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Welcome to another issue of our newsletter. I would like to take this opportunity to illustrate the research and education activities of our department, the achievements of our faculty, and the successes of our students. This newsletter features these issues for this academic year 2013‐2014. Our faculty members continue to conduct cutting‐edge research on many fronts and receive national recognition. In this newsletter there is a special focus on the aging infrastructure and its associated issues. In addition, there is an article on using NASA data to predict oyster contamination. These are pertinent issues for our state and country. In student news, our student organization chapters are, as always, active and growing. It is my pleasure to introduce to you our latest CEE Hall of Distinction inductee: Mr. William E. Rushing. He is the Vice President of Waldemar S. Nelson & Co., Inc. and the Incoming President of the American Institute of Concrete. The department honored him at our annual banquet, as well as recipients of the 2014 faculty awards. These recent inductee brings our Hall of Distinction to 31 outstanding individuals who have made signiϐicant contributions to our profession and to the department through their honorable achievements and support. You will also ϐind information on the latest awards and distinctions of our faculty and students. We also held our 3 rd CEE Graduate Student Research Conference and presented awards to our top three students. We continue to be proud of their outstanding achievements. The CEE Department has been actively engaged in hiring four new faculty members starting in August 2014. Three of these faculty in Environmental, Coastal and Geotechnical Engineering have already accepted our offer and we will be highlighting them in the Fall issue of our newsletter. Sincerely, Dr. George Z. Voyiadjis Boyd Professor, Chair Bingham C. Stewart Distinguished Professor ALUMNI REGISTRATION & UPDATES The Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering is always interested in how our alumni are doing. We hope you will take the time to send your updates to [email protected] or, if you prefer, you can “snail mail” them to: Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering Louisiana State University Attn: Julie Mueller 3418 Patrick Taylor Hall Baton Rouge, LA 70803‐6405 Please include basic information such as your full name, year of graduation, degree, mailing address, email address, telephone number, company, and your title/position. For your update, please include information on your recent professional and personal developments, along with a high‐quality photo if available. Thanks for staying in touch! Volume 13 Spring 2014 Non‐Proϐit Org U.S. Postage PAID Permit No. 733 Baton Rouge, LA Louisiana State University 3418 Patrick Taylor Hall Baton Rouge, LA 70803‐6405 ADDRESS SERVICE REQUESTED In This Issue A FOUNDATION OF EXCELLENCE PROGRAM To connect with the LSU College of Engineering, please visit www.eng.lsu.edu/alumni/update CEEIN FOCUS SPRING 2014 VOLUME 13 FROM THE DEPARTMENT CHAIR A letter from George Z. Voyiadjis
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Welcometoanotherissueofournewsletter.Iwouldliketotakethisopportunitytoillustratetheresearchandeducationactivitiesofourdepartment,theachievementsofourfaculty,andthesuccessesofourstudents.Thisnewsletterfeaturestheseissuesforthisacademicyear2013‐2014.
Ourfacultymemberscontinuetoconductcutting‐edgeresearchonmanyfrontsandreceivenationalrecognition.Inthisnewsletterthereisaspecialfocusontheaginginfrastructureanditsassociatedissues.Inaddition,thereisanarticleonusingNASAdatatopredictoystercontamination.Thesearepertinentissuesforourstateandcountry.Instudentnews,ourstudentorganizationchaptersare,asalways,activeandgrowing. ItismypleasuretointroducetoyouourlatestCEEHallofDistinctioninductee:Mr.WilliamE.Rushing.HeistheVicePresidentofWaldemarS.Nelson&Co.,Inc.andtheIncomingPresidentoftheAmericanInstituteofConcrete.Thedepartment
honoredhimatourannualbanquet,aswellasrecipientsofthe2014facultyawards.TheserecentinducteebringsourHallofDistinctionto31outstandingindividualswhohavemadesigni icantcontributionstoourprofessionandtothedepartmentthroughtheirhonorableachievementsandsupport. Youwillalso indinformationonthelatestawardsanddistinctionsofourfacultyandstudents.Wealsoheldour3rdCEEGraduateStudentResearchConferenceandpresentedawardstoourtopthreestudents.Wecontinuetobeproudoftheiroutstandingachievements. TheCEEDepartmenthasbeenactivelyengagedinhiringfournewfacultymembersstartinginAugust2014.ThreeofthesefacultyinEnvironmental,CoastalandGeotechnicalEngineeringhavealreadyacceptedourofferandwewillbehighlightingthemintheFallissueofournewsletter.Sincerely,Dr.GeorgeZ.VoyiadjisBoydProfessor,ChairBinghamC.StewartDistinguishedProfessor
A L U M N I R E G I S T R AT I O N & U P D AT E S TheDepartmentofCivil&EnvironmentalEngineeringisalwaysinterestedinhowouralumniaredoing.Wehopeyouwilltakethetimetosendyourupdatestojmueller@lsu.eduor,ifyouprefer,youcan“snailmail”themto:DepartmentofCivilandEnvironmentalEngineeringLouisianaStateUniversityAttn:JulieMueller3418PatrickTaylorHallBatonRouge,LA70803‐6405Pleaseincludebasicinformationsuchasyourfullname,yearofgraduation,degree,mailingaddress,emailaddress,telephonenumber,company,andyourtitle/position.Foryourupdate,pleaseincludeinformationonyourrecentprofessionalandpersonaldevelopments,alongwithahigh‐qualityphotoifavailable.Thanksforstayingintouch!
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CEEINFOCUS SPRING 2014 VOLUME 13
F R O M T H E D E PA R T M E N T C H A I R AletterfromGeorgeZ.Voyiadjis
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AS C E S t u d e n t C h a p t e r Pa rt i c i pat e s i n D e e p S o u t h R e g i o n a l C o n f e r e n c e
I nMarch,membersoftheLSUASCEStudentChapterparticipatedinthe2014DeepSouthRegionalConferencehostedbyChristianBrothersUniversity.MembersofthesteelbridgeandconcretecanoeteamstraveledtoMemphis,TNtocompeteagainststudentchaptersandclubsfromArkansas,Louisiana,Mississippi,andTennessee.TheprimarygoaloftheDeepSouthConferenceis"tofurthertechnical,professional,andethicalknowledgeofthesestudentsasitrelatestocivilengineering."Annualcompetitionsofferstudentsanopportunitytoapplyprinciplesandconceptstheyhavelearnedintheirundergraduatestudies.
Theconcretecanoeteamincludedmembers:SeanMoore,AliciaFortier,BrendanCopley,EmilyWeigand,JabariLandry,RobertDavis,PatrickStiegman,andLauraIverson.Theteamplacedthirdoverall.Thecanoewasimprovedthisyearbydecreasingthethicknessofthesidesfromoveraninchtoone‐halfinchandalsobylighteningtheconcretemixbyremovingcoastalsandandexpandingclay.Thewomenplacedsecondinboththe600mslalomand200msprintraces.Thefourpersonco‐ed400msprintplacedthird.Themenplacedsecondinsprintandthirdinslalom.Theteamwouldliketothankthefollowingsponsors:ModjeskiandMasters,CSRS,theLouisianaTransportationResearchCenter,SJBGroup,Forte&Tablada,H.DavisCole&Associates,Aucoin&Associates,andArdaman&Associates.
ThesteelbridgeteamincludedmembersRyanJeansonne,BradJacobs,PaulWedig,JoshKohler,andBlakeVillarubia.TheLSUpurpleandgoldbridgewasmadewithI‐beamstodecreaseweightandtheteamwasabletodecreasetheirbuildtimeto9:15minutes(beforepenaltiesanddeductions)whichwasoneofthebestconstructiontimesamongthenineteamsparticipatingatthisyear'scompetition.Unfortunately,thebridgefailedduringloadingjustafterthe inalweightwasadded.Theteamwouldliketothankthefollowingsponsors:ExxonMobil,CDICorporation,CB&I,theAmericanInstituteofSteelConstruction,andShread‐Kuyrkendall&Associates.Thegroupalsoparticipatedandwon irstplaceinthemysteryevent.Theteamhadtocreateastructurethatwouldwithstandagivenfrequency.Tonguedepressors,superglue,andabasewassuppliedtotheteam.Duringtesting,LSU’sstructurewithstoodthroughthehighestfrequency.OleMiss,UniversityofMemphis,andLSUtiedfor irstplace.BothteamswouldalsoliketothanktheDepartmentofCivil&EnvironmentalEngineeringfortheirsupport,alongwithfacultyadvisorDr.MicheleBarbatoandCEEstaffmemberDaveRobertsonformakingtheirparticipationintheregionalcompetitionpossible.
M a k i n g H i s t o ry as N e w C h i e f E n g i n e e r o f D O T D
L SUcivilengineeringgraduateJanice(Joplin)Williamsismakinghistoryasthe irstfemalechiefengineerattheDepartmentofTransportationandDevelopment(DOTD).AsthedaughterofanLSUcivilengineeringprofessor,Williamsisfollowinginher
father’sfootsteps.WithtwodaughtersstudyinghereatLSU,oneincivilengineeringandtheotheragraduatestudent,thetraditionofeducationalexcellencecontinueson.Williams,a1985graduate,beganherDOTDcareerimmediatelyaftergraduatingfromLSUandhasheldmultiplepositionssince.AsthenewchiefengineeringofDOTD,Williamswillnowoverseemorethan500engineers,technicians,andsupportstaff.
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C E4 4 6 0 V i s i t s B oy k i n B r o t h e rs , I n c .
O nMarch19,studentsenrolledinthecapstoneprojectclass(CE4460DesignofBridges),alongwithinstructorDr.AymanOkeil,visitedaprestressedconcreteproductionline.ThevisitwasarrangedbyMr.PaulFossier,LouisianaStateBridgeEngineer,whoalsoguestlecturesthecourse,andMr.SamGreenwoodfromBoykinBrothers,Inc.inBatonRouge.Thestudentswereabletotourtheplantandseeproductionstepsofseveralongoingprojects.Mr.Greenwoodexplainedtothestudentstheinsandoutsofprecastconcreteproduction.Theylistenedtohowformsareprepared,reinforcementisplacedandprestressed,andwentintotheconcretebatchplantcontrolroom.Fieldtripssuchastheseprovidestudentsanopportunitytosee“realworld”applicationsoftheengineeringprinciplesandpractices.
C h i E p s i l o n H as a n A c t i v e S p r i n g S e m e s t e r
T heLSUChiEpsilonHonorSocietyhashadanactiveSpringsemester.AtitsinitiationceremonyheldMarch24,thechapterwelcomedninenewundergraduateandgraduatestudents.AlsoinMarch,PollardLawson(currentassociateeditor)representedthechapterattheNationalConclaveinSaltLakeCity,Utahwherehewasabletonetworkwithfellowsocietymembers.Dr.FrankTsai(AssociateProfessorincivilengineering)continuesasthechapter’sfacultyadvisorandthenewlyelectedof icersforFall2014academiccalendarwillbe:ChrisRowan(President),JohnVoelker(VicePresident),LauraIverson(Treasurer/Secretary),PollardLawson(AssociateEditor),andJustinRichard(Marshal).Thechapterwouldalsoliketocongratulate ivechaptermembersgraduatingthisMay:FabiolaCampoblanco(formerPresident),ThomasBourgeois,MichaelSanders,PhilipGoppelt,andPaulWedig.ChiEpsilonhonorsengineeringstudentswhohaveexempli iedtheprinciplesofscholarship,character,practicality,andsociabilityinthecivilengineeringprofession.FormoreinformationaboutthesocietyorifaseniorChiEpsilonmemberisinterestedinspeakingtothegroup,pleasecontactfacultyadvisorDr.FrankTsai([email protected]).
E n v i r o n m e n ta l E n g S t u d e n t s Pa rt i c i pat e i n W E R C D e s i g n C o n t e s t
L SUenvironmentalengineeringstudents,alongwithfacultyadvisorsDrs.JohnPardueandRonMalone,recentlytraveledtoNewMexicotoparticipateinthe2014WERCDesignContest.Theteamwonthe irstannualEPAPollutionPreventionawardwiththeirdesignofabioretentionbasintotreatstormwaterusingrecycledmaterialsasthemedium.TeammembersincludedAaronMoseley,LeeAnnFitch,JessDeVille,ZacharyRomaine,ClarkBroussardandAlexanderFranklin.Theawardincludeda$500checktohelpdefercostsofattending.
C E E Fa c u lt y E a r n LS U D i s t i n g u i s h e d Fa c u lt y a n d TA F Awa r d s
D r.SteveC.S.Cai,(picturedleft)EdwinB.andNormaS.McNeilDistinguishedProfessor intheDepartmentofCivil&EnvironmentalEngineering,wasselectedtoreceivea2014UniversityDistinguishedFacultyAward,whichrecognizesfacultyaccomplishmentsandshowcasessuperbteaching,research,andserviceatLSU.Cai,alongwithfourotherrecipients,wasrecognizedatanawardspresentationandreceptionheldonApril29attheLodCookAlumniCenter.AlsorecognizedatthereceptionwereDrs.MostafaElsei i(picturedtopright)andAymanOkeil(picturedbottomright),bothrecipientsof2014TigerAthleticFoundation(TAF)UndergraduateTeachingAwards.TheTAFUndergraduateTeachingAward,aone‐time,$1,000honor,recognizesfull‐timefacultymembersannuallyforextraordinaryclassroomteaching.Inchoosingawardrecipients,TAFconsidersnominees’impactonandinvolvementwithstudents,contributionstotheprofessionofteaching,andafocusonscholarshipinteachingandlearning.
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H i g h l i g h t s Dr.JohnPardue,alongwithhisLSUresearchgroup,wonthe2014EBCIraW.Leighton,Jr.OutstandingEnvironmental‐EnergyTechnologyApplicationAward,presentedbytheEnvironmentalBusinessCouncilofNewEngland.TheawardwillbepresentedinBostononMay21.J.Anthony“Tony”Cavell,PLS,CFedS,fromLouisianawaselectedvicepresidentoftheNationalSocietyofProfessionalSurveyors.CavellisaresearchspecialistwiththeLSUCenterforGeoinformatics(C4G)withintheDepartmentofCivil&EnvironmentalEngineeringandaconsultingprofessionalland
surveyor.HepreviouslyservedLSUC4GasAssociateDirectorfrom2005to2010duringwhichhesawthedevelopmentoftheLSUnetworkofGNSSreferencestationscalledC4Gnet.
ThefollowinghavebeenrecognizedfortheiryearsofservicetotheUniversity:Dr.ChesterWilmot(left),Professor20yearsofserviceDr.ClintonWillson(middle),Professor15yearsofserviceJoshuaKent(right),GISManagerattheLSUCenterforGeoinformatics(C4G)15yearsofservice
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O nMarch21,2014,theDepartmentofCivil&EnvironmentalEngineering(CEE)heldthe3rdannualCEEGraduateStudentResearchConferencetoshowcasetheresearchworkbeingperformedbygraduatestudentsinthedepartment.HeldinPatrickF.TaylorHall,participantsdisplayedresearchposterstoconferenceguestsandjudges.TheconferencealsofeaturedguestDr.KalliatT.Valsaraj,LSUViceChancellorofResearchandEconomicDevelopment.Judgingfortheconferencewasconductedbyapanelcomprisedoffacultyandstudentsfromeachresearchconcentrationarea.Eachwasreviewedfortechnicalcontent,deliveryoftheposterpresentation,andde‐signandclarity.Resultsweretalliedandthefollowingwinnerswereannounced:
1stPlace:OsamaOsman“DevelopmentofaConnectivityRobustnessMeasureforConnectedVehiclesEnvironments”Advisor:Dr.SherifIshak2ndPlace:Md.Na iulHaque“EvaluatingofSet‐UpPhenomenonforFullyInstrumentedTestPilesinCohesiveSoils”Advisor:Dr.MuradAbu‐Farsakh3rdPlace:AgnimitroChakrabarti“OptimizingtheDesignofShorelineProtectiontoReduceMarshEdgeErosionforLouisianaCoastalProtectionandRestoration”Advisor:Dr.Q.JimChenHonorableMention:JoseRodriguez(Transportation)GetnetAgegnehu(Water/Coastal)JonathanBarnett(Environmental)FranciscoGrau(Geotech)VipinUnnikrishnan(Structures)
Thedepartmentwouldliketothankallparticipantsandattendees,alongwiththeconferencecommitteemembersandjudges.
3 r d A n n u a l C E E G r a d u at e S t u d e n t R e s e a r c h C o n f e r e n c e N e w R i v e r M o d e l Fa c i l i t y M o v i n g F o rwa r d as Pa rt o f t h e B at o n R o u g e Wat e r Ca m p u s
C onstructionisscheduledtobeginthissummeronLSU’snewRiverModelfacility.The$15Mfacility,whichisbeingfundedbytheLouisianaCoastalProtectionandRestorationAuthority(CPRA),willhousethenewexpandedsmall‐scalephysicalmodel(ESSPM),anexhibit/outreachhall,ahydraulicslabandsomesmallconference/workshopspace.TheRiverModelfacilitywillbeoneofthe irstthreebuildingsonthenewBatonRougeWaterCampus,locatedalongtheNicholsonDrivecorridor,justsouthoftheI‐10MississippiRiverbridge.TheothertwoareabuildinglocatedonBatonRouge’soldMunicipalDockthatwillbeusedbytheWaterInstituteoftheGulfandaCPRAheadquartersbuilding.Dr.ClintWill‐son,aprofessorofCivil&EnvironmentalEngineeringatLSUsays,“Thisincredibleprojectwouldnotbepossiblewithoutthevision,commitmentandcollaborativespiritoftheCPRA,theBatonRougeAreaFoundationandLSU.”ThecenterpieceoftherivermodelfacilitywillbetheESSPM.Thenewmodeldomainwillcoverapproximately140milesofthelowermostMississippiRiver,morethandoubletheoldmodel’sdomain,atahorizontalscaleof1:6000andaverticalscaleof1:400.TheESSPMwillcontain220, ivefootbytenfootpanels,eachroutedindividuallybasedonthe
latestbathymetricandtopographicsurveys.Asaresultoftheimprovedscalingandlevelofdetailandthecustomdesignedautomatedcontrolandmeasurementsystems,theESSPMwillbeabletobettersimulatethehydraulicsandbulksediment(sand)transportunderavarietyof lowandsealevelconditions,anddosoinamoreef icienttimeframe.Willsonsays“Whilewehaven’tdoneacompletetestingofthesedimenttimescales,weanticipatethatoneyearofMississippiRivertimewilltakeontheorderofoneortwohoursintheESSPM.”ThenewrivermodelfacilitywillbemuchmorethansimplyalabfortheESSPM‐itwillalsobeacenterforeducationandoutreach,containingahydraulicslab,acoupleofsmallmeetingspacesandanexhibithall.ThehydraulicslabwillallowforLSUfacultyandstudentstoconductlaboratoryexperimentsatscalesthatarerelevanttothestate’scoastalissues.Theexhibitandoutreachspace,currentlybeingdesignedbytheLSUCoastalSustainabilityStudio,willhaveinteractive,hands‐onexhibitsanddisplaysthathighlighttheimportantrestorationandprotectionworkbeingdonebytheCPRA,thestate’suniversities,colleges,andprivateindustry.“TheESSPMwillbeonemoretoolinourtoolboxasweseektobetterunderstandhowtomoreeffectivelymanageandutilizetheMississippiRiveranditsresources,”saidWillson.“Theworkthatwedotherewillbehighlycomplementarytothecomputationaland ieldstudiescurrentlybeingconductedbyresearchersattheWaterInstitute,thestateandtheU.S.ArmyCorpsofEngineers.”Constructionofthebuildingisanticipatedtobecompletebysummer2015.Formoreinformation,pleasecontactClintWillsonat225‐578‐[email protected].
Pictureofasectionoftheguineapigmodel,currentlybeingtestedattheVincentA.ForteRiverandCoastalHydraulicsLaboratory.
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2 0 1 4 N at i o n a l E va c u at i o n C o n f e r e n c e
T heGulfCoastCenterforEvacuationandTransportationResiliency,alongwithco‐sponsorsattheUniversityofNewOrleansandLSU’sStephensonDisasterManagementInstitute,heldthe2014NationalEvacuationConference(NEC)January7‐10attheNewOrleansErnestN.MorialConventionCenter.Theconference,the ifthsinceitsinception,focusedonunitingthe ieldsoftransportationandemergencymanagementtofurtheradvanceandimproveevacuationplanningtoaccommodatetheneedsofallpeoplebefore,duringandafteramajordisaster.Thebiennialconferencebringstogetherpublicandnonpro itprofessionalsfromaroundtheworldtoaddresspolicy,lessonslearned,bestpracticesandforwardthinking,resultinginthemitigationoflossoflifeandpropertywhencatastrophiceventsoccur.Thisyear'sconferencewasdesignedtofosteraninterdisciplinaryexchangeofideassurroundingabroadrangeofissues,particularlymassevacuationspromptedbydisasters.
DepartmentofCivil&EnvironmentalEngineeringProfessorDr.BrianWolshonistheDirectorofTheGulfCoastResearchCenterforEvacuationandTransportationResiliency.ThecenterisacollaborativeeffortbetweentheLSUDepartmentofCivilandEnvironmentalEngineeringandtheUniversityofNewOrleans'DepartmentofPlanningandUrbanStudies.ThethemeoftheLSU‐UNOCenterisfocusedonEvacuationandTransportationResiliencyinanefforttoaddressthemultitudeofissuesthatimpacttransportationprocessesunderemergencyconditionssuchasevacuationandothertypesofmajorevents.Thisareaofresearchalsoaddressestheneedtodevelopandmaintaintheabilityoftransportationsystemstoeconomically,ef iciently,andsafelyrespondtothechangingdemandsthatmaybeplaceduponthem.TheNECisteamingwiththeJournalofEmergencyManagementtopublishaspecialeditionhighlightingresearchfeaturedatthisyear’sconference.WolshonisservingasaguesteditorforthisspecialeditionoftheJournal.Formoreinformationaboutthecenter,visitwww.evaccenter.lsu.eduFormoreinformationabouttheconference,visitwww.nationalevacuationconference.org
Wa r m M i x As p h a lt T e c h n o l o g i e s : M e c h a n i s t i c , E n v i r o n m e n ta l , a n d E c o n o m i c A n a lys i s
Morethan90percentoftheroadsintheUnitedStatesaresurfacedwithasphalt.Theasphaltindustryproduces500milliontonsofHMAannuallyintheUSA.Highwayconstruction
consumesagreatamountofmaterial(aggregatesandasphalt)andenergy(productionandtransportation).TheenergyconsumptionrequiredtoproduceHMAmixturescanbereducedthroughtheuseofwarmmixasphalttechnologiesthatallowasphaltmixturestobeproducedandplacedatlowertemperaturesascomparedtohotmixasphalt(HMA).WMAtechnologiesalsoofferimprovementsinworkability,
cost,andenvironmentalsustainabilitysuchasreducedfuelusage,greenhousegasemissions,andwearandtearatplants,whileenhancingworkerhealthandsafetyconditions.Dr.Mohammad’sresearchcharacterizedandcomparedthestructuralperformanceofplant‐producedWMAandHMAmixtures.Theresultsoftheresearchshowedthatthereductioninproductionandplacementtemperatureshadnonegativeperformanceswhencomparedtoconventionalmixtures.Inaddition,reducedenergyconsumptionassociatedwithproducingWMAresultedinfuelsavingsof12‐14%andanaverageenergysavingsof$1.61pertonofmixturecomparedtothatofHMA.
Student Highlights
2 0 1 4 U n d e r g r a d u at e S c h o l a rs h i p Awa r d R e c i p i e n t s
P leasejointhedepartmentincongratulatingthefollowing2014undergraduatescholarshiprecipients.Theawardcommitteeselectedstudentswhohavedemonstratedacademicexcellenceandmeetthecriteriaspeci ictoeachaward.ChevronTexacoScholarshipinCivilEngineeringAmyOlson LukeEvanRebeccaLaPorte KelseySchmaltzMarisFanguy LauraIversonChevronTexacoScholarshipinEnvironmentalEngineeringMatthewLouque SarahBelangerErinKrielowLahrMemorialScholarshipFundAmyOlsonUniroyalChemicalCompany,Inc.EnvironmentalEngineeringScholarshipAnneliseZeltmann KaitlinArceneaux
StanleyM&HilmaCothrenScholarshipPatrickDuffy PatrickStiegmanKimberlyKoehl JohnVoelkerJosephW.Carmena,Sr.MemorialScholarshipRobertDavis JabariLandryL.Ralph&JacquelineL.DatrezScholarshipKelseySchmaltz AliciaFortierA.W.NolanJr.ScholarshipRachelMarkowitz BrendanCopleyEnvironmentalTechnicalSales(ETEC)ScholarshipEvanLuke RebeccaLaPorteSeanMoore MarkHolmanMcDermottScholarshipJabariLandryJamesA.NugentScholarshipTimothyPatterson DaneLecoqThomasEverettWilliamCrawfordScholarshipKristinKendrickMichaelA.ClauseScholarshipChrisRowan PollardLawson
C i v i l E n g i n e e r i n g S t u d e n t s R e c e i v e t h e L o u i s i a n a As p h a lt T e c h n o l o gy S c h o l a rs h i p s
E ightcivilengineeringstudents:KimberlyKoehl,AlyseAldridge,LaneHargroder,MichaelSandersJr.,BrittanyDay,TheodoreReynolds,ReginaViviano,andAndresGonzales,wererecentlynamedasrecipientsoftheLouisianaAsphaltTechnologyScholarshipsthatarefundedbytheNAPAResearchandEducationFoundationandtheLouisianaAsphaltPavementAssociation.MembercompaniesthatsponsoredthesescholarshipsincludeBarriereConstructionCompany,
NewOrleans,R.E.HeidtConstructionCompany,LakeCharles,CoastalBridgeCompany,BatonRouge,andAsphaltProductsUnlimited,BatonRouge.Thisscholarshipprogramwasdevelopedinanefforttoencourageyoungmenandwomentochooseasphalttechnologycoursesasapartoftheircurriculum.“Anexampleofpartnershipamongacademia,governmentandindustry,thisscholarshipisintendedtonotonlybene ittheasphaltindustrybyprovidingatrainedworkforceinasphalttechnology,highwayconstructionandrehabilitation,butalsobene ittheindividualswhochoosecareersinthepublicsectoratthefederal,state,ormunicipallevel,”saidDr.Mohammad,LSUProfessorofCivilEngineeringandDirectoroftheEngineeringMaterialsCharacterizationResearchFacilityatLTRC.Thescholarships,each$2000,arepresentedannuallytocollegesophomores,juniorsorseniorswhoareU.S.citizensandalreadyenrolledinafulltimecivilengineeringcurriculum.
Fa c u lt y Awa r d s
Dr.LouayMohammad2014ResearchAchievementAward(picturedabove,lefttoright:Drs.Wolshon,MohammadandVoyiadjis)
Dr.BrianWolshon2014ResearchAchievementAward(picturedabove,lefttoright:Drs.Wolshon,WillsonandVoyiadjis)
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D r.LouayMohammadisProfessorofCivil&EnvironmentalEngineeringandholderoftheIrmaLouiseRushStewartDistinguishedProfessorintheDepartmentofCivilandEnvironmentalEngineeringatLSUandDirectoroftheEngineeringMaterialsCharacterizationResearchFacilityofLTRC.HeteachesandconductsresearchintheareaofHighwayConstructionMaterials,PavementEngineering,AcceleratedPavementTesting,AdvancedMaterialsCharacterizationandModeling,andInfrastructureSustainability.Mohammadhasfocusedonconductingresearchintotheconceptsofsustainablematerialdevelopmentandhowitcanbeappliedtothepracticeofpavementdesign,engineering,andconstruction.Mohammadandhisresearchgroupde‐velopedmechanicaltestdevicesalongwiththeirstand‐ardtestmethodsforfracturecharacterizationofas‐phaltmixturesaswellasthecharacterizationofinterfacebondingin lexiblepavements.Hehasactivelycontributedinsettingasphalt‐relatedspeci icationsinLouisianaandthenationbyleadingiveNCHRPresearchprojectsincriticaltopicsasidenti iedbyAASHTOandstatehighwayagencies.
T h e U s e o f Was t e T i r e s
Approximately850millionto3billionwastetiresaredisposedofinland ills,stockpiled,orillegallydumpedaroundtheUS,anumberthatincreasesby250milliontireseveryyear.
InhotandwetclimatessuchasLouisiana,thepoormanagementofwastetiresalsoprovidesasuitableenvironmentformosquitobornediseasessuchastheWestNileVirus.Mohammad’sresearchondevelopingmethodologiesandspeci icationsthatadvancetheuseofwastetiresinasphaltmixturesusedinconstructionof lexiblepavementshasdemonstratedthattheuseofcrumbrubber(CR)isapromisingtechnologythathas
signi icantpotentialtoenhancepavementperformancewhilesatisfyingcurrentmarketneedswithrespecttosupportingtherecyclingofwastetires.Speci icationsfortheuseofCRinasphaltmixturesweredevelopedandimplementedintheLouisianaStandardSpeci icationsforRoadsandBridges.Astheuseofthismaterialinasphaltgainspopularityinthestateandispavedintomoreroads,Louisianawasabletosavethousandsofdollars,improveroads,andaboveall,promotesustainabilitybydrasticallyreducingtheamountofwasteintoland ills.
S u l p h u r E n h a n c e m e n t f o r As p h a lt M i x t u r e s – S h e l l T h i o pav e
Manyhighwayagenciesexperiencedasigni icantincreaseinconstructioncosts.Onemajorreasonforthissharpincreaseistheriseinenergycostsandthepriceofliquidasphaltcement,apetroleumproduct.Mohammad
evaluatedanewgenerationofsulfur‐basedadditive,anindustrialwasteextendersknownasThiopave®.Thesulfurmodi ierhasthepotentialtoreplacealargepercentageoftheasphaltcementcurrentlyusedtoproduceasphaltmixturesforroads.Thegoalistobeabletoproducemixatlowercost,withoutcompromisingperformancebyusinginnovativematerialselection,mixture,andpavementstructuraldesign.ThiopavehasthepotentialtosaveLouisianamoneyandimproveroads’performancebyloweringthecostofnecessarymaterialssinceThiopavecanreplaceupto40percentoftheasphaltcement,whichismoreexpensiveandrisesincostparalleltocrudeoil.TheoverallmixstrengthmayincreasebyreplacingaportionoftheasphaltcementintheasphaltmixwithThiopave,resultinginanimprovedload‐bearingcapacityof inishedroadsand,therefore,exceedingservicelife.
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O nMay1,2014attheLSULodCookAlumniCenter,theDepartmentofCivil&EnvironmentalEngineeringheldtheirannualHallofDistinctionandFacultyAwardsBanquet.Pastinducteesanddepartmentfacultyandstaffjoinedtohonorthe2014inducteeWilliamRushing.ItisourgreatpleasuretowelcomethisoutstandinggentlemantoourHallofDistinctionwhichisnowcomprisedof31members.CandidatesarecarefullyselectedbasedondistinguishedprofessionalachievementandservicetotheLSUDepartmentofCivil&EnvironmentalEngineering.Inducteeshavemadesubstantialimpactintheir ieldand/ortothedepartment.
2 0 1 4 I n d u c t e e WilliamE.Rushing,Jr.VicePresidentWaldemarS.Nelson&Co.,Inc
Thedepartmentalsohonoredtwofacultymembersandastaffmember.Drs.LouayMohammad,Irma‐LouiseRushStewartProfessor,andBrianWolshon,EdwardA.andKarenWaxSchmittDistinguishedProfessor,wereawarded2014ResearchAchievementAwards.StaffmemberJulieMuellerwaspresentedwithaCareerServiceAwardforhercontinuedcontributionstothedepartment,especiallywiththegraduateprogram.Inaddition,sixundergraduatestudentswererecognizedwithvariousawardsforacademicexcellenceandleadership.Somerecipientswereselectedbyafacultycommitteeandotherswerevotedforbytheirpeers.PhilipGoppelt,EmilyWeigand,NelidaHerrera,AllysonLutz,ConorWhetsel,andRussellBayhamareallexceptionalstudentswhoundoubtedlywillrepresentthedepartmentwellintheirfutureendeavors.ForafulllistincludingbiosoftheCEEHallofDistinctioninductees,pleasevisitonlineatwww.cee.lsu.eduandclickon“Alumni.”
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T herecentASCEReportCardgaveagradeofD+forUSinfrastructure.BridgeswereslightlybetterwithaC+grade.Consideringthattheaverageageofthenation’s607,380bridgesiscurrently42yearsand24.9%ofthesebridgesareclassi iedaseitherstructurallyde icientorfunctionallyobsolete,thisshouldnotcomeasasurprise.AtLSU,severalresearchactivitiesarefocusedoninfrastructureproblemsandseekingtohelpenhancetheirperformance,extendtheirservicelife,andmitigatenaturalandman‐madehazards.
Dr.AymanOkeil,AssociateProfessorinLSUDepartmentofCivil&EnvironmentalEngineering,iscurrentlydirectingseveralinfrastructurerelatedresearchprojects.AgrantfromtheNationalScienceFoundationisfundingexperimentalandanalyticalworkthat
aimstodevelopanovelstrengtheningtechniqueforthin‐walledsteelstructuressuchasbuilt‐upbridgegirders.Tomitigatelocalbucklingofthinplatesformingabuilt‐upsection,acheap,light,andcorrosionresistantpultrudedstiffenerisgluedtothevulnerableplateinsteadofweldingasteelstiffenerwithalltheissuesthatarisefromon‐sitewelding.Thenewtechnique,Strengthening‐By‐StiffeningorSBS,isuniqueinthesensethatitusestheout‐of‐planestiffnessofthepultrudedsectionratherthanthein‐planestrengththatisoftenusedincompositestrengthening.Almost20steelbeamsweretestedtostudytheef iciencyofSBSandtheeffectofseveralkeyparametersonitsperformance,suchasadhesivetype,paneldimensions,bondarea,weatheringandothers.ItwasfoundthatSBScanincreasetheshearstrengthofde icientgirdersbyupto56%andtheinitiationofbucklingbyupto70%.ThisistheresultoftheFRPstiffenerreducingtheslendernessofthevulnerableplateinthecriticalshearpanel.
(Left)Bareshearpanel,(Right)withSBS
NumericalmodelsarecurrentlybeingdevelopedtoassistinunderstandingthebehaviorofSBS.Theresultswillthenbeusedtoestablishsimpli iedanalysismethodsthatcanbeusedbyengineersinadesignenvironment.
StructuralHealthMonitoring(SHM)andNodestructiveTesting(NDT)havebecomeessentialtoolsthatassistengineersintheirdailywork.OkeilutilizedSHMtoevaluateacontinuitydetailutilizedintheconstructionoftheJohnJamesAudubonBridgeProject,whichcrossestheMississippiRiverbetweenthecitiesofSt.FrancisvilleandNewRoads.Prestressedconcretespanswereconnectedviaacontinuitydiaphragmthatwas
recommendedinaNationalCooperativeHighwayResearchProgram(NCHRP)report.SixdifferenttypesofsensorswereinstalledaspartofaprojectsponsoredbytheLouisianaTransportationResearchCenteranddatawasrecordedforaperiodofalmost iveyearsinthecastingyardandatthebridgesitewhileinservice.Numericalandanalyticalmodelswerealsodevelopedtohelpunderstandthebehavioroftheuseddetail.Theindingsfromthisprojectarecurrentlybeingdisseminatedtothebridgecommunitytoemphasizetheeffectofthermalgradientswhichturnedouttobethemajorfactorinthedevelopmentoflong‐termpositivemoments.OkeilalsoservesasaninvestigatoronotherprojectssponsoredbytheNationalAeronauticsandSpaceAdministration(NASA),theNuclearRegulatoryCommission(NRC),theFloridaDepartmentofTransportation,andtheLABoardofRegents.Theseprojectscoverawiderangeofinfrastructurerelatedresearchactivitiesincludingbridgedeckdesign,frictionstirwelding,andphasedarrayultrasonictesting.
W i l l i a m E . R u s h i n g , J r . Vice President Waldemar S. Nelson & Co., Inc
A fterreceivingaBachelorofScienceinCivilEngineeringfromLouisianaStateUniversity,WilliamRushingjoinedMorphy,MakofskyandMassoninNewOrleansinJanuaryof1981.Shortlyafter,hejoinedWaldemarS.Nelson&Co.,Inc.andnowholdsthepositionofVicePresident.Hiscareerincludesover33yearsinvariousprojectsacrosstheUnitedStatesandinternationally,includingprojectsinItaly,Indonesia,PapuaNewGuinea,andAustralia.AsaProjectManagerandStructuralEngineeratNELSON,Mr.Rushinghasbeeninvolvedinawidevarietyofprojectsincludingoffshoreoilandgasjackets,topsidefacilities,copperandgoldminingstructures,lique iednaturalgasfacilities,levees,loodwalls,pipelines,wharves,commercialbuildings,highrisestructures,industrialfacilities,re ineries,gascompressorstations,coffeesilos,containerterminals,drainagepumpingstations,andextensiveworkintherepairandrehabilitationofsteel,concreteandtimberstructures.AsaProjectManagerforNELSON,hehasbeeninvolvedinmanymulti‐disciplinedprojectsrequiringcoordinationofalldisciplinesofengineering.Mr.Rushinghasservedasanexpertandforensicwitnessincasesinvolvingstructuralbehaviorofvariousstructures,identifyingdamagecauses.Mr.RushingiscurrentlythePresidentoftheAmericanConcreteInstitute(ACI).His2014‐15presidenttermstartedafterbeingelectedduringACI’sSpringConventioninReno,Nevada.HehasbeenafellowoftheACIformanyyearsandchairedtheACIStrategicPlanDraftingTaskGroup,theTaskGrouponManagingTranslationsofACIProductsandServices,andtheETCProductDevelopmentCommittee.HeisaPastChairoftheACIFinancialAdvisoryCommitteeandamemberoftheTaskGrouponCommunicationPlatformsforDeliveryofServices&Products,andACICommittees314,Simpli iedDesignofConcreteBuildings;351,FoundationsforEquipmentandMachinery;376,ConcreteStructuresfor
RefrigeratedLique iedGasContainment;E702,DesigningConcreteStructures;andS801,StudentActivities.HealsoservesontheACIFoundationandisaDirectorforCreativeAssociationManagement(CAM).Inaddition,heservesonSubcommittees314‐B,PreliminaryDesignandEconomicImpact;314‐D,DesignAids;314TaskGrouptoUpdateIPS‐1;351‐D,DesignProvisionsforHeavyIndustrialConcreteStructuresIncludingTurbinePedestals;and376‐B,Materials.Mr.RushingpreviouslyservedontheACIBoardofDirectionandisapastChairoftheConventionCommitteeandapastmemberoftheEducationalActivitiesCommittee.HereceivedtheHenryL.KennedyAwardin2011“inrecognitionofhisoutstandingservicetotheInstituteandhisleadershipofmanyeducationalandadministrativecommittees.”AmemberoftheACILouisianaChapter,Mr.Rush‐ingpreviouslyservedontheChapter’sBoardofDirectionandwasitsPresidentin1998.HechairedtheChapterAwardsCommitteeforseveralyears.Mr.RushingservedasViceChairoftheACIFall1996ConventionandCo‐ChairoftheACIFall2009ConventioninNewOrleans.HereceivedtheACILouisianaChapterActivityAwardin2004andtheChapterDistinguishedMemberAwardin2010.
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BylinkinghismodeltoNASAdata,Dengishelpingoysterharvesterspreventseafoodcontamination.
D r.ZhiqiangDeng,associateprofessorofwaterresourcesandcoastalengineeringatLouisianaStateUniversity’sCollegeofEngineering,becamethe irstscientistintheworldtoaccuratelypredictanoysternorovirusoutbreakwhenheforecastedanoutbreakintheCameronParishoysterharvestingarea30weeksbeforeitoccurred.Norovirus,ahighlycontagiousvirusthatcausessevereabdominalandintestinalin lammation,istheleadingcauseofacutegastroenteritis.Deng’sworkisfundedbya$225,000grantfromNASA,andheuseddatagatheredbyNASAsatellitestomonitorenvironmentalconditionsalongtheLouisianacoast.CollaboratingwiththeLouisianaDepartmentofHealthandHospitals,DengpredictedtheareawouldbecomecontaminatedwiththevirusmorethantwoweeksbeforetheLDHHcloseditonDecember28,2012.Closuresofhighlyproductiveoystergrowingareascausessigni icantdamagestotheoysterindustry,makingitallthemoreimportanttodetermineoutbreaksinadvance.“Norovirusoutbreaksoftenoccur10–14daysafterextremelylowtideeventsduringwintermonthsorcoldweather,whenlevelsoffecalcoliform,abacterium
thatoriginatesinfeces,arehigh,”Dengsaid.Outbreaksofnorovirushavebeenasigni icantproblemfortheoysterfarmingindustry.AccordingtotheCenterforDiseaseControl(CDC),noroviruscausesabout21millionillnessesannually.Thevirustypicallyspreadsthroughcontaminatedwaterorfood,includingseafood,butcanalsotransferfromhumantohuman.“Ifyourfriendeatsaninfectedoysterandgetsinfectedbythenorovirus,thenyoumayalsogetsick,”Dengsaid.“Thatiswhyitisimportanttopreventthenorovirusoutbreakinthe irstplace.”Dengandhisresearchgrouphavecontributedtooysternoroviruscontaminationresearchbydevelopingaproactivemodelforpredictingoysternorovirusoutbreaksthatcurtailsboththehealthandeconomiccostsofoysternorovirusoutbreaks.Themodelinvolvespredictionoffuturewaterqualityconditionsandbacterialevels.Deng’snextprojectiscreatinganonlinedatabasewhereoysterproducers,governmentof icialsandpublicuserscanaccessreal‐timedataabouttheenvironmentalpredictorsofoysternorovirusgrowthusingexistingdatarepositoriesfromaroundthecountry.HeisalsoseekingfundingtotesthismodelinotheroysterproducingregionsintheUnitedStatesandabroad.ArticlebyLizLebron,LSUCollegeofEngineeringcommunicationsgraduateassistant.Formoreinformation,contactMimiLaValle,[email protected],225‐578‐5706.
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RushingreceivedhisBSinCivilEngineeringfromLouisianaStateUniversityin1981.HeisalicensedprofessionalengineerinLouisiana,Mississippi,Alabama,Arkansas,andArizona.HeisalsoamemberoftheAmericanSocietyofCivilEngineers(ASCE)andamemberoftheExecutiveCommitteeoftheNewOrleansBranchoftheStructuralEngineersInstitute(SEI).
RushingismarriedtoSheilaNooteRushingandtheyhaveonedaughter,Shelbyandoneson,Christopher(familypicturedabove).TheycurrentlyliveinNewOrleans,LA.
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S t u d e n t Awa r d s PhilipGoppeltCivilEngineeringAcademicAwardAwardedforacademicexcellence(4.0GPA)EmilyWeigandCivilEngineeringLeadershipAwardAwardedforleadershipandforserviceNelidaHerreraCivilEngineeringFacultyAwardforLeadershipAwardedbythefacultyforacademicexcellence(3.95GPA)andforleadershipAllysonLutzEnvironmentalEngineeringAcademicAwardAwardedtotheseniorwiththehighestGPAintheprogramConorWhetselEnvironmentalEngineeringFacultyLeadershipAwardAwardedbythefacultytotheseniorwhohasexcelledinbothacademicsandleadershipRussellBayhamEnvironmentalEngineeringStudentAwardAwardedtotheseniorwhohasexcelledintheprogram,votedbytheenvironmentalengineeringstudents
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