University of Illinois' Popovics to Discuss Nondestructive Techniques for Concrete Bridge Evaluation

John Popovics, associate professor of civil and environmental engineering at the
University of Illinois, will deliver an invited lecture titled "Nondestructive
Evaluation Using Air-Coupled Impact-Echo Scanning for Bridge Decks," on
Monday, Sept. 17, from noon-1:30 p.m., in 341 Du Pont Hall on the University
of Delaware campus in Newark.

The presentation will introduce attendees to impact-echo (IE) and air-coupled
sensing, as well as hardware and data management. Popovic will compare
nondestructive evaluation (NDE) data obtained from an actual bridge deck to
ground-truth conditions, demonstrating successful test results that validate his
approach.

Hosted by UD’s Delaware Center for Transportation, the seminar is part of the
Inspection, Monitoring and Maintenance of Civil Infrastructure (IMMCI) Research
Group seminar series within the Department of Civil and Environmental
Engineering.

It is also part of a "State of Good Repair" traveling lecture series organized by
members of the U.S. Department of Transportation Tier I UTC consortium led by
Rutgers’ Center for Advanced Infrastructure and Transportation.

Widely published, Popovics’ primary research focus includes non-destructive
evaluation, imaging and sensing, applying mechanical and magnetic field
phenomena to assess the condition of infrastructure materials and structures.
He also studies degradation processes, particularly corrosion.

Popovic is a 1999 National Science Foundation Faculty Early Career
Development Award recipient and a 2012 American Society of Nondestructive
Testing Fellowship award winner. He has received several teaching and advising
awards from the University of Illinois.