Projects

sponsored projects

• Biopolymer Modified Cementitious Systems with Radically Superior Strength and Durability, $644,116.00, ARPA-E program of DoE, co-PI: Dr. M. Wolcott, and Pacific NW National Laboratory (PNNL) as subaward, Oct. 2019- Sep. 2021.
• Processing method and performance database for carbon fiber composite reinforced polymeric concrete, JCATI, $80,000, Jul 2018-Jun 2019.
• Real-time in-situ concrete durability assessment via embedded time domain reflectometry (TDR) sensors, Portland Cement Association, $35,000, Jun 2018-May 2019.
• A Simple and Nondestructive Evaluation Method to Achieve High-Quality Pervious Concrete Pavement Installations, RMC Research & Education Foundation, $54,940, Jun 2018-May 2020.
• Demonstration Projects for CCFCM Reinforced Permeable Pavement-Phase II, the Boeing Company, $101,725, Jan-Sep 2018.
• Demonstration Projects for Cured Carbon Fiber Composite Materials (CCFCM) Reinforced Permeable Pavement-Phase I, the Boeing Company, $106,642, Nov-Dec 2017.
• Development of Protocol to Maintain Winter Mobility across Different Pervious Concrete Pavement Types, role: PI, Sponsor: USDOT University Transportation Center for Federal Region 10: PNW Transportation Consortium (PacTrans), total award: $40,000, Jan 2016-June 2017.
• Towards a Thickness Design Procedure for Pervious Concrete Pavements, role: PI, Sponsor: Washington Department of Transportation, award amount: $20,000, May 2017-July 2017.
• Portland Cement Concrete Material Characterization for Pavement ME Design Implementation in Idaho, role: PI, Sponsor: Idaho Transportation Department, award amount: $145,000, Jan 2016-July 2017.
• Concrete Performance in Aggressive Salt & Deicer Environments, role: PI, sub-award from the University of Idaho, Sponsor: Idaho Transportation Department, sub-award amount: $55,000, Jan 2017-July 2018.
• Development of a Commercially-Ready CCFCM Reinforced Permeable Pavement, role: co-PI, Sponsor: the Boeing Company, total award: $208,000, Nassiri’s share: $92,282, May 2017-Dec 2017.
• Towards Mechanistic Design of Pervious Concrete Pavements, role: PI, Sponsor: American Concrete Institute (ACI), total award: $50,000.
• Cost-Effective, yet Durable Portland Cement Concrete from Aerospace Industrial Waste, role: PI, Sponsor: USDOT University Transportation Center: Environmentally Sustainable Transportation in Cold Climates (CESTiCC), total award: $40,000 and matching funds of $17,500 from Global Fiberglass Solutions, Jan 2017-Dec. 2018.
• Guidelines for Pervious Concrete Sidewalks, Parking Lots, and Shared-Use Paths to Improve Drivers, Bikers, and Pedestrian Safety, role: PI, Sponsor: USDOT University Transportation Center for Federal Region 10: PNW Transportation Consortium (PacTrans), total award: $49,000, Jan 2016-June 2017.
• Prediction of Thermal Behavior of Pervious Concrete Pavements in Winter, role: PI, Sponsor: USDOT University Transportation Center: Environmentally Sustainable Transportation in Cold Climates (CESTiCC), total award: $40,000, Mar 2016-Dec 2017.
• Preliminary Study towards Development of Acceptance Specification for Pervious Concrete, role: PI, Sponsor: Washington State Department of Transportation, total award: $15,000, Dec. 2015- Dec 2016.
• Recycled Carbon Fiber Composite for Reinforcing Pervious Pavements, role: co-PI, Sponsor: the Boeing Company, total award: $127,000, Nassiri’s share: ~$40,000, Oct 2016-Dec 2017.
• Guidance for Usage of Pervious Pavement at Airports, sub-award from Applied Technologies, role: co-PI, Sponsor: Airport Cooperative Research Program (ACRP), total award to WSU: $38,000, Sep 2015-Sep 2016.
• Optimization of Strength of Permeable Pavement Enhanced with Cured Carbon Fiber Composite Material (CCFCM), role: co-PI, Sponsor: the Boeing Company, total award: $212,000, Nassiri’s share: ~$70,000, Oct 2015-Dec 2016.

industry support

• $45,000 excellence fund from Simpson Strong-Tie, May 2017-April 2018.
• $40,000 excellence fund from Simpson Strong-Tie, May 2016-April 2017.