Transportation and Construction
1. Yassir A. AbdelRazig, Assistant Professor, Ph.D., Purdue University
(850) 410-6453
http:// www.eng.fsu.edu/~abdelraz/
Dr. AbdelRazig joined the Department of Civil Engineering in 1999. His research focus includes civil and infrastructure assessment, computer applications in civil engineering, advanced technologies applications in civil infrastructures, and optimization and simulation techniques for civil engineering systems. Dr. AbdelRazig developed an intelligent system for highway steel bridges coating assessment. He used image processing and neural networks to recognize and measure rust patterns in steel bridges. Currently he is working on a project funded by Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) to identify processes to reduce highway construction project times. Dr. AbdelRazig’s research was featured in the ASCE Civil Engineering Research Foundation “Emerging Technology” Journal. His research was also featured in the Construction Industry Institute (CII) Emerging Technologies web site. Dr. AbdelRazig developed many civil engineering web-based applications, such as an Internet based construction Equipment tracking system and Internet based construction production calculator. Dr. AbdelRazig has practical experience working with Illinois Department of Transportation.
construction engineering and management
computer applications in civil engineering
intelligent engineering systems
simulation and modeling of engineering systems
Selected Publications
AbdelRazig, Y. and Chang, L., “A Hybrid Computerized Intelligent Model For Constructed Facilities Surface Assessment,” Scheduled to appear in November 2000 issue, ASCE Journal of Construction Engineering and Management.
Chang, L., Georgy M, and AbdelRazig, Y., “Warranting the Quality of Steel Bridge Coating,” ASCE Journal of Construction Engineering and Management. Volume 126 (5) (September 2000); pp. 374-380.
AbdelRazig, Y., “Neural Networks Approach for Highway Steel bridge Assessment,” Proceedings of the 2nd International Workshop On Artificial Intelligence & Mathematical Methods in Pavement & Geomechanical Engineering Systems, Newark, Delaware, August 11-12, 2000.
AbdelRazig, Y., Chang, L. M., and Skibniewski. "Automated Quality Assessment of Constructed Surfaces Through 'Intelligent' Image Processing," 16th IAARC/IFAC/IEEE International Symposium on Automation and Robotics in Construction, ISARC, Madrid, Spain, September 22-24, 1999.
2. Renatus Mussa, Assistant Professor, Ph.D., Arizona State University, P.E.
(850) 410-6191
mussa@eng.fsu.edu
Dr. Mussa joined the Department of Civil Engineering in January 1998. He previously worked in the private and public sectors where he gained extensive experience in the area of highway safety and operations as well as Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS). Dr. Mussa has published over 12 technical papers including seven papers in national and international refereed journals. Dr. Mussa is the recipient of several awards including the 1998 Transportation Professional of the Year awarded by the ITE Big Bend Florida Chapter, Best Paper Award awarded by the Institute of Transportation Engineers (ITE), and Best Final Year Student in the College of Engineering Award awarded by the University of Dar Es Salaam.
intelligent transportation systems
traffic modeling and computer applications
transportation workforce development
Mussa R., and Upchurch, E. “Evaluation of Incident Detection Using Vehicle-to-Roadside Communications System,” Journal of the Transportation Research Forum, Volume 39, Issue 4, Fall 2000, pp. 117-128.
Mussa, R., and Upchurch, E. “Simulation Assessment of Incident Detection by Cellular Phone Call-in Programs,” Transportation, An International Journal, Volume 26, Issue 4, Kluwer Academic Publishers, Netherlands, November 1999, pp. 399-416.
Mussa, R., Upchurch E., and Matthias, J. “Wireless Communications and Freeway Incident Reporting,” Journal of the Transportation Research Forum, Volume 38, Issue 1, May 1999, pp. 1-11.
(850) 410-6129
Dr. Ping had eight years industrial experience prior to joining the Department of Civil Engineering in 1990. He currently conducts research on characterization of transportation engineering materials, design of highway pavement structures, and implementation of pavement management systems. He is a member of the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE), the American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM), and the Transportation Research Board (TRB). Dr. Ping is Past-Chair of the Bituminous Materials Committee, Materials Engineering Division of ASCE.
transportation design and materials
pavement design and management
geotechnical engineering
transportation safety issues
Selected Publications
Ping,W. V., and Yang, Z., “Experimental Verification of Resilient Deformation for Granular Subgrades,” In Transportation Research Record 1639, Transportation Research Board, National Research Council, Washington, D.C., 1998, pp. 12-22.
Ping, W. V., Yang, Z., Gan, L., and Dietrich, B., “Development of Procedure for Automated Segmentation of Pavement Rut Data,” In Transportation Research Record 1655, Journal of the Transportation Research Board, National Research Council, Washington, D.C., 1999, pp. 65-73.
Ping, W. V., Ling, C. C., and Ho, R. K. H., “Influence of Soil Suction and Environmental Factors on Drying Characteristics of Granular Subgrade Soils,” In Transportation Research Record (in print), Journal of the Transportation Research Board, National Research Council, Washington, D.C., 2000.
(850) 410-6153
http://www.eng.fsu.edu/~sobanjo
Dr. Sobanjo has a diverse background in civil engineering, with specific interests in the areas of infrastructure engineering and management; construction engineering and management; transportation engineering; and computer applications. He currently teaches courses related to transportation engineering, construction materials, and construction management. Prior to coming to the FAMU-FSU College of Engineering, he worked in private consulting companies and government organizations, including over six years of professional experience working as a Transportation Engineer with both Texas and California Departments of Transportation. While at the California DOT, during the Northridge Earthquake, he was in charge of pre and post-contract evaluation (scheduling specifications, schedule impact and cost claims) of several bridge retrofit and repair projects, including the Santa Monica Freeway. Dr. Sobanjo was listed in the Millennium Edition of Who’s Who in Science and Engineering 2000.
Research Interests
evaluation of infrastructures, particularly, highway bridges and pavements
development of decision-support systems for maintenance, rehabilitation, and replacement of bridges
bridge deterioration and rehabilitation, utilizing concepts of fuzzy sets theory, stochastic process, statistical regression, decision making under uncertainty, multiple criteria decision making
Geographical Information Systems (GIS).
Selected Publications
Sobanjo, J. O., “Modeling Subjective Uncertainty in the Network Level Evaluation of Highway Bridge Projects,” Journal of Transportation Engineering, American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE), New York, 2000 (Accepted).
Sobanjo, J. O., “Simplified Stochastic Model for Deterioration in Highway Bridges.” ASCE’s Journal of Bridge Engineering, American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE), New York, 2000, (under review).
Spainhour, L., Mtenga, P., and Sobanjo, J. “Architecture of a Multicriteria Crash Database for Attenuators,” Journal of Computing in Civil Engineering, American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE), New York, 1999, p 187- 197.
Tawfiq, K., Sobanjo, J., and Armaghani, J., “Curvilinear Behavior of Base Layer Moduli from Deflection and Seismic Methods,” Transportation Research Record, (TRR), Transportation Research Board (TRB), National Research Council, 2000, (In press).
Sobanjo, J. O. “Facility Life-cycle Cost Analysis Based on Fuzzy Sets Theory,” Durability of Building Materials And Components 1999, National Research Council of Canada, Vancouver, Canada, 1999, vol 3, May p 1798‑1810.
Sobanjo, J. O., “Integrated Pavement-Bridge Management Under Uncertainty,” Proceedings, 2nd International Workshop on Artificial Intelligence and Mathematical Methods in Pavement and Geomechnical Engineering Systems, University of Delaware, Aug, 2000 (In press).