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Pumphrey, Norman D., Ph.D., P.E.

Director of Advising and Retention
Associate Professor of Civil Engineering

Degrees

PhD-Civil Engineering: Purdue University
MS-Civil Engineering: University of Missouri - Rolla
BS-Civil Engineering: Louisiana Tech University

Contact Info

Office: 225 Wyly Tower
Email: pumphrey@latech.edu
Phone: (318) 257-4730
Home Page: Under Construction

Areas of Specialization

• Concrete materials
• Pavement design, rehabilitation, and management
• Aggregates
• Geotechnical engineering

Research Areas/Interests

• 1996-present - Development of a Preliminary Sanitary Sewer Management System, $100,000.
• 1995 - Evaluation of PABCO Calcium Silicate Waste in Portland Cement Concrete, $10,925.
• 1993-1994-Evaluation of Strength and Chemical Resistance Properties of PCC with Xypex Admixture, $20,338
• 1992-LLB-Evaluation Program, $101,576
• 1992-Analysis and Evaluation of Back Calculated MR Values, $37,885
• 1991-1993-Evaluation of Strong-Seal Manhole & Pipe Rehabilitation Products, $17,547
• 1991-1993-Resilient Modulus Testing for Aggregate and Asphalt, $75,000
• 1991-Effect of Gradation on Resilient Modulus in Unbound Aggregated Pavement Base Courses, $500
• 1988-1991-Evaluation of Alabama Clays for Use as Liners or Wall Barriers in Chemical Wasted Disposal Sites, $29,971
• 1988-1989-Assessment of Locations of Division and District Office (for Alabama Highway Department), $43,729

Publications

• Publications-Refereed
• White, Thomas D., and Norman D. Pumphrey, Jr., "Functional versus Structural Overlay of Concrete Pavements"; Journal of the Association of Asphalt Paving Technologists, Vol. 61, 1992.
• Turner, Daniel S. and Norman D. Pumphrey, "Comprehensive Study of the Location of Highway Division Offices," Transportation research Record No. 1304, Transportation Research Board, National Academy of Sciences, Washington, DC, 1991, pp. 12.26.
• Publications-Non-Refereed
• Najafi, Mohammad, D.T. Iseley, Norman D. Pumphrey, Jr., and Hiroharu Nishida, "LLB- An Innovative Microtunneling Propulsion System," Proceedings of the Second Conference on Structural Performance of Pipes, Center for Geotechnical and Groundwater Research, Ohio University, Athens, OH, March 15-17, 1993
• Reports
• Pumphrey, Norman D., Jr., "Evaluation on PABCO Calcium Silicate Waste in Portland Cement Concrete, Final Report," PABCO, Inc., Ruston, LA, December 1995.
• Pumphrey, Norman D., Jr., and Steven W. McCrary, "Evaluation of Strength and Chemical Resistance Properties of PCC with Xypex Admixture", Report submitted to Xypex Chemical Corporation, Richmond, BC, Canada, August 1994
• Pumphrey, Norman D., Jr., "Evaluation of Strong-Seal Manhole and Pipe Rehabilitation Products," Report submitted to Strong-Seal Systems, Inc., Pine Bluff, AR, July 1994
• Roberts, Freddy, L., Jon B. Wedgeworth, and Norman D. Pumphrey, Jr., "Analysis and Evaluation of Methods for Backcalculation of MR Values," Report submitted to Louisiana Transportation Research Center, Baton Rouge, LA, January 1993.
• Hanna, John, and Norman Pumphrey, "Evaluation of Alabama Clays for Use as Liners or Wall Barriers in Chemical Waste Disposal Sites," Final Report, Mineral Resources Institute, The University of Alabama, July 1991.

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