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RI C HA RD A . M I L L ER
College of Engineering and Applied Science
Department of Civil and Architectural Engineering and Construction Management
Professor
Phone: (513) 556-3744
Fax: (513) 556-2599
Email: [email protected]
ACADEMIC LOCATION
Department of Civil and Architectural Engineering and Construction Management
787 Rhodes Hall
Cincinnati, OH 45221-0071
PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY
Dr Richard Miller specializes in design and construction of prestressed concrete structures with an
emphasis on bridge design. He also specializes in concrete material properties. Dr. Miller’s work has
been instrumental in affecting changes in the AASHTO LRFD Bridge Design Specifications and in Ohio
Department of Transportation specifications. He is a Fellow of PCI and is currently the PCI R&D Council
Chair, which also makes him a member of the Board of Directors.
EDUCATION
Bachelor of Civil Engineering, Cleveland State University, 1982
Master of Science in Civil Engineering, Northwestern University, 1984
Doctor of Philosophy in Civil Engineering, Northwestern University, 1989
PROFESSIONAL LICENSURE
Professional Engineer, License no. E56969, Ohio
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
1978 – 1982 (Co-op), Construction Inspector, Pittsburgh Testing Labs; Cleveland, OH
1981 (Co-op) Structural Engineering Aide, Middough Associates,Cleveland, OH
1983 – 1984 Structural Engineer II, Sargent and Lundy Engineers, Chicago, IL
1984 – 1988, Research/Teaching Assistant, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL
1988 – 1994, Assistant Professor, University of Cincinnati
1994- 2004, Assoc. Professor, University of Cincinnati
2004-2014, Professor, University of Cincinnati
2014- 2015; Interim Vice Provost for Academic Affairs, University of Cincinnati
2015 – present, Professor, University of Cincinnati
HONORS AND AWARDS
2012 CEAS Distinguished Researcher
2012 Faculty Chair, University of Cincinnati
2010 CEAS Master Educator
2004 Elected Fellow of the Precast/Prestressed Concrete Institute
2004 Certificate of Merit Awarded to the PCI Self Consolidating Concrete Fast Team (R. Miller,
member).
2003 Precast/Prestressed Concrete Institute Distinguished Educator
2003 The Wandmacher Award - College of Engineering Teaching Award
2002 Certificate of Merit Awarded to the PCI High Performance Concrete Committee (R. Miller,
Chair).
1994 Teaching Award (Graduate Level), Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering,
University of Cincinnati (co-winner).
1990 Senior Class Outstanding Civil Engineering Teacher Award, Department of Civil and
Environmental Engineering, University of Cincinnati.
RESEARCH INTERESTS
Large scale and component testing of prestressed-concrete structures
Field testing of concrete bridge structures
Concrete materials testing and development
Non-destructive testing methods
GRADUATE STUDENT ADVISING
PH.D. STUDENTS GRADUATED
[list student name and years, latest first]
X. Dong, September, 1997- March 2002, “Temperature and Traffic Forces on Shear Key
Connections for Adjacent Box Girder Bridges.
Ausbra McFarland, September 1989 - June 1997, "A Study of Shear Strength in Early Age and
Mature Normal Strength and High Strength Members"
†Co-advised
PH.D. STUDENTS ADVISED
M.S. STUDENTS GRADUATED
[list student name, years (latest first), and whether thesis or not]
Sudarshan Kasera Graduated Fall 2014 Thesis
Avdesh Gaur Graduated Fall 2014 Thesis
Ryan Brinkman Graduated Fall 2012 Thesis
Robert Hauber Graduated Fall 2012 Thesis
Tyler Stillings Graduated Summer 2012 Thesis
Scott Lab Graduated Spring 2010 Thesis
Aaron Taylor Graduated Fall 2007 Thesis
Andrea Stone Graduated Summer 2007 Thesis
Eldose Stephen Graduated Winter 2006 Thesis
Prakash Ganesh Graduated Fall 2006 Thesis
Monika Saproo Graduated Summer 2003 Thesis
Amy Dimmerling Graduated Winter 2002 Thesis
Angela Mueller Graduated Winter 2002 Thesis
Andreas Gruel Graduated Winter 2000 Thesis
Weiguo Zhang Graduated Fall 1999 Thesis
Todd Long Graduated Fall 1998 Thesis
Ellen Eberenz Long Graduated Winter 1998 Thesis
George Hlavacs Graduated Winter 1998 Thesis
J. Todd Halsey Graduated Winter 1996 Thesis
Xuecheng Zhang Graduated Spring 1995 Thesis
Vijay Saraf Graduated Summer 1994 Thesis
Mehran Samardar Graduated Winter 1995 Thesis
Ketan Parekh Graduated Fall 1994 Thesis
William Hrinko Graduated Fall 1993 Thesis
ZheChao Xiong Graduated Spring 1993 Thesis
Brett Krouskop Graduated Winter 1992 Thesis
Mark Heckenmueller Graduated Winter 1992 Thesis
William Wong Graduated Spring 1990 Thesis
Co-advised with Bahram Shahrooz
Deepak Jiwani Graduated Summer 1994 Thesis
Bhushan Godbole Graduated Fall 1993 Thesis
Co-advised with Ossama Salem:
Deepika Nirmalkumar Graduated Spring 2011 Thesis
Madhu Chandra Melam Graduated Summer 2011 Thesis
M.S. STUDENTS ADVISED
Gregory Paul Gearhart Fall 2015 –Pres. Expected to graduate Fall 2016
LIST OF PUBLICATIONS
Authors are underlined when students.
PEER-REVIEWED PUBLICATIONS (SUBMITTED/UNDER REVIEW)
PEER-REVIEWED PUBLICATIONS (PUBLISHED/IN PRESS)
Shahrooz. B. M.; Reis, J. M; Wells, E. L.; Miller, R. A.; Harries, K. A.; Russell, H. G., Flexural Members with
High-Strength Reinforcement - Behavior and Code Implications, , Journal of Bridge Engineering, ASCE,
Vol. 19, No. 5, May 2014.
Kasan, J.; Harries, K. A.; Miller, R.; Brinkman, R., Repair of Prestressed Concrete Girders Combining
Internal Strand Splicing and Externally-Bonded CFRP Techniques, Journal of Bridge Engineering, ASCE,
Vol. 19, No. 2, February 2014.
Kasan, J.; Harries, K. A.; Miller, R.; Brinkman, R., Limits of Application of Externally-Bonded CFRP Repairs
for Impact-Damaged Prestressed Concrete Girders, Journal of Composites for Construction, ASCE,
Vol. 18, No. 3, June 2014.
Burrows, A., Herfat, S., Truesdell, P., & Miller, R. More than Tolerance for Engineering Lessons.,
Technology and Engineering Teacher, Vol 72, No. 7, April 2013.
Deshpande, A. S, Salem, O. M and Miller, R. A., “Multi-criteria Decision Making System for Selecting an
Effective Plan for Bridge Rehabilitation”, Structure and Infrastructure Engineering, On Line Sept 2011
Deshpande, A. S.; Filson, L. E.; Salem, O. M; Miller, R. A. “Lean Techniques in the Management of the
Design of Industrial Projects”, Technical Note, Journal of Management in Eng. ASCE, Vol 28, No 2,
April 2012
Soltani, A., Harries, K. A; Shahrooz, B. M.; Russell, H. G; Miller, R. A., Fatigue Performance Of High
Strength Reinforcing Steel, Journal of Bridge Engineering, ASCE, Vol 17, No 3, May/June 2012.
Shahrooz, B. M, Reis, J. M., Wells, E. L., Miller, R. A., Harries, K. A. and Russell, H. G., “Flexural Behavior
and Design With High-Strength Bars and Those Without Well-Defined Yield Point,” Trans. Res. Record,
No. 2172, Nov. 2010.
Harries, K.A., Shahrooz, B., Soltani, A, Reis, J. M., Wells, E. L., Miller, R., and Russell, H. G., “Bond and
Anchorage of High Strength Reinforcing Steel,” Trans. Res. Record, No. 2172, Nov. 2010.
K. Cedercreutz, J.J. Hoey, C. Cates, R. Miller, C. Maltbie, M. Lewis, A. Todd, and T. Newbold, “Internal
Consistency and Factor Analysis of a Work Performance Measurement Instrument”, Journal of
Cooperative Education and Internships, Vol 42, #1, pp. 59-75, 2008.
Salem, O, Basu, B., Miller, R., Randall, J., Swanson, J. and Engel, R., Accelerating the Construction of a
Highway Bridge in Ohio, Practice Periodical on Structural Design and Construction, ASCE, Vol. 11, No.
2, May 2006, pp. 98-104.
Dimmerling, A., Miller, R., Castrodale, R., Mirmiran, A., Hastak, M and Baseheart, T. M., “Connections
Between Simply Supported Concrete Beams Made Continuous – Results of NCHRP 12-53”, Trans. Res.
Record, 1928, December 2005, pp. 126-133.
Eder, E., Miller, R., Baseheart, M. and Swanson, J., “Testing of 50-year-old Prestressed Concrete Bridge
Beams, PCI Journal, Vol 50, No. 3, May-June 2005, pp. 90-95.
DeLatte, N., Chen, S., Maini, N., Parker, N., Agrawal, A., Mylonakis, G., Subramaniam, K., Kawaguchi, A.,
Bosela, P., McNeil, S. and Miller, R., “Application of Nondestructive Evaluation to Subway Tunnel
Systems” Transportation Research Record No. 1845, October 2003, pp. 127-138.
Hastak, M, Mirmiran, A., Miller, R., Shah, R., and Castrodale, R., “State of the Practice for Positive Moment
Connections in Prestressed Concrete Girders Made Continuous”, ASCE Journal of Bridge Engineering,
Vol 8, No. 5, Sept/Oct. 2003, pp. 267-272.
Shahrooz, B., Saraf, V., Godbole, V. and Miller, R., “Response of Slab Bridges Before, During and After
Repair,” ASCE Journal of Bridge Engineering, Vol. 7, No. 5, Sept./Oct. 2002.
Reising, R. M. W., Shahrooz, B. M., Hunt, V. J., Lenett, M., Christopher, S., Neumann, A. R., Helmicki, A. J.,
Miller, R. A., Kondury, S. and Morton, S., “Performance of a Five-span Steel Bridge with Fiber
Reinforced Polymer Composite Deck Panels”, Trans. Res. Record, No. 1770, Oct. 2001.
Mirmiran, A., Kulkarni, S., Miller, R., Hastak, M. and Castrodale, R., “Nonlinear Continuity Analysis of
Precast/Prestressed Girders with Cast-in-Place Deck and Diaphragm”, PCI JOURNAL, September-
October 2001.
Mirmiran, A., Kulkarni, S., Miller, R.., Hastak, M., Shahrooz, B., and Castrodale, R.. "Positive Moment
Cracking in the Diaphragms of Simple-Span Prestressed Girders Made Continuous," SP 204 on Design
and Construction Practices to Mitigate Cracking, Nawy, E.G. (Ed.), ACI SP-207, 117-134, 2001.
Greuel, A., Rogers, B., Miller, R., Shahrooz, B. M., Baseheart, T. M., “Evaluation of a High Performance
Concrete Box Girder Bridge,” PCI Journal, V. 45, No. 6, Nov/Dec., 2000.
Miller, R., Baseheart, T. M. and Sprague, R., “Use of High Performance Concrete for Bridge Abutments - A
Case Study”, Trans. Res. Rec. #1740, December 2000.
Miller, R. A., Hlavacs, G., Long, T. and Greuel, A., Full Scale Testing of Shear Keys for Adjacent Box Girder
Bridges, PCI Journal, V. 44, No. 6, Nov./Dec., 1999.
Miller, R., Shahrooz, B., Baseheart, T. M., Eberenz, E., Jones, J., Knarr, R., Sprague, R., "Testing of a High-
performance Concrete, Single-Span Box Girder", Trans. Res. Rec. No. 1624, Sept., 1998.
Hlavacs, G. M., Long, T., Miller, R. A., Baseheart, T. M., "Nondestructive Determination of the Response of
Shear Keys to Environmental and Cyclic Loading", Transportation Research Record, #1574, Oct.
1997.
Halsey, J.T., Miller, R.A. “Destructive Testing of Two Forty Year Old Prestressed Bridge Beams, PCI Journal,
41(4), Sept-Oct., 1996.
Miller, R., Shahrooz, B., Aktan, A.E.: "Relationships Between Deterioration and Structural Performance:
Three Case Studies," ACI-SP154 - Advanced Studies in Concrete Technology, 1995
Allbright, K., Parekh, K., Miller, R.A., Baseheart, T.M.: " Modal Verification of a Destructive Test of a
Damaged Prestressed Concrete Beam," Experimental Mechanics, 34(4), December, 1994.
Miller R.A., Parekh K.: "Destructive Testing of a Deteriorated Prestressed Box Bridge Beam,"
Transportation Research Record, 1460, December 1994.
Miller R., Aktan A., Shahrooz B.: "Destructive Testing of a Decommissioned Concrete Slab Bridge," Journal
of Structural Engineering, ASCE, 120(7)(1994).
Shahrooz B.M., Miller R.A., Saraf V., Godbole B.: "Behavior of RC Slab Bridges During and After Repair,"
Transportation Research Record, 1442 November 1993.
Shahrooz B.M., Ho I.K., Aktan A.E., DeBorst R., Blaauwendraad J., Veen C., Iding R.H., Miller R.A.:
"Nonlinear Finite Element Analysis of a Deteriorated Slab Bridge," Journal of Structural Engineering,
ASCE, 120(2), (1994).
Miller R., Krouskop B., Minkarah I., Bodocsi A.: "Chloride Penetration and the Effect on Porosity in a
Pavement," Transportation Research Record, 1392, Aug. 1993, 134-141.
Bodocsi A., Minkarah I., Young C., Miller R., Arudi R.: "Comparison of Four Different Methods for
Measuring Deflections in Jointed Reinforced Concrete Pavements," Transportation Research Record,
1388, Aug. 1993, 29-34.
Aktan A., Zwick M., Miller R., Shahrooz B.: "Nondestructive and Destructive Testing of a Decommissioned
RC Slab Highway Bridge and Associated Analytical Studies," Transportation Research Record, #1371,
October 1991.
Miller R.A., Castro-Montero A., Shah S.P.: "Cohesive Zone Models Examined with LASER Holographic
Measurements," Journal of the American Ceramic Society, 74(1)(1991).
Castro-Montero A., Shah S.P., Miller R.A.: "Measurements of Strain Fields in the Fracture Process Zone of
Mortar," Journal of the Engineering Mechanics Division, ASCE, 116(11)(1990).
Miller R.A., Shah S.P., Bjelkhagen H.I.: "Measurement of Crack Profiles in Mortar Using Laser Holographic
Interferometry," Experimental Mechanics, 1988.
Shah S.P., Miller R.A., Virding T.E.: "Early Age Shear Strength of Reinforced Concrete Beams," Properties
of Concrete at Early Ages, ACI-SP95, (1986):71-92.
Receiving one external review
Hrinko W., Miller R., Young C., Shahrooz B., Aktan A.: "Understanding Errors and Accuracies in DCDTs and
Wire Potentiometers for Field Testing," Experimental Techniques, 1993.
Miller R.A., Castro-Montero A., Shah S.P.: "Use of Laser Holographic Interferometry and Image Analysis
for the Study of Fracture Specimens," Experimental Techniques, 15(3)(1991).
PEER-REVIEWED CONFERENCE PROCEEDINGS
Kasera, K. C., Miller, R., Rassati, G. A. and Tabiei, A., Effect of Deck Cracking on Prestress Losses, 2016 PCI
Convention and National Bridge Conference, Nashville, TN, March 1-5, 2016.
Steinberg, E., Miller, R. A., Huffman, J and Stillings, T, Destructive Testing of Adjacent Box Beam Bridge
Spans, Transportation Research Board 91st Annual Meeting, Washington, DC, Jan 22-25, 2012
Miller, R. A., Shahrooz, B. M, Reis, J., Harries, K. and Russell, H., Comparative Shear Behavior of AASHTO
Girders with A1035 and A615 Stirrups, Precast/Prestressed Concrete Institute 57th Annual Convention
and National Bridge Conference, Salt Lake City, UT, Oct. 22-26, 2011.
Steinberg, E., Miller, R. A., Huffman, J and Stillings, T., Destructive Testing of Adjacent Box Beam Bridge
Spans, Precast/Prestressed Concrete Institute 57th Annual Convention and National Bridge Conference,
Salt Lake City, UT, Oct. 22-26, 2011.
Shahrooz, B. M, Reis, J. M., Wells, E. L., Miller, R. A., Harries, K. A. and Russell, H. G., “Flexural Behavior
and Design With High-Strength Bars and Those Without Well-Defined Yield Point,” Transportation
Research Board 89th Annual Meeting, Washington, DC, Jan 10-14, 2010.
Harries, K.A., Shahrooz, B., Soltani, A, Reis, J. M., Wells, E. L., Miller, R., and Russell, H. G., “Bond and
Anchorage of High Strength Reinforcing Steel,” Transportation Research Board 89th Annual Meeting,
Washington, DC, Jan 10-14, 2010.
Howard, C; Taylor, A., Miller, R., Irvine, J., Struble, B., Thompson, B. and Wigdahl, J., “Evaluation of a
Carbon Blocking Agent for Fly Ash”, Paper 09-1696, Transportation Research Board, 88th Annual Meeting,
Washington, D. C., January 11-15, 2009.
Salem, O., Miller, R. A., Basu, B. and Deshpande, A., “Building Bridges Faster, Smarter Better: Case Studies
and Lessons Learned,”, Paper 07-2377, Transportation Research Board, 86th Annual Meeting,
Washington, D. C., January 21-25, 2007.
Dimmerling, A., Miller, R., Barker, J., Ishmael, K. and Engel, R. “Monitoring Precast Deck Panels for Load
and Environmental Effects,” PCI-FHWA National Bridge Conference, Palm Springs, CA, October 15-19,
2005.
Basu, B, Miller, R. A., Salem, S., Swanson, J., Randall, J., Engle, R., “Building a Precast Bridge in 19 Days,”
PCI-FHWA National Bridge Conference, Palm Springs, CA, October 15-19, 2005 (Invited).
Basu, B, Miller, R. A., Salem, S., Swanson, J., Randall, J., Engle, R., “Building a Precast Bridge in 19 Days,”
Transportation Research Board Annual Meeting, Washington DC, January, 2005.
Miller, R., Castrodale, R., Mirmiran, A., Hastak, M. and Baseheart, T. M., “Connection Between Simply
Supported Concrete Beams Made Continuous,” Proc. Of National Concrete Bridge Conference, Charlotte
NC, May 2004.
Kukreti, A., Islam, S., Miller, R., Davis, K., Prather, E., Fowler, T. and Soled, S., “Bridges with Engineering to
Teach Authentic Inquiry Based Mathematics and Science Courses to Middle and High School Students,”
33rd ASEE/IEEE Frontiers in Education Conference, Boulder CO, November 2003.
Russell, H. R., Miller, R. A., Ozyildirim, C., and Tadros, M., “Compilation and Evaluation of Results from
High Performance Concrete Bridge Projects,” Accepted for Publication, 3rd PCI/FHWA Symposium on
High Performance Concrete, Orlando, FL, October 2003.
Russell, H. R., Miller, R. A., Ozyildirim, C., and Tadros, M., “Bridge Specifications for High Performance
Concrete,” 2002 Concrete Bridge Conference, Nashville, TN, October 2002.
Baseheart, T.M., Miller, R.A., Bowers, M.T., Ioannides, A.M., Swanson, J.A., and Eckart, R. "Teaching
Strength of Materials Using Web-based, Streaming Video, and Interactive Video Techniques", Proceedings
of the 2002 ASEE Annual Conference, Montreal, Canada, June 2002.
Miller R.A., Aktan A.E., Shahrooz B.M.: "Nondestructive and Destructive Testing of a Three Span Skewed
Reinforced Concrete Slab Bridge," Nondestructive Testing of Concrete Elements and Structures, ASCE
Structures Congress, ed. F. Ansari, 1992.
BOOKS AND OTHER MONOGRAPHS
Miller, R. A., "Chapter 23 - Performance Evaluation of Structures" Concrete Construction Handbook, E.
Nawy, ed., CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL., First ed. 1997; Second ed. 2008.
RESEARCH REPORTS
Harries, K., Kassan, J., Miller, R and Brinkman, R., Updated Research for Collision Damage and Repair of
Prestressed Concrete Beams, National Co-operative Highway Research Program, Transportation Research
Board, 20-07 Task 307, 2012.
Shahrooz, B., Miller, R., Harries, K., and Russell, H., Design of Concrete Structures Using High Strength
Steel Reinforcement, National Co-operative Highway Research Program, Transportation Research Board,
Report 679, 2011.
Steinberg, E., Miller, R., Nims, D., and Sargand, S. Structural Evaluation of LIC-310-0396and FAY-35-17-
6.82 Box Beams with Advanced Strand Deterioration, Ohio DOT, June 2011.
Miller, R., Swanson, J., Engel, R., Walters, R., and Barnhart, J. Evaluation of the Effectiveness of the
Strategic Initiative 9 Pilot Bridge Concepts. Ohio DOT April 2009.
Miller, R. A. and Taylor, A., Verification of the Use of Carbon Blocking Agent for Fly Ash Concrete, Ohio
DOT, December 2007.
Miller, R.A., Castrodale, R., Mirmiran, A., and Hastak, M., Connection Between Simple Span Precast Girder
Made Continuous, National Co-operative Highway Program, Transportation Research Board, Report 519,
June 2004.
Russell, H. G., Miller, R. A., Ozyildirim, H. C., and Tadros, M. K., "Compilation and Evaluation of the Results
from High Performance Concrete Bridge Projects, Project DTFH-61-00-C-00009, Federal Highway
Administration, February 2003
Baseheart, T. M., Miller, R. A. and Shahrooz, B. M., Use of High Performance Concrete for an Adjacent Box
Girder Bridge, Guernsey County, Ohio, Bridge #GUE-22-0657 A Report to Ohio DOT and FHWA, July 2000.
Miller, R., Weisgerber, F., Zhang, W., Dong, X., Greuel, A. and Long, T., “Investigation of the Cause of
Cracking in Bridge MEG-124-6.78,” A Report to Ohio DOT and FHWA, October 1999
Miller, R., “Instrumentation of Bridge MEG-124-6.78" A Report to Ohio DOT and FHWA, October 1999.
Miller, R., Hlavacs, G. and Long, T., "Testing of Full Scale Prestressed Beams to Evaluate Shear Key
Performance," A Report to Ohio DOT and FHWA, 1998.
Miller, R. and Halsey, J. T.: "Destructive Testing of 40-Year-Old Prestressed Concrete Bridge Beams," A
Report to Ohio DOT and FHWA, 1996.
Miller, R., Parekh, K., and Halsey, J.T.: "Destructive Load Testing of a Damaged and Deteriorated
Prestressed Concrete Box Beam," A Report to Ohio DOT and FHWA, 1995.
Shahrooz, B., Miller, R., Saraf, V., and Godbole, B.: "Strength Continuity of Deteriorated Continuous Slab
Bridges," A Report to Ohio DOT and FHWA, 1995.
Zwick M., Aktan A., Miller R., Shahrooz B., Heckenmueller* M., Ho I., Hrinko* W., Toksoy T.:
"Nondestructive and Destructive Testing of a Reinforced Concrete Slab Bridge and Associated Analytical
Studies," A Report to Ohio DOT and FHWA, 1992.
Minkarah I., Bodocsi A., Miller R., Arudi R.: "Final Evaluation of the Field Performance of ROSS 23
Experimental Concrete Pavement," A Report to Ohio DOT and FHWA, December 1992.
Baseheart T.M., Bishop P., Bowers M., Dials T., Dick J., Haubner G., Landwehr M., Miller R., Mirizzi S.,
Reiser L., Sanders J., Sheets R., Taylor M., Wetmore W.: "Accelerated LIfe Testing Environmental Research
Facility," An Interim Report to EPA/RREL, March 1992.
Miller R.A., Minkarah I.A., Wong W.: "Evaluation of the Polymer Components on the Demonstration Fine
Bubble Aeration System at the Mill Creek Waste Water Treatment Plant," A Report to the Metropolitan
Sanitary District, 1991..
OTHER PUBLICATIONS
Non reviewed conference publications
Miller, R., “Teaching Through Student Competition: The PCI ‘Big Beam’”, Seventh Faculty Enhancement
Workshop, Teaching the Materials Science, Engineering and Field Aspects of Concrete", NSF ACBM
Center, Held at the University of Colorado, Boulder, July 14-18, 2001.
Miller, R. and Baseheart, T. M. "Demonstrations of Concrete Concepts Through Instrumented Beams"
Fifth Faculty Enhancement Workshop, Teaching the Materials Science, Engineering and Field Aspects
of Concrete", NSF ACBM Center, Held at University of California, Berkely, July, 1998.
Miller, R., Wirthlin, G., "An Experiment on Cement Based Repair Materials, An Example of Industry
/University Cooperation, " Fourth Faculty Enhancement Workshop, Teaching the Materials Science,
Engineering and Field Aspects of Concrete", NSF ACBM Center, Held at Lehigh University, July, 1997.
Allbright K., Parekh* K., Miller R., Baseheart T.M.: "Modal Verification of a Destructive Test of a Damaged
Prestressed Concrete Beam," Proc. International Conference on NDT in the Infrastructure, Society for
Experimental Mechanics, 1993.
Hrinko* W., Miller R., Aktan A., Shahrooz B., Young C.: "Instrumentation Considerations for
Nondestructive and Destructive Testing of Reinforced Concrete Slab Bridges," ASCE Structures
Congress, 1993.
Miller R., Aktan A., Shahrooz B.: "Considerations in Evaluating Bridge Conditions: Lessons Learned from
Nondestructive and Destructive Testing of a Three Span Reinforced Concrete Bridge," Proc. Society
for Experimental Mechanics Spring Conference on Experimental Mechanics, 1992.
Miller R.A.: "Crack Detection and Measurement Using Laser Holography," COREP Seminar on Damage and
Diagnosis of Material and Structures, 1991.
Miller R.A., Castro-Montero A., Shah S.P.: "Use of Laser Holography and Image Analysis for Crack
Measurement and Determination of Strain Fields in Cement Based Materials", Proc. of the ASCE
Engineering Mechanics Specialty Conference, 1991.
Miller R., Castro A., Shah S.: "Evaluation of Cohesive Crack Models Using Holographically Measured Strain
Fields," Fracture Behavior and Design of Materials and Structures, 8th European Conference on
Fracture, ed. D. Firrao, 1990.
Castro-Montero A., Miller R.A., Shah S.P.: "Study of the Fracture Process in Mortar with Laser Holographic
Measurements," Toughening Mechanisms in Quasi-Brittle Materials, Workshop Proceedings, NATO
Advanced Research Workshop, 1990.
Wong* W., Miller R.A.: "Early Age Fracture in Concrete," Proc. SEM Conference on Micromechanics of
Failure of Quasi-Brittle Materials, 1990.
Miller R.A., Castro-Montero A., Shah S.P.: "Fracture Process in Concrete Studied by Laser Holography,"
Proc. 1989 Society for Experimental Mechanics Spring Conference on Experimental Mechanics, 1989.
RESEARCH PROPOSALS AND GRANTS AWARDED
PENDING PROPOSALS SUBMITTED AS P.I.
PROPOSALS SUBMITTED AS CO-P.I.
AWARDS OF CONTRACTS AND GRANTS
GRANTS AND CONTRACTS RECEIVED AS A P.I.
Synthesis Study on Load Capacity of Concrete Slabs Without Plans; PI – R. Miller, co-PI B. Shahrooz;, Ohio
DOT; October 2015- April 2017; $59,530.20
Verification of the Use of a Carbon Blocking Agent for Fly Ash in Concrete ; PI R. Miller, Ohio DOT Student
Support Grant, November 2006 – November 2007, $10,000.
Training Classes on AASHTO LRFD Bridge Specifications; PI- R. Miller, co-PIs, J. Swanson, E. Steinberg; R.
Liang; Ohio DOT, May 2006 – July 2007; $182,920
Evaluation of the Effectiveness of Strategic Initiative 9 Pilot Bridge Concepts; PI – R. Miller, co-PI J.
Swanson; Ohio DOT October 2002-October 2007; ODOT $230,000.
Innovative Bridge Design/Construction Techniques to Expedite Construction; R. Miller; Ohio DOT; October
2001 – April 2002; $11,500
Investigation of Cracking in HPC Bridge Decks after One Season or 6-8 Months; PI - R. Miller; co-PI A.
Mirmiran; April 2000 – January 2005; Ohio DOT; $104,000
Connection Between Simple Span Precast Concrete Girders Made Continuous; PI - R. Miller, co-PIs A.
Mirmiran, M. Hastak, R.Castrodale, National Co-operative Highway Research Program (12-53), May
1999 - August 2003; $300,000
Instrumentation of Bridge MEG-124-6.78; R. Miller, Ohio DOT; June 1995 to May 1996; $22,657
Evaluation of the Cause of Cracking in Bridge MEG-124-6.78; R. Miller, Ohio DOT; March 1997 - Sept.
1998; $90,469
Destructive Testing of 40 Year Old Prestressed Bridge Beams; R. Miller, Ohio DOT Student Research Study;
June 1995- June 1996; $10,000
Testing of Full Scale Prestressed Beams to Evaluate Shear Key Performance; R. Miller, Ohio DOT; March,
1995 - June, 1998; $242,000
Testing High Strength Concrete Beams at Early Ages; R. Miller, Frank Messer and Sons Const. Co.; Sept
1991 - June 1994; $22,500 (in kind)
Destructive Load Testing of a Damaged and Deteriorated Prestressed Box Beam ; R. Miller, Ohio DOT;
March 1992 - June 1994; $97,000
GRANTS AND CONTRACTS RECEIVED AS A CO-P.I.
Evaluation of High Performance Pavement and Bridge Deck Wearing Surface Repair Materials – PI - N
Delatte; co- PI, R. Miller; Ohio DOT; August 2013 to August 2016; UC Part $56500; $391207
Strand Debonding for Pretensioned Girders, PI - B. Shahrooz, co-PIs, R. Miller, K. Harries, H. Russell;
National Co-operative Highway Research Program (12-91); September 2012-August 2015; $650,000
Testing and Health Monitoring of Bridge B-0070 on Eight Mile Road – PI - B Shahrooz, co-PI, R Miller,
Hamilton Cnty Engineer; 2012; $71,173.00
Updated Research for Collision Damage Repair of Precast/Prestressed Concrete, PI - K. Harries; co-PI, R.
Miller; co-PI; NCHRP 20-07/Task 307; Sept. 2011 – May 2012; $69,979
Structural Evaluation of LIC-310-0396 Box Beams with Advanced Strand Deterioration PI- E. Steinberg;
co-PI R. Miller; April 2008 – April 2011, Ohio DOT; UC part $257,368; $556,429
CCLI Phase III - A National Model for Engineering Mathematics Education, PI – N. Klingbeil of Wright State
University, UC co-PIs A Kukreti, R. Miller and D. Oether, National Science Foundation, August 2008 –
July 2010; $100,000 UC Share
Structural Concrete Design with High Strength Reinforcement, PI- B. Shahrooz; co- PIs, R. Miller, K.
Harries, H. Russell, D. Kuchma, National Co-operative Highway Research Program (12-77); May 2007 –
May 2010; $600,000.
CCLI Phase II - A National Model for Engineering Mathematics Education, PI – N. Klingbeil of Wright State
University PI, UC co-PIs A Kukreti, R. Miller and D. Oether, National Science Foundation, January 2006
– December 2008, $200,003 UC share
Track 2 NSF GK-12 Fellows Project STEP (Science and Technology Enhancement Program): Building
STEMcinnati City; Anant Kukreti PI, Co-PIs: R. Miller, D. Oerther, K. Davis, T. Fowler, S. Soled; National
Science Foundation, July 2006- June 2011, $1,898,307
Best Modern Practices for Design in Fast Track Projects; PI -S. Salem, co-PI R. Miller; Construction
Industry Institute; November 2004-December 2007 $153,299
Developing a Corporate Feedback System for Use in Curricular Reform, PI – Kettil Cedercreutz, co-PIs C.
Cates, R. Miller, T. Newbold, C. Maltbie, US Department of Education, September 2004- August 2007;
$431,531
Accelerated Construction Decision-Making Process for Bridges; PI -S. Salem; co- PI R. Miller; MRUTC;
August 2004-July 2005. $69,164
Science and Technology Enhancement Program - Project STEP - GK-12 Fellows Program; A Kukreti, PI, co-
PIs: R. Miller, S. Islam, K. Davis, T. Fowler, S. Soled; National Science Foundation, $1,377,000
Fineness of Densified Micro Silica And Dispersion in Concrete Mixes; PI -A. Ioannides; co- PI, R. Miller;
Ohio DOT; April 2002 – January 2005; ODOT; $50,000
Larger Sized Coarse Aggregate in Portland Cement Concrete Pavement and Structures; PI -A.
Ioannides; co- PI, R. Miller; Ohio DOT; April 2002 - Feb. 2005; $150,000
Testing of Prestressed Concrete Girders and Field Testing and Analysis of Composite Deck Panels; PI -M.
Baseheart, co-PIs R. Miller J. Swanson; Hamilton County Engineer; October 2001 - September, 2004;
$101,007
Compilation and Evaluation of Results From HPC Bridge Projects ; PI - Henry Russell, Inc.; co-PIs R. Miller,
M. Tadros, H. C. Ozyildirim; FHWA, Nov. 1999 - Nov. 2002; $30,688 (UC Part) ($550,836 - total)
Use of Fiber Reinforced Polymer Composites for Repair and Retrofit of Prestressed Box Girders; PI -B.
Shahrooz; co-PI R. Miller; Ohio DOT April 2000 - December 2002; $54,900
Field Performance Evaluation of Fiber Reinforced Bridge Deck Panels; PI - B. Shahrooz; co-PI, A. Helmicki
and R. Miller, Ohio DOT; March 1999 - July 2000; $411,000
Use of High Performance Concrete for a Box Beam Bridge; PI - T. Baseheart, co-PIs R. Miller, B. Shahrooz;
SHRP/FHWA; July, 1996 - June, 1998; $308,907
Strength Continuity of Deteriorated Continuous RC Slab Bridges; PI B. Shahrooz, co-PI R. Miller, Ohio DOT;
Sept. 1991 - Dec. 1994; $82,714
Destructive Field Testing of a RC Bridge as a Benchmark to Validate Finite Element Modeling and Analysis
of RC Structure, PI - A. Aktan, co-PIs R. Miller and B. Shahrooz ; National Science Foundation; 1991 –
1992, $99,300
Destructive Testing of a Decommissioned Highway Bridge; PI -A. Aktan; co-PI B. Shahrooz, R. Miller, Ohio
DOT; 1990 – 1992; $342,524
Final Evaluation of the Ross County Route 23 Experimental Pavement, PI - S. Minkarah; co-PI A. Bodocsi,
R. Miller, Ohio DOT, 1989 – 1992; $263,000
TEACHING
TEACHING INTERESTS
[list of courses taught, use quarter and semester equivalents if necessary, and list course title]
Quarters
ENED/CVE100 Introduction to Engineering
CVE-103 Intro to CEE Math
ENED/CVE 375 Basic Str. Of Mat’l
CVE 382 Structural Analysis
CVE 474 Const. Mat'l/Conc. Lab
CVE 475 Construction Mat'ls
CVE 482 Reinforced Concrete
CVE 504 IDS I
CVE 505 IDS II
CVE 506 IDS III
CVE 561 Senior Seminar
CVE 611 Properties of Concrete
CVE 621 Bridge Engineering
CVE 683 Prestressed Concrete
CVE 711 Theory of Structures I
CVE 781 Reinf. Concrete Theory
CVE 782 Reinforc. Conc Design I
CVE 783 Reinforced Conc. Design II
CVE 785 Theory of Metal Str.
Semesters
CVE 4001 Concrete Design
CVE 5001 IDS I
CVE 5002 IDS II
CVE 7082 RC Design II
TEACHING PERFORMANCE
KEYNOTES AND INVITED LECTURES
Semester
Quarter Course Number Course Name G/UG
Repsonse
Rate Course Professor
16 SP CVE 7082 Reinforced Conc Design G 43.00% 4.5 4.7
16 SP CVE 5002 Integrated Design II UG 39.00% 2.3 2.5
15 F CVE 4001 Conc Design UG 64.00% 3.3 3.4
15 F CVE 5001 Integrated Design I UG 44.00% 2.2 2.4
15 SP CVE 5002 Integrated Design II UG 42.00% 3.4 4.2
14 F CVE 5001 Integrated Design I UG 26.00% 3.6 4
14 SP CVE 5002 Integrated Design II UG 32.00% 3.5 4.2
13 F CVE 5001 Integrated Design I UG 43.00% 3.4 3.7
13 SP CVE 5002 Integrated Design II UG 42.00% 4.4 4.8
12A CVE 5001 Integrated Design I UG 30.00% 4.4 4.5
12 SP CVE 783 Reinf Conc Design II G 63.00% 4.3 4.4
12 SP CVE 506 Integrated Design III UG 31.00% 4.1 4.5
12W CVE 505 Integrated Design II UG 20.00% 3.7 4.3
12W CVE 782 Reinf Conc Design I G 61.00% 3.9 4.1
11A CVE 781 Theory of Concrete G 62.00% 3.9 4.1
11A CVE 504 Integrated Design I UG 35.00% 3.5 4
11SP CVE 506 Integrated Design III UG 29.00% 3.6 3.7
11W CVE 683 Prestressed Concrete UG/G 59.00% 3.9 4.3
11W CVE 103 Intro to CE Math UG 48.00% 3 3.1
11W CVE 505 Integrated Design II UG 31.00% 3.3 3.2
5 year average out of 5 42.20% 3.61 3.905
SERVICE
PROFESSIONAL SOCIETY MEMBERSHIPS AND SERVICE
Transportation Research Board - Committee AFN20 (formerly A2E03) - Mechanical Properties of
Concrete, Member 1994 – 2013; Chair 2003-2009
Prestressed Precast Concrete Institute - Research and Development Committee (1996-present,
Vice Chair 2010-2013; Chair 2013-present)
Prestressed Precast Concrete Institute – Board of Directors (2013-present)
PCI Foundation – Board of Directors (2013-present)
PCI Technical Activities Committee (2013-present)
Prestressed Precast Concrete Institute - Bridge Committee (1996 – present)
o Adjacent Box Beam Bridge Subcommittee
Prestressed Precast Concrete Institute - Student Education Committee (Member since 1996,
Chair 2009 – 2013)
Prestressed Precast Concrete Institute - Continuing Education Committee (Member since 2000)
Prestressed Precast Concrete Institute - Concrete Materials Technology Committee (Chair 1999-
2007), Member 1997 - Present
National Co-operative Highway Research Program Committee 12-64 “Application of the LRFD
Bridge Design Specification to High-Strength Concrete: Flexure and Compression Members.”
NCHRP Evaluation Panel: Bridges and Structures (2002)
DEPARTMENTAL/COLLEGE/UNIVERSITY SERVICE
University Committees
Member of the All University Graduate Faculty
University Council on General Education 1988-2013
Subcommittee on Faculty Support - University Committee on Educational Technology
Faculty Senate 2009-2014, 2016 - present
Faculty Chair, 2012-14
Faculty Senate Cabinet 2011-14
Academic Committee 2011-present
Athletic Advisory Committee 2011-14
Strategic Enrollment 2011-14
Financial Coordinating Committee 2011-14
President’s Cabinet 2011-14
College Committees
College of Engineering Curriculum Committee (1994-2001; 2003-2005, 2006 – 2012, 2016-
present)
Alternate, College RPT Committee (2008 – 2010)
Chair, CEAS Bylaws – Ad hoc (2010)
College of Engineering RPT Committee (2016-present)
Department Committees
Civil Division Director (2004 – 2007)
Curriculum Committee (Chair 1995-2001; 2003-2004, 2006 – 2012, 2016 - present)
Departmental Retention, Promotion and Tenure Committee (1999 – 2008, 2010 – 11, 2015-
present)
Structures Group Coordinator (1994 – 2004)
ABET Coordinator – 2011, 2013, 2016
CONSULTING ACTIVITIES
ASCE PE/SE Webinars – 2008 – Present
PCI – Bridge Design Manual Seminar Development Team (2012)
FHWA Contract for Advance Precast Element Design and Construction State of Practice (Through PCI)
2014-present
EDITORSHIPS
PEER REVIEWING
American Society of Civil Engineers - J. of Structural Engineering, J of Bridge Design
Prestressed/Precast Concrete Institute - Journal
Prestressed/Precast Concrete Institute - Bridge Design Manual
Prestressed/Precast Concrete Institute – Various Technical Documents
Transportation Research Board - Transportation Research Record
SCIENTIFIC COMMITTEES