Oliva, Michael G.

PCI- Connections, Building Code, and Research and Development Council,
PCI Distinguished Educator Award 2007
PCI-Best Research Paper (Martin C. Korn Award) in PCI Journal, 2006, 1990
PCI Harry H Edwards Industry Advancement Award (with Alfred Benesch & Co.) 2006, for Innovative P/T Bridge Deck on I-39/90
PCI Fellow, 2006
Civil Engineering Research Foundation Pankow Award: 2006 semi-finalist (FRP 3-D grid reinforced bridge), 2004 quarter-finalist HyDeck bridge deck reinforcing system
NOVA Awards 2006 semi-finalist for development of a prefabricated modular FRP reinforcing and forming system for highway bridge decks
Popular Science Best of Whats New 2005 Selection, Fiber reinforced polymer bridge system Selected as one of five top engineering innovations for 2005
Grand Award Winner ACEC: FRP Cage Reinforced Bridge Deck, American Council of Engineering Companies - Wisconsin 2005 Engineering Excellence Awards with Alfred Benesch and Co.

Graduate student work:

Okumus, Pinar, current MS, - Precast bridge substructure system standards for Wisconsin
Doan, Tung, current MS, - SCC concrete in bridge girders
Tibbetts, Andrew, current MS, - FRP connections for precast structures
Sivak, Robbie, current MS, - Rapid bridge construction and replacement for emergencies
Litow, Colin, current MS, - Construction of reinforcement free bridge deck
Ug-Bae, Han, current PhD, - Compression membrane design of highway bridge decks
Georgieff, Paul, current MS- Performance of restrained bridge decks
Markowski, Scott, "Experimental and Analytical Study of Full-Depth Precast/Prestressed Concrete Deck Panels for Highway Bridges", 2005, 264 pages
Ehmke, F. Greg, "Analysis of a Bridge Deck Built on Interstate Highway 39/90 with Full Depth, Precast, Prestressed Concrete Deck Panels", 2006, 442pp
Chi, Sung-Je, "Finite Element Analyses of Full-Depth Precast Prestressed Deck Panel Bridges", 2007, 103pp
Walbrun, Andrew, "Computer Analysis of Automated LRFD Bridge Superstructure and Substructure Design Software Compared Against Hand Calculations and Design", 2006, 946pp

Summary

Current research work involves experimental testing of structures and proving/developing analytical techniques for simulating structural behavior or designing structural elements. Recent work has focussed on earthquake resistance of precast concrete systems, especially precast shear walls and diaphragm performance and rigidity as influenced by connections. Current work is aimed at developing improved methods for higheway bridge design and rapid construction to improve work zone safety and reduce impact on the travelling public. This includes use of innovative FRP reinforcing and forming systems, precasting bridge deck elements, building bridge decks without reinforcing, developing standard precast bridge substructure systems and building totally precast bridge structures.

Files and Links of Interest

A Practical Method to Estimate Elastic Deformations of Precast Pretopped Double Tee Diaphragms: Zheng & Oliva, PCI J. V50, N2, 2005
Design and Construction of a Reinforcement Free Concrete Bridge Deck on Precast Bulb Tee Girders: National Bridge Conf. 2007
Development of a Cost Effective Structural FRP Stay-in-Place Formwork System for Accelerated and Durable Bridge Deck Construction: TRR - TRB, V1976, 2006
Development of a Precast Concrete Shear-Wall System Requiring Special Code Acceptance: PCI J. V52, N1, 2007
Double Layer Prefabricated FRP Grids for Rapid Bridge Deck Construction: Case Study: ASCE J. Comp in Comst., 5/2006
FRP Stay-in-Place Formwork and Reinforcing for Concrete Highway Bridges: FRPRCS-8, Patras, GR, 2007
Full Depth Precast Concrete Bridge Decks: Profs Oliva, Bank, Russell
Greg Ehmke thesis: Full-Depth Precast Bridge Decks - Construction
PCI Flange Connectors: Test program on double-Tee flange connectors
Pultruded FRP Plank as Formwork and Reinforcement for Concrete Members: Adv in Struct Engr V10 N5
SCC: Concrete Creep and Shrinkage: Profs. Oliva, Cramer
Scott Markowski thesis: Full-Depth Precast Bridge Deck Panels
Sung-Je Chi thesis: FEM Analysis of Full-Depth Decks for Design
WisDOT Prestressed Girder Design Study/A. Walbrun
Wisconsin's Use of Full-Depth Precast Concrete Deck Panels Keeps Interstate 90 Open to Traffic: PCI J., V52, N1, Harry H Edwards 2006 Award

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