Department of Civil Engineering, Kansas State University November 2006, Volume 6, Issue 1 Civil atters Inside this issue: Department head news 2 Hall of fame/PPA 5 Fall banquet 6 New CAD lab 8 Distance courses 10 Alumni news 10 Ways to contribute 11 Editors Alok Bhandari Lakshmi N. Reddi Brandy Gaitan, Valley Falls, was recently awarded the prestigious McNair Scholarship for her dedication to the process of higher educa- tion. The McNair Scholars Program prepares undergraduate students with a record of aca- demic accomplishments for successful careers as graduate students, pro- fessors, and professional researchers. McNair students create an academic development pro- gram to prepare for graduate school. In the summer before their final year of partici- pation, McNair Scholars undertake an eight- week summer research internship under the guidance of a faculty mentor. For her intern- ship, Gaitan worked with graduate student Steven Hart, Enterprise, and Asad Esmaeily, CE assistant professor, to evaluate an unloading and reloading stress-strain model for confined con- crete. Her work was published in the American Society of Civil Engineers’ Structural Journal. Gaitan expects to complete her B.S. degree in civil engineering in fall 2006 and begin her graduate program in spring 2007. She plans to specialize in the construction of safer structures such as large buildings, earn her doctorate, and teach at a university. K-State’s CE program in 2003. He was drawn to civil engineering by participating in bridge- building competitions when he was younger. He has been an active participant in the student chapter of ASCE and is also a member of Chi Epsilon, the civil engineering honorary. Clark was the co-captain of the team that represented K-State at the national steel bridge competition. He was a recipient of the Outstanding CE Junior award for 2005 and graduated with a B.S. degree in civil engineering in spring 2006. He is currently employed with BHC RHODES in Overland Park. Peter Clark, Manhattan, was one of seven stu- dents nationwide to receive the prestigious Samuel Fletcher Tapman Scholarship of the American Society of Civil Engineers. Clark transferred from second- ary education into CE students receive national/international honors Gaitan named McNair Scholar Clark awarded national scholarship Kapsalis wins medal in international competition Stelios Kapsalis, Limassol, Cyprus, won the triple jump at the Israel Championships in summer 2005 with a mark of 51 feet and 5.5 inches. Kapsalis finished 14th at the NCAA Championships. He will graduate with a B.S. in CE in Decemeber 2006. Brandy Gaitan Peter Clark Stelios Kapsalis
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Department of Civil Engineering, Kansas State University
November 2006, Volume 6, Issue 1
CivilMattersInside this issue:
Department head news 2
Hall of fame/PPA 5
Fall banquet 6
New CAD lab 8
Distance courses 10
Alumni news 10
Ways to contribute 11
EditorsAlok Bhandari
Lakshmi N. Reddi
Brandy Gaitan, ValleyFalls, was recentlyawarded the prestigiousMcNair Scholarship forher dedication to theprocess of higher educa-tion.
The McNair ScholarsProgram preparesundergraduate studentswith a record of aca-demic accomplishments
for successful careers as graduate students, pro-fessors, and professional researchers. McNairstudents create an academic development pro-gram to prepare for graduate school.
In the summer before their final year of partici-pation, McNair Scholars undertake an eight-week summer research internship under theguidance of a faculty mentor. For her intern-ship, Gaitan worked with graduate studentSteven Hart, Enterprise, and Asad Esmaeily, CEassistant professor, to evaluate an unloading andreloading stress-strain model for confined con-crete. Her work was published in the AmericanSociety of Civil Engineers’ Structural Journal.
Gaitan expects to complete her B.S. degree incivil engineering in fall 2006 and begin hergraduate program in spring 2007. She plans tospecialize in the construction of safer structuressuch as large buildings, earn her doctorate, andteach at a university.
K-State’s CE program in 2003. He was drawnto civil engineering by participating in bridge-building competitions when he was younger.
He has been an active participant in the studentchapter of ASCE and is also a member of ChiEpsilon, the civil engineering honorary. Clarkwas the co-captain of the team that representedK-State at the national steel bridge competition.He was a recipient of the Outstanding CEJunior award for 2005 and graduated with aB.S. degree in civil engineering in spring 2006.He is currently employed with BHC RHODESin Overland Park.
Peter Clark, Manhattan,was one of seven stu-dents nationwide toreceive the prestigiousSamuel Fletcher TapmanScholarship of theAmerican Society ofCivil Engineers. Clarktransferred from second-ary education into
CE students receive national/international honorsGaitan named McNair Scholar
Clark awarded national scholarship
Kapsalis wins medal in international competitionStelios Kapsalis, Limassol, Cyprus, won thetriple jump at the Israel Championships insummer 2005 with a mark of 51 feet and 5.5inches. Kapsalis finished 14th at the NCAAChampionships. He will graduate with a B.S. inCE in Decemeber 2006.
Brandy Gaitan
Peter Clark
Stelios Kapsalis
portation engineering could be organized andcoordinated. Research conducted with the helpof funding from the Kansas Department ofTransportation; accelerated testing of pavementsconducted with pooled funds from Nebraska,Iowa, Missouri, and Kansas; and outreach activ-ities such as Traffic Assistance Services forKansas - TASK, Superpave Training, etc. will allbe coordinated under the aegis of the UTC. Atthe press time of this newsletter, candidates arebeing interviewed for the UTC director posi-tion.
Our department is taking a lead role in devel-oping research activities grouped under “globalresearch on water-based economies (GRoWE).”Dr. Dave Steward is directing these activitieswith the help of a diverse team of researchersfrom such disciplines as agricultural economicsand geography. We are proud to receive target-ed excellence funding for these activities withtremendous support from the K-State Provost’soffice. With additional support from the NSFEPSCoR program and other funding agencies,GRoWE is well poised to provide research lead-ership in the international arena. An additionalresearch assistant professor and secretarial sup-port dedicated solely to GRoWE have givennew dimension to this program’s activities.
With new funding in these two research areas,our extramural expenditures are expected todouble in the next two years. This is certainlyan exciting time period to be associated withthis department. I congratulate our faculty,staff, and students on all of their successes andwish them even greater successes in future. Iproudly invite our alumni and our professionalacademy partners to share our excitement andjoin the winning team.
Best wishes.
Lakshmi N. ReddiProfessor and Head of Civil Engineering
2005 and 2006 have been productive years forthe department of civil engineering at K-State.On one hand, our ABET visit went very well;our programs have passed ABET scrutiny in fly-ing colors without a single concern raised. Onthe other hand, our research activities havetaken us to a new level of national visibility.The department has made great strides towardtwo key focus areas – transportation and waterresources.
K-State is designated to host a Tier II UniversityTransportation Center (UTC) with congression-al funding. Our vision is to create a centerhoused within the civil engineering departmentthat would serve as an umbrella entity where allof our research and outreach efforts in trans-
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Lakshmi N. Reddi, prof. andhead of civil engineering
Kevin Honomichl, BHC RHODESDavid Karnowski, Construction, Inc.Richard McReynolds, KDOTJeri Meyer, Council Chair, Aero-Mod, Inc.Karl Mueldener, KDHEJon Nelson, Tetra Tech FHC, Inc.Vicki Scharnhorst, MWHKarl Svaty, MKEC Engineering ConsultantsCindy Wallis-Lage, Black & VeatchKeith Warta, Bartlett and West Engineers
2006 CE Advisory Councilmembers
CE faculty members attend the Luminary SeriesLeadership Workshop in Topeka.
News from the department head
ASCE activities The K-State ASCE Student Chapter had amembership of 146 in 2005, and out of thesestudents, 64 were also national ASCE studentmembers. The chapter organized 16 activitiesincluding assembly speakers, joint dinners withthe University of Kansas ASCE StudentChapter and the Kansas Section of ASCE, pic-nics, highway cleanups, senior project presenta-tions, and a field trip. Several chapter membersalso participated in the concrete canoe, steelbridge, concrete bowling ball, k’nex, and mys-tery competitions at the regional conferenceheld at the University of Southern Illinois inEdwardsville.
Tom Strathman, Seneca, and Brandon Decker(BSCE ’05) were chapter presidents in thespring and fall semesters, respectively. Otherofficers during 2005 included Sarah Grotheer,Pittsburg; LJ Dickens, Neodesha; Blake Bretz,Wallace; Lauren Brown, Fairway; Ryan Sims,
Winfield; Nathan Ewert, Hutchinson; PeterClark, Manhattan; Scott Moeder, Oakley; JakePerkins, Omaha, Neb.; Cody Gratny,Longmont, Colo.; Kevin Friedrichs, Marysville;Megan Schalansky, Overland Park; AJ Toloza(BSCE ’05); Jake Maurer, Great Bend; KennyRich (BSCE ’05); Joey Holste, Ludell; JeffHolste (BSCE ’05); Eric Lumpkin, OverlandPark; Trevor Wooten (BSCE ’05); JoshLipscomb, Augusta; Jeff Shamburg, Manhattan;Kelly Carlton (BSCE ’05); Kyle Larson,Frankfort, Ill.; and Joe Wuertz, Richmond.Faculty advisors included Hani Melhem, prof.,for both fall and spring semesters; Dunja Peric,assist. prof., for the spring semester; and BobStokes, prof., for the fall semester. Practitioneradvisors included Dave Karnowski (BSCE ’71)and Jeri Meyer (BSCE ’89), in addition to BobThorn (BSCE ’50) continuing to serve as anhonorary lifetime contact member to the chapter.
The CE steel bridge team’s strong second-placefinish in the regional competition at SouthernIllinois University at Edwardsville earned themthe opportunity to compete at the ASCENational Student Conference in Orlando, Fla.
The team modified the bridge to be more com-petitive at the next level. Accompanying thiswere multiple construction practices to get theconstruction time lower. Lots of hours werepoured into the preparations in between study-ing for finals.
Most of the team flew into Orlando with thebridge in tow behind the pickup truck of onebridge member who had volunteered to drive.The weather was great and the competition waseven better. The construction team put thebridge together in their fastest time ever andthings were looking very good.
However, all hopes came crashing down when ajudge ruled that part of the bridge did not meeta dimensional requirement that merited dis-qualification. The infraction was so small thatthe judge decided that even though the bridgecould not place officially, the team could stillfinish the competition by performing the loadtest. It was a heartbreaking setback, one thatcould only be consoled by a day spent at thebeach playing in the waves. On the way home,next year’s team set the goal of coming back tothe national competition and doing even better.
Steel bridge team in national competition
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Steel bridge team competes in Orlando.
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Nearly 50 freshmen enrolled in CE 101 –Introduction to Civil Engineering – in fall 2005.These students experienced a redesigned coursetaught by three CE faculty members – LakshmiReddi, Alok Bhandari, and Steven Starrett –which centered around a collaborative projectinvolving studying the devastation of NewOrleans by Hurricane Katrina and proposingdesigns for a new and improved city.
The class was divided into three learning com-munities, each consisting of up to five teams of
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four students, and each advised by one instruc-tor. The one-hour class met as a large group tohear speakers discuss civil engineering and urbandevelopment issues such as land use planning,transportation engineering, water resources engi-neering, environmental engineering, geotechnicalengineering, and structural engineering. Onweeks following large group sessions, studentsmet in concurrent breakout sessions as learningcommunities to debate and discuss topics intro-duced by speakers. Guest speakers Jeff Hancock(BSCE ’98, MSCE ’00), Manhattan Director ofPublic Works and Robert Ott, Manhattan CityEngineer, discussed how civil engineers areinvolved in everyday operation of a city.
According to its learning objectives, this courseteaches freshmen to function as members of ateam, demonstrate an understanding of the CEcurriculum, demonstrate an understanding of thefive basic areas of CE practice, and demonstratean understanding of professional and ethicalresponsibilities of a civil engineer.
Chi Epsilon members and initiates in 2005-2006.
Freshmen design New Orleans for 2020
Chi Epsilon newsIn 2005, Chi Epsilon inducted into membershipJay Aber, Emporia; William Byer, Great Bend;Bridget Walsh, Prairie Village; Kimberly Stange,Juniata, Neb.; Shaun Quigley, Westmoreland;Shawn Graham, Topeka; Trevor Ahring, Girard;Brock Baxter, Onaga; Chad Charest, ClayCenter; Tyler Brown, St. Marys; Josh Howard,Manhattan; and Jeret Kusiak, Independence.
There are currently 35 students in K-State’s chap-ter of Chi Epsilon. Officers for the past semesterwere president, Scott Moeder, Oakley; vice presi-dent, Kevin Friedrichs, Marysville; secretary,Nathan Ewert, Hutchinson; treasurer, MarshallBird, El Dorado; pledge marshal, Brett Meredith,Olathe; and newsletter editor, Josh Beckman,Oakley. The current officers are president, KevinFriedrichs; vice president, Brett Meredith; secre-tary, Nathan Ewert; treasurer, Marshall Bird;pledge marshal, Bridget Walsh; and newslettereditor, Kimberly Stange. Steven Starrett andSunanda Dissanayake serve as faculty advisors.
Chapter members enjoyed the Tuttle Creek StatePark community service project. Members cuttrees off the trail and spread woodchips. InApril, the chapter will work along the trail andcontinue this project. A social event was held atZuckey Bowl. Members enjoyed pizza and discobowling. This year Chi Epsilon sold “KSUEngineering” T-shirts and did a Bramlage cleanupto raise funds. A picnic has been planned for asocial event in late April.
Freshmen reports on New Orleans 2020.
Cathy S. Ritter (BSCE’75) was inducted intothe 2006 College ofEngineering Hall ofFame. She is thefounder, owner andpresident of theConstellation DesignGroup (CDG),Maryland, a providerof civil engineeringdesign and inspectionservices since 1982.
Ritter obtained an M.S. in administrative sci-ence from Johns Hopkins University in 1981.She is a licensed professional engineer inMaryland and Washington, D.C.
Ritter has been active in the American Councilof Engineering Companies. After holding sever-al offices in the Maryland chapter of ACEC,she was elected president in 1992. She servedon the national planning cabinet and as chair ofthe ACEC Small Firm Council where she con-tinues to be active on the SFC steering commit-tee. In 1998 she was elected as the first femalevice president of the national organization. Shecurrently serves on the ACEC TransportationCommittee and chairs the organization'sBusiness Insurance Trust. In 1997 Ritter waselected as the first female Fellow of ACEC.
Ritter volunteers for Mission of Mercy, amobile medical clinic. In addition, she and herhusband, Tom, and two sons, David andChristopher, have participated in mission trips,providing housing and rehab work for commu-nities across the nation
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James L. Tadtman(BSCE ’67) was alsoinducted into the2006 College ofEngineering Hall ofFame. Tadtman is thefounder and has beenpresident of WildcatConstruction Co.since its beginning in1983. He is also apartner in several relat-ed construction com-
panies including Sherwood Construction,Borton, Greenhill Materials, and MidwestEnvironmental Services and has been involvedwith major construction projects in Kansas,Oklahoma, and Colorado. Tadtman is a regis-tered professional engineer in Kansas,Oklahoma, and Colorado.
He is a member of the American Society ofCivil Engineers, National Society ofProfessional Engineers, and the KansasEngineering Society. He was a member of theK-State Alumni Board from 1996-2001, serv-ing as chairman in 2000-2001. He and his wife,Marty, reside in Goddard, Kan. He has twosons and one daughter, and Marty has onedaughter.
Ritter, Tadtman inducted into 2006 Hall of Fame
McLain receives Professional Progress AwardKevin W. McLain (BSCE ’88, MSCE ’03) is ageotechnical engineer with the MissouriDepartment of Transportation in Jefferson City,Mo., where he supervises the operation andactivities of the geotechnical section laboratory.He is a member of the scanning team of theFederal Highway Administration-sponsoredInnovative Technology for the Accelerated
Construction of Bridge and EmbankmentFoundations in Europe, the topic panel of theNational Cooperative Highway ResearchProgram, and the American Society of CivilEngineers. McLain is a licensed professionalengineer and a registered geologist in Missouri.He is married to Ellen Hoelscher McLain.
Cathy S. Ritter James L. Tadtman
Kevin W. McLain
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2005 fall banquet recognitions Kyle Loftus, Sawyer, received the 2005Outstanding Freshman Award.
Nathan Winkley, Valley Center, was the recipi-ent of the Outstanding Sophomore Award for2005.
Jose Villarreal, Manhattan, received the 2005Outstanding Junior Award.
Jeff Holste, Ludell, and Kelly Blackwell, KansasCity, received the Outstanding Senior Awardsfor spring and fall 2005, respectively, from theKansas Section of ASCE.
Sarah Grotheer, Manhattan, received the KansasCounty Highway Association Award.
Scott Moeder, Oakley, was awarded theAmerican Public Works AssociationScholarship.
Marshall Bird, El Dorado, was awarded theWichita Section ASCE Scholarship for 2005.
Kelly Carlton, Lansing, received theOutstanding Service Award from the ASCEStudent Chapter.
Taslima Khanum, Manhattan, received theOutstanding M.S. Student Award for 2005.
Monica Palomo, Manhattan, was the recipientof the 2005 Outstanding Ph.D. Student Award.She received the third-place award in a postercompetition sponsored by the Kansas WaterEnvironment Association and the Steel RingAward for best civil engineering display duringOpen House 2005.
Yacoub Najjar, prof., received the 2005 CEOutstanding Teaching Award and the 2005ASCE Student Chapter Outstanding FacultyAward.
Stefan Romanoschi, assoc. prof., received theCE Outstanding Research Award and the CEOutstanding Colleague Award for 2005.Romanoschi was promoted to associate profes-sor with tenure.
Paul Lewis, res. tech., received the 2005 CEOutstanding Staff Award.
Sunanda Dissanayake, asst. prof., received herprofessional engineering license from the stateof Florida.
Hani Melhem, prof., received the Chi EpsilonStudent Advocate of the Year Award and the2005 CE Outstanding University andProfessional Service Award.
Dunja Peric, asst. prof., was a recipient of theCE Outstanding University and ProfessionalService Award for 2005.
Asad Esmaeily, asst. prof., received theOutstanding Graduate Faculty Award from theCE Graduate Council.
Mustaque Hossain, prof., received the ChiEpsilon Teaching Excellence Award for 2005.
Hayder Rasheed, asst. prof., received theAdvisor of the Year Award from the ASCEStudent Chapter. Rasheed was promoted toassociate professor with tenure.
Chandler joins K-State CE FacultyDavid Chandler, assistantprofessor, joined the CEfaculty in fall 2006.Chandler earned hisM.S. in civil engineeringwith a focus on multi-phase fluid transport,and a Ph.D. in engineer-ing with a focus on trop-ical hydrology, both fromCornell University. Since
then he has lived in the Western U.S. and con-ducted field studies and modeling in wind ero-sion, snow hydrology, and desert ecology.
Before coming to K-State, Chandler taught inthe department of plants, soils, and biometeo-rology at Utah State University. At K-State,Chandler is contributing his expertise in surfacehydrology to several interdisciplinary teams
David Chandler
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Yacoub Najjar, prof.,received the Meyers-Alford MemorialTeaching Award for2005, the KSUPresidential Award forExcellence inUndergraduateTeaching, and theOutstanding TeachingAward of the Midwest
Section of the American Society of EngineeringEducation. He was also a recipient of the 2005CE Outstanding Teaching Award and the 2005Outstanding Faculty Award given by the ASCEStudent Chapter. Najjar says that the primaryfactor responsible for his success as a CE educa-tor is his ability to “do the best in providingwhat is best for the students.” He says that hisguiding principle is “prepare, prepare, prepareand when you teach, be clear, simple, flexible,and get to the point.”
Najjar receives teaching honors
Reddi recognized by Ohio StateLakshmi Reddi, prof. and department head,received the Ohio State University College ofEngineering Distinguished Alumni Award.Reddi received both his M.S. and Ph.D. degreesfrom Ohio State under the guidance of T.H.Wu. During his visit to Ohio State inSeptember 2006, Reddi presented a seminarand visited various laboratories to discuss OhioState’s research activities. Reddi is a winner ofthe K-State College of Engineering ResearchExcellence Award and two-time recipient of theCentral District James Robbins Chi EpsilonTeaching Award. Reddi with Ohio State CE department head and col-
lege deans.
GRoWE program sees growthFor the past five years, David Steward, assoc.prof., has led the consortium for global researchon water-based economies (GRoWE), which iscomprised of a multidisciplinary team ofresearchers from 18 disciplines across six col-leges at K-State. GRoWE researchers worktogether with stakeholders, agencies and policymakers to further the scientific understandingof water resource systems in order to make bet-ter management and policy decisions.
Funding from the K-State Targeted ExcellenceProgram has allowed the consortium to focuson three goals: (1) provide integrated scientificsupport within natural-human systems forlocal, national, and international water-usedecisions; (2) prepare individuals to lead insolving societal dilemmas about water resources;
and (3) propel Kansas State University into anelevated ranking among land grant universities.
Integrated GIS geodatabases and modelingapproaches are being developed that incorpo-rate hydrology, economics, agriculture, demo-graphics, and planning. Willem de Lange, onsabbatical at K-State from the NetherlandsInstitute of Inland Water Management, hasworked specifically with the consortium to helpresearchers understand the approaches utilizedin the European Union toward management ofwater resources. According to Steward, the con-sortium is a collaborative organization dedicat-ed to helping people understand and managethe relationships between water resources andhuman consumption for agricultural produc-tion and livelihood.
Yacoub Najjar
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In response to numerous requests from civil engi-neering students and industry representatives, theCE department developed and equipped a newcomputer-aided design laboratory exclusively forCE student use. CE students enrolled in theEngineering Graphics course are introduced toAutoCAD and other software packages to pro-duce basic civil engineering drawings. The devel-opment of this laboratory, which was fundedsolely by the engineering student equipment fee,was coordinated by Robert Stokes, prof.
New CAD lab for CE students
CE students study New Orleans levee failureStudents enrolled in Hydraulic Engineering,CE 552, a course taught by David Steward,assoc. prof., built model levees to understandthe mechanisms of failure of the New Orleanslevee system during Hurricane Katrina. Thebench-scale model showed that the waterpushed over the top of the levees causing themto collapse. Students discovered that most ofthe failure resulted from a loss of soil stabilityon the backside of the levees.
The students used sand and plywood to simu-late the New Orleans levee structure, which wasconstructed with sand and had concrete struc-tures. The hands-on experiment allowed stu-dents to watch the soil become liquefied.Steward explained, “We try to make it relevantto the students. It’s a lot of fun. The studentsreally appreciate the practical application ofwater and fluids to controlling water and devel-oping structure.”
Student project helps Fort Scott save dollarsStudents enrolled in the Natural Resources andEnvironmental Sciences (NRES) CapstoneProject class, co-taught by Alok Bhandari,assoc. prof., and other instructors, participatedin a service-learning project to help the city ofFort Scott estimate the storage capacity of LakeFort Scott.
Bhandari and his team of students decided todevelop a contour map of the lake bottom, aprocess called bathymetry. Students elected touse a method that is commonly used by theCorps of Engineers and utilizes an echo-sounder to find depth and a geographical posi-tioning system to identify location.
“When we started working on the project, allof us – including me – had zero knowledge ofwhat a bathymetric survey was,” Bhandari said.“But very quickly, we learned what it was andhow to conduct a survey.”
The students determined the current storagecapacity of the lake to be 5,980-acre-feet or 1.9billion gallons – approximately 7.8 percent lessthan the original capacity. The project served acommunity-identified need and saved the cityseveral thousand dollars in consulting fees.
One student summarized his learning experi-ence with the following comment: “This (proj-ect) provided an excellent opportunity to devel-op professional and leadership skills and afford-ed an experience that will likely bear resem-blance to future job-related projects.”
The new CE AutoCAD laboratory.
NRES students survey Lake Fort Scott.
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K-State transportation center identifies thematic areasRecent congressional funding has allowed theK-State CE department to significantly expandthe scope of transportation research.
An advisory panel with four members from theCollege of Engineering and CE was formed todevelop five long-term, high-impact thematicareas: (1) outreach through national rural trans-portation symposium; (2) rural transportationsafety; (3) intelligence, knowledge, and informa-tion systems in transportation; (4) advancedmodeling of pavement and subgrade systems;and (5) infrastructure preservation/renovation.
Specific seed projects supported by the firstround of funding include “Organization of aNational Rural Transportation Symposium”with Mustaque Hossain, prof., as principalinvestigator; “Development of a ComprehensiveRural Transportation Safety Research Programfor the 21st Century” with SunandaDissanayake, asst. prof., Robert Stokes, prof.,
Eugene Russell, prof. emeritus, and collaboratorsas P.I.s; “Intelligent Structural HealthMonitoring of Rural Bridges” with HayderRasheed, assoc. prof., Robert Peterman, assoc.prof., Asad Esmaeily, asst. prof. and HaniMelhem, prof. as P.I.s; “Rural TransportationInitiative Supporting Agricultural Transition andSustainability” with Dissanayake, DavidSteward, assoc. prof., and collaborators as P.I.s;“Advanced Modeling of Interfaces BetweenAsphalt Concrete Layers and of PermanentDeformation in Subgrade Soils” with StefanRomanoschi, assoc. prof., Dunja Peric, asst.prof., and Yacoub Najjar, prof. as P.I.s;“Ensuring Longevity of Rural HighwayPavements Using Pavement PreservationConcepts” with Hossain as P.I.; and“Development of Efficient Asset ManagementPractices for Transportation Infrastructure inRural Communities” with Romanoschi,Dissanayake, Najjar, and Esmaeily as P.I.s.
Superpave training completes 10 years
Mustaque Hossain, prof., has helped train 1,200highway personnel over the last 10 years. TheSuperpave Certification Training, a four- to five-day program, has been offered jointly by KansasState University and the Kansas Department ofTransportation (KDOT) since December 1996.This course is intended to certify engineers,technicians, and other personnel who will beinvolved in the design and construction ofSuperpave pavements using quality control and
quality assurance (QC/QA) specifications ofKDOT.
Instruction is provided by a select group ofinstructors from K-State, KDOT, and theasphalt paving industry. Successful completionof the course and certification is required by thestate of Kansas for performing Superpave mixdesigns and conducting tests on Superpavepavement projects built under appropriateQC/QA specifications.
The classroom sessions are held at the K-StateUnion and the laboratory sessions are conduct-ed in the KAPA Asphalt Laboratory in FielderHall. Since its inception, the KSU-KDOTSuperpave Program has hosted participantsfrom Kansas and states such as Georgia, Idaho,Missouri, Nebraska, New York, and Oklahoma.International participants have come fromOntario, Canada.
Superpave certification training
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Richie Benninghoven (BSCE ’03) is a projectmanager at Briarcliff Development Company,Kansas City, Mo.
Isaac Crabtree (BSCE ’05) is an engineer atBlack & Veatch Corporation, Kansas City, Mo.
John Dowell, Jr. (BSCE ’02) is employed as astaff engineer at Ninyo & Moore in Phoenix,Ariz.
Jason Eichenberger (BSCE ’04) works as anassistant civil engineer at Burns & McDonnell,Kansas City, Mo.
Aneel Gogula (MSCE ’03) is a transportationengineer at Pape-Dawson Engineers, Inc., SanAntonio, Texas.
Steve Hampton (BSCE ’00) works as an engi-neer with the city of Manhattan, Kan.
Travis Heier (BSCE ’02, MSCE ’04) is a projectengineer with Starrett Engineering, LLC inBranson, Mo.
SSpprriinngg 22000077 CCEE ccoouurrsseess::CE 680 Economics of Design and
ConstructionCE 703 Responsibility in EngineeringCE 723 Designing with GeosyntheticsCE 743 Advanced Reinforced Concrete TheoryCE 752 Advanced HydrologyCE 762 Water Treatment ProcessesCE 773 Hot-Mix Asphalt DesignCE 774 Pavement DesignCE 816 Advanced Water TreatmentCE 816 Advanced Wastewater Treatment CE 828 Advanced Soil MechanicsCE 837 Structural StabilityCE 854 Analysis of Groundwater FlowCE 872 Transportation Safety
Jamie Klein (BSCE ’04, MSCE ’05) is employedas a project engineer with Terracon inColumbia, Mo.
Cameron McGown (BSCE ’02) is a transporta-tion engineer at HNTB Corporation, KansasCity, Mo.
Kishore Panda (PhDCE ’05) is a project engi-neer with HDR Corporation in Lake Forest,Calif.
Jeffrey Rundle (BSCE ’03) was admitted to the2006 first-year class of the University of IowaCollege of Law.
Scottt Wetzel (BSCE ’93, MSCE ’95) is vicepresident, environmental engineering, at Bucher,Willis & Ratliff Corporation, Salina, Kan.
Ming Xiao (PhDCE ’01) is an assistant profes-sor of civil engineering at Fremont StateUniversity, Fremont, Calif.
Distance CE courses offered
Recent CE alumni —where are they now?
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