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Building Technology

Louie, C.L., "Historic High-rise Revitalized," Masonry Construction, Volume 13, Number 5, May 2000.

Bronski, M.B. and Gabby, B.A., "A Comparison of Principles in Several Architectural Conservation Standards," The Use of and Need for Preservation Standards in Architecutural Conservation, ASTM STP 1355, L.B. Sickels-Taves, Ed., American Society for Testing and Materials, West Conshohocken, PA, 1999.

Grimm, C.T. and Gabby, B., "U.S. Brick Econometrics: 1930-1992," Masonry: Materials, Testing, and Applications, ASTM STP 1356, J.H. Brisch, R.L. Nelson, and H.L. Francis, Eds., American Society for Testing and Materials, 1999.

Doelp, G.R., "Round Penetrations Are Easier to Flash," one side of a debate about Rooftop Penetrations, The Construction Specifier, May 1998.

Bronski, M. B., "Periodic Inspection Aids in Protecting Historic Facades," Structures,  Spring 1998.

Louis, M.J., and Schwartz, T.A., "The Second Time Around," Building Operations Management, August 1998.

Brouillard, J.J., "Flashing Details: A Case Study," The Construction Specifier, October 1997.

Cash, K.B., and Brouillard, J.J., "Renovation and the Building Envelope," Facilities Management Journal, March/April 1997.


Hazards Consulting

Searls, C.L., Lesak, J.D., and Youssef, N., "St. Monica's Church Earthquake Damage Repair," STREMAH 99 (Sixth International Conference, Structural Studies, Repairs and Maintenance of Historical Buildings), Dresden, Germany, 22-24 June 1999.

Meyer, J.D., Frei, T.L., and Parker, J.C., "Seismic Restraint of Nonstructural Elements," The Construction Specifier, August 1998.

Meyer, J.D., Soong, T.T., Hill, R.D., "Retrofit Seismic Mitigation of Mainframe Computers and Associated Equipment: A Case Study," ATC-29-1 Proceedings of Seminar on Seismic Design, Retrofit, and Performance of Nonstructural Components, Applied Technology Council, January 1998.

Zarghamee, M.S., Rao, R.S., Kan, F.W., Keller, T.O., Yako, M.A., and Iglesia, G.R., "Seismic Risk Analysis of Hultman Aqueduct."

Zarghamee, M.S. and Ojdrovic, R.P., "Lessons from Northridge Earthquake: Steel Connections," Civil Engineering, Apr. 1995, pp. 68-71.

Zarghamee, M.S. and Ojdrovic, R.P., "Design for Curtain Walls," The Construction Specifier, Sept. 1996, pp. 74-78.


Infrastructure

McGrath, T. J., "Calculating Loads on Buried Culverts Based on Pipe Hoop Stiffness," 1999 Annual Meeting of the Transporation Research Board.

McGrath, T. J., "Field Tests of Concrete Pipe Performance During Backfilling," Concrete Pipe for the New Millenium, ASTM STP 1368, American Society for Testing and Materials, West Conshohocken, PA, 1999.

Sharff, P.A., presented at the ASCE Structures Congress XIII, Boston, MA, April 1995, "Finite Element Analysis of FRP Underground Storage Tanks."

Dusenberry, D.O., Zarghamee, M.S., Liepins, A.A., Luft, R.W., and Kan, F.W., "Failure of the Lacey V. Murrow Bridge, Seattle, Washington," ASCE Journal for Performance of Constructed Facilities, February 1995.

Sharff, P.A. and Zarghamee, M.S., presented at the AWWA Infrastructure Conference, Orlando, FL, March 2001, "Risk Analysis and Risk Mitigation of the Hultman Aqueduct."

Ojdrovic, R.P., Zarghamee, M.S. Hegarty, J.R., and Westman, T., "Condition Assessment of PCCP Line that is Accessible from Outside Only," Proceedings of 2001 Pipelines, ASCE Specialty Conference, San Diego, CA,15-18 July 2001.

Zarghamee, M.S. and Ojdrovic, R.P., "Risk Assessment and Repair Priority of PCCP with Broken Wires," Proceedings of 2001 Pipelines, ASCE Specialty Conference, San Diego, CA,15-18 July 2001.

Parks, R.R., Drager, J., and Ojdrovic, R.P., "Condition Assessment and Rehabilitation of the Windy Gap Pipeline — An Owner's Perspective," Proceedings of 2001 Pipelines, ASCE Specialty Conference, San Diego, CA,15-18 July 2001.

Zarghamee, M.S., Ojdrovic, R.P. and Fongemie, R., "Condition Assessment and Repair of Prestressed Concrete Pipeline," Pipelines in the Constructed Environment, ASCE, August 1998, pp. 702-711.

Zarghamee, M.S., Ojdrovic, R.P., Sharff, P.A., and Valentine, D.P., "Structural Evaluation of Hultman Aqueduct," Proceedings of ASCE Infrastructure Condition Assessment Conference, 1997.


Investigations

Brainerd, M.L., Kelly, P.L., "MOCKUPS Preparation for Success," ICRI Concrete Repair Bulletin, January/February 1997.

Schwartz, T.A., "The Enigma of Dealing with Experts - How Practical and Ethical Considerations May Clash - An Expert’s View," presented at Annual Meeting of American Bar Association, San Francisco, CA, August 1997.

Brainerd, M.L., Kelly, P.L., Liepins, A.L., and Bergstrom, Todd, "Understanding Cracking in Concrete Repairs," The Construction Specifier, December 1996.

Brainerd, M.L., "Evaluation of Cracking of the Miami Marine Stadium Hyperbolic Paraboloid Roof Structure," Proceedings of the 4th Materials Engineering Conference of ASCE, November 1996.

Ruggiero,S.S., "Anatomy of a Sick Building," Progressive Architecture, August 1994.

Kelley, P.L., "Preparation of Concrete for Repair," Parking, April 1995.

Ojdrovic, R.P., Schafer, B.W., and Zarghamee, M.S., "Fracture and the Role of Triaxiality for Steel Structures," Proceedings of 2000 Structures Congress, Philadelphia, PA, 6-9 May 2000.

Schafer, B.W., Ojdrovic, R.P., and Zarghamee, M.S., "Triaxiality and Fracture of Steel Moment Connections," Journal of Structural Engineering, ASCE, October 2000, pp. 1131-1139.

Ojdrovic, R.P. and Zarghamee, M.S., "A Repair Approach for Fractured Steel Moment Connections," Proceedings of 1997 ASCE Structures Congress XV, Building to Last, Portland, OR, pp. 596-701.


Materials/Research

Olson, E.K. and Scali, M.J., "Problems in Precast Concrete Facades: Looking Past the Obvious," Concrete Repair Bulletin, May/June 1999.

Brainerd, M.L., Scali, M.J., and Kelley, P.L., "Specifying Air Entrainment," The Construction Specifier, December 1998.

Cash, C.G., "Asphalt Roof Shingle Performance," The Construction Specifier, November 1997.

Ceruti, J.J., "Metal Roofing Systems Do’s and Don’ts," The Construction Specifier, September 1997.

Searls, C.L., "Group Report: How Can We Diagnose the Condition of Stone Monuments and Arrive at Suitable Treatment Programs?," Saving Our Architectural Heritage: The Conservation of Historic Stone Structures, 1997.

Searls, C.L. and Thomasen, S.E., "Assessment of Building Facades and Masonry and Stone," Service Life of Rehabilitated Buildings and Other Structures, ASTM STP 1098, 1990.


Mechanical Structures

Liepins, A.A., and Bell, G.R., "More Misapplications of the Finite Element Method," to be presented at the ASCE 1997 International Convention and Exposition, 5-9 October 1997.

Antebi, J., and Zarghamee, M.S., "Connections of Large Steerable Antennas," Building an International Community of Structural Engineers, Proceedings of Structures Congress XIV, American Society of Civil Engineers, Chicago, IL, April 15-18, 1996, pp. 505-509.

Zarghamee, M.S., and Antebi, J., "Optimization Sensing and Control in Design of Antennas," Proceedings of the Twelfth Conference on Analysis and Computation held in conjunction with Structures Congress XIV, American Society of Civil Engineers, Chicago, IL, April 15-18, 1996, pp. 147-153.

Dusenberry, D.O., Liepins, A.A., and Vossoughi, H., "Operation of Multiple Hearth Furnaces with Deficient Center Shafts," Proceedings of the 49th Meeting of the Society for Machinery Failure Prevention Technology, Virginia Beach, VA, April 1995.

Zarghamee, M.S., Antebi, J., and Kan, F.W., "Optimal Surface Adjustment of Haystack Antennas," IEEE Transactions for Antennas and Propagation, Vol. 43, No.1, January 1995, pp. 79-86.

Liepins, A.A., and Bell, G.R., "How to Avoid Common Pitfalls in Structural Analysis by Computer," presented at the 1992 ASCE International Convention Exposition, 14-17 September, 1992.

Antebi, J., Dusenberry, D.O., and Liepins, A.A., "Conversion of the MMT to a 6.5m Telescope - The Optics Support Structure," Advances in Optical Structure Systems, 16-19 April 1990, SPIE Proceedings, Vol. 1303.

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