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Center Personnel The Center comprises faculty at the University of Delaware who have a strong interest in bridge engineering and related issues. Interested faculty from other institutions are also invited to become members of the Center. Current participants include the following: University of Delaware Faculty Nii Attoh-Okine, Ph.D. (University of Kansas) Dept. of Civil and Environmental Engineering Pavement performance modeling, geotechnical evaluation of base and subgrade materials, artificial neural networks in pavement engineering, probability graphical models in pavement engineering, asphaltic materials evaluation Michael J. Chajes, Ph.D., P.E. (University of California-Davis) Dept. of Civil and Environmental Engineering Infrastructure evaluation and rehabilitation, bridge field testing, applications of advanced composite materials Ardeshir Faghri, Ph.D. (University of Virginia) Dept. of Civil and Environmental Engineering Transportation systems engineering, computer methods in transportation and traffic engineering, applied probability theory in transportation, intelligent transportation systems, transportation in developing countries John W. Gillespie Jr., Ph.D. (University of Delaware) Dept. of Civil and Environmental Engineering and Dept. of Materials Science and Engineering Composite materials, experimental mechanics, fracture mechanics, design, composites manufacturing, infrastructure rehabilitation, residual stress analysis, joining, fiber placement and fusion bonding Robert G. Hunsperger, Ph.D. (Cornell University) Dept. of Electrical and Computer Engineering Semiconductor devices and materials, optoelectronics, integrated optics, microwaves, corrosion detection Victor Kaliakin, Ph.D. (University of California-Davis) Dept. of Civil and Environmental Engineering Computational geomechanics, constitutive modeling of geomaterials, numerical simulation of composite materials Nobu Kobayashi, Ph.D. (MIT) Dept. of Civil and Environmental Engineering Scour, sediment transport Dov Leshchinsky, Ph.D. (University of Illinois) Dept. of Civil and Environmental Engineering Soil mechanics, slope stability engineering, reinforced soil, geosynthetics, soil behavior, foundation engineering Sue McNeil, Ph.D. (Carnegie-Mellon University) Dept. of Civil and Environmental Engineering Transportation asset management, life-cycle costing, application of advanced technologies, economic analysis, condition assessment and deterioration modeling, decision support Christopher L. Meehan, Ph.D. (Virginia Polytechni Institute and State University) Dept. of Civil and Environmental Engineering Shear behavior of soils under static and dynamic loading conditions Dennis R. Mertz, Ph.D., P.E. (Lehigh University) Dept. of Civil and Environmental Engineering Structural engineering, concrete and steel structures, bridges Jennifer McConnell, Ph.D. (West Virginia University) Dept. of Civil and Environmental Engineering Bridge engineering, structural engineering, behavior of steel members Harry W. Shenton III, Ph.D. (The Johns Hopkins University) Dept. of Civil and Environmental Engineering Structural dynamics, structural monitoring and system identification, long-term monitoring for performance evaluation, earthquake engineering, passive and active control of civil structures, passive energy dissipation systems, response of wood frame shear walls Richard P. Wool, Ph.D. (University of Utah) Dept. of Chemical Engineering Polymer physics, interfaces, composites, dynamics, fracture, biodegradation, materials science Adjunct Faculty Jerry DiMaggio, P.E. (M.S., Clarkson University) Geotechnical engineer, Federal Highway Administration Geotechnical and foundation engineering practice involving deep foundation and earth-retaining structures design and construction monitoring Research Support Gary C. Wenczel Research Technician III Diane
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