On-Going Projects
Specifications and Protocols for Acceptance Tests of Fly Ash Used in Highway Concrete
PI: Larry Sutter Co-PI: Tom Van Dam, Karl Peterson, Doug Hooton (University of Toronto), Scott Schlorholtz (Iowa State University)
Client: National Cooperative Highway Research Program
End Date: July, 20010
Funding: $$749,125
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Impact of Hydrated Cement Paste Quality and Entrained Air-Void System on the Durability of Concrete
PI: Larry Sutter Co-PI: Tom Van Dam, Karl Peterson
Client: Michigan Department of Transportation
End Date: April, 2010
Funding: $304,826
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Efficient Use of Recycled Concrete in Transportation Infrastructure
PI: Jake Hiller Co-PI: Larry Sutter. Tom Van Dam, Karl Peterson
Client: Michigan Department of Transportation
End Date: April, 2009
Funding: $180,182
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Reduction of Minimum Required Weight of Cementitious Materials in WisDOT Concrete Mixtures
PI: Larry Sutter Co-PI: Tom Van Dam, Karl Peterson
Client: Wisconsin Department of Transportation
End Date: October, 2009
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Alkali-Silica Reactivity (ASR) Development and Deployment Program
PI: Larry Sutter Co-PI: Tom Van Dam, Karl Peterson ,numerous external
Client: Federal Highway Administration
End Date: October, 2010
Funding: $2,450,000/yr (open task orders)
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Investigation of the Long Term Effects of Magnesium Chloride and Other Concentrated Salt Solutions on Pavement and Structural Portland Cement Concrete
PI: Larry Sutter Co-PI: Tom Van Dam, Karl Peterson, Doug Hooton (University of Toronto)
Client: South Dakota Department of Transportation
End Date: December, 2007
Funding: $600,000
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Selected Past Projects
Evaluation of Methods for Characterizing Air-Void Systems in Wisconsin Paving Concrete
PI: Larry Sutter Co-PI: Tom Van Dam, Karl Peterson, Michael Thomas (University of New Brunswick)
Client: Wisconsin Department of Transportation
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Mineral Characterization and Cataloging of Quarried Aggregate Sources Used in Michigan Highway Construction
PI: Larry Sutter Co-PI: Tom Van Dam, Karl Peterson
Client: Michigan Department of Transportation
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The Acquisition of Instrumentation for Microstructural Characterization of Materials That Are Non-Conductive or Include Volatile Phases
PI: Tom Van Dam, Larry Sutter Co-PI:Debra Wright, Sheila Grant, Julie King, and Laurent Matuana
Client: National Science Foundation
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Concrete Mixes and Pavement Construction for De-icing Facilities
PI: Tom Van Dam Co-PI: Larry Sutter, Karl Peterson, Kurt Smith (APTech)
Client: Innovative Pavement Research Foundation
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Preliminary Investigation of the Role of Bacteria in Concrete Degradation
PI: Larry Sutter Co-PI: Tom Van Dam, Megan Housewright
Client: Michigan Department of Transportation
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Durability of "Early-Opening-to-Traffic" Portland Cement Concrete for Pavement Rehabilitation
PI: Tom Van Dam Co-PI: Neeraj Buch (Michigan State), Larry Sutter, Karl Peterson
Client: National Cooperative Highway Research Program
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Detection, Analysis, and Treatment of Materials-Related Distress in Concrete Pavements
PI: Tom Van Dam Co-PI: Larry Sutter, George Dewey, Karl Peterson
Client: Federal Highways Administration
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