Technical Presentations

S.No
29.	“FRP Shear Transfer Mechanism for Precast Prestressed Concrete Sandwich Load Bearing Panels”, ACI Convention, New Orleans , Louisiana , November 8-12. 2009.
28.	"Development of Rational Design Methodology for Precast Prestressed Concrete Spandrel Beams", ACI Convention, March 16, 2009.
27.	"Proposed Revisions to Extend Bridge Design Specifications to Concrete Compresive Strengths up to 18 Ksi (124 MPa)", Transportation Research Board 2009 Annual Meeting, January 13-14, 2009.
26.	"High Modulus CFRP Strengthening System for Steel Structures and Bridges", U.S. - South America Workshop: Innovative Materials for Civil Infrastructure, Research and Education, Santiago, Chile, October 13-15, 2008.
25.	"State-of-Practice on the Use of FRP in Precast/Prestressed Concrete Industry", PCI Convention, Orlando, FL, October 7, 2008.
24.	"Thermally and Structurally Efficient Composite Sandwich Panesl", PCI Convention, Orlando, FL, October 7, 2008.
23.	"Carbon Fiber Grid Reinforced Toppings of Precast Concrete Systems Subjected to Daphragm Action", Seismic Desing & Research Issues Session, PCI Convention, Orlando, FL, October 6, 2008
22.	"Development of a Rational Design Methodology for Precast Prestressed Concrete Spandrel Beams", Leveraging Technology with Marketing for Future Industry Growth, PCI Convention, Orlando, FL, October 5, 2008.
21.	"Design Approaches for Shear and Torsion in Slender Spandrel Beams", ACE 445 Shear and Torsion Committee, Los Angeles, California, March 31, 2008.
20.	"Proposed Design Guidelines for L-shaped Prestressed Spandrel Beam", Prestressed Concrete Institue Convention, Phoenix, Arizona, October 20, 2007.
19.	"Use of High Performance Steel Reinforcing Bars for Concrete Structures", American Concrete Institute, 2007 Fall convention, Fajardo, Puerto Rico, October 16, 2007.
18.	"Use of High-Performance Steel Reinforcing Bars for Concrete Structures", co-authored with Zia, P. and Seracino, R., Research in Progress Session, ACI Fall Convention, Puerto Rico, October 14-18, 2007.
17.	"Research Activities of NCSU Constructed Facilities Laboratory", Meeting of the Triangle Chapter of the Construction Financial Management Association, October 9, 2007.
16.	"Strengthening of Steel - Concrete Composite Bridge with High Modulus CFRP Strips", Presentation to FRP Virtual Team Webconference, Tuesday, October, 9, 2007.
15.	"Troubled Bridge Over Water", North Carolina Museum of Natural Science and SIGMA X1, Raleigh, NC, September 25, 2007.
14.	"Use of High Modules CFRP for Strengthening Steel Bridges" FHWA, Bridge Technology, Washington, DC, September 13, 2007.
13.	"Strengthening Steel Bridges with Composites", Special Interest Session: FRP Composites-Proven Performance in Bridge Construction, 24th Annual International Bridge Conference, June 5, 2007.
12.	"Project 12-64—Flexural and Axial Force Provisions", co-authored with Zia, P. and Mirmiran, A., Session on Results of NCHRP Projects on High-Strength Concrete, ACI Spring Convention, Atlanta, Georgia, April 24, 2007.
11.	"Coordinated Research on Bond of ASTM A1035 Reinforcement: First Progress Report", co-authored with Zia, P., Browning, J., Darwin , D., and Jirsa, J., Research in Progress Session, ACI Spring Convention, Atlanta, Georgia, April 23, 2007.
10.	"Durability of Concrete Beams Prestressed with CFRP", co-authored with Mertol, H., Scott, P., Lees, J, El-Hacha, R., and Rizkalla, S., Research in Progress Session, ACI Spring Convention, Charlotte, North Carolina, March 27, 2006.
9.	"Behavior of RC Bridge Decks Using MMFX Steel", Transportation Research Board 85th Annual Meeting, TRB Committee AHD30: Structures Maintenance Meeting, Washington, D.C., January 23, 2006.
8.	"Full-Scale Testing of Bridge Decks Reinforced with High Strength Steel", co-authored with Seliem, H., Lucier, G., Rizkalla, S., and Zia, P., 85th Annual Transportation Research Board (TRB) Meeting, Washington, D.C., January 22-26, 2006.
7.	"Innovative FRP Materials for Civil Engineering Infrastructure Applications", co-authored with Rizkalla, S. and Sumner, E., Composites 2005, Columbus, Ohio, September 28-30, 2005.
6.	"Value Engineering of Various FRP Systems for Strengthening of 43 Year Old Prestressed Girders", Transportation Research Board 84 th Annual Meeting, TRB Committee AFF80: Structural Fiber Reinforced Plastics Meeting, Washington, D.C., January 10, 2005
5.	"Behavior of 43-year old Prestressed Bridge Girders Strengthened with various FRP Systems", Innovative Materials and Technologies for Construction and Restoration conference (IMTCR 2004), Leece, Italy, June 6-9, 2004.
4.	"Analysis and Design of FRP Reinforced Concrete Bridges", FHWA Conference, Syracuse, New York, August 7-8, 2003.
3.	"Beam-Column Behavior of Circular and Rectangular Concrete-Filled FRP Tubes", co-authored with Fam, A., Flisak, B., and Schnerch, D., ACI Fall Convention, session on the FRP Stay-In-Place Form, Phoenix, Arizona, October 2002.
2.	"High Performance Steel Reinforcing Bars", co-authored with El-Hacha R., and Faza, S., ACI Spring Convention, Detroit, Michigan, April 22, 2002.
1.	"ACI Fiber-Reinforced Plastic Reinforcement Specification", Transportation Research Board Annual Meeting, Washington, D.C., January 2002.

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