structural Stability Research Council's 1995 Annual Technical Session, Kansas City, Missouri.

Chajes, M.J., Thomson, T. A., and Tarantino, B. (1995). "Reinforcement of Concrete Structures Using Externally Bonded Composite Materials," Non-Metallic (FRP) Reinforcement for Concrete Structures, (ed. L. Taerwe), E & FN Spon, London.

Chajes, M.J., Finch, W.W., and Mertz, D.R. (1995). "Development of Probability-Based Fatigue Resistance of Advanced Composite Material-to-Concrete Adhesive Bonds," Proceedings of the 1995 American Society of Civil Engineers Structures Congress, Boston, Massachusetts.

Chajes, M.J., Mertz, D.R., Kaliakin, V.N., Holsinger, S.D., and Meyer, A.J. (1995). "Development of a Concrete-Wood-CFRP Composite Beam," Proceedings of the 1995 American Society of Civil Engineers Structures Congress, Boston, Massachusetts.

Chajes, M.J., Mertz, D.R., and Thomson, T.A. (1994). "Durability of Composite Material Reinforcement," Proceedings of the American Society of Civil Engineers Third Materials Engineering Conference, San Diego, California.

Finch, W.W., Chajes, M.J., Mertz, D.R., Kaliakin, V.N., and Faqiri, A. (1994). "Bridge Rehabilitation Using Composite Materials," Proceedings of the American Society of Civil Engineers Third Materials Engineering Conference, San Diego, California.

Chajes, M.J., Karbhari, V.M., Mertz, D.R., Kaliakin, V.N., Faqiri, A., and Chaudhri, M. (1993). "Rehabilitation of Cracked Adjacent Box Beam Bridges." Proceedings of the NSF Symposium on Practical Solutions for Bridge Strengthening and Rehabilitation, Des Moines, Iowa.

Chajes, M.J., Kirby, J.T., Yang, C.Y., and Finch, W.W. (1993). "Validating Continuum Analyses of Buildings Subjected to Dynamic Loads." Proceedings of the 2nd U.S. National Congress on Computational Mechanics, Washington, D.C.

Chajes, M.J., Yang, C.Y., and Zhang, L. (1992). "Stability Of A 47-Story Office Building With Active Controls," Proceedings of the Structural Stability Research Council's 1992 Annual Technical Session, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

Chajes, M.J., Yang, C.Y., and Zhang, L. (1992). "Simplified Seismic Analysis of a 47-Story Building," Proceedings of the American Society of Civil Engineers Tenth Structures Congress, San Antonio, Texas.

Chajes, M.J., Argiris, L., and Hermann, D.M. (1992). "A Design Case Study Using Advanced Analyses," Proceedings of the American Society of Civil Engineers Tenth Structures Congress, San Antonio, Texas.

Hackl, K., Cheng, A.H.-D., Yang, C.Y., and Chajes, M.J. (1992). "Bifurcations and Chaos in Structural Control," Proceedings of the American Society of Civil Engineers Ninth Engineering Mechanics Conference, College Station, Texas.

Kirby, J.T., Chajes, M.J., and Melby, J.A. (1992). "Wavelet Transform Analysis of Several Transient or Nonstationary Phenomena in Engineering Mechanics," Proceedings of the American Society of Civil Engineers Ninth Engineering Mechanics Conference, College Station, Texas.

Chajes, A., Delis, E., and Chajes, M.J. (1991). "Nonlinear Analysis of Frames," Proceedings of the Structural Stability Research Council's 1990 Annual Technical Session, Chicago, Illinois.

Yang, C.Y., Chajes, M.J., Cheng, A.H.-D., and Zhang, L. (1991). "Transient Response of Nonlinear Structures With Feedback Control," Proceedings of the 62nd Shock and Vibration Symposium, Springfield, Virginia.

Chajes, M.J., Romstad, K.M., and McCallen, D.B. (1990). "Nonlinear Frame Analysis Using A Continuum Model," Proceedings of the American Society of Civil Engineers Eighth Structures Congress, Baltimore, Maryland.

Chajes, M.J., Romstad, K.M., and McCallen, D.B. (1990). "Inelastic Frame Analysis Using A Continuum Model," Proceedings of the Structural Stability Research Council's 1990 Annual Technical Session, St. Louis, Missouri.

Maroney, B., Romstad, K.M., and Chajes, M.J. (1990). "Interpretation of Rio Dell Freeway Response During Six Recorded Earthquake Events," Proceedings of the Fourth U.S. National Conference on Earthquake Engineering, Palm Springs, California.

Chajes, M.J., Ramey, M.R., and Romstad, K.M. (1989). "A Proposed Method Which Eliminates the Effective Length Factor in the Design of Beam-Columns," Proceedings of the Structural Stability Research Council's 4th International Colloquium, New York, NY.

Romstad, K.M., Maroney, B., and Chajes, M.J. (1989). "Interpretation of Rio Dell Freeway Response During Six Recorded Earthquake Events," Proceedings of the Strong-Motion Instrumentation Program's Seminar on Seismological and Engineering Implications of Recent Strong-Motion Data, Sacramento, California.

OTHER PUBLICATIONS

Mertz, D.R., Chajes, M.J., Gillespie, J.W., Kukich, D., Sabol, S.A., Hawkins, N. and Dean, T. (2003). "Application of Fiber Reinforced Polymer Composites to the Highway Infrastructure: Strategic Plan," NCHRP Report 503, National Cooperative Highway Research Program.

Chajes, M.J., Mertz, D.R., and Commander, B. (1996). "Can Economical Bridge Testing Reduce Postings?" Better Roads, August, 29-32.

PRESENTATIONS AND INVITED LECTURES

“Structural Health Monitoring of Delaware’s Indian River Inlet Bridge,” 3rd International Conference on Bridge Maintenance, Safety and Management, IABMAS, Porto, Portugal (2006).

 “Evaluating Ultimate Bridge Capacity through Destructive Testing of Decommissioned Bridges,” 3rd International Conference on Bridge Maintenance, Safety and Management, IABMAS, Porto, Portugal (2006).

"Enhanced End Anchorage of Bonded FRP Repairs," 7th International Symposium on Fiber-Reinforced Polymer (FRP) Reinforcement for Concrete Structures, ACI Fall Convention, Kansas City, Missouri (2005).

"Experimental Influence Lines for Bridge Evaluation," 3rd New York City Bridge Conference, New York, New York (2005).

"Steel Girder Fracture on Delaware's I-95 Bridge over the Brandywine River," 2005 ASCE Structures Congress, New York, New York (2005).

"Use of Field Testing to Evaluate and Monitor an I-95 Bridge with a Fractured Girder," Transportation Research Board Annual Meeting - AFF40 Committee Meeting, Washington, D.C. (2005).

"Application of Advanced Composites to Steel Bridges," Fourth International Conference on Advanced Composite Materials in Bridges and Structures, Calgary, Canada (2004).

"Learning from Failure: Case Studies in Forensic Engineering," Wilmington Rotary Club, Wilmington, DE (2004).

"Fracture: Case Study of the I-95 Bridge," 3rd Annual CIBrE Bridge Workshop: Fatigue and Fracture, Newark, DE (2004).

"Learning from Failure: Case Studies in Forensic Engineering," Christiana Rotary Club, Christiana, DE (2004).

"Use of Field Testing to Evaluate and Monitor an I-95 Bridge with a Fractured Girded," Transportation Research Board Annual Meeting - AFF40 Committee Meeting, Washington, D.C. (2004).

"Fracture Analysis and Retrofit Design for the I-95 Bridge over the Brandywine River," 2nd New York City Bridge Conference, New York, New York (2003).

"Bridge Rehabilitation Using Advanced Composites: Ashland Bridge SR-82 over Red Clay Creek," Structural Faults & Repair '03, London, United Kingdom (2003).

"Using Bridge testing to Enhance Bridge Management in Delaware," 9th International Bridge Management Conference, TRB, Orlando, Florida (2003).

"Applications of Fiber-Reinforced Polymer Composites," 2nd Annual CIBrE Bridge Workshop: Applications of Advanced Materials to Bridge Infrastructure, Newark, DE (2003).

"Time Domain Reflectometry for Void Detection in Grouted Post-Tensioned Bridges," Transportation Research Board Annual Meeting, Washington, D.C. (2003).

"Field Tests and In-Service Monitoring of the Newburgh-Beacon Bridge," Transportation Research Board Annual Meeting, Washington, D.C. (2003).

"Nondestructive Evaluation of Pre- and Post-tensioning Strands Using Time Domain Reflectometry," Structural Materials Technology V: An NDT Conference, Cincinnati, Ohio (2002).

"Application of Load and Resistance Factor Rating Using Site Specific Data," First International Conference on Bridge Maintenance, Safety and Management, IABMAS, Barcelona, Spain (2002).

"Integrating Professional Communication Into Civil and Environmental Engineering Curricula," 2002 ASEE Annual Conference, Montreal, Canada (2002).

"Evaluation of Pre- and Post-tensioned Tendons: Void Detection and Corrosion Monitoring," 19th Annual International Bridge Conference, IBC, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (2002).

"Diagnostic and Proof Testing," 1st Annual CIBrE Bridge Workshop: Field Load Testing and Long-Term Monitoring, Newark, DE (2002).

"In-Service Monitoring," 1st Annual CIBrE Bridge Workshop: Field Load Testing and Long-Term Monitoring, Newark, DE (2002).

"Developing a Strategic Plan for the Implementation of Fiber Reinforced (FRP) Composites to the Bridge Infrastructure," 5th NSF Workshop on Bridge Research in Progress, NSF, Minneapolis, Minnesota (2001)

"FRP for Bridge Repair and Rehabilitation - Panel Discussion Member," ASCE Structures Congress, Washington, D.C. (2001).

"Strengthening of a Steel Bridge Girder Using CFRP Plates," N.Y City Bridge Conference, N.Y., New York (2001).

"Performance of a GFRP Deck on Steel Girder Bridge," Transportation Research Board Annual Meeting, Washington, D.C. (2001).

"Diagnostic and In-Service Testing of a Transit Railway Bridge," Transportation Research Board Annual Meeting, Washington, D.C. (2001).

"Prestress Losses in HPC Girders: Before and After Transfer," Transportation Research Board Annual Meeting, Washington, D.C. (2001).

"Bridge Load Testing," One-Day Seminar Sponsored by Lichtenstein Consulting Engineers, Rochelle Park, New Jersey (2000).

"Delaware's High Performance Concrete Bridge Showcase: A Case Study," PCI/FHWA/FIB International Symposium on High Performance Concrete, Orlando, Florida (2000).

"Bridge Load Testing," One-Day Seminar Sponsored by Lichtenstein Consulting Engineers, Langhorne, Pennsylvania (2000).

"Delaware's First All-Composite Bridge," ASCE Structures Congress, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (2000).

"Performance of a Historic 19th Century Wrought Iron Through-Truss Bridge Rehabilitated Using Advanced Composites," ASCE Structures Congress, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (2000).

"Bridge Field Testing Activities at the University of Delaware," TRB Committee A2C05, Washington, D.C., (2000).

"Bridge Infrastructure Renewal: Applications of Advanced Composite Materials," Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering Seminar Series, Rutgers University, New Jersey, (1999).

"Use of Field Testing in Delaware's Bridge Management Program," 8th International Bridge Management Conference, Denver, Colorado, (1999).

"Design of Structural Rehabilitations Using Composites," Structural Engineers Association of Kentucky, Frankfort, Kentucky, (1999).

"New Composite Technology for Rebuilding Our Infrastructure." Delaware Academy of Science Annual Spring Meeting, Newark, Delaware (1999).

"Advanced Polymer Composite Bridges," Department of Civil Engineering Seminar Series, The Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland, (1998).

"Advanced Composite Bridges in Delaware," Second International Conference on Composites in Infrastructure, Tuscon, Arizona, (1998).

"Saving Bridges from the Past, Building Bridges for the Future: Application of Composite Materials." University of California, Davis, California (1997).

"Structural Monitoring of an Advanced Composite Bridge," US-Canada-Europe Workshop on Bridge Engineering, Zurich, Switzerland, (1997).

"Load Testing and Long-Term Monitoring of Advanced Composite Bridges," Structural Faults & Repair '97, Edinburgh, Scotland, (1997).

"Bridge Infrastructure Renewal: Application of Advanced Composite Materials," ASCE Central Pennsylvania Section, Camp Hill, Pennsylvania, (1997).

"Behavior of Engineered Wood-CFRP Beams," First International Conference on Composites in Infrastructure, Tuscon, Arizona, (1996).

"Performance of a Prestressed Concrete Bridge Rehabilitated Using CFRP Sheets," First International Conference on Composites in Infrastructure, Tuscon, Arizona, (1996).

"Experimental Testing of Composite Wood Beams for Use in Timber Bridges," Fourth International Bridge Engineering Conference, San Francisco, California, (1995).

"Reinforcement of Concrete Structures Using Externally Bonded Composite Materials," Second International Symposium on Non-Mettalic (FRP) Reinforcement for Concrete Structures, Ghent, Belgium, (1995).

"Experimental Load Testing of a Posted Bridge: A Case Study," International Bridge Conference, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, (1995).

"Development of Probability-Based Fatigue Resistance of Advanced Composite Material-to-Concrete Adhesive Bonds," American Society of Civil Engineers Structures Congress, Boston, Massachusetts, (1995).

"Development of a Concrete-Wood-CFRP Composite Beam," American Society of Civil Engineers Structures Congress, Boston, Massachusetts, (1995).

"Bridge Evaluation Through Experimental Field Testing," Structural Stability Research Council's Annual Meeting, Kansas City, Missouri, (1995).

"Innovative Methods of Bridge Evaluation and Rehabilitation." University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA (1994).

"Bridge Rehabilitation Using Composite Materials." American Society of Civil Engineers Third Materials Engineering Conference, San Diego, California (1994).

"Uses of Composite Materials in Infrastructure Rehabilitation." University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, Scotland (1994).

"Rehabilitation of Bridges: Applications of Composite Materials." Stone & Webster Engineering Corporation, Cherry Hill, NJ (1994).

"Applications of New Materials and Intelligent Structures in Infrastructure Rehabilitation." University of California, Davis, CA (1994).

"Reinforcement of Concrete Structures Using Externally Bonded Composite Fabrics." ACI Spring Convention, San Francisco, CA (1994).

"Validating Continuum Analyses of Buildings Subjected to Dynamic Loads." 2nd U.S. National Congress on Computational Mechanics, Washington, D.C (1993).

"Lessons Learned from Two Major Earthquakes: A Structural Engineer's Perspective." Delaware Academy of Science Annual Spring Meeting, Lewes, Delaware (1993).

"Rehabilitation of Cracked Adjacent Box Beam Bridges." NSF Symposium on Practical Solutions for Bridge Strengthening and Rehabilitation, Des Moines, Iowa (1993).

"Measured and Predicted Dynamic Response of the 47-Story Embarcadero Center in San Francisco During the Loma Prieta Earthquake." University of California, Davis, California (1992).

"Stability of a 47-Story Office Building with Active Controls." Structural Stability Research Council's 1992 Annual Technical Session, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (1992).

"Simplified Seismic Analysis of a 47-Story Building." American Society of Civil Engineers Tenth Structures Congress, San Antonio, Texas (1992).

"A Design Case Study Using Advanced Analyses." American Society of Civil Engineers Tenth Structures Congress, San Antonio, Texas (1992).

"Loma Prieta Earthquake, October 1989 in San Francisco Bay Area." University of Massachusetts' ASCE Student Chapter Meeting, Amherst, Massachusetts (1991).

"The 1989 Loma Prieta Earthquake." University of Delaware's ASCE Student Chapter Meeting, Newark, Delaware (1991).

"The 1989 Loma Prieta Earthquake: What Have We Learned and What Are We Doing About It?" Structures, Mechanics & Geotechnical Engineering Seminar, University of Delaware, Newark, Delaware (1991).

"Nonlinear Dynamic Frame Analysis." California Universities for Research in Earthquake Engineering First Annual Meeting, San Francisco, California (1990).

"Inelastic Frame Analysis Using a Continuum Model." Structural Stability Research Council's 1990 Annual Technical Session, St. Louis, Missouri (1990).

"Nonlinear Frame Analysis Using a Continuum Model." American Society of Civil Engineers Eighth Structures Congress, Baltimore, Maryland (1990).

"A Proposed Method Which Eliminates the Effective Length Factor in the Design of Beam-Columns." Structural Stability Research Council's 4th International Colloquium, New York, New York (1989).

SPONSORED RESEARCH CONTRACTS AND GRANTS

NCHRP Project 12-81, Evaluation of Fatigue on the Serviceability of Highway Bridges, National Cooperative Highway Research Program, with Dennis R. Mertz (PI) and Harry W. Shenton (Co-Investigator), $499,687, March 1, 2008 – February 28, 2011 (submitted).

NSF REU in Bridge Engineering, National Science Foundation, with Jennifer McConnell (PI), $492,057, March 1, 2008 – February 28, 2012 (submitted).
Long-Term Bridge Performance Program, Federal Highway Administration, with Dennis R. Mertz (Co-Investigator), Harry W. Shenton III (Co-Investigator), Sue McNeil (Co-Investigator), Jennifer McConnell (Co-Investigator), Nii Attoh, Okine (Co-Investigator), $2,708,261, February 1, 2008 – January 31, 2013.  If awarded, UD will jointly lead this 5-year $19,654,409 effort with Wiss, Janney, Elstner Associates, Inc., (submitted).

Near Real-Time Monitoring of Indian River Inlet Scour Hole Edge Evolution Seaward of the Bridge Piers: Phase 1, Delaware Department of Transportation, with Jack Puleo (PI) and Jennifer Righman (Co-PI), $792,397, October 1, 2007 – September 30, 2010 (pending).

Feasibility Study of Health Monitoring the Mackinac Bridge, URS Corporation, with Harry W. Shenton III (Co-PI), $21,233, October 1, 2007 – January 31, 2008.

Bridge Management using In–Service Data (Phase II), Delaware Department of Transportation, with Harry Shenton III (PI), $53,908, July 1, 2007 – June 30, 2008.

Instrumentation and Monitoring of the Indian River Inlet Bridge: Phase I, Delaware Department of Transportation, with Dov Leshchinsky (Co-PI), and Harry Shenton III (Co–Investigator), $399,991, September 1, 2005 – August 31, 2007.

Development of a Comprehensive Workplan for FHWA's Long-Term Bridge Performance (LTBP) Program, with Dennis Mertz (Co-PI), and Harry Shenton III (Co-Investigator), $330,000, July 1, 2005 - June 30, 2006.

Bridge Management using In-Service Data, Delaware Department of Transportation, with Harry Shenton III (Co-PI), $58,229, July 1, 2005 - June 30, 2007.

Monitoring of the Churchman's Road Bridge over I-95, with Dennis Mertz (Co-PI), Delaware Department of Transportation, $89,953, January 1, 2005 - December 31, 2006.

Testing of Bridge 1-651, Delaware Department of Transportation, $12,865, July 1, 2004 - June 30, 2005.

Testing of Bridge 1-155, Delaware Department of Transportation, $12,865, July 1, 2004 - June 30, 2005.

Testing of Bridge 1-307, Delaware Department of Transportation, $12,865, July 1, 2004 - June 30, 2005.

Testing of Bridge 1-688, Delaware Department of Transportation, $18,665, July 1, 2004 - June 30, 2005.

Planning and Testing of Decommissioned Bridges, Delaware River and Bay Authority, $5,000, January 1, 2004 - December 31, 2004.

Void Detection in Post Tensioning Ducts Using Time Domain Reflectometry, with Robert Hunsperger (Co-PI), National Research Council, $75,518, September 1, 2003 - February 28, 2005.

Field Testing and Evaluation of the I-95 Bridge over the Brandywine River, with Dennis Mertz (Co-PI), Delaware Department of Transportation, $27,372, August 15, 2003 - December 31, 2004.

Planning and Testing of Decommissioned Bridges, Delaware River and Bay Authority, $5,000, January 1, 2003 - December 31, 2003.

Research Experiences for Undergraduates in Bridge Engineering, with Diane Kukich (Co-PI), National Science Foundation, $322,625, March 1, 2002 - February 28, 2007.

Stainless Clad Rebar and CFRP Rehab Evaluation for Bridge 1-119, with Harry Shenton III (Co-PI), Baidurya Bhattacharya (Co-PI), and Robert Hunsperger (Co-PI), Delaware Department of Transportation, $59,140, September 1, 2002 - August 31, 2004.

MMFX Rebar Evaluation for I-95 Service Road Bridge 1-712-B, with Harry Shenton III (Co-PI), and Robert Hunsperger (Co-PI), Delaware Department of Transportation, $99,286, September 1, 2002 - August 31, 2004.

Load Rating of Bridges Without Plans: Phase II, with Harry W. Shenton III (Co-PI), Delaware Department of Transportation, $39,572, September 1, 2002 - August 31, 2004.

Review of Available Design Criteria for Using Composites as Superstructure, Reinforcement, or Strengthening, with Dennis Mertz (Co-PI), Delaware Department of Transportation, $9,487, September 1, 2002 - August 31, 2003.

Development of Delaware's First "Smart" Bridge, with Harry Shenton III (Co-PI), Baidurya Bhattacharya (Co-PI), and Jian Sun (Co-PI), Delaware Department of Transportation, $78,306, July 1, 2001 - June 30, 2003.

Load Testing and Post-Repair Evaluation of CFRP Repaired Bridge 1-026, with Harry Shenton III (Co-PI), Delaware Department of Transportation, $28,658, November 1, 2001 - October 31, 2003.

High-Density Polyethylene (HDPE) Pipe Evaluation, with Dov Leshchinsky (PI), Delaware Department of Transportation, $35,476, May 1, 2001 - December 31, 2002.

Evaluation of Concrete Encased Steel Girder Bridges, Delaware Department of Transportation, $36,846, July 1, 2001 - June 30, 2003.

NCHRP 4-27 - Application of Fiber Reinforced Polymer (FRP) Composites to the Highway Infrastructure: Strategic Plan, with Dennis Mertz (PI), John Gillespie (Co-PI), and Diane Kukich (Co-PI), National Cooperative Highway Research Program, $224,704, September 12, 2000 - March 11, 2002.

Application of Load Resistance Factor Rating Using Site Specific Data, with Dennis R. Mertz (Co-PI), and Nii Attoh-Okine (Co-PI), Delaware Department of Transportation, $47,828, July 1, 2000 - June 30, 2002.

Detecting Corrosion in Existing Structures Using Time Domain Reflectometry, with Robert Hunsperger (Co-PI), Delaware Department of Transportation, $49,824, July 1, 2000 - June 30, 2002.

Newark Airport Monorail, with Dennis Mertz (Co-PI), and Harry Shenton III (Co-PI), HDR Engineering, Inc., $224,499, May 23, 2000 - December 31, 2000.

Load Rating of Arches, with Harry Shenton III (Co-PI), Delaware Department of Transportation, $37,721, July 1, 1999 - June 30, 2001.

Evaluating Corrosion of Steel Strands Using Time Domain Reflectometry, with Robert Hunsperger (Co-PI), and Kevin J. Folliard (Co-PI), Delaware Department of Transportation, $42,030, July 1, 1999 - June 30, 2001.

High-Performance Concrete for Bridge 8F in Frederica, Delaware, with John Gillespie (Co-PI), Dennis Mertz (Co-PI), Scott Sabol (Co-PI), and Harry Shenton III (Co-PI), Delaware Department of Transportation, $99,969, August 1, 1999 - June 30, 2002.

A System for Long-Term Health Monitoring of an Advanced Polymer Composite Bridge, with Harry Shenton III (PI), John Gillespie (Co-PI), and Dennis Mertz (Co-PI), National Science Foundation, $60,640, October 1, 1998 - September 30, 1999.

Bridge Load Testing, with Harry Shenton III (Co-PI), Delaware Department of Transportation, $41,544, November 1, 1998 - June 30, 1999.

Application of Advanced Composites to Steel-Bridge Retrofitting, with Dennis R. Mertz (PI), and John W. Gillespie (Co-PI), National Academy of Sciences, $97,049, December 1, 1998 - September 30, 1999

Design of Composite Grid-Reinforced Highway Bridge Decks-Phase II, with Dennis Mertz (Co-PI), John Gillespie (Co-Investigator), Victor Kaliakin (Co-Investigator), Scott Sabol (Co-Investigator), and Harry Shenton III (Co-Investigator), IKG Industries and the Delaware Research Partnership, $200,000, August 1, 1998 - July 31, 1999.

Field Implementation of a System for Long-term Monitoring of Bridges, with Harry Shenton III (PI), Delaware Department of Transportation, $34,472, July 1, 1998 - June 30, 2000.

Proposed Research Program to Evaluate Fiber-Reinforced Concrete Properties, with Kevin Folliard (PI), and John Gillespie (Co-PI), KAPEJO and the Delaware Research Partnership, $20,000, December 1, 1997 - November 30, 1998.

Rehabilitation of Steel Bridge Girders Through the Application of Composite Materials, with John Gillespie (PI), and Dennis Mertz (Co-PI), Delaware Department of Transportation, $30,000, July 1, 1997 - June 30, 1999.

Nondestructive Evaluation of Bridges Through Long-Term Monitoring, with Harry Shenton III (PI), Delaware Department of Transportation, $36,955, July 1, 1997 - June 30, 1999

Corrosion Detection of Embedded or Encased High Strength Steel Rods and Cables Using Time Domain Reflectometry, with Robert Hunsperger (PI), National Science Foundation, $218,270, June 1, 1997 - May 31, 2000.

UNIDEL96L: Infrastructure Renewal Match, with John Gillespie (Co-PI), and Dennis Mertz (Co-PI), University of Delaware, $350,000, January 3, 1997 - December 31, 2050.

Design of Composite Grid-Reinforced Highway Bridge Decks-Phase I, with Dennis Mertz (Co-PI), Victor Kaliakin (Co-Investigator), and Harry Shenton III (Co-Investigator), IKG Industries and the Delaware Research Partnership, $175,000, December 30, 1996 - December 29, 1997.

Advanced Composites for Bridge Infrastructure Renewal - Phase II, with John Gillespie (PI),
Co-Principal Investigator: Giuseppe Palmese (Co-PI), Roy McCullough (Co-Investigator), and Dennis Mertz (Co-Investigator), University of California, San Diego, $600,000, September 1, 1996 - August 31, 1997.

Proposal to Monitor the Magazine Ditch and New Castle Avenue Bridges, with John Gillespie (Co-PI), Dennis Mertz (Co-PI), and Harry Shenton III (Co-PI), Federal Highway Administration and the Delaware Department of Transportation, $100,000, September 1, 1996 - January, 31, 1999.

A Multi-Disciplinary Design Approach to an All-Composite Slab Bridge, with Dennis R. Mertz (Co-PI), John Gillespie (Co-Investigator), Federal Highway Administration and the Delaware Department of Transportation, $600,000, September 1, 1996 - May 31, 1999.

Infrastructure Rehabilitation Using Advanced Composites, with John Gillespie, (PI), and Dennis R. Mertz (Co-Investigator), Hardcore DuPont and the Delaware Research Partnership, $375,000, September 1, 1996 - August 31, 1997.

Load Rating of Bridges That Have No Plans and Bridges That Are Highly Skewed, with Harry Shenton III (Co-PI), Delaware Department of Transportation, $36,672, July 1, 1996 - June 30, 1998.

Rehabilitation of Steel Bridge Girders Through the Application of Composite Materials, with John Gillespie (PI), and Dennis Mertz (Co-PI), Delaware Department of Transportation, $45,000, July 1, 1996 - June 30, 1998.

Load Rating Equipment, with Dennis Mertz (Co-PI), Delaware Department of Transportation, $86,610, June 1, 1996 - December 31, 1999.

Infrastructure Rehabilitation Using Advanced Composites, with John Gillespie, (PI), and Dennis R. Mertz (Co-Investigator), Hardcore DuPont and the Delaware Research Partnership, $250,000, August 1, 1995 - June 30, 1997.

Experimental Load Rating of Posted Bridges, with Victor Kaliakin (Co-PI), Dennis Mertz (Co-PI), and Harry Shenton III (Co-PI), Delaware Department of Transportation, $37,474, July 1, 1995 - June 30, 1997.

Performance of Concrete Bridge Rehabilitation Using Composite Materials, with Dennis Mertz (Co-PI), Tonen Corporation and the Delaware Research Partnership, $25,500, June 1, 1995 - May 31, 1996.

RIA: Development and Evaluation of Composite Beams, National Science Foundation, $89,059, August 1, 1994 - July 31, 1997.

Rehabilitating Longitudinally Cracked Concrete Bridges Using Composite Materials, Dennis Mertz (Co-PI), Delaware Department of Transportation, $31,286, July 1, 1994 - June 30, 1996.

Seismic Retrofit Strategies for Delaware's Bridges, with Victor N. Kaliakin (Co-PI), Delaware Department of Transportation, $24,785, July 1, 1993 - June 30, 1995.

Evaluation of Experimental Load Rating of Posted Bridges, with Dennis R. Mertz (Co-PI), Delaware Department of Transportation, $24,539, July 1, 1993 - June 30, 1995.

Analysis of Flat Slab Bridges, with Victor Kaliakin (Co-PI), Vistasp Karbhari (Co-PI), and Dennis Mertz (Co-PI), Delaware Department of Transportation, $22,353, July 1, 1992 - June 30, 1994.

Uses of Fiber-Reinforced Plastics in Structures and for the Rehabilitation of Concrete Box Girders, with Victor Kaliakin (Co-PI), Vistasp Karbhari (Co-PI), and Dennis Mertz (Co-PI), Delaware Department of Transportation, $22,687, July 1, 1992 - June 30, 1994.

Nonlinear Dynamic Analysis of Large Lattice Structures Using Continuum Models, Engineering Foundation, $23,000, September 1, 1991 - May 31, 1993.

Dynamic Analysis and Design of Tall Buildings Using Continuum Models, University of Delaware Research Foundation, $18,000, January 15, 1991 - December 31, 1992.

RESEARCH ADVISING

Doctoral Students (advised or co-advised)
William Finch, Jr., Haoxiong Huang, Degang Li, and Jian Liu

Masters Students (advised or co-advised)
Briana Brookes, William Edberg, Ahmad Faqiri, Jason Hastings, Jasmeen Hirachan, Eric Holloway, Scott Holsinger, Haoxiong Huang, Steve Huff, Ted Januszka, William Johnson, Degang Li, Matthew McNally, Albert Meyer, Jr., Trent Miller, Peter Quinn, Nicole Reader, Geoffrey Reichelt, John Reid, Wade Rider, Justin Ross, Kim Skroback, Jiten Soneji, Tim Stuffle, Eric Thompson, Theodore Thomson, Jr., Heather Upshur, Amy Ward, Julia West, Dan Weston, Melissa Williams, Jason Winterling, Liyang Zhang, Andrew Bechtel (current), Patrick Carson (current), Robert Natale (current), and Michael Rakowski (current).

Undergraduate Research Assistants (UD)
Dan Bartlett, Erik Bergey, David Blanchard, Caryn Bohn, Tim Burroughs, Christopher Chang, Alison Conway, Natalie Czaplicki, Peter Dean, Cortney Dula, Charlene Elliason, Peter Fagan, Josh Fanelli, Cory Farschman, Stephanie Glien, Jason Hastings, Dana Heffernan, Monique Hite, Steve Huff, Joe Jakubowski, Ted Januszka, Julia Krohn, Ivan Lim, David Lubitz, Kate Manning, Wendy Neal, Mark Parker, William Payne, Bethany Simmons, Keith Sunshine, Brian Tarantino, Theodore Thomson, Jr., Melissa Williams, John Wodjak, Mete Zadil, and Michael Zettlemoyer.

Undergraduate Research Assistants (NSF REU Program)
Laura Akl, Kevin Bott, Geoffrey Burrell, Angela Chacon, Judd Galloway, Kelsey Miner, David Pirnia, Spencer Quiel, Nicole Reader, Justin Ross, Matthew Savage, Matthew Swinehart, Laura Weyl.

COURSES TAUGHT

2007 Fall:  EGGG 101, Introduction to Engineering (Course Coordinator)

2007 Spring: CIEG 302, Structural Design (Co–Taught with Dr. Righman)

2006 Fall:  EGGG 167, Introduction to Engineering (Course Coordinator)

2005 Fall:  CIEG 301, Structural Analysis (Co–Taught with Dr. Righman)

2005 Fall: CIEG 301 Structural Analysis (Co-Taught with Dr. Righman)

2005 Spring: CIEG 667 Matrix Structural Analysis

2004 Fall: CIEG 301 Structural Analysis

2004 Spring: CIEG 302 Structural Design (Co-Taught with Dr. Mertz), CIEG 865 Structural Engineering Seminar

2003 Fall: CIEG 301 Structural Analysis

2003 Spring: CIEG 302 Structural Design (Co-Taught with Dr. Mertz), CIEG 461 Senior Design, CIEG 865 Structural Engineering Seminar

2002 Fall: CIEG 461 Senior Design

2002 Spring: CIEG 302 Structural Design (Co-Taught with Dr. Mertz), CIEG 865 Structural Engineering Seminar

2001 Fall: CIEG 301 Structural Analysis

2001 Spring: CIEG 467 Structural Design (Co-Taught with Dr. Mertz), CIEG 865 Structural Engineering Seminar (Co-Taught with Dr. Mertz); CIEG 867 Intermediate Topics in Finite Element Analysis (Co-Taught with Dr. Kaliakin)

2000 Fall: CIEG 865 Structural Engineering Seminar

2000 Spring: CIEG 467 Structural Design (Co-Taught with Dr. Mertz), CIEG 867 Intermediate Topics in Finite Element Analysis (Co-Taught with Dr. Kaliakin)

1999 Fall: CIEG 301 Analysis of Structures

1999 Spring: CIEG 403 Concrete Design, CIEG 865 Structural Engineering Seminar

1998 Fall: CIEG 405/605 Matrix Structural Analysis

1998 Spring: Sabbatical

1997 Fall: Sabbatical

1997 Spring: CIEG 403 Concrete Design, CIEG 405/605 Matrix Structural Analysis

1996 Fall: CIEG 211 Statics

1996 Spring: CIEG 212 Strength of Materials (Co-Taught with Dr. Mertz), CIEG 213 Strength of Materials Lab, CIEG 403 Concrete Design

1995 Fall: CIEG 803 Advanced Concrete Design

1995 Spring: CIEG 403 Concrete Design, CIEG 605 Matrix Structural Analysis

1994 Fall: CIEG 402 Steel Design, CIEG 865 Structural Engineering Seminar

1994 Spring: CIEG 467 Computer Methods of Structural Analysis (Course co-taught and co-developed with Dr. Kaliakin), CIEG 611 Structural Dynamics Design

1993 Fall: CIEG 402 Steel Design

1993 Spring: CIEG 403 Concrete Design, CIEG 405/605 Matrix Structural Analysis

1992 Fall: CIEG 402 Steel Design

1992 Spring: CIEG 411/611 Structural Dynamics Design

1991 Fall: CIEG 402 Steel Design, CIEG 667 Matrix Structural Analysis, CIEG 865 Structural Engineering Seminar

1991 Spring: CIEG 467/667 Matrix Structural Analysis (Course Developed by Dr. Chajes)

1990 Fall: CIEG 403 Concrete Design

HONORS AND AWARDS

• Member, Chi Epsilon, Civil Engineering Honor Society
• Member, Tau Beta Pi, Engineering Honor Society.
  
• Nominated for University Outstanding Teaching Award, University of Delaware (2004, 1997, 1993).
• Nominated for Outstanding Academic Advising Award, University of Delaware (1994).
• Nominated for College of Engineering Outstanding Advising Award, University of Delaware (2003).
• Nominated for College of Engineering Outstanding Teaching Award, University of Delaware (2001).
• ASCE, Delaware Section, Project of the Year Award for Bridge 1-351 Over Muddy Run (Univ. of Delaware and DelDOT Team) (1999).
• Member of NSF's U.S. Delegation to the Structural Faults & Repair Conference in Edinburgh, Scotland (1997).
• Member of NSF's U.S. Delegation to the Second International Symposium on Non-Metallic (FRP) Reinforcement of Concrete Structures in Ghent, Belgium (1995).
• Feature Story on CNN's Science & Technology Week, February 4 (1995).
• Feature Story on Delaware's First State News, October 24 (1994).
• Outstanding Graduate Student Teaching Award, University of California, Davis (1988).
• Outstanding Graduate Student Teaching Award, University of California, Davis (1986).
• Graduate Student Fellowship, University of California, Davis (1984-1986).
• Distinguished Scholar Research Award, University of California, Davis (1984-1985).
• President, American Society of Civil Engineers Student Chapter, University of Massachusetts, Amherst (1983-1984).
• Summer Student Fellowship, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute, Woods Hole, Massachusetts (1983).
• Outstanding Student Award, University of Massachusetts, Amherst (1983).

CONSULTING

Field evaluation and testing of major bridges and structures including the Newburgh-Beacon Bridge, the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway, the Goethals Bridge, the Ben Franklin Bridge, the Chesapeake City Bridge, the Summit Bridge, the Canal Lock Gates on the Erie Canal, and several historic trusses and polymer composite bridges.

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Department of CEE | College of Engineering | University of Delaware