Articles

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Program Assessment: A Structured, Systematic, Sustainable Example for Civil Engineers (with Ronald W. Welch and Stephen J. Ressler), International Journal of Engineering Education (2008)

As the outcomes-based accreditation process continues to evolve since its implementation six years ago, the...

 

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The Assessment of Teaching (with Ronald W. Welch and Stephen J. Ressler), Journal of Professional Issues in Engineering Education and Practice (2006)

The role of the teacher in the classroom carries tremendous responsibility. A group of students...

 

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Teaching Lessons Learned: The ExCEEd Teaching Model (with Ronald W. Welch and Stephen J. Ressler), Journal of Professional Issues in Engineering Education and Practice (2005)

While the first five articles in this Journal of Professional Issues in Engineering Education and...

 

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Teaching Lessons Learned: A Model for Instructional Design (with Ronald W. Welch and Stephen J. Ressler), Journal of Professional Issues in Engineering Education and Practice (2005)

For the past five issues of the Journal of Professional Issues in Engineering Education and...

 

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Load Rating versus Reliability Analysis (with Dan M. Frangopol), Journal of Structural Engineering (2005)

The most common approach to assess the safety of a bridge is load rating. However,...

 

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Teaching Lessons Learned: Shock and Awe in the Civil Engineering Classroom, Journal of Professional Issues in Engineering Education and Practice (2005)
 

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Teaching Lessons Learned: Questioning: Bring Your Students Along on the Journey (with Ronald W. Welch and Stephen J. Ressler), Journal of Professional Issues in Engineering Education and Practice (2004)
 

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Bridge Deck Replacement for Minimum Expected Cost Under Multiple Reliability Constraints (with Mark G. Stewart and Dan M. Frangopol), Journal of Structural Engineering (2004)

The present paper investigates the effect of limit state selection (strength versus serviceability) on bridge...

 

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Updating Reliability of Steel Miter Gates on Locks and Dams Using Visual Inspection Results (with Dan M. Frangopol and Stuart D. Foltz), Engineering Structures (2004)

As both reliability analyses and systematic inspection programs for the world’s infrastructure gain increased usage...

 

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Updating Bridge Reliability Based on Bridge Management Systems Visual Inspection Results (with Dan M. Frangopol), Journal of Bridge Engineering (2003)

Bridge management systems have become increasingly sophisticated over the past decade and provide valuable information...

 

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Bridge Lifetime System Reliability Under Multiple Limit States (with Dan M. Frangopol), Journal of Bridge Engineering (2001)

A system reliability approach to minimizing the life-cycle cost of a deteriorating structure offers significant...

 

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Minimim Expected Cost-Oriented Optimal Maintenance Planning for Deteriorating Structures: Application to Concrete Bridge Decks (with Dan M. Frangopol), Reliability Engineering & System Safety (2001)

Civil engineering structures are designed to serve the public and often must perform safely for...

 

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Optimum Lifetime Planning of Bridge Inspection and Repair Programs (with Dan M. Frangopol), Structural Engineering International (1999)

This study proposes a general methodology for determining the optimal lifetime planning of bridge inspection...

 

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Repair Optimization of Highway Bridges Using System Reliability Approach (with Dan M. Frangopol), Journal of Structural Engineering (1999)

As reliability based methods gain increased acceptance, there is greater opportunity to use scarce resources...

 

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Life-Cycle Cost Design of Deteriorating Structure (with Dan M. Frangopol and Kai-Yung Lin), Journal of Structural Engineering (1997)

A lifetime optimization methodology for planning the inspection and repair of structures that deteriorate over...

 

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Lifetime Bridge Maintenance Strategies Based on System Reliability (with Dan M. Frangopol), Structural Engineering International (1997)

This study proposes a methodology for a system reliability-based condition evaluation of existing highway bridges....

 

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Reliability of Reinforced Concrete Girders Under Corrosion Attack (with Dan M. Frangopol and Kai-Yung Lin), Journal of Structural Engineering (1997)

Corrosion of reinforcement is a major problem affecting a large number of reinforced concrete structures....

 

Conference Proceedings

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Architectural Engineering Programs: Finding Common Ground (with Hector Estrada), Proceedings of the 2007 ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition: Honolulu, HI (2007)

There are currently 17 ABET accredited Architectural Engineering programs in the United States. This paper...

 

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Surviving ABET Accreditation: Surviving the Demands of Criterion 3 (with Stephen J. Ressler), Proceedings of the 2007 ASEE Annual Conference: Honolulu, HI (2007)

Preparing an engineering program for an ABET accreditation visit can be both daunting and frustrating....

 

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Lowman's Model Goes to the Movies (with Ronald W. Welch), Proceedings of the 2006 ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition: Chicago, IL (2006)

Lowman’s Two Dimensional Model for teaching effectiveness has been included in the seminar on Teaching...

 

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Program Assessment the Easy Way: Using Embedded Indicators to Assess Program Outcomes (with Karl Fred Meyer, Ronald W. Welch, and David G. Winget), Proceedings of the 2006 ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition: Chicago, IL (2006)

The culminating design experience for civil engineering majors at the United States Military Academy (USMA)...

 

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The Civil Engineering Faculty of the Future (with Ronald Welch), Proceedings of the 2006 ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition: Chicago, IL (2006)

The American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) has published the Civil Engineering Body of Knowledge...

 

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Two Alternative System Reliability Approaches to the Serviceability Condition Assessment of Spillway Gate Systems on Dams (with Stuart D. Foltz), Proceedings of the 17th Analysis and Computation Specialty Conference (2006)

Two competing methods were introduced for analyzing the condition of a structural system. The results...

 

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Teaching Pedagogy 101 (with Ronald W. Welch), Proceedings of the 2005 ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition: Portland, OR (2005)

What are the basics to consider in becoming an effective teacher? So you are a...

 

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Project-Based Independent Study Capstone Course (with Ronald W. Welch), Proceedings of the 2005 ASCE Structures Congress & Exposition: New York, NY (2005)

This paper describes a unique project-based course used successful by the ABET-Accredited Civil Engineering Program...

 

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Teaching Assessment: How Do You Do It? (with Stephen J. Ressler), Proceedings of the 2003 ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition: Nashville, TN (2003)

The role of the teacher in the classroom carries tremendous responsibility. A group of students...

 

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Using Condition Index Inspection Results to Update the Reliability of Miter Gates for Navigation Locks (with Dan M. Frangopol and Stuart D. Foltz), Proceedings of the 2001 ASCE Structures Congress & Exposition: Washington, D.C. (2001)

In an effort to ensure public safety, many civil engineering structures undergo various inspections to...

 

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An Optimized Lifetime Reliability-Based Inspection Program for Deteriorating Structures (with Dan M. Frangopol), Proceedings of the 8th ASCE Joint Specialty Conference on Probabilistic Mechanics and Structural Reliability: Notre Dame, IN (2000)

No matter how well they are designed, all civil engineering structures will deteriorate over time...