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I nOctober,theDepartmentofCivilandEnvironmentalEngineeringwasvisitedbytwoABETaccreditationteams.Oneteamfocusedonthecivilengineeringundergraduateprogramwhiletheotherteamfocusedontheenvironmentalengineering
undergraduateprogram.ABETaccreditation,whichtheprogramsundergoevery6years,isveryimportanttothedepartment,ourstudents,employersofourgraduates,andotherconstituencies.Accreditationinvolvesacontinuousimprovementprocess,aswellasdocumentation,whichensuresourcurriculaincivilandenvironmentalengineeringarerelevantandmeettheexpectationsoftheprofession.ThisevaluationisanexhaustiveandcomprehensiveprocessandthereforeIwishtoexpressmysinceregratitudetoallofthefacultyandstaffwhoworkeddiligentlytoprepareforthevisit.Theaccreditationteamsexamineaprogram’scurriculum,admissionprocesses,advisingprocedures,assessmentprocesses,andsamplesofstudentwork.Programsmustdemonstrateachievementoftheirstatedobjectivesandoutcomes.
Thedepartmentisanticipatingthatbothcurriculawillbeaccreditedforthemaximumsixyearperiodpriortothenextmandatoryaccreditationvisit.Alongwithnumerousstudentandfacultyachievementsinthisissuewealsosharewithyouresearchhighlightsfromtwoofournewassistantprofessors:Drs.NavidJafariandChaoSun.Bothjoinedourdepartmentthisfallandareawelcomedadditiontoanalreadystrongfacultybase.PicturedaboveisthenewrenovatedPatrickF.TaylorHallthatwillhousealltheengineeringdepartmentsintheCollegeofEngineering.CompletionofthebuildingissetforNovember2017andsofartheprojectisonschedule.Inclosing,myselfandthedepartmentwouldliketowishyouandyourfamilyawonderfulholidayseason.Sincerely,Dr.GeorgeZ.VoyiadjisBoydProfessor,ChairBinghamC.StewartDistinguishedProfessor
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(STMD)withtime‐varyingfrequencyanddampingpropertycanovercomethislimitation.Figure3(a)illustratestheschematicmodelofaframestructurecontrolledbyanSTMDunderseismicexcitation.Figure3(b)showsthattheSTMDcanimprovethereductionofthepeakofthedisplacementspectraby30%comparedtoanoptimalTMDand(c)showsthatthepeakreductionoftheaccelerationspectraisimprovedby25%.
Figure3:ComparisonofreductioneffectbetweenanSTMDandanoptimalTMD(Sunetc.2013) TrackingthestructuraldisplacementandanalyzingitusingSTFTcanprovidethefrequencyinformationoftheprimarystructureinatimelymanner.Whendamageoccurstothestructure,thismethodcanrapidlysensethestructuralfrequencyvariationandretunethefrequencyoftheSTMDtothatofthestructureinreal‐timeasshowninFigure4,therebyprotectingtheprimarystructureeffectively.Tothecontrary,thepassiveTMDbecomesoff‐tunedwhendamageoccurs.
Figure4:Frequencytimehistoryoftheprimarystructure,theSTMDandtheoptimalTMD(Sunetc.2013)
CoupledDynamicsModelingandControlofOffshoreFloatingWindTurbinesOffshore loatingwindturbines(OFWTs)exposedtocoupledaero‐hydro‐servodynamicsexhibitcomplexdynamiccharacteristicsandsufferfromsigni icantnonlinearvibrations.Theexcessivevibrationcompromisesthepoweroutputandcausesfatiguedamage,instabilityandevencollapseofoffshore loatingwindturbines(OFWTs).Therefore,itisessentialtocontroltheexcessivevibrationoftheOFWTs.DynamiccharacteristicsoftheOFWTsundervariousmarineenvironmentalconditionsaremodeledusingthestate‐of‐the‐artbladeelementmomentum(BEM)theoryandthepotentiallowtheory.Thecontroltechniquesdevelopedfornonlinearsystemsare
utilizedtopreventtheexcessivevibrationanddamageofOFWTsundermulti‐hazards.Figure5illustratestheoffshorewindturbinesandtheschematiccontrolmodel.
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A SCEatLSUhasbeenbusyduringthespringandfallsemestersof2015withbi‐monthlystudentchaptermeetings,recruitingevents,preparingfortheDeepSouthRegionalcompetition,attendingcommunityserviceevents,andholdinganelectionforthe2016studentchapterof icers.ThisyearthechapterhaswelcomedguestspeakersfromCrestIndustries,SEMSInc.,BASF,SJBGroup,LLC,Terracon,JonesandCarter,theASCEBatonRougebranch,Kiewit,GeoEngineers,Volkert,andASCECOPRI.Topicsdiscussedinthemeetingsincludeethics,currentcivilprojects,designchallenges,careerpaths,andprofessionallicensure.
ASCEatLSUhasattendedvariousmemberrecruitmentevents,includingtheStudentInvolvementFairandEngineeringTigerConnections.Theseeventsprovidestudentswithinformationon
thewidevarietyoforganizationsthatareoncampus.Students
hadtheopportunitytotalkwithcurrentof icers,learnaboutASCE,andjointhechapter.ThesteelbridgeandconcretecanoeteamshavebeenpreparingfortheDeepSouthRegionalcompetitionthatwillbehostedbyMcNeeseStateUniversityinMarch2016.Duringthisfallsemester,theteamshavefocusedondesigning,analyzing,andfundraising.Bothteamsareincorporatingimprovementsintotheirdesignsandarelookingforwardtothefabricationphasesoftheirbridgeandcanoeduringthespringsemester.Bigthankstoalldonorsandsponsors,pastandpresent,fortheirdonationsandsupport.StudentinvolvementintheLSUandBatonRougecommunitycontinuestobeanimportantgoalforthestudentchapterofASCEatLSU.OnMarch28th,chaptermembersvolunteeredwithGeauxBIGBatonRougeinordertoimproveourBatonRougecommunity.ASCEhelpedstripandrepainttheeavesaroundawoman’s
homeandhelpedcleanoutdebrisandovergrowthinherbackyard.ChaptermembersalsoworkedtobeautifyLSU'scampusandlearnedaboutsustainabilityattheserviceeventforSpringGreeningDayonApril24th.InconjunctionwiththeLouisianaWaterEnvironmentAssociation(LWEA),bothstudentchaptersteamedupforacommunityserviceeventtocleanuptheLSUlakes.AtthefalleventonOctober11th,atotalof24studentsparticipatedinremovingdebrisandtrasharoundthelakesandthesurroundingareas.
PicturedAbove:LSULakeClean‐Up,October11,2015Of icerelectionswereheldatthefourthmeetingofthefallsemester,withthenewof icerstobeinstatedattheend‐of‐the‐semesterbanquetinDecember.Theof icerpositionsfor2016areasfollows:GabrielleDubroc(President)JeremyVezina(VicePresident)BreannaBell(Secretary)EnricoTarga(Treasurer)JadenGillespie(MeetingCoordinator)MasonMoran(CommunityServiceChair)MeganCorzo(FundraisingChair)MitchEverhardt(Webmaster) TolearnmoreaboutASCEatLSU,pleasevisitonlineatasce.lsu.edu.Ifyouareinterestedinspeakingatoneofthestudentchaptermeetingsaboutethics,professionaldevelopment,licensure,currentcivil/environmentalprojects,etc.ortobeasponsor/donorforthesteelbridgeorconcretecanoeteams,[email protected].
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T heStudentChapteroftheInstituteofTransportationEngineersatLSUheldtwogeneralmeetingsthissemester.Inthe irstmeeting,Mr.PhilJones,LADOTDDeputyAssistantSecretaryforInter‐modalTransportation,talkedabouttheroleofmulti‐modaltransportationinLouisianaandhowtheDepartmentofTransportationandDevelopmentsupportstheStateairports,ports,waterways,railroads,andpublictransit.Afterhearingfromourspeaker,studentsparticipatedinatraf icbowldemoorganizedbytheof icers.Prizesweregiventothewinningteam.Inthesecondmeeting,theStudentChapterorganizedapaneldiscussionwithprofessionalsintheareaoftraf icengineering.Thegoalofthepanelwastounderstandwhattraf icengineeringisaboutandgive
studentsbetterinsightonhowallthepractitionersworktogetherinthepublicandprivatesectors.Thismeetingalsoservedasanetworkingevent.TheITEStudentChapterorganizedatourtothePortofGreaterBatonRougeonNovember4th.Thecurrentof icersare:President:NelidaHerreraVicePresidentandTreasurer:SyndneyJenkinsSecretary:ElenaFarhadiAdvisor:Dr.JuliusCodjoeForquestionsortogivesupporttotheStudentChapter,[email protected] indusonFacebookatITE‐LSU.
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NEW FACULTY RESEARCH HIGHLIGHT: DR. chao Sun
D r.ChaoSunjoinedtheDepartmentofCivilandEnvironmentalEngineeringatLouisianaStateUniversityasanassistantprofessorinAugust2015.HeholdsaB.S.degree(2006)withhonorsfromtheCivilEngineeringDepartmentatShanghaiJiaotongUniversityandaM.S.degree(2009)fromCivilEngineeringDepartmentatTongjiUniversity,Shanghai,China.HeearnedhisPh.D.fromtheCivilandEnvironmentalEngineeringDepartmentatRiceUniversityin2013.Upongraduation,heworkedasapostdoctoralresearcherattheDynamicsandSensingLabatRiceUniversity.ThenhejoinedINTECSEAInc.WorleyParsonsGroupasaSeniorEngineerfocusingonhydrodynamicandstructuralanalysisofoffshoreloatingsystems(Semi‐submersible,TensionLegPlatform,Mooring,Tendon,Riseretc.).Dr.Sun’sresearchinterestisprimarilymotivatedtomodel,predictandsensethecomplexdynamiccharacteristicsofcivil(primarilycoastalandoffshore)infrastructuressubjectedtoseveremarineenvironmentaleffectsincludingwind,stormsurges,waves,currents,seismicexcitationsandiceloadings.Hisresearchobjectiveistodetectandpreventmulti‐hazardsinduceddamageandfailureofcoastalandoff‐shorestructures.Hisspeci icareasincludecomplexdynamic(aero‐hydro‐servo)modeling,sensingandvibrationcontrolofoffshore loatingwindturbinesandoilplatforms,energyharvestingfromambientvibrationandoceanwaves, luidstructureinteraction,andmitigationofvortexinducedvibrations(VIVs)ofrisers.Hisparticularexpertiseisinnonlineardynamics,sensing,vibrationcontrol,hydrodynamics,CFDandFiniteElementanalysis.NonlinearDynamicsModelingandVibrationControlManyrealstructures,i.e.acantileverbeamorapendulum,canberepresentedbyaDuf ingsystem(withcubicnonlinearity)whenthestructuralgeometricnonlinearityisconsidered.Anytimewhenthenonlinearityisinvolved,thestructurewillexhibit
complicateddynamiccharacteristics,likebifurcationsandchaoticbehaviors.Numericalandexperimentalresultsindicatethatacombinationofanadaptivependulumtunedmassdamper(APTMD)andanonlineartunedmassdamper(NTMD)caneffectivelysuppressthebifurcation.Fig.1illustratestheschematicmodelofaprimarynonlinearstructurewithanAPTMDandanNTMD.Figure2(a)showsthatthehighamplitudebifurcationbranchcanbesuppressedsigni icantlybytheAPTMD.Figure2(b)illustratestheoccurrenceofajumpphenominonwhenanimpactisappliedtotheprimarynonlinearsystemand(c)showsthatthejumpcanbesuppressedwhentheAPTMDisreleased.
Figure1:SchematicmodelofanonlinearsystemcontrolledbyanNTMDandanAPTMD(Sunetc.2014)
Figure2:Illustrationofthecontrolofbifurcation
SeismicProtectionUsingaSmartTunedMassDamper(STMD) Tunedmassdampers(TMDs)havebeenprovedeffectiveinreducingstructuralresponsesunderexternalexcitationswithnarrowbandwidthfrequencycharacteristics,likewindloadingsorperiodicmachineloadings.Butfornon‐stationaryexcitationslikeearthquakes,thereductioneffectivenessoftheTMDwillbecompromised.Asmarttunedmassdamper
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T hissemester,UnitedStatesCongressmanGarretGravesofLouisiana’s6thDistrictspoketotheseniorsinCE4750‐ProfessionalIssuesandConceptDesigninCivilEngineering,providinginsightonpublicpolicyandhowitinvolvestheCivilEngineeringprofession.
CongressmanGraveshasauniqueperspectiveonawiderangeofcivilengineeringandinfrastructureIssues,havingservedastheGovernor’sadviseronCoastalProtectionandRestorationforsixyearspriortobeingelectedtotheU.S.HouseofRepresentativesin2014.AlsohecurrentlyservesontheHouseTransportationCommittee,helpinghimbetterservethe6thDistrictrelativetothemultitudeoftransportationrelatedchallengesthroughouttheDistrict.
TheCongressmanspokeofthedevelopmentoftheCoastalProtectionandRestorationAuthorityinstategovernment,whichhehelpedcreateaftercominginatthebeginningoftheJindalAdministration.HeemphasizedthemagnitudeoftheproblemofcoastallandlossinLouisianaanddiscussedtheimportanceofimplementingtheapprovedLouisianaCoastalMasterPlan.This50‐year,$50billionprogramwillprovidegreatopportunitiesforalltechnicalprofessionals,especiallyCivilEngineers.CongressmanGravesthenturnedhisattentiontoTransportation‐relatedissues.HespokeofthecriticalneedsthroughoutthestatebutespeciallyintheBatonRougemetroarea,whichhastheworsttraf icproblemsforacommunityofitssizeintheUnitedStates.Hetalkedaboutpotentialfundingopportunitiesandobstacles.Healsoencouragedthestudentstostayengagedinthepolicysideoftransportationissuesastheybecomeprofessionalssincetheirinputwillbecriticaltoimplementingsuccessfulsolutions.
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Techniques,suchasinfraredimagery,geophysicalmethods,visualsmoke/steamandsettlementobservations,andland illgasmonitoring,arereadilyavailabletodetectelevatedtemperatures,butthespatialandtemporalvariationofland illgas,temperature,leachatemigration,andsettlementofelevatedtemperatureeventsandtheunderlyingmechanismsarelacking.Asaresult,acasestudywasusedtoidentifythefollowingland illindicatorsaftertheonsetoflocalizedelevatedtemperatures:(1)changesinland illgascomposition,(2)measurableelevatedgasandleachatepressures(Figure2a),(3)increasedleachatemigrationandvolume(Figure2b),and(4)slopemovementandsettlement(Figure3).Withtheaforementionedindicators,aconceptualmodelwasproposedtoclassifyaMSWland illinto ivezonestodeterminethetransitionfromnormaloperatingareastotheelevatedtemperatureregion,whichisimportantforpublichealth,environmentalsafety,andappropriateresponsebyland illpersonnel,irstresponders,andregulatoryagencies.
Figure2.Photosof:(a)leachategeyserof2to4mhighfromMSWland illsideslope,and(b)Thermallydegraded(combusted)wastefrom100mmdiameterrotosonicsample
Figure3.Spatialexpansionofsettlement(colorcontours)andcorrespondingslopemovement(vectors)for:(a)September2010,and(b)September2013(Jafari,2015).
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A.W.Noland,Jr.EndowedScholarship($1000each):JarrettE.LoganAdamD.Linson‘BatonRougeWaterCompanyScholarship($1000each):CodyJ.EstopinalRyanM.WhiteCChevronEnvironmentalEngineeringScholarship($1900each):KristenS.AlevizonAaronJ.BennettChevronScholarshipinCivilEngineering($1900each):ClaudiaV.CalderaRachelC.DavidElizabethH.HutchinsonCPatrickG.DuffyDr.YalcinB.AcarMemorialScholarship($1000each):LisaA.Weaver
EnvironmentalTechnicalSales,Inc.Scholarship($750each):MargaretA.MillerJeremyM.VezinaErinKrielowLahrMemorialScholarship($1000each):VictoriaK.SampleMorganR.BarrancoNataliaGomez‐JuncoFrankJ.GermanoMemorialScholarship($1250each):MarisaA.FanguyClaireM.LikeJamesA.Nugent,Jr.Scholarship($750each):TravisJ.Honore’MitchellR.EverhardtJosephW.Carmena,Sr.MemorialScholarship($1900):PrestonS.Watts
L.Ralph(’49)andJacquelineL.DartezScholarship($4000):JosephR.BresowarStanleyM.andHilmaR.CothrenScholarship($1000each):GarrettS.JohnsMatthewB.KettererUniroyalChemicalEnvironmentalEngineeringScholarship($1000)KevinM.StarkeyWilliamF.CrawfordMemorialScholarship($1000each):KevinS.BrownKyleighC.Ardoin
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PATRICK F. TAYLOR HALL RENNOVATION UPDATE
InFall2014,oneyearago,theLSUCollegeofEngineeringbrokegroundonthelargestbuildingprojectinLSU'shistory.Sincethentherehasbeensigni icantprogressontheexpansionandrenovationofPatrickF.TaylorHall(PFT).Justrecently,theprecastpanelsstartedgoingup.Soonafter,a“ToppingOut”ceremonywasheldtocelebrateanimportantmilestoneintheproject:theinstallmentofthelastbeam,signedbyfacultyandstaff.Excitingthingsarehappeninghere!So,what’snextfortheproject?ThenorthsideofPatrickF.TaylorHallisslatedtobecompletebyJuly2016,withtheChemicalEngineeringadditionbeingsubstantiallycompletebythattime.Atthatpoint,theDepartmentofCivilandEnvironmentalEngineeringwillrelocatetothenorthsideofthebuilding,asrenovationonthesouthsideofPFTHallshouldbeginthatSeptember.TheentireprojectisscheduledtobecompletedinNovember2017.Tocheckoutmorephotosandinformationabouttheproject,visitwww.eng.lsu.edu/about/pft
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NEW FACULTY RESEARCH HIGHLIGHT: DR. NAVID JAFARI
D r.NavidJafarirecentlyjoinedtheLSUDepartmentofCivil&EnvironmentalEngineeringasanassistantprofessorinAugust2015.Dr.JafariholdsaB.S.withhonors(2010)incivilengineeringfromtheUniversityofMemphis.HeearnedhisM.S.(2011)andPh.D.(2015)ingeotechnicalengineeringfromtheUniversityofIllinoisatUrbana‐Champaign.Dr.Jafari’sresearchexpertiseliesattheintersectionofcoastal,environmental,andgeotechnicalengineeringandsupportsLSU’sstrategicmissionofcoastalandenvironmentalsustainabilityintheMississippiRiverdelta.Hisprimaryareasofstudyincoastalgeotechnicsincluderesiliencyofstormsurgeand loodprotectioninfrastructure,aswellasmarshcreation,erosion,andsubsidence.Hisspeci icareasofinterestingeoenvironmentalengineeringincludedesignofwastecontainmentsystems,sustainablemanagementofindustrialwastes,andthedevelopment,migration,andcontainmentofelevatedland illtemperatures.COASTALINFRASTRUCTURETwo‐dimensional(2‐D)seepagemodelscanunder‐predictlandsidehydraulicgradientsunderlandsideexcavationsandconvexleveebendconditions.Thestate‐of‐practiceforexaminingleveeand loodwallseepageis2‐D initeelementanalyses(FEA)and/oranalyticalsolutionsproposedintheU.S.ArmyCorpsofEngineers(USACE)designmanualsEM1110‐2‐1901andEM1110‐2‐1913.The2‐DFEAcalculatesupliftpressuresand lowassumingleveegeometry,soilstratigraphy,boundaryconditions,andexcavationsarein initelywide.However,urbanleveesandloodwallsareconstructedtoaccommodatenaturalrivermeandersandcoastlines.The3‐DmodelofShermanIslandleveeinFigure1indicates that concave levee bends diverge seepageleadingto lowerverticalhydraulicgradientscomparedto2Dplanestrainseepagemodels.Theanalysesalsoshowconvexbends,e.g.,nearStation525,yieldgradientsgreaterthan2Dvalueswhiletheverticalgradientsapproachthe2Dvaluewhentheleveeisstraight(closeproximitytoStation535).The
outcomeoftheresearchalsoallowsforaxisymmetricseepagemodelscanbeusedtoevaluate3Dverticalhydraulicgradientsforconvexleveebends.Inthefuture,Dr.JafariwillevaluatetheperformanceofLouisiana’sleveeand loodwallinfrastructureforwave‐inducederosionandsubsidence.
Figure1.ShermanIsland(a)surfacegeometrycreatedfromGIStopo‐graphicalelevationsand3Dboundaryconditions,and(b)3DverticalhydraulicgradientslocatedbetweenLeveeStations526and534(Jafarietal.,2015).WASTECONTAINMENTSYSTEMSElevatedtemperaturesinmunicipalsolidwaste(MSW)land illscanimpacttheintegrityoftheland illcoverandlinersystems,degradeleachatequalityandgascomposition,induceslopefailures,andemanateodorsandincompletecombustionby‐productstotheatmosphere.MSWland illsarerequiredtooperatewithinNSPSregulationsofland illgastemperatures<131°F.However,severalfactorscanleadtoland illtemperaturesexceedingthreshold,includingaerobicdecomposition,self‐heating,partiallyextinguishedsurface ires,exothermicchemicalreactions,spontaneouscombustion,andsmolderingcombustion.
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Dr.GeorgeZ.Voyiadjis,BoydProfessorandChairofCivil&EnvironmentalEngineeringatLSU,wastherecipientofanawardforhissigni icantcontributiontoContinuumDamageMechanics,presentedtohimduringtheSecondInternationalConferenceonDamageMechanics(ICDM2),Troyes,FranceJuly8‐11,
2015.TheOrganizingCommitteeofICDM2bestowedthisawardtoVoyiadjisforhisimpressiveworkintheieldofcontinuumdamagemechanics.Theaward(picturedbelow)isatrophydesignedbytheOrganizingCommittee.Twoidenticalawardsweregivenforthe irsttimetotworecipients:Dr.GeorgeZ.VoyiadjisandDr.JeanLouisChaboche,whowasthedirectorofONERA(Of iceNationald'EtudesetdeRecherchesAerospatiales).Itwillberepeatedeverythreeyearsinthesameconference.ThenextconferencewillbeheldinShanghai,Chinain2018.DuringtheconferenceVoyiadjiswashonoredbyanInternationalMini‐Symposiumon“MultiscaleDamageMechanics,”sponsoredbytheSecondInternationalConferenceonDamageMechanics(ICDM2),Troyes,FranceJuly8‐11,2015.InhisMini‐Symposium,hegaveakeynotelectureonDamageMechanics. VoyiadjisisalsotherecipientoftheLouisianaSectionASCECivilEngineeringWallofFameAward.TorecognizethoseindividualswhohavemadeoutstandingcontributionstoourCivilEngineeringProfession,theLouisianaSectionASCEhasestablishedtheLouisianaSectionASCECivilEngineeringWallofFame.ThiselitegroupofCivilEngineerswithintheLouisianaSectionwasof iciallycreatedinSeptember2002aspartoftheASCE150thAnniversary.
CliffordJ.Mugnier,InstructorintheLSUDepartmentofCivilandEnvironmentalEngineering,wasrecentlyappointedtochairtheAmericanSocietyofPhotogrammetryandRemoteSensing(ASPRS)Sub‐committeeoftheExternalAffairsCommitteewithintheNationalSocietyofProfessionalSurveyors.
CongratulationstoDr.QinJimChen,CSRSDistinguishedProfessorinCoastalEngineering,alongwithDrs.ZuoGeorgeXue,HonggaoLiu,StevenBrandt,andRobertR.TwilleyontheirrecentgrantawardfromtheNationalScienceFoundationentitled,Cyber‐SEES:Type2:ACoastalResilienceCollaboratory:Cyber‐enabled
DiscoveriesforSustainableDeltaicCoasts.TheperiodofawardisOctober1,2015throughSeptember30,2019andisexpectedtototal$1,199,154.Dr.MicheleBarbatofromtheLSUDepartmentofCivilandEnvironmentalEngineering,incollaborationwitharesearchteamfromtheUniversityofSouthCarolinaatColumbia,hasbeenawardedaresearchgrantfromtheNationalScienceFoundation(NSF)fortheprojectentitled“CollaborativeResearch:EngineeredEarthMasonryforAffordableSeismicResistantLow‐RiseBuildings”.Thisawardof$164,983willenableDr.Barbato’sresearchgrouptodevelopanovelandhigh‐qualityreinforcedearthmasonryforseismicresistantlow‐risebuildings.Throughengineering,sustainableandlocallyappropriatebutbrittleun iredearthmasonrywillbetransformedintoaradicallystrongerandmoreductilesystembyusingnon‐biodegradablerecycledplasticiberscombinedwithinternalsteelreinforcement.Thisnewaffordable,sustainable,high‐qualityandhazard‐resistantconstructionsystemwillbeessentialtotacklerisinghousingcosts,createjobs,andprovidesafeshelterinhazard‐proneareas.
CongratulationstoDrs.Zhi‐QiangDeng,AymanOkeil,andFrankT‐CTsai(picturedabove,lefttoright)ontheirrecentpromotionsfromAssociateProfessorstoFullProfessors.
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Dr. George Z. Voyiadjis ELECTED TO the PRESTIGIOUS Distinguished member of the asce
L SUBoydProfessorGeorgeZ.VoyiadjiswasrecentlynamedaDistinguishedMemberoftheAmericanSocietyofCivilEngineers,orASCE.Sincethesociety’sfoundingin1852,only649ASCEmembershavebeenelectedtoreceivethishonor.Voyiadjiswasrecognizedforhiscontributionstomulti‐scalemodelingofmaterialstoaddressproblemsinhighenergyimpact,damageofstructuresandinstabilities,andfordevelopingasustainedresearcheffortinpredictingthebehaviorofmaterialsinstructures.HereceivedtheawardattheASCEAnnualConventioninNewYork,N.Y.inOctober2015.Someofhisnotablecontributionsincludeleadingajointeffortfrom1986‐1989ontheanalysisoftheruptureoftheSpaceShuttleChallenger’sfueltank.Heproposedanddevelopednumericalmodelsandsimulationsofstructuresconsideringdamageevolutionandhelpedotherresearchersandindustriesachieveabetterunderstandingofastructure’sbehavior.HeiscurrentlyaBoydprofessor,oneofthehighestdistinctionsatLSUforexceptionalscholarship,serviceanddedicationtothe ield,universityandstudents.Inadditionto41yearsofteaching,Voyiadjishaswrittenbooksincluding,"AdvancesinDamageMechanics:MetalsandMetalMatrixCompositeswithanintroductiontoFabricTensors."
Inadditiontohisprojectcontributions,Voyiadjishasimpactedthedisciplinethroughdevelopingconstitutivemodelsforvariousmaterialsandstructures.Healsoholdstwopatentsonfendersforpierandbridgeprotectionagainstvesselcollision.HisachievementshaveearnedhimhonorsincludingASCE’s2008NathanM.NewmarkMedal.Voyiadjisholdsabachelor’sdegreeincivilengineeringfromAinShamsUniversityinCairo,Egypt,aMasterofSciencedegreefromtheCaliforniaInstituteofTechnologyandDoctorofEngineeringSciencedegree,orD.Eng.Sc.,fromColumbiaUniversity.
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Dr.AymanOkeil,incollaborationwiththeLouisianaTransportationResearchCenter(LTRC),receivedagrantfromtheNationalScienceFoundationtointroduceFieldMonitoringandMeasurements(FMM)intotheCEundergraduatecurriculum.Theresearchteam(VJGopu(PI),R.Seals(co‐PI)andA.M.
Okeil(co‐PI))willworkondevelopingandintegratingspecialFMMmodulesintocurrentlyofferedcoursesinLouisianauniversities.Thedevelopedmoduleswillbetransportableandtestedinfourotherout‐of‐stateinstitutionsthathavecommittedtopartneringwiththeprojectteamonthisendeavor.Thegoalistopreparefutureengineerswithknowledge,comprehension,andanabilitytoapplytheuseofFMMsystemsanddata.Thetotalgrantamountis$337,312.
CEEProfessorClintWillson,alongwithwifeKayWillsonandoneoftheirsons,isparticipatinginaFaculty‐in‐ResidenceprogramhereontheLSUcampus.AccordingtoLSUResidentialLife,thisprogramencourages“structuredout‐of‐classroominteractionbetweenstudentsandfacultytoseamlesslyblendstudent
learninganddevelopmentinsideandoutsidetheclassroom.”Dr.Willsonandhisfamilywillspendanentireacademicyearlivinginanon‐campusapartment,minglingwithstudentsandcreatinglastingmemories.
Dr. George Z. Voyiadjis Chairs the materials division of the asme D r.VoyiadjisservedontheAmericanSocietyofMechanicalEngineers(ASME)MaterialsDivision(MD)ExecutiveCommitteeforthepast iveyears(2010‐2015).StartingthisNovember,hewillserveastheDivisionChairoftheMaterialsDivision.ThispositionwaspreviouslyheldbyDr.JunlanWangoftheUniversityofWashington.Duringthe2015ASMEInternationalMechanicalEngineeringCongressandExposition(IMECE)inHouston,Texas,theMaterialsDivisioncontinuedtoplayanactiverole,largelyowingthehardworkofalltheTechnicalCommitteesandtheProgramChairs.AttheIMECE2015inHouston,theMDdivisionsponsored/co‐sponsored33symposiawithatotalof70technicalsessions.TheMaterialsDivisionisthesolesponsoroftheASMEJournalofEngineeringMaterialsandTechnology(JEMT).UndertheleadershipofthecurrentEditor‐in‐Chief,MohammedZikryofNorthCarolinaStateUniversity,andagroupofdedicatedAssociateEditors,thejournalcontinuestodoverywell.Inaddition,togetherwithASMEBioengineeringDivision,ASMEHeatTransferDivision,andtheASMEFluidsEngineeringDivision,theMaterialsDivisionservesontheAdvisoryBoardtomanagetherelativelyyoungmultidisciplinaryjournal‐ASMEJournalonNanotechnologyinEngineeringandMedicine(JNEM),whichlaunchedinNovember2010.UndertheexcellentleadershipofthecurrentjournalEditor‐in‐Chief,BorisKhusidofNewJerseyInstituteofTechnology,JNEMhasbeen lourishingoverthepast iveyears.Membersareencouragedtosubmithighqualityworkstobothjournals.TheJEMTwebsitecanbefoundat:http://materialstechnology.asmedigitalcollection.asme.org/journal.aspxTheJNEMwebsitecanbefoundat:http://nanoengineeringmedical.asmedigitalcollection.asme.org/journal.aspx
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PicturedAbove:Dr.GeorgeZ.Voyiadjisamongthe13recipientsofthe2015ASCEDistinguishedMemberMedalists
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