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Reserch highlights:

1) Condition assesment and health monitoring of highway infrastructure, and

2) Evaluation of vehicle safety and durability through advanced simulations

Non-contact bridge deflection/translation measurement using a Laser Tracker

(WMU Team Participation at the Federal Highway Technology Demonstration Project, New Jersey)

WMU Reserchers and Graduate Students at a Bridge Site in Holand, MI

(Dr. Attanayake as a co-principal investigator of a MDOT funded project coordinated the entire opertion bringing WMU researchers and graduate students together to demonstrate capabilites of non-contact and wireless technologies for bridge evaluations. Dr. Aktan is the Principal Investigator. MDOT Kalamazoo TSC Maintenance Supervisor, Mark Georgopulos and Fennville garage staff led by Fredrick (Rick) Weaver helped with traffic control and bridge loading operations.)

RESEARCH INTERESTS

¨ Accelerated bridge construction and demolition (ABCD),

¨ Durable joints between precast bridge superstructure components: analysis and design models,

¨ Condition assessment and health monitoring of structures,

¨ Nondestructive testing – standardization and applications,

¨ Vehicle-structure interaction on bridges and pavements, and

¨ Nano-coating for improving concrete durability and sustainability

Co-PI

Project: Rapid Bridge Construction, Demolition, and Joint Durability (October 1, 2010 – September 30, 2012)

PI: Dr. Haluk Aktan

Funded by the Michigan Department of Transportation

Project: Development and Validation of a Sensor-Based Health Monitoring Model for the Parkview Bridge Deck (February 1, 2010 – January 31, 2012)

PI: Dr. Osama Abudayyeh

Funded by the Michigan Department of Transportation

Project: High skew link slab bridge system with deck sliding over backwall or backwall sliding over abutments (September 2008 – September 2011)

PI: Dr. Haluk Aktan

Funded by the Michigan Department of Transportation

Project: Heavy Truck Rollover Characterization - Phase C (November 2009 – July 2010)

PI: Dr. Mitch Keil

Funded by the National Transportation Research Center, Inc. (NTRCI)

Project: Heavy Truck Rollover Characterization - Phase B (January 2009 – September 2009)

PI: Dr. Mitch Keil

Funded by the National Transportation Research Center, Inc. (NTRCI)

Senior Personal

Project: Dual-Use Ground Vehicle Reliability Prediction and Optimization, Tank Elastomer Pads Fatigue, and Vehicle Occupant Shock Wave Impact Load Prediction (September 2008 – April 2010)

PI: Dr. William Liou

Funded by Tank Automotive Research Development and Engineering Center

Project: Health Monitoring and Evaluation of the Rapid Bridge Replacement Technique at Parkview Bridge in Kalamazoo, Michigan (September 2008 – January 2010)

PI: Dr. Osama Abudayyeh

Funded by the Michigan Department of Transportation

Project: Simulation-Based Heavy-Duty Truck Structural Reliability Analysis, Track Pin Bushing Fatigue, and HMMWV Underbody Scanning

PI: Dr. William Liou

Funded by Tank Automotive Research Development and Engineering Center

Research Associate

Project: Condition assessment and methods of abatement of prestressed concrete box-beam deterioration - Phase II

PI: Dr. Haluk Aktan

Funded by the Michigan Department of Transportation

Project: Combining Link-Slab, Deck Sliding over Back-Wall and Revising Bearings

PI: Dr. Haluk Aktan

Funded by the Michigan Department of Transportation

Graduate Research Assistant

Project: Condition assessment and methods of abatement of prestressed concrete box-beam deterioration - Phase I

PI: Dr. Haluk Aktan

Funded by the Michigan Department of Transportation

Project: Causes and cures for cracking of concrete barriers

PI: Dr. Haluk Aktan

Funded by the Michigan Department of Transportation

Project: Investigate causes and develop methods to minimize early-age deck cracking on Michigan bridge decks

PI: Dr. Haluk Aktan

Funded by the Michigan Department of Transportation

Project: Criteria and benefits of penetrating sealants for bridge decks

PI: Dr. Haluk Aktan

Funded by the Michigan Department of Transportation

Last Updated: June 8, 2011