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ACTIVE RESEARCH AND SPECIAL STUDIES SECTION (RSS)
PROJECTS (UPDATED APRIL 04)
| PROJECT NUMBER | PROJECT TITLE | PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR | PROJECT MONITOR | START DATE | END DATE |
REVISED END DATE |
| RP- 92 | FATIGUE RESPONSE AND DESIGN OF CONCRETE BRIDGE DECKS REINFORCED WITH FIBER REINFORCED PLASTIC (FRP) REBARS | HOTA GANGARAO | TERRY BAILEY | 7/6/93 | 7/5/94 | 6/30/04 |
| RP-102 | PERFORMANCE OF STRESS LAMINATED WOOD DECKS ON STEEL STRINGERS : PHASE I -LABORATORY TESTING AND DESIGN | HOTA GANGARAO | BOB BLOSSER | 8/15/94 | 2/14/96 | 6/30/04 |
| RP-103 | FIELD MONITORING OF CONCRETE FILLED STEEL GRID DECKS | HOTA GANGARAO | TERRY BAILEY | 8/15/94 | 8/14/96 | 6/30/04 |
| RP-105 | INVESTIGATION OF CRACKING IN THE PRESTRESSED CONCRETE BOX BEAMS | HOTA GANGARAO | TERRY BAILEY | 3/15/95 | 9/14/96 | 6/30/04 |
| RP-107 | STUDY OF JOINT MOVEMENTS OF THE 15-FOOT (4.57 METER) HIGHWAY CONCRETE PAVEMENT SLABS | ROGER CHEN | AARON GILLISPIE | 7/15/95 | 7/14/96 | 6/30/04 |
| RP-108 | GUIDELINES FOR SELECTING TECHNOLOGIES FOR THE REMEDIATION OF HYDROCARBON CONTAMINATED SOILS | DAVID MARTINELLI | GEORGE CHAPPELL | 9/1/95 | 5/30/98 | 6/30/04 |
| RP-110 | LIFE CYCLE COST APPROACH FOR WVDOH INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENT ANALYSIS | DAVID MARTINELLI, WAFIK ISKANDER, MAJID JARAIEDI | ROB WATSON | 1/2/96 | 1/1/97 | 6/30/04 |
| RP-116 | DESIGN AND FIELD TESTING OF JOINTLESS BRIDGES | HOTA GANGARAO | TERRY BAILEY | 1/15/96 | 7/14/97 | 6/30/04 |
| RP-120 | MITIGATION MEASURES FOR GRAFFITI ON HIGHWAY STRUCTURES | DAVID MARTINELLI, RONALD ECK | KATHY HOLTSCLAW | 1/2/96 | 1/1/97 | 6/30/04 |
| RP-121 | EXPERIMENTAL AND ANALYTICAL BEHAVIOR OF SLIDE SUPPRESSOR PILE WALLS EMBEDDED IN ROCK | TIA BEATTY RICHARDSON | MARK NETTLETON | 1/1/97 | 9/30/02 | 10/31/04 |
| RP-122 | ASPHALT TECHNOLOGY PROGRAM | JOHN ZANIEWSKI | LARRY BARKER | 9/5/97 | 9/4/98 | 9/4/04 |
| RP-124 | EFFECTS OF BRIDGES ON WILDLIFE - PHASE I AND II | RONALD FORTNEY, BRUCE EDINGER, EDWIN MICHAEL | NEAL CARTE, NORSE ANGUS | 2/1/98 | 3/14/01 | 6/30/04 |
| RP-129 | LOW COST CORRECTION OF MAINTENANCE LANDSLIDES ON WEST VIRGINIA HIGHWAYS | GEORGE HALL | MARK NETTLETON, JIM FISHER | 11/21/96 | 11/20/99 | 9/30/03 |
| RP-129 (#2) | SEEPAGE IN EARTH SLOPES WITH DRAINAGE TRENCHES | HEMA SIRIWARDANE | MARK NETTLETON, JIM FISHER | 7/1/99 | 6/30/00 | 6/30/04 |
| RP-134 | DEVELOPMENT OF A SOFTWARE PACKAGE TO ANALYZE OVERHEAD CLEARANCE PROBLEMS | RONALD ECK | RAY LEWIS | 3/17/98 | 3/16/99 | 6/30/04 |
| RP-138 | OPTICAL EVALUATION OF AGGREGATE SIZE, SHAPE AND TEXTURE | JOHN ZANIEWSKI, LARRY BANTA | BOB KESSLER | 4/1/98 | 1/31/00 | 6/30/04 |
| RP-141 | DESIGN DIRECTIVES FOR LONG CULVERTS ( > 500 FEET) WITH IMPROVED INLETS | ROBERT ELI | DOUG KIRK | 6/1/98 | 5/31/00 | 6/30/04 |
| RP-149 | STUDY OF THE JOINT MOVEMENTS OF THE 15-FOOT (4.57 METER) HIGHWAY CONCRETE PAVEMENT SLAB; PHASE II: FIELD EXPERIMENTATION | ROGER CHEN | AARON GILLISPIE | 9/25/98 | 9/24/99 | 6/30/04 |
| RP-153 | EFFECTIVE SUPER-ELEVATION FOR LARGE TRUCKS ON STEEP GRADES AND SHARP CURVES - PHASE II | RONALD ECK, JAMES FRENCH | NORMAN ROUSH | 1/23/01 | 1/22/02 | 6/30/04 |
| RP-155 | USE OF FLOWABLE FILL AS A BACKFILL AROUND BURIED PIPES | HEMA SIRIWARDANE | LOVELL FACEMIRE | 10/7/99 | 10/6/02 | 12/31/04 |
| RP-157 | DEFLECTION CRITERIA FOR HPS70W GIRDERS | KARL BARTH | TERRY BAILEY | 1/3/00 | 3/31/02 | 6/30/04 |
| RP-160 | EVALUATION OF HIGHWAY AND OTHER TRANSPORTATION RIGHTS-OF-WAY IN WEST VIRGINIA AS HABITATS AND VECTORS FOR INVASIVE SPECIES | RONALD FORTNEY, ROGER VIADERO | NEAL CARTE | 1/18/00 | 3/17/01 | 6/30/04 |
| RP-165 | EXPLORATORY STUDY ON HIGH PERFORMANCE CONCRETE (HPC) FOR BRIDGE DECKS IN WEST VIRGINIA | JULIO DAVALOS, KARL BARTH, INDRAJIT RAY | TERRY BAILEY | 6/5/01 | 6/4/02 | 6/30/04 |
| RP-168 | HYDRAULIC DESIGN OF STEEP RIPRAP DRAINAGE CHANNELS | HEMA SIRIWARDANE, ROBERT ELI | DOUG KIRK | 5/5/01 | 5/4/02 | 6/30/04 |
| RP-169 | IDENTIFICATION OF NATIVE PLANTS SUITABLE FOR ROADSIDE PLANTINGS | RONALD FORTNEY | NEAL CARTE | 7/3/01 | 7/2/02 | 12/31/04 |
| RP-170 | FIELD TESTING OF SHOK BARS | SAMIR SHOUKRY | DON LIPSCOMB | 7/20/01 | 7/19/03 | 6/30/04 |
| RP-171 | SMOOTHNESS ACCEPTANCE SPECIFICATIONS, MEASUREMENT, IMPLEMENTATION AND PAY ADJUSTMENT FACTORS FOR ASPHALT OVERLAY PROJECTS | SAMIR SHOUKRY | CHRIS PRESTON | 7/16/01 | 7/15/03 | 7/31/04 |
| RP-172 | EFFECT OF TEMPERATURE, SHRINKAGE, AND MOISTURE ON SLAB STRESSES | SAMIR SHOUKRY | DON LIPSCOMB | 8/29/01 | 8/28/02 | 12/31/04 |
| RP-173 | CARBON FIBER REINFORCED POLYMER COMPOSITES USED TO REPAIR AND REHABILITATE WOOD RAILROAD BRIDGES | HOTA GANGARAO, UDAYA HALABE | JOHN PHILBRICK | 4/16/02 | 10/15/04 | |
| RP-174 | SEEPAGE IN EARTH SLOPES WITH LONGITUDINAL DRAINAGE TRENCHES FOR LANDSLIDE MITIGATION | HEMA SIRIWARDANE | MARK NETTLETON, JIM FISHER | 10/11/02 | 10/10/04 | |
| RP-175 | BEDROCK RESISTANCE TO LATERAL PILE DISPLACEMENT | GEORGE HALL, ROGER CAMPBELL, JOHN BALDWIN | JIM FISHER, MARK NETTLETON | 8/20/02 | 8/19/03 | 6/30/04 |
| RP-176 | WETLAND AND STREAM MITIGATION PROGRAM FEASIBILITY STUDY FOR THE WEST VIRGINIA DIVISION OF HIGHWAYS | RONALD FORTNEY, JAMES ANDERSON, MICHAEL STRAGER, STEVE KITE | NEAL CARTE | 10/11/02 | 10/10/04 | |
| RP-177 | PROPOSED GIS MAPPING SYSTEM FOR WEST VIRGINIA'S APPALACHIAN DEVELOPMENT HIGHWAY SYSTEM (ADHS) CORRIDORS | SEAN LITTERAL | BRIAN CARR | 9/26/02 | 2/25/03 | 6/30/04 |
| RP-178 | WEST VIRGINIA HIGHWAYS: FINANCING OPTIONS FOR FUTURE PROGRESS | TOM WITT, PATRICK MANN, MEHMET TOSUN | ROB WATSON | 12/17/02 | 1/16/04 | 6/30/04 |
| RP-180 | EXPERIMENTAL TESTING OF STEEL PLATE GIRDERS FOR DETERMINATION OF RATING CAPACITIES | KARL BARTH | JIM SOTHEN, GREG BAILEY |