List of Contributions

Dear Mark, your interest in addressing the structural vulnerability of bridges in Puerto Rico reflects both strong technical curiosity and a commendable commitment to public welfare. The approach you describe-using machine learning techniques such as Random Forest models to support rapid screening or ...

Dear Glenn, congratulations on your new credentials as LEED Green Associate! As an academic, our CE curriculum at Universidad del Norte (Barranquilla, Colombia; ABET-accredited program) includes a capstone design experience in the last semester (X semester program), where students must adopt all criteria ...

Dear Zaheer, it is curious, but we are adding shredded PET and PVC in our lab, and we improve other properties rather than compressive strength. It changes material toughness and permeability. At the same time, the compressive strength is not severely reduced if you use the proper amount of waste material. ...

Dear Orin, depending on the vessel's weight and possible failure by tension on anchors, I suggest you go deep on the slab and reconfigure a pedestal reinforcement distribution including pre-installed anchors and then, cast concrete. Concrete compatibility is best to accomplish rather than adhesive under ...

Dear Carmela, The best safety measure is to eliminate any lead from construction elements, especially if they are used to transport drinking water. My suggestion is to perform a "leaching" test where you can introduce a section of these leadite joints into a cube of drinking water. You should test ...