{"627948":{"#nid":"627948","#data":{"type":"event","title":"Phd Defense by Georgene Malone Geary","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ESchool of Civil and Environmental Engineering\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EPh.D. Thesis Defense Announcement\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EA Spatial and Temporal 3D Slab-Based Methodology for Concrete Pavement Management\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EBy\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EGeorgene Malone Geary\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EAdvisor:\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EDr. Yi-Chang (James) Tsai (CEE)\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ECommittee Members:\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EDr. James Lai (CEE), Dr. Adjo Amekudzi-Kennedy (CEE), Dr. Kimberly Kurtis (CEE), Dr. Steven French(CoD), Dr. Michael Darter(CEE, University of Illinois, Champaign-Urbana)\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EDate \u0026amp; Time:\u003C\/strong\u003E Monday,\u0026nbsp;November\u0026nbsp;4th,\u0026nbsp;2019,\u0026nbsp;at\u0026nbsp;9:00\u0026nbsp;AM\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ELocation:\u003C\/strong\u003E Sustainable\u0026nbsp;Education\u0026nbsp;Building\u0026nbsp;(SEB),\u0026nbsp;Room\u0026nbsp;122\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EDate \u0026amp; Time:\u003C\/strong\u003E Monday,\u0026nbsp;November\u0026nbsp;4th,\u0026nbsp;2019,\u0026nbsp;at\u0026nbsp;9:30\u0026nbsp;AM\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ELocation:\u003C\/strong\u003E Sustainable\u0026nbsp;Education\u0026nbsp;Building\u0026nbsp;(SEB),\u0026nbsp;Room\u0026nbsp;122\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EManagement of cracking in jointed plain concrete (JPC) pavement assets is currently monitored at the Federal level using a value of percent transverse cracked slabs per 0.1 mile. \u0026nbsp;This indicator does not provide sufficient information related to the asset to make informed decisions on the remaining life and subsequent investment needed to maintain JPC pavements. \u0026nbsp;With over 20 State DOTs now collecting 3D pavement data using 3D laser technology, the opportunity exists to develop a more robust method to manage and evaluate JPC pavements using this relatively new technology.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp;This dissertation presents a novel 3D Slab-Based Methodology, using 3D pavement data for improved management of JPC pavements. \u0026nbsp; The proposed methodology consists of four modules: 1) slab states module with high granularity and finer severity classification that enables us to make more accurate and reliable Maintenance, Rehabilitation and Reconstruction (MR\u0026amp;R) decisions that could not be achieved previously, 2) a fundamental spatial-temporal analysis module which incorporates the importance of cracking orientation, 3) Kernel Density (KD) smoothing-based crack patterns to visualize and spatially analyze crack severity patterns in multiple scales (e.g. 0.1 mile or 1 miles), and 4) Remaining Service Life (RSL)-based cracking behavior to predict the remaining pavement life more reliably. \u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp;The methodology is validated using case studies of three different categories of Georgia JPC pavements. 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