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Conference and Symposium Proceedings
Dowding, Charles H., editor Geotechnical Materials: Measurement and Analysis: Raymond J. Krizek Commemorative Symposium, August 3, 2002 Online Viewing and Ordering Information
Dowding, Charles H., editor Second International Symposium and Workshop on Time Domain Reflectometry for Innovative Geotechnical Applications, September 5 - 7, 2001 Online Viewing and Ordering Information
Theses and Dissertations
Baillot, Remi Crack Response of a Historic Structure to Weather Effects and Construction Vibrations (Master of Science Thesis, December 2004) (posted March 2005)
Blackburn, James Tanner Finite Element Analysis of TDR Cable-Grout-Soil Mass Interaction During Localized Shearing (Master of Science Thesis, April 2002)
Dussud, Matthieu L. TDR Monitoring of Soil Deformation: Case Histories and Field Techniques (Master of Science Thesis, December 2002)
Hughes, Brandon G. Qualification of Autonomous Crack Monitoring Systems (Master of Science Thesis, June 2006)
Louis, Michaël Autonomous Crack Comparometer Phase II (Master of Science Thesis, December 2000)
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McKenna, Laureen M. Comparison of Measured Crack Response in Diverse Structures to Dynamic Events and Weather Phenomena (Master of Science Thesis, March 2002)
Molnar, Kristin Analysis of Effects of Deep Braced Excavations on Adjacent Buried Utilities (Master of Science Thesis, December 2003) (posted March 2005)
Ozer, Hasan Wireless Sensor Networks for Crack Displacement Measurement (Hasan Ozer, Master of Science Thesis, July 2005)
Petrina, Markian B. Standardization of Automated Crack Monitoring Apparatus for Long-Term Commercial Applications (Master of Science Thesis, August 2004) (posted March 2005)
Siebert, Damian R. Autonomous Crack Comparometer (Master of Science Thesis, June 2000) (posted April 2003)
Sullivan-Green, Laura Effect of Crack Width on Carbonation: Implications for Crack Dating (Master of Science Thesis, March 2005) (posted April 2006)
Waldron, Mike J. Residential Crack Response to Vibrations from Underground Mining (Master of Science Thesis, June 2006)
Wang, Helsin Theoretical Evaluation of Embedded Plate-Like and Solid Cylindrical Concrete Structures with Guided Waves (PhD Dissertation, December 2004) (posted March 2005)
Final Research Project Reports
Fine, Morris E.;
Vaynman, Semyon
Development and Commercialization of High-Performance Steel - Final Report, July 2003
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Finno, Richard J.;
Calvello, Michele;
Bryson, L. Sebastian
Analysis and Performance of the Excavation for the Chicago-State Subway Renovation Project and its Effects on Adjacent Structures - Final Report, September 2002
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Finno, Richard J.;
Molnar, Kristin M.;
Rossow, Edwin C.
Analysis of Effects of Deep Braced Excavations on Adjacent Buried Utilities - Final Report, December 2003
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Finno, Richard J. Evaluation of Capacity of Micropiles Embedded in Dolomite - Final Report, September 2002
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Articles, Technical Papers and Books
Aimone-Martin, Catherine;
Dowding, Charles H.
"Blast-Induced Structural and Crack Response of a Brick Residential Structure Near an Aggregate Quarry", paper given at the 31st Conference on Explosives and Blasting in Orlando, Florida; published in the ISEE Proceedings of Conferences on Explosives & Blasting Technique - 2005, International Society of Explosive Engineers, Cleveland, OH, February 6 - 9, 2005
Akkaya, Yilmaz;
Voigt, Thomas;
Subramaniam, K.V.;
Shah, Surendra P.
"Nondestructive Measurement of Concrete Strength Gain by an Ultrasonic Wave Reflection Method", preprint of Materials and Structures, Vol.36, No. 262, pp. 507-514, October 2003
Bazant, Zdenek P.;
Yu, Qiang;
Zi , G.
"Choice of Standard Fracture Test for Concrete and Its Statistical Evaluation", International Journal of Fracture, Vol. 118, No. 4, pp. 303-337, December 2002
Bazant, Zdenek P.;
Yu, Qiang
"Designing Against Size Effect on Shear Strength of Reinforced Concrete Beams Without Stirrups". ITI Report, submitted to ACI Committee 445, Shear and Torsion; version also submitted for publication in Journal of Structural Engineering, 2003
Blackburn, James Tanner;
Dowding, Charles H.
"Finite-element Analysis of Time Domain Reflectometry Cable-grout-soil Interaction", preprint of Journal of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering, Vol. 130, No. 3, pp. 231-239, March 2004
Caner, Ferhun C.;
Bazant, Zdenek P.
"Lateral Confinement Needed to Suppress Softening of Concrete in Compression"s, Journal of Engineering Mechanics, Vol. 128, No. 12, pp. 1304-1313, December 2002
Czepiel, Edward "Bridge Management Systems Literature Review and Search", ITI technical report no. 11, November 1996 This is a PDF file
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Dowding, Charles H. "Commercialization of Time Domain Reflectometry and the Importance of the Miniaturized Pulsar", prepared for Poster Session Presentation at the 1997 Global Innovation Forum, held in Washington, D.C., October 21, 1997 HTML 
Dowding, Charles H. "Effects of Ground Motions from High Speed Trains on Structures, Instruments, and Humans" in Wave 2000: Wave Propagation, Moving Load, Vibration Reduction, Proceedings of International Workshop Wave 2000, Bochum Germany, N Chouw and G Schmid Eds, A.A. Balkema, December 2000
Dowding, Charles H. "Time Domain Reflectometry Monitoring of Bridge Integrity and Performance", February 1996 HTML
Dowding, Charles H. "Use of Time Domain Reflectometry to Detect Bridge Scour and Monitor Pier Movement", June 1994 HTML
Dowding, Charles H.;
Aimone-Martin, Catherine;
Snider, Mickey L.
"Effect of Blast Design on Crack Response", conference paper presented at the 2nd World Conference on Explosives and Blasting, European Federation of Explosives Engineers, Prague, Czech Republic, September 10-12, 2003
Dowding, Charles H.;
Dussud, Matthieu L.;
Kane, William F.;
O'Connor, Kevin M.
"Monitoring Deformation in Rock and Soil with TDR Sensor Cables: Part 1. Concept and Case History, and Part 2. Lessons Learned Using Time Domain Reflectometry", Geotechnical Instrumentation News, pp. 81-89, June 2003 (reprinted with permission)
Dowding, Charles H.;
Dussud, Matthieu L.;
O'Connor, Kevin M.
"New Developments in TDR Cable Surveillance of Potential Instability", conference paper presented at FMGM 2003 - the 6th International Symposium on Field Measurements in GeoMechanics, Oslo, Norway, September 15-18, 2003
Dowding, Charles H.;
Louis, Michaël
"Micro-meter Measurement of Cracks to Compare Blast and Environmental Effects", ISEE Proceedings 2003, International Society of Explosives Engineers, June 2003
Dowding, Charles H.;
McKenna, Laureen M.

"Addendum I: Direct Measurement of Crack Response of Four OSM Study Structures", contained in Comparative Study of Structure Response to Coal Mine Blasting, U.S. Department of the Interior, Office of Surface Mining, Pittsburgh, PA , March 2003

Dowding, Charles H.;
O'Connor, Kevin M.
"Comparison of TDR and Inclinometers for Slope Monitoring", ASCE Geotechnical Special Publication #52, Field Instrumentation, August 2000
Dowding, Charles H.;
O'Connor, Kevin M.
"Geo-Measurements with Metallic TDR Cable Technology for Infrastructure Surveillance", January 2002, TRB annual meeting
Dowding, Charles H.;
O'Connor, Kevin M.
"Real Time Monitoring of Infrastructure Using TDR Technology: Case Histories", FHWA Report, 2001; published in Transportation Research Record, 1772, 32-39, 2001
Dowding, Charles H.;
O'Connor, Kevin M.
"Real Time Monitoring of Infrastructure Using TDR Technology: Principles", FHWA Conference on Applications of Geophysical Technologies to Planning, Design, Construction and Maintenance of Transportation Facilities, St. Louis, December 2000
Dowding, Charles H.;
O'Connor, Kevin M.
"Real Time Monitoring of Transportation Infrastructure with TDR Technology", Proceedings of Structural Materials Technology IV: An NDT Conference, 02/28/2000 - 3/8/2000, 315-322, Technomic Publishing Co., Lancaster, PA, 2000
Dowding, Charles H.;
O'Connor, Kevin M.;
PennDOT Personnel
"Real Time Monitoring of Infrastructure of Subsidence Along I-70 in Washington, PA", TRB Meeting, January 2001, published in Transportation Research Record, 1772, 32-39, 2001
Dowding, Charles H.;
Prine, David W.
"Remote Monitoring of Potential Subsidence of Interstate 70 with Time Domain Reflectometry", June 1998 HTML
Dowding, Charles H.;
Snider, Mickey L.
"New Approach to Control of Vibrations Generated by Construction in Rock and Soil", conference paper in Proceedings of the Soil and Rock America Symposium, the 12th Pan American Conference on Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering and the 39th US Rock Mechanics Symposium, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), June 2003
Dowding, Charles H.; Snider, Mickey L. "Response of Cracks to Construction Vibrations and Environmental Effects", preprint of paper in Geotechnical Engineering for Transportation Projects, M.K. Yegian & E. Kavazanjian, Eds. Special Geotechnical Publication #126, ASCE, pgs 1767-1776, July 2004

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Finno, Richard J. "Evaluation of Existing Drilled Shafts with Impulse Response Method", Summary of a presentation made at the 3rd ITI Bridge NDE Users Group Conference held at CALTRANS headquarters, Sacramento, CA, June 24, 1994 HTML
Finno, Richard J.;
Bryson, L. Sebastian
"Response of Building Adjacent to Stiff Excavation Support System in Soft Clay", Journal of Performance of Constructed Facilities, Vol. 16, pp. 10-20, February 2002
Finno, Richard J.;
Bryson, L. Sebastian;
Calvello, Michele
"Performance of a Stiff Support System in Soft Clay", Journal of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering, Vol. 128, No. 8, pp. 660 - 671, August 2002
Finno, Richard J.;
Chao, Hsiao-chou
"Guided Waves in Embedded Concrete Piles", preprint of article appearing in Journal of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering, Vol. 131, No. 11, pp. 11-19, January 2005
Finno, Richard J.;
Calvello, Michele
"Supported Excavations: the Observational Method and Inverse Modeling", preprint of article appearing in Journal of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering, 2005
Finno, Richard J.;
Gassman, Sarah L.
"Impulse Response Evaluation of Drilled Shafts", Journal of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering, Vol. 124, pp. 965-975, October 1998
Finno, Richard J.;
Gassman, Sarah L.;
Osborn, Peter W.
"Non-destructive Evaluation of a Deep Foundation Test Section at the Northwestern University National Geotechnical Experimentation Site", a report submitted to the Federal Highway Administration, June 1997 HTML
Finno, Richard J.;
Prommer, Peter J.
"Evaluation of Inaccessible Drilled Shafts Using the Impulse Response Method", ITI technical report no. 3, September 1994 HTML
Finno, Richard J.;
Roboski, Jill
"Three-Dimensional Responses of a Tied-Back Excavation through Clay", preprint of article appering in Journal of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering, Vol. 131, No. 3, pp. 273-282, March 2005
Finno, Richard J.;
Voss. Jr., Frank T.;
Rossow, Edwin;
Blackburn, J. Tanner
"Evaluating Damage Potential in Buildings Affected by Excavations", preprint of article appearing in Journal of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering, 2005
Gassman, Sarah L.;
Finno, Richard J.
"Cutoff Frequencies for Impulse Response Tests of Existing Foundations", Journal of Performance of Constructed Facilities, Vol. 14, pp. 11-21, February 2000
Gassman, Sarah L.;
Finno, Richard J.
"Impulse Response Evaluation of Foundations using Multiple Geophones", Journal of Performance of Constructed Facilities, Vol. 13, pp. 82-89, May 1999
Glatt, John;
Roboski, Jill;
Finno, Richard J.
"Sheetpile-induced Vibrations at the Lurie Excavation Project", preprint of paper in Geotechnical Engineering for Transportation Projects, M.K. Yegian & E. Kavazanjian, Eds. Special Geotechnical Publication #126, ASCE, July 2004
Hoffman, Jeffrey;
Roboski, Jill;
Finno, Richard J.
"Ground Movements Caused by Caisson Installation at the Lurie Excavation Project", preprint of paper in Geotechnical Engineering for Transportation Projects, M.K. Yegian & E. Kavazanjian, Eds. Special Geotechnical Publication #126, ASCE, July 2004
O'Connor, Kevin M.;
Dowding, Charles H.
GeoMeasurements by Pulsing TDR Cables and Probes, 1999 Table of Contents
Prine, David W. "Acoustic Emission and Strain Gage Monitoring of CALTRANS Structure B-22-26 R/L, I-80 Sacramento River (Bryte Bend), Sacramento, CA", ITI technical report no. 15, January 1992
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Prine, David W. "Acoustic Emission Monitoring of the Trunnion Shafts on Oregon DOT Bridge #1377A: I-5 (Interstate) Columbia River Bridge east lift span, Portland, Oregon", ITI technical report no. 6, November 1994
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Prine, David W. "Application of Acoustic Emission and Strain Gage Monitoring to Steel Highway Bridges", 1995  
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Prine, David W. "Application of Acoustic, Strain, and Optical Sensors to NDE of Steel Highway Bridges", originally presented at Sensors Expo Conference in Boston, MA, May 16-18, 1995, ITI technical report no. 12, May 1995  
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Prine, David W. "Problems Associated with Nondestructive Evaluation of Bridges", in Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering , v 2456, 1995, p 46-52. Presented at the SPIE Conference on Nondestructive Evaluation of Aging Bridges and Highways, Oakland, CA, June 6-7, 1995
Prine, David W. "Project No. B371, Acoustic Emission and Strain Gage Monitoring of WIDOT Structure B-5-158, Tower Drive Tied Arch, Green Bay, WI", ITI technical report no. 1, June 1993
Prine, David W. "Steel Bridge Retrofit Evaluation", in Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering, v 3400, 1998, p 442-450, Conference: Structural Materials Technology III, Mar 31 - Apr 3 1998, San Antonio, TX 1998
Prine,David W.;
Oleksy, Jerome E.
"Acoustic Emission Monitoring of North East Trunnion Shaft on Oregon DOT Bridge 1377A I-5 over the Columbia River, Portland, Oregon [update]", ITI technical report no. 18, May 1996
Prine, David W.;
Oleksy, Jerome E.
"Evaluation of the Segmental Casting Attachments, Wisconsin DOT structure B-47-40, U.S. Highway 10 over the St. Croix River, Prescott, WI", November 8 & 9, 1994  
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Prine, David W.;
Fish , Philip
"Remote Global Monitoring of the Michigan Street Bridge, Sturgeon Bay, WI", ITI technical report no. 19, May 1996 HTML
Schulz, David F. "Benefits of the Interstates Undeniable ", paper written for " 50th Anniversary of the Interstates" book, 2006.
Schulz, David F. "Another Jam in Our Infrastructure", Newsday, August 18, 2003
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Schulz, David F. "Big Projects in America", excerpted article from this version published in Trains Magazine, January 2004
Schulz, David F. "Can Transit Be Saved?", prepared for the Chicago Tribune, July 1992 HTML
Schulz, David F.   "DOT Restructuring Letter to Secretary Pena", January 1995 HTML
Schulz, David F. "Economy rides on hikes in transportation funding", Crain's Chicago Business, March 8, 2004
Schulz, David F. "Good Project Management is the Key to the Privatization Decision", Council Insights: The Newsletter for Public-Private Partnerships, Vol. 17, No. 6, p.4-5, August / September 2003
Schulz, David F. "If It's Broke ... Fix It", reproduced with permission from Planning magazine, Vol. 61, No. 12, December 1995
Schulz, David F. "Illinois Transportation Issues", ITI publication no. 013 HTML
Schulz, David F. "Investment That Pays Off", reproduced from Northwestern Perspective, Vol. 6, No. 3 (Spring 1993) HTML
Schulz, David F. "Money Isn't the Only Answer to the Infrastructure Problem", ITI publication no. 015 HTML
Schulz, David F. "Open Letter to the New President of the Chicago Transit Authority, or "You must be nuts"", Presented at the Metropolitan Conference on Public Transportation Research, Chicago, Illinois, June 7, 1996 HTML
Schulz, David F. "Politics of Congestion: Continuing Legacy of the Milwaukee Freeway Revolt - Afterword", Public Works Historical Society : Essays in Public Works History, October 2000 HTML
Schulz, David F. "Rebuilding America's Infrastructure", presentation to the 85th Annual Conference of the Special Libraries Association, Atlanta, GA June 15, 1994 HTML
Schulz, David F. "Reinventing Public Transportation", The Contractors Management Journal, May 1994 HTML
Schulz, David F. "Remarks Before the Equipment Manufacturers Institute", December 1992 HTML
Schulz, David F. "Replacing Wrigley Field", Chicago Tribune, August 11, 2004 HTML
Schulz, David F. "Think Big and Dig: Build the Subway", Newsday, May 6, 2004
Schulz, David F. "Transportation Promises vs. Realities", U.S. Department of Transportation staff discussion held in Washington, D.C., November 21, 1994 HTML
Shah, Surendra P.;
Voigt, Thomas
"A Better Maturity Meter?"  ACBM Update, Concrete International, Vol. 25, No. 10, pp. 98-99, October 2003 (reprinted with permission from the American Concrete Institute, www.concrete.org)
Sun, Zhihui;
Ye, Guang;
Voigt, Thomas;
Shah, Surendra P.;
van Breugel, Klaas
"Early age properties of Portland cement pastes investigated with ultrasonic shear waves and numerical simulation", preprint published in RILEM International Symposium of Advances in Concrete through Science and Engineering, Evanston, IL, March 21-26, 2004 (presentation slides)
Sun, Zhihui;
Ye, Guang;
Voigt, Thomas;
Shah, Surendra P.;
van Breugel, Klaas
"Microstructural Aspects of Cement Hydration - Ultrasonic Waves and Numerical Simulations", 5th International PhD Symposium in Civil Engineering, June 16-19, 2004, Delft, The Netherlands", Walraven, Blaauwendraad, Scarpas & Snijder (Eds.), Taylor & Francis, 2004, pp. 1-9.
Vaynman, Semyon;
Fine, Morris E.;
Asfahani, Riad I.;
Bormet, David M.;
Hahin, Christopher
"High Performance Copper-precipitation-hardened Steel", Microalloyed Steels 2002, p 43-48, Proceedings from Materials Solutions Conference 2002, Oct 7-9, 2002, Columbus, OH, United States, ASM International, 2002. Reprinted with permission of ASM International.  All rights reserved.  www.asminternational.org 
Voigt, Thomas;
Akkaya, Yilmaz;
Shah, Surendra P.
"Determination of Early Age Mortar and Concrete Strength by Ultrasonic Wave Reflections". ASCE Journal of Materials in Civil Engineering, May-June, 2003, Vol.15, No.3, pp. 247-254


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Voigt, Thomas;
Shah, Surendra P.
"Nondestructive Monitoring of Setting and Hardening of Portland Cement Mortar with Sonic Methods", Proceedings of the Sixth International Symposium on Non-Destructive Testing in Civil Engineering (NDT-CE 2003), Berlin, Germany, September 2003
Voigt, Thomas;
Shah, Surendra P.
"Nondestructive Testing of Early Age Concrete. Cementing the Future", Newsletter of the Center for Advanced Cement-Based Materials, Winter 2002-2003, Vol. 14, No. 1, pp.4-5 (reprinted with permission)
Voigt, Thomas;
Shah, Surendra P.
"Properties of Early Age Portland Cement Mortar Monitored with a Shear Wave Reflection Method", ACI Materials Journal, 2004, Vol. 101, No. 6, pp. 473-482
Voigt, Thomas;
Sun, Zhihui;
Shah, Surendra P.
"Health Monitoring of Early Age Concrete", in Oh, B.H., Sakai, K., Gjorf, O.E., Banthia, N. (eds.), Proceedings of the Fourth International Conference on Concrete under Severe Conditions (CONSEC '04), Vol. 1, Seoul, Korea, pp. 17-29, June 2004 (presentation slides)

Ye, Guang;
Sun, Zhihui;
Voigt, Thomas;
Shah, Surendra P.;
van Breugel, Klaas

"A Micromechanical Model for Characterization of Cement Paste at Early Age Validated with Experiments", International Symposium: Advances in Concrete through Science and Engineering, March 2004, Evanston, IL (presentation slides)
Zdunek, Alan;
Prine, David W.;
Li, Zongjin;
Landis, Eric;
Shah, Surendra P.
"Early Detection of Steel Rebar Corrosion by Acoustic Emission Monitoring", ITI technical report no. 16, 1995 HTML
Ziliaskopoulos, Athanasios K.;
Li, Yue;
Waller , S. Travis
"Modeling Intermodal Freight Movements in the Chicago Area" HTML
 

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