Curriculum Vitae of Mang Tia

 

 

 

ACADEMIC RANK

 

Professor, Department of Civil Engineering, University of Florida, (full time).

Graduate School Status:  Doctoral Research Faculty

 

 

EDUCATION

 

Ph.D.           (Civil Engineering)                 Purdue University                                 1982

MS               (Civil Engineering)                 Purdue University                                 1978

BS                (Civil Engineering)                 Massachusetts Institute of Technology 1976

(Mechanical Engineering)

 

 

YEARS OF SERVICE ON THIS FACULTY:   23, Employed August 5, 1982

 

1982 - August 1987               Assistant Professor

Aug. 1987 - Aug. 1992          Associate Professor

Aug. 1992 - Present               Professor

 

RELATED EXPERIENCE

 

August 1989-May 1990        Visiting Associate Research Professor, Department of Civil Engi­neer­ing, National Central University, Taiwan

 

March 1982-May 1982         Visiting Assistant Professor, Department of Civil Engineering, Louisiana Tech University

 

1976-1982                             Graduate Research Instructor, School of Civil Engineering, Purdue University

 

 

PROFESSIONAL REGISTRATION

 

Florida    PE#35645

 

 

HONORS and AWARDS

 

Tau Beta Pi, Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching Award 1983-84.

One of Top 50 Researchers at University of Florida, 1986-87, named by President Marshall Criser.

One of Top 100 Researchers at University of Florida, 1987-88, named by President Marshall Criser.

One of Top 100 Researchers at University of Florida, 1988-89, named by President John Lombardi.

College of Engineering Outstanding Teacher Award, 1990-91.

Co-inventer of U.S. Patent #5,219,388 - Field Permeability Test Apparatus for Concrete, Awarded June 1993.

University Teaching Improvement Program Award for Excellence in Teaching, 1995-96.


SCIENTIFIC and PROFESSIONAL SOCIETIES

(Only activities in the last 5 years (2000-2005) are listed)

 

American Society for Testing and Materials - Member of Committee D-4 on Road and Paving Materials, Chairman of Subcommittee D04.94 and member of Subcommittees D04.22, D04.44, and D04.48.

Association of Asphalt Paving Technologists

Transportation Research Board - Member of Committee A2D01 on Characteristics of Bituminous Materials

American Concrete Institute

 

OTHER ASSIGNED DUTIES

(Only activities in the last 5 years (2000-2005) are listed)

 

Graduate Coordinator for Department of Civil and Coastal Engineering, August 2004 – Present.

Member of Petitions Committee in Department of Civil & Coastal Engineering, 1986-Present.

Faculty Advisor for Engineering Leadership Circle, 2002 - Present

Faculty Advisor for Crossroad Christian Student Fellowship, 2001 - Present

Faculty Advisor for Cantonese Interest Group, 2004 - Present

Minority Mentor, 1994 – Present

 

INTERNATIONAL ACTIVITIES

 

Keynote speaker at the Conference on Pavement Materials, Design and Evaluation, National Central University, Chungli, Taiwan, April 1990.

 

Keynote speaker (with Dr. Byron Ruth) at the First National Conference on Pavement Recycling, Tainan, Taiwan, February 1993.

 

Invited speaker (with Dr. Byron Ruth) at a special seminar on Pavement Performance at the University of Hong Kong, September 1995.

 

External examiner for 5 Ph.D. dissertations at the Department of Civil Engineering, University of Singapore, 1996, 1997, 2001, 2002 & 2005.

 

Invited speaker to the University of Sao Paulo, Brazil, to give a series of seven lectures on Concrete Pavement Testing and Analysis, Asphalt Pavement Recycling and Concrete Durability, August 9-16, 1997.

 

Invited speaker at special workshop at the Taiwan Highway Bureau in Taipei, Taiwan, to give a series of lectures on (1) U.S. and Florida’s Experience in Dealing with Rutting, Cracking and Skid Resistance Problems, (2) Superpave Mixtures and (3) Quality Control of Highway Mixtures, June 30, 1998.

 

Technical advisor to University of Sao Paulo, Brazil on a research project on Ultrathin Whitetopping. 1998- 1999.

 

External examiner for a M.S. thesis in Construction Engineering and Management at the University of West Indies, St. Augustine, Trinidad and Tobago, West Indies, January- March, 2001.

 

Invited speaker at Taiwan Area National Freeway Bureau in Taipei, Taiwan, to give a lecture on. “Principles of Pavement Evaluation and How the Florida Department of Transportation Evaluates Its Pavements,” October 1, 2002.

 

Invited speaker at National Chung-Hsing University, Taichung, Taiwan, to give a lecture on “Pavement Evaluation,” October 3, 2002.

 

Keynote speaker at the Fifth National Conference on Pavement Recycling, Taichung, Taiwan, October 2002.

 

Keynote speaker at the Second International Conference on Pavement Rehabilitation & Maintenance, Hefei, China, June 28 – July 2, 2004.

 

Invited speaker at the Fifth NACOTA China International Transportation Conference, Xian, China, June 25-26, 2005.

 

 

 

PUBLICATIONS

 

Book Chapters

 

1.       Larralde, J., and Tia, M., “Bituminous Materials and Mixtures,” Civil Engineering Handbook, Chapter 43, CRC Press, Inc., Boca Raton, Florida, 1995, pp. 1329-1374.

 

2.      Tia, M., “Bituminous Materials and Mixtures,” Civil Engineering Handbook, Second Edition, Chapter 45, CRC Press, Inc., Boca Raton, Florida, 2003, pp. 45.1-45.36.

 

3.       Tia, M., “Overlay Design for Flexible Pavements,” Handbook of Highway Engineering, Chapter 11, CRC Press, Inc., Boca Raton, Florida, 2005, pp. 321-344.

 

Articles in Refereed Journals

 

 1.      Tia, M., Wood, L. E., and Hancher, D. E., "The Effect of Added Virgin Binders on the Properties of Cold-Mix Recycled Asphalt Paving Mixtures," Journal of Association of Asphalt Paving Techno­lo­gist, 1980, pp. 199-218.

 

 2.      Brennan, M., Tia, M., Altschaeffl, A., and Wood, L. E., "Laboratory Investigation of the Use of Foamed Asphalt for Recycled Bituminous Pavements," Transportation Research Record 911, Transportation Research Board, 1983, pp. 80-87.

 

 3.      Tia, M., and Wood, L. E., "The Use of Asphalt Emulsion and Foamed Asphalt in Cold-Recycled Asphalt Paving Mixtures," Transportation Research Record 898, Transportation Research Board, 1983, pp. 315-322.

 

 4.      Tia, M., and Wood, L. E., "The Use of Gyratory Testing Machine in the Evaluation of Cold-Recycled Asphalt Paving Mixtures," Pavement Maintenance and Rehabilitation, ASTM STP 881, B. F. Kallas, Ed., American Society for Testing and Materials, 1985, pp. 74-90.

 

 5.      Tia, M., and Wood, L. E., "The Use of Water Immersion Tests in the Evaluation of the Effects of Water on Cold-Recycled Asphalt Mixtures," Evaluation and Prevention of Water Damage to Asphalt Pavements Materials, ASTM STP 899, B. E. Ruth, Ed., American Society for Testing and Materials, 1985, pp. 89-102.

 

 6.      Tia, M., Lybas, J. M., and Ruth, B. E., "Suitability of Using the Falling-Weight Deflectometer in Determining Deteriorated Areas in Jointed Rigid Pavements," Transportation Research Record 1007, Transportation Research Board, 1985, pp. 58-64.

 

 7.      Park, S. B., and Tia, M., "A Study on the Effects of Superplasticizers on the Engineering Properties of Plain Concrete," Transportation Research Record 1062, Transportation Research Board, 1986, pp. 38-46.

 

 8.      Armaghani, J. M., Lybas, J. M., Tia, M., and Ruth, B. E., "Concrete Pavement Joint Stiffness Evaluation," Transportation Research Record 1099, Transportation Research Board, 1986, pp. 22-36.

 

 9.      Roque, R., Tia, M., and Ruth, B. E., "Asphalt Rheology to define the Properties of Asphalt Concrete Mixtures and the Performance of Pavements," Rheological Properties of Asphalts and Their Effects on the Mixture Properties and Pavement Performance STP 941, O. E. Briscoe, Ed., American Society for Testing and Materials, 1987, pp. 3-27.

 

10.     Tia, M., and Ruth, B. E., "Basic Rheology and Rheological Concepts Established by H. E. Schweyer," Rheological Properties of Asphalts and their Effects on the Mixture Properties and Pavement Performance, STP 941, O. E. Briscoe, Ed., American Society for Testing and Materials, 1987, pp. 118-145.

 

11.     Badu-Tweneboah, K., Tia, M., and Ruth, B. E., "Procedures for Estimation of Asphalt Concrete Pavement Moduli at In Situ Temperatures," Transportation Research Record 1121, Transportation Research Board, 1987, pp. 1-6.

 

12.     Tia, M., Armaghani, J. M., Wu, C. L., Lei S., and Toye, K. L., "FEACONS III Computer Program for an Analysis of Jointed Concrete Pavements," Transportation Research Record 1136, Transportation Research Board, 1987, pp. 12-22.

 

13.     Ruth, B. E., Tia, M., and Badu-Tweneboah, "The Role of Asphalts in Rational Mix Design and Pavement Performance," Development of More Rational Approaches to Asphalt Concrete Mix Design Procedures, ASTM STP 1041, American Society for Testing and Materials, 1988, pp. 72-85.

 

14.     Tia, M., Eom, K. S., and Ruth, B. E., "Development of DBCONPAS Computer Program for Estimation of Concrete Pavement Parameters from FWD Data," accepted for publication in Nondestructive Testing of Pavements and Backcalculation of Moduli, ASTM STP 1026, American Society for Testing and Materials, 1988, pp. 291-312.

 

15.     Soongswang, P., Tia, M., Bloomquist, D., Meletiou, C., and Sessions, L. M., "An Efficient Test Set-Up for Determining the Water-Permeability of Concrete," Transportation Research Record 1204, Trans­por­ta­tion Research Board, 1988, pp. 77-82.

 

16.     Wu, C. L., and Tia, M., "Development of a Rational Thickness Design Method for Rigid Pavements," Transportation Research Record 1227, 1989, Transportation Research Board, pp. 205-218.

 

17.     Chari, C. T., Ruth, B. E., Tia, M., and Page, G. C., "Evaluation of Age-Hardening on Asphalts and Mixtures," Journal of the Association of Asphalt Paving Technologists, Vol. 59, 1990, pp.176-231.

 

18.     Soongswang, P., Tia, M., and Bloomquist, D., "Factors Affecting the Strength and Permeability of Concrete Made with Porous Limestone," ACI Materials Journal, Vol. 88, No. 4, July-August, 1991, pp. 400-406.

 

19.     Meletiou, C. A., Tia, M., and Bloomquist, D., "Development of a Field Permeability Test Apparatus Method for Concrete," ACI Materials Journal, Vol. 89, No. 1, January-February, 1992, pp. 83-89.

 

20.     Shiau, J. M., Tia, M., Ruth, B. E., and Page, G. C., "Characterization of Age-Hardening Potential of Asphalts by Using the Corbett-Swarbrick Asphalt Fractionation Test," Transportation Research Record 1323, 1991, pp. 53-60.

 

21.     Alungbe, D. A., Tia, M., Bloomquist, D. G., "The Effects of Aggregate, W/C, and Curing Duration on the Coefficient of Linear Thermal Expansion of Concrete," Transportation Research Record 1335, 1992, pp. 44-51.

 

22.     Shiau, J. M., Tia, M., Ruth, B. E., Page, G. C., "Evaluation of Aging Characteristics of Asphalts by Using TFOT and RTFOT at Different Temperature Levels," Transportation Research Record 1342, 1992, pp. 58-66.

 

23.     Choubane, B., Tia, M., "Non-Linear Temperature Gradient Effect on Maximum Warping Stresses in Rigid Pavements," Transportation Research Record 1370, 1992, pp. 11-19.

 

24.     Meletiou, C. A., Tia, M., "Permeability Evaluation of Concrete Bridge Structures Exposed to Marine Environment in Florida," Transportation Research Record 1371, 1992, pp. 37-46.

 

25.     Wu, C.L., Tia, M., "Field Testing and Structural Evaluation of Selected Concrete Pavement Sections in Florida," Nondestructive Testing of Pavements and Backcalculation of Moduli, (Second Volume),  ASTM STP 1198, Harold J. Von Quintas, Albert J. Bush, and Gilbert Y. Baladi, Eds., American Society for Testing and Materials, Philadelphia, December 1994, pp. 404-439.

 

26.     Chiu, C.T., Tia, M., Ruth, B.E., Page, G.C., "Investigation of Laboratory Aging Processes on Asphalt Binders Used in Florida," Transportation Research Record 1436, 1994, pp. 60-70.

 

27.     Choubane, B., Tia, M., "Analysis and Field Verification of the Effects of Non-Linear Thermal Gradient on Concrete Pavement Response," ASCE Journal of Transportation Engineering, January 1995, pp.75-81.

 

28.     Huang, S.C., Tia, M., Ruth, B.E., “Evaluation of Aging Characteristics of Modified Asphalt Mixtures,” Engineering Properties of Asphalt Mixtures and the Relationship to Performance, ASTM STP 1265, Gerald A. Huber and Dale S. Decker, Eds., American Society for Testing and Materials, Philadelphia, 1995, pp. 128-145.

 

29.     Shih, C.T., Tia, M., Ruth, B.E., “Effects of Crumb Rubber Modifier on the Rheological Properties of Paving Asphalts,” presented at Bitumen 2000 International Conference (held at Balatonszeplak, Hungary, 16-18 October, 1995), published in Professional Scientific Journal, Hungarian Oil and Gas Company, Hungary, 1995, pp. 149-155. 

 

30.     Huang, S.C., Tia, M., Ruth, B.E., “Laboratory Aging Methods for Simulation of Field Aging of Asphalts,”  ASCE Journal of Materials in Civil Engineering, Vol. 8, No.3, August 1996, pp. 147-152.

 

31.     Choubane, B., Wu, C.L., Tia, M., “Coarse Aggregate Effects on the Elastic Moduli of Concrete,” Transportation Research Record 1547, 1996, pp. 29-34.

 

32.     Lee, M.G., Tia, M., Ruth, B.E., Page, G.C., “Comparison between the Aging Processes for Asphalt Mixtures and Those for Asphalt Binders,” Progress of Superpave Evaluation and Implementation, ASTM STP 1322, R.N. Jester, Ed., American Society for Testing and Materials, 1997,pp. 126-134.

 

33.     Ruth, B.E., Tia, M., “Aggregate Degradation Testing by GTM, “ Transportation Research Record 1619, 1998, pp. 3-10.

 

34.     Sirin, O., Shih, C.T., Tia, M., Ruth, B.E., “Development of a Modified Rotavapor Apparatus and Method for Short-Term Aging of Modified Asphalts,”  Transportation Research Record 1638, 1998, pp.72-84.

 

35.     Collins-Garcia, H., Tia, M., Roque, R., Choubane, B., “Evaluation of an Alternative Solvent for Extraction of Asphalt to Reduce Health and Environmental Hazards,” Transportation Research Record 1712, pp. 79-85, 2000.

 

36.     Nukunya, B., Roque, R., Tia, M., Birgisson, B., “Evaluation of VMA and Other Volumetric Properties as Criteria for the Design and Acceptance of Superpave Mixtures,”  Journal of Association of Asphalt Paving Technologists,pp. 38-69. 2001.

 

37.     Balbo, J.T., Tia, M., Pitta, M.R., “Development of a Model for Stress Calculation in Ultra-Thin Whitetipping Based on 2-D Finite Element Method,” International Journal of Pavements, Volume 1 Number 3, September 2002, pp. 69-80.

 

38.     Kumara, M. W., Tia, M., Wu, C.L., “Evaluation of Applicability of Ultrathin Whitetopping in Florida,” Transportation Research Record 1823, 2003, pp. 39-46.

 

39.     Villiers, C., Mehta, Y., Lopp, G., Tia, M., Roque, R., “Evaluation of Percent-within-limits Construction Specification Parameters,” International Journal of Pavement Engineering, Vol. 4, Issue 4, Dec. 2003, pp. 221-228.

 

40.     Park, S.B., Tia, M., “An Experimental Study on the Water-Purification Properties of Porous Concrete,” Cement and Concrete Research, Vol. 34, No.2, Feb. 2004, pp. 177-184. 

 

 

Articles in Refereed Proceedings

 

1.       Tia, M., Wood, L. E., and Hancher, D. E., "The Influence of Certain Factors on the Properties of a Cold-Mix Recycled Asphalt Mixture," Proceedings of Canadian Technical Asphalt Association, 1979, pp. 78-98.

 

2.       Lybas, J. M., Tia, M., and Twiddy, D. A., "Evaluation of a Concrete Test Pavement Using the FWD and WESLIQUID," Proceedings, Third International Conference on Concrete Pavement Design and Rehabilitation, Purdue University, 1985, pp. 469-482.

 

3.       Ruth, B. E., Tia, M., and Badu-Tweneboah, K., "Factors Affecting the Cracking of Asphalt Concrete Pavements," Proceedings of Canadian Technical Asphalt Association, 1986, pp. 96-109.

 

4.       Ruth, B. E., Tia, M., and Sigurjonsson*, S., "Gyratory Testing for Mix Evaluation," Proceedings, Fourth International RILEM Symposium on Mechanical Tests for Bituminous Mixtures, No.8, 1990, Budapest, pp. 575-589.

         

5.       Tia, M., Lee, C., Lee, M. G. and Chen, J. Y., "Study on the Permeability of Portland Cement Concrete,”  Proceedings of the Fifth Conference on Road Engineering, Taipei, Taiwan, July 1991, pp. 679-689. (in Chinese)

 

6.       Ruth, B. E., Guan, L., Tia, M., "Critical Condition Mechanistic Analyses for Structural Evaluation and Rehabilitation Design," Proceedings of Seventh International Conference on Asphalt Pavements, Volume One, International Society for Asphalt Pavements, 1992, pp. 246-258.

 

7.       Wu, C.L., Tia, M., Larsen, T.J., "Analysis of Structural Response of Concrete Pavements Under Critical Thermal-Loading Condition," Proceedings of Fifth International Conference on Concrete Pavement Design and Rehabilitation, Volume 1, Purdue University, 1993, pp. 317-340.

 

8.       Tia, M., "Overview of Recycling of Asphalt Pavements Using At Least Eighty Percent Recycled Asphalt Pavement," Symposium on Recovery and Effective Reuse of Discarded Materials and By-Products for Construction of Highway Facilities, Denver, Colorado, October, 1993, pp. 2-117 - 2-121.

 

9.      Tia, M., Bloomquist, D., "Development of an Undergraduate Instrumentation Course for Civil Engineers," Annual Conference Proceedings,  Volume 1,  American Society for Engineering Education, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, June 1994, pp. 540-542.

 

10.     Ruth, B.E. and Tia, M., "Factors Influencing and Methodology for the Design and Control of Asphalt Mixtures," Proceedings of Canadian Technical Asphalt Association, Vol. 39, Nov. 1994, pp.304-320.

 

11.     Alungbe, G., Tia, M., "Effects of Coefficient of Thermal Expansion and Modulus of Elasticity on Concrete Pavement Performance," Third International Workshop on the Design and Evaluation of Concrete Pavements, Krumbach, Austria,1994, Record 14, Centre for Research and Contract Standardization in Civil and Traffic Engineering, the Netherlands, pp. 187-202.

 

12.     Wu, C.L., Tia, M., Choubane, B., “Verification of Computed Strains in Concrete Pavement Slabs by Field Measurements,” Proceedings of the 8th Conference of Road Engineering Association of Asia and Australasia (REAAA),  Vol. 1,Taipei, Taiwan, April 1995, pp.169-174.

 

13.     Tia, M., Ruth, B.E., “Factors Affecting the Performance of Concrete Pavements,” Proceedings of Second International Conference on Road & Airfield Pavement Technology, Vol. 2, Singapore, September 1995, pp. 508-516.

 

14.     Lee, M.G., Tia, M., Ruth, B.E., “The Effects of SBR and Crumb Rubber Additives on Paving Asphalts,” Proceedings of Second International Conference on Road & Airfield Pavement Technology, Vol. 1, Singapore, September 1995, pp. 490-498.

 

15.     Roque, R., Tia, M., Ruth, B.E., “Characterization of Flexible Pavements and Analysis Methods for Determination of Rehabilitation Needs,” Proceedings of Second International Conference on Road & Airfield Pavement Technology, Vol. 1, Singapore, September 1995, pp. 319-327.

 

16.     Choubane, B., Wu, C.L., Tia, M., “Static and Dynamic Elastic Moduli of Concrete: A Comparative Study,” Proceedings of Canadian Society for Civil Engineering Annual Conference , Ottawa, Canada, June 1-3, 1995, Volume II, pp. 155-164.

 

17.     Choubane, B., Tia, M., Wu, C.L., “Field Investigation of Concrete Pavements for Validation of a Mechanistic Model,” Proceedings of Concrete in the Service of Mankind Conference - Concrete for Environment Enhancement and Protection, Edited by Ravindra K. Dhir & Thomas D. Dyer, Dundee, Scotland, June 1996, pp. 263 -270.

 

18.     Shih, C.T., Tia, M., “Evaluation of the Effects of Polymer Additives on Rutting Resistance of Asphalt Concrete,” Proceedings of 1996 International Road Federation Asis-Pacific Regional Meeting, Volume IV, China Road Federation, Taipei, Taiwan, 1996, pp. 99-106.

 

19.      Lee, M.G., Tia, M., “Comparison between the SHRP Short-term Oven Aging Process and the Rolling Thin Film Oven Test for Simulation of Aging of Asphalt During Construction,”  Proceedings of 1996 International Road Federation Asis-Pacific Regional Meeting, Volume IV, China Road Federation, Taipei, Taiwan, 1996, pp. 177-184.

 

20.     Shih, C.T., Tia, M., Ruth, B.E., “Evaluation of the Effects of Crumb Rubber and SBR on Rutting Resistance of Asphalt Concrete,” Proceedings of Symposium on Modified Asphalt, Orlando, Florida, American Chemical Society, August 1996.

 

21.     Huang, S.C., Huh, J.D., Robertson, R.E., Tia, M., “Aging Effect on Temperature Susceptibility of Polymer Modified Asphalts,”    Proceedings of Fourth Materials Engineering Conference ,  Washington,  D.C., November 1996, pp. 1367-1378.

 

22.     Roque, R., Ruth, B.E., Tia, M., “Air Permeability Characteristics of Asphalt Mixtures from Laboratory and Field Testing Methods,” Proceedings of Canadian Technical Asphalt Association, Vol. 41, Nov. 1997.

 

23.     Ruth, B.E., Tia, M., “Properties of Asphalts and Mixtures Containing Crumb Rubber,”  Proceedings of 3rd International Conference on Road and Airfield Pavement Technology, Beijing, China, 28-30, April 1998, pp. 596-604.

 

24.     Lu, D., Tia, M. and Ruth, B.E., “Development of an Enhanced Mechanistic Analysis and Design System for Evaluation and Rehabilitation of Flexible Pavements,” Proceedings of 3rd International Conference on Road and Airfield Pavement Technology, Beijing, China, 28-30, April 1998, pp. 1056-1064.

 

25.     Ruth, B.E., Tia, M., “Accelerated Age Hardening of Asphalt to Simulate Long Term Effects,” Proceedings of Fifth International Conference on the Bearing Capacity of Roads and Airfield,  Norway, July 1998, Vol. 2, pp.995-1004.

 

26.     Ruth, B.E., Tia, M., Setze, J.C., “Laboratory Investigation in to Recycling of Crumb Rubber Modified RAP,” Proceedings of Fifth International Conference on the Bearing Capacity of Roads and Airfield,  Norway, July 1998, Vol. 3, pp.1591-1598.

 

27.     Huang, S.C., Tia, M., Ruth, B.E., Pidwerbesky B., “Effect of Polymers on Aging Characteristics of Asphalt Binders and Asphalt Aggregate Mixtures,” Proceedings of 9th Road Engineering Association of Asia and Australiasia, Australia, May 1998.

 

28.     Leung, T.M., Darku, D., Tia, M., Bergin, M., “An Effective Laboratory Procedure for Evaluating Concrete Mixes for Resistance to Shrinkage Cracking in Service,” Proceedings, World Engineering Congress 1999, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, July 1999, Vol. 9, pp.215-220.

 

29.     Sirin, O., Tia, M., “Evaluation of a Modified Rotavapor Aging Apparatus for Simulation of Hot-Mixing on Crumb Rubber-Modified Asphalts,” Proceedings of 4rd International Conference on Road and Airfield Pavement Technology, Kunming, Yunnan Province, China, 23-25, April 2002, pp. 1226-1234.

 

30.     Tia, M., Ruth, B.E., Birgisson, B., “Influence of Aggregate Characteristics on Asphalt Mixture Properties and Performance,” Proceedings of Sixth International Conference on Bearing Capacity of Roads, Railways, and Airfields, Lisbon, Portugal, June 24 - 26, 2002, pp.943-953.

 

31.     Sirin, O., Tia, M., “Investigation of Problems in Binder Extraction from Conventional and Rubber Modified Asphalt Mixtures,” Proceedings of 6th RILEM Symposium on Performance Testing and Evaluation of Bituminous Mixtures, Zurich, Switzerland, April 2003, pp. 212-219.

 

32.     Tia, M., Ruth, B.E., “Recycling of Asphalt Rubber Pavements,” Proceedings of  Asphalt Rubber 2003, Brasilia, Brazil, December 2-4, 2003, pp. 473-484.

 

33.     Byron, T., Choubane, B., Tia, M., “Assessing Different Loading Configurations in Accelerated Pavement Testing,” Proceedings of 2nd International Conference on Accelerated Pavement Testing, Minneapolis, Minnesota, September 26-29, 2004.

 

34.     Kumara, M. W., Tia, M., Wu, C.L., Choubane, B., “Analysis of Composite Pavements under Moving and Static Wheel Loads from a Heavy Vehicle Simulator,” Proceedings of International Conference on Best Practices for Ultrathin and Thin Whitetopings, Denver, Colorado, April 12-15, 2005, pp.197-216.

 

35.     Sirin, O., Kim, H.J., Tia, M., Choubane, B., “Evaluation of Rutting Resistance of Superpave Mixtures With and Without Polymer Modification by Means of the Heavy Vehicle Simulator,” Fifth International Conference on Road and Airfield Pavement Technology, Seoul, Republic of Korea, 10-12 May 2005, pp.416-431.

 

36.     Appea, A., Kumara, W., Tia, M., Jackson, N.M., Choubane, B., Bergin, M., “Concrete Slab Instrumentation Procedure and  Comparison of Field Measured Responses To Computed Responses,” Fifth International Conference on Road and Airfield Pavement Technology, Seoul, Republic of Korea, 10-12 May 2005, pp.675-684

 

 

Invited Papers

 

  1.     Tia, M., "Fundamental Properties of Asphalt Cement, Aggregate and Asphalt Mixture and Their Effects on the Performance of Asphalt Pavement," Proceedings of the Conference on Pavement Materials, Design and Evaluation, National Central University, Taiwan, 1990, Paper No. 1, 25 pages.  (The Chinese translation of this paper was published later in Taiwan Highway Engineering, Vol. 17, No. 5, November 1990, pp. 35-47.)

 

2.      Tia, M., "An Overview of Major Design Methods for Highway Pavements," Proceedings of the Con­fer­ence on Pavement Materials, Design and Evaluation, National Central University, Taiwan, 1990, Paper No. 6, 14 pages. (The Chinese translation of this paper was published later in Taiwan Highway Engineering, Vol. 17, No. 2, August 1990, pp. 42-48.)

 

 

 

 3.      Tia, M., "Fundamental Principles and Practice of Pavement Evaluation," Proceedings of the Con­fer­ence on Pavement Materials, Design and Evaluation, National Central University, Taiwan, 1990, Paper No. 10, 25 pages.  (The Chinese translation of this paper was published later in Taiwan Highway Engineering, Vol. 17, No. 8, February 1991, pp. 33-48.)

 

 4.      Tia, M., "Factors Affecting the Performance of Asphalt Paving Mixtures," Proceedings of the Fifth Conference on Road Engineering, Taipei, Taiwan, July 1991, pp. 783-805. (The Chinese translation of this paper was published later in Taiwan Highway Engineering, Vol. 18, No. 12, June 1992, pp. 37-49.)

 

5.       Tia, M., "Fundamentals of Asphalt Pavement Recycling - Mix Design and Quality Control," Proceedings of the First National Conference on Pavement Recycling, Tainan, Taiwan, February 1993, pp. 1-18.

 

6.       Tia, M., "Tests for Evaluation of Crumb Rubber Modified and Polymer Modified Asphalts,"   Proceedings of the First National Conference on Pavement Recycling, Tainan, Taiwan, February 1993, pp. 49-62.

 

7.       Tia, M., “Florida’s Experience in Dealing with Skid Resistance, Rutting and Cracking Along the Wheel Path Due to Heavy Loading,” Proceedings, Paving Engineering Technology Special Seminar, Taipei, Taiwan, June, 1998, pp. 1-65.

 

8.      Tia, M., “U.S.’s Experience in Superpave Mixes in the Last Few Years,” Proceedings, Paving Engineering Technology Special Seminar, Taipei, Taiwan, June, 1998, pp. 73-112.

 

 9.     Tia, M., “The Importance of Consideration of Test Precision in Developing Specification Limits,” Proceedings, Paving Engineering Technology Special Seminar, Taipei, Taiwan, June, 1998, pp. 113-126.

 

10.     Tia, M., “Evaluation of Superpave Mixtures with and without Polymer Modification by Means of Accelerated Pavement Testing,” Proceedings for the Fourth National Conference on Pavement Recycling, Taichung, Taiwan, October 2002, 1-42.

 

 

 

Non-Refereed Publications

 

1.       Chiu, C. T., and Tia, M., "Preliminary Report on the Durability Study of Paving Asphalts in Taiwan," Proceedings of the Conference on Pavement Materials, Design and Evaluation, National Central Uni­ver­sity, Taiwan, 1990, Paper No. 5, 16 pages.  (in Chinese)

 

2.      Chiu, C.T., Tia, M., "Effects of Different Extraction and Recovery Methods on the Penetration of the Recovered Asphalts," Taiwan Highway Engineering, Vol.19, No. 1, July 1992, pp. 2-8. (in Chinese)

 

 

Technical Reports

 

 1.      Tia, M., "A Laboratory Investigation of Cold-Mix Recycled Bituminous Pavements," Research Report FHWA/IN/JHRP - 78/23, Joint Highway Research Project, Purdue University, Indiana, 1978, 176 pages.

 

 2.      Brennan, M., Tia, M., Altschaeffl, A. G., and Wood, L. E., "A Laboratory Investigation on the Use of Foamed Asphalt for Recycled Bituminous Pavements," Research Report JHRP - 81/5, Joint Highway Research Project, Purdue University, Indiana, 1981, 48 pages.

 

 3.      Tia, M., "Characterization of Cold-Recycled Asphalt Mixtures," Research Report FHWA/IN/JHRP - 82/5, Joint Highway Research Project, Purdue University, Indiana, 1982, 289 pages.

 

 4.      Tia, M., Castedo, Franco, L. H., and Wood, L. E., "An Investigation of Recycling Bituminous Pavement," Final Report FHWA/IN/JHRP - 8 3/4, Joint Highway Research Project, Purdue University, Indiana, 1983, 49 pages.

 

 5.      Lybas, J. M., Tia, M., and Twiddy, D. A., "Response and Distress of Concrete Pavements," Structures and Materials Research Report No. 84-1, Department of Civil Engineering, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida, April 1984, 299 pages.

 

 6.      Tia, M., Wu, C. L., Armaghani, J. M., and Eom, K. S., "Field Evaluation of Rigid Pavements for the Development of a Rigid Pavement Design System - Phase I, "Final Report Project 245-D54, Department of Civil Engineering, University of Florida, July 1986, 328 pages.

 

 7.      Ruth, B. E., Tia, M., and Badu-Tweneboah, K., "Structural Characterization of In-Place Materials by Falling Weight Deflectometer," Final Report Project 245-D51, Department of Civil Engineering, University of Florida, October 1986, 199 pages.

 

 8.      Tia, M., Ruth, B. E., Wu, C. L., and Eom, K. S., "Field Evaluation of Rigid Pavements for the Development of a Rigid Pavement Design System--Phase II," Final Report Project 245-D75, Department of Civil Engineering, University of Florida, July 1987, 413 pages.

 

 9.      Ruth, B. E., Tia, M., and Badu-Tweneboah, K., "Structural Characterization and Stress Analysis of Flexible Pavement Systems," Final Report Project 245-D78, Department of Civil Engineering, University of Florida, July 1987, 490 pages.

 

10.     Tia, M., Ruth, B. E., Chari, C. T., Shiau, J. M., and Williams, J., "Investigation of Original and In-Service Asphalt Properties for the Development of Improved Specifications," Final Report Project 245-D76, Department of Civil Engineering, University of Florida, August 1987, 161 pages.

 

11.     Tia, M., Bloomquist, D., Soongswang, P., Meletiou, C. A., Dobson, E., and Richardson, D., "Field and Laboratory Study of Modulus of Rupture and Permeability of Structural Concretes in Florida," Interim Report Project 4910450407412, Department of Civil Engineering, University of Florida, October 1987, 108 pages.

 

12.     Tia, M., Ruth, B. E., Chari, C. T., Shiau, J. M., Richardson, D., and Williams, J., "Investigation of Original and In-Service Asphalt Properties for the Development of Improved Specifications -Final Phase of Testing and Analysis," Final Report Project 4910450420812, Department of Civil Engineering, University of Florida, July 1988, 396 pages.

 

13.     Tia, M., Bloomquist, D., Alungbe, G. D., and Richardson, D., "Coefficient of Thermal Expansion of Concrete Used in Florida," Interim Report, Project 4910450422912, Department of Civil Engineering, University of Florida, September 1988, 87 pages.

 

14.     Tia, M., Bloomquist, D., Ruth, B. E., Wu, C. L., Choubane, B., and Tang, C. H., "Field Evaluation of Rigid Pavement Design System, - Phase III," Final Report, Project 4910450420912, Department of Civil Engineering, University of Florida, September 1988, 386 pages.

 

15.     Tia, M., Bloomquist, D., Soongswang, P., Meletiou, C. A., Dobson, E., and Richardson, D., "Field and Laboratory Study of Modulus of Rupture and Permeability of Structural Concretes in Florida--Second Year," Interim Report, Project 4910450423412, Department of Civil Engineering, University of Florida, October 1988, 272 pages.

 

16.     Tia, M., and Huang, S. C., "Asphalt Sealant Test," Final Report, Project 4910450426512, Department of Civil Engineering, University of Florida, January 1989, 16 pages.

 

17.     Tia, M., and Chou, H. L., "Class F Fly Ash in Concrete Pavements and Structures," Department of Civil Engineering, University of Florida, June 1989, 79 pages.

 

18.     Ruth, B. E., Roque, R., Tia, M., Bloomquist, D. G., and Guan, L., "Structural Characterization and Stress Analysis of Flexible Pavement Systems:  Computer Adaptation," Final Report, Project 4910450421212, Department of Civil Engineering, University of Florida, June 1989, 224 pages.

 

19.     Tia, M., Wu, C. L., Ruth, B. E., Bloomquist, D., and Choubane, B., "Field Evaluation of Rigid Pavement Design System--Phase IV," Final Report, Project 4910450424912, Department of Civil Engineering, Uni­ver­sity of Florida, August 1989, 437 pages.

 

20.     Ruth, B. E., Tia, M., and Guan, L., "Structural Characterization and Stress Analysis of Flexible Pavement Systems:  Rehabilitation Design," Final Report, Project 4910450425712, Department of Civil Engineering, University of Florida, January 1990, 144 pages.

 

21.     Ruth, B. E., Tia, M., Najafi, F. T., and Sigurjonsson, S., "Preliminary Investigation of Testing Procedures for Evaluation of Rutting Resistance," Final Report, Project 4910450425512, Department of Civil Engineering, University of Florida, February 1990, 260 pages.

 

22.     Tia, M., Bloomquist, D., Yang, M. C. K., Soongswang, P., Meletiou, C. A., Amornsrivilai, P., Dobson, E., and Richardson, D., "Field and Laboratory Study of Modulus of Rupture and Permeability of Struc­tural Concretes in Florida," Final Report, Project 4910450423412, Department of Civil Engineering, Uni­ver­sity of Florida, August 1989, 541 pages (full version), and August 1990, 227 pages (Abridged Version).

 

23.     Tia, M., Bloomquist, D., Meletiou, C. A., Amornsrivilai, P., Shih, C.T., Richardson, D., and Dobson, E., "Extension of Field and Laboratory Study of Modulus of Rupture and Permeability of Structural Concrete in Flo­rida," Final Report, Project 4910450426312, Department of Civil Engineering, University of Florida, October 1990, 130 pages.

 

24.     Tia, M., Ruth, B. E., Shiau, J. M., Huang, S. C., and Richardson, D., "Evaluation of Improved Durabil­ity of Asphalt," Final Report, Project 4910450425412, Department of Civil Engineering, University of Florida, December 1990, 293 pages.

 

25.     Ruth, M., Tia, M., Shen, X., and Wang L. H., "Asphalt Concrete Mix Design and Specification for Improved Rut Resistance," Final Report, Project 4910450428412, Department of Civil Engineering, University of Florida, February 1991, 591 pages.

 

26.     Tia, M., Li, C.C., and Lee C., "Durability of Paving Asphalt Cements in Taiwan," Final Report to Taiwan National Research Council, Department of Civil Engineering, National Central University, Taiwan, April 1991, 69 pages.

 

27.     Tia, M., and Lee C., "Permeability and Corrosion Protection of Structural Concretes in Taiwan," Final Report to Taiwan National Research Council, Department of Civil Engineering, National Central University, Taiwan, May 1991, 83 pages.

 

28.     Tia, M., Bloomquist, D., Alungbe, G. D., and Richardson, D., "Coefficient of Thermal Expansion of Concrete Used in Florida," Final Report, Project 4910450426212, Department of Civil Engineering, University of Florida, June 1991, 342 pages.

 

29.     Ruth, B.E., Tia, M., and Shen, X., "Flexible Pavement Evaluation/Design Phase II," Final Report, Project 4910450433812, Department of Civil Engineering, August 1993, 147 pages.

 

30.    Tia, M., Bloomquist, D., Yang, M.C.K., Meletiou, C.A., Amornsrivilai, P., Shih, C.T., Richardson, D., and Dobson, E., "Extension Study of Modulus of Rupture and Permeability of Structural Concrete in Florida for Development of a Concrete Performance Specifications," Final Report, Project 4910450430712, Department of Civil Engineering, University of Florida, December 1993, 356 pages.

 

31.     Tia, M., Ruth, B.E., Huang, S.C., Chiu, C.T., and Richardson, D., "Development of Criteria for Durability of Modified Asphalt,"  Final Report, Project 4910450431912, Department of Civil Engineering, University of Florida, March 1994, 233 pages.

 

32.     Tia, M., Ruth, B.E.,. Chiu, C.T., Huang, S.C., and Richardson, D., "Improved Asphalt Cement Specifications to Ensure Better Performance ,"  Final Report, Project 4910450434012, Department of Civil Engineering, University of Florida, April 1994, 213 pages.

 

33.     Ruth, B.E., Tia, M., Shen, X., and Wang, L.H., "Improvement of Asphalt Mix Design to Prevent Rutting," Final Report, Project 4910450433712, Department of Civil Engineering, University of Florida, May 1994, 321 pages.

 

34.     Tia, M., Ruth, B.E., Roque, R., Shih, C.T., Upshaw, P., Chou, C.R., “Evaluation of Asphalt Additives for Improved Cracking and Rutting Resistance of Asphalt Paving Mixtures,” Final Report, Project 4910450441012, Department of Civil Engineering, University of Florida, February 1997, 292 pages.

 

35.     Tia, M., Ruth, B.E., Roque, R., Lee, M.G., Lu, D., “Development of Relationship between SHRP Asphalt Test Parameters and Structural Mixtures for Mechanistic Analysis and Rehabilitation Design of Flexible Pavement,” Final Report, Project 4910450445412, Department of Civil Engineering, University of Florida, March 1997, 275 pages.

 

36.     Tia, M., Leung, T.M., Darku, D., Richardson, D., Brown, D., “Development of a Laboratory Procedure for Evaluating Concrete Mixes for Resistance to Shrinkage Cracking in Service,” Project 560, Final Report, University of Florida, January 1998, 81 pages.

 

37.     Roque, R., Butler, W.G., Ruth, B.E., Tia, M., Dickison, S.W., Reid, B., “Evaluation of SHRP Indirect Tension Tester to Mitigate Cracking in Asphalt Concrete Pavements and Overlays,” Project 532, Final Report, University of Florida, August 1997, 335 pages.

 

38.    Cook, R., Tia, M., Fischer, K.B., Darku, D.D., “Use of Grout Pads for Sign and Lighting Structures,” Final Report, Department of Civil Engineering, University of Florida, March 2000, 294 pages.

 

39.    Tia, M., Sirin, O., Shih, C.T., “Development of a Suitable Procedure for Simulating Aging Effects of Hot-Mixing on Modified Asphalts for Use in Superpave Binder Specifications,” Final Report, Department of Civil Engineering, University of Florida, July 2000, 171 pages.

 

40.     Tia, M., Roque, R., Popik, M., Collins-Garcia, H., “Evaluation of an Alternative Solvent for Extraction of Asphalt to Reduce Health Hazards,” Final Report, University of Florida, November 2000.

 

41.     Tia, M., Roque, R., Sirin, O., “Evaluation of Superpave and Modified Superpave Mixtures by Means of Accelerated Pavement Testing (Planning and Design Phase),” Research Report, University of Florida, May 2001, 36 pages.

 

42.     Tia, M., Wu, C.L., Kumara, W., “Forensic Investigation of the Ellavile Weigh Station UTW Pavements,” Final Report, University of Florida, June 2002, 76 pages.

 

43.     Roque, R., Birgisson, B., Tia, M., Nukunya, B., “Evaluation of Superpave Criteria for VMA and Fine Aggregate Angularity,” Final Report, University of Florida, March 2002.

 

44.     Tia, M., Roque, R., Sirin, O., Kim, H.J., “Evaluation of Superpave Mixtures With and Without Polymer Modification by Means of Accelerated Pavement Testing,” Research Report, University of Florida, November 2002, 133 pages.

 

45.     Roque, R., Birgisson, B., Tia, M., Kim, B., Cui, Z. “Guidelines for Use of Modifiers in Superpave Mixtures,” Research Report, University of Floirda, Gainesville, Florida, January 2004, 131 pages.

 

46.     Najafi, F.T., Tia, M., Lovenxin, W., Javed, A., Chaudry, H., Abbas, A., “Use of Accelerated Flowable Fill in Pavement Section,” Research Report, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida, February 2004, 111 pages.

 

47.     Tia, M., Kumara, W., “Evaluation of Early Strength Requirement of Concrete for Slab Replacement Using APT,” Research Report, University of Florida, March 2005, 107 pages.

 

48.    Tia, M., Liu, Y., Brown, D., “Modulus of Elasticity, Creep and Shrinkage of Concrete,” Research Report, University of Florida, May 2005, 165 pages.

 

49.     Tia, M., Subramanian, R., Brown, D., Broward, C., “Evaluation of Shrinkage Cracking Potential of Concrete Used in Bridge Decks in Florida,” Research Report, University of Florida, September 2005, 129 pages.

 

 

 

GRANTS AND CONTRACTS AWARDED AS PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

(Those awarded as Co-Principal Investigator are not listed)

 

 1.      "Field Evaluation of Rigid Pavements for the Development of a Rigid Pavement Design System," 7/85 - 6/86, $33,110, funded by Florida DOT.

 

 2.      "Preliminary Investigation of Original and In-Service Asphalt Properties for the Development of Improved Specification," 7/85 - 6/86, $50,010, funded by Florida DOT.

 

 3.      "Investigation of Original and In-Service Asphalt Properties for the Development of Improved Specification," 7/86 -6/87, $62,647, funded by Florida DOT.

 

 4.      "Field Evaluation of Rigid Pavements for the Development of a Rigid Pavement Design System, Phase II," 7/86 - 6/87, $67,051, funded by Florida DOT.

 

 5.      "Field and Laboratory Study of Modulus of Rupture and Permeability of Structural Concretes in Florida," 7/86 - 9/97, $78,839, 10/87 -9/88, $72,269, funded by Florida DOT.

 

 6.      "Field Evaluation of Rigid Pavements for the Development of a Rigid Pavement Design System, Phase III," 7/87 - 8/88, $90,765, funded by Florida DOT.

 

 7.      "Investigation of Original and In-Service Asphalt Properties for the Development of Improved Specifications - Final Phase of Testing and Analysis," 7/87 - 6/88, $75,558, funded by Florida DOT.

 

 8.      "Coefficient of Thermal Expansion of Concrete Used in Florida," 9/87 - 8/88, $57,091, 9/88 - 8/89, $61,951, funded by Florida DOT.

 

 9.      "Field Evaluation of Rigid Pavements for the Development of a Rigid Pavement Design System, Phase IV," 8/88 - 8/89, $87,045, funded by Florida DOT.

 

10.     "Extension of Field and Laboratory Study of Modulus of Rupture and Permeability of Structural Concretes in Florida," 11/88 - 12/90, $160,509, funded by Florida DOT.

 

11.     "Evaluation of Criteria for Improved Durability of Asphalt," 8/88 - 12/90, $100,846, funded by Florida DOT.

 

12.     "Test on Asphalt Concrete Sealants," 10/88 - 12/88, $6,000, funded by Ceramic Tiles & Marbles, Inc.

 

13.     "Extension Study of Modulus of Rupture and Permeability of Structural Concrete in Florida for Development of a Concrete Performance Specification," 1/90 - 8/91, $118,081, funded by Florida DOT.

 

14.     "Development of Criteria for Durability of Modified Asphalts," 8/90 - 11/92, $101,750 for first year, $102,250 for second year, funded by Florida DOT.

 

15.     "Improved Asphalt Cement Specification to Ensure Better Performance," 1/91 - 3/93, $40,000 for first year, $85,000 for second year, $40,000 for third year, funded by Florida DOT.

 

16.     "Development of an Undergraduate Instrumentation Course for Civil Engineering," 8/92 - 7/94, $65,113, funded by National Science Foundation.

 

17.     "Evaluation of Asphalt Additives for Improved Cracking & Rutting Resistance of Asphalt Paving Mixtures," 8/92 - 11/94, $175,205, funded by Florida DOT.

 

18.     "Development of Relationships Between SHRP Asphalt Test Parameters & Structural Mixtures for Mechanistic Analysis and Rehabilitation of Flexible Pavement," 8/93 -11/96, $305,007, funded by Florida DOT.

 

19.    “Development of a Laboratory Procedure for Evaluating Concrete Mixes for Resistance to Shrinkage Cracking in Service,” 8/96 – 3/98, $76,422, funded by Florida DOT.

 

20.     “Development of a Suitable Procedure for Simulating Aging Effects of Hot Mixing on Modified Asphalts for Use in Superpave Binder Specifications,” 8/96 – 5/00, $182,487, funded by Florida DOT.

 

21.    “Evaluation of an Alternative Solvent for Extraction of Asphalt to Reduce Health Hazards,” 8/98 – 11/00, $150,182, funded by Florida DOT.

 

22.    “Evaluation of Superpave Mixtures With and Without Polymer Modification by Means of Accelerated Pavement Testing – Planning and Design Phase,”  6/00- 12/00, $42,962, funded by Florida DOT.

 

23.     “Evaluation of Shrinkage Cracking Potential of Concrete Used in Bridge Deck in Florida,” 11/00 - 6/05, $128,756, funded by Florida DOT.

 

24.    “Evaluation of Superpave Mixtures With and Without Polymer Modification by Means of Accelerated Pavement Testing,” 11/00 - 3/02, $126,119, funded by Florida DOT.

 

25.     “Forensic Investigation of the Elaville Weigh Station UTW Pavement,” 5/01-12/01, $51,289, funded by Florida DOT.

 

26.     “Evaluation of Performance of Ultra-Thin Whitetopping by Means of Heavy Vehicle Simulator - Analysis, Planning and Design Phase,” 9/01 – 2/03, $63,700, funded by Florida DOT.

 

27.     “Evaluation of Early Strength Requirement of Concrete for Slab Replacement Using APT,” 10/02 –12/04,  $69,128, funded by FDOT.

 

28.     “Modulus of Elasticity, Creep and Shrinkage of Concrete,” $171,098, 10/02 -3/05, funded by FDOT.

 

29.     “Workshop on Instrumentation – Implementation, Acquisition, Analysis for the FDOT’s Accelerated Pavement Testing Program,” $30,000, 3/03 – 6/03, funded by FDOT.

 

30.     “Development of Analysis Tools for Pavement Performance,” $125,467, 8/03 – 2/06, funded by FDOT.

 

31.     “Evaluation of Feasibility of Using Composite Pavements in Florida by means of HVS Testing,” $181,596, 8/03 - 10/05, funded by FDOT.

 

32.     “Evaluation of Early Strength Requirement of Concrete for Slab Replacement Using APT – Phase II,” $131,963, 5/05 – 5/08, funded by FDOT.

 

 

Total Funding awarded as PI: $3,567,266.

 

 

Total Funding awarded as PI in the last 5 years (since June 2000): $1,122,078.

 

 

 

Ph.D. DISSERTATIONS DIRECTED AS CHAIRMAN OR CO-CHAIRMAN

 

 1.      Commandur T. Chari, "Evaluation of Age Hardening on the Characteristics of Asphalts and Mixtures," April 1988.  (Co-Chairman)

 

 2.      Byungwan Jo, "A Finite Element Parametric Study for the Response of Concrete Highway Pavements with Skewed Joints," April 1988.  (Co-Chairman)

 

 3.      Chung-Lung Wu, "Field Evaluation and Comprehensive Structural Analysis of Concrete Pavement for the Development of a Rational Thickness Design Method," December 1988.  (Chairman)

 

 4.      Prasit Soongswang, "Field and Laboratory Study of Modulus of Rupture and Permeability of Structural Concrete in Florida," August 1989.  (Chairman)

 

 5.      Gabriel D. Alungbe, "Coefficient of Thermal and Moisture Expansion of Concrete Used in Florida," December 1989.  (Chairman)

 

 6.      Jih-Min Shiau, "Evaluation of Criteria for Improved Durability of Asphalt," December 1990. (Chairman)

 

 7.      Constantinos A. Meletiou, "Development of a Field Permeability Test for Assessing the Durability of Concrete in Marine Structures,"  April 1991.  (Chairman)

 

 8.      Prasan Amornsrivilai, "A Laboratory Study on the Effects of Fly Ash, Silica Fume, and Aggregate Type on the Mechanical Properties and Permeability of Concrete," Dec. 1991.  (Chairman)

 

 9.      Abdulrahman Abdullah Al-Azzam, "Statistically Based Acceptance Procedures with Price Adjustment Provisions and Realistic Job Mix Formula Tolerances for Flexible Pavement Materials," May 1993. (Co-Chairman)

 

10.     Bouzid Choubane, "Analysis and Field Verification of the Effects of Thermal Gradient on Concrete Pavement Response," August 1993.  (Chairman)

 

11.     Xuezhen Shen, "Simulation Dual Load FWD Systems for Determination of Pavement Layer Moduli in Flexible Pavement," August 1993. (Co-Chairman)

 

12.     Shin-Che Huang, “Development of Improved Criteria for Modified Asphalts,” April 1994.  (Chairman)

 

13.     Chui-Te Chiu, “Investigation of Laboratory Asphalt Aging Processes for Development of an Effective Procedure to Characterize Asphalt Durability,” April 1994.  (Chairman)

 

14.     Ming-Gin Lee, “Development of Relationship between SHRP Asphalt Test Parameters and Structural Mixtures for Mechanistic Analysis and Rehabilitation of Flexible Pavements,” August 1996. (Chairman)

 

15.     Chuang-Tsair Shih, “Evaluation of Asphalt Additives for Improved Cracking and Rutting Resistance of Asphalt Paving Mixtures,” December 1996.  (Chairman)

 

16.     Okan Sirin, “Development of a Suitable Procedure for Simulating Aging Effects of Hot Mixing on Modified Asphalts for Use in Superpave Binder Specifications,” May 2000.  (Chairman)

 

17.     Claude Villiers, “Sensitivity of Superpave Mixtures for Development of Performance-Related Specifications,” December 2004.  (Chairman)

 

18.     Wasantha Kumara, “Analysis and Verification of Stresses and Strains and their Relationship in Failure in Concrete Pavements under HVS Loading,” May 2005.  (Chairman)

 

 

M.S. OR M.E. THESES DIRECTED AS CHAIRMAN OR CO-CHAIRMAN

 

 1.      David A. Twiddy, "Response and Distress of Concrete Pavements," December 1983.  (Co-Chairman)

 

 2.      Kevin L. Toye, "Finite Element Analysis of a Concrete Slab," December 1984.  (Chairman)

 

 3.      Shau Lei, "Analysis of Three-Slabs Concrete Pavement Systems Using Finite Element Method," April 1985.  (Chairman)

 

 4.      Michael Landry, "A Finite Element Analytical Model for the In-Plane Analysis of Concrete Highway Pavement," April 1986.  (Co-Chairman)

 

 5.      Su-Syin Chou, "Analysis of Concrete Pavement Systems Using FEACONS III," August 1986.  (Chairman)

 

 6.      Kyoung-Soo Eom, "Development of an Effective Methodology for Evaluation of Concrete Pavement Systems,"  August 1987.  (Chairman)

 

 7.      Jeffery Dwayne Couch, "An Evaluation of the Interstate 10 Concrete Pavement in West Florida," December 1987.   (Chairman)

 

 8.      Constantinos A. Meletiou, "Design, Development and Use of a Field Permeability Test (FPT) Apparatus and Nondestructive Method for the Determination of In Situ Permeability of Structural Concrete," December 1988.  (Co-Chairman)

 

 9.      Antonis Hadjiantonis, "Development of an Expert System for Durability Evaluation of In-Service Concrete Structures," May 1992.  (Chairman)

 

10.     Patrick Upshaw, “Evaluation of SHRP Asphalt Test Equipment and Procedures for Florida Conditions,” August 1994.  (Chairman)

 

11.    Dai Lu, “Development of an Enhanced Mechanistic Analysis and Design System for Evaluation and Rehabilitation of Flexible Pavement (REDAPS III Program),” December 1995.  (Chairman)

 

12.    Tu-Ming Leung, “Development of a Laboratory Procedure for Evaluating Concrete Mixes for Resistance to Shrinkage Cracking in Service,” December 1997. (Chairman)

 

13.     Daniel Darku, “The Effects of the Use of Grout Pads  on the Corrosion Resistance of Signing and Lighting Poles,” May 1999.  (Chairman)

 

14.    Kevin Barton Fischer, “Use of Grout Pads in Sign and Lignting Structures,” May 1999. (Co-Chairman)

 

15.    Holly Collins-Garcia, “Evaluation of an Alternative Solvent for Extraction of Asphalt to Reduce Health Hazards,” August 1999.  (Chairman)

 

16.     Howard Moseley, “An Evaluation of Superpave Compaction and Asphalt Mixture Properties,” August 1999. (Co-Chairman)

 

17.     Tamara Groom, “Evaluation of Procedures of Rice Density Test,” August 1999.  (Co-Chairman)

 

18.     Charles Hozschuher, “Evaluation of Rice Density Testing and Procedures,” August 1999.  (Co-Chairman)

 

19.     Lorenzo Casanova, “The Effectiveness of the Compacted Void Content of Fine Aggregate Angularity Test in Determining the Quality of Fine Aggregates Used in Superpave Mixtures,” December 1999.  (Co-Chairman)

 

20.    Mark Popik, “Evaluation of Ensolv as an Alternative Solvent for extraction and recovery of asphalt,” December 2000.  (Chairman)

 

21.     Sylvester Asiamah, “Relationship between Laboratory Mix Properties and Rutting Resistance for Superpave Mixtures,” December 2001. (Chairman)

 

22.     Hong-Joong Kim, “Evaluation of Superpave Mixtures With and Without Polymer Modification by Means of Accelerated Pavement Testing,” August 2002. (Chairman)

 

 

 

 

M.E. REPORTS DIRECTED AS CHAIRMAN

 

 1.      Chung-Lung Wu, "Estimation of In-Situ Material Properties of Flexible Pavement Structures Based on Falling Weight Deflectometer Measurements", August 1985.

 

 2.      Jiin-Tian Teng, "Measurement of Low-Temperature Rheological Properties of Asphalt by Use of the Schweyer Rheometer," August 1986.

 

 3.      Jay R. Gabrielson, "Linear Elastic Analysis of High Pressure Tires on Flexible Pavement Systems," December 1986.

 

 4.      David L. Watts, "Asphalt Hot-Mix Recycling," August 1987.

 

 5.      John Amarantides, "Streambank Protection and Erosion Control," August 1987.

 

 6.      Costas J. Philippides, "Corrosion of Reinforced Concrete," August 1987.

 

 7.      Chao-Hun Tang, "A Study of the In-Plane Stresses in Concrete Pavement," April 1989.

 

 8.      Hsueh-Long Chou, "The Use of Class F Fly Ash in Concrete," July 1989.

 

 9.      Chuang-Tsair Shih, "Recycled Portland Cement Concrete as Aggregate for New Concrete Pavements," July 1989.

 

10.     Shin-Che Huang, "Protection of Asphalt Pavement from Spillage of Gasoline by Means of Sealants," July 1989.

 

11.     Rajarajan Subramanian, “Review of Methods to Improve the Resistance of Concrete to Exposure of Heat and Oil,” December 1993.

 

12.     Joseph Eliode, “Ultra Thin Whitetoping in Florida,” December 2000.

 

13.     Faisal Shehzad Awan, “Instrumentation of the Apparatus to Measure Resistance to Shrinkage Cracking,” August 2002.

 

14.     Wesla Bordeau, “Concrete Shrinkage and Shrinkage Reduction Methods,” May 2004.