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P.V. Vijay
Assistant Professor, Civil and Environmental Engineering
College of Engineering and Mineral Resources
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  • crew of men inspecting railroad ties

    Development, Evaluation and Field Implementation of Damaged Timber Ties Rehabilitated with Recycled Thermoplastic FRP Shells (Moorefield, West Virginia, 2008-2010)

  • train on the tracks

    Field Rehabilitation of Damaged Timber Piles on Dry or submerged Bridge Trestles using FRP fabrics (about 60 long- and short-piles with a height of 6 ft to 15 ft. were rehabilitated, South Branch Valley Railroad Network over several miles, WV, 2010-2011)

  • two people wearing safety vests and holding shovels stand on train tracks

    Development, Evaluation and Field Implementation of Damaged Timber Ties (8”x10”x10ft) Rehabilitated with thermoset FRP Shells, (TTCI, Pueblo, Colorado, 2010-2012)

  • Vijay and others in lab

    Lab manufacturing and testing of discarded timber railroad ties (8”x8”x10’) with recycled thermoplastic shells

  • detour signs and roadwork

    Development, field construction, and evaluation of modular FRP pavement panels with novel anchoring systems for rapid implementation on two lanes (22 ft x 100 ft), (University High School, Morgantown, WV, 2010-2012)

  • road pavement construction

    Development, field construction, and evaluation of FRP dowels for Jointed Concrete Pavements (24 ft x 150 ft), (Corridor-H, Elkins, WV, 2001-2014)

  • vehicle and workers on a lined area of road

    Falling weight deflectometer (FWD) testing of pavements with FRP dowels (Elkins, WV)

  • train crossing over road on a bridge

    Design and Rehabilitation of Concrete Abutment Wing Walls, and Columns with FRP fabrics (East Street Viaduct, Wood County, WV)

  • workers painting underside of bridge

    Design and rehabilitation of prestressed concrete girders with carbon FRP wraps, (Muddy Creek Bridge, Preston County, WV, 2000).

  • concrete bridge

    Design specification development for field construction of World’s first Concrete Deck with FRP bars only without any steel (McKinleyville Bridge, Wheeling, WV, 1996).

  • pedestrian bridge

    Design and implementation of modular FRP pedestrian bridge deck (Jackson Mill, WVU, WV, 2018)

  • Divers getting ready to work on dam

    Underwater (20 ft. submerged) rehabilitation of damaged concrete discharge ports with FRP (Chickamauga Lock and Dam, TN, 2013)

  • students working in the lab

    Master’s and Ph.D. students lab evaluation- repair techniques and confinement effects with pre-saturated FRP fabrics

  • Students in the senior Capstone Green Building Design class

    Field visit to Eastwood School for undergrad senior Capstone Green Building Design (Morgantown, WV)

  • Eastwood Elementary School

    Development, field implementation, and evaluation of fire-resistant and Green Modular FRP Wall Panel System (10ft x 12 ft), Eastwood School, Morgantown, WV (2011-2013)

  • brick building

    Building-1 (1914) Laboratory testing, field evaluation and/or rehabilitation of ~80 to 100-year-old masonry and timber school buildings (different counties of WV)

  • brick building

    Building-2 (1921) Laboratory testing, field evaluation and/or rehabilitation of ~80 to 100-year-old masonry and timber school buildings (different counties of WV)

  • brick building

    Building-3 (1926) Laboratory testing, field evaluation and/or rehabilitation of ~80 to 100-year-old masonry and timber school buildings (different counties of WV)

  • brick building

    Building-4 (1928) Laboratory testing, field evaluation and/or rehabilitation of ~80 to 100-year-old masonry and timber school buildings (different counties of WV)

  • two men wearing white jumpsuits and respirators

    Inspection of the century-old 3-story masonry and timber school buildings, Attic area

  • men placing sandbags on plywood boards on top of building roof

    Non-destructive load testing of ~100 year old school building roof (Preston County, WV)

  • protection panel for lock and dam walls

    Design, development, and implementation of lightweight, corrosion and impact resistant FRP recess protection panel for lock and dam walls (2015)

  • multiple picture collage of gates

    Ceramic coatings on tainter gates (Mobile District, Alabama, US Army Corps of Engineers)

  • Vijay and associates in front of hydraulic dam

    Down Stream side of the hydraulic dam (Mobile District, Alabama)

  • Aftermath of burnt historic buildings in Harpers Ferry, WV

    Evaluation and analysis of fire affected historic buildings at Harpers Ferry, WV (2015)

  • Men inspecting recycled tires

    Evaluation of recycled tires for pavement base/subbase strengthening (2015-18)

  • Men working on equipment in workshop

    Evaluation of recycled tires for pavement base/subbase strengthening (2015-18)

  • Two images of wicket gates being created

    Development and installation of strong, corrosion resistant, modular, and integrated FRP Wicket Gates (4 ft x 16 ft x 2 ft each overall) in lieu of timber wicket gates, (Upper Mississippi River, Peoria Lock and Dam, IL, 2015)

  • Two images of bridges and their piles

    Rehabilitation of 20 bridge steel piles with FRP: Bridge Corroded Steel Pile Rehabilitation, (East Lynn Bridge with acid mine water flow, WV, 2014)