Research Interests and Expertise

• Construction Automation.
• Solid Modeling In Construction and Design.
• Geographic Information Systems (GIS).
• Object-Oriented and Relational Databases.
• Simulation of Construction Operations.
• Global Positioning (GPS) System Applications.
• Design Structure Matrix in Design (DSM)
  

Research Projects

• Application of Triangulation and GIS in Construction
  Aug. 1990 - May 1991
  University Research Council
  $4,950 (Co-P.I.)
• Application of GIS to Geotechnical Engineering
  August 1990 -May 1992
  Dames and Moore
  $23,500 (P.I.)
• Applications of Vector Processing In Volume Calculations of Earthmoving Operations.
  August 1990 -May 1992
  IBM (Hardware Grant)
  $85,000 (Co-P.I.)
• A DBMS for Oahu's Groundwater System, A Pilot Study
  Aug. 1991- May 1992
  Water Resources Research Center
  $27,000 (Co-P.I.)
• An Automated Environment for Soils & Terrain - Dependent Applications
  Aug. 1993 - June 1994
  Fujita Corporation
  $15,000 (P.I.)
• Discrete Event Simulation of Shield Tunneling Operations
  June 1994 - Aug. 1995
  Fujita Corporation
  $30,000 (P.I.)
• A GIS for Planning and Construction
  March 1993 - March 1994
  Penn State Office of Physical Plant
  $6,000 (P.I.) (Hardware Grant)
• A Framework for Post-Occupancy Evaluation.
  March 1993 - May 1995
  Consortium for the Advancement of Building Sciences
  $25,000 (P.I.)
• Impact of Overmanning on Productivity
  March 1994 - Oct. 1995
  National Electrical Contractors Association
  $70,000 (Co-P.I.)
• A Multimedia Project for Fiber Reinforced Concrete
  Feb. 1995 - Nov. 1995
  Mitchell Fiber
  $7,000 (Co-P.I.)
• Evaluation of Real-Time Density Measurement for Compactors
  June 1996 - July 1996
  Rexworks Corp.
  $7,500 (Co-P.I.)
  A Pilot Project for Object-Oriented Representation of Buildings
  Oct. 1995 - March 1996
  Fujita Corp.
  $30,000 (P.I.)
• Constructability Analysis of Buildings Using Solid Modeling
  Sept. 1996 - May 1997
  Fujita Corp.
  $4,000 (P.I.)
• Development of a Real Time Tracking System and Density Meter Based on Vibratory Responses
  February 1997 - November 1997
  Ingersoll Rand and Ben Franklin Partnership
  $72,000 (Co P.I.)
• Development of a Real-Time Tracking System. Phase 2
  August 1997 - May 1998
  Ingersoll-Rand and Ben Franklin Partnership
  $106,000 (Co P.I.)
• Development of Guideline for Presenting Loss of Productivity Claims
  January 1998 - December 1998
  National Electrical Contractors Association
  $39,500 (Co P.I.)
• Application of DGPS for Collision Avoidance in a Wireless Environment.
  November 1999 - August 2000.
  Center for Advanced Transportation System Simulation (CATSS)
  $50,000. (P.I.)
• A Palm-Held Reporting System
  January 2000 - September 2000
  Florida Department of Transportation
  $50,000 (P.I.)
• Positioning Equipment for Transportation and Construction Engineering Research.
  January 2000. (Equipment Grant)
  University of Central Florida.
  $30,000 (P.I.)
• Transit Tracking System.
  May 2001 - July 2002.
  Center for Advanced Transportation System Simulation (CATSS)
  $55,000. (P.I.)
• Optimization of Transportation Network Projects using Design Structure Matrix (DSM) and Simulation.
  May 2002 - July 2003.
  Center for Advanced Transportation System Simulation (CATSS)
  $65,000. (Co-P.I.)
• GPS-Aided Asphalt Condition Rating using Infrared Thermography.
  November 2002 - May 2004.
  Florida DOT
  $89,000. (P.I.)
• Moisture monitoring of soil using GPRS.
  March 2003 - March 2004.
  Center for Advanced Transportation System Simulation (CATSS)
  $45,000 (Co-P.I.)Non-Intrusive Weight Measurement of Commercial Vehicles
• March 2003 - March 2004.
  Center for Advanced Transportation System Simulation (CATSS)
  $46,000 (Co-P.I.)
• Virtual Commercial Vehicle Inspection Stations
  February 2003 - December 2005.
  Florida DOT.
  $570,000 (P.I.) (includes cost for an overhead Gantry, $250-300K)
• Passenger Demand Infrastructure System
  July 1, 2003 - October 1, 2004.
  Florida DOT
  $ 250,000 (P.I.)
• Traffic & Rural Intersection Monitoring with a Solar-based Infrared Wireless System
  June 2004 - December 2005
  Florida DOT.
  $86,478.00 (P.I.)
• Simulation and Continuance of Operation for the use of Transit in Emergency Evacuation.
  November 1, 2004 - December 2005
  CATSS
  $178,000 (co-P.I.)
• Mobile Non-Invasive Weigh-in-Motion System
  May 2005 - May 2007
  Florida DOT
  $228,000 (P.I.)
• Test Deployment of Proposed FTA Safety and Security Guidelines
  May 2005 - May 2007
  CATSS
  $99,000 (P.I.)