Information Session

Wednesday, February 8, 2012

Kamal H. Khayat, CIES Director

What.Who.WhyCIES.mst.edu

WHAT: Center for Infrastructure Engineering Studies (CIES)

CIES regroups research teams with expertise in the area of buildings, civil, and power infrastructure, as well as infrastructure management.

CIES seeks to be the primary conduit for communication among faculty members on the Missouri S&T campus interested in infrastructure studies.

• Foster interdisciplinary R&D activities in infrastructure engineering with well-focused projects tailored to address the needs of local, state, and federal agencies, and the private sector.

• Support student education in the vast field of transportation infrastructure.

• Promote technology transfer to the engineering community and industry.

• Assist Center affiliated members in preparing major infrastructure proposals.

WHAT: Center Mission

WHAT: CIES Quick Facts

• Founded in 1998• 1 of 8 University-funded research centers at

Missouri S&T• 16 affiliated faculty members • 5 departments• 5 staff members S&T’s Return on Investment

Calendar Year

External Funding Expenditures

ROI

2010 $3.66M 16 : 12009 $3.62M 16 : 12008 $2.74M 12 : 12007 $2.46M 11 : 12006 $2.58M 12 : 1

WHAT: CIES Research Theme Areas• Develop advanced, sustainable materials for

infrastructure construction and rehabilitation.• Advance design methods to resist extreme

events such as earthquakes.• Employ novel, non-destructive techniques to

assess damage and structural health monitoring of Infrastructure.

• Develop resilient and sustainable systems to support alternative energy for transportation infrastructure.

WHAT: Affiliated Research Center

Center for Transportation Infrastructure and Safety (CTIS)

National University Transportation Center (UTC) managed under the umbrella of CIES

• In operation since 1998• In 2006, promoted to the rank of National UTC• Funding Source: US Department of Transportation

• Mission: To advance U.S. technology and expertise in the many disciplines comprising transportation through the mechanisms of education, research, and technology transfer

CTIS Background

Research thrusts• Advanced construction materials• Non-destructive evaluation technologies and methods• Transition-state fuel vehicle infrastructure

Current Performance MetricsCURRENT PERFORMANCE METRICS

Since FY2006

Total CTIS Awarded Proposals 100

Total CTIS Awarded Funds $7.52M

Total Awarded Matching Funds $13.76M

CTIS Award : Match Award Ratio 1.83 : 1

WHO: Meet the administrative staff

WHO: Meet the lab technicians

University of California, Berkeley• Bachelor of Science in Civil Eng. – 1982• Master of Eng., Construction Eng. & Management – 1984• Master of Science, Structural Eng. – 1985• Doctor of Philosophy in Civil Eng. – 1989• Post‐doc – 1990

• Section Head, Cement and Concrete Research Group, U. of Sherbrooke, CAN• Director, Center of Excellence on Concrete Infrastructure• Director, Integrated Research Laboratory on Materials Valorization and 

Innovative and Durable Structures• NSERC Chair of FCAR

CIES Director’s BackgroundVernon & Maralee Jones Professor of Civil Eng. – 2011 

• Cement chemistry & microstructure• Physical & chemical characterization• Admixture technology• Valorization of industrial by‐products• Rheology of cement‐based materials• Early‐age properties & cracking• Mechanical properties & structural performance• Durability & service life• Field validation

Research ExpertiseDevelopment of high‐performance cement‐based materials for structural applications and rehabilitation of infrastructure. 

Owners:

Material Suppliers:

Engineering Firms:

Testing Labs:

High-Performance Flowable Concrete with Adapted Rheology

Inspecsol

Prefab:

Better understanding of rheology can lead to new design and construction procedures

Anderson, NeilGeological Sciences & Engineering

Geophysical technologies in support of geotechnical, structural, geo-hydrological, mining, oil & gas, and archeological site characterizations.

Recent projects involved the acquisition, processing and interpretation of reflection seismic, refraction seismic, surface wave (MASW and ReMi), electrical resistivity tomography, induced polarization, self-potential, ground penetrating radar, magnetic, electromagnetic, echo sounding and sub-bottom profiling data.

Bate, BateCivil, Architectural & Environmental Engineering

Contaminant containment and site remediation, in situ soil improvement, beneficial reuse of industrial waste materials, modeling of fundamental soil behavior using discrete element method, and unsaturated soil mechanics.

Interdisciplinary research that span the areas of biological remediation, petroleum engineering, energy efficiency in geo-environmental engineering, and electromagnetic signal analysis.

Chandrashekhara, K.Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering

Polymer composite manufacturing, smart structures, multifunctional composite armor, bio-composites, nano-composites, finite element analysis, and experimental characterization.

Director of the composite manufacturing laboratory at Missouri S&T. The facilities include pultrusion, filament winding, compression molding, injection molding, autoclave, resin transfer molding (RTM), and vacuum assisted resin transfer molding (VARTM) equipment.

Chen, GendaCivil, Architectural & Environmental Engineering

Structural control, structural health monitoring, interfacial mechanics of composite structures, and multi-hazard effects on civil infrastructure.

Long, SuzannaEngineering Management and Systems Engineering

Sustainable transportation Infrastructures, transportation workforce development, strategic global supply chain networks, transportation management, and sustainable energy management systems.

Luna, RonaldoCivil, Architectural & Environmental Engineering

Soil borrow sites, seismic effects, bedrock, soil-structure interaction, soil-pile interaction, hurricane Katrina, higher education, simulation, creep, limitations, earthquakes, evaluation and assessment, e-Learning, deformations, segmentation, and modules limit states.

Maerz, NorbertGeological Sciences & Engineering

Non-destructive testing and imaging of geological and related materials. In over 20 years he has developed image analysis applications for measuring: 1) the size of crushed or blasted rock fragments, 2) the shape of aggregate particles, 3) block size of in-situ rock masses, 4) orientation of in-situ rock fabric, 5) roughness of rock and concrete surfaces, and 6) the geometry of underground openings.

Use of LIDAR to characterize rock slopes, bridges, and as a tool for automated navigation prototypes.

Myers, JohnCivil, Architectural & Environmental Engineering

Structural behavior of prestressed concrete including advanced cement-based materials (HSC, HPC, HS-SCC, SCC, etc.), fiber-reinforced polymers (FRP) in structural repair and strengthening applications, the development of environmentally sensitive construction materials, and systems for blast resistant structures.

Rapid repair and accelerated construction. Structural health monitoring and instrumentation related to NDE of in-situ structures and demonstration bridges.

Prowell, Ian M.Civil, Architectural & Environmental Engineering

Structural challenges in renewable energy, Full-scale dynamic testing and vibration monitoring of structure, Structural dynamics in the presence of multiple load sources, Understanding and mitigating system level risk for dynamic structures with multiple load sources, System identification techniques, Application of information technology to advance structural engineering, Earthquake risk mitigation in developing nations, Application of performance based methodology to improve sustainability

Richardson, DavidCivil, Architectural & Environmental Engineering

Behavior and test methods of aggregate, asphalt, concrete and masonry materials.

Research interests include: 1) static and repeated load behavior of subgrade soils, granular base, stabilized soil, and asphaltic materials; 2) drainability of granular pavement materials; 3) development of pavement material algorithms; 4) durability of aggregates; 5) use of alternate materials in concrete masonry and asphalt pavements; 6) concrete strength and workability and mix design procedures; 7) Superpave related topics, 8) aggregate shape characteristics; 9) concrete reinforcement bonding; 10) creep compliance of asphalt mixes; and 11) concrete aggregate gradation.

Sedighsarvestani, SahraElectrical & Computer Engineer

Cyber-physical systems, critical infrastructure protection, pervasive computing, sensor networks for environmental and structural monitoring, development and assessment of dependable networks and embedded systems, system and information assurance.

Sheffield, John W. Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering

Hydrogen energy, gas liquefaction, hydrogen gas fuel, hydrogen liquefaction, backup power unit, real world demonstration, hydrogen applications, fuel cell plug-in hybrid electric vehicle, economics, heat exchangers, design and construction, Collins cycle, stationary power generation, hydrogen powered transportation, hydrogen fuel cells.

Sneed, Lesley H.Civil, Architectural & Environmental Engineering

Reinforced and prestressed concrete structural members and systems, structural models and experimental methods, innovative methods of repair and strengthening of structures subjected to seismic loading or other extreme hazards, structural hazard mitigation, and design codes and construction specifications for structural

Volz, Jeffery S.Civil, Architectural & Environmental Engineering

Structural engineering and material science aimed at improved structural and durability performance. His current focus involves innovative materials and technologies for sustainable infrastructure, such as high-volume fly ash concrete, fiber-reinforced cementitious composites, and fiber-reinforced polymers.

Wang, JianminCivil, Architectural & Environmental Engineering

Silver, adsorption, heavy metal, hurricane katrina, alumina, coal fly ash, characterizing, primary sludge, wastewater, dissolved and organic matter, geological hazards, uptake, dissolved organic matter, activated sludge, ph, zeta potential, acidity constant, and leaching.

WHY: CIES Support

• Laboratory space at ERL• Subsidized technician support for training,

lab and field support• Assistance with research accounts/budgets• Discounted use of CIES trucks• Office space for graduate students• Etc.

Visit CIES.mst.edu

CIES Laboratory Facilities

Environmental chamber with temperature range up to 0 to 1200F, equipped with U.V. lamps. 12 x 12 ft., 9 ft ceiling height

Dynamic cyclic load frame for specimens up to 6 ft. in width and 27 ft. in length

25

Tinius Olson 120 Kip capacity super “L” is used to test specimens in compression or tension

Baldwin 400HV universal testing machine 400 Kip capacity and load frame is set up to test large scale specimens. Clearance height of 9 ft. and a reaction frame 14 ft. in length and 2 ft. width

CIES technician support

CIES specialized field work

CIES Facilities

Specialty tools

• GRA support to promote interdisciplinary and collaborative research leading to joint publications and/or submittal of proposals.

• 25% GRA support for the Fall 2012 and Spring 2013 semesters.

• PI is expected to match the GRA support 1:1 using external non-federal sources (internal match would also be considered).

• Junior faculty members are encouraged to apply.• PI must submit a final report and present findings as per

technology transfer requirements of NUTC.

WHY: CIES Scholarships

CIES/NUTC Meeting Schedule ‐ Spring 2012Day of Week

Date Time Location Meeting / Seminar

Wednesday 2/8 3:30pm –4:30pm

101 Butler‐Carlton Hall

CIES/NUTC Campus‐wide Presentation

Wednesday 2/22 3:30pm –4:30pm

202 ERL Faculty Meeting

Wednesday 3/7 3:30pm –4:30pm

121 Butler‐Carlton Hall

Seminar

Thursday 3/22 2:30pm –3:30pm

202 ERL Faculty Meeting

Wednesday 4/11 3:30pm –4:30pm

121 Butler‐Carlton Hall

Seminar

Wednesday 5/2 3:30pm –4:30pm

202 ERL Faculty Meeting

Monday 5/7 9am‐5pm St. Pat’s Ballroom, Havener Center

Missouri S&T Transportation Infrastructure Conference

WHY: CIES Technology Transfer

WHAT: CIES Research Theme Areas• Develop advanced, sustainable materials for

infrastructure construction and rehabilitation.• Advance design methods to resist extreme

events such as earthquakes.• Employ novel, non-destructive techniques to

assess damage and structural health monitoring of Infrastructure.

• Develop resilient and sustainable systems to support alternative energy for transportation infrastructure.

Theme Research Area IAdvanced Sustainable Materials for Infrastructure Construction involving the following objectives:

Develop material science and fundamental understanding of sustainable construction materials.

Improve structural integrity and sustainability and reliability of the transportation system.

Establish performance-based specifications and quality management tools for infrastructure construction and rehabilitation, leading to standardization, and code approval.

Development and testing of advanced construction materials

UHPC(200 MPa)

HSC (100 MPa)

Sustainable HPC infrastructure

• Safer infrastructures (strength, ductility …)

• Faster construction• Longer service life• Cost‐effective structures• Greater use of recycled mat. and lower GHG emissions

Roller‐compacted concrete 

Self‐consolidating  concrete

Lightweight aggregate

Fibers

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RPC with fibres

Design and implementation of advanced construction materials requires:• Evaluation of structural behavior• Monitoring of long‐term performance• Development of sound design procedures • Establishment of effective guidelines and specifications …

Advancement of State‐of‐the Art

SOY-BASED UV RESISTANT POLYURETHANE PULTRUDED

COMPOSITES

K. ChandrashekharaDepartment of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering

Sponsors: United Soybean Board, Bayer MaterialScience and NUTC

Sample Project:

Polyurethane Pultrusion

Pultruded base PU pigmented

composite

Pultrusion setup

Glass fiber reinforced Polyurethane pultruded composites

Size of the Pultruded Composite

Width: 2 in.Thickness: 0.12 in.

Pultrusion Line Speed0.5 ft/min to 2 ft/min

Low Velocity Impact Testing

15J Impact

Base PU Soy-based PU Base PU Soy-based PU

Front Back

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Base PU 15J20% Soy-PU 15J30% Soy-PU 15J

Energy versus Time

Finite Element Model for Impact Simulation

Non-destructive evaluation technologies and methods and structural health monitoring of infrastructure involving the following objective: Develop non-destructive testing, monitoring,

and evaluation methods of new and repaired structures, including detection of corrosion of reinforcing bars and defects in bridge deck.

Theme Research Area II

The SmartBrick Platform for Autonomous Structural Health Monitoring

Arun GunasekaranShawn Cross

Neil PatelSahra Sedigh

Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering

Sample Project:

• Third-generation prototype• Lab- & field-tested in US and Italy• Long-range communication via

GSM/GPRS• Short-range communication using

Zigbee• Operating system designed

specifically for monitoring and detection

• Data storage• Customizable sensors• Onboard power source• Rugged enclosure• Featured in Homeland Security

Magazine and Popular Mechanics

SmartBrick Platform for SHM

Overview of SmartBrick Platform

Field Testing• Installed on Bridge A6531in

Osage Beach, MO• Location offered frequent

changes in water level• No protection from elements• USGS and Ameren UE data is

available for validation• Currently deployed in multiple

locations in Italy• Deployment is planned on an

experimental bridge in Washington County, MO

After Nine Months

• Device withstood:– Submersion– Temperatures from

-10° to 100° F– Ice storm– Two lengthy power outages at

data repository

Sample Results

Snapshot of Web Report

Resilient and sustainable systems to support alternative energy for transportation infrastructure Develop resilient and sustainable

infrastructure systems to support new initiatives, such as transition-state fuel infrastructure.

Theme Research Area III

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Plug-In Hybrid Electric Basic Utility Vehicles(E-BUV)