Bob Peterman

Professor

Department of Civil Engineering

  • Professor
    Department of Civil Engineering

SERVICE & ENGAGEMENT

  • OTHER (PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITY)
    Invited presentation on additional transfer-length measurements with KSU strand
    1 Oct 2016 - 31 Oct 2016
    Invited presentation: "Additional Transfer-Length Measurements with KSU Strand" given to the PCI Strand Bond Task Force in Chicago, Illinois.
  • OTHER (PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITY)
    Invited presentation on qualification tests for pretensioned concrete railroad tie materials
    1 Mar 2016 - 31 Mar 2016
    Invited presentation: "Developing Qualification Tests to Ensure Proper Selection and Interaction of Pretensioned Concrete Railroad Tie Materials" given to PCI Ties Advisory Committee at the 2016 PCI Convention in Nashville, Tennessee.
  • AWARD / HONOR
    Frankenhoff Outstanding Research Award
    1 Jan 2016
    Frankenhoff Outstanding Research Award recipient, KSU College of Engineering.
  • OTHER (PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITY)
    An Automated Transfer Length Measurement System for Quality Control of Railroad Cross-Tie Production
    1 Oct 2015 - 31 Oct 2015
    Presentation and working demonstration to PCI Prestressing Steel Committee, Louisville, KY.
  • OTHER (PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITY)
    Investigating Practical Solutions to Mitigate Longitudinal Splitting Cracking in Pretensioned Concrete Members with Low Concrete Cover
    1 Oct 2015 - 31 Oct 2015
    Presentation to Jenny Fellowship Advisory Team, Louisville, KY.
  • OTHER (PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITY)
    Invited presentation on effects of prestressing steel and concrete variables on transfer length in pretensioned concrete crossties
    1 May 2015 - 31 May 2015
    Invited presentation: "Quantifying the Effect of Prestressing Steel and Concrete Variables on the Transfer Length in Pretensioned Concrete Crossties" to the PCI Ties Advisory Committee in Chicago, Illinois.
  • OTHER (PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITY)
    Invited presentation on qualification tests for pretensioned concrete railroad tie materials
    1 May 2015 - 31 May 2015
    Invited presentation: "Developing Qualification Tests to Ensure Proper Selection and Interaction of Pretensioned Concrete Railroad Tie Materials" to the PCI Ties Advisory Committee in Chicago, Illinois.
  • OTHER (PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITY)
    Invited presentation on transfer length as a quality assurance parameter for pretensioned concrete members
    30 Apr 2015 - 30 Apr 2015
    Invited presentation: "Use of Transfer Length as a Quality Assurance Parameter for Pretensioned Concrete Members" to the PCI Prestressing Steel Committee in Chicago, Illinois.
  • OTHER (PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITY)
    Bursting Strain Management
    1 Apr 2015 - 30 Apr 2015
    Presentation to Concrete Tie Freeze-Thaw Summit.
  • OTHER (PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITY)
    Developing Qualification Tests to Ensure Proper Selection and Interaction of Pretensioned Concrete Railroad Tie Materials
    1 Apr 2015 - 30 Apr 2015
    Kickoff meeting presentation to Federal Railroad Administration and industrial partners.
  • AWARD / HONOR
    Dean’s Award for Research
    1 Jan 2015
    Dean’s Award for Research recipient, KSU College of Engineering.
  • AWARD / HONOR
    Outstanding Research Award
    1 Jan 2015
    Outstanding Research Award selected by KSU Civil Engineering Faculty.
  • AWARD / HONOR
    Outstanding Faculty Award
    1 Jan 2014
    Outstanding Faculty Award selected by KSU ASCE Student Chapter.
  • OTHER (PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITY)
    Quantifying the Effect of Prestressing Steel and Concrete Variables on the Transfer Length in Pretensioned Concrete Crossties
    1 May 2012 - 31 May 2012
    Presentation given at 2012 FRA R&D Research Review at National Academy of Sciences, Washington, DC.
  • OTHER (PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITY)
    Prestressed Concrete Specimen Fabrication and Testing
    1 Feb 2012 - 29 Feb 2012
  • OTHER (PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITY)
    Recent Developments in the Evaluation of Pre-tensioned Wire-Bond
    1 Aug 2011 - 31 Aug 2011
  • AWARD / HONOR
    Outstanding Research Award
    1 Jan 2011
    Selected by Kansas State University Civil Engineering faculty.
  • OTHER (PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITY)
    Directional Pullout Tests with 5.32-mm Indented Prestressing Wire
    1 Jun 2010 - 30 Jun 2010
  • OTHER (PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITY)
    Identifying and Solving Bond Problem at a Precast Plant
    1 May 2010 - 31 May 2010
    Presentation to PCI Prestressing Steel Committee, PCI Annual Convention, Washington D.C.
  • OTHER (PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITY)
    Using the Strand Bond Quality Assurance Test to Identify and Solve Bond Problem at a Precast Plant
    1 May 2010 - 31 May 2010
    Presentation to PCI Quality Assurance 2020 Committee, PCI Annual Convention, Washington D.C.
  • AWARD / HONOR
    Chi Epsilon Civil Engineering Teaching Excellence Award
    1 Jan 2010
    Presented by Kansas State University Chi Epsilon Chapter.
  • AWARD / HONOR
    Faculty Appreciation Award
    1 Jan 2009 - 31 Dec 2010
    Presented by Kansas State University Engineering Student Council for the 2009–2010 academic year.
  • AWARD / HONOR
    Chi Epsilon Civil Engineering Teaching Excellence Award
    1 Jan 2008
    Presented by Kansas State University Chi Epsilon Chapter.
  • AWARD / HONOR
    George D. Nasser Award
    1 Jan 2008
    Presented by the Precast/Prestressed Concrete Institute (PCI) for a paper published in the PCI Journal that is most worthy of special commendation for its merit on the design, research, production, or construction of precast/prestressed concrete structures for authors who are 40 years old or under.
  • AWARD / HONOR
    Myers-Alford Memorial Teaching Award
    1 Jan 2008