The Delaware Center for Transportation has published reports on research that has been done for various transportation related issues. In addition to that, you may also find the annual DCT newsletter, TRANSEARCH, which highlights activities and upcoming events. The publications are available to download. If you need further assistance please contact Sandi Wolfe, Sandiw@udel.edu
Non-Destructive Testing Methods to Evaluate the Integrity of Concrete Bridge Decks
December 2021
Author: Thomas Schumacher, Associate Professor, PhD, PE (DE)
Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
Task Number 57-1490
Durability Assessment of Externally Bonded Fiber-Reinforced Polymer (FRP) Composite Repairs in Bridges
November 2022
Authors: Ajay Baniya, Sandra Milev, Rachel Henry, Jovan Tartar
Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
Report #284
Synthesis Study of Jointless Bridge Design and Details
August 2022
Authors: Hannah Power, Monique Head, Michael Chajes, Harry W. Shenton, III
Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
Report #283
Design of Anchors for Rapid and Durable Strengthening of Bridges with Externally Bonded Carbon Fiber Reinforced Polymers
November 2021
Authors: Christian Viniarski, Jovan Tatar, Ph.D., Monique Head, Ph.D, P.E.
Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
Report #282
Analytical and Experimental Investigation of Dynamic Amplified Factor for the Load Rating of Reinforced Concrete Box Culverts
February 2019
Authors: Harry W. Shenton, III, Kalehiwot Manahiloh, and Andrew Wells
Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
Report #275
Advancing Steel and Concrete Bridge Technology to Improve Infrastructure Performance: Task 6 Report on Techniques for Bridge Strengthening
September 2018
Authors: Tiera Rollins, Michael Chajes, Thomas Murphy and Hongbo Dai
Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
Report #273
Analysis of the Field Behavior of a Geosynthetic Reinforced Soil Integrated Bridge System During Construction and Operation
December 2016
Authors: Christopher Meehan, Majid Talebi and Tyler Poggiogalle
Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
Report # 262
Holistic Rehabilitation of Fatigue-Cracks in Steel Bridge Members Using Carbon Nanotube-Based Composites: A Feasibility Study
May 2016
Authors: Jordan Wynn, Shafique Ahmed, Thomas Schumacher (PI), Jennifer McConnell (Co-PI), Erik Thostenson (Co-PI)
Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
Report # 257
Load Tests of the Charles W. Cullen Bridge at Indian River Inlet
January 2016
Authors: Harry W. Shenton, III, Michael J. Chajes, Gary Wenczel and Hadi Al-Khateeb
Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
Report # 254
System Capacity of Vintage Reinforced Concrete Moment Frame Culverts with No Overlay
August 2015
Authors: Timothy Porter and Thomas Schumacher
Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
Report 252
Instrumented MSE Wall Reinforced with Polyester Straps
August 2015
Authors: Yushan Luo, Dov Leshchinsky, Pietro Rimoldi, Giulia Lugli and Chao Xu
Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
Report 250
Survey of Past Experience and State-of-the-Practice in the Design and Maintenance of Small Movement Expansion Joints in the Northeast
April 2014
Authors: Micah H. Milner, Harry W. Shenton III
Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
Report 242
Cross-Frame Forces in Skewed Steel I-Girder Bridges: Field Measurements and Finite Element Analysis
April 2014
Authors: Jennifer McConnell, Matija Radovic, Kelly Ambrose
Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
Report 241
Using Continuous Compaction Control Systems within an Earthwork Compaction Specification Framework
October 2013
Authors: Christopher L. Meehan and Daniel V. Cacciola
Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
Report # 236
Inaugural Load Test of the Charles W. Cullen Bridge at Indian River Inlet
August 2013
Authors: Harry W. Shenton, III, Michael J. Chajes, Gary Wenczel, Jack Cardinal
Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
Report # 238
Testing and Operation of Delaware’s First Permanently Instrumented “Smart” Bridge
January 2012
Authors: Harry W. Shenton, III, Douglas Nathaniel Charles
Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
Report # 225
Testing and Analysis of the Route 141 Newport Viaduct: Fatigue Evaluation
June 2012
Authors: Harry W. Shenton, III, Michael Chajes, Daniel Kucz, James Quigley, Jose Soto Fuentes
Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
Report # 227
In-Service Monitoring for Improved Maintenance and Management of DelDOT’s Bridges
January 2012
Authors: Harry W. Shenton, III, Kevin S. Connor
Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
Report # 223
Using Electrical Density Gauges for Field Compaction Control
December 2011
Authors: Christopher L. Meehan, Jason S. Hertz
Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
Report # 220
Effective Width of Concrete Slab Bridges in Delaware
January 2012
Authors: Harry W. Shenton, III, Brian P. Jones
Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
Report # 208
Establishment of a Geotechnical Information Database
July 2010
Author: Christopher Meehan
Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
Report # 207
Case History: Strain and Force Distribution in HDPE Reinforced Wall
July 2009
Authors: Christopher Meehan, Dov Leshchinsky, Baris Imamoglu
Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
Report # 203
An Investigation of Continuous Compaction Control Systems
July 2009
Authors: Christopher Meehan, Faraz Sadeghi Tehrani
Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
Report # 204
Scour Monitoring of the Indian River Inlet Bridge: Pilot Study
January 2009
Authors: Jennifer Righman, Jack Puleo, Jamie Macmahan, Michael Chajes
Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
Report # 200
Instrumented Geogrid Reinforced Mechanically Stabilized Earth Wall Undergoing Large Settlement
May 2007
Authors: Dov Leshchinsky, Christopher Meehan, S.A. Berkheimer
Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
Report # 197
Load Rating of Bridges without Plans
November 2007
Authors: Harry W. Shenton, III, Michael J. Chajes, J. Huang
Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
Report # 195
Development of Delaware’s First “Smart Bridge”
October 2007
Authors: Nicole Reader, Michael J. Chajes, Harry W. Shenton, III
Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
Report # 194
Load Rating Using an In-Service Monitoring System
September 2007
Authors: Harry W. Shenton, III, Michael J. Chajes, B.O. Brooks
Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
Report # 190
Moment Redistribution & Service II Limit State
August 2007
Authors: Jennifer Righman McConnell, Michael Zettlemoyer
Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
Report # 185
Applications of Advanced Composites to Steel Bridges: A Case Study on the Ashland Bridge (Delaware, USA)
March 2005
Author: Michael Chajes
Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
Report # 181
Cracking of Overhead Sign Structures and Their Repair Using Composite Fabric as a Wrap
August 2005
Author: Baidurya Bhattacharya
Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
Report # 175
MMFX Rebar Evaluation for I-95 Service Road Bridge 1-712-B
March 2005
Author: Michael Chajes
Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
Report # 171
Composite Material Sandwich Truck
September 2004
Author: Jack R. Vinson
Center for Composite Materials
Report # 163
Use of HDPE Drainage Pipes by DelDOT
September 2003
Author: Dov Leshchinsky, Michael Chajes
Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
Report # 162
Reinforced Multitiered Walls
June 2006
Author: Dov Leshchinsky
Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
Report # 158
Evaluating the Load Carrying Capacity of Bridges Without Plans Using Field Test Results
September 2004
Authors: Michael Chajes, Harry W. Shenton, III
Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
Report # 157
Second Generation In-Service Bridge Monitoring System
October 2003
Authors: Harry W. Shenton, III, Daniel Howell
Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
Report # 156
High Performance Concrete for Bridge 8F in Frederica
March 2003
Authors: Michael Chajes, Harry Shenton, III, Dennis Mertz
Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
Report # 155
Detecting Corrosion in Existing Structures Using Time Domain Reflectometry
January 2003
Authors: Robert G. Hunsperger, Michael Chajes
Department of Electrical Engineering & Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
Report # 154
Analysis and Testing of a Highly Skewed Bridge
September 2004
Author: Michael Chajes
Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
Report # 153
Load Rating of Arch Bridges
October 2002
Author: Michael J. Chajes
Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
Report # 144
Inspection Guidelines for Construction and Post-Construction of Mechanically Stabilized Earth Wall
November 2002
Author: Dov Leshchinsky
Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
Report # 143
Experimental Load Rating of Posted Bridges
December 2002
Authors: Michael Chajes, Dennis Mertz, Harry Shenton III, Victor Kaliakin
Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
Report # 141
Enhancements to the Bond Between Advanced Composite Materials and Steel for Bridge Rehabilitation
December 2002
Author: John W. Gillespie
Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
Report # 140
Effects of Geosynthetic Reinforcement Spacing on the Performance of Mechanically Stabilized Earth Walls
October 2002
Author: Dov Leshchinsky
Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
Report # 139
Bridge Load Testing: Bridge 3-437, SR 54 Over Assawoman Bay Part II
June 2002
Author: Michael Chajes
Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
Report # 138
Bridge Load Testing: Bridge 1-450N, 485N, 487N, 487S, 489S, 492S, Route 13, Part I
June 2004
Author: Michael Chajes
Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
Report # 137
Evaluating Corrosion of Steel Strands Using Time Domain Reflectometry
June 2002
Author: Robert Hunsperger
Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
Report # 136
Nondestructive Inspection Techniques for Fiber-Reinforced Polymer Bridges
June 2002
Author: John Gillespie, Jr.
Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
Report # 134
An All-Fiber Reinforced Polymer Composite Bridge: Design, Analysis Fabrication, Full-Scale Experimental Structural Validation, Construction and Erection
December 2001
Author: Dennis Mertz
Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
Report # 133