Engineering Civil
Resume:
Ronald S. Harichandran, Ph.D., P.E., F.ASCE
Tagliatela College of Engineering
University of New Haven
West Haven, CT 06516-1916
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Experience
Dean
August 2011 to present
Tagliatela
College of Engineering
University of New Haven, West Haven, Connecticut
Chairperson
August 1995 to July 2011
Department of Civil and
Environmental Engineering
Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan
Full, Associate and Assistant Professor
September 1984 to July 2011
Department of Civil and
Environmental Engineering
Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan
Visiting Professor
January to March 2011
Department of Civil and Environmental
Engineering
University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand
Visiting Professor
October to December 2010
Department of Civil
Engineering
Columbia University, New York, New York
Visiting Fellow
January 1994 to May 1994
Department of Structural
Engineering
University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia
Research Assistant
September 1980 to August 1984
Department of Civil
Engineering
Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge,
Massachusetts
Research Engineer
November 1979 to August 1980
Structural Division
Central Laboratories, Lower Hutt, New ZealandEducation
Ph.D. in Civil
Engineering
February1985
Massachusetts Institute of
Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts.
Dissertation title: "Space-time variation of earthquake ground
motion."
Adviser: Erik H. Vanmarcke.
M.S. in Civil Engineering
September 1981
Massachusetts Institute of
Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts.
Thesis title: "Extremes of combined stochastic dynamic
responses."
Adviser: C. Allin Cornell.
B.E. in Civil Engineering
November 1979
University of Canterbury,
Christchurch, New Zealand.
First Class Honors.Affiliations
Professional
Registration
State of Michigan, Permit Number
33594
Professional
Societies
American Society of Civil
Engineers, Member
American Society of Engineering
Education, MemberAwards/Honors
Withrow
Exceptional Service Award
2011
College of Engineering, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan
ASCE
Department Heads Council Executive Committee
2003-10
American Society of Civil Engineers. Elected Chair (2008-10), Secretary (2006-08), Member (2003-10).
Executive Leadership
Academy
2009-10
Michigan State University,
East Lansing, Michigan. Included participation in one-week
Leadership Development Program at the Center for Creative
Leadership, Greensboro, North Carolina.
Michigan
Transportation Research Board
2005-10
State of Michigan. Elected Founding Chair (2005-10).
ASCE
Body of Knowledge II Committee
2005-07
American Society of Civil Engineers.
Fellow
2005
American Society of Civil Engineers
CIC Academic Leadership
Fellow
1996-97
Michigan State University,
East Lansing, Michigan,
on behalf of the Committee on Institutional Cooperation
Teacher-Scholar Award
1991-92
Michigan State University, East
Lansing, Michigan
Commonwealth Scholarship
June 1981
University of Waterloo, Ontario,
Canada (Declined)
Brian Morrisson Award
Consequetively won in 1978 and 1979
University of Canterbury,
Christchurch, New Zealand
Vickam Engineering Award
1976
Victoria University, Wellington,
New Zealand. (For highest GPA in freshman engineering
class.)
Junior Scholarship
December 1975
University Grants Committee, New
Zealand
Publications Reviewed Archival Journals and Special IssuesStructural Engineering
Zhang, G., Harichandran, R.S., and Ramuhalli,
P. (in press). "An automatic impact-based delamination
detection system for concrete bridge decks." Journal of Bridge
Engineering, ASCE.
Nossoni, G., Harichandran, R. S. (in press).
"Electrochemical-mechanistic model for concrete cover cracking
due to corrosion initiated by chloride diffusion." Journal
of Materials in Civil Engineering, ASCE.
Nossoni, G., Harichandran, R. S. (2012).
"Current efficiency in accelerated corrosion testing of
concrete." Corrosion, 68(9), 801-809.
Gong, A., and Harichandran, R. S. (2012).
"Wood-cement particleboard: impact behavior and potential
application in crash barriers" Journal of Materials in Civil
Engineering, ASCE, 24(1), 134-140.
Iqbal, S., and Harichandran, R. S. (2011).
"Capacity reduction and fire load factors for LRFD of steel
columns exposed to fire." Fire Safety Journal, 46, 234-242.
Zhang, G., Harichandran, R.S., and Ramuhalli,
P. (2011). "Application of noise cancelling and damage detection
algorithms in NDE of concrete bridge decks using impact
signals." Journal of Nondestructive Evaluation,, 30(4),
259-274.
Iqbal, S., and Harichandran, R.S. (2010).
"Capacity reduction and fire load factors for LRFD of steel
members exposed to fire." Journal of Structural
Engineering, ASCE, 136(12), 1554-1562.
Nossoni, G., and Harichandran, R. S. (2010).
"Improved repair of concrete structures using polymer concrete
patch and FRP overlay." Journal of Materials in Civil
Engineering, ASCE, 22(4), 314-322.
Bahn, B. Y., and Harichandran, R. S. (2008).
"Flexural behavior of
reinforced concrete beams strengthened with CFRP sheets and epoxy
mortar." Journal of Composites for Construction,
ASCE, 12(4), 387-395.
Hong, S., and Harichandran, R. S. (2005). "Sensors to monitor CFRP/concrete
bond in beams using electrochemical impedance
spectroscopy." Journal of Composites for
Construction, ASCE, 9(6), 515-523.
Harichandran, R. S. (2001). Discussion of
"Concrete bridge decks reinforced with fiber-reinforced polymer
bars," by T. E. Bradberry. Journal of the Transportation
Research Board, 1770, 102.
Harichandran, R. S., and Ye, B. (1993). "A method of deriving parallel
algorithms for direct integration in structural dynamics."
4(4-6), Computing Systems in Engineering, 415-420.
Harichandran, R. S. (1991). "Stiffness reduction factor
for LRFD of columns." Technical Note, Engineering
Journal, AISC, 28(3), 129-130.
Zhang, Y., and Harichandran, R. S. (1990). "Implicit subdomain integration for
dynamic analysis of large-scale structural systems."
Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and Engineering, 81,
57-70.
Zhang, Y., and Harichandran, R. S. (1989). "Eigenproperties of large-scale
structures by finite element partitioning and homotopy
continuation." International Journal of Numerical
Methods in Engineering, 28, 2113-2122.
Zhang, Y., and Harichandran, R. S. (1989). "Eigenproperties of classically
damped MDOF composite systems." Journal of Engineering
Mechanics, ASCE, 115(7), 1515-1526.
Harichandran, R. S., and Zhang, Y. (1989). "Eigenproperties of nonclassically
damped MDOF composite systems." Journal of Engineering
Mechanics, ASCE, 115(7), 1527-1542.Pavement Engineering
Haider, S. W., and Harichandran, R. S. (2007).
"Relating axle load spectra
to truck gross vehicle weights and volumes." Journal of
Transportation Engineering, ASCE, 133(12), 696-705.
Chatti, K., Ji, Y., and Harichandran, R. S.
(2004). "Dynamic time domain
backcalculation of layer moduli, damping, and thicknesses in
flexible pavements." Journal of the Transportation
Research Board, 1869, 106-116.
Harichandran, R. S., Buch, N., and Baladi, G. Y. (2001). "Flexible pavement design in
Michigan: transition from empirical to mechanistic
methods." Journal of the Transportation Research
Board, 1778, 100-106.
Kim, H.-B., Harichandran, R. S., and Buch, N. (1998). "Development of load and resistance
factor design format for flexible pavements." Canadian
Journal of Civil Engineering, 25(5), 880-885.
Harichandran, R. S., Mahmood, T., Raab, A., and Baladi, G. Y.
(1994) "Backcalculation of
pavement layer moduli, thicknesses and bedrock depth using a
modified Newton method." In Nondestructive Testing of
Pavements and Backcalculation of Moduli (Second Volume), ASTM
STP 1198, H. L. Von Quintas, A. J. Bush and G. Y. Baladi (eds.)
American Society for Testing and Materials, Philadelphia, PA,
68-82.
Harichandran, R. S., Mahmood, T., Raab, A., and Baladi, G. Y.
(1993). "A modified Newton
algorithm for backcalculation of pavement layer
properties." Transportation Research Record, 1384,
15-22.
Marcondes, J. A., Burgess, G. J., Harichandran, R. S., and
Snyder, M. B. (1991). "Spectral analysis of highway pavement
roughness." Journal of Transportation Engineering,
ASCE, 117(5), 540-549.
Harichandran, R. S., Yeh, M-S., and Baladi, G. Y. (1990). "MICH-PAVE: a nonlinear finite
element program for the analysis of flexible pavements."
Transportation Research Record, 1286, 123-131.
Baladi, G. Y., and Harichandran, R. S. (1989). "Asphalt mix
design and the indirect test: a new horizon." In Asphalt
Concrete Mix Design: Development of More Rational Approaches,
ASTM STP 1041, W. Gartner, Jr. (ed.), American Society for Testing
and Materials, Philadelphia, 86-105.
Harichandran, R. S., and Yeh, M-S. (1988). "Flexible boundary in finite element
analysis of pavements." Transportation Research
Record, 1207, 50-60.
Baladi, G. Y., Lyles, R. W., and Harichandran, R. S. (1988).
"Asphalt mix design: an innovative approach."
Transportation Research Record, 1171, 160-167.
Baladi, G. Y., Harichandran, R. S., and Lyles, R. W. (1988).
"New relationships between structural properties and asphalt
mix parameters." Transportationnsportation Research
Record, 1171, 168-177.Random Vibration and Earthquake
Engineering
Chen, M.-T., and Harichandran, R. S. (2001). "Response
of an earth dam to spatially varying earthquake ground
motion." Journal of Engineering Mechanics, ASCE,
127(9), 932-939.
Kang, J., and Harichandran, R. S. (1999). "Nonlinear random vibration of FRP
plates using high-order shear theory." Journal of
Engineering Mechanics, ASCE, 125(9), 1081-1088.
Chen, M.-T., and Harichandran, R. S. (1998). "Statistics of the von Mises stress
response for structures subjected to random excitations."
Shock and Vibration, 5, 13-21.
Harichandran, R. S., and Naja, M. (1997). "Random vibration of laminated
composite plates with material non-linearity."
International Journal of Non-Linear Mechanics, 32(4),
707-720.
Harichandran, R. S., Hawwari, A., and Sweidan, B. N. (1996). "Response of long-span bridges
to spatially varying ground motion." Journal of
Structural Engineering, ASCE, 122(5), 476-484.
Harichandran, R. S. (1993).
"An efficient, adaptive algorithm for large-scale random
vibration analysis." Earthquake Engineering and
Structural Dynamics, 22(2), 151-165.
Harichandran, R. S., and Hawwari, A. (1992). "Non-linear random vibration of
filamentary composites." Computing Systems in
Engineering, 3(1-4), 469-475.
Harichandran, R. S. (1992).
"Random vibration under propagating excitation: closed-form
solutions." Journal of Engineering Mechanics,
ASCE, 118(3), 575-586.
Harichandran, R. S. (1991).
"Estimating the spatial variation of earthquake ground motion
from dense array recordings." Structural Safety,
10, 219-233.
Harichandran, R. S., and Wang, W. (1990). "Response of indeterminate two-span
beam to spatially varying seismic excitation."
Earthquake Engineering and Structural Dynamics, 19(2),
173-187.
Harichandran, R. S. (1988).
"Local spatial variation of earthquake ground
motion." In Earthquake Engineering and Soil Dynamics II
- Recent Advances in Ground-Motion Evaluation, J. L. Von Thun
(ed.), American Society of Civil Engineers, New York, 203-217.
Harichandran, R. S., and Wang, W. (1988). "Response of simple beam to spatially
varying earthquake excitation." Journal of Engineering
Mechanics, ASCE, 114(9), 1526-1541.
Harichandran, R. S. (1987). "Stochastic analysis of rigid
foundation filtering." Earthquake Engineering and
Structural Dynamics, 15(7), 889-899.
Harichandran, R. S. (1987).
"Correlation analysis in space-time modeling of strong ground
motion." Technical Note, Journal of Engineering
Mechanics, ASCE, 113(4), 629-634.
Harichandran, R. S., and Vanmarcke, E. (1986). "Stochastic variation of
earthquake ground motion in space and time." Journal of
Engineering Mechanics, ASCE, 112(2), 154-174, and 113(8),
1271-1273.Pedagogical
Maleck, T. L., Harichandran, R. S., Prestel,
D., Merrill, J., Mason, D. E., Galishnikova, V. (2005). "U.S.-Russian collaboration to
enhance engineering education, research and development of
internationally recognized programs in Russia." In
Innovations 2005: World Innovations in Engineering Education and
Research, W. Aung et al. (eds.), International Network for
Engineering Education and Research, Arlington, Virginia,
443-458.
Conference Proceedings - Reviewed PapersStructural Engineering
Nossoni, G., Calabrese-Barton, S., and
Harichandran, R. S. (2011). "Chloride-induced corrosion of
reinforcing steel in concrete: electrochemical modeling of initial
and limiting corrosion rates." Proceedings, NACE Corrosion
Conference, Houston, Texas.
Iqbal, S., and Harichandran, R. S. (2010).
"Methodology for reliability-based design of steel members
exposed to fire." Proceedings, SDSS Rio 2010 Stability and
Ductility of Steel Structures, E. Batista, P. Vel-lasco and L. de
Lima (eds.), Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Iqbal, S., and Harichandran, R. S. (2010).
"Capacity reduction and fire load factors for steel columns
ex-posed to fire." Proceedings, SDSS Rio 2010 Stability and
Ductility of Steel Structures, E. Batista, P. Vellasco and L. de
Lima (eds.), Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Iqbal, S., and Harichandran, R. S. (2010).
"Reliability-based capacity reduction and fire load factors for
design of steel members exposed to fire." Proceedings, 6th
International Conference on Structures in Fire, V. Kodur, and
J-M. Franssen (eds.), East Lansing, Michigan, 75-82.
Nossoni, G., and Harichandran, R.S. (2010).
"Chloride-induced corrosion of reinforcing steel in concrete:
electrochemical modeling of initial and limiting corrosion
rates." Proceedings, 89th Annual Meeting of the
Transportation Research Board (CD-ROM), 16 pp.
Zhang, G., Harichandran, R. S., and Ramuhalli,
P. (2010). "NDE of concrete bridge deck delamination using
en hanced acoustic method" Proceedings, 89th Annual Meeting
of the Transportation Re-search Board (CD-ROM).
Zhang, G., Harichandran, R. S., and Ramuhalli,
P. (2010). "Detection of delamination in concrete bridge decks
using MFCC of acoustic impact signals." In Review of Progress
in Quantitative Nondestructive Evaluation, Thompson, D. O. and
Chimenti, D. E. (eds.), Vol. 29, American Institute of Physics,
Melville, New York.
Nossoni, G., and Harichandran, R. S. (2009).
"Durability model for concrete and concrete repairs under
corrosion" In Concrete Solutions, Grantham, Majorana
and Salomoni (Eds.), Taylor & Francis, Lon-don.
Iqbal, S., and Harichandran, R. S. (2009).
"Reliability-based design specifications for simply supported
steel beams exposed to fire." Proceedings, 10th International
Conference on Structural Safety and Reliability, Osaka, Japan.
Nossoni, G., and Harichandran, R. S. (2008).
"Accelerated corrosion testing." Proceedings, 17th
International Corrosion Congress, Las Vegas, Nevada, 8 pp.
Nossoni, G., and Harichandran, R. S. (2007).
"Evaluation of shallow
depth patches in concrete bridges reinforced with FRP overlays.
" Proceedings, 8th International Symposium on Fiber
Reinforced Polymer Reinforcement for Concrete Structures,,
Patras, Greece.
Nossoni, G., and Harichandran, R. S. (2007).
"Improved durability of
patched concrete bridges against corrosion by using an FRP overlay.
" Proceedings (CD-ROM), 84th Annual Meeting of the
Transportation Research Board, Washington, D.C., Paper No.
07-2594.
Nossoni, G., Harichandran, R. S., and
Burgueno, R. (2006).
"Enhancement of shallow depth patches for concrete bridges
using FRP overlays. " Proceedings (CD-ROM), 3rd
International Conference on FRP Composites in Civil Engineering,, Miami, Florida, 4pp.
Hong, S., and Harichandran, R. S. (2004). "Nondestructive evaluation of
CFRP/concrete bond in beams using electrochemical impedance
spectroscopy." Proceedings (CD-ROM), 82nd Annual Meeting
of the Transportation Research Board, Washington, D.C., Paper
No. 04-3123.
Harichandran, R. S., Hong, S., Udpa, L., and
Zeng, Z. (2004).
"EIS-based sensors for NDE of FRP-strengthened concrete beams:
experiments and finite element simulation. "
Proceedings, 2nd International Conference on FRP Composites in
Civil Engineering-CICE 2004, Adelaide, Australia, 281-289.
Harichandran, R. S., Hong, S., Al-Ostaz, A.,
and Davis, G. D. (2003).
"EIS-based NDE of bond integrity in concrete bridges
strengthened with CFRP. " Proceedings, 1st
International Conference on Structural Health Monitoring and
Intelligent Infrastructure, Tokyo, Japan, 1183-1190.
Davis, G. D., Rich, M. J., Harichandran, R.
S., Drzal, L. T., Mase, T., and Al-Ostaz, A. (2003). "Development of electochemical
impedance sensor to monitor delamination and moisture uptake in
CFRP-reinforced concrete structures." Proceedings
(CD-ROM), 81st Annual Meeting of the Transportation Research
Board, Washington, D.C., Paper No. 03-2392.
Baiyasi, I. M., and Harichandran, R. S.
(2001). "Corrosion and wrap
strains in concrete bridge columns repaired with FRP
wraps." Proceedings (CD-ROM), 80th Annual Meeting of the
Transportation Research Board, Washington, D.C., Paper No.
01-2609, 11 pp.
Harichandran, R. S., Hatfield, F. J., and
Kifle, B. (1997). "Shear
reinforcement of wood beams with polymer composite
materials." Proceedings, International Conference on
Engineering Materials, Ottawa, Canada, 105-116.
Harichandran, R. S., and Zhang, Y. (1989).
"Dynamic analysis on parallel computers by subdomain
integration." Proceedings, 1st International Conference on
Applications of Supercomputers in Engineering, Southampton,
England.Pavement Engineering
Haider, S. W., and Harichandran, R. S. (2008).
"Correlation between properties of axle load distribution and
rigid pavement performance measures." Proceedings, 9th
International Conference on Concrete Pavements, San Francisco,
California, Volume 2, 659-672.
Haider, S. W., and Harichandran, R. S. (2008).
"Estimating bimodal distribution parameters and traffic levels
from axle load spectra." Proceedings, 87th Annual Meeting of
the Transportation Research Board (CD-ROM), Washington, D.C.,
Paper No. 08-0824.
Haider, S. W., and Harichandran, R. S. (2007).
"Quantifying the effects of
truck weights on axle load spectra of single and tandem axle
configurations. " Proceedings, 5th International
Conference on Maintenance and Rehabilitation of Pavements and
Technological Control, Park City, Utah, 6 pp.
Haider, S. W., and Harichandran, R. S. (2007).
"Characterizing axle load
spectra by using gross vehicle weights and truck traffic
volumes." Proceedings (CD-ROM), 84th Annual Meeting of
the Transportation Research Board, Washington, D.C., Paper No.
07-2342.
Chatti, K., Ji, Y., and Harichandran, R. S.
(2006). "Dynamic
backcalculation of pavement layer parameters using frequency and
time domain methods." Proceedings, 10th International
Conference on Asphalt Pavements, Qu bec City, Canada, 10 pp.
Random Vibration and Earthquake Engineering
Tarinejad, R., Ahmadi, M. T., and
Harichandran, R. S. (2007). "Non-prismatic effect on the
scattering of SH-waves in 3-D canyons." Proceedings, 5th
International Conference on Seismology and Earthquake
Engineering, Tehran, Iran, 12 pp.
Tarinejad, R., Ahmadi, M. T., and
Harichandran, R. S. (2007). "Effect of non-prismatic 3-D canyon
on the scattering of seismic P- and SV-waves." Proceedings,
4th International Conference on Earthquake Geotechnical
Engineering, Thessaloniki, Greece, Paper No. 1741, 12 pp.
Soyluk, K., and Harichandran, R. S. (2005).
"Including total site
effects in spatially varying earthquake ground motion
models." Proceedings, 6th International Conference on
Structural Dynamics, Paris, France, 803-808.
Soyluk, K., and Harichandran, R. S. (2005).
"Specification of spatially
varying bedrock ground motions consistent with surface
motions." Proceedings, 9th International Conference on
Structural Safety and Reliability (CD-ROM), Rome, Italy,
313-319.
Harichandran, R. S., and Chen, M.-T. (1997). "Computational methods for applied
random vibration analysis." Invited Paper. Proceedings,
7th International Conference on Computing in Civil and Building
Engineering, Seoul, Korea, 1113-1120.
Kang, J., and Harichandran, R. S. (1997). "Nonlinear random vibration of
laminated composite plates using high-order shear theory."
Proceedings, 7th International Conference on Computing in Civil
and Building Engineering, Seoul, Korea, 1133-1138.
Harichandran, R. S., and Ali, A. (1995). "Random vibration analysis: from
research into practice." Proceedings, Research
Transformed into Practice: Implementation of NSF Research,
Crystal City, Virginia, 1-10 (addendum).
Vanmarcke, E., and Harichandran, R. S. (1984). "Models of the spatial variation
of ground motion for seismic analysis of structures."
Proceedings, 8th World Conference on Earthquake Engineering,
San Francisco, California, 597-604.Pedagogical
Harichandran, R. (2007). "Faculty hiring trends at small-
to medium-sized research intensive CEE departments and balancing the
needs of research and practice. " Proceedings, ASEE
Annual Conference (CD-ROM), Honolulu, Hawaii, 7 pp.
Lynch, D., Kelly, W. Jha, M. and Harichandran,
R. S. (2007).
"Implementing sustainability in the engineering curriculum:
realizing the ASCE Body Of Knowledge. " Proceedings,
ASEE Annual Conference (CD-ROM), Honolulu, Hawaii, 19 pp.
Harichandran, R. (2006). "Current
Research Thrusts in Civil and Environmental Engineering and
Implications for Education: A Big 10+ Perspective ."
Proceedings, ASEE Annual Conference (CD-ROM), Chicago,
Illinois.
Mason, D. E., Merrill, J., Harichandran, R.
S., Galishnikova, V., Maleck, T., Prestel, D., and Streng, P.
(2004). "Innovation in a
large-scale study-abroad program in engineering."
Proceedings, ASEE Annual Conference (CD-ROM), Salt Lake City,
Utah. Also published in Proceedings, 3rd ASEE Internainal Colloqium
on Engineering Education (CD-ROM), Beijing, China.
Mason, D. E., Harichandran, R. S., Maleck, T.,
Galishnikova, V., Merrill, J., Prestel, D., and Streng, P. (2004).
"Engineering educational and research collaborations between a
U.S. and a Russian university: a sustainable model for
international programs." Proceedings, International
Conference on Engineering Education and Research (CD-ROM),
Olomouc, Czech Republic.
Conference Proceedings - Abstracts ReviewedStructural Engineering
Iqbal, S., Dwaikat, M.S., and Harichandran,
R.S. (2009). "A simple approach for calculating inelastic
deflections of simply supported steel beams under fire."
Proceedings, ASCE Structure Congress, Austin, Texas.
Iqbal, S., Harichandran, R. S., and Kodur, V.
(2008). "Capacity reduction factor for flexural strength of
steel beams exposed to fire." Proceedings, Inaugural
International Conference of the Engineering Mechanics Institute,
Minneapolis, Minnesota, 7 pp.
Huang, Z., Varma, A. H., Harichandran, R. S.,
and Cordero, A. (2004). "Effects of inelastic local buckling on
the seismic behavior of structural members and frames."
Proceedings, Structural Stability Research Council's Annual
Stability Conference, Long Beach, California.
Gong, A., Kamdem, D. P., and Harichandran, R. S. (2004). "Compression tests on wood-cement
particle composites made of CCA-treated wood removed from
service." Proceedings, nvironmental Impacts of
Preservative-Treated Wood Conference,, Orlando, Florida, 7
pp.
Galishnikova, V., and Harichandran, R. S.
(2003). "Analytical
solution of boundary value problems in mechanics using a
decomposition method. " Proceedings (CD-ROM), 16th
ASCE Engineering Mechanics Conference, Seattle, Washington, 11
pp.
Galishnikova, V., and Harichandran, R. S.
(2003). "Application
of a decomposition method for analyzing lattice plates with elastic
supports." Proceedings (CD-ROM), 16th ASCE Engineering
Mechanics Conference, Seattle, Washington, 11 pp.
Harichandran, R. S., and Ye, B. (1995). "Accuracy of a semi-implicit parallel
algorithm for transient structural dynamics."
Proceedings, 10th ASCE Engineering Mechanics Conference,
Boulder, Colorado, 1259-1262.Random Vibration and Earthquake Engineering
Santa-Cruz, S., Heredia-Zavoni, E., and Harichandran, R. S.
(2000). "Low-frequency
behavior of coherency for strong ground motions in Mexico City and
Japan." Proceedings (CD-ROM), 12th World Conference on
Earthquake Engineering, Auckland, New Zealand, Paper No. 0076, 8
pp.
Harichandran, R. S., and Chen, M.-T. (1996). "Statistical moments of principal
stress-related quantities in random vibration analysis."
Proceedings, 7th ASCE Specialty Conference on Probabilistic
Mechanics and Structural Reliability, Worcester, Massachusetts,
962-965.
Harichandran, R. S., and Chen, M.-T. (1996). "Reliability of an earth dam excited
by spatially varying earthquake ground motion."
Proceedings, 11th World Conference on Earthquake Engineering,
Acapulco, Mexico, Paper No. 1287.
Chen, M.-T., and Harichandran, R. S. (1996). "Simplified response analysis of
earth dams to spatially varying earthquake ground motion."
Proceedings, 11th World Conference on Earthquake
Engineering, Acapulco, Mexico, Paper No. 527.
Harichandran, R. S., and Naja, M. (1995). "Random vibration of laminated
composite plates with shear non-linearity."
Proceedings, 10th ASCE Engineering Mechanics Conference,
Boulder, Colorado, 62-65.
Chen, M.-T., and Harichandran, R. S. (1995). "Effect of spatially varying ground
motion on earth dam response." Proceedings, 10th ASCE
Engineering Mechanics Conference, Boulder, Colorado, 78-81.
Harichandran, R. S., and Naja, M. (1993). "Non-linear random vibration of
laminated composite plates." Proceedings, 9th Annual
ASM/ESD Advanced Composites Conference, Dearborn, Michigan,
277-287.
Harichandran, R. S., Hawwari, A., and Sweidan, B. (1992). "Response of suspension and
deck arch bridges to spatially varying ground motion."
Proceedings, Probabilistic Mechanics and Structural and
Geotechnical Reliability, American Society of Civil Engineers,
New York, 264-267.
Harichandran, R. S., and Hawwari, A. (1992). "In-plane non-linear random
vibration of composite plates." Proceedings,
Probabilistic Mechanics and Structural and Geotechnical
Reliability, American Society of Civil Engineers, New York,
188-191.
Harichandran, R. S., and Wang, W. (1990). "Effect of spatially varying
excitation on surface lifelines." Proceedings, 4th U.S.
National Conference on Earthquake Engineering, Palm Springs,
California, Vol. 1, 885-894.
Harichandran, R. S., and Wang, W. (1988). "Response of two-span beam to
spatially varying earthquake excitation." Proceedings,
Probabilistic Methods in Civil Engineering, 404-407.Pedagogical
Harichandran, R. S., et al. (2005). "Current research
thrusts in civil and environmental engineering and implications for
education: a Big 10+ perspective." Proceedings of the
2005 ASCE National CEE Department Heads Meeting, Salt Lake City,
6 pp.
Book Chapters
Harichandran, R. S. (1994).
"Indeterminate structures." In Principles &
Practice of Civil Engineering, M. C. Potter (ed.), Great Lakes
Press, Okemos, Michigan, Chapter 10.
Technical Reports and Seminar
Notes
Harichandran, R. S. (ed.) (2008). "Improving Michigan's
Transportation System through Research" Michigan
Transportation Research Board.
Structural Engineering
Harichandran, R. S., and Zhang, G. (2011).
"ECR bridge decks: damage detection and assessment of remaining
service life for various overlay options -Part I." Report
No. RC-1549, Michigan Department of Transportation, Lansing,
Michigan.
Harichandran, R. S., Burgue o, R., Zhang, G.,
and Garratt, M. (2011). "ECR bridge decks: damage detection
and assessment of remaining service life for various overlay
options -Part II." Report No. RC-1549, Michigan
Department of Transportation, Lansing, Michigan.
Harichandran, R. S., and Nossoni, G. (2008).
"Improved shallow depth patches for concrete structures."
Report No. RC-1502, Michigan Department of Transportation,
Lansing, Michigan.
Harichandran, R. S., and Hong, S. (2003). "Sensors to monitor bond in
concrete bridges rehabilitated with FRP." Report No.
RC-1435, Michigan Department of Transportation, Lansing,
Michigan.
Harichandran, R. S., and Baiyasi, M. I. (2000). "Repair of corrosion-damaged
columns using FRP wraps." Report No. RC-1386,
Michigan Department of Transportation, Lansing, Michigan.
Cordero-Domenech, A., Varma, A. H., and
Harichandran, R. S. (2002). "Development of a modified
fiber-based beam-column element in DRAIN-2DX." MSU-CIL
Report No. 2002-02, Department of Civil and Environmental
Engineering, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan.
Zhang, Y., and Harichandran, R. S. (1988).
"Eigenproperties of combined MDOF primary and MDOF secondary
systems." Report No. MSU/ENGR-88-020, College of
Engineering, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan.
Harichandran, R. S., and Irvine, H.M. (1982).
"A static analysis technique for multi-leg cable-buoy
systems." M.I.T. Sea Grant Report No. MITSG 82-13,
Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts.
Harichandran, R. S. (1980). "Cyclic
testing of a reinforced concrete haunched beam column joint."
Report No. 5-80/6, Central Laboratories, Lower Hutt, New
Zealand.
Harichandran, R. S. (1980). "Rocking
response of battery stand." Report No. 5-80/5, Central
Laboratories, Lower Hutt, New Zealand.Pavement Engineering
Harichandran, R. S., Ko, R.-S., Buch, N., and Baladi, G. Y.
(1999). "Michigan flexible pavement design system user's
manual." Michigan Department of Transportation, Lansing,
Michigan.
Buch, N., Harichandran, R. S., Baladi, G. Y., Kim, H.-B., and
Park, D.-Y. (1999). "Calibration of MICHPAVE's rut and
fatigue distress models and development of an overlay design
procedure in MICHBACK." Final Report, Michigan Department of
Transportation, Lansing, Michigan.
Harichandran, R. S. (1997). "Mechanistic analysis and
design of flexible pavements." Seminar notes for presentation
sponsored by the Korea Highway Corporation, Seoul, Korea.
Harichandran, R. S., Ramon, C. M., and Baladi, G. Y. (1994).
"MICHBACK user's manual." Department of Civil and
Environmental Engineering, Michigan State University, East Lansing,
Michigan.
Baladi, G. Y., Harichandran, R. S., Mukhtar, H., and Mahmood, T.
(1994). "Reduction of rutting and fatigue cracking under heavy
vehicle loads and backcalculation of layer moduli." Department
of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Michigan State University,
East Lansing, Michigan.
Harichandran, R. S., Baladi, G. Y., and Yeh, M-S. (1989).
"Development of a computer program for design of pavement
systems consisting of layers of bound and unbound materials."
Report No. FHWA-MI-RD-89-02, Michigan Department of
Transportation, Lansing, Michigan.
Harichandran, R. S., Baladi, G. Y., and Yeh, M-S. (1989).
"MICH-PAVE user's manual." Report No.
FHWA-MI-RD-89-03, Michigan Department of Transportation,
Lansing, Michigan.Random Vibration and Earthquake Engineering
Harichandran, R. S. (1994-present). "Spatial variation of earthquake
ground motion: what is it, how do we model it, and what are its
engineering implications?" Manuscript corresponding to
seminars presented at the University of New South Wales, Sydney,
Australia (April 1994), Universidad Nacional Aut noma de M xico
(March 1998), University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez (November
1999), and University of Canterbury, New Zealand (February 2000).
Chen, M.-T., and Harichandran, R. S. (1995).
"Response of an earth dam to
spatially varying earthquake ground motion." Report No.
MSU-ENGR-007-95, Division of Engineering Research, Michigan
State University, East Lansing, Michigan.
Harichandran, R. S., and Wang, W. (1988).
"Response of one- and two-span beams to spatially varying
earthquake excitation." Report No. MSU/ENGR-88-002,
College of Engineering, Michigan State University, East Lansing,
Michigan.
Harichandran, R. S., and Vanmarcke, E. (1984).
"Space-time variation of earthquake ground motion."
Report R84-12, Department of Civil Engineering, Massachusetts
Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts.
Harichandran, R. S. (1981). "Extremes of
combined stochastic dynamic responses." Master's
Thesis, Department of Civil Engineering, Massachusetts Institute
of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts.
Software Copyrighted/External Use
Harichandran, R. S., Buch, N., and Baladi, G. Y. (2000). "MFPDS: Michigan Flexible Pavement
Design System." A comprehensive Microsoft Windows-based
software package integrating AASHTO design, mechanistic analysis,
backcalculation, and mechanistic-empirical design of flexible
pavements. Developed for the Michigan Department of Transportation.
Harichandran, R. S., et. al. (1995).
"MICHBACK: backcalculation of pavement layer properties using
a modified Newton algorithm." A menu-driven, forms-based
program implemented on DOS systems to aid the evaluation and
rehabilitation of flexible pavements. Developed for the Michigan
Department of Transportation.
Harichandran, R. S., Baladi, G. Y., and Yeh, M-S. (1989). "MICHPAVE: nonlinear finite element
program for the analysis of flexible pavements." A
menu-driven, forms-based program implemented on DOS and UNIX
systems to aid the analysis and design of flexible pavements.
Developed for the Michigan Department of Transportation and used by
highway agencies nationwide.
Instructional Use
Harichandran, R. S. (1986-91). "Matrix." A menu-driven
program for matrix manipulation, and simultaneous equation, least
squares and eigenproblem solution, specially tailored as a tool for
learning matrix structural analysis and dynamics.
Harichandran, R. S., Sovel, T., and Abdulkader, W. (1988-91).
"RC-Beam." A menu-driven program for the flexural
analysis and design of rectangular, T and L reinforced conrete
beams.
Software Learning Aids Instructional Use
Harichandran, R. S (1993-94).
"An introduction to mathematical computation using Maple V
Release 3," 18 pp.
Harichandran, R. S. (1992-94). "Structural analysis and
steel design using SODA 3.2.5," 19 pp.
Harichandran, R. S. (1991). "An introduction to static and
dynamic finite element analysis using I-DEAS VI," 60 pp.Research GrantsStructural Engineering
Michigan Department of Transportation
October 2010 to September 2013
"Implementation of sustainable and green
design and construction practices for bridges," with Armagan
Korkmaz (PI) and Madan Syal.
Michigan Department of Transportation
October 2009 to September 2011
"Development and validation of
deterioration models for concrete bridge decks," with
Rigoberto Burgue o (PI).
Michigan Department of Transportation
October 2007 to September 2009
"Effect
of debonded strands on beam end cracking," with Rigoberto
Burgue o (PI).
Michigan Department of Transportation
October 2006 to September 2009
"ECR
bridge decks: damage detection and assessment of remaining
service life for various overlay repair options," with
Rigoberto Burgue o (co-PI) and Niell Elvin (co-PI) .
Michigan Department of Transportation
January 2005 to January 2007
"Identification of causes and development
of strategies for relieving structural distress in bridge
abutments," with Rigoberto Burgue o (PI), Neeraj Buch (co-PI)
and Ghassan Abu-Lebdeh (co-PI).
Michigan Department of Transportation
October 2004 to October 2006
"Improved
shallow depth patches for concrete structures," with Rigoberto
Burgue o (co-PI).
Michigan Department of Transportation
February 2001 to August 2003
"Sensors to monitor bond in
concrete bridges rehabilitated with FRP."
Michigan Department of Transportation
January 1997 to June 2000
"Polymer composite jackets
for column repair."
State of Michigan
July 1995 to June 1997
"Shear reinforcement of wood
beams with polymer composite materials," with Frank H.
Hatfield (co-PI). Research Excellence Fund, administered by the
Composite Materials and Structures Center, College of
Engineering, Michigan State University.
Federal Highway Administration
November 1991 to May 1993
"Impact behavior of
fiber-reinforced composite materials/structures for use in
roadside safety applications." Eisenhower Graduate
Fellowship for Binshan Ye.
National Science Foundation
September 1990 to August 1993
"Efficient numerical
techniques for dynamic analysis of large-scale structures on
vector and parallel computers."
Michigan State University
July 1987 to June 1988
"Dynamic analysis of
combined equipment-structure systems." All University
Research Initiation Grant.Pavement Engineering
Michigan Department of Transportation
May 2000 to May 2002
"Development of a computer
program for dynamic backcalculation of flexible-pavement layer
moduli," with Karim Chatti (PI).
Michigan Department of Transportation
September 1996 to August 1999
"Improvement of MICHPAVE and
MICHBACK," with Neeraj Buch (co-PI) and Gilbert Y. Baladi
(co-PI).
Michigan Department of Transportation
September 1996 to September 1999
"Calibration of
MICHPAVE's rut and fatigue distress models and development
of an overlay design procedure in MICHBACK," with Neeraj
Buch (PI) and Gilbert Y. Baladi (co-PI).
Michigan Department of Transportation / UMTRI
May 1991 to April 1994
"Reduction of rutting under
heavy vehicle loads," with Gilbert Y. Baladi (PI).
Michigan Department of Transportation
March 1986 to September 1988
"Development of a computer
program for design of pavement systems consisting of layers of
bound and unbound materials," with Gilbert Y. Baladi
(co-PI).
Federal Highway Administration
October 1985 to September 1987
"Integrated material and
structural design method for flexible pavements," with
Gilbert Y. Baladi (PI) and Richard W. Lyles (co-PI).Random Vibration and Earthquake Engineering
National Science Foundation
October 1997 to September 1999
"Low frequency
characterization of coherency functions for spatially varying
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