Engineering Scientist Constructed Facilities Center, Dept. of Civil & Env. Engg., CEMR, WVU

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1 P. V. Vijay, Ph.D., P.E. Dept. of Civil and Env. Engg. Rm. 653C ESB, CEMR West Virginia University Morgantown, WV Phone EDUCATION WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY, MORGANTOWN, WV. Ph.D. in Civil (Structural) Engineering WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY, MORGANTOWN, WV. MSCE in Civil (Structural) Engineering BANGALORE UNIVERSITY, BANGALORE, INDIA. M.E. in Civil Engineering BANGALORE UNIVERSITY, BANGALORE, INDIA. B.E. in Civil Engineering ACADEMIC JOBS Assistant Professor Dept. of Civil & Env. Engg., WVU Research Assistant Professor Constructed Facilities Center, Dept. of Civil & Env. Engg. Engineering Scientist Constructed Facilities Center, Dept. of Civil & Env. Engg., CEMR, WVU Lecturer Dept. of Civil Engg., MSR College of Engineering, Bangalore University, Bangalore, India PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE Course Instructor Offering several undergraduate and graduate civil engineering courses including design with advanced FRP composites and capstone courses centered around sustainable green construction with energy efficient design at the CEE West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV. Co-author of a textbook in the area of Advanced Composites for Infrastructure. Research Project PI/Co-PI Conducted research on several projects including Green Construction projects and sustainable rehab construction awarded to WVU-CEE-CFC funded by the State, Federal agencies, and NSF with industry partnership. Coordinator (Interdisciplinary Research) Coordinated interdisciplinary efforts in developing the proposal designating the Constructed Facilities Center (CFC-WVU) as FHWA s Center of Excellence by FHWA, Characterization, Evaluation and Implementation of Fiber Reinforced Polymer Composites for Highway Infrastructure and also various other interdisciplinary projects. Course Development/Workshops/Technology Transfer/Professional Activities In addition to teaching activities, developed and offered various short courses in the area of sustainable rehabilitation design of infrastructure using advanced composites. Published related book, journal and conference articles that have direct impact on code/specification activities. Helped community by employing cost-effective building/bridge evaluation and sustainable rehab. 1

2 ACADEMIC AND RESEARCH EXPERIENCE -ENERGY EFFICIENT CIVIL INFRASTRUCTURE AND SUSTAINABLE CONSTRUCTION WITH NATURAL/ADVANCED MATERIALS- ACADEMIC EXPERIENCE Along with following courses, provided several guest lectures on Green Energy and Water Conservation in residential and commercial construction buildings to Graduate CEE courses. Graduate Courses (MS & Ph.D.) CE-768/CE791A: Design of Structures with FRP Composites as an interdisciplinary course in the area of advanced civil infrastructure materials (micro- and macro-mechanics, durability, and polymer engineering) for past ten years to students from the Departments of Civil & Environmental Engineering and Dept. Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering. Undergraduate Courses (B.S.) Capstone Course (CE 479): Taught the sustainable construction and green building design in CEE Capstone Design course at WVU. The capstone course is an integrated design approach, where students have created independent design and development projects for designing a green school building to accommodate 500 elementary students in Monongalia County, WV, which is actually constructed and in operation since 2013 near the intersection of Mileground Road and Rt. 705 of Morgantown, WV. Following topics are included. i. Sustainable construction for residential, commercial, and school buildings (structural design for normal and special loads) ii. Green materials and green design for sustainable construction iii. Green roof and wall systems with high R-values iv. Active and passive design for energy efficient design (geothermal, wind, solar, and Trombe wall) v. Clean and efficient air flow for occupant health vi. Use of dual water supply schemes for interior and exterior design vii. Minimum site disturbance and parking provisions viii. USGBC principles and LEED ratings ix. Several field visits by students to large (~50,000 sq. ft) green buildings and, x. Interaction with green building construction experts and others. Introduction to CADD (CE 210): Taught CADD design and BIM concepts using AutoCad Civil 3D and Microstation. Used CAD as a design tool for developing surface profiles, pavement corridors, and AASHTO governed speed limit design for horizontal curves. Reinforced Concrete Strength of Materials and Building Material Testing Concrete Technology (Mix Design and Material Testing) Steel and Concrete Structural Design/Drawing and Building Drawing Design of Timber Structures (sawn and glulam lumber) 2

3 RESEARCH WORK/EXPERIENCE Green and Sustainable / Advanced Infrastructural Material Externally funded and nationally competitive research grants and contracts and interdisciplinary efforts with faculty from other Departments such as Chemical Engineering (ChE), Mechanical and Aerospace (MAE), and Industrial Engineering (IE). Green Building Wall Panel which is ASTM tested with high fire resistance of 1700F. The panels are being utilized in the new Green Eastwood School building of Morgantown, WV. ( ) Natural fiber and natural resin based composites for application as construction materials. ( ) Sustainable repair and rehabilitation of building and bridge infrastructure using advanced composite wraps (over 12 bridges with about 60 piles and beams) (2010) Non-destructive load testing and evaluation using Infrared Thermography (IR) techniques to evaluate and provide sustainable and energy saving rehabilitation schemes for restoring year old school buildings in Preston and Gilmer Counties, WV, ( ). Rehabilitation of 80 year old timber railroad bridge piles in Moorefield, WV using sustainable practices with the help of advanced glass polymer composites at a fraction of replacement costs (2010) USA-Canada Joint Group of technical experts on developing first draft specifications and design guidelines for the use of fiber-reinforced plastics in concrete structures. Specifications developed were presented at American Concrete Institute (ACI) sponsored joint-committee meeting held at Montreal, Canada. These guidelines were further developed as current ACI R.03. (1996) Specification development of (external) FRP reinforcement for concrete structures as a part of the document prepared by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST, 1999). Design methodologies for designing concrete structures reinforced with external carbon fabric reinforcement, Tonen Corporation Design Manual, Japan (1995). Short-courses in the design and application of advanced composites for infrastructure facilities to practicing engineers and professionals from various federal and state highway engineers, private firms, and academicians in conferences and workshops (1999-current). 3

4 AREAS OF PAST/CURRENT ACADEMIC/RESEARCH ACTIVITIES Infrastrucutre/Construction Material Development/Evaluation Thermo-mechanical characterization (bending, tension, compression, impact, rupture, and hardness) at coupon, component, and system levels with static and fatigue loads for green construction materials, conventional materials, and recycled thermoplastics for sustainable infrastructure applications. Evaluation of thermo-mechanical properties, bond strength, failure modes and durability of GFRP/ CFRP bars and wraps to provide sustainable solutions to bridge and highway infrastructure problems. Evaluation and screening of different thermoset resins for use as matrix material in Fiber Reinforced Polymer (FRP) bars in terms of strength, stiffness, knock-down factors and durability under varying ph, temperature (including freeze-thaw) and sustained stress. Characterization of aged and non-aged polymeric resins through Differential Scanning Calorimeter (DSC) and Dynamic Mechanical Thermal Analysis (DMTA). Bending and shear behavior of concrete beams reinforced with steel and GFRP bars under static and fatigue loads. Ductility/deformability indices, knock-down factors of concrete beams reinforced with steel and rehabilitated with FRP for sustainable field implementation. Accelerated and natural aging behavior of GFRP and CFRP bars/wraps with nanoclay. Bond behavior of bundled steel bars. Instrumentation and automatic data acquisition of test specimens at nano-, milli-, and macroscales. Construction Component or System Development, Manufacturing and Evaluation Developing, manufacturing (industrial- and small- scale), and evaluating natural fiber reinforced building wall panels, nanocomposite reinforcing bars, recycled offset polymer blocks, signboards, signposts, pavement panels, recycled wood and polymer railroad ties (at WVU). Sustainable strengthening/rehabilitation of infrastructure (concrete beams, columns, bridge piers and wing walls) by FRP fabric bonding. Strengthening of concrete beams bonded with steel plates for flexural strength enhancement. Behavior of CFRP fabric wrapped concrete cylinders. Creep behavior of concrete beams reinforced with steel and GFRP bars. Bending and shear-lag behavior of concrete T- beams reinforced with steel and GFRP bars. Aging and creep behavior of concrete beams strengthened by CFRP fabrics. Accelerated and natural aging behavior of concrete beams reinforced with GFRP bars. Bending behavior of steel stringers bonded with CFRP plates under static and fatigue loads. Bending behavior of concrete beams reinforced with bundled steel bars. Accelerated and natural aging behavior of steel beams bonded with CFRP plates. Behavior of concrete beams reinforced with MMFX steel bars. Non-destructive evaluation and rehabilitation of corroded soccer stadium structure (RC) with a capacity of 60,000 people. Non-destructive evaluation of prestressed girders in textile mills over boilers. Evaluation of prestressed girders cracked during manufacturing process. Evaluation of beams reinforced with nanoclay GFRP bars. Evaluation of FRP dowels and steel for jointed concrete pavements (JPCP) and continuously reinforced concrete pavements (CRCP). Analytical/FE Modeling of Infrastructure System FE modeling of constructed infrastructure systems for thermo-mechanical responses: bending, tensile, compressive, shear, impact response (stresses and deformations) of concrete, steel, timber, and FRP structures subjected to in-plane and out-of-plane loading at material, component, and system level. Laboratory Evaluations of Infrastructure Conventional and advanced material testing at coupon, component, and system levels using static and fatigue loads on various types of frames and support systems. Instrumentation and automatic data acquisition of test specimens at nano-, milli-, and macro-scales. Concrete laboratory evaluations and NDE. 4

5 ORGANIZATIONS AND INDUSTRIES WORKED WITH Federal/National Agencies: FHWA-DOH, DOE, NETL, NCHRP, DOD, NSF, NIST, US Army Corps of Engineers State and Counties: WVDOT-DOH, WV Department of Education, Mon County, Preston County, Gilmer County Industries: HNTB, Reichhold Chemicals, Ashland Chemicals, Tonen Corporation, PPG, Owens Corning, Creative Pultrusion, Marshall Industries, MFG Industries Inc., International Grating Inc., Hughes Brothers, MMFX steel Corporation, Bedford Reinforced Plastics (BRP Inc.), Star Plastics, WV, FiberTech, Gaiker Corporation (spain), and numerous others. PEER REVIEW ACTIVITIES RELATED TO INFRASTRUCTURE CONSTRUCTION/MATERIALS/DESIGN Reviewed for ACI, ASCE, SPE, Journal of Construction, and Composite related Journals and conferences. Areas of review are construction of buildings and pavements, analytical models, FE analysis, and experimental papers on bending/shear/bond/ tensile/compressive behavior of concrete/masonry, timber, composites, and FRP elements such as beams, columns, frames, bridgedecks and cylinders reinforced/wrapped with steel or FRP including construction and durability issues. Reviewed and refereed book proposals by prospective authors in the area related to construction and structural composites (e.g., Taylor and Francis Publishers). BOOK AUTHORING Author of the book entitled Concrete Members with Fiber Reinforced Polymer Reinforcements: Design and Behavior (Co-authors are Prof. H.V.S. GangaRao and Prof. N. Taly), Published December 2006, CRC Press, Provided major contribution towards writing, revising, and completing following chapters: o Chapter 1: Introduction/FAQ about Composite Materials o Chapter 2: Properties of Constituent Materials: Concrete, Steel, Polymers, and Fibers o Chapter 3: Manufacturing of Composite Components o Chapter 4: Durability: Aging of Composites o Chapter 5: Strengthening of Structural Members (infrastructure renewal techniques) o Chapter 6: Design and Behavior of Internally FRP-Reinforced Beams o Chapter 7: Bond and Development Length o Chapter 8: Serviceability: Deflection and Crack-width WEBINAR / WORKSHOP GangaRao and P.V.Vijay, FRP Composite Components and Structures for USACE Waterway Repair, Rehab, and New Construction, 1 ½ hour invited webinar presentation by CFC-WVU with live question and answer session for about 40+ participants from US Army Corps of Engineers, Nov. 29, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITY BY UNIVERSITY AND INDUSTRY PARTNERSHIP 1. Submitted proposals for industrial set-up in Morgantown/Clarksburg for manufacturing recycled polymer structural products in Coordination with local industrial business 2. Interacted with several industry partners in different states on manufacturing composite products and setting up production facilities in WV (collaboration with WVU-CEE-CFC). 5

6 P.E. (Civil) West Virginia (WV) License Exam WV PROFESSIONAL EXAMS/LICENSES PATENTS APPLIED Guardrail offset block using recycled polymers ( ). PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS/COMMITTEE ACTIVITIES Member of American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) Faculty Member of Chi-Epsilon Member of ACI subcommittees 440-K and 440-H Associate Member ACI 440. USGBC-WV Chapter Member Updated CFC-WVU efforts on composite railroad ties development to FRA Committee 30 / Subcommittee 6, Engineered Composite Ties. COLLEGE COMMITTEES AND SERVICE Member of CEE-WVU Committee on Minimum Performance Policy Development for Undergraduate Students and contributed significantly by drafting ideas and language that was approved and adapted by the CEE and CEMR based on faculty input. Provided CEE laboratory tours and lectures on prospective students visitation day at CEMR. Helped Solar Decathlon Team of College of Engineering and Mineral Resources-WVU students towards an interdisciplinary project with a scope for national visibility. I have been providing ideas by actively participating as a civil engineering faculty member with PE license and supplementing their activities with Green Building design knowledge. Provided pro bono professional service to local community (e.g., yr. old building evaluation). Visited North Elementary School, Morgantown, WV to help the students on Bridge project concepts as per the request of WV Research Corp. Other committee work includes those of the Vision 2020 and digital media committees. 6

7 RESEARCH FUNDING ACITIVITY (P.V.Vijay with other CFC Researchers and Outside WVU Collaborations, WVU Project Title or Area FRP Green Wall Panel System Phase One of the Fiber Reinforced Plastic (FRP) Research to Determine Structures Where FRP Wraps Would be Beneficial Feasibility of FRP for Structural Applications Timber Railroad Bridge Pile Rehabilitation using FRP Wraps Composite Materials Use for Railroad Infrastructure Evaluation of SPMS Building Evaluation of Gilmer Schools Sponsoring/ granting Agency Mon County Schools Date & Duration of Award 06/ /2011 WVDOH 08/ US Army Corps of Engineers WVDOT, State Rail Authority USDOT, FRA Preston County Education Board Gilmer County Education Board 02/19/2010 to 08/18/ /16/ /31/ /01/2010 to 12/31/2012 March-June 2009 (awarded 03/2009) July-Dec (awarded 07/2009) NSF I/UCRC NSF-Industry (awarded 09/2009) Thermoplastic Tie Development FRA-USDOT (awarded 08/2009) Thermoplastic Tie Development FRA-USDOT Sept 2008 Aug 2010 (awarded 2008) The Center of the Integration of Composites into Infrastructure Field Installation and Monitoring of Modular FRP Panels for Pavement Rehabilitation Field Monitoring and Evaluation of Railroad Wood Bridges Rehabilitation using Fiber Reinforced Polymer Composites Evaluation of Composite Materials used for Railroad Infrastructure MARCEE Project: Commercialization and Workforce Development in Polymer/Electronic Recycling Activity Evaluation of Composite Materials for Railroad Infrastructure Safety Enhancements - FRA- USDOT NSF & WVU Aug 2008 July 2009 (awarded 2008) WVDOH-DOH (awarded in Oct. 07) FRA-USDOT (awarded in Sept. 07) WVDOT-DOH (awarded in Nov. 06) USDOE-NETL till 2009 (awarded in June 06) FRA-USDOT Oct 05 Sept 2011 CRCP WVDOH Sep 03 June. 09 7

8 Project Title or Area Sponsoring/ granting Agency Date & Duration of Award Deployment of FRPs in Pavements USDOT-FHWA Until Feb. 09 MARCEE Project Recycling USDOE - NETL April R & D in Polymer/Electronic Recycling Industry- CFC part Development and Evaluation of Thermoplastic Composite Crossties Continuation of Research, Commercialization and Work Force Development in the Polymer Electronics Recycling Industry Research, Commercialization and Work Force Development in the Polymer Electronics Recycling Industry Field Implementation and Performance Evaluation of CRCP with FRP Composite Bars R & D in Polymer/Electronic Recycling Industry-CFC part Center of Excellence (COE)-Characterization, Evaluation and Implementation of Fiber Reinforced Polymer Composite for Highway Infrastructure (with 13 other PIs) Center of Excellence in FRPs- FRP Systems COE (12 other PIs) R & D in Polymer/Electronic Recycling Industry-CFC part Development and Deployment of Second Generation Composites Applied to Concrete Pavements, Grant No. DTFH61-99-X-00078, August Specifications for FRP Highway Bridge Applications: Acceptance Test Specifications for FRP Decks and Superstructures, Grant No. DTFH61-00-C-00021, January NCHRP Project 10-55, Fiber Reinforced Polymer Composites for Concrete Bridge Deck Reinforcement, Collaborative work: FAU, WVU, University of Sherbrooke, and SDR Engineering, Inc. FRP composites Applications for Non-Ductile Structural Systems: Short- and Long-term Behavior sponsored by US Army Corps of Engineers, Grant No. DACA42-00-C-0032, July USDOE/NETL MARCEE Project Sept 01-Sept 09 USDOT/FRA Sep. 04-Sep. 06 NETL, DOE Oct 04-Sept 05 NETL, DOE June 04-March 05 WVDOT-DOH Sep 03-June 05 USDOE/NETL Sept 01-Sept 04 USDOT-FHWA Aug 01-April 05 FHWA Aug 02 Aug 04 DOE/NETL Apr 01 Apr 04 USDOT-FHWA Oct 99 Mar 05 USDOT-FHWA Jan 00-Apr 02 USDO-NCHRP Jan 99 - Dec 02 USACE- USDOD Apr. 00- Mar. 01 8

9 ADDITIONAL PROPOSALS/WHITEPAPERS (INTRA AND INTERDISCIPLINARY WITH OTHER FACULTY) 1. Multiple Corrosion Protection Systems for Reinforced Concrete Bridge Components, FHWA- DOT, Aug Development and Application of FRP Composites for Infrastructure, WVDOT-Research and Development Program, Sept Design Guidelines for Durability of Bonded CFRP Repair/Strengthening of Concrete Beams to NCHRP Project 12-72, Nov FRP Composite Homes for Reconstruction, HUD, Dec Recycled Polymers for Structural Product Development and Application, NETL/DOE, March Specification Implementation: Qualification and Acceptance of FRP Highway Bridge Decks and Superstructures FHWA, Georgia Tech, May Development and Nondestructive Evaluation of Fiber Reinforced Polymer Composites for Highway Infrastructure , USDOT, FHWA, August Equipment for Characterization and Development of Advanced Composites at Nanolevel for Defense Applications, DoD, August Crack Evaluation of Concrete Sandwich Decks, WVDOT-Research and Development Program WVDoT, (Dec. 2005). 10. Connection Details for Prefabricated Bridge Elements, FHWA, June Advanced Composites for Blast Effects and Mitigation (Combating Terrorism-Technical Support Working Group, Homeland Security, March Prefabricated Panels for Pavement Rehabilitation, WVDOH, Dec Use of Bio-Fiber Composites for Infrastr. and Automotive Applications, USDA, Jan Evaluation of Different Joint and Anchoring Methods for Modular FRP Pavements, NCHRP- IDEAS, Feb Next Generation Infra. Materials: Mechanistic modeling of Long-term performance, FHWA, March Modular FRP Panels for Pavements, Project Number: R05 (Modular Pavement Technology), Focus Area: Renewal, FHWA, Sept Bio-Based Natural Fiber/Resin Composites, White Paper and its versions submitted to industries, Jan. and Oct Blast Resistant Composites, White Paper Submitted To FHWA and Industries, Jan./Feb Curvilinear FRP Panels- Design Schemes for Structural Applications, White Paper submitted to Industries, Jan./Feb Performance Assessment of Concrete Pavement with FRP/Steel Bars, Pavement Technology Division, FHWA, Jan Application of Smart Sensors for FRP Composite Structures, NIST, 2008, with other CFC participants. 22. Computational Structural Mechanics (Modeling and Simulations), ERDC, August Durability & Life Cycle Performance of Pultruded and Infused FRPs for Infrastructure, NSF I/CURC, February GREEN SCHOOL BUILDING MANUAL, Material Selection Procedures and Specifications for Design and Construction Manual, October Material Selection, Use, and Specifications for Design and Construction-Proposed Joint Project between CFC-WVU & AECOM as a Part of ongoing Program between NSF- CICI/CFC-WVU/& other Universities- December Field Monitoring and Design Development For CRCP With FRP Rebars, FHWA, Dec Enhancing Durability of Civil Infrastructure, FHWA, Dec

10 PUBLICATIONS (JOURNAL AND CONFERENCE PAPERS) REFEREED JOURNALS AND ARCHIVAL PUBLICATIONS 1. Prachasaree W., P.V. Vijay, Hota V.S. GangaRao, Experimental Investigation of the Bending Behaviour of Concrete Beams Reinforced with Micro Composite Multi Structural Formable Steel Rebars, International Journal of Structural Engineering, Vol. 2, No.1, pp , Hota V.S. GangaRao, PV Vijay, Reza Abhari, GFRP Strengthening and Evaluation of Railroad Bridge Members, Journal of Structural Engineering Institute, IABSE, 2010(4), p GangaRao H.V.S., Vijay P.V., Bending Behavior of Concrete Beams Wrapped with Carbon Fabrics, Journal of Structural Engineering, Vol. 124, No.1, ASCE, pp.3-10, January Vijay P.V., GangaRao H.V.S., Bending Behavior and Deformability of Glass Fiber- Reinforced Polymer Reinforced Concrete Members, ACI Struct. Journal, pp , Nov.-Dec. 98 (6), GangaRao HVS, PV Vijay, Reza Abhari, Rehabilitation of Railroad Bridge Members with FRP, 2010 Joint Rail Conference Proceedings, JRC , ASME, April P.V. Vijay, GangaRao V.S. Hota, Aneesh Bethi, Venugopal Chada, Qureshi MAM, Development and Implementation of Recycled Thermoplastic RR Ties, 2010 Joint Rail Conference Proceedings, JRC , ASME, April Vijay P.V., GangaRao HVS, and Li H., Design and Evaluation of Jointed Plain Concrete Pavement with Fiber Reinforced Polymer Dowels, Publ. No. FHWA-HRT , Sep GangaRao HVS, Vijay PV and Abhari, Rehabilitation of Timber Railroad Bridges with FRP Composites, Published January 2009, TRB CD-ROM publication, Washington, DC. 9. Vijay, GangaRao, Bethi & Qureshi, Manufacturing and Evaluation of Composite Railroad Ties, published January 2009, TRB CD-ROM publication, Washington, DC. 10. Vijay P.V, GangaRao H.V.S., Li H., Evaluation of Jointed Plain Concrete Pavement (JPCP) With FRP Dowels, TRB 85th Annual Meeting CD-ROM Publication, Full-Scale and Accelerated Pavement Testing Committee (AFD40), Session 722, Jan Vijay P.V., GangaRao H.V.S., Kalluri R., Bargo J.M., Thermo-Mechanical Properties of Aged GFRP Bars, ASCE- Fall Conference Proceedings, Oct-Nov Vijay P.V., GangaRao H.V.S., Kalluri R., Bargo J., Accelerated Aging Behavior of Glass Fiber Reinforced Polymer Reinforced Concrete Beams, 4th International Symp., Fiber Reinf. Polymer Reinf. for RC Structures, ACI- Fall conference, SP-188, pp , Oct- Nov Vijay P.V., GangaRao H.V.S., Accelerated and Natural Weathering of Glass Fiber Reinforced Plastic Bars, Fourth International Symposium, Fiber Reinforced Polymer Reinforcement for Reinforced Concrete Structures, ACI- Fall conference, SP-188, pp , Oct-Nov Vijay, P.V., GangaRao, H.V.S., A Unified Limit State Approach Using Deformability Factors in Concrete Beams Reinforced with GFRP Bars, Materials for the New Millennium, 4th Material Conference, ASCE, Vol.1, Washington D.C., pp ,

11 15. GangaRao HVS., Vijay P. V, Draft Design Guidelines for Concrete Beams Externally Strengthened With FRP, NIST Workshop on Standards Development for the Use of FRP for the Rehab. of Concrete and Masonry Structures. Proc., Jan. 7-8, 1998 Pub. 1999, Tucson, AZ, Ed. Duthinh, D., pp. 3/ Lewis R.J, Woodson S.C., Scott D.W., McDonald J.E., GangaRao, HVS, and Vijay P.V., Lock Wall Expedient Demonstration Monitoring, Myers, John T. Myers Locks and Dam, Ohio River, US Army Corps of Engineers, Engineer Research and Development Center, ERDC/CHL TR-11-7 Report, October REFEREED CONFERENCE PUBLICATIONS 1. Vijay, P.V.; Hota, GangaRao; Liang, Ruifeng; Skidmore, Mark, Rapid Restoration of Rail Road Timber Bridges Using Polymer Composites, SPE ANTEC Conference Publication, Boston, May Vijay, P.V., GangaRao HVS, Kalligudd S., Recycled Polymers for Sustainable Solution in Infrastructure, SPE ANTEC Conference Publication, Boston, May Vijay P.V., GangaRao HVS, and Reddy MPK, Mechanical Properties and Durability of Sustainable FRP Composites, 4th International Conference on Durability & Sustainability of Fibre Reinforced Polymer (FRP) Composites for Construction & Rehabilitation, CDCC 2011, Quebec, Canada, July Vijay PV, GangaRao HVS, and Manab Medhi, Manufacturing and Field Implementation of HT-VARIM Pavement Panels, Published May 2009, SAMPE. 5. Vijay P.V., GangaRao H.V.S, Krishnaswamy V., Aging Behavior of GFRP Bars with Nanoclay, A-031, Third International Conference on Durability & Field Applications of Fiber Reinforced Polymer (FRP) Composites for Construction, CDCC 2007, pp , May 22-24, Vijay P.V., GangaRao H.V.S, Krishnaswamy V., Manufacturing, Durability and Bond Behavior of FRP Bars with Nanoclay, SP 230-5, pp , FRPRCS-7, ACI Fall Conference, Nov Vijay P.V., GangaRao H.V.S., Basto J.R., Mechanical Characterization of Recycled Polymers for Infrastructure Applications, SAMPE 2003, May Vijay P.V., GangaRao H.V.S., Webster K., Prachasaree W., Durability of Concrete Beams with Fiber Wraps, CDCC 02 Conference, Montreal, Canada, pp , May Vijay P.V., GangaRao H.V.S., Basto J.R., Tripathi V.K.H., Thermo-Mechanical Characterization of Recycled Thermoplastic Polymers Aged Under Harsh Environment, CDCC 02 Conference, Montreal, Canada, pp , May Vijay P.V., GangaRao H.V.S., Bargo J.M., Mechanical Characterization of Recycled Thermoplastic Polymers for Infrastructure Applications, ACMBS-3, pp , Ottawa, Canada, Aug GangaRao H.V.S., Vijay P.V, Kalluri R., Taly N.B, Behavior of Concrete T-Beams Reinforced with GFRP Bars under Bending, ACMBS-3, pp , Ottawa, Canada, Aug Vijay P.V., GangaRao H.V.S., Kalluri R., Hygrothermal Response of GFRP Bars Under Different Conditioning Schemes, CDCC 98, Durability of Fiber Reinforced Polymer (FRP) Composites for Construction, pp , Sherbrooke, Canada, August

12 13. Vijay P.V., GangaRao H.V.S., Creep Behavior of concrete Beams Reinforced with GFRP Bars, CDCC 98, Durability of Fiber Reinforced Polymer (FRP) Composites for Construction, pp , Sherbrooke, Canada., August GangaRao H.V.S., Vijay P.V., Burdine E., Durability of Steel Stringers Reinforced with CFRP Plates, CDCC '98, Durability of Fiber Reinforced Polymer (FRP) Composites for Construction, pp , Sherbrooke, Canada, August GangaRao H.V.S., Burdine E., Vijay P.V., Accelerated Aging Response of Carbon Composites under Tension and Bending, Proceedings of 8th International Offshore and Polar Engineering Conference, International Society of Offshore and Polar Engineers (ISOPE-98), pp , May 24-29, 1998, Montreal, Canada. 16. GangaRao H.V.S., Vijay P.V., Design of Concrete Members Reinforced with GFRP Bars, Non-Metallic (FRP) Reinforcement for Concrete Structures, Vol.1, Proceedings of the Third International Symposium, Sapporo, Japan, pp , Oct GangaRao H.V.S., Vijay P.V., Aging of Structural Composites under Varying Environmental Conditions, Non-Metallic (FRP) Reinforcement for Concrete Structures, Vol.2, Proceedings of the Third International Symposium, Sapporo, Japan, pp , Oct Vijay P.V., Kumar S.V., GangaRao H.V.S., Shear and Ductility Behavior of Concrete Beams Reinforced with GFRP Bars, ACMBS-II Conference, Montreal, Canada, pp , GangaRao H.V.S, Vijay P.V., Altizer S.D., Douglass N., Pauer R., Faza S.S., Thermoset Polymer Performance under Harsh Environments to Evaluate Glass Composite Rebars for Infrastructure Applications, Advanced Composite Materials, State-of-the-Art Report, The First Middle East Workshop on Structural Composites, Sponsored by the Egyptian Society of Engineers, Sharm El- Shiekh, Egypt, pp.25-44, June GangaRao H.V.S., Kumar S.V., Vijay P.V., Design of Concrete Beams Reinforced with GFRP Rebars, Advanced Composite Materials, State-of-the-Art Report, The First Middle East Workshop on Structural Composites, Sponsored by the Egyptian Society of Engineers, Sharm El- Shiekh, Egypt, pp , June Altizer S.D., Vijay P.V., GangaRao H.V.S., Douglass N., Pauer R., Thermoset Polymer Performance under Harsh Environments to Evaluate Glass Composite Rebars for Infrastructure Applications, Composites Institute s 51st Annual Conference and Expo 96, Cincinnati, Ohio, Session 3-C, pp. 1-19, GangaRao H.V.S., Vijay P.V., Altizer S.D., Durability of Glass Composites under Alkaline and Prestress Environment, Proc. of International Conference on Fiber Reinforced Structural Plastics in Civil Engg., IIT, Madras, PP , Dec GangaRao H.V.S., Vijay P.V., Dutta P.K., Durability of Composites in Infrastructure, CORROSION-95, Paper No. 550, The NACE International Annual Conference and Corrosion Show, Orlando, Florida, USA pp : 550-8, March Vijay P.V., Kumar S.V., GangaRao H.V.S., Design of Carbon Sheet Wrapped Concrete Beams, FORCA TOW SHEET TECHNICAL MANUAL, Tonen Corporation, Japan, pp ,

13 PUBLICATIONS (REPORTS) 1. Vijay and GangaRao, Evaluation and field implementation of modular FRP Panels (Part II), WVDOH Final Report, November, Vijay, GangaRao, and Chadda, Evaluation of Composite Materials Use for Railroad Infrastructure Safety Enhancement Recycled Plastic RR Ties, FRA Report, December Evaluation and Rehabilitation of South Preston Middle School Building, GangaRao, Vijay, and Dickson, May 2009, Report submitted to Department of Education, Preston County, Tunnelton, WV. 4. Evaluation and Rehabilitation of Troy Elementary School Building, GangaRao, Vijay, and Dickson, August 2009, Report submitted to Department of Education, Gilmer County, Glenville, WV. 5. Evaluation and field implementation of modular FRP Panels (Part II), Vijay and GangaRao, WVDOH Report, September, Application of Structural Composites with Recycled Polymers, Vijay, GangaRao, Kalligudd, USDOE-NETL Report, October Evaluation and Rehabilitation of Troy Elementary School Building, GangaRao, Vijay, and Dickson, November 2009, Report submitted to Department of Education, Gilmer County, Glenville, WV. 8. Specification development for contracting, repair, and demolition at Sand Fork School Building, November 2009, Gilmer County, Glenville, WV. 9. Recycled Plastic RR Composite Ties (Part II), WVDOH Report, November Prepared chapter content for a book on DURABILITY OF CERAMICS AND GLASSY MATERIALS, with Prof. Hota, Taylor and Francis Publication, November 2009 (book publication in ). 11. Vijay P.V., GangaRao HVS, and Kalligudd S., Applications of Recycled Polymers for Structural Applications, Final Report submitted to NETL, DOE, Spring Vijay PV. and GangaRao HVS, Avinash Varma, Durability and Bending Behavior of FRP Bars and Beams with Nanoclay, Final Draft Report to FHWA, December Use of FRP for Blast Resistance of Infrastructure Systems (Draft), Vijay P.V. and GangaRao H.V.S., Submitted to the United States Department of Transportation - Federal Highway Administration (USDOT-FHWA), April Manufacturing and Evaluation of Structural Products with Recycled Polymers, Vijay P.V., GangaRao H.V.S., and Varthakavi A.S., submitted to the National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL), Department of Energy (DOE), January Manufacturing, Durability and Bond Behavior of FRP Bars with Nanoclay, Vijay PV., GangaRao HVS, Krishnaswamy V., submitted to the United States Department of Transportation - Federal Highway Administration (USDOT-FHWA), March Field Implementation and Performance Evaluation of JPCP with FRP Dowel Bars, Vijay P.V., GangaRao H.V.S., and Li H., submitted to the United States Department of Transportation - Federal Highway Administration (USDOT-FHWA), September Durability of Reinforced Concrete Members Wrapped with FRP Fabrics (Effects of Aging on Bending Behavior of Wrapped Beams and Bond between FRP and Concrete), 13

14 GangaRao H.V.S., Vijay P.V., Barbero E., and Gupta R., submitted to the National Science Foundation (NSF), August Behavior of Wrapped Concrete Cylinders, Vijay P.V., GangaRao HVS., and Rajappa R., report by the FHWADOT Designated Center of Excellence-Constructed Facilities Center (CFC), West Virginia University (WVU), CFC Report, October Manufacturing and Evaluation of Structural Products with Recycled Polymers, Vijay P.V., GangaRao H.V.S., and Aditham R., submitted to the National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL), Department of Energy (DOE), November Durability of Reinforced Concrete Members Wrapped with FRP fabrics, Vijay P.V., Prachasaree W., and GangaRao H.V.S., Submitted to the West Virginia Department of Transportation-Department of Highways (WVDOT-DOH), WVDOT Report T-699- CIDDMOC, CFC Report , February Standardization of Test Methods for Property Evaluation of FRP, Vijay P.V., Tripathi V.K.H., GangaRao H.V.S., Submitted to Submitted to the National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP), TRB, National Research Council, CFC Report , August Bending Behavior of Concrete Beams Reinforced with MMFX Bars, Vijay P.V., GangaRao H.V.S., and Prachsaree W., Submitted to the MMFX Steel Corporation, Irvine CA, July Fiber Reinforced Polymer Composites for Concrete Bridge Reinforcement, Arockiasamy, M., GangaRao, H.V.S., Vijay P.V., Benmokrane, B., and Shahawy M., Project 10-55, FY 99, Submitted to the National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP), Transportation Research Board, National Research Council, Thermo-mechanical Characterization of Aged Recycled Polymers and Applications, Vijay P.V., GangaRao H.V.S., and Basto J.R., Submitted to the National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL), Department of Energy (DOE), CFC Report , December Impact Properties of Composites with 2-D and 3-D Glass fabrics, Vijay P.V. and GangaRao H.V.S., report by the FHWA-DOT Designated Center of Excellence- Constructed Facilities Center (CFC), West Virginia University (WVU), CFC Report , Mechanical-Hygrotheramal Responses and Predictive Models for FRP Composites-Stateof-the-Art Review, GangaRao HVS, Vijay P.V., Gupta R., and Barbero E., Submitted to CERL, US Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), CFC-Rep , June Advanced Composite Materials in Civil/Mechanical Engineering Curricula: Combined Analytical, Experimental, and Computer Aided Approach to Active Learning-Design and Strengthening of Structural Components Using Fiber Reinforced Plastic Components, GangaRao H.V.S., Vijay P.V., and Witt J.A., NSF Grant No. EEC , CFC Report , Submitted to the National Science Foundation, November Mechanical Property Characterization of Recycled Thermoplastics, Vijay P.V., GangaRao H.V.S, and Bargo J., the National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL), Department of Energy (DOE), CFC Report , August Durability of Reinforced Concrete Members Wrapped with FRP Fabrics (Phase III)- Effects of Aging on Bond between FRP and Concrete, GangaRao H.V.S., Vijay P.V., and Barger J.D., CFC Report , WVDOH RP T-699-CIDDMOC, Submitted to the West Virginia Department of Transportation-Department of Highways (WVDOT-DOH), 14

15 Charleston, WV, May Bending Behavior of Concrete T-Beams Reinforced with Glass Fiber Reinforced Polymer (GFRP) Bars, Hota V.S. GangaRao, Vijay P.V., Taly N., and Kalluri R.K., Submitted to the United States Department of Transportation - Federal Highway Administration (USDOT-FHWA), October Development of Fiber Reinforced Plastics for Highway Applications (Task A-2)-Aging Behavior of Concrete Beams Reinforced with GFRP Bars, WVDOH RP T-699-FRP-1, Vijay P.V. and GangaRao H.V.S., Submitted to the West Virginia Department of Transportation-Department of Highways (WVDOT-DOH), Charleston, WV, May Shear, Ductility and Creep Response in Concrete Beams Reinforced with FRP Rebars, GangaRao H.V.S., Sanjeev V. K., and Vijay P.V., CFC , Submitted to the West Virginia Department of Transportation-Department of Highways (WVDOT-DOH), Charleston, WV, October Introduction of Advanced Fiber Reinforced Plastic Composites for Civil Engineering infrastructure Wilson M., Vijay P.V., and GangaRao H.V.S., CFC , Submitted to the West Virginia Department of Transportation-Department of Highways (WVDOT- DOH), Charleston, WV, May Degradation of Polymers, Vijay P.V. and Ghazemzadeh S., report by the FHWA-DOT Designated Center of Excellence-Constructed Facilities Center (CFC), West Virginia University (WVU), CFC Report , Behavior of Concrete Beams Wrapped with Carbon Tow Sheet, GangaRao H.V.S., Faza S.S., and P.V.Vijay, CFC Report , Submitted to the Tonen Corporation, Tokyo, Japan, April GRADUATE STUDENT ADVISING/COMMITTEE WVU Approved Graduate Committee Faculty Member of Ph.D. and MS Students. Mentored several other graduate students (about fifteen) in the Departments of CEE, MAE, ChE, and IE. Chair/ Co-Chair/Advisor/Co-advisor 1. Ricardo J. Basto (Chair, MSCE, 2002) 2. Tripathi V. (Chair, MSCE, 2002) 3. Woraphot Prachasaree (Chair, MSCE, 2003) 4. Hui Li (Chair, MSCE, 2004) 5. Renee R. (Chair, MSCE, 2004) 6. Aditham R. (Advisor/Co-chair, MSME, 2004) 7. Varthakavi S. (Advisor/Co-chair, MSME, 2006) 8. Vijay Rajan Krishnan (Chair, MSCE, 2006) 9. Mavuleti A. (Chair, MSCE, CEE, 2009) 10. Kalligudd S. (Chair, MSCE, CEE, 2010) 11. Chadha V. (Chair, MSCE, CEE, Spring 2012) 12. Rajesh Kalluri (Co-advisor, MSCE, 1999) 15

16 13. John Barger (Co-advisor, MSCE, 2000) 14. John Bargo (Co-advisor, MSCE, 2000) 15. John Witt (Co-advisor, MSCE, 2000) 16. Keith Webster (Co-advisor, MSCE, ) 17. Mr. Manab Medhi (MSCE, CEE, Dec. 2008) 18. Mr. Bethi A. (Co-advisor, Ph.D., Expected 2015) 19. Praveen Majjigapu (co-chair, MSCE, CEE) 20. Amir Hoshmandyar (chair MSCE, CEE, Piyush Soti (Chair MSCE, CEE, Expected May 2014) 22. Tyler M. Beaty (Chair MSCE, CEE, Expected May 2014) Member and/or Mentor 23. Qureshi M.A. (member/mentor, MSCE, CEE, Spring 2010) 24. Mr. Vamsi Tollikonda (Member/mentor, MSCE, CEE, 2013) 25. Daniel Stanislawski (Member/mentor, MSCE, CEE, Spring, 2011) 26. Denny Wayne Dispennette (member/mentor, MSCE, CEE, 2012) 27. Michael McDevitt (member/mentor, MSCE, CEE, Expected 2014) 28. Woraphot Prachasaree (member/mentor, Ph.D. 2006) 29. Krit Laosiripong (Member/mentor, MSCE, 2000) 30. Whitlock J. (Member/mentor, Ph.D., ) 31. Krit Laosiripong (Member, Ph.D. 2005) 32. Sanjay Palkamsetty (Member/mentor Ph.D., 2000) 33. Gurudutt S. Bangalore (Member, MSCE, 2002) 16