Steven Pessiki Associate Professor - Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering Center For Advanced Technology for Large Structural Systems Lehigh University 117 ATLSS Drive Bethlehem, Pennsylvania 18015-4793 Phone: (610) 758-3494/3565 Email: spp1@lehigh.edu

Education

• Ph.D. in Civil and Environmental Engineering, Cornell University, 1990
• M.S. in Civil and Environmental Engineering, Cornell University, 1986
• B.S. in Civil Engineering, Drexel University, 1984

Teaching and Research Areas

• Behavior and Design of Reinforced and Prestressed Concrete Structures
• Nondestructive Evaluation of Structures
• High Performance Materials
• Innovative Structural Systems.

Honors and Awards

• PCI Distinguished Educator, 2002
  
• Class of 1961 Associate Professor, 1999
  
• College of Engineering and Applied Science Teaching Excellence Award, 1997
  
• Best Paper Award, ASCE Journal of Architectural Engineering, 1997
  
• Lehigh Award for Distinguished Teaching, 1996
  
• Finalist, Donald B. and Dorothy L. Stabler Foundation Award for Excellence in Teaching, 1993
  
• George Winter Graduate Fellowship, Cornell University, 1987
  
• John Perry Teaching Assistant Award, Cornell University, 1987
  
• L.P. Mains Memorial Scholarship, Drexel University, 1983
  
• Tau Beta Pi, 1983
  
• Chi Epsilon, 1983
  

Professional Society Memberships

• American Concrete Institute (ACI)
  
  • Chair, Committee 228-Nondestructive Testing of Concrete, ACI
    
  • Member, Committee 437-Strength Evaluation of Existing Concrete Structures, ACI
  • Member, Board of Directors, Delaware Valley Section, ACI
    
• American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE)
  
  • Member, Board of Directors, Lehigh Valley Section, ASCE, 1994-1997
• American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE)
  
• American Society for Nondestructive Testing (ASNT)
  
• Earthquake Engineering Research Institute (EERI)
  
• The Masonry Society (TMS)
  
• Precast/Prestressed Concrete Institute (PCI)
  • Member, Technical Activities Committee, PCI
    
  • Member, Industry Handbook Committee, PCI
    
  • Member, Research and Development Committee, PCI
  • Member, Sandwich Wall Panel Committee, PCI
• Registered Engineer-in-Training, Pennsylvania
  
• Member, Board of Directors, Moravian Museum
  

Publications:

Ozevin, D., Pessiki, S.P., Jain, A., Greve, D.W., Oppenheim, I.J., "Development of a MEMS Device for Acoustic Emission Testing," Smart Structures and Materials 2003: Smart Systems and Nondestructive Evaluation for Civil Infrastructures, San Diego, p. 64-74, March 2003.

Perez, F.J.,Pessiki, S., Sause, R., Lu, L-W., "Lateral Load Tests of Unbonded Post-Tensioned Precast Concrete Walls," Large Scale-Scale Structural Testing, Edited by M. A. Issa, Y. L. Mo, American Concrete Institute, Farmington Hills, Michigan, 2003, pp. 161-183.

Pessiki, S., Mlynarczyk, A., "Experimental Evaluation of the Composite Behavior of Precast Concrete Sandwich Wall Panels," PCI Journal, Precast/Prestressed Concrete Institute, Vol. 48, No. 2, March-April 2003, pp. 54-71.

Kurama, Y., Sause, R., Pessiki, S., Lu, L.W., "Seismic Response Evaluation of Unbonded Post-tensioned Precast Concrete Walls," Structural Journal, American Concrete Institute, Vol. 99, No. 5, September-October 2002, pp. 641-651.

Perez, F.J., Sause, R., Pessiki, S., and Lu, L.-W., "Lateral Load Behavior of Unbonded Post-Tensioned Precast Concrete Walls," Proceedings of the International Conference on Advances in Building Technology, Hong Kong, Elsevier, pp. 423-430, December 2002.

Pessiki, S., Graybeal, B., Mudlock, M., "Design of High Strength Spiral Reinforcement in Concrete Compression Members," Proceedings of the International Conference on Advances in Building Technology, Hong Kong, Elsevier, pp. 431-438, December 2002.

Ricles, J.M., Sause, R., Pessiki, S., and Lu, L.-W., "Self-Centering Earthquake Resistant Structural Systems for Buildings," Conference Proceeding, Building for the 21st Century: Technology, Livability, Productivity, London, UK, Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat, pp. 221-227, 2002.

Pessiki, S., Graybeal, B., Mudlock, M., "Proposed Design of High Strength Spiral Reinforcement in Compression Members," Structural Journal, American Concrete Institute, Vol. 98, No. 6, November-December 2001, pp. 799-810.

Pessiki, S., Harries, K.A., Kestner, J.T., Sause, R., Ricles, J.M., "Axial Behavior of Concrete Confined with Fiber Reinforced Composite Jackets," Journal of Composites in Construction, American Society of Civil Engineers, Vol. 5 No. 4, 2001, pp. 237 245.

Lu, L.-W., Sause, R., Ricles, J.M., and Pessiki, S.P., "High Performance, Cost Effective Structural Systems for Seismic-Resistant Buildings," Earthquake Engineering Frontiers in the New Millennium, Proceedings, U.S.-China Millennium Symposium on Earthquake Engineering, Spencer and Hu, Eds., pp. 367-370, 2001.

Lu, L.-W. Pessiki, S., Sause, R., "High Performance, Cost Effective Structural Systems for Seismic Hazard Mitigation," Proceedings, Second COAA International Ocean and Atmospheric Conference, Taipei, Taiwan, pp. 565-571, July 2000.

Pessiki, S., Graybeal, B.A., "Axial Load Tests of Concrete Compression Members with High Strength Spiral Reinforcement," PCI Journal, Precast/Prestressed Concrete Institute, Vol. 45, No. 2, March-April 2000, pp. 64-80.

El-Sheikh, M.T., Pessiki, S., Sause, R., Lu, L.W., "Moment-Rotation behavior of Unbonded Post-Tensioned Precast Concrete Beam-Column Connections," Structural Journal, American Concrete Institute, Vol. 97, No. 1, January-February 2000, pp. 122-131.

Pessiki, S., Turker, H., "Theoretical Formulation of the Core Drilling Method to Evaluate Stresses in Concrete Structures," Review of Progress in Quantitative Nondestructive Evaluation, Edited by D.O. Thompson and D.E. Chimenti, American Institute of Physics, 1999, pp. 1731-1737.

Kurama, Y.C., Sause, R., Pessiki, S., and Lu, L.W., "Lateral Load Behavior and Seismic Design of Unbonded Post-Tensioned Precast Concrete Walls," Structural Journal, American Concrete Institute, Vol. 96, No. 4, July-August 1999, pp. 622-632.

El-Sheikh, M.T., Sause, R., Pessiki, S., Lu, L.W., "Seismic Behavior of Unbonded Post-Tensioned Precast Concrete Frames," PCI Journal, Precast/Prestressed Concrete Institute, Vol. 44, No. 3, May-June 1999, pp.54-71.

Kurama, Y.C., Pessiki, S., Sause, R., and Lu, L.W., "Seismic Behavior and Design of Unbonded Post-Tensioned Precast Concrete Walls," PCI Journal, Precast/Prestressed Concrete Institute, Vol. 44, No. 3, May-June 1999, pp. 72-89.

Fleischman, R.B., Sause, R., Pessiki, S., Rhodes, A., "Seismic Behavior of Precast Parking Structure Diaphragms," PCI Journal, Precast/Prestressed Concrete Institute, Vol. 43, No. 1, January-February 1998, pp. 38-53.

Harries, K.A., Kestner, J., Pessiki, S., Sause, R., Ricles, J., "Axial Behavior of Reinforced Concrete Columns Retrofit with FRPC Jackets," Proceedings, Second International Conference on Composites in Infrastructure, Tucson, 1998, Vol. 1, pp. 411-425.

Kurama, Y.C., Sause, R., Pessiki, S., Lu, L.W., "Seismic Behavior and Design of Unbonded Post-Tensioned Precast Concrete Walls," Proceedings, Sixth U.S. National Conference on Earthquake Engineering, Earthquake Engineering Research Institute, June, 1998.

Harries, K.A., Ricles, J.M., Sause, R., Pessiki, S., and Walkup, S.L., "Seismic Retrofit of Non-Ductile Reinforced Concrete Building Columns Using FRPC Jackets," Proceedings, Sixth U.S. National Conference on Earthquake Engineering, Earthquake Engineering Research Institute, June, 1998.

Pessiki, S., van Zyverden, W., Sause, R., Slaughter, E. S., "Proposed Concepts for Floor Framing Systems for Precast Concrete Office Buildings," PCI Journal, Precast/Prestressed Concrete Institute, Vol. 42, No. 5, September-October 1997, pp. 66-76.

Slaughter, S., Sause, R., Pessiki, S., "Development of a Framework for Structural Floor Framing Systems to Accommodate Nonstructural Requirements," Journal of Architectural Engineering, American Society of Civil Engineers, Vol. 3, No. 3, September 1997, pp. 109-117.

Pessiki, S., Olson, L. (Editors), "Innovations in Non-Destructive Testing of Concrete," ACI-SP168, American Concrete Institute, Farmington Hills, Michigan, 360 pp., 1997.

Pessiki, S., Rowe, M., "Influence of Steel Reinforcing Bars on the Evaluation of Early-Age Concrete Strength Using the Impact-Echo Method," Structural Journal, American Concrete Institute, Vol. 94, No. 4, July-August 1997, pp. 378-388.

Pessiki, S., Pieroni, A., "Axial Load Behavior of Large-Scale Spirally-Reinforced High-Strength Concrete Columns," Structural Journal, American Concrete Institute, Vol. 94, No. 3, May-June 1997, pp. 304-314.

Pessiki, S., Kaczinski, M., Wescott, H., "Evaluation of Effective Prestress Force in 28-Year Old Prestressed Concrete Bridge Beams," PCI Journal, Precast/Prestressed Concrete Institute, Vol. 41, No. 6, November-December 1996, pp. 78-89.

Fleischman, R.R., Sause, R., Rhodes, A.B., Pessiki, S., "Diaphragm Deformations in Precast Parking Structures," Proceedings, Structures Congress XIV, American Society of Civil Engineers, Chicago, 1996, Vol. 2, pp. 1139-1146.

Pessiki S., Kaczinski, M., Wescott, H., "Remaining Prestress Force in 28-year-Old Concrete I-Beams," Proceedings, 12th International Bridge Conference, Pittsburgh, June 1996, pp. 132-137.

Beres, A., Pessiki, S., White, R.N., Gergely, P., "Implications of Experiments on the Seismic Behavior of Gravity Load Designed R.C. Beam-to-Column Connections," Earthquake Spectra, Earthquake Engineering Research Institute, Vol. 12, No. 2, May 1996, pp. 185-198.

Sause, R., Pessiki, S., Wu, S., Kurama, Y., "Modeling and Seismic Behavior of Non-Ductile Concrete Frame Structures and Retrofit Implications," Seismic Rehabilitation of Concrete Structures, Edited by G. M. Sabnis, A. C. Shroff, L. F. Kahn, American Concrete Institute, Farmington Hills, Michigan, 1996, pp. 231-253.

Pessiki, S., Johnson, M., "Nondestructive Evaluation of Early-Age Concrete Strength in Plate Structures by the Impact-Echo Method," Materials Journal, American Concrete Institute, Vol. 93, No. 3, May-June 1996, pp. 260-271.

Pessiki, S., Prior, R., Sause, R., Slaughter, S., "Review of Existing Precast Concrete Gravity Floor Framing Systems," PCI Journal, Precast/Prestressed Concrete Institute, Vol. 40, No. 2, March-April 1995, pp. 52-68.

Pessiki, S., Prior, R., Sause, R., Slaughter, S., van Zyverden, W., "Assessment of Existing Precast Concrete Floor Framing Systems," PCI Journal, Precast/Prestressed Concrete Institute, Vol. 40, No. 2, March-April 1995, pp. 70-83.

Sause, R., Pessiki, S., Kurama, Y., Wu, S., "Seismic Behavior and Retrofit Implications for Two Non-Ductile Concrete Frame Structures," Proceedings, Fifth U.S. National Conference on Earthquake Engineering, Earthquake Engineering Research Institute, 1994, Vol. 3, pp. 809-818.

Prior, R., Pessiki, S., Sause, R., Slaughter, S., "Development of New Floor Systems for Precast Concrete Structures," Proceedings, XII FIP International Congress (Federation Internationale de la Precontrainte), 1994, pp. 626-632.

Pessiki, S., Johnson, M., "Nondestructive Determination of Concrete Strength in Plate Structures by the Impact-Echo Method," Review of Progress in Quantitative Nondestructive Evaluation, Edited by D.O. Thompson and D.E. Chimenti, Plenum Press, New York, 1994, Vol. 13, pp. 2139-2146.

Pessiki, S., Derrah, S., "Acoustic Emission Monitoring of Fatigue Crack Growth in HSLA-80 Steel Box Beams," Proceedings, Structures Congress XII, American Society of Civil Engineers, edited by N.C. Baker and B.J. Goodno, 1994, Vol. 2, pp. 1334-1339.

Pessiki, S., Johnson, M., "In-Place Determination of Concrete Strength by the Impact-Echo Method," Proceedings, Structures Congress XII, American Society of Civil Engineers, edited by N.C. Baker and B.J. Goodno, 1994, Vol. 2, pp. 1340-1345.

Pessiki, S., Lu, L.W., Yen, B., "Experiences with an Undergraduate Structural Engineering Laboratory," Proceedings, Structures Congress XII, American Society of Civil Engineers, edited by N.C. Baker and B.J. Goodno, 1994, Vol. 2, pp. 1369-1374.

Kurama, Y., Pessiki, S., Sause, R., Wu, S., "Seismic Behavior of Non-Ductile Concrete Frame Structures," Proceedings, Structures Congress XII, American Society of Civil Engineers, edited by N.C. Baker and B.J. Goodno, 1994, Vol. 2, pp. 1496-1501.

Higgins, C., Pessiki, S., Clausen, D., "Electromagnetic Assessment of Square Reinforcing Steel," Proceedings, Structural Materials Technology / NDT Conference, NJDOT/FHWA, 1994, pp. 104-108.

Pessiki, S., Derrah, S., "Monitoring Fatigue Cracking in Large-Scale Steel Box Beams Using Acoustic Emission," Proceedings, Structural Materials Technology / NDT Conference, NJDOT/FHWA, 1994, pp. 146-150.

Pessiki, S., Johnson, M., "Nondestructive Evaluation of Concrete Strength Using the Impact-Echo Method," Proceedings, Structural Materials Technology / NDT Conference, NJDOT/FHWA, 1994, pp. 202-206.

Pessiki, S., Johnson, M., "In-Place Evaluation of Concrete Strength Using the Impact-Echo Method," New Experimental Techniques for Evaluating Concrete Material and Structural Performance, Edited by D.J. Stevens and M.A. Issa, American Concrete Institute, Detroit, 1994, pp. 275-295.

Beres, A., White, R.N., Gergely, P., Pessiki, S.P., El-Attar, A., "Behavior of Existing Non-Seismically Detailed Reinforced Concrete Frames," Proceedings, Tenth World Conference on Earthquake Engineering, 1992, Vol. 6, pp. 3359-3363.

Pessiki, S.P., Conley, C., White, R.N., Gergely, P., "Seismic Behavior of the Beam-Column Connection Region in Lightly-Reinforced Concrete Frame Structures," Studi e Ricerche, No. 11, July 1990, pp. 437-465.

Dolan, C.W., Pessiki, S.P., "Model Testing of Precast Concrete Connections," PCI Journal, Precast/Prestressed Concrete Institute, Vol. 34, No. 2, March-April 1989, pp. 84-103.

Pessiki, S.P., Carino, N.J., "Setting Time and Strength of Concrete Using the Impact-Echo Method," Materials Journal, American Concrete Institute, Vol. 85, No. 5, September-October, 1988, pp. 389-399.

Technical Reports:

Turker, H., Pessiki, S., "Theoretical Development of the Core-Drilling Method for Nondestructive Evaluation of Stresses in Concrete Structures," Report No. 03-07, Center for Advanced Technology for Large Structural Systems, Lehigh University, April 2003, 249 pp.

Lee, Y.J., Pessiki, S., "Development of the Characteristic Section Method to Estimate Thermal R-Values for Precast Concrete Sandwich Wall Panels," Report No. 03-06, Center for Advanced Technology for Large Structural Systems, Lehigh University, April 2003, 73 pp.

Lee, B.J., Pessiki, S., "Development of a Precast Prestressed Concrete Three-Wythe Sandwich Wall Panel," Report No. 03-05, Center for Advanced Technology for Large Structural Systems, Lehigh University, April 2003, 294 pp.

Santosuosso, B., Pessiki, S., "Analytical Investigation of Assumptions Used to Design the SR33 Lehigh River Bridge," Center for Advanced Technology for Large Structural Systems, Lehigh University, September 2002, 136 pp.

Hodgson, I., Sause, R., Pessiki, S., "A Large-scale Ship Hull and Deck Structure Test Fixture," Report No. 01-17, Center for Advanced Technology for Large Structural Systems, Lehigh University, December 2001, 130 pp.

Thompson, J.M., Pessiki, S., "Experimental Investigation of Precast Prestressed Concrete Inverted Tee Girders with Multiple Web Openings for Service Systems," Report No. 01-12, Center for Advanced Technology for Large Structural Systems, Lehigh University, July 2001, 300 pp.

Mayrosh, J., Pessiki, S., "Experimental Study of the Attenuation of Acoustic Emission Signals in Welded Steel Structures," Report No. 01-11, Center for Advanced Technology for Large Structural Systems, Lehigh University, July 2001, 141 pp.

Mlynarczyk, A., Pessiki, S., "Experimental Evaluation of the Composite Behavior of Precast Concrete Sandwich Wall Panels," Report No. 00-07, Center for Advanced Technology for Large Structural Systems, Lehigh University, August 2000, 129 pp.

Mudlock, M., Pessiki, S., "Design of High Strength Spiral Reinforcement for Prestressed Concrete Piles," Report No. 99-12, Center for Advanced Technology for Large Structural Systems, Lehigh University, July 1999, 134 pp.

Stefens, M., Pessiki, S., Sause, R., "Development of Control Hardware and Software for a Large-Scale Ship Hull and Deck Structure Test System," Report No. 99-05, Center for Advanced Technology for Large Structural Systems, Lehigh University, June 1999, 178 pp.

Perez, F., Pessiki, S., Sause, R., "Lateral Load Behavior and Design of Unbonded Post-tensioned Precast Concrete Walls with Ductile Vertical Joint Connectors," Report No. 99-01, Center for Advanced Technology for Large Structural Systems, Lehigh University, January 1999, 127 pp.

Graybeal, B., Pessiki, S., "Confinement Effectiveness of High Strength Spiral Reinforcement in Prestressed Concrete Piles," Report No. 98-01, Center for Advanced Technology for Large Structural Systems, Lehigh University, April 1998, 168 pp.

Rhodes, A.B., Sause, R., Pessiki, S., and Fleischman, R.B., "Seismic Performance of Precast Parking Structures: Transverse Direction." Report No. EQ-97-03, Earthquake Engineering Research Report, Department of Civil Engineering, Lehigh University, Bethlehem, PA, December, 1997.

El-Sheikh, M., Sause, R., Pessiki, S.P., Lu, L-W., Kurama, Y., "Seismic Analysis, Behavior, and Design of Unbonded Post-Tensioned Precast Concrete Frames," Earthquake Engineering Research Report, No. EQ-97-02, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Lehigh University, (PRESSS Report No. 98/04), November 1997, 316 pp.

Kurama, Y., Sause, R., Pessiki, S., Lu, L-W., El-Sheikh, M., "Seismic Design and Response Evaluation of Unbonded Post-Tensioned Precast Concrete Walls," Earthquake Engineering Research Report, No. EQ-97-01, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Lehigh University, (PRESSS Report No. 98/03), November 1997, 184 pp.

Kestner, J.T., Harries, K.A., Pessiki, S., Sause, R., Ricles, J., "Rehabilitation of Reinforced Concrete Columns Using Fiber Reinforced Polymer Composite Jackets", Report No. 97-07, Center for Advanced Technology for Large Structural Systems, Lehigh University, July 1997, 196 pp.

Kurama, Y., Pessiki, S., Sause, R., Lu, L-W., El-Sheikh, M., "Analytical Modeling and Lateral Load Behavior of Unbonded Post-Tensioned Precast Concrete Walls," Earthquake Engineering Research Report, No. EQ-96-02, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Lehigh University, (PRESSS Report No. 98/02), November 1996, 191 pp.

Kurama, Y., Sause, R., Pessiki, S., Wu, S., Snyder, S., "Seismic Behavior, Performance, and Retrofit of Non-Ductile Reinforced Concrete Frame Structures," Earthquake Engineering Research Report, No. EQ-96-01, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Lehigh University, June 1996, 67 pp.

Lin, W.-H., Pessiki, S., "Experimental Evaluation of the Axial Load Behavior of Tied High-Strength Concrete Columns," Report No. 96-06, Center for Advanced Technology for Large Structural Systems, Lehigh University, June 1996, 177 pp.

Pieroni, A.M., Pessiki, S., "Experimental Evaluation of the Behavior of Spirally-Reinforced High Strength Concrete Columns," Report No. 95-06, Center for Advanced Technology for Large Structural Systems, Lehigh University, June 1995, 169 pp.

Wildrick, B., Pessiki, S., "Use of Braiding Technology to Improve Anchorage Systems for Non-Metallic Cables," Report No. 94-17, Center for Advanced Technology for Large Structural Systems, Lehigh University, December 1994, 67 pp.

Kaczinski, M., Wescott, H., Pessiki, S., "Decompression and Ultimate Load Tests of 28-year Old Prestressed Concrete Bridge Beams," Report No. 94.CT1033.1, Center for Advanced Technology for Large Structural Systems, Lehigh University, September 1994, 56 pp.

van Zyverden, W., Pessiki, S., Sause, R., Slaughter, "Proposed Concepts for New Floor Framing Systems for Precast Concrete Office Buildings," Report No. 94-05, Center for Advanced Technology for Large Structural Systems, Lehigh University, March 1994, 49 pp.

Johnson, M.R.., Pessiki, S., "Nondestructive Evaluation of In-Place Concrete Strength in Plate Structures by the Impact-Echo Method," Report No. 93-10, Center for Advanced Technology for Large Structural Systems, Lehigh University, September 1993, 194 pp.

Prior, R., Pessiki, S., Sause, R., Slaughter, S., van Zyverden, W., "Identification and Preliminary Assessment of Existing Precast Concrete Floor Framing Systems," Report No. 93-07, Center for Advanced Technology for Large Structural Systems, Lehigh University, August 1993, 141 pp.

Fisher, J.W., Dexter, R.J., Roberts, R., Yen, B.T., Decorges, G., Pessiki, S.P., Nussbaumer, A.C., Tarquinio, J.E., Kober, G.R., Gentilcore, M.L., Derrah, S.M., "Structural Failure Modes: Fatigue," Final Report, Volume 3a, Development of Advanced Double Hull Concepts, Lehigh University, March 1993, 254 pp.

Damany, P., Kaczinski, M., Pessiki, S.P., "A Modular Software Package for Real-Time Actuator Control in Structural Testing," Report No. 92-09, Center for Advanced Technology for Large Structural Systems, Lehigh University, June 1992, 73 pp.

Pessiki, S. P., Conley, C., Gergely, P., White, R. N., "Seismic Behavior of Lightly-Reinforced Concrete Column and Beam-Column Joint Details," Technical Report NCEER-90-0014, National Center for Earthquake Engineering Research, State University of New York at Buffalo, New York, August 1990, 207 pp.

Pessiki, S.P., Conley, C.H., Bond, T.K., Gergely, P., White, R.N., "Reinforced Concrete Frame Component Testing Facility - Design, Construction, Instrumentation, and Operation," Technical Report NCEER-88-0047, National Center for Earthquake Engineering Research, State University of New York at Buffalo, Buffalo, New York, December 1988, 53 pp.

Pessiki, S.P., Carino, N.J., "Measurement of the Setting Time and Strength of Concrete by the Impact-Echo Method," NBSIR 87-3575, National Bureau of Standards, July 1987, 121 pp.

Funded Research Projects:

"Unbonded Post-tensioned Steel Anchor Rods For Sign Structures," Pessiki, S., Kaufmann, E., Pennsylvania Infrastructure Technology Alliance, $33,440., 9/03-12/03 (pending).

"Impulse Response Evaluation of Fatigue Cracking in Steel Anchor Rods," Pessiki, S., Pennsylvania Infrastructure Technology Alliance, $10,036., 9/03-6/04.

"SENSORS: Collaborative Research: MEMS for Multi-Mode Civil Infrastructure Monitoring," Oppenheim, I.,J., Greve, D.W., Pessiki, S., National Science Foundation, $320,000., 9/03-8/06.

"Laboratory Evaluation of MEMS Transducers for Acoustic Emission Testing of Structural Materials," Pessiki, S., Pennsylvania Infrastructure Technology Alliance, $39,742., 6/03-6/04.

"Feasibility Experiments - Core Drilling Method for the Nondestructive Evaluation of Stress in Concrete Structures," Pessiki, S., Pennsylvania Infrastructure Technology Alliance, $33,185., 5/03-6/04.

"Application of MEMS Acoustic Emission Transducers to Stainless Steel and Composite Materials," Pessiki, S., Office of Naval Research, $33,878., 8/02-4/03.

"Evaluation of Early-Age Concrete Strength in the Precast Plant Using the Impact-Echo Method," Precast/Prestressed Concrete Institute and Industry Consortium, $16,500., 8/02-8/03.

"Development of Simplified Methods to Estimate R-values of Precast Concrete Sandwich Wall Panels," Precast/Prestressed Concrete Institute and Industry Consortium, $15,000., 4/02-4/03.

"Development and Evaluation of MEMS Transducers for Acoustic Emission Testing of Structural Materials," Pessiki, S., Pennsylvania Infrastructure Technology Alliance, $58,010.,11/01-6/02.

"FRP Composite Hulls," Sause, R., Pessiki, S., Office of Naval Research, $583,295., 7/01-12/03.

"Field Instrumentation, Monitoring, and Testing of the SR0033 Truss Bridge Over Conrail Railroad and the Lehigh River," Connor, R., Pessiki, S., PennDOT, URS Greiner, Dick Corporation and Pennsylvania Infrastructure Technology Alliance, $159,809., 6/01-6/03.

"Development of Product / Material Use Approval for Reclaimed Portland Cement Concrete for State and Local Projects," Moo-Young, H.K., Pessiki, S., PennDOT, $69,022., 3/01-3/02.

"Tests of Fiber Composite and Hybrid Ship Hull and Deck Structures," Sause, R., Pessiki, S., Office of Naval Research, $908,819., 7/00-4/03.

"Quantitative Evaluation of Attenuation of Acoustic Emission Signals in Welded Steel Structures," Pessiki, S., Pennsylvania Infrastructure Technology Alliance, $9,910., 6/00-5/01.

"Experimental and Analytical Seismic Studies of MRF's and MRF-CBF Dual Systems with Concrete Filled Tube Members," Ricles, J., Sause, R., Lu, L.W., Pessiki, S., National Science Foundation, $328,389., 3/00-2/03.

"Development of a Three-wythe Precast Sandwich Wall Panel," Pessiki, S., Precast/Prestressed Concrete Institute and Industry Consortium, $23,000., 9/99-5/00.

"Development of a Core Drilling Method for the Nondestructive Evaluation of Stress in Concrete Structures," Pennsylvania Infrastructure Technology Alliance, $14,000., 10/98-12/99.

"Composite Hull and Deck Structure Test Program", Pessiki, S., Sause, R., Naval Surface Warfare Center-Carderock Division, $1,122,644., 9/97-12/99.

"PRESSS Phase III: Analytical Predictions of Five-Story Precast Superassemblage Test Structure Performance," Sause, R., Pessiki, S., Lu, L.W., National Science Foundation, $93,764, 1/98-12/00.

"Unbonded Post-Tensioned Precast Concrete Bridge Piers," Pessiki, S., Sause, R., Ricles, J., Pennsylvania Infrastructure Technology Alliance, $108,000., 11/97-12/99.

"Composite Behavior of Precast Concrete Insulated Wall Panels," Pessiki, S., Pennsylvania Infrastructure Technology Alliance, $81,000., 10/97-12/99.

"Rehabilitation of Non-Ductile Reinforced Concrete Columns Using Fiber Reinforced Composite Materials," Ricles, J., Sause, R., Pessiki, S., Pennsylvania Infrastructure Technology Alliance, $55,000., 11/97-12/99.

"Large-Scale Experimental Evaluation of the Lateral Load Response of Unbonded Post-Tensioned Precast Walls with Horizontal Connections," Pessiki, S, Sause, R., L.W., National Science Foundation, $150,552., 3/97-2/98.

"Confinement Effectiveness of High Strength Spiral Reinforcement in Prestressed Concrete Piles," Pessiki, S., Precast/Prestressed Concrete Institute and Industry Consortium, $21,000., 9/96-5/98.

"Analytical Investigation of the Seismic Response of Precast Concrete Panel Structures with Ductile Connectors," Sause, R., Pessiki, S., ATLSS Center, $60,000., 9/96-5/98.

"Repair of Concrete Bridge Elements Using Composites," Pessiki, S., Sause, R., Ricles, J., ATLSS Center, $70,000., 9/95-5/97.

"Axial Load Behavior of Tied High Strength Concrete Columns," Pessiki, S., Portland Cement
Association, $20,000., 11/94-11/95.

"Influence of Diaphragm Behavior of Performance of Precast Parking Garages During Northridge Earthquake," Sause, R., Pessiki, S., National Science Foundation / Special Solicitation for Investigation into the Cause and Effects of the Northridge Earthquake of January 17, 1994, $52,137., 9/94-8/95.

"Seismic Rehabilitation of Non-Ductile Reinforced Concrete Columns Using Advanced Composite Jacketing," Ricles, J., Sause, R., Pessiki, S., National Science Foundation / Repair and Rehabilitation Research for Seismic Resistance of Structures, $144,400., 9/94-2/96 (REU Supplement, $18,751.), 8/97-2/98.

"Axial Load Behavior of Large-Scale Spirally-Reinforced High-Strength Concrete Columns," Pessiki, S., ATLSS Center, $75,000., 11/93-5/95.

"Residual Strength and Repair of Damaged and Deteriorated Offshore Structures," Ostapenko, A., Ricles, J., Pessiki, S., Mineral Management Service and Industry Consortium, $400,000., 10/93-10/95.

"Seismic Response Evaluation of Precast Structural Systems for Various Seismic Zones and Site Characteristics," Pessiki, S., Sause, R., Lu, L.W., National Science Foundation / Phase II(b) Precast Seismic Structural Systems (PRESSS), $177,641., 9/93-12/95.

"Development and Evaluation of New Floor Framing Systems for Gravity Loads," Pessiki, S., Sause, R., Slaughter, S., ATLSS Center, $120,000., 1/92-12/97.

"Acoustic Emission Monitoring of Structural Performance," Pessiki, S., ATLSS Center, $60,000., 4/92-6/93.

"Evaluation of Retrofit Strategies for Non-Ductile Concrete Frame Structures," Pessiki, S., Sause, R., National Science Foundation / Repair and Rehabilitation Research for Seismic Resistance of Structures, $83,956., 9/91-8/94.

"In-Place Determination of Early-Age Concrete Strength in Slabs and Walls Using the Impact-Echo Method," Pessiki, S., National Science Foundation / Research Initiation Award, $70,000., 6/91-5/93.

"Computer-Controlled and Integrated Experimentation," Pessiki, S., ATLSS Center, $30,000., 6/91-6/92.