Active Projects
The Precast/Prestressed Concrete Institute is currently funding a studio at UA for $100,000 (Co-PI, 20% effort) to develop educational programs and activities to highlight the process of prefabrication. One of the big outcomes of this project has been the "Will It Tornado" class project. Students had to design concrete panels with architectural thin brick elements that could survive a simulated tornado debris impact.
Completed Projects
The Maryland Transit Authority funded a $55,000 (Co-PI, 45% effort) to examine the best practices for deicing and anti-icing techniques. This included a laboratory study to determine the effectiveness of various liquid deicers in a direct liquid application. This project was complete in December 2020.
The Alabama Department of Transportation funded a $342,000 (PI, 100% effort) research project examining the factors contributing to concrete pavement friction loss. The primary objective was to identify grinding and grooving textures that decrease the friction loss of various concrete pavement mixtures. The project was completed in early 2019. (Photo credit: Satyavati Komaragiri)
Key Publications (thus far):
Final Report: PDF
Komaragiri, S., Amirkhanian, A., Bhasin, A. (2020) Friction and Texture Retention of Concrete Pavements. Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation Research Board, pp. 1–9. 10.1177/0361198120919397
Komaragiri, S., Amirkhanian, A., and Bhasin, A. (2020) Friction and Texture Retention of Concrete Pavements. 99th Annual Meeting of the Transportation Research Board (presentation).
Key Publications (thus far):
Final Report: PDF
Komaragiri, S., Amirkhanian, A., Bhasin, A. (2020) Friction and Texture Retention of Concrete Pavements. Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation Research Board, pp. 1–9. 10.1177/0361198120919397
Komaragiri, S., Amirkhanian, A., and Bhasin, A. (2020) Friction and Texture Retention of Concrete Pavements. 99th Annual Meeting of the Transportation Research Board (presentation).
The Alabama Department of Transportation funded a $200,000 (Co-PI, 50% effort) project to establish a business development program for disadvantaged business entities performing transportation and construction related work in the state of Alabama. The website for this service can be found at dbe.ua.edu. The project was completed at the end of summer in 2019.
Key Publications (thus far):
Final Report: PDF
Key Publications (thus far):
Final Report: PDF
The South Carolina Department of Transportation, through Tri-Country Technical College, funded a $64,000 (PI, 100% effort) study to evaluate base and sub-base materials. The material properties will be used for calibration of the MEPDG software for the SCDOT. The large scale experimental program utilized a 1000 ft3 test pit at UA as part of the study and provided a link between laboratory scale tests and simulated field scale testing. This project ended in December 2020.
Key Publications (thus far):
In development
Key Publications (thus far):
In development