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Mr. Smith has been a principal investigator on two research projects con- <br /> ducted for the National Academy of Sciences, under the National Coopera- <br /> tive Highway Research Program. One project (NCHRP 9-4A) required the <br /> development and implementation of a Bayesian methodology to quantify a <br /> multiple regression model of pavement performance as a function of designer= <br /> controlled variables. The second project (NCHRP 1-10B) involved the veri- <br /> fication of pavement performance prediction models in two states and de- <br /> velopment of a framework to utilize the prediction models in a pavement <br /> management system. He has managed other projects including a multidisci- <br /> plinary study to select and evaluate potential coal power plant sites in <br /> the states of Washington, Oregon, Idaho, Montana, Wyoming, Utah, Nevada, <br /> and California. <br /> Mr. Smith has also completed several research projects for the Department <br /> of Transportation (Federal Highway Administration) concerning the char- <br /> -acterization of materials used in highway construction. These projects <br /> have involved both experimental and theoretical evaluations of elastic <br /> and viscoelastic characterizations of asphalt concrete, cement-treated <br /> base course, asphalt-treated base course, untreated base course, and sub <br /> grade materials. In addition, he has studied the properties of perma- <br /> frost and its thaw-consolidation behavior. <br /> HONORS <br /> Civil Engineering Departmental Citation, UCD, 1968 <br /> Tau Beta Pi <br /> AFFILIATIONS <br /> American Society of Civil Engineers <br /> PUBLICATIONS <br /> "Interactive Eliciation of Opinion for Nominal Linear Model", with J. <br /> Kadane, J. Dickey, R. L. Winkler and S. Peters, Journal of American <br /> Statistical Association, 1978. <br /> "Adaptive Forecasting Models Based on Predictive Distributions" with R. L. <br /> Winkler and R. Kulkarni, Management Science, 1978. <br /> "A Bayesian Analysis Methodology for Verifying Recommendations to Minimize <br /> Asphalt Pavement Distress", with F. Finn, R. Kulkarni, C. Saraf, and <br /> K. Nair, Final Report, NCHRP 9-4A, 1978. <br /> "A Bayesian Approach Applied to Prediction of Pavement Distress", with <br /> F. Finn, C. Saraf, and R. Kulkarni, Transportation Research Board, 1978. <br /> "The Use of Distress Prediction Subsystems for the Design of Pavement <br /> Structures" with F. Finn, C. Saraf, R. Kulkarni, K. Nair, and A. Abdullah, <br /> Proceedings, Vol. I, Fourth International Conference, Structural Design <br /> of Asphalt Pavements, August, 1977. <br /> WSS 05/78 <br /> 5964 <br /> 2 of 3 <br />