Chairperson August 1995 to present |
Department of Civil and
Environmental Engineering |
Professor July 1998 to present |
Department of Civil and
Environmental Engineering |
Associate Professor July 1992 to June 1998 |
Department of Civil and
Environmental Engineering |
Visiting Fellow January 1994 to May 1994 |
Department of Structural
Engineering |
Assistant Professor September 1984 to June 1992 |
Department of Civil and
Environmental Engineering |
Research Assistant September 1980 to August 1984 |
Department of Civil
Engineering |
Research Engineer November 1979 to August 1980 |
Structural Division |
Ph.D. in Civil Engineering February1985 |
Massachusetts Institute of
Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts. |
M.S. in Civil Engineering September 1981 |
Massachusetts Institute of
Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts. |
B.E. in Civil Engineering November 1979 |
University of Canterbury,
Christchurch, New Zealand. |
Professional Registration |
State of Michigan, Permit Number 33594 |
Professional Societies |
American Society of Civil
Engineers, Member |
Fellow 2005 |
American Society of Civil Engineers |
CIC Academic Leadership Fellow 1996-97 |
Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan, on behalf of the Committee on Institutional Cooperation |
Teacher-Scholar Award
1991-92 |
Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan |
Commonwealth Scholarship June 1981 |
University of Waterloo, Ontario, Canada (Declined) |
Brian Morrisson Award Consequetively won in 1978 and 1979 |
University of Canterbury, Christchurch, New Zealand |
Vickam Engineering Award 1976 |
Victoria University, Wellington, New Zealand. (For highest GPA in freshman engineering class.) |
Junior Scholarship December 1975 |
University Grants Committee, New Zealand |
Publications |
Reviewed Archival Journals and Special Issues |
Bahn, B. Y., and Harichandran, R. S. (2008). "Flexural behavior of reinforced concrete beams strengthened with CFRP sheets and epoxy mortar." Journal of Composites for Construction, ASCE, 12(4), 387-395.
Hong, S., and Harichandran, R. S. (2005). "Sensors to monitor CFRP/concrete bond in beams using electrochemical impedance spectroscopy." Journal of Composites for Construction, ASCE, 9(6), 515-523.
Harichandran, R. S. (2001). Discussion of "Concrete bridge decks reinforced with fiber-reinforced polymer bars," by T. E. Bradberry. Journal of the Transportation Research Board, 1770, 102.
Harichandran, R. S., and Ye, B. (1993). "A method of deriving parallel algorithms for direct integration in structural dynamics." 4(4-6), Computing Systems in Engineering, 415-420.
Harichandran, R. S. (1991). "Stiffness reduction factor for LRFD of columns." Technical Note, Engineering Journal, AISC, 28(3), 129-130.
Zhang, Y., and Harichandran, R. S. (1990). "Implicit subdomain integration for dynamic analysis of large-scale structural systems." Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and Engineering, 81, 57-70.
Zhang, Y., and Harichandran, R. S. (1989). "Eigenproperties of large-scale structures by finite element partitioning and homotopy continuation." International Journal of Numerical Methods in Engineering, 28, 2113-2122.
Zhang, Y., and Harichandran, R. S. (1989). "Eigenproperties of classically damped MDOF composite systems." Journal of Engineering Mechanics, ASCE, 115(7), 1515-1526.
Harichandran, R. S., and Zhang, Y. (1989). "Eigenproperties of nonclassically damped MDOF composite systems." Journal of Engineering Mechanics, ASCE, 115(7), 1527-1542.
Haider, S. W., and Harichandran, R. S. (2007). "Relating axle load spectra to truck gross vehicle weights and volumes." Journal of Transportation Engineering, ASCE, 133(12), 696-705.
Chatti, K., Ji, Y., and Harichandran, R. S. (2004). "Dynamic time domain backcalculation of layer moduli, damping, and thicknesses in flexible pavements." Journal of the Transportation Research Board, 1869, 106-116.
Harichandran, R. S., Buch, N., and Baladi, G. Y. (2001). "Flexible pavement design in Michigan: transition from empirical to mechanistic methods." Journal of the Transportation Research Board, 1778, 100-106.
Kim, H.-B., Harichandran, R. S., and Buch, N. (1998). "Development of load and resistance factor design format for flexible pavements." Canadian Journal of Civil Engineering, 25(5), 880885.
Harichandran, R. S., Mahmood, T., Raab, A., and Baladi, G. Y. (1994) "Backcalculation of pavement layer moduli, thicknesses and bedrock depth using a modified Newton method." In Nondestructive Testing of Pavements and Backcalculation of Moduli (Second Volume), ASTM STP 1198, H. L. Von Quintas, A. J. Bush and G. Y. Baladi (eds.) American Society for Testing and Materials, Philadelphia, PA, 68-82.
Harichandran, R. S., Mahmood, T., Raab, A., and Baladi, G. Y. (1993). "A modified Newton algorithm for backcalculation of pavement layer properties." Transportation Research Record, 1384, 15-22.
Marcondes, J. A., Burgess, G. J., Harichandran, R. S., and Snyder, M. B. (1991). "Spectral analysis of highway pavement roughness." Journal of Transportation Engineering, ASCE, 117(5), 540-549.
Harichandran, R. S., Yeh, M-S., and Baladi, G. Y. (1990). "MICH-PAVE: a nonlinear finite element program for the analysis of flexible pavements." Transportation Research Record, 1286, 123-131.
Baladi, G. Y., and Harichandran, R. S. (1989). "Asphalt mix design and the indirect test: a new horizon." In Asphalt Concrete Mix Design: Development of More Rational Approaches, ASTM STP 1041, W. Gartner, Jr. (ed.), American Society for Testing and Materials, Philadelphia, 86-105.
Harichandran, R. S., and Yeh, M-S. (1988). "Flexible boundary in finite element analysis of pavements." Transportation Research Record, 1207, 50-60.
Baladi, G. Y., Lyles, R. W., and Harichandran, R. S. (1988). "Asphalt mix design: an innovative approach." Transportation Research Record, 1171, 160-167.
Baladi, G. Y., Harichandran, R. S., and Lyles, R. W. (1988). "New relationships between structural properties and asphalt mix parameters." Transportationnsportation Research Record, 1171, 168-177.
Chen, M.-T., and Harichandran, R. S. (2001). "Response of an earth dam to spatially varying earthquake ground motion." Journal of Engineering Mechanics, ASCE, 127(9), 932-939.
Kang, J., and Harichandran, R. S. (1999). "Nonlinear random vibration of FRP plates using high-order shear theory." Journal of Engineering Mechanics, ASCE, 125(9), 1081-1088.
Chen, M.-T., and Harichandran, R. S. (1998). "Statistics of the von Mises stress response for structures subjected to random excitations." Shock and Vibration, 5, 13-21.
Harichandran, R. S., and Naja, M. (1997). "Random vibration of laminated composite plates with material non-linearity." International Journal of Non-Linear Mechanics, 32(4), 707-720.
Harichandran, R. S., Hawwari, A., and Sweidan, B. N. (1996). "Response of long-span bridges to spatially varying ground motion." Journal of Structural Engineering, ASCE, 122(5), 476-484.
Harichandran, R. S. (1993). "An efficient, adaptive algorithm for large-scale random vibration analysis." Earthquake Engineering and Structural Dynamics, 22(2), 151-165.
Harichandran, R. S., and Hawwari, A. (1992). "Non-linear random vibration of filamentary composites." Computing Systems in Engineering, 3(1-4), 469-475.
Harichandran, R. S. (1992). "Random vibration under propagating excitation: closed-form solutions." Journal of Engineering Mechanics, ASCE, 118(3), 575-586.
Harichandran, R. S. (1991). "Estimating the spatial variation of earthquake ground motion from dense array recordings." Structural Safety, 10, 219-233.
Harichandran, R. S., and Wang, W. (1990). "Response of indeterminate two-span beam to spatially varying seismic excitation." Earthquake Engineering and Structural Dynamics, 19(2), 173-187.
Harichandran, R. S. (1988). "Local spatial variation of earthquake ground motion." In Earthquake Engineering and Soil Dynamics II - Recent Advances in Ground-Motion Evaluation, J. L. Von Thun (ed.), American Society of Civil Engineers, New York, 203-217.
Harichandran, R. S., and Wang, W. (1988). "Response of simple beam to spatially varying earthquake excitation." Journal of Engineering Mechanics, ASCE, 114(9), 1526-1541.
Harichandran, R. S. (1987). "Stochastic analysis of rigid foundation filtering." Earthquake Engineering and Structural Dynamics, 15(7), 889-899.
Harichandran, R. S. (1987). "Correlation analysis in space-time modeling of strong ground motion." Technical Note, Journal of Engineering Mechanics, ASCE, 113(4), 629-634.
Harichandran, R. S., and Vanmarcke, E. (1986). "Stochastic variation of earthquake ground motion in space and time." Journal of Engineering Mechanics, ASCE, 112(2), 154-174, and 113(8), 1271-1273.
Maleck, T. L., Harichandran, R. S., Prestel, D., Merrill, J., Mason, D. E., Galishnikova, V. (2005). "U.S.-Russian collaboration to enhance engineering education, research and development of internationally recognized programs in Russia." In Innovations 2005: World Innovations in Engineering Education and Research, W. Aung et al. (eds.), International Network for Engineering Education and Research, Arlington, Virginia, 443-458.
Nossoni, G., and Harichandran, R. S. (2007). "Evaluation of shallow depth patches in concrete bridges reinforced with FRP overlays. " Proceedings, 8th International Symposium on Fiber Reinforced Polymer Reinforcement for Concrete Structures, , Patras, Greece.
Nossoni, G., and Harichandran, R. S. (2007). "Improved durability of patched concrete bridges against corrosion by using an FRP overlay. " Proceedings (CD-ROM), 84th Annual Meeting of the Transportation Research Board, Washington, D.C., Paper No. 07-2594.
Nossoni, G., Harichandran, R. S., and Burgueño, R. (2006). "Enhancement of shallow depth patches for concrete bridges using FRP overlays. " Proceedings (CD-ROM), 3rd International Conference on FRP Composites in Civil Engineering, , Miami, Florida, 4pp.
Hong, S., and Harichandran, R. S. (2004). "Nondestructive evaluation of CFRP/concrete bond in beams using electrochemical impedance spectroscopy." Proceedings (CD-ROM), 82nd Annual Meeting of the Transportation Research Board, Washington, D.C., Paper No. 04-3123.
Harichandran, R. S., Hong, S., Udpa, L., and Zeng, Z. (2004). "EIS-based sensors for NDE of FRP-strengthened concrete beams: experiments and finite element simulation. " Proceedings, 2nd International Conference on FRP Composites in Civil Engineering-CICE 2004 , Adelaide, Australia, 281-289.
Harichandran, R. S., Hong, S., Al-Ostaz, A., and Davis, G. D. (2003). "EIS-based NDE of bond integrity in concrete bridges strengthened with CFRP. " Proceedings, 1st International Conference on Structural Health Monitoring and Intelligent Infrastructure, Tokyo, Japan, 1183-1190.
Davis, G. D., Rich, M. J., Harichandran, R. S., Drzal, L. T., Mase, T., and Al-Ostaz, A. (2003). "Development of electochemical impedance sensor to monitor delamination and moisture uptake in CFRP-reinforced concrete structures." Proceedings (CD-ROM), 81st Annual Meeting of the Transportation Research Board, Washington, D.C., Paper No. 03-2392.
Baiyasi, I. M., and Harichandran, R. S. (2001). "Corrosion and wrap strains in concrete bridge columns repaired with FRP wraps." Proceedings (CD-ROM), 80th Annual Meeting of the Transportation Research Board, Washington, D.C., Paper No. 01-2609, 11 pp.
Harichandran, R. S., Hatfield, F. J., and Kifle, B. (1997). "Shear reinforcement of wood beams with polymer composite materials." Proceedings, International Conference on Engineering Materials, Ottawa, Canada, 105-116.
Harichandran, R. S., and Zhang, Y. (1989). "Dynamic analysis on parallel computers by subdomain integration." Proceedings, 1st International Conference on Applications of Supercomputers in Engineering, Southampton, England.
Haider, S. W., and Harichandran, R. S. (2008). "Estimating bimodal distribution parameters and traffic levels from axle load spectra." Proceedings, 87th Annual Meeting of the Transportation Research Board (CD-ROM), Washington, D.C., Paper No. 08-0824.
Haider, S. W., and Harichandran, R. S. (2007). "Quantifying the effects of truck weights on axle load spectra of single and tandem axle configurations. " Proceedings, 5th International Conference on Maintenance and Rehabilitation of Pavements and Technological Control, Park City, Utah, 6 pp.
Haider, S. W., and Harichandran, R. S. (2007). "Characterizing axle load spectra by using gross vehicle weights and truck traffic volumes." Proceedings (CD-ROM), 84th Annual Meeting of the Transportation Research Board, Washington, D.C., Paper No. 07-2342.
Chatti, K., Ji, Y., and Harichandran, R. S. (2006). "Dynamic backcalculation of pavement layer parameters using frequency and time domain methods." Proceedings, 10th International Conference on Asphalt Pavements, Québec City, Canada, 10 pp.
Tarinejad, R., Ahmadi, M. T., and Harichandran, R. S. (2007). "Non-prismatic effect on the scattering of SH-waves in 3-D canyons." Proceedings, 5th International Conference on Seismology and Earthquake Engineering, Tehran, Iran, 12 pp.
Tarinejad, R., Ahmadi, M. T., and Harichandran, R. S. (2007). "Effect of non-prismatic 3-D canyon on the scattering of seismic P- and SV-waves." Proceedings, 4th International Conference on Earthquake Geotechnical Engineering, Thessaloniki, Greece, Paper No. 1741, 12 pp.
Soyluk, K., and Harichandran, R. S. (2005). "Including total site effects in spatially varying earthquake ground motion models." Proceedings, 6th International Conference on Structural Dynamics, Paris, France, 803-808.
Soyluk, K., and Harichandran, R. S. (2005). "Specification of spatially varying bedrock ground motions consistent with surface motions." Proceedings, 9th International Conference on Structural Safety and Reliability (CD-ROM), Rome, Italy, 313-319.
Harichandran, R. S., and Chen, M.-T. (1997). "Computational methods for applied random vibration analysis." Invited Paper. Proceedings, 7th International Conference on Computing in Civil and Building Engineering, Seoul, Korea, 1113-1120.
Kang, J., and Harichandran, R. S. (1997). "Nonlinear random vibration of laminated composite plates using high-order shear theory." Proceedings, 7th International Conference on Computing in Civil and Building Engineering, Seoul, Korea, 1133-1138.
Harichandran, R. S., and Ali, A. (1995). "Random vibration analysis: from research into practice." Proceedings, Research Transformed into Practice: Implementation of NSF Research, Crystal City, Virginia, 1-10 (addendum).
Vanmarcke, E., and Harichandran, R. S. (1984). "Models of the spatial variation of ground motion for seismic analysis of structures." Proceedings, 8th World Conference on Earthquake Engineering, San Francisco, California, 597-604.
Harichandran, R. (2007). "Faculty hiring trends at small- to medium-sized research intensive cee departments and balancing the needs of research and practice. " Proceedings, ASEE Annual Conference (CD-ROM), Honolulu, Hawaii, 7 pp.
Lynch, D., Kelly, W. Jha, M. and Harichandran, R. S. (2007). "Implementing sustainability in the engineering curriculum: realizing the ASCE Body Of Knowledge. " Proceedings, ASEE Annual Conference (CD-ROM), Honolulu, Hawaii, 19 pp.
Harichandran, R. (2006). "Current Research Thrusts in Civil and Environmental Engineering and Implications for Education: A Big 10+ Perspective ." Proceedings, ASEE Annual Conference (CD-ROM), Chicago, Illinois.
Mason, D. E., Merrill, J., Harichandran, R. S., Galishnikova, V., Maleck, T., Prestel, D., and Streng, P. (2004). "Innovation in a large-scale study-abroad program in engineering." Proceedings, ASEE Annual Conference (CD-ROM), Salt Lake City, Utah. Also published in Proceedings, 3rd ASEE Internainal Colloqium on Engineering Education (CD-ROM), Beijing, China.
Mason, D. E., Harichandran, R. S., Maleck, T., Galishnikova, V., Merrill, J., Prestel, D., and Streng, P. (2004). "Engineering educational and research collaborations between a U.S. and a Russian university: a sustainable model for international programs." Proceedings, International Conference on Engineering Education and Research (CD-ROM), Olomouc, Czech Republic.
Huang, Z., Varma, A. H., Harichandran, R. S., and Cordero, A. (2004). "Effects of inelastic local buckling on the seismic behavior of structural members and frames." Proceedings, Structural Stability Research Council's Annual Stability Conference, Long Beach, California.
Gong, A., Kamdem, D. P., and Harichandran, R. S. (2004). "Compression tests on wood-cement particle composites made of CCA-treated wood removed from service." Proceedings, nvironmental Impacts of Preservative-Treated Wood Conference,, Orlando, Florida, 7 pp.
Galishnikova, V., and Harichandran, R. S. (2003). "Analytical solution of boundary value problems in mechanics using a decomposition method. " Proceedings (CD-ROM), 16th ASCE Engineering Mechanics Conference, Seattle, Washington, 11 pp.
Galishnikova, V., and Harichandran, R. S. (2003). "Application of a decomposition method for analyzing lattice plates with elastic supports." Proceedings (CD-ROM), 16th ASCE Engineering Mechanics Conference, Seattle, Washington, 11 pp.
Harichandran, R. S., and Ye, B. (1995). "Accuracy of a semi-implicit parallel algorithm for transient structural dynamics." Proceedings, 10th ASCE Engineering Mechanics Conference, Boulder, Colorado, 1259-1262.
Santa-Cruz, S., Heredia-Zavoni, E., and Harichandran, R. S. (2000). "Low-frequency behavior of coherency for strong ground motions in Mexico City and Japan." Proceedings (CD-ROM), 12th World Conference on Earthquake Engineering, Auckland, New Zealand, Paper No. 0076, 8 pp.
Harichandran, R. S., and Chen, M.-T. (1996). "Statistical moments of principal stress-related quantities in random vibration analysis." Proceedings, 7th ASCE Specialty Conference on Probabilistic Mechanics and Structural Reliability, Worcester, Massachusetts, 962-965.
Harichandran, R. S., and Chen, M.-T. (1996). "Reliability of an earth dam excited by spatially varying earthquake ground motion." Proceedings, 11th World Conference on Earthquake Engineering, Acapulco, Mexico, Paper No. 1287.
Chen, M.-T., and Harichandran, R. S. (1996). "Simplified response analysis of earth dams to spatially varying earthquake ground motion." Proceedings, 11th World Conference on Earthquake Engineering, Acapulco, Mexico, Paper No. 527.
Harichandran, R. S., and Naja, M. (1995). "Random vibration of laminated composite plates with shear non-linearity." Proceedings, 10th ASCE Engineering Mechanics Conference, Boulder, Colorado, 62-65.
Chen, M.-T., and Harichandran, R. S. (1995). "Effect of spatially varying ground motion on earth dam response." Proceedings, 10th ASCE Engineering Mechanics Conference, Boulder, Colorado, 78-81.
Harichandran, R. S., and Naja, M. (1993). "Non-linear random vibration of laminated composite plates." Proceedings, 9th Annual ASM/ESD Advanced Composites Conference, Dearborn, Michigan, 277-287.
Harichandran, R. S., Hawwari, A., and Sweidan, B. (1992). "Response of suspension and deck arch bridges to spatially varying ground motion." Proceedings, Probabilistic Mechanics and Structural and Geotechnical Reliability, American Society of Civil Engineers, New York, 264-267.
Harichandran, R. S., and Hawwari, A. (1992). "In-plane non-linear random vibration of composite plates." Proceedings, Probabilistic Mechanics and Structural and Geotechnical Reliability, American Society of Civil Engineers, New York, 188-191.
Harichandran, R. S., and Wang, W. (1990). "Effect of spatially varying excitation on surface lifelines." Proceedings, 4th U.S. National Conference on Earthquake Engineering, Palm Springs, California, Vol. 1, 885-894.
Harichandran, R. S., and Wang, W. (1988). "Response of two-span beam to spatially varying earthquake excitation." Proceedings, Probabilistic Methods in Civil Engineering, 404-407.
Harichandran, R. S., et al. (2005). "Current research
thrusts in civil and environmental engineering and implications for
education: a Big 10+ perspective." Proceedings of the
2005 ASCE National CEE Department Heads Meeting, Salt Lake City,
6 pp.
Harichandran, R. S. (1994). "Indeterminate structures." In Principles & Practice of Civil Engineering, M. C. Potter (ed.), Great Lakes Press, Okemos, Michigan, Chapter 10.
Harichandran, R. S. (ed.) (2008). "Improving Michigan's
Transportation System through Research" Michigan
Transportation Research Board.
Harichandran, R. S., and Nossoni, G. (2008). "Improved shallow depth patches for concrete structures." Report No. RC-1502, Michigan Department of Transportation, Lansing, Michigan.
Harichandran, R. S., and Hong, S. (2003). "Sensors to monitor bond in concrete bridges rehabilitated with FRP." Report No. RC-1435, Michigan Department of Transportation, Lansing, Michigan.
Harichandran, R. S., and Baiyasi, M. I. (2000). "Repair of corrosion-damaged columns using FRP wraps." Report No. RC-1386, Michigan Department of Transportation, Lansing, Michigan.
Cordero-Domenech, A., Varma, A. H., and Harichandran, R. S. (2002). "Development of a modified fiber-based beam-column element in DRAIN-2DX." MSU-CIL Report No. 2002-02, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan.
Zhang, Y., and Harichandran, R. S. (1988). "Eigenproperties of combined MDOF primary and MDOF secondary systems." Report No. MSU/ENGR-88-020, College of Engineering, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan.
Harichandran, R. S., and Irvine, H.M. (1982). "A static analysis technique for multi-leg cable-buoy systems." M.I.T. Sea Grant Report No. MITSG 82-13, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts.
Harichandran, R. S. (1980). "Cyclic testing of a reinforced concrete haunched beam column joint." Report No. 5-80/6, Central Laboratories, Lower Hutt, New Zealand.
Harichandran, R. S. (1980). "Rocking response of battery stand." Report No. 5-80/5, Central Laboratories, Lower Hutt, New Zealand.
Harichandran, R. S., Ko, R.-S., Buch, N., and Baladi, G. Y. (1999). "Michigan flexible pavement design system user's manual." Michigan Department of Transportation, Lansing, Michigan.
Buch, N., Harichandran, R. S., Baladi, G. Y., Kim, H.-B., and Park, D.-Y. (1999). "Calibration of MICHPAVE's rut and fatigue distress models and development of an overlay design procedure in MICHBACK." Final Report, Michigan Department of Transportation, Lansing, Michigan.
Harichandran, R. S. (1997). "Mechanistic analysis and design of flexible pavements." Seminar notes for presentation sponsored by the Korea Highway Corporation, Seoul, Korea.
Harichandran, R. S., Ramon, C. M., and Baladi, G. Y. (1994). "MICHBACK user's manual." Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan.
Baladi, G. Y., Harichandran, R. S., Mukhtar, H., and Mahmood, T. (1994). "Reduction of rutting and fatigue cracking under heavy vehicle loads and backcalculation of layer moduli." Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan.
Harichandran, R. S., Baladi, G. Y., and Yeh, M-S. (1989). "Development of a computer program for design of pavement systems consisting of layers of bound and unbound materials." Report No. FHWA-MI-RD-89-02, Michigan Department of Transportation, Lansing, Michigan.
Harichandran, R. S., Baladi, G. Y., and Yeh, M-S. (1989). "MICH-PAVE user's manual." Report No. FHWA-MI-RD-89-03, Michigan Department of Transportation, Lansing, Michigan.
Harichandran, R. S. (1994-present). "Spatial variation of earthquake ground motion: what is it, how do we model it, and what are its engineering implications?" Manuscript corresponding to seminars presented at the University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia (April 1994), Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (March 1998), University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez (November 1999), and University of Canterbury, New Zealand (February 2000).
Chen, M.-T., and Harichandran, R. S. (1995). "Response of an earth dam to spatially varying earthquake ground motion." Report No. MSU-ENGR-007-95, Division of Engineering Research, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan.
Harichandran, R. S., and Wang, W. (1988). "Response of one- and two-span beams to spatially varying earthquake excitation." Report No. MSU/ENGR-88-002, College of Engineering, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan.
Harichandran, R. S., and Vanmarcke, E. (1984). "Space-time variation of earthquake ground motion." Report R84-12, Department of Civil Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts.
Harichandran, R. S. (1981). "Extremes of combined stochastic dynamic responses." Master's Thesis, Department of Civil Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts.
Software |
Copyrighted/External Use |
Harichandran, R. S., Buch, N., and Baladi, G. Y. (2000). "MFPDS: Michigan Flexible Pavement Design System." A comprehensive Microsoft Windows-based software package integrating AASHTO design, mechanistic analysis, backcalculation, and mechanistic-empirical design of flexible pavements. Developed for the Michigan Department of Transportation.
Harichandran, R. S., et. al. (1995). "MICHBACK: backcalculation of pavement layer properties using a modified Newton algorithm." A menu-driven, forms-based program implemented on DOS systems to aid the evaluation and rehabilitation of flexible pavements. Developed for the Michigan Department of Transportation.
Harichandran, R. S., Baladi, G. Y., and Yeh, M-S. (1989). "MICHPAVE: nonlinear finite element program for the analysis of flexible pavements." A menu-driven, forms-based program implemented on DOS and UNIX systems to aid the analysis and design of flexible pavements. Developed for the Michigan Department of Transportation and used by highway agencies nationwide.
Harichandran, R. S. (1986-91). "Matrix." A menu-driven program for matrix manipulation, and simultaneous equation, least squares and eigenproblem solution, specially tailored as a tool for learning matrix structural analysis and dynamics.
Harichandran, R. S., Sovel, T., and Abdulkader, W. (1988-91). "RC-Beam." A menu-driven program for the flexural analysis and design of rectangular, T and L reinforced conrete beams.
Software Learning Aids |
Instructional Use |
Harichandran, R. S (1993-94). "An introduction to mathematical computation using Maple V Release 3," 18 pp.
Harichandran, R. S. (1992-94). "Structural analysis and steel design using SODA 3.2.5," 19 pp.
Harichandran, R. S. (1991). "An introduction to static and dynamic finite element analysis using I-DEAS VI," 60 pp.
Michigan Department of Transportation October 2007 to September 2009 |
"Effect of debonded strands on beam end cracking," with Rigoberto Burgueño (PI). |
Michigan Department of Transportation October 2006 to September 2009 |
"ECR bridge decks: damage detection and assessment of remaining service life for various overlay repair options," with Rigoberto Burgueño (co-PI) and Niell Elvin (co-PI) . |
Michigan Department of Transportation January 2005 to January 2007 |
"Identification of causes and development of strategies for relieving structural distress in bridge abutments," with Rigoberto Burgueño (PI), Neeraj Buch (co-PI) and Ghassan Abu-Lebdeh (co-PI). |
Michigan Department of Transportation October 2004 to October 2006 |
"Improved shallow depth patches for concrete structures," with Rigoberto Burgueño (co-PI). |
Michigan Department of Transportation February 2001 to August 2003 |
"Sensors to monitor bond in concrete bridges rehabilitated with FRP." |
Michigan Department of Transportation January 1997 to June 2000 |
"Polymer composite jackets for column repair." |
State of Michigan July 1995 to June 1997 |
"Shear reinforcement of wood beams with polymer composite materials," with Frank H. Hatfield (co-PI). Research Excellence Fund, administered by the Composite Materials and Structures Center, College of Engineering, Michigan State University. |
Federal Highway Administration November 1991 to May 1993 |
"Impact behavior of fiber-reinforced composite materials/structures for use in roadside safety applications." Eisenhower Graduate Fellowship for Binshan Ye. |
National Science Foundation September 1990 to August 1993 |
"Efficient numerical techniques for dynamic analysis of large-scale structures on vector and parallel computers." |
Michigan State University July 1987 to June 1988 |
"Dynamic analysis of combined equipment-structure systems." All University Research Initiation Grant. |
Michigan Department of Transportation May 2000 to May 2002 |
"Development of a computer program for dynamic backcalculation of flexible-pavement layer moduli," with Karim Chatti (PI). |
Michigan Department of Transportation September 1996 to August 1999 |
"Improvement of MICHPAVE and MICHBACK," with Neeraj Buch (co-PI) and Gilbert Y. Baladi (co-PI). |
Michigan Department of Transportation September 1996 to September 1999 |
"Calibration of MICHPAVE's rut and fatigue distress models and development of an overlay design procedure in MICHBACK," with Neeraj Buch (PI) and Gilbert Y. Baladi (co-PI). |
Michigan Department of Transportation / UMTRI May 1991 to April 1994 |
"Reduction of rutting under heavy vehicle loads," with Gilbert Y. Baladi (PI). |
Michigan Department of Transportation March 1986 to September 1988 |
"Development of a computer program for design of pavement systems consisting of layers of bound and unbound materials," with Gilbert Y. Baladi (co-PI). |
Federal Highway Administration October 1985 to September 1987 |
"Integrated material and structural design method for flexible pavements," with Gilbert Y. Baladi (PI) and Richard W. Lyles (co-PI). |
National Science Foundation October 1997 to September 1999 |
"Low frequency characterization of coherency functions for spatially varying earthquake ground motion," with Ernesto Heredia-Zavoni (co-PI) from the National Autonomous University of Mexico. |
National Science Foundation August 1992 to November 1995 |
"Response of earth dams to spatially varying ground motion." |
State of Michigan July 1990 to June 1993 |
"Nonlinear random vibration analysis of structural systems made of composite materials." Research Excellence Fund, administered by the Composite Materials and Structures Center, College of Engineering, Michigan State University. |
Swanson Analysis Systems, Inc. March 1990 to March 1991 |
"Expanding the random vibration capabilities of ANSYS." |
General Electric Corporation June to August 1989 |
"Instructional and research utilization of the random vibration capabilities of ANSYS." Faculty Development Grant, administered by the Case Center, College of Engineering, Michigan State University. |
National Science Foundation January 1987 to September 1989 |
"Space-time variation of strong ground motion and its effect on structures." |
Michigan State University July 1985 to December 1986 |
"Response of structures to real and simulated spatially varying seismic excitations." Division of Engineering Research. |
Michigan State University January 1985 to December 1985 |
"Effect of the spatial variation of earthquake ground motion on the response of structures. " All University Research Initiation Grant. |
Michigan State University July 1990 to December 1990 |
"Professional short course on designing steel structures using the new LRFD specifications," with Frank J. Hatfield. All University Lifelong Education Grant. |
Federal Highway Administration September 2003 to August 2004 |
"Support for the start-up of the National Center for Pavement Preservation," with Larry Galehouse. |
Federal Highway Administration September 2003 to August 2004 |
"Marketing plan for the National Center for Pavement Preservation," with Larry Galehouse. |
Foundation for Pavement Preservation September 2003 to August 2004 |
"Support for the National Center for Pavement Preservation." with Larry Galehouse. |
Courses Taught |
Michigan State University |
Undergraduate Junior and Senior |
Structural Analysis Matrix Structural Analysis Design of Concrete Structures Structural System Design Cost and Optimization Engineering (Engineering Economics) |
Graduate |
Structural Dynamics Advanced Mechanics for Civil Infrastructure Advanced Structural Steel Design Introduction to Risk and Reliability in Civil and Environmental Engineering. Reliability-Based Design in Civil Engineering Random Vibration of Structural and Mechanical Systems Research Framework for Civil and Environmental Engineering |
Theses Supervised |
Michigan State University |
Doctoral |
Zhang, G. (expected in 2009). "Damage detection and repair of bridge decks with epoxy-coated reinforcement." Iqbal, S. (expected in 2009). "Reliability-based design for fire-induced loading of steel beams." Co-adviser: Venkatesh Kodur. Nossoni, G. (expected in 2008). "Holistic electrochemical and mechanistic modeling of corrosion-induced cracking in concrete structures. " Co-adviser: Scott Barton. Gong, A. (2005). "Wood-cement particleboard: improved manufacturing, material characterization, and potential application in concrete crash barriers." Galishnikova, V. (2004). "Decomposition and consecutive dynamic condensation methods for static and dynamic analysis of single layer lattice plates." Bayasi, I. (2000). "Polymer composite jackets for column repair." Kang, J. (1998). "Nonlinear random vibration of laminated FRP plates using high-order shear theory." Chen, M.-T. (1995). "Response of an earth dam to spatially varying earthquake ground motion." Naja, M. (1993). "Nonlinear random vibration of composite laminated plates." Mahmood, T. (1993). "Backcalculation of pavement layer properties from deflection data." Co-adviser: Gilbert Y. Baladi. Hawwari, A. (1992). "Suspension bridge response to spatially varying ground motion." Sweidan, B. (1990). "Stochastic response of deck arch bridges to correlated support excitations." Yeh, M-S. (1989). "Nonlinear finite element analysis and design of flexible pavements." Co-adviser: Gilbert Y. Baladi. |
Master's |
Hong, S. (2003). "Electrochemical impedance spectroscopy based sensors for NDE of CFRP/concrete bond in beams." Cordero-Domenech, A. (2002). "Development of a modified fiber-based beam-column element in DRAIN-2DX." Co-adviser: Amit Varma. Anderson, J. C. (1996). "Techniques for improvement of the axisymmetric finite element model used in MICHPAVE." Zhang, Y. (1988). "Dynamic properties of combined MDOF primary and MDOF secondary systems." Wang, W. (1988). "Response of simple beam to spatially varying seismic excitation." |
Institutional Service |
Michigan State University |
Department |
Department Chairperson (1995-present) Faculty Search Committee - Six Structures positions (2007-08, 2003-04, 1999-00, 1998-99) Faculty Search Committee - Three environmental positions (2004-05) Faculty Search Committee - Three transportation positions (2002-03, 1999-00, 1994) Faculty Search Committee - Construction/Structures (1995-97) Faculty Search Committee - Pavements position (1995) Advisory Committee (1993-95) Chairperson Re-Appointment Review Committee (Chairperson 1995) Student Grievance Hearing Board (Chairperson 1995) Graduate Studies Committee (1991-95, Chairperson 1994-95) Faculty Search Committee - Transportation Area (1994) Faculty Search Committee - Infrastructure Area (1993) |
College of Engineering |
Dean of Engineering Search Committee (Chairperson 1998-99) Search Committee for the Director of the Division of Engineering Computing Services (1996) Computer Services Task Force to review the Division of Engineering Computing Services (1995) Ad Hoc CQI/Curriculum Committee (1995) Case Center Advisory Committee (1988-1995, Chairperson 1992-93) Ad Hoc Committee to review CPS 131 (1994) Mathematics/Engineering Calculus Curriculum Committee (1991) Awards and Financial Aid Committee (1985-91) Ad Hoc Committee to evaluate symbolic and numerical software for the Case Center (1992) |
University |
Mathematics/Engineering Liaison Ad Hoc Committee (1991-present) High-Performance Computing Advisory Ad Hoc Committee (1993-95) Research Computing Committee (1991-93) University Hearing Panel (1992) |
Faculty Adviser |
Departmental Honors College Adviser (1992-1995) Adviser to Federal Highway Administration Research Fellow Binshan Ye (1992-93) Adviser, Annual ASCE/AGC Model Bridge Contest
(1990) Adviser to DeVlieg Fellow Scott Stowitts (1993) McNair/Summer Research Opportunity Program faculty mentor to Thomas Sereseroz (1990) Co-Adviser, North Central Conference AISC Steel Bridge Contest (1990) MSU India Club (1986-1994) MSU Television India (1990-92) MSU South Asia Association (1990-92) |
Professional Societies & Organizations |
Corresponding Member, ASCE Body of Knowledge Educational Fulfillment Committee (2008-present) Chairperson of the Executive Committee, Michigan Transportation Research Board (2005-present) Advisory Board Member, National Center for Pavement Preservation (2003-present) Executive Committee Member, ASCE Department Heads Council (2003-present, Secretary 2006-present) Accreditation Reviewer for Ministry of Higher Education, United Arab Emirates, to evaluate the Civil Engineering Program at the American University at Dubai (2008) Member, ASCE Body of Knowledge II Committee (2005-2007) Member, Accreditation Committee, Committee on Academic Prerequisites for Professional Practice, ASCE (2004-present) Accreditation Reviewer for Ministry of Higher Education, United Arab Emirates, to evaluate the Civil Engineering Program at the University of Abu-Dhabi (2007) NSF Site Visit Team Member, Year 7 Renewal Review for the Mid-America Earthquake Engineering Research Center, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (2004) Research and Evaluation Planning Team, Michigan Department of Transportation (2003-05) Host, ASCE Midwest Department Heads Annual Meeting (2003) Member, Dynamics Committee, ASCE Engineering Mechanics Division (1995-present) Member, Probabilistic Methods Committee, ASCE Engineering Mechanics Division (1997-present) Steering Committee Member, Great Lakes Composites Partnership (1994- present) |
Journal and Proposal Reviewer |
NSF Proposal Review Panel, Earthquake Hazard Mitigation Program (Chairperson, 1997) Journal of Engineering Mechanics, ASCE (1991-present) Earthquake Engineering and Structural Dynamics (1988-present) Earthquake Spectra (2003) Shock and Vibration Digest (1998) Journal of Structural Engineering, ASCE (1997-98) Journal of Transportation Engineering, ASCE (1995) International Journal for Numerical Methods in Engineering (1989-90) American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (1991) U.S. Civilian Research Development Foundation (2000) Earthquake Hazard Mitigation Program, NSF (1985-1995) Communication and Computations Systems Program, NSF (1991) |
Professional Conferences |
Organized two sessions on research at the first National CEE Department Heads Meeting, Salt Lake City (2005) Co-chairman, Session on Earthquake Engineering, 9th International Conference on Structural Safety and Reliability, Rome, Italy (2005) Co-chairman, Session on Structural Health Monitoring of FRP Strengthened Structures, 1st International Conference on Structural Health Monitoring and Intelligent Infrastructure, Tokyo, Japan (2003) Chairman, Session on Structural Dynamics, 7th
International Conference on Computing in Civil and Building
Engineering, Seoul, S. Korea (1997) |
Continuing Education |
Lecture on "NEHRP Seismic Regulations" in the AISC Lecture Series on New Ideas in Structural Steel, held in Detroit, MI, on October 11, 1994. Lecture on "Eccentric Braced Frames" in the AISC Lecture Series on New Ideas in Structural Steel, held in Detroit, MI, on May 11, 1993. Lecture on "Braced and Unbraced Frames" in the AISC Lecture Series on Practical Steel Design using LRFD, held in Cascade, MI, and Southfield, MI, on April 9 and 10 , 1991. Co-organizer and co-lecturer at the "Professional short course on designing steel structures using the new LRFD specifications," held at Michigan State University on November 13-14, 1990. |
Consultant |
Swanson Analysis Systems, Inc., Houston, Pennsylvania (1991) |
Expert Witness |
Dunnings and Frawley, P. C., Attorneys at Law, Lansing, Michigan (1995) |
Textbook Reviewer |
Prentice-Hall, Inc., Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey (1986-87, 1992-1995) Harper-Collins Publishers, Glenview, Illinois (1993). |
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