Publications

A partial listing of publications appears for the following faculty members:


Aria Amirbahman

Selected Peer-Reviewed Papers:

Amirbahman A., A. Reid, T.A. Haines, J.S. Kahl and C. Arnold, 2001, Association of Methylmercury with Dissolved Humic Substances. Submitted for publication.

Evans J.R., W. G. Davids, J. D. MacRae and A. Amirbahman, 2001, Uptake of Cadmium by Chitosan-based Crab Shells. Submitted for publication.

Amirbahman A., R. Schönenberger, G. Furrer and J. Zobrist, 2001, Laboratory Column Simulations of Sulfate-Reducing and Iron-reducing Environments. Submitted for publication.

Yelle D., B. Goodell, D. Gardner, P. Winistorfer, A. Amirbahman, and S. Shaler, 2001, Bonding of wood fiber composites simulating natural wood cell adhesion using lignin activation systems. Submitted for publication.

Höhn E., C.A. Johnson, P. Huggenberger, A. Amirbahman and H.R. Zweifel, 2000, Investigative Strategies and Risk Assessment of Old Unlined Municipal Solid Waste Landfills. Waste Management and Research. In press.

Amirbahman A., M. Gfeller and G. Furrer, 2000, Kinetics and Mechanism of Ligand-Promoted Decomposition of the Keggin Al13 Polymer. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta. 64, 911-919.

Arnold C., A. Ciani, S. Müller, A. Amirbahman and R.P. Schwarzenbach, 1998, Association of Triorganotin Compounds with Dissolved Humic Acids. Environmental Science & Technology. 32, 2976-2983.

Amirbahman A., R. Schönenberger, C.A. Johnson and L. Sigg, 1998, Aqueous- and Solid-Phase Biogeochemistry of a Calcareous Aquifer Downgradient from a Municipal Solid Waste Landfill (Winterthur, Switzerland). Environmental Science & Technology. 32, 1933-1940.

Amirbahman A., L. Sigg and U. von Gunten, 1997, Reductive Dissolution of Fe(III) (Hydr)oxides by Cysteine: Mechanism and Kinetics. Journal of Colloid and Interface Science, 194, 194-206.

Amirbahman A. and T.M. Olson, 1995, Deposition Kinetics of Humic Matter-Coated Hematite in Porous Media in the Presence of Ca2+. Colloids and Surfaces, 99, 1-10.

Amirbahman A. and T.M. Olson, 1995, The Role of Surface Conformations in the Deposition Kinetics of Humic Matter-Coated Colloids in Porous Media. Colloids and Surfaces, 95, 249-259.

Amirbahman A. and T.M. Olson, 1993, Transport of Humic Matter-Coated Hematite in Packed beds, Environmental Science & Technology, 27, 1807-1813.

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Willem Brutsaert

Pugh, A. L., S. Norton, M. Schauffler, G. L. Jacobson, J. S. Kahl, W. F. Brutsaert, and C. F. Mason, “Interactions between peat and salt-contaminated Runoff in Alton Bog, Maine USA.” J. of Hydrology , 2-1996.

Humphrey, D., W. Brutsaert, L. Katz, T. Sandford, F. DeMascio, J. Hildreth, and P. Jankauskas, “Literature Survey for Engineered Soils Beneath Maine’s Above Ground Low-Level Radioactive Waste Disposal Facility,” MLLRWA, Dept. of Civil Engineering, University of Maine, May 1993.

Heath, R., S. Kahl, S. Norton, and W. Brutsaert, “Elemental Mass Balances, and Episodic and Ten-Year Changes in the Chemistry of Surface Waters,” Acadia National Park, Maine, National Park Service, North Atlantic Region, Water Resources Program, February 1993.

Norton S., W. Brutsaert, and C. Hess, “Radon: History Notes from the Underground”, Physics Today, Vol. 44, No. 11, Nov. 1991.

Norton, S., C. Hess and W. Brutsaert, “Radon, Geology, and Human Health in Maine”, Maine Geological Survey, Studies in Maine Geology: Vol. 5, 1989.

Legore, J. and W. Brutsaert, “Radon Removal from Groundwater using Ultrasound”, paper presented at the Annual New England Water Works Association Conference, Portland ME, Sept. 1997.

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Habib J. Dagher

“Practical Implementation of RBD for Transmission Lines”, invited paper, Proceedings, ASCE Structures Congress ’95, Boston, Massachusetts. (with A. Peyrot and Q. Lu )

“Timber Bridges in Maine: Using Lightweight MCP Trusses in Bridges”, Proceedings, ASCE Structures Congress ’95, Boston, Massachusetts (with V. Caccese, R. Wolfe, Y. Hsu and F. Altimore)

“Investigation and Use of Maine Red Maple and Eastern Hemlock in Glulam Bridges”, Final Report prepared for the Maine Dept. of Transportation and the National Science Foundation, Dept. of Civil Engrg., Univ. of Maine, August 1995. 293 pp. (with K. Lanpher, S. Shaler and R. Moody)

“Nonlinear FE Analyses of RC Skewed Slab Bridges”, ASCE Journal of Structural Engineering, Vol. 121, No. 9, September 1995 (with J. Kankam)

“Reliability Analysis of Transmission Structures Including both Geometric and Material Nonlinearities,” ASCE Journal of Structural Engineering, in press (with Q. Lu, and H. Peyrot)

“Metal Plate Connected Wood Truss Bridges”, Wood Design Focus, Summer 1995 .

“Stress-laminated Timber Decks using Glass FRP Tendons”, Proceedings, Fourth ASCE Materials Engineering Conference , Washington, DC, November 1996 (with B. Abdel-Magid, S. Iyer and W. Lu)

“Interfacial Bonding Between Phenolic Matrix Composites and Wood”, Proceedings, ICII’96, First International Conference on Composites in Infrastructure, Tucson, Arizona, January 15-17, 1996 (with B. Abdel-Magid, K. Scholsky, S. Shaler, and T. Kimball).

“The Modern Timber Bridge Program in the State of Maine: A Five- Year Report,” Proceedings, National Conference on Wood in Transportation Structures, Madison, Wisconsin, October 23-25, 1996. (with P. Hetherly)

“Effect of FRP Renforcement on Low-Grade Eastern Hemlock Glulam Beams,” Proceedings, National Conference on Wood in Transportation Structures, Madison, Wisconsin, October 23-25, 1996. (with T. Kimball, S. Shaler, and B. Abdel-Magid)

“Fatigue Design Criteria of Metal Plate Connector Wood Trusses for Bridge Applications, ” Proceedings, National Conference on Wood in Transportation Structures, Madison, Wisconsin, October 23-25, 1996. (with B. West, V. Caccese, and R. Wolfe)

“Stress-Laminated Timber Decks using Glass FRP Tendons,” Proceedings, Fourth ASCE Materials Engineering Conference, held in Washington, D.C., November 10-14, 1996. (with B. Abdel-Magid, S. Iyer, and M. Ritter)

“NDE and Performance Monitoring of FRP-Wood Hybrid Structures,” Proceedings, ASCE Structures Congress 15, held in Portland, Oregon, April 13-16, 1997. (with E. Landis)

“GRP Prestressing of Wood Decks,” Proceedings, ASCE Structures Congress XV, held in Portland, Oregon, April 13-16, 1997. (with B. Abdel-Magid, M. Ritter and S. Iyer)

“FRP Post-Tensioning of Laminated Timber Bridges,” 42nd International SAMPE Symposium and Exhibition, Held in Anaheim, California, May 4-8, 97. (with B. Abdel-Magid, M. Ritter and S.Iyer)

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Bill Davids

Peer-reviewed Journal Publications:

Muszyński, L., Lagana, R., Shaler, S.M. and Davids, W. (2004). “Comments on the Experimental Methodology for Determination of the Hygro-mechanical Properties of Wood.” Holzforschung, Walter de Gruyter (in press).

Merrifield, J.D, Davids, W.G., MacRae, J.D., Amirbahman, A. (2004). “Uptake of Mercury by Thiol-Grafted Chitosan Gel Beads.” Water Research, International Water Association, 38(13):3132-3138.

Weaver, C., Davids, W.G. and Dagher, H.J. (2004). “Testing and Analysis of Partially Composite FRP-Glulam-Concrete Bridge Girders.” Journal of Bridge Engineering, ASCE, 9(4):316-325.

Davids, W.G., Wang, Z.M., Turkiyyah, G., Mahoney, J. and Bush, D. (2003). “3D Finite Element Analysis of Jointed Plain Concrete Pavement with EverFE2.2.” Transportation Research Record 1853, TRB, National Research Council, Washington, D.C., pp 92-99.

Davids, W.G., Landis, E.N. and Vasic, S. (2003). “Lattice Models for the Prediction of Load-Induced Damage and Failure in Wood.” Wood and Fiber Science, Society of Wood Science and Technology, 35(1):120-134.

Landis, E.N., Vasic, S., Davids, W.G. and Parrod, P. (2002). “Coupled Experiments and Simulations of Microstructural Damage in Wood.” Experimental Mechanics, Society for Exp. Mechanics, 42(4):389-394.

Evans, J.R., Davids, W.G., MacRae, J. and Amirbahman, A. (2002). “Kinetics of Cadmium Uptake by Chitosan-Based Crab Shells.” Water Research, International Water Association, 36(13):3219-3226.

Davids, W.G. (2001). “Nonlinear Analysis of FRP-Glulam-Concrete Beams with Partial Composite Action.” Journal of Structural Engineering, ASCE, 127(8):967-971.

Davids, W.G. (2001). “3D Finite Element Study on Load Transfer at Doweled Joints in Flat and Curled Rigid Pavements.” International Journal of Geomechanics, ASCE, 1(3):309-323.

Davids, W.G., Dagher, H.J. and Breton, J. (2000). “Modeling Creep Deformations of FRP-Reinforced Glulam Beams.” Wood and Fiber Science, 32(4):426-441.

Davids, W.G. (2000). “Foundation Modeling for Jointed Rigid Pavements.” Transportation Research Record No. 1730, TRB, National Research Council, Washington, D.C., pp. 34-42.

Davids, W.G. (2000). “Effect of Dowel Looseness on Response of Jointed Concrete Pavements.” Journal of Transportation Engineering, ASCE, 126(1):50-57.

Davids, W.G. and Mahoney, J. (1999). “Experimental Verification of Rigid Pavement Joint Load Transfer Modeling with EverFE.” Transportation Research Record 1684, TRB, National Research Council, Washington, D.C., pp. 81-89.

Davids, W. G., and Turkiyyah, G. M. (1999) “A Multigrid Preconditioner for Unstructured 3D FE Models Incorporating Contact Nonlinearities.” Journal of Engineering Mechanics, ASCE, 125(2):186-196.

Davids, W.G., Turkiyyah, G.M. and Mahoney, J. (1998). “EverFE – Rigid Pavement Finite Element Analysis Tool.” Transportation Research Record 1629, TRB, National Research Council, Washington, D.C., pp. 41-49.

Davids, W. G., and Turkiyyah, G. M. (1997) “Development of Embedded Bending Member to Model Dowel Action.” Journal of Structural Engineering, ASCE, Vol. 123, No. 10, pp. 1312- 1320.

Elgaaly, M., Davids, W., and Dagher, H. (1992) “Non-Slender Single Angle Struts,” Engineering Journal, AISC, Vol. 29, No. 2, pp. 49- 58.

Elgaaly, M., Dagher, H., and Davids, W. (1991) “Behavior of Single Angle Compression Members,” Journal of Structural Engineering, ASCE, Vol. 117, No. 12, pp. 3720- 3740.

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Per Erik Gårder

Per Gårder, Lars Leden, and Uhro Pulkkinen, “Estimating the Effect of Raising Bicycle Crossings Using a New Research Methodology,” accepted for publication at TRB’s Annual Meeting in January 1998.

Per Gårder, “The Modern Roundabout: The Sensible Alternative for Maine”, Maine Department of Transportation, Bureau of Planning, Research & Community Services, Transportation Research Division, Final Report, Technical Report 96-2, August 1997.

Per Gårder and Bryan Pearce. “Visual Aids in the Public Participation Process and the Development of a Traffic Circle Model,” Final Report, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Maine, August 1997.

Per Gårder & John Alexander. “Continued Research on Continuous Rumble Strips.” Final Report, Technical Services Division, Maine Department of Transportation, December 1995

Per Gårder & Judy Hakola. “Humanized Standards and the Public Participation Process.” Final Report, Technical Report 95-3, Maine DOT, August 1995

Per Gårder. “Rumble Strips or Not Along Wide Shoulders Designated for Bicycle Traffic.” Transportation Research Record No. 1502, TRB, National Research Council, Washington D.C., 1995 pp 1-7.Presented at the 74th Annual Meeting of TRB in January 1995 as TRB Preprint: 950231.

Per Gårder & John Alexander. “Fatigue Related Accidents and Continuous Rumble Strips.” Presented at the 74th Annual Meeting of TRB in January 1995. TRB Preprint: 950132.

Per Gårder. “Continuous Shoulder Rumble Strips: A Measure for Awakening Dozing Drivers.” Paper for the National Forum in Washington D.C., December 1994.

Per Gårder & John Alexander. “Shoulder Rumble Strips for Improving Safety on Rural Interstates. Year One.” Final report. Technical Paper 94-4. Technical Services Division, Maine Department of Transportation. December 1994.

Per Gårder. “Continuous Shoulder Rumble Strips: A Cost-Effective Measure.” Presented at American Association of Motor Vehicle Administrators’ (AAMVA) Annual Meeting in Denver, Colorado, August 1994.

Per Gårder. “Bicycle Accidents in Maine: An Analysis.” Transportation Research Record No. 1438: Safety and Human Performance-Research Issues on Bicycling, Pedestrians, and Older Drivers, pp. 34-41 Refereed. Transportation Research Board, Washington D.C. 1994.

Per Gårder, Lars Leden & Torbjörn Thedéen. “Safety Implications of Bike Paths at Signalized Intersections.” Accident Analysis & Prevention Volume 26, No. 4, pp. 429-439, 1994. (Refereed International Journal.)

Christer Lindh & Per Gårder. “The Use of Subjective Rating in Deciding RTI Success.” Refereed chapter of book Driving Future Vehicles, edited by A.M. Parkes, HUSAT Research Institute, Loughsborogh, England. Published by Taylor & Francis, London and Washington D.C., November 1993.

Lars Leden, Per Gårder & Torbjörn Thedéen. “Combining Results From Different Studies – Applied To Bicycle Safety.” Paper published as Preprint: International Conference The Hague, The Netherlands 22-24 September 1993. Strategic Highway Research Program (SHRP) and Traffic Safety on Two Continents organized by TRB (U.S. Transportation Research Board), VTI (Swedish Road and Traffic Research Institute), FERSI (Forum of European Road Safety Research Institutes), FEHRL (Forum of European national Highway Research Laboratories), and CROW (Center for Research and Contract Standardization in Civil and Traffic Engineering).

Per Gårder & Christer Lindh. “Drivers’ Perception of Different Types of Roads.” Prometheus Programme 76000 Evaluation, Driver Stress Evaluation. Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm, Sweden, July 1992.

Per Gårder & Christer Lindh. “Driver Stress Evaluation: The Use of Subjective Rating in Deciding RTI Success-Presentation of Two Pilot Studies.” Prometheus report by Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm, Sweden, September 1991.

Per Gårder. “First Results of the Stress Project.” Proceedings of the Prometheus Workshop held in London, England, Nov 28 & 29, 1990, pp 113-118. Prometheus Office, c/o Daimler-Benz AG, Stuttgart, Germany, November 1990.

Per Gårder. “Aktuelle Probleme in dem Verkehrsplanungs- und Prognosbereich – Schweden”. (Current Problems in Traffic Planning and Forecasting – Sweden) Presented at the Bilateral Seminar Deutsch – Schwedisches Kolloquium in Berlin, Germany, November 1990. Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm, Sweden, November 1990.

Suzanne Ander-Peciva, Åke Claesson, Bengt Edgren, Per Gårder & Christer Lindh. “A Pilot Study on Driver Stimulation Level in Short Term Driving with Different Instructions”. Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm, Sweden, June 1990.

Per Gårder. “Occurrence of Evasive Maneuvers Prior to Accidents-Data from North Carolina Accidents.” Proceedings of the 2nd Workshop of the International Committee on Traffic Conflicts Techniques (ICTCT), Munich, Germany, November 23-24, 1989. Bulletin 86, Lund Institute of Technology, Lund, Sweden, 1990.

Per Gårder. “Pedestrian Safety at Traffic Signals: A Study Carried out with the help of a Traffic Conflicts Technique.” Accident Analysis and Prevention (Refereed International Journal.) Vol. 21, No. 5, pp 435-444, October 1989.

Ezra Hauer & Per Gårder. “Research into the Validity of the Traffic Conflicts Technique”. Accident Analysis and Prevention. Vol. 18, No. 6, pp 471-481, 1986.

Per Gårder. “Theory for Strong Validation”. Published in Proceedings of the Workshop Traffic Conflicts and Other Intermediate Measures in Safety Evaluation, 8-10:th of September 1986 in Budapest. 6 pages. Institute for Transport Sciences (KTI), Budapest, Hungary, 1986.

Per Gårder. “Theory for ‘Strong’ Validation, Application to Swedish Results”. Published in Proceedings from Evaluation 85. International Meeting on the Evaluation of Local Traffic Safety Measures, 20-23 May, 1985 in Paris. Part 2, pp 344-351, O.N.S.E.R, Arcueil, France, 1985.

Per Gårder & Göran Dahl “Signal eller cirkulationsplats i korsningen Wennerbergsvägen-Skaravägen-Rörstrandsgatan i Lidköping”. (Signal or Roundabout at the Intersection Wennerbergsvägen-Skaravägen-Rörstrandsgatan in Lidköping). Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm, Sweden, 1985.

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Dana N. Humphrey

Humphrey, D.N., and Nickels, W.L., Jr. (1997), “Effect of Tire Chips as Lightweight Fill on Pavement Performance,” Proceedings of the Fourteenth International Conference on Soil Mechanics and Foundation Engineering, Balkema, Vol. 3, pp. 1617-1620.

Humphrey, D.N., Cosgrove, T., Whetten, N.L., and Hebert, R. (1997), “Tire Chips ReduceLateral Earth Pressure Against the Walls of a Rigid Frame Bridge,” Proceedings of the Conference on Renewal, Rehabilitation and Upgrades in Civil and Environmental Engineering, 1997 Maine Section ASCE Technical Seminar, 11 pp.

Humphrey, D.N., Katz, L.E., and Blumenthal, M. (1997), “Water Quality Effects of Tire Chip Fills Placed Above the Groundwater Table,” Testing Soil Mixed with Waste or Recycled Materials, ASTM STP 1275, Mark A. Wasemiller and Keith B. Hoddinott, Eds., American Society for Testing and Materials, pp. 299-313.

Humphrey, D.N., Chen, L.H., and Eaton, R.A. (1997), “Laboratory and Field Measurement of the Thermal Conductivity of Tire Chips for use as Subgrade Insulation,” Preprint No. 971289, Transportation Research Board, Washington, D.C., 14 pp.

Humphrey, D.N. (1996), “Investigation of Exothermic Reaction in Tire Shred Fill Located on SR 100 in Ilwaco, Washington,” Prepared for the Federal Highway Administration, Washington, D.C., 60 pp.

Humphrey, D.N., and Eaton, R.A. (1995), “Field Performance of Tire Chips as Subgrade Insulation for Rural Roads,” Proceedings of the Sixth International Conference on Low-Volume Roads, Transportation Research Board, Washington, D.C., Vol. 2, pp. 77-86.

Humphrey, D.N., and Eaton, R.A. (1994), “Performance of Tire Chips as an Insulating Layer Beneath Gravel Surface Roads,” Proceedings of the Fourth International Symposium on Cold Region Development, Espoo, Finland, pp. 125-126.

Humphrey, D.N., and Nickels, W.L., Jr. (1994), “Tire Chips as Subgrade Insulation and Lightweight Fill,” Proceedings of the 18th Annual Meeting of the Asphalt Recycling and Reclaiming Association, Asphalt Recycling and Reclaiming Association, Annapolis, Maryland, pp. 83-105.

Humphrey, D.N., and Sandford, T.C. (1993), “Tire Chips as Lightweight Subgrade Fill and Retaining Wall Backfill,” Proceedings of the Symposium on Recovery and Effective Reuse of Discarded Materials and By-Products for Construction of Highway Facilities, Federal Highway Administration, Denver, Colorado, pp. 5-87 to 5-99.

Humphrey, D.N., Sandford, T.C., Cribbs, M.M., and Manion, W.P. (1993), “Shear Strength and Compressibility of Tire Chips for Use as Retaining Wall Backfill,” Transportation Research Record No. 1422, Transportation Research Board, Washington, D.C., pp. 29-35.

Humphrey, D.N. and Manion, W.P. (1992), “Properties of Tire Chips for Lightweight Fill,” Proceedings of Grouting, Soil Improvement, and Geosynthetics, New Orleans, Louisiana, Vol. 2, pp. 1344-1355.

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Eric N. Landis

Peer Reviewed:

S. F. Selleck, E. N. Landis, M. L. Peterson, S. P. Shah and J. D. Achenbach, “Ultrasonic Investigation of Concrete with Distributed Damage,” accepted for publication in ACI Materials Journal, 1996.

Z. Li, F. Li, A. Zdunek, E. Landis and S. Shah, “Application of Acoustic Emission Technique to Detection of Rebar Corrosion in Concrete,” accepted for publication in ACI Materials Journal, 1996.

E. N. Landis, E. N. Nagy and D. T. Keane, “Microtomographic Measurements of Internal Damage in Portland Cement-Based Composites,” Journal of Aerospace Engineering, V. 10, No. 1, 1996, pp. 2-6.

E. N. Landis and S. P. Shah, “The Influence of Microcracking on the Mechanical Behavior of Cement Based Materials,” Advanced Cement Based Materials, V. 2, No. 3, 105-118, 1995.

E. N. Landis and S. P. Shah, “Frequency-Dependent Stress Wave Attenuation in Cement-Based Materials,” Journal of Engineering Mechanics, V. 121, No. 6, 1995, pp. 737-743.

E. N. Landis and S. P. Shah, “Recovery of Microcrack Parameters in Mortar Using Quantitative Acoustic Emission,” Journal of Nondestructive Evaluation, 12 (4), 1993.

E. N. Landis, C. Ouyang and S. P. Shah, “Automated Determination of First P-Wave Arrival and Acoustic Emission Source Location.” Journal of Acoustic Emission, 10 (2), November, 1992.

C. Ouyang, E. N. Landis, and S. P. Shah, “Damage Assessment in concrete using Quantitative Acoustic Emission,” Journal of Engineering Mechanics, 117 (11), 1991.

C. Ouyang, E. Landis and S. P. Shah, “Detection of Microcracking In Concrete By Acoustic Emission,” Experimental Mechanics, V. No. May/June, 1991, pp. 24-28.

Selected Other Publications and Presentations:

E. N. Landis and H. J. Dagher, “NDE and Performance Monitoring of FRP-Wood Hybrid Structures,” in Proceedings of the ASCE Structures Congress XV, 1997, Portland, OR, ASCE, pp. 1504-1507.

E. N. Landis, E. N. Nagy, D. T. Keane and S. P. Shah, “Observations of Internal Crack Growth in Mortar using X-Ray Microtomography,” in Proceedings of the Fourth Materials Engineering Conference, November 10-14, 1996, Washington, D. C., ASCE, pp. 1330-1336.

E. N. Nagy and E. N. Landis, “Analysis of Microtomographic Images to Measure Work of Fracture in Concrete,” to be published in Review of Progress in Quantitative Nondestructive Evaluation, 16, 1997.

E. N. Landis and S. P. Shah, “Quantitative Acoustic Emission and the Fracture of Concrete,” to be published in Review of Progress in Quantitative Nondestructive Evaluation, 16, 1997.

S. F. Selleck, E. N. Landis, M. L. Peterson and S. P. Shah, “Ultrasonic Testing of Distributed Cracking in Concrete,” in Proceedings of the 2nd International Conference on Nondestructive Testing of Concrete in the Infrastructure, June 12-14, 1996, Nashville, TN, Society for Experimental Mechanics, pp. 118-126.

E. N. Landis, E. N. Nagy, D. T. Keane and S. P. Shah, “Observations of Internal Crack Growth in Mortar using X-ray Microtomography,” in Proceedings of the 2nd International Conference on Nondestructive Testing of Concrete in the Infrastructure, June 12-14, 1996, Nashville, TN, Society for Experimental Mechanics, pp. 54-59.

E. N. Landis, Z. Li, A. D. Zdunek and S. P. Shah, “Corrosion Detection in Reinforced Concrete from Acoustic Emissions,” in Proceedings of the 2nd International Conference on Nondestructive Testing of Concrete in the Infrastructure, June 12-14, 1996, Nashville, TN, Society for Experimental Mechanics, pp. 75-78.

S. F. Selleck, E. N. Landis, M. L. Peterson and S. P. Shah, “NDE of Distributed Cracking in Concrete,” in Proceedings of the 1996 ASCE Engineering Mechanics Specialty Conference, May 19-22, 1996, Ft. Lauderdale, FL, ASCE, pp. 604-607.

E. N. Landis, E. N. Nagy, D. T. Keane and N. Huynh, “Observations of Internal Fracture in Mortar using X-ray Microtomography,” in Proceedings of the 1996 ASCE Engineering Mechanics Specialty Conference, May 19-22, 1996, Ft. Lauderdale, FL, ASCE, pp. 637-640.

E. N. Landis, “Applications for Fly Ash in the Construction Industry” presented at the National Bioash Utilization Conference, Portland, ME, April 30, 1996.

E. Landis and S. Shah, “An investigation of frequency-dependent ultrasonic attenuation in concrete,” in Proceedings of the International Symposium Non-Destructive Testing of Concrete in Civil Engineering (NDT-CE), September 26-28, 1995, Berlin, Germany, DGZfP, pp. 1189-1196.

S. Shah and E. Landis, “Applications of NDT to basic and applied concrete research,” in Proceedings of the International Symposium Non-Destructive Testing in Civil Engineering (NDT-CE), September 26-28, 1995, Berlin, Germany, DGZfP, pp. 31-38.

E. N. Landis and S. P. Shah, “Experimental Measurements of Microfracture in Cement-Based Materials,” in Proceedings of the Second International Conference on Fracture Mechanics of Concrete Structures (FRAMCOS 2), Zurich, Switzerland, AEDIFICATIO Publishers, pp. 315-328.

E. N. Landis and S. P. Shah, “Nondestructive Evaluation of Distress in Concrete Bridge Decks,” in Proceedings of the Structures Congress XIII, April 2-5, 1995, Boston, MA, pp. 44-47.

M. L. Peterson, E. N. Landis and J. D. Achenbach,”Ultrasonic Evaluation of Damage in Concrete Bridge Deck Pavements,” in Review of Progress In Quantitative Nondestructive Evaluation, D. O. Thompson and D. E. Chimenti, Eds., Plenum Press, New York, 1995.

E. N. Landis, S. P. Shah, and Z. Li, “Applications of Quantitative NDE to Basic Fracture Research of Concrete,” Review of Progress in Quantitative Nondestructive Evaluation, 13, D. O. Thompson and D. E. Chimenti, Eds., Plenum Press, New York 1994.

E. N. Landis and S. P. Shah, “Signal Analysis for Quantitative AE Testing,” in Proceedings of the Structures Congress ’93, April 19-21, 1993, Irvine, CA, pp. 1563-1568.

C. Ouyang, E. N. Landis and S. P. Shah, “Damage Assessment in Concrete Using Acoustic Emission,” in Proceedings of the Structures Congress ’92, April 13-15, 1992, San Antonio, TX, pp. 512-514.

E. N. Landis, C. Ouyang and S. P. Shah, “Characterization of Microcracking in Concrete Using Acoustic Emission,” in Proceedings of the DDMS ’91 (Damage & Diagnostics of Materials & Structures), September 25-27, 1991, Torino, Italy, pp.

E. N. Landis, C. Ouyang and S. P. Shah, “Acoustic Emission Source Locations in Concrete,” in Proceedings of the ASCE Engineering Mechanics Specialty Conference, May 20-22, 1991, Columbus, OH.

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Roberto Lopez-Anido

Herzog, B., Goodell, B., and Lopez-Anido, R. “Electron Microprobe Imaging for the Characterization of Polymer Matrix Composites,” Composites Part A: Applied Science and Manufacturing, Vol. 35, No. 9, pp. 1075-1080, 2004.

Pirvu, A., Gardner, D.J., and Lopez-Anido, R. “Carbon Fiber-Vinyl Ester Composite Reinforcement of Wood Using the VARTM/SCRIMP Fabrication Process,” Composites Part A: Applied Science and Manufacturing, Vol. 35, No. 11 pp. 1257-1265, 2004.

Lopez-Anido, R., Michael, A.P., Sandford, T.C., and Goodell, B. “Repair of Wood Piles Using Prefabricated Fiber-Reinforced Polymer Composite Shells,” Journal of Performance of Constructed Facilities, ASCE, Vol. 19, No. 1, pp. 78-87, 2005.

Lopez-Anido, R., Muszyński, L., Gardner, D., Goodell, B., and Herzog, B. “Performance-Based Material Evaluation of Fiber-Reinforced Polymer-Wood Interfaces in Reinforced Glulam Members,” Journal of Testing and Evaluation, ASTM Int., Vol. 33, No. 6, pp. 385-394, 2005.

Herzog, B., Gardner, D.J., Lopez-Anido, R., Goodell, B. “Glass-Transition Temperature Based on Dynamic Mechanical Thermal Analysis Techniques as an Indicator of the Adhesive Performance of Vinyl Ester Resin,” Journal of Applied Polymer Science, Vol. 97, No. 6, pp. 2221-2229, 2005.

Dutta, P.K., Lopez-Anido, R., and Kwon, S.K., “Fatigue Durability of FRP Composite Bridge Decks at Extreme Temperatures,” International Journal of Materials and Product Technology (IJMPT), Vol. 28, No. 1/2, pp. 198-216, 2007.

Nader. J.W., Dagher, H. J., Lopez-Anido, R., El Chiti, F., Fayad, G.N., and Thompson, L., “Probabilistic Finite Element Analysis of Modified ASTM D3039 Tension Test for Marine Grade Polymer Matrix Composites,” Journal of Reinforced Plastics and Composites, Vol. 27, No. 6, pp. 583-597, 2008.

Silva-Muñoz, R., and Lopez-Anido, R.A. “Monitoring of Marine Grade Composite Doubler Plate Joints using Embedded Fiber Optic Strain Sensors,” Journal of Advanced Materials, Vol. 40, No. 4, pp. 52-72, 2008.

Berube, K.A., Lopez-Anido, R.A., and Caccese, V., “Integrated Monitoring System for Carbon Composite Strands in the Penobscot-Narrows Cable-Stayed Bridge,” Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation Research Board, No. 2050, pp. 177–186, 2008.

Silva-Muñoz, R., and Lopez-Anido, R. “Structural Health Monitoring of Marine Composite Structural Joints using Embedded Fiber Bragg Grating Strain Sensors,” Composite Structures, published on-line ahead of print, 11 pp., Sep. 12, 2008.

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Will Manion

Manion, W.P., Humphrey, D.N., and Garder, P. (1995), “Evaluation of Existing Aggregate Base Drainage Performance,” Technical Paper 94-2, Technical Services Division, Maine Department of Transportation, Augusta, Maine, 56 pp.

Humphrey, D.N., Sandford, T.C., Cribbs, M.M., and Manion, W.P. (1993), “Shear Strength and Compressibility of Tire Chips for Use as Retaining Wall Backfill,” Paper No. 930925, Accepted for publication in Transportation Research Record, Transportation Research Board, Washington, D.C., 31pp.

Manion, W.P. and Humphrey, D.N. (1992), “Use of Tire Chips as Lightweight and Conventional Embankment Fill, Phase I – Laboratory,” Technical Paper 91-1, Technical Services Division, Maine Department of Transportation, Augusta, Maine, 151 pp. + appendices.

Manion, W.P. (1992), “Use of Tire Chips as Lightweight and Conventional Embankment Fill,” Submitted in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of Master of Science (in Civil Engineering), The Graduate School, University of Maine, Orono, Maine, May 1992, 153 pp. + appendices.

Humphrey, D.N. and Manion, W.P. (1992), “Properties of Tire Chips for Lightweight Fill,” Proceedings of Grouting, Soil Improvement, and Geosynthetics, New Orleans, Louisiana, Vol. 2, pp. 1344-1355.

Humphrey, D.N., Sandford, T.C., Cribbs, M.M., Gharegrat, H.G., and Manion, W.P. (1992), “Tire Chips as Lightweight Backfill for Retaining Walls – Phase I,” A Study for the New England Transportation Consortium, Department of Civil Engineering, University of Maine, Orono, Maine, 137 pp. + appendices.

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Bryan R. Pearce

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Thomas C. Sanford

Sandford, T.C. and T.H. Thornburn,” Time Relationships in Subsurface Explorations,” Second Iranian Congress of Civil Engineering, May 1976, Shiraz, Iran.

Sandford, T.C., C.K. Adams, and D.R. Khaemba, “Particle Breakdown During Compaction,” Seventh Regional Conference for Africa on Soil Mechanics, Vol. l, pp. 179-190, June l980.

Lowe, J. and T.C. Sandford, “Special Grouting at Tarbela Dam Project,” February 1982, ASCE Specialty Conference on Grouting, New Orleans, PP 152-171.

Sandford, T.C., E.R. Decker, and K. H. Maxwell, “The Effect of Discontinuities, Stress Level and Discontinuity Roughness on the Thermal Conductivity of a Maine Granite”, Rock Mechanics in Productivity and Protection, 25th Symposium on Rock Mechanics, June 1984, PP. 304-311.

Introduction to Developing Microhydro Power in Maine, Land and Water Resources Center, University of Maine, March 1985, 98 pp.

Sandford, T.C. “Interactive Computer Assisted Geotechnical Laboratory,” American Society for Engineering Education, New England Section, 63rd Annual Fall Conference, New London, CT, October 4-5, 1985.

Amos, J. L . and T.C. Sandford, Landslides in the Presumpscot Formation: An Engineering Study, T. C. Maine Geological Survey, Open File Report No. 87-4, 1987, 68 pp.

“Engineering Analysis of Gorham Landslide,” in Symposium, Geologic and Geotechnical Characteristics of the Presumpscot Formation Maine’s Glaciomarine Clay”, Augusta, ME, March, 1987.

“Geologic and Geotechnical Characteristics of the Presumpscot Formation Maine’s Glaciomarine Clay”, editor, Augusta, ME, March 1987, 252 pp.

Sandford, T.C. and S.C. Devin, “Landslide Potential in Sensitive Glaciomarine Sediments Near Westbrook, Maine,” Geological Society of America Northeastern Section, Portland, Maine, March 10-12, 1988.

Devin, S.C. and T.C. Sandford, Stability of Natural Slopes in the Presumpscot Formation, Maine Geological Survey, Open File Report No. 90-24, 1990, 75 pp.

Sandford, T.C., H.J. Dagher, H.J. Shah, and I.V. Schonewald, “Flow predictions of a three dimensional conditioned discontinuum probabilistic flow model,” International Conference on Mechanics of Jointed and Faulted Rock,” Vienna, Austria, April 18-20, 1990, Balkema, pp. 621-626.

Roth, M. J. S., H.J. Dagher, and T.C. Sandford, “Reliability Analysis of Waterfront Retaining Structures,” Sixth International Conference on Applications of Statistics and Probability in Civil Engineering, v. 2, Mexico City, June 3-7, 1991, pp. 840-848.

Roth, M. J. S., T.C. Sandford, and H.J. Dagher, “Incorporating Corrosion in Reliability-Based Design of Anchored Bulkheads,” ASCE Sixth Specialty Conference on Probabilistic Mechanics and Structural and Geotechnical Reliability, Denver, Co., July 8-10, 1992, pp. 160 – 163.

Roth, M. J. S., T.C. Sandford, and H.J. Dagher, “Application of Design Point Method to a Time-Dependent System-Reliability Analysis Problem,”, Second Canadian Conference on Computing in Civil Engineering, Ottawa, Canada, August 5-7, 1992, pp. 448-459.

Elgaaly, M., T.C. Sandford, and C.B. Colby, “Testing an Integral Steel Frame Bridge,” Transportation Research Record No. 1371,Transportation Research Board, Washington, D.C., 1992, pp. 75 – 82.

Sandford, T.C. and D.N. Humphrey, “Use of Engineered Soils Beneath Low Level Radioactive Waste Disposal Facilities,” Fourteenth Annual Department of Energy Low-Level Radioactive Waste Management Conference, Phoenix, AZ, November 18-20, 1992

Sandford, T. C., “Partial and total factors of safety in anchored sheet pile design: Discussion,” Can. Geotech. J., v. 29, n. 6, Dec. 1992, p. 1004.

Sandford, T. C., and M. Elgaaly, “Skew effects on backfill pressures at frame bridge abutments,” Transportation Research Record 1415, Transportation Research Board. pp. 1-11, 1993 (recommended for award)

Humphrey, D.N. et al, “Tire Chips as Lightweight Backfill for Retaining Walls,” Transportation Research Board.

Humphrey, D.N. et al, “Shear Strength and Compressibility of Tire Chips for Use as Retaining Wall Backfill,” Transportation Research Record 1422, Transportation Research Board, 1993, pp. 29 -35.

Chaudhuri, D. and T.C. Sandford, “Lateral Deformations in a Soft Clay Foundation Under an Embankment Loading,” Second Geotechnical Engineering Conference, Cairo, January 8 -10, 1994.

Humphrey D.N. and T.C. Sandford, “Tire Chips as Lightweight Subgrade Fill and Retaining Wall Backfill,” Symposium on Recovery and Effective Reuse of Discarded Materials and By-Products for Construction of Highway Facilities, Denver, Colorado, October 19-22, 1993, 14 pp.

Sandford, T. C., A. Seshadri, J. Tukey, and P.A. Dunn, Jr “Seismic Design for Bridge Abutments in Maine,” 1995 Technical Seminar, Sponsored by Maine Section ASCE, Lewiston, Maine, March 15, 1995, 22 pp.

Devin, S. C., and T.C. Sandford, “Landslides in Glaciomarine Clays of Coastal Maine,” ASCE, Geotechnical Engineering Division, Landslides Under Static and Dynamic Conditions- Analysis, Monitoring, and Mitigation, San Diego, October 23-27,1995, p. 1-20.

Varde, A., T.C. Sandford, and H.J. Dagher, “Model Uncertainty in Anchorage Design for Anchored Bulkheads,” ASCE Specialty Conference on Uncertainty in the Geologic Environment, August, 1996, Madison, WI, p. 727-745.

Whetten, N. L., T.C. Sandford, and L. Dixon, “Bitumen Coatings Reduce Downdrag on Piles for Route 1 Interchange Bridges,”, Maine Section of ASCE Technical Seminar, Lewiston, Mar 1997, 10 pp.

Sandford, T.C. “Freezing pressures in ‘frost-free’ materials caused by cyclic water levels,” XIV International Conference on Soil Mechanics and Foundation Engineering, Hamburg, Balkema, v. 2, Sept. 6-12, 1997, p. 887-890.

Whetten, N., J. Weaver, D.N. Humphrey, T.C. and Sandford, “Rubber meets the road,” Civil Engineering, Sept 1997, pp.60-63

Tweedie, J.J., D.N. Humphrey, and T.C. Sandford, “Full-scale field trials of tire shreds as lightweight retaining wall backfill: at-rest conditions,” Transportation Research Record, Transportation Research Board, Washington, D. C., 1998