Daytona Beach Campus - College of Engineering

Research in the College of Engineering

AEROSPACE AND TRANSPORTATION INFRASTRUCTURE





Research involves a scope of design and analysis of infrastructure related to airports and other transport modes, environmental analysis of transportation facilities, pavement and materials needed for next generation of infrastructure, and engineering models for prediction of dynamic load effects and soil-structure interaction of ground support structures, with the use of finite element analysis.

ACTIVITIES


Dr. Chris Grant:

Current active research project is defining remote airfield lighting needs to improve safety and access. Research in environmental impacts of aviation facilities, mobile source analysis, vehicle activity estimation, simulations. Selected Publications in 2004: Shauna Hallmark, Keith Knapp, Christopher Grant, "Evaluating Speed Differences Between Cars, Light-Duty Trucks, and Vans for Emissions Modeling," Journal of Transportation Engineering, ASCE, November/December 2004.

Dr. Ashok Gurjar:

Investigation of self-compacting concrete (SCC) for use by the FL DOT. SCC usage is on the rise worldwide for cast in-place and particularly for precast concrete construction. Research into workability test and chosen apparatus for its measurement, effects of different viscosity agents on the properties of SCC, comparison between mechanical and durability properties of SCC, and preparation of specifications for SCC.

Dr. Fady Barsoum:

Expertise in application of engineering mechanics, structural dynamics, and finite element methods to analyze the behavior of ground support structures subjected to lift off loads and blast as well as soil-structure interaction. Collection and handling of digital signal processing techniques to define dynamic load specifications for design engineers.