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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