Autonomous Crack Monitoring (ACM) Continuation
(continuation of "Commercialization of Instrument for Micro-inch Measurement of Crack Width in Support of Thrust in Remote Monitoring for Bridge Management")

About the Researchers

1. Charles H. Dowding (principal investigator): Professor of Civil Engineering, Northwestern University
2. Dan Marron, Infrastructure Technology Institute Research Engineer
3. Damian R. Siebert
4. Michaël Louis
5. Mickey L. Snider
6. David Kosnik, Infrastructure Technology Institute Research Engineer / Civil Data Systems
7. Laureen M. McKenna
8. Markian Petrina, Graduate Student
9. Remi Baillot, Graduate Student
10. Luc Griffith, Undergraduate Student
11. Dennis Kou, Undergraduate Student

Project Description(s)

1. Project Description
2. Autonomous Crack Measurement (ACM) Website

Full-text Articles, Presentations or Reports about the Project (most recent listed first)

September, 2007	"Response of Historic Structure to Long-term Environmental and Construction Vibration Effects," Proceedings, 7th International Symposium on Field Measurements in Geomechanics (FMGM), American Society of Civil Engineers, Reston, VA, September 2007	Charles H. Dowding, Daniel Marron, and Remi Baillot
September, 2007	"Case Studies in Integrated Autonomous Remote Monitoring," Proceedings, 7th International Symposium on Field Measurements in Geomechanics (FMGM), American Society of Civil Engineers, Reston, VA, September 2007	David E. Kosnik, Mathew P. Kotowsky, Charles H. Dowding, and Richard J. Finno
September, 2007	"Internet-Enabled Geotechnical Data Exchange," Proceedings, 7th International Symposium on Field Measurements in Geomechanics (FMGM), American Society of Civil Engineers, Reston, VA, September 2007	David E. Kosnik
September, 2007	"Blast Induced Micrometer Response of Cracks in Concrete Block Structures," Proceedings, 4th World Conference on Explosives and Blasting, European Federation of Explosive Engineers, UK, September 2007	Charles H. Dowding
May 25, 2007	"Structure Response Study at the Pineville Quarry"	Catherine T. Aimone-Martin and Vitor Rosenhaim
March 12, 2007	"Strategic Aggregates Study: Sources, Constraints, and Economic Value of Limestone and Sand in Florida," prepared for Florida Department of Transportation	Lampl Herbert Consultants
February, 2007	"Micro-meter Crack Response to Rock Blast Vibrations, Wind Gusts & Weather Effects" Proceedings of the GeoDenver Congress of the Geo-Institute of the American Society of Civil Engineers, Reston, VA, February 2007	Charles H. Dowding and Catherine T. Aimone-Martin
January, 2007	"Ground Motions from and House Response to Underground Aggregate Mining", Proceedings of the 33rd Conference on Explosives and Blasting Technique, International Society of Explosive Engineers, Cleveland, OH, January, 2007	Charles H. Dowding, G.F. Revey, and Mike Waldron
June, 2006	"Qualification of Autonomous Crack Monitoring Systems" - M. S. Thesis	Brandon G. Hughes
June, 2006	"Residential Crack Response to Vibrations from Underground Mining" - M. S. Thesis	Mike J. Waldron
April 25, 2006	"Structure Response of Two Structures Near the Sibley Limestone Quarry, LLC, Trenton, Michigan"	Catherine T. Aimone-Martin and Vitor Rosenhaim
September, 2005	"Structure Response to Trench and Road Blasting", Proceedings of the 3rd World Conference on Explosives and Blasting, European Federation of Explosives Engineers, Brighton, England, September, 2005	Vitor L. Rosenhaim, Charles H. Dowding, and Catherine T. Aimone-Martin
July, 2005	"Wireless Sensor Networks for Crack Displacement Measurement" - M. S. Thesis	Hasan Ozer
May 27, 2005	"Blasting Attenuation Study" for the City of Henderson, Nevada Crystal Ridge, MacDonald Ranch and MacDonald Highlands	Catherine T. Aimone-Martin
April, 2005	"Florida SR-66 Sinkhole Monitoring" - April 2005 Field Trip Report	David E. Kosnik
March, 2005	"Effect of Crack Width on Carbonation: Implications for Crack Dating" - M. S. Thesis	Laura Sullivan-Green
February, 2005	"Blast-Induced Structural and Crack Response of a Brick Residential Structure Near an Aggregate Quarry", paper given at the 31st Conference on Explosives and Blasting in Orlando, Florida; published in the ISEE Proceedings of Conferences on Explosives & Blasting Technique - 2005, International Society of Explosive Engineers, Cleveland, OH, February 6 - 9, 2005	Catherine T. Aimone-Martin and Charles H. Dowding
December, 2004	"Crack Response of a Historic Structure to Weather Effects and Construction Vibrations" - M. S. Thesis	Remi Baillot
August, 2004	"Standardization of Automated Crack Monitoring Apparatus for Long-Term Commercial Applications" - M. S. Thesis	Markian B. Petrina
July, 2004	"Response of Cracks to Construction Vibrations and Environmental Effects", Geotechnical Engineering for Transportation Projects, M.K. Yegian & E. Kavazanjian, Eds. Special Geotechnical Publication #126, ASCE, pgs 1767-1776, July 2004	Charles H. Dowding, Mickey L. Snider	HTML
September, 2003	"Effect of Blast Design on Crack Response", conference paper presented at the 2nd World Conference on Explosives and Blasting, European Federation of Explosives Engineers, Prague, Czech Republic, September 10-12, 2003	Charles H. Dowding, C. Aimone-Martin, Mickey L. Snider
June, 2003	"New Approach to Control of Vibrations Generated by Construction in Rock and Soil", conference paper in Proceedings of the Soil and Rock America Symposium, the 12th Pan American Conference on Soil Mechanics and Geotecnical Engineering and the 39th US Rock Mechanics Symposium, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)	Charles H. Dowding, Mickey L. Snider
June, 2003	"Micro-meter Measurement of Cracks to Compare Blast and Environmental Effects", ISEE Proceedings 2003, International Society of Explosives Engineers	Charles H. Dowding, Michaël Louis
May, 2003	"Crack Response to Weather Effects, Blasting, and Construction Vibrations", Master of Science Thesis	Mickey L. Snider
March, 2003	"Addendum I: Direct Measurement of Crack Response of Four OSM Study Structures", contained in Comparative Study of Structure Response to Coal Mine Blasting, U.S. Department of the Interior, Office of Surface Mining, Pittsburgh, PA	Charles H. Dowding, Laureen M. McKenna
March, 2002	"Comparison of Measured Crack Response in Diverse Structures to Dynamic Events and Weather Phenomena" - M.S. Thesis	Laureen M. McKenna
July, 2001	"Measure the Crack Instead of Construction Vibration" in Geostrata	Charles H. Dowding	HTML
January, 2001	"Blasting Complaints: Old Problem, New Approach" in Aggregates Manager 5 (10)	Charles H. Dowding
December, 2000	"Autonomous Crack Comparometer Phase II" - M.S. Thesis	Michaël Louis
December, 2000	"Autonomous Crack Comparometer" - M.S. Thesis Defense (available only to ITI community - password required)	Michaël Louis	HTML
September, 2000	"Control of Construction Vibrations with an Autonomous Crack Comparometer" at the Conference on Explosives and Blasting Technique in Munich, Germany	Charles H. Dowding, Damian R. Siebert
June, 2000	"Autonomous Crack Comparometer" - M. S. Thesis	Damian R. Siebert
June, 2000	"Autonomous Crack Comparometer" - M.S. Thesis Defense	Damian R. Siebert	HTML
April, 2000	"Autonomous Crack Comparometer : Progress Report"	Damian R. Siebert	HTML

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