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P.V. Vijay
Assistant Professor, Civil and Environmental Engineering
College of Engineering and Mineral Resources
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Research To Practice

RESEARCH TO PRACTICE - DESIGN, DEVELOPMENT, LAB WORK AND FIELD IMPLEMENTATION

  1. Design and implementation of modular and rapidly installable FRP pedestrian bridge deck system for 104 ft. span, Jackson Mill, WV (2016-2018)
  2. Development and installation of lightweight, corrosion resistant, and paint-free FRP Protection Panels (10ft x 12 ft) for lock and dam side walls to withstand barge swipe impact forces (Huntington, WV, US Army Corps of Engineers, 2016-17)
  3. Evaluation and analysis of fire affected historic buildings at Harpers Ferry, WV (Harpers Ferry, WV, 2016)
  4. Laboratory and field evaluation of recycled tires for pavement base/subbase strengthening, Various locations in Morgantown, WV, 2015-2018)
  5. 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)
  6. Evaluation and field implementation of corrosion resistant ceramic composite and polymer coating systems for steel hydraulic gates of dam structures, (Mobile District, Alabama, Tainter Gates, 2015)
  7. Rehabilitation of 20 bridge steel piles with FRP: Bridge Corroded Steel Pile Rehabilitation, (East Lynn Bridge with acid mine water flow, WV, 2014)
  8. Underwater (20 ft. submerged) rehabilitation of damaged concrete discharge ports with FRP (Chickamauga Lock and Dam, TN, 2013)
  9. 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)
  10. Laboratory testing, field evaluation and/or rehabilitation of ~80 to 100-year-old masonry and timber school buildings-Gilmer County, Preston County, and Marion County, WV (Sandfork Middle School, Normantown High School, Troy Elementary School, Fairmont High School, South Preston Middle-School, 2010-2016)
  11. Development, Evaluation and Field Implementation of Damaged Timber Ties Rehabilitated with Recycled Thermoplastic FRP Shells (Moorefield, West Virginia, 2008-2010)
  12. Filed 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)
  13. Development, Evaluation and Field Implementation of Damaged Timber Ties (8”x10”x10ft) Rehabilitated with thermoset FRP Shells, Moorefield, West Virginia (TTCI, Pueblo, Colorado, 2010-2012)
  14. Development and implementation of recycled thermoplastic offset blocks (6”x8”x10”) for highway guardrail system (Star-city, Morgantown, WV, 2008-2010)
  15. 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)
  16. Development, field construction, and evaluation of FRP dowels for Jointed Concrete Pavements (24 ft x 150 ft), (Corridor-H, Elkins, WV, 2001-2014)
  17. Rehabilitation of Jointed Concrete Pavements (JPCP) with FRP and steel dowels (14 ft x 24 ft), (Rt.119, University Avenue, Morgantown, WV, 2002-2014)
  18. Design and Rehabilitation of Concrete Abutment Wing Wall, s and Columns with FRP fabrics (East Street Viaduct, Wood County, WV, 2000)
  19. Design and rehabilitation of prestressed concrete girders with carbon FRP wraps, (Muddy Creek Bridge, Preston County, WV, 2000).
  20. Design specification development for field construction of World’s first Concrete Deck with FRP bars only without any steel (McKinleyville Bridge, Wheeling, WV, 1996)
  21. Development of Specification and Guidelines and first text book on FRP use for structural design for use in “strength, durability, cracking, creep, deflection, fatigue-limits” for various structural members with FRP bars, fabrics and shapes (provided to ACI, ASCE, FHWA, FRA and NIST subcommittees, committees and members, journal publications. Specifications used in various field structures, 1995-2018)