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John Cleary, Ph.D., P.E. Department of Civil, Coastal, & Environmental Engineering
University of South Alabama
150 Jaguar Drive
Shelby Hall, Suite 3142
Mobile, AL 36688
Office Phone: (251) 460-6174
E-mail: [email protected]
EDUCATION
Case Western Reserve University Cleveland, Ohio
Doctor of Philosophy in Civil Engineering January 2011
Focus in Structural Engineering
Dissertation Topic: Forensic Investigations of the Innerbelt Bridge
Dissertation Advisor: Arthur Huckelbridge, D.Eng., P.E.
Cleveland State University Cleveland, Ohio
Master of Science in Civil Engineering December 2007
Focus in Structures and Foundations
Thesis Topic: Reducing Concrete Cracking for Structures and Pavements
Thesis Advisor: Norbert Delatte, P.E., Ph.D., F.ACI
Bachelor of Civil Engineering May 2006
Graduated Summa Cum Laude
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
University of South Alabama Mobile, Alabama
Department of Civil, Coastal, & Environmental Engineering
College of Engineering
Assistant Professor (8/2012 – Present)
Independent Consulting Engineer Mobile, Alabama
Structural Engineering (5/2015 – Present)
Western Illinois University – Quad Cities Moline, Illinois
School of Engineering
Assistant Professor (8/2010 – 5/2012)
Case Western Reserve University Cleveland, Ohio
Graduate Fellow/Teaching and Research Assistant (1/2008 – 8/2010)
Cleveland State University Cleveland, Ohio
Teaching and Research Assistant (2/2006 – 12/2007)
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PROFESSIONAL REGISTRATION
Professional Engineer: Alabama (No. 35154), Florida (No. 82788), NCEES Record
Number 15-648-81
Cal EMA Safety Assessment Program (SAP), California Emergency Management Agency,
SAP ID No. 71718
Fortified Wise - Professional
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
University of South Alabama
EG 231: Intro to Ethics and Econ
EG 283: Statics
EG 315: Mechanics of Materials
CE 314/315: CE Materials/Lab
CE 384/385: Structural Analysis/Lab
CE 432: Senior Design II
CE 482/582: Timber Design
CE 583: Advanced Steel Design
Western Illinois University
ENGR 320: Mechanical Design
ENGR 351: Engr. Material Science
ENGR 360: Structural Design
ENGR 460: Steel Design
ENGR 461: Concrete Design
ENGR 481: Finite Element Analysis
ENGR 490: Senior Design
ENGR 491: Engineering Internship
Case Western Reserve University
ECIV 310 Strength of Materials
– Summer 2008, 2009, and 2010
Cleveland State University
Instructor for ESC 202 Dynamics
– Spring 2007
AWARDS/ HONOR SOCIETIES
Mobile Area Council of Engineers (MACE) – 2017 ASCE Outstanding Engineer
Mortar Board: Azalea Chapter Top Prof - 2013
ASCE ExCEEd Teaching Fellow - 2011
Saada Family Fellow: CWRU (2008 – 2010)
Craig J. Miller Memorial Award: CWRU (2010)
ACI Graduate Scholarship Recipient: CSU (2007 – 2008)
University Transportation Center: Student of the Year: CSU (2007)
Engineering Student Enrichment Program: Outstanding Senior: CSU (2006)
Tau Beta Pi: Ohio Epsilon Chapter (Cleveland State University), 2006
Order of the Engineer – Cleveland State Chapter
Chi Epsilon: University of South Alabama Chapter, 2017
PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATION MEMBERSHIP AND ACTIVITIES
Structural Engineering Institute of ASCE (SEI)
– Local Activities Division (LAD)
Executive Committee: Past-Chair (2017 – Present), Chair (2016 – 2017),
Vice-Chair (2015 – 2016), Secretary (2014 – 2015)
John Cleary, Ph.D., P.E. Page 3 of 12
Outreach Committee: Chair (2016 – Present), Member (2013 – Present)
– Mobile Chapter: Founding President (2013 – Present)
– Quad Cities Chapter: President (2011 – 2012)
– Structures Congress Committee: Member (2015 – 2016)
– Student Initiative Committee: Chair (2017 – Present), Vice-Chair (2013 – 2017)
– Board of Governors Task Committee - SEI Video Library: Member (2017 –
Present)
American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE)
– Mobile Branch: Past-President (2017 – Present), President (2016 – 2017), Vice-
President (2015- 2016), Secretary (2014-2015), Treasurer (2013-2014)
– Member (2015 – Present), Associate Member (2010 – 2015), Student Member
(2004 – 2010)
– Graduate Student Advisor at CWRU (2010)
American Institute for Steel Construction (AISC): Member (2010 – Present)
Quad Cities Engineering and Science Council (QCESC)
– Member (2010 – 2012)
– Battle of the Bridges Committee Member (2011, 2012)
American Concrete Institute (ACI)
– E-Member (2012 – 2013)
– Cleveland Section: Student Member (2006 – 2010)
– ACI Certified Field Testing Technician Grade I, expired
Structural Engineering Association of Alabama: Member (2017 – Present)
Case Civil Engineering Graduate Student Association: Coordinator (2009 – 2010)
UNIVERSITY SERVICE
University of South Alabama
University Level:
– Faculty Senate Executive Committee: Member (2017 – Present)
– Faculty Senate Environmental Quality Committee: Chair (2017 – Present),
Member (2016 – Present)
– Faculty Senate: College of Engineering Representative (1 of 4) (2016 – Present)
– Safety and Environmental Compliance Committee: Member (2017 – Present)
– Sustainability Committee: Member (2017 – Present)
– Scholarship and Financial Aid Committee: Member (2016 – 2017)
– Quality Enhancement Plan (QEP) Advisory Council: Member (2013 – Present)
– University Writing Committee (2014 – Present)
– Search Committee for QEP Director: Member (2015)
College Level:
– Faculty Affairs Committee: Member (2015 – Present)
– Undergraduate Affairs Committee: Member (2015 – Present)
– Computing Committee: Chair (2013 – 2015), Member (2012 – 2015)
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– EG Committee: Statics and Mechanics of Materials Member (2013 – Present)
Department Level:
– Faculty Advisor for Chi Epsilon: (2014 – Present)
– Search Committee for Coastal Engineering Faculty: Member (2015)
Western Illinois University
University Level – Quad Cities Executive Committee of the Faculty Council
College Level – Computing & Technology Committee, Assessment Committee
School Level –Curriculum Committee, Advisory Committee Faculty Representative,
Faculty Search Committee Member (4 searches), Website Coordinator,
Coordinator for Professional Licensure and Liaison with the Illinois Board of
Professional Engineers
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
NCAT Professor Training Course. National Asphalt Paving Association. Auburn. 2015
NSF Funded Workshop on using Case Methods for Instruction. Tampa, FL. 2013
SEI Local Activities Division Leadership Conference – 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015,
2016, and 2017
ASCE ExCEEd Teaching Workshop – July 2011
PUBLICATIONS
PEER REVIEWED JOURNALS
Webb, Bret and John Cleary. Drag‑Induced Displacement of a Simply Supported Bridge
Span During Hurricane Katrina. Journal of the Performance of Constructed Facilities.
Submitted March 2018. [Under Review]
Cleary, John. Multistate Licensure, Engineers Need to Figure This Out! ASCE Journal
of Professional Issues in Education and Practice. Vol. 144, Issue 4. October 2018
[Published online June 2018]
Cleary, John, Bret Webb, Scott Douglass, Thomas Buhring, and Eric Steward.
Assessment of Engineering Adaptations to Extreme Events and Climate Change for a
Simply Supported Interstate Bridge over a Shallow Estuary. ASCE Journal of Bridge
Engineering. Submitted: October 2017 [In Press]
Cleary, John and Eric Steward. Analysis of ground vibrations induced by pile driving
and a comparison of vibration prediction methods. DFI Journal - Journal of the Deep
Foundations Institute. Volume 10. Issue 3. Pages 125-134. 2016.
Cleary, J, A. Huckelbridge. Forensic Investigation of Out of Plane Vibrations in the
Webs of Plate Girders. Materials Evaluation: The Monthly Journal of ASNT, Volume 69,
Number 3. March, 2011.
Cleary, John, and Delatte, Norbert, Implementation of Internal Curing in Transportation
Concrete, Concrete Materials, Transportation Research Record No. 2070, pp. 1-7, 2008.
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PEER REVIEWED CONFERENCE PROCEEDINGS
Kijewski-Correa, T., J. Gong, A. Kennedy, J. A. Womble, C.S. Cai, J. Cleary, T. N.
Dao, F. Leite, D. Liang, K. Peterman, C. Sun, A. Taflanidis and R. L. Wood.
Performance of Low-Rise Construction under Wind and Coastal Hazards during the
Landfall of Hurricane Harvey. ASCE Forensic Engineering 8th Congress. Austin, TX.
Submitted March 2018. [Under Review]
Cleary, John. Structural Damage after Hurricane Harvey: Initial Observations and
Lessons Learned. Proceedings of the 2018 IISE Annual Conference. May 2018.
Cleary, John, Andrew Gillis, and Eric Steward. A Case Study of Ground Vibrations Due
to Pile Driving in Mobile, Alabama. ASCE Forensic Engineering 7th Congress. Miami,
FL. November 2015.
Cleary, J., and N. Delatte, Implementation of Internal Curing in Transportation
Concrete, Presented at 87th TRB Annual Meeting. Washington, D.C. January 2008.
CONFERENCE PROCEEDINGS
Cleary, John and Sean Byrne. Wood I-Joists Exposed to Floods, How do they Perform?
Proceedings of the 2018 Structures Congress. April 2018.
James, Derek, John Cleary, and Scott Douglass. Estimating Wave Loads on Bridge
Decks. Structures Congress Proceedings. April 2015
Cleary, J. Synopsis on State Requirements for Vibrations During Pile Driving. ASCE
Texas Section Fall Conference and ASCE Construction Institute Summit. September
2013.
Cleary, J, A. Huckelbridge. Forensic Investigation of Out of Plane Vibrations in the
Webs of Plate Girders (Summary). NDE/NDET for Highways & Bridges: Structural
Materials Technology Conference. August 2010.
Cleary, J, A. Huckelbridge. Monitoring the Relocation of the Innerbelt Bridge (CUY-90-
1524) in Cleveland, Ohio (Summary). NDE/NDET for Highways & Bridges: Structural
Materials Technology Conference. August 2010.
Delatte, N., and Cleary, J., Internal Curing of Concrete Pavements and Overlays,
Presented at 9th International Conference on Concrete Pavements. San Francisco,
California. August 2008.
Delatte, N., and J. Cleary, Using Internal Curing in Concrete Pavements, FHWA
International Conference on Optimizing Paving Concrete Mixtures and Accelerated
Concrete Pavement Construction and Rehabilitation. Atlanta, Georgia, November 2007.
Delatte, N., D. Crowl, E. Mack, and J. Cleary, Evaluating High Absorptive Materials to
Improve Internal Curing of Concrete, Proceedings of ACI Fall Convention. Fajardo,
Puerto Rico. October 2007.
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Delatte, N., and J. Cleary, Developing a Structural Design Method for Pervious
Concrete Pavement. 14th Annual International Center for Aggregates Research (ICAR)
Symposium in Austin, Texas, April 25, 2006.
FINAL REPORTS
Cleary, J., and I. Obiako. Final Report on the Investigation of Low-Cost Retrofit Options
for Safe Rooms. Alabama Center for Insurance Information and Research. 2018
Douglass, S. L., T. Buhring, J. Cleary, E. Steward, and B. Webb. Sea Level Rise and
Storm Surge Impacts on a Coastal Bridge: I-10 Bayway, Mobile Bay, Alabama (FHWA-
HEP-17-014 ed., pp. 52). U.S. Department of Transportation. 2015
Steward, Eric and John Cleary, Investigation of Pile Setup (Freeze) in Alabama:
Development of a Setup Prediction Method and Implementation into LRFD Driven Pile
Design, Addendum: Pile Driving Vibration Monitoring of the Future Mobile River Bridge
Project. Research Project 930-839R, Alabama Department of Transportation, National
Transportation Library of the United States Department of Transportation, 2015
Cleary, John, Eric Steward, and Andrew Gillis. Final Report on Vibrations Due to Pile
Driving at the Mobile River Bridge Site. Research Project 930-839R, Alabama
Department of Transportation, 2014
Delatte, N., E. Mack, and J. Cleary, Evaluation of High Absorptive Materials to Improve
Internal Curing of Low Permeability Concrete, Report No. FHWA/OH-2007/06, Ohio
Department of Transportation, March 2007.
SPECIAL PUBLICATIONS AND NEWS ITEMS
Kijewski-Correa, Tracy; Gong, Jie; Womble, Arn; Kennedy, Andrew; Cai, Steve C.S.;
Cleary, John; Dao, Thang; Leite, Fernanda; Liang, Daan; Peterman, Kara; Starek,
Michael; Sun, Chao; Taflanidis, Alexandros; Wood, Richard. Hurricane Harvey (Texas)
Supplement -- Collaborative Research: Geotechnical Extreme Events Reconnaissance
(GEER) Association: Turning Disaster into Knowledge. DesignSafe-CI [publisher].
Dataset, doi:10.17603/DS2Q38J. 2017
Cleary, John. SEI/ASCE Members Assess Structural Wind Damage. Structural
Engineering Institute (SEI) of ASCE featured news update. SEI Website:
www.asce.org/structural-engineering/news/20171011-sei-asce-members-assess-
structural-wind-damage/. 2017
Delatte, N., D. Crowl, E. Mack, and J. Cleary, Evaluating High Absorptive Materials to
Improve Internal Curing of Concrete, ACI Special Publications, SP 256 Internal Curing
of High Performance Concrete: Lab and Field Experiences, pp 91-104. 2008.
THESIS AND DISSERTATION
Cleary, John. Forensic Investigations of the Innerbelt Bridge (Cuy-90-1524) in
Cleveland, Ohio. Doctoral Dissertation. Case Western Reserve University. Cleveland,
Ohio. 2011
Cleary, John. Reducing Concrete Cracking for Structures and Pavements.
John Cleary, Ph.D., P.E. Page 7 of 12
Master’s Thesis. Cleveland State University. Cleveland, Ohio. 2007
PRESENTATIONS
Cleary, John. Evaluation of Structural Damage after Hurricane Harvey. ASCE
Alabama Section – APWA Alabama Chapter: 2018 Summer Conference. Orange Beach,
AL. July 2018.
Cleary, John. Structural Damage after Hurricane Harvey: Initial Observations and
Lessons Learned. 2018 IISE Annual Conference. Orlando, FL. May 2018.
Lester, Henry and John Cleary. Regarding Enhanced Residential Construction Subject
to Extreme Events. 2018 IISE Annual Conference. Orlando, FL. May 2018.
Cleary, John. Wood I-Joists Exposed to Floods, How do they Perform? 2018 Structures
Congress. Fort Worth, TX. April 2018.
Cleary, John. Hurricane Harvey – NSF Team Report. MBMA Research Symposium.
Dallas, TX. February 2018. (Invited Presentation)
Cleary, John. Observations from Reconnaissance of Damage from Hurricane Harvey.
ASCE Mobile Branch Meeting. Mobile, AL. October 2017
Smallegan, Stephanie and John Cleary. Observations from Reconnaissance of Damage
from Hurricane Harvey. USA-ASCE Student Chapter Meeting. Mobile, AL. September
2017
Cleary, J. Flooded Wooden I-Joists: How do They Perform? ASCE Alabama Section –
Summer Meeting. Orange Beach, AL. July 2017
Cleary, J. University of South Alabama Capstone Project. SEI Structures Congress.
Denver, CO, April 2017
Cleary, J. University of South Alabama Capstone Project. Metal Building Manufacturers
Association (MBMA) Education Committee Meeting. Atlanta, GA. June 2016
Cleary, J. A Case Study of Ground Vibrations Due to Pile Driving in Mobile, Alablama.
Forensic 7th Congress. Miami, FL, November 2015
Cleary, J. Coastal Storm Surge Wave Loads. Infrastructure Advancement Institute (IAI)
– Summit 2015. College Station, TX. October 2015
James, Derek and John Cleary. Estimating Wave Loads on Bridge Superstructures. SEI
Structures Congress. Portland, Oregon. April 2015
Cleary, J. How the Future of Structural Engineering Sees the Future of Structural
Engineering? SEI Structures Congress. Portland, Oregon. April 2015 (Invited Panel
Discussion)
Cleary, J. Vibration Analysis During Pile Driving. 58th Annual Alabama Transportation
Conference. Montgomery, AL. February 2015. (Invited Presentation)
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Cleary, J. Utilizing Driven Pile Installations to Predict Ground Vibration Propagation.
Southeastern Transportation Geotechnical Engineering Conference (STGEC). Mobile,
AL. October 2014
Cleary, J. Vibrations Due to Pile Driving at the Mobile River Bridge Site. Environmental
Impact Statement Stakeholder Meeting. Mobile, AL. September 2014 (Invited
Presentation)
Cleary, J. Synopsis on State Requirements for Vibrations During Pile Driving. ASCE
Construction Institute summit and ASCE Texas Section Fall Conference. Dallas, TX.
September, 2013
Cleary, J. Synopsis on State Requirements for Vibrations During Pile Driving. ASCE-
Alabama Section Summer Meeting. Orange Beach, AL. August 2013
Cleary, J. Out-of-Plane Vibrations in the Web of a Plate Girder. ASCE-Alabama
Section Winter Meeting. Mobile, AL. March 2013
Cleary, J, B. Brewer. WIU Quad Cities Riverfront Campus and Engineering Program.
American Society of Civil Engineering (ASCE) and the Society of American Military
Engineers (SAME) annual Engineering Conference. Davenport, Iowa. October 26, 2011.
Cleary, J, A. Huckelbridge. Out of Plane Vibrations in the Webs of Plate Girders. The
University of Toledo Midwest Graduate Research Symposium. Toledo, Ohio. March
2010.
POSTERS
Corley, Jackson and John Cleary. ASCE Steel Bridge Optimization. University of South
Alabama 17th Annual Undergraduate Symposium. Mobile, AL. October 2015
Morris, Shawn and John Cleary. Time Dependent Material Degradation and the
Structural Implications. University of South Alabama 17th Annual Undergraduate
Symposium. Mobile, AL. October 2015
Obiako, Ifezue and John Cleary. The Use of Carbonaceous Nanomaterials to Improve
the Strength of Concrete Materials. University of South Alabama 16th Annual
Undergraduate Symposium. Mobile, AL. October 2014
Joiner, Tyler and John Cleary. Belzona Properties and its Use in the Concrete Canoe.
University of South Alabama 16th Annual Undergraduate Symposium. Mobile, AL.
October 2014
Omar, Ahmad, John Cleary. Increasing the Strength of Pervious Concrete While
Maintaining Permeability. University of South Alabama 15th Annual Undergraduate
Symposium. Mobile, AL. October 2013
Rajbhandari, Arnav, John Cleary. Effect of Ground Calcium Carbonate on Concrete
Strength. University of South Alabama 15th Annual Undergraduate Symposium. Mobile,
AL. October 2013
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Sellers, Vince, John Cleary. Effects of Coastal Climates on Durability of Concrete.
University of South Alabama 15th Annual Undergraduate Symposium. Mobile, AL.
October 2013
Cleary, J. Soil Vibrations from Pile Driving. Presented at USA Faculty Development
Council’s Research Forum. Mobile, AL. March 2013.
Cleary, J A. Huckelbridge. Monitoring the Relocation of the Innerbelt Bridge (CUY-90-
1524). Presented at Research ShowCase at Case Western Reserve University. Cleveland,
Ohio. April 2010.
Cleary, J., Dynamic Loads on Offshore Wind Turbines in Fresh Water. Presented at
Research ShowCase at Case Western Reserve University. Cleveland, Ohio. April 2009.
Cleary, J., Causes and Remedies for Bridge Deck Cracking. Presented at 4th ASCE
Forensics Congress, Cleveland, Ohio, October 2006.
RESEARCH
FUNDED EXTERNAL GRANTS AND CONTRACTS
NSF-GEER Structural Wind Reconnaissance Team Member following Hurricane Harvey
[Participated as a full team member, but was representing and funded by the Metal
Building Manufacturers Association (MBMA)]. John Cleary (PI). August 2017. Travel
Grant: Approximately $1,213
Testing of PSZERO coupler in Tension. John Cleary (PI). July 2017 – July 2018.
Reigstad & Associates. $3,885
Investigation of Low-Cost Retrofit Options for Safe Rooms. John Cleary (PI). August
2017 – December 2017. Alabama Center for Insurance Information and Research
(University of Alabama). $20,000
MBMA Capstone Fellowship. John Cleary (PI). May 2015 – May 2016. Metal Buildings
Manufacturers Association (MBMA). $10,000.
Investigation of Pile Setup (Freeze) In Alabama: Development of a Setup Prediction
Method and Implementation into LRFD Driven Pile Design; Addendum: Pile Driving
Vibration Monitoring of the Future Mobile River Bridge Project. Eric Steward (PI) and
John Cleary (Co-PI) [PI for Vibrations Portion]. January 2013 – January 2015.
Alabama Department of Transportation. $789,855 [$240,661 for Vibrations Portion].
FUNDED INTERNAL GRANTS AND CONTRACTS
Evaluation of Roof Covering Performance During Hurricane Harvey. John Cleary and
Savannah Howie. May – July 2018. USA Summer Undergraduate Research Fund
(SURF). $2,000
ASCE Steel Bridge Optimization. John Cleary (PI) and Jackson Corley. May – July
2015. USA University Council on Undergraduate Research. $2,500
John Cleary, Ph.D., P.E. Page 10 of 12
Time Dependent Material Degradation and the Structural Implications. John Cleary
(PI) and Shawn Morris. May – July 2015. USA University Council on Undergraduate
Research. $2,000
The Use of Carbonaceous Nanomaterials to Improve the Strength of Concrete Materials.
John Cleary (PI) and Ifezue Obiako. May – July 2014. USA University Council on
Undergraduate Research. $2,000
Belzona Properties and its Use in the Concrete Canoe. John Cleary (PI) and Tyler
Joiner. May – July 2014. USA University Council on Undergraduate Research. $2,200
Investigating and quantifying the reduction in vibrations due to pile driving from pre-
boring and jetting. John Cleary (PI). April 2014 – April 2015. USA Faculty
Development Council. $8,000
Increasing the Strength of Pervious Concrete While Maintaining Permeability. John
Cleary (PI) and Ahmad Omar. May – July 2013. USA University Council on
Undergraduate Research. $2,250
Effect of Ground Calcium Carbonate on Concrete Strength. John Cleary (PI) and Arnav
Rajbhandari. May – July 2013. USA University Council on Undergraduate Research.
$2,200
Effects of Coastal Climates on Durability of Concrete. John Cleary (PI) and Vince
Sellers (Co-PI). May – July 2013. USA University Council on Undergraduate Research.
$2,150
GRADUATE STUDENTS
MSCE THESES SUPERVISED [Committee Chair]
Derek James. Thesis Title: Estimating Wave Loads on Bridge Superstructures. Spring
2015
Ashraf (Ash) Mohamed. Thesis Title: Predicting Ground Vibrations from Driving Scaled
Piles. Fall 2015
Andrew Gillis. Thesis Title: An Investigation of Ground Vibrations Due to Pile Driving.
Fall 2015
MSCE PROJECTS SUPERVISED [Committee Chair] (Research Active)
Ifezue Obiako. Project Topic: Low-Cost Retrofit Options for Safe Rooms. Expected
Spring 2018
Sean Byrne. Project Report Title: Strength and Behavior of Submerged Wooden I-Joists.
Spring 2016
Arnav Rajbhandari. Project Report Title: Investigating the Effects of Adding Fine
Aggregates and Fiber Reinforcement on the Strength and Permeability of Pervious
Concrete. Spring 2016
Brian Merkerson. Project Report Title: Shear Wave Velocity Determination During Pile
Installation. Fall 2015
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MSCE PROJECTS SUPERVISED [Committee Chair] (Non-Research Active)
Marian Busca. Project Report Title: The Effects of Concrete Shrinkage on The Prestress
Losses Emphasizing Humidity. Spring 2017
Yoel Valdes Diaz. Project Report Title: Finite Element Analysis and Design of a Flat
Concrete Wall System. Fall 2015
MSCE COMMITTEE MEMBER
Benjamin Pement, Thesis Title: Evaluation of WBUZPILE Design Methodology and the
Development of a LRFD Driven Pile Resistance Factor Calibration for Alabama Soils.
Fall 2017. (Thesis Option)
Marcus Shekouh. Project Report Title: Comparison of The Measured Side Shear
Resistance Increase in Driven Piles to A Time-Dependent Laboratory Interface Test. Fall
2016. (Project Option)
Elisa Prado. Thesis Title: Development of LRFD Driven Pile Resistance Factor by First
Order Second Moment Method in Alabama Soils. Summer 2015. (Thesis Option)
Ronnie Jones. Thesis Title: Evaluation of Pile Set-Up Using ICAP Dynamic Restrike
Software Analysis in The State of Alabama. Spring 2015. (Thesis Option)
MSCE COMPREHENSIVE EXAM COMMITTEE MEMBER
Justin Lowlavar, Summer 2017.
Stephan McDaniel, Spring 2017.
Ben Gravlee, Fall 2015.
Erik Herrboldt, Fall 2013.
UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH STUDENTS
HONOR’S STUDENTS
Savannah Howie. Expected Topic: Evaluation of Roof Covering Performance During
Hurricane Harvey. Research Starting Summer 2018
Derek Kelly. Project Topic: Wave Loads on Bridge Decks. Research Starting Fall 2017
(with Dr. Bret Webb)
Ahmad Omar. Honor’s Thesis Title: Investigating the Effect of the Incremental Addition
of Fine Aggregate on Compressive Strength and Permeability of Pervious Concrete.
Summer 2014
SUMMER RESEARCH STUDENTS
Savannah Howie. Project Topic: Evaluation of Roof Covering Performance During
Hurricane Harvey. SURF. Summer 2018
Jackson Corley. Project Topic: ASCE Steel Bridge Optimization. UCUR: Summer 2015
John Cleary, Ph.D., P.E. Page 12 of 12
Shawn Morris: Project Topic: Time Dependent Material Degradation and the Structural
Implications. UCUR: Summer 2015
Ifezue Obiako. Project Topic: The Use of Carbonaceous Nanomaterials to Improve the
Strength of Concrete Materials. UCUR: Summer 2014
Tyler Joiner. Project Topic: Belzona Properties and its Use in the Concrete Canoe.
UCUR: Summer 2014
Ahmad Omar. Project Topic: Increasing the Strength of Pervious Concrete While
Maintaining Permeability. UCUR: Summer 2013
Arnav Rajbhandari. Project Topic: Effect of Ground Calcium Carbonate on Concrete
Strength. UCUR: Summer 2013
Vince Sellers. Project Topic: Effects of Coastal Climates on Durability of Concrete.
UCUR: Summer 2013
CONSULTING ACTIVITIES
Building (structural) and Foundation Design and Analysis
Monitoring of Ground Vibrations due to Pile Driving
FHWA-TEACR Study with South Coast Engineers
– Structural evaluation of I-10 Bayway Bridge in Mobile Alabama for wave loads
due to storm surge and sea level rise.
Instrumentation and monitoring of bascule bridge during balancing. (2009)
Testing of fiber reinforced columns to ultimate load. (2009)
Design of short span slab bridge. (2007)
