RECENT PUBLICATIONS
Dr. Lisa K. Spainhour
Associate Professor of Civil
Engineering
FAMU-FSU College of Engineering
2525 Pottsdamer Road
Tallahassee, FL 32310
Telephone: (850) 410-6123
FAX: (850) 410-6142
E-mail: spainhou@eng.fsu.edu
Book Chapters
Shen, Y.C. and Spainhour, L.K. “Information
Technology for Life Cycle Infrastructure Management,” Special Issue, Journal of Computing in Civil Engineering,
American Society of Civil Engineers, Volume 15, Number 1 (January 2001).
Spainhour, L. K., Rasdorf, W. J., and Alberts, J. M., "Advanced Composite Material Property Data Modeling for Engineering Analysis and Design," Computerization and Networking of Materials Databases: Fourth Volume, ASTM STP 1257, C.P. Sturrock and E.F. Begley, Editors, American Society for Testing and Materials, Philadelphia, PA, Pages 110-126 (1995).
Spainhour, L.K. and Shen, Y.C. “IT: A Potential Solution for Managing the
Infrastructure Life Cycle,” Guest Editorial, Special Issue on Information
Technology for Life-cycle Infrastructure Management, Journal of Computing in Civil Engineering, American Society of Civil
Engineers, Volume 15, Number 1, Pages 1-2 (January 2001).
Mtenga, P.V. and Spainhour, L.K., “Applications of
Mathematical Software Packages in Structural Engineering Education and
Practice,” Technical Note, Journal of Computing
in Civil Engineering, American Society of Civil Engineers, Pages 273-278
(October 2000).
Spainhour, L.K., Mtenga, P.V., and Sobanjo, J.O.,
“Multi-Criteria DSS with a Historical Database for Attenuator Selection, Journal of
Computing in
Civil Engineering, American Society of Civil Engineers, Pages 187-197 (July
1999).
Spainhour, L.K. and Rasdorf, W.J. “Development of an
Information Model for Composites Data and the Composites Design Process,” Engineering with Computers: an International
Journal for Computer-aided Mechanical and Structural Engineering, Volume
13, Number 1, Springer-Verlag, New York, NY, Pages 48-64 (1997).
Spainhour, L.K. and Rasdorf, W.J., "Entity-Relationship Modeling of Composite Materials Data," Journal of Computing in Civil Engineering, American Society of Civil Engineers (July 1996).
Spainhour, L.K., “Discussion of ‘Knowledge
Representation and Processing in Relational Data Base’ by T.M. Adams,” Journal
of Computing in Civil Engineering, Volume 8, Number 3, Pages 397-398 (July
1994). Original paper is Adams,
T.M., “Knowledge Representation and Processing in Relational Data Base,” Journal
of Computing in Civil Engineering, Volume 7, Number 2, Pages 238-255 (April
1993).
Rasdorf, W.J., Spainhour, L.K., Patton, E.M., and Burns, B.P., "CDI: Linking Material Property Databases to Analysis Codes," International Journal of Advances in Engineering Software, Computational Mechanics Institute, Southampton, England, Volume 16, Pages 145-152 (1993).
Rasdorf, W.J., Spainhour, L.K., Patton, E.M., and Burns, B.P., "A Design Environment for Fiber-Reinforced Thick Composite Materials," Engineering with Computers, Springer-Verlag, New York, NY, Volume 9, Pages 36-48 (1993).
Wootton, I.A., Spainhour, L.K., and Yazdani, N. “FRP
Wrapping of Reinforced Concrete Cylinders for Improved Corrosion Performance,” Proceedings of the Florida Section Annual Meeting,
American Society of Civil Engineers, St. Petersburg Beach, FL, 19 pages
(September 2000).
Mtenga, P.V., Spainhour, L.K., and Sobanjo, J.O.,
“Integration of a Database and a Decision Support Tool for Crash Cushion Selection,”
Proceedings of the International Congress on
Computing in Civil and Building Engineering, American Society of Civil
Engineers, San Francisco, CA, Pages 1511-1518 (August 2000).
Spainhour, L.K. and Thompson, I.M., “Effect of
Carbon Fiber Jackets on Reinforced Concrete Columns Exposed to a Simulated
Tidal Zone,” Fiber Composites in
Infrastructure: Proceedings of the
Second International Conference on Composites in the Infrastructure,
Tucson, AZ, Volume 1, Pages 426-439 (January 1998).
Spainhour, L.K. and Mtenga, P.V., “Field Performance
of Roadside Barriers: Design and
Population of a Statistical Database,” Proceedings
of the Fourth International Congress on Computing in Civil Engineering,
American Society of Civil Engineers, Philadelphia, PA, Pages 153-160 (June
1997).
Spainhour, L.K. and Rasdorf, W.J. "Suitability of ER Method for Composite Materials Data," Proceedings of the Second International Congress on Computing in Civil Engineering, J.P. Mohsen, Editor, American Society of Civil Engineers, Atlanta, GA, Volume 2, Pages 1598-1605 (June 1995).
Spainhour, L.K. and Rasdorf, W.J., "Developing and Implementing a Conceptual Composite Materials Design Database," Proceedings of the Seventh Symposium on Engineering Database Management, 1993 ASME International Computers in Engineering Conference, American Society of Mechanical Engineers, San Diego, CA (August, 1993); also in Engineering Data Management: Key to Today's Global Marketplace, American Society of Mechanical Engineers, New York, NY, Pages 181-190 (1993).
Spainhour, L.K. and Rasdorf, W.J., "A Constraint-Based Composites Design Advisor," Proceedings of the Fifth International Conference on Computing in Civil Engineering, American Society of Civil Engineers, Anaheim, CA, Pages 773-780 (June 1993).
Rasdorf, W.J., Spainhour, L.K., and Burns, B.P., "A Database Design Methodology for Fiber-Reinforced Composite Materials," Proceedings of the Sixth Symposium on Engineering Database Management, 1992 ASME International Computers in Engineering Conference, American Society of Mechanical Engineers, San Francisco, CA (August, 1992); also in Engineering Data Management: Key to Integrated Product Development, T.R. Chase, Editor, American Society of Mechanical Engineers, New York, NY, Pages 155-166 (1992).
Spainhour, L.K., Rasdorf, W.J., Patton, E.M., Burns, B.P., and Collier, C.S., "A Computer-Aided Analysis System with DBMS Support for Fiber-Reinforced Composite Materials," Proceedings of the Fifth Symposium on Engineering Database Management, 1991 ASME International Computers in Engineering Conference, American Society of Mechanical Engineers, Santa Clara, CA (August 1991); also in Engineering Databases: An Enterprise Resource, V. Saxena, Editor, American Society of Mechanical Engineers, New York, NY, Pages 37-48 (1991).
Rasdorf, W.J., Spainhour, L.K., Patton, E.M., and Burns, B.P., "DBMS Support for Fiber-Reinforced Composite Materials Analysis," Proceedings of the Seventh Conference on Computing in Civil Engineering, American Society of Civil Engineers, Washington, D.C., Pages 609-619 (May 1991).
Articles in Popular Journals
Spainhour, L.K., “Civil Engineering: A Bridge to Employment,” Computer and
Engineering Horizons, Peterson’s Magazine Group, Pages 12-13 (Spring 1997).
Spainhour, L.K. and Yazdani, N., “Composite Fiber
Wrapping of Bridge Elements in the Splash Zone,” Final Report, Project Number
CMS-9504193, National Science Foundation (December 2000).
Mtenga, P.V. and Spainhour, L.K., “Field Performance
of Impact Attenuators: Design and
Population of a Comprehensive Database,”
Final Report, Project Number BA-493, Florida Department of
Transportation, (April 2000).
Spainhour, L.K., "Composite Materials Property Data Modeling with the Entity-Relationship Method," Doctoral Dissertation, Department of Civil Engineering, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC (June 1994).
Spainhour, L.K. and Rasdorf, W.J., "A Computer-Aided Analysis System for Fiber-Reinforced Composite Materials," Masters Thesis, Technical Report CE-011-91, Department of Civil Engineering, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC (January 1991).
