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Dr. Prasad Rao Rangaraju
Office: 220 Lowry Hall
Phone: (864) 656-1241
FAX: (864) 656-2670
email Dr. Rangaraju
Associate Professor of Civil Engineering
Areas of Interest:
Cement, Concrete, Aggregates and Supplementary Materials
Microscopy and Petrography of Cement Based Composites, Aggregates
Durability of Cementitious Systems
Concrete Pavements: Design, Construction and Rehabilitation
Education:
B. Tech., Civil Engineering, 1991, Jawaharlal Nehru Technical University, India
M.S., Civil Engineering, 1993, Iowa State University
Ph.D., Civil Engineering, 1997, Purdue University
Classes typically taught:
CE 351 Civil Engineering Material
CE 826 Properties of Portland Cement Concrete
CE 893 Special Cements and Concretes
CE 893 Repair and Rehabilitation of Concrete Structures
ENGR 120 Engineering Problem Solving and Design
Professional Registration:
Professional Engineer in Minnesota
Professional Society Membership:
American Society of Civil Engineers
American Concrete Institute
American Society of Testing Materials
Transportation Research Board
Sample Publications:
Rangaraju, P. and Olek, J. "Evaluation of the Potential of Condensed Silica Fume to Cause Alkali-Silica Reaction in Cementitious Matrices Using a Modified ASTM C-1260 Test Procedure," ASTM Journal of Cement, Concrete and Aggregates , Vol. 22., No. 2, December, 2000, pp. 150-160.
Rangaraju, P. "Investigation into Premature Deterioration of a Concrete Highway", Journal of Transportation Research Board , TRB Washington, D.C., No. 1798, 2002, pp. 1-8.
Rangaraju, P. "Development of Materials Related Specification for a High-Performance Concrete Pavement", Journal of Transportation Research Board , TRB Washington, D.C., No. 1834, 2003, pp. 69-76.
Rangaraju P. "A Lab study on the Alkali-Silica Reactivity of Quartzites used in Concrete Pavements of Minnesota," Proceedings of 11 th International Conference on Alkali-Aggregate Reaction in Concrete , Quebec, Canada, June 16-20, 2000, pp. 453-462.