Dr. Medina to be Keynote Speaker
Dr. Mario Medina will be the
keynote speaker at this year's
Reflective Insulation
Manufacturers Association
(RIMA) International
Conference in Miami Beach,
Florida, on September 27-28,
2008.
http://www.rimainternational.org
Department of Civil, Environmental and Architectural
Engineering (CEAE)
Professor Reappointed to KSBTP
Prof. Tom Mulinazzi has been
reappointed by Kansas
Governor Sebelius to the
Kansas State Board of
Technical Professions.
He was first appointed to the
Board in 2000.
Department of Civil, Environmental and Architectural
Engineering (CEAE)
Dr. Bennett Appointed Chair of ASCE
Fatigue and Fracture Committee
In April, 2008, Dr. Caroline
Bennett was appointed the
new Chair of the ASCE/SEI
Fatigue and Fracture
Committee.
This committee focuses on
key issues related to
sustainability of the Nation’s
infrastructure, and is a key
research focus at KU CEAE.
Department of Civil, Environmental and Architectural
Engineering (CEAE)
Dr. Chong Appointed Chair of ASCE
Managing Triple Bottom Line and
Sustainability Committee
Starting October, 2008, Dr. Oswald
Chong will be the new Chair of the
ASCE Managing Triple Bottom Line
and Sustainability Committee.
This committee focuses on
environmental, economic and social
sustainability as it relates to civil and
architectural engineering (a key
research and teaching focus of KU
CEAE).
Department of Civil, Environmental and Architectural
Engineering (CEAE)
Prof. Darwin Ends Successful Year as
American Concrete Institute President
In April, Dr. David Darwin
began a term as Immediate
Past-President of the
American Concrete Institute
(ACI).
Dr. Darwin is the Deane
Ackers Professor in CEAE at
KU.
Department of Civil, Environmental and Architectural
Engineering (CEAE)
CEAE Builds New EnvironmentallyControlled Laboratory (ECL) for
Concrete Reserach
Using alumni donations, the CEAE
Department is in the process of
building a new Environmentally
Controlled Laboratory (ECL) for
Concrete Research.
The new lab, located on the first
floor of Learned Hall, will allow
concrete and other cementitious
materials to be tested under
controlled temperature and
humidity.
Department of Civil, Environmental and Architectural
Engineering (CEAE)
Dr. Browning Elected to Board of
Directors of NEES
Dr. JoAnn Browning was
elected in July, 2008, to the
Board of Directors of Network
for Earthquake Engineering
Simulation (NEES).
NEES supports the equipment
sites for the NSF NEES
projects.
Department of Civil, Environmental and Architectural
Engineering (CEAE)
KU Represented at American Society
for Engineering Education
Dr. Francis Thomas
represented the CEAE
Department, and the University
of Kansas, at the American
Society for Engineering
Education (ASEE) held in
Pittsburgh, PA.
A focus of the meeting was the
ASCE’s Civil Engineers Body of
Knowledge (BOK2) and ABET
accreditation.
Department of Civil, Environmental and Architectural
Engineering (CEAE)
Enhanced Sustainability for Bridges:
Low-Cracking High Performance Concrete
US 69 Ramp to I-435
1350 over US 69 – Linn County
34th Street over I-635
Using technology developed in
the research groups of Drs.
JoAnn Browning and David
Darwin, 13 bridges have been
constructed in Kansas with lowcracking, high-performance
concrete.
Parallel Ave. over I-435
Department of Civil, Environmental and Architectural
Engineering (CEAE)
Professor Wins National Electricity
Industry Award
Dr. Thomas Glavinich won the
National Electrical Contractors Award
Industry Partner Award at NECA's
Convention last year for his
contributions in research and
teaching to the electrical construction
industry (specifically grounding during
transmission line construction).
Dr. Glavinich was only the second
individual to win the award that
normally goes to an entire
organization.
Department of Civil, Environmental and Architectural
Engineering (CEAE)
Sustainable Energy for Buildings
Dr. Mario Medina and his
students are working with the
California Energy Commission
on phase-change frame walls to
reduce peak demand, shift load,
and reduce energy use in the
coastal areas of California.
Department of Civil, Environmental and Architectural
Engineering (CEAE)
Professor Becomes Fellow of ITE
Dr. Tom Mulinazzi was named Fellow
by the Institute of Transportation
Engineers.
“The Institute of Transportation
Engineers is an international
educational and scientific association
of transportation professionals who are
responsible for meeting mobility and
safety needs. “
(http://www.ite.org/aboutite/index.asp)
Department of Civil, Environmental and Architectural
Engineering (CEAE)
Dr. McEnroe Authors Design Manual
Dr. Bruce McEnroe was
the principal author of the
Kansas Department of
Transportation’s (KDOT)
Road Design Manual, Part
C, “Elements of Drainage
and Culvert Design”
(2008).
Department of Civil, Environmental and Architectural
Engineering (CEAE)
Professor Publishs Book on Green
Building Construction
Dr. Tom Glavinich
published a book titled
“The Contractor's Guide
To Green Building
Construction” (Wiley,
2008).
The book was endorsed
by The Associated
General Contractors of
America.
Department of Civil, Environmental and Architectural
Engineering (CEAE)
Large Scale Bridge Testing Conducted
in Nevada
JoAnn Browning (KU), Jeff
Olafsen (Baylor University) and
their students conducted largescale tests of a four-span
bridge at the shaking table
laboratory at the University of
Nevada Reno.
The project is funded by a NSF
NEES-Payload grant to study
hinging behavior in reinforced
concrete bridge columns
subjected to earthquake
loading.
KU Measures Column Deformations During
Large-Scale Bridge Test in Nevada –
Applying Photogrammetry Grids
KU Measures Column
Deformations During
Large-Scale Bridge Test in
Nevada – Severe Damage
at End of Test
Department of Civil, Environmental and Architectural
Engineering (CEAE)
Prof. Darwin Awarded SEI Award
Dr. David Darwin received the
2008 Dennis L. Tewksbury
Award for service to the
Structural Engineering Institute
of the American Society of Civil
Engineers.
Department of Civil, Environmental and Architectural
Engineering (CEAE)
KU Professors and Student Attend NSF
Workshop in Shanghai, China
Professors Yong Bai and
Tom Glavinich, along
with KU student Christine
Atkins, participated in a
joint US-China Workshop
on Rapid Bridge
Replacement after
Extreme Events at Tongji
University in Shanghai,
PRC.
Department of Civil, Environmental and Architectural
Engineering (CEAE)
Students use innovative technology for
highway safety and construction
Students from the
research group of Dr.
Yong Bai conducted field
experiments recently on
US 36 and I-70 to
improve highway worker
safety and improve
construction methods.
Students measure
vehicle speeds
at highway work zones
using the smart sensor
system.
Department of Civil, Environmental and Architectural
Engineering (CEAE)
Real-time construction
productivity in a bridge
project using the
wireless real-time
productivity
measurement system
developed at KU.
Innovative Phase-Change Material
Reducing Energy Consumption
Students in Dr. Mario Medina’s
research group are developing
sustainable technology using
phase-change technology to
improve the overall efficiency of
commercial and industrial
refrigerated vehicles (funding by
US Dept. of Transportation).
Department of Civil, Environmental and Architectural
Engineering (CEAE)
Prof. Han Visits Geosynthetic
Manufacturers in China
Three Gorges Dam at Yichang,
Hubei Province on June 28,
2008
Prof. Jie Han visited
geosynthetic manufacturers in
China during June, 2008.
Yangshan Deep Water Port project in
Shanghai, China on June 20, 2008
While in China, he also
presented technical talks at 9
universities, attended two
international conferences, and
visited three mega-projects.
With Dr. Craig Adams in Shanghai
Department of Civil, Environmental and Architectural
Engineering (CEAE)
Dr. Browning Receives ACI Honor
Dr. JoAnn Browning was
honored with the American
Concrete Institute’s Young
Member Award for Professional
Achievement for “contributions
to advancing the quality of
concrete construction…”
Dr. Browning received the ACI
Professional Achievement
Award in Los Angeles in March,
2008.
Dr. Browning being presented with award
plaque by ACI President, Dr. David Darwin
(who you might recognize as well!).
Department of Civil, Environmental and Architectural
Engineering (CEAE)
Yang, Parsons and Han Win TRB Best
Paper Award
Doctoral student Xiaoming Yang,
Profs. Robert Parsons and Jie Han,
and co-author Robert Henthorne
(Chief Geologist at KDOT) won the first
Transportation Research Board Soil
Mechanics Sections Best Paper Award.
Their paper was titled “Resistance
Factors for Drilled Shafts in Weak
Rocks based on O-cell Test Data”.
The award was presented at the 87th
Transportation Research Board Annual
Meeting in Washington, D.C.
Department of Civil, Environmental and Architectural
Engineering (CEAE)