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Farshad Rajabipour

Interim Head and John A. and Harriette K. Shaw Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering

Affiliation(s):

  • Civil and Environmental Engineering
  • Larson Transportation Institute

208G ECoRE Building

fxr10@psu.edu

814-863-0601

Personal or Departmental Website

Research Areas:

Geotechnical and Materials Engineering

Interest Areas:

Sustainable infrastructure, concrete materials.

 
 

 

Education

  • BS, Civil Engineering, Sharif University of Technology, 2000
  • MS, Civil Engineering, Purdue University, 2003
  • Ph D, Civil Engineering, Purdue University, 2006

Publications

Journal Articles

  • Jinyoung Yoon, Khashayar Jafari, Raikhan Tokpatayeva, Sulapha Peethamparam, Jan Olek and Farshad Rajabipour, 2022, "Characterizing and quantifying the pozzolanic reactivity of natural and non-conventional pozzolans", Cement and Concrete Composites, 133
  • Raikhan Tokpatayeva, Alberto Castillo, Jinyoung Yoon, Gopakumar Kaladharan, Khashayar Jafari, Roshan Arachchige, Farshad Rajabipour, Sulapha Peethamparan and Jan Olek, 2022, "Comparative study of the reactivity and performance of different non-traditional and natural pozzolans in cementitious system", ASTM Journal of Advances in Civil Engineering Materials, 11, (2)
  • Gopakumar Kaladharan and Farshad Rajabipour, 2022, "Evaluation and beneficiation of high sulfur and high alkali fly ashes for use as supplementary cementitious materials in concrete", Construction and Building Materials, 339
  • Khashayar Jafari, Jinyoung Yoon, Raikhan Tokpatayeva, Jan Olek and Farshad Rajabipour, 2022, "Surfactant-assisted purification of an impure kaolinite clay to improve its pozzolanic reactivity in concrete", ASCE Journal of Materials in Civil Engineering, 34, (6)
  • Zhanzhao Li, Jinyoung Yoon, Rui Zhang, Farshad Rajabipour, Wil Srubar, Ismaila Dabo and Aleksandra Radlinska, 2022, "Machine learning in concrete science: Applications, challenges, and best practices", npj Computational Materials, 8, (127)
  • Mina Mohebbi, Farshad Rajabipour and Edris Madadian, 2022, "A framework for identifying the host phases in coal- derived fly ash", Fuel, 314
  • Maryam Hojati, Farshad Rajabipour and Aleksandra Radlinska, 2022, "Creep of alkali-activated cement mixtures", Case Studies in Construction Materials
  • Gopakumar Kaladharan, Tiffany Szeles, Farshad Rajabipour and Shelley M Stoffels, 2021, "Novel admixtures for mitigation of alkali-silica reaction in concrete", Cement and Concrete Composites
  • Khashayar Jafari and Farshad Rajabipour, 2020, "Performance of impure calcined clay as a pozzolan in concrete", Transportation Research Record
  • Zahedi Mona and Farshad Rajabipour, 2020, "Properties and durability of concrete containing fluidized bed combustion (FBC) fly ash", Construction and Building Materials, 258, pp. 119663
  • Maryam Hojati, Farshad Rajabipour and Aleksandra Radlinska, 2019, "Drying shrinkage of alkali-activated cements: Effect of humidity and curing temperature", Materials and Structures, 52, (118)
  • Asghar Gholizadeh, Farshad Rajabipour, Mehran Khaghani and Michael Hillman, 2019, "Characterization of viscoelastic behavior of synthetic alkali–silica reaction gels", Cement and Concrete Composites, 104
  • Gopakumar Kaladharan, Asghar Gholizadeh and Farshad Rajabipour, 2019, "Review, sampling, and evaluation of landfilled fly ash", ACI Materials Journal, 116, (4)
  • Mona Zahedi and Farshad Rajabipour, 2019, "Fluidized bed combustion (FBC) fly ash and its performance in concrete", ACI Materials Journal, 116, (4)
  • Seyed Shafaatian, Jared R Wright and Farshad Rajabipour, 2019, "Performance of recycled soda-lime glass powder in mitigating alkali-silica reaction", Green Materials Journal themed issue on Durable Infrastructure, 7, (1), pp. 28-39
  • Maryam Hojati, Farshad Rajabipour and Aleksandra Radlinska, 2019, "Effect of activator, curing, and humidity on drying shrinkage of alkali-activated fly ash", Green Materials Journal themed issue on Durable Infrastructure, 7, (2), pp. 71-83
  • Ming Xiao, Asghar Gholizadeh, Ben Adams and Farshad Rajabipour, 2018, "Relative and interactive effects of fluid's physicochemical characteristics on the incipient motion of a granular particle under laminar flow condition", ASCE Journal of Hydraulic Engineering, 144, (5)
  • Amir Manafpour, Sukran Ilgin Guler, Aleksandra Radlinska, Farshad Rajabipour and Gordon P Warn, 2018, "Stochastic analysis and time-based modeling of concrete bridge deck deterioration", ASCE Journal of Bridge Engineering, 23, (9)
  • Tiffany Szeles, Jared Wright, Farshad Rajabipour and Shelley M Stoffels, 2017, "Mitigation of alkali-silica reaction by hydrated alumina", Transportation Research Record, 2629, pp. 15–23
  • Alireza Akhavan and Farshad Rajabipour, 2017, "Quantifying permeability, electrical conductivity and diffusion coefficient of rough parallel plates simulating cracks in concrete", ASCE Journal of Materials in Civil Engineering, 29, (9)
  • Jared Wright, Asghar Gholizadeh and Farshad Rajabipour, 2017, "Predicting fly ash dosages to prevent ASR by introducing the concrete prism test (CPT) chemical index model", International Journal of Advances in Engineering Sciences and Applied Mathematics, pp. 1-10
  • Mina Mohebbi, Farshad Rajabipour and Barry E Scheetz, 2017, "Two-atmosphere thermogravimetric analysis for determining the unburned carbon content in fly ash", ASTM Journal of Advances in Civil Engineering Materials, 6, (1), pp. 258-279
  • Asghar Gholizadeh and Farshad Rajabipour, 2017, "Quantifying the swelling properties of alkali–silica reaction (ASR) gels as a function of their composition", Journal of the American Ceramic Society, pp. 00:1–18
  • Asghar Gholizadeh and Farshad Rajabipour, 2017, "The influence of alkali–silica reaction (ASR) gel composition on its hydrophilic properties and free swelling in contact with water vapor", Cement and Concrete Research, 94, pp. 49-58
  • Alireza Akhavan, Jeffrey M Catchmark and Farshad Rajabipour, 2017, "Ductility enhancement of autoclaved cellulose fiber reinforced cement boards manufactured using a laboratory method simulating the Hatschek process", Construction and Building Materials, 135, pp. 251-259
  • Hailong Ye, Chris Cartwright, Farshad Rajabipour and Aleksandra Radlinska, 2017, "Understanding the drying shrinkage performance of alkali-activated slag mortars", Cement and Concrete Composites, 76, pp. 13-24
  • Hamed Maraghechi, Stephen Salwocki and Farshad Rajabipour, 2017, "Utilisation of alkali activated glass powder in binary mixtures with portland cement, slag, fly ash and hydrated lime", Materials and Structures, 50, (1), pp. 1-14
  • Hamed Maraghechi, Farshad Rajabipour, Carlo G Pantano and William D Burgos, 2016, "Effect of calcium on dissolution and precipitation reactions of silica glass in alkaline solutions", Cement and Concrete Research, 87, pp. 1-13
  • Asghar Gholizadeh, Farshad Rajabipour and James L Rosenberger, 2016, "Composition-rheology relationships in alkali-silica reaction gels and the impact on the gel’s deleterious behavior", Cement and Concrete Research, 83, pp. 45-56
  • Asghar Gholizadeh, Jared Wright and Farshad Rajabipour, 2016, "An extended chemical index model to predict the fly ash dosage necessary for mitigating alkali-silica reaction in concrete", Cement and Concrete Research, 82, pp. 1-10
  • Amir Manafpour, Travis Hopper, Farshad Rajabipour, Aleksandra Radlinska, Gordon P Warn, Parisa Shokouhi, Dennis Morian and Shervin Jahangirnejad, 2016, "Field investigation of in-service performance of concrete bridge decks in Pennsylvania", Transportation Research Records, 2577, pp. 1-7
  • Chris Cartwright, Farshad Rajabipour and Aleksandra Radlinska, 2015, "Shrinkage characteristics of alkali-activated slag cements", ASCE Journal of Materials in Civil Engineering, 27, (7)
  • Ali Kazemian, Asghar Gholizadeh and Farshad Rajabipour, 2015, "Quantitative assessment of parameters that affect strength development in alkali activated fly ash binders", Construction and Building Materials, 93
  • Farshad Rajabipour, Eric Giannini, Cyrille Dunant, Jason H Ideker and Michael Thomas, 2015, "Alkali-silica reaction: Current understanding of the reaction mechanisms and the knowledge gaps", Cement and Concrete Research, 76
  • Hamed Maraghechi, Mahsa Maraghechi, Farshad Rajabipour and Carlo Pantano, 2014, "Pozzolanic reactivity of recycled glass powder at elevated temperatures: Reaction stoichiometry, reaction products, and effect of alkali activation", 53, pp. 105-114
  • Jared R Wright, Chris Cartwright, Dan Fura and Farshad Rajabipour, 2014, "Fresh and Hardened Properties of Concrete Incorporating Recycled Glass as 100% Sand Replacement", ASCE Journal of Materials in Civil Engineering, 26, (10)
  • Jared R Wright, Farshad Rajabipour, Jeffrey A Laman and Aleksandra Radlinska, 2014, "Causes of Early Age Cracking on Concrete Bridge Deck Expansion Joint Repair Sections", Advances in Civil Engineering, 2014
  • Mohan Jiang, Xiaoju Chen, Farshad Rajabipour and Chris T Hendrickson, 2014, "Comparative Life Cycle Assessment of Conventional, Glass Powder, and Alkali-Activated Slag Concrete and Mortar", ASCE Journal of Infrastructure Systems, 20, (4)
  • Jared Wright, Seyed Shafaatian and Farshad Rajabipour, 2014, "Examining the reliability of the chemical index model in determining fly ash effectiveness against ASR induced by highly reactive recycled glass aggregates", Construction and Building Materials, 64, pp. 166-171
  • Seyed MH Shafaatian, Alireza Akhavan, Hamed Maraghechi and Farshad Rajabipour, 2013, "How does fly ash mitigate alkali–silica reaction (ASR) in accelerated mortar bar test (ASTM C1567)?", Cement and Concrete Composites, 37, pp. 143–153
  • A Gholizadeh Vayghan, AR Khaloo and Farshad Rajabipour, 2013, "The effects of a hydrochloric acid pre-treatment on the physicochemical properties and pozzolanic performance of rice husk ash", Cement and Concrete Composites, 39, pp. 131–140
  • Alireza Akhavan and Farshad Rajabipour, 2013, "Evaluating ion diffusivity of cracked cement paste using electrical impedance spectroscopy", Materials and structures, 46, (5), pp. 697–708
  • Asghar Gholizadeh, Alireza Khaloo, S Nasiri and Farshad Rajabipour, 2012, "Studies on the effect of retention time of rice husk combustion on the ash’s chemo-physical properties and performance in cement mixtures", ASCE Journal of Materials in Civil Engineering, 24, (6), pp. 691-697
  • Isamu Yoshitake, Farshad Rajabipour, Yoichi Mimura and Andrew Scanlon, 2012, "A Prediction Method of Tensile Young’s Modulus of Concrete at Early Age", Advances in Civil Engineering, 2012
  • Alireza Akhavan, Seyed-Mohammad-Hadi Shafaatian and Farshad Rajabipour, 2012, "Quantifying the effects of crack width, tortuosity, and roughness on water permeability of cracked mortars", Cement and Concrete Research, 42, (2), pp. 313–320
  • Hamed Maraghechi, Seyed Shafaatian, Gregor Fischer and Farshad Rajabipour, 2012, "The role of residual cracks on alkali silica reactivity of recycled glass aggregates", Cement and Concrete Composites, 34, (1), pp. 41–47
  • Phillip Ooi, Farshad Rajabipour, Seyed Shafaatian and Seungdon Joo, 2011, "Forensic Investigation of Distressed Pavement Supported on a Base Course Containing Recycled Concrete Aggregate", Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation Research Board, 2253, (1), pp. 22–31
  • Farshad Rajabipour, Hamed Maraghechi and Gregor Fischer, 2010, "Investigating the alkali-silica reaction of recycled glass aggregates in concrete materials", Journal of Materials in Civil Engineering, 22, (12), pp. 1201–1208
  • Farshad Rajabipour, Gaurav Sant and Jason Weiss, 2008, "Interactions between shrinkage reducing admixtures (SRA) and cement paste’s pore solution", Cement and Concrete Research, 38, (5), pp. 606–615
  • Jason Weiss, Pietro Lura, Farshad Rajabipour and Gaurav Sant, 2008, "Performance of shrinkage-reducing admixtures at different humidities and at early ages", ACI Materials Journal, 105, (5)
  • Aleksandra Radlinska, Farshad Rajabipour, Brooks Bucher, Ryan Henkensiefken, Gaurav Sant and Jason Weiss, 2008, "Shrinkage mitigation strategies in cementitious systems: A closer look at differences in sealed and unsealed behavior", Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation Research Board, 2070, (1), pp. 59–67
  • Gaurav Sant, Farshad Rajabipour and Jason Weiss, 2008, "The influence of temperature on electrical conductivity measurements and maturity predictions in cementitious materials during hydration", Indian concrete journal, 82, (4), pp. 7–16
  • Farshad Rajabipour and Jason Weiss, 2007, "Electrical conductivity of drying cement paste", Materials and Structures, 40, (10), pp. 1143–1160
  • Pietro Lura, Brad Pease, Guy B Mazzotta, Farshad Rajabipour and Jason Weiss, 2007, "Influence of shrinkage-reducing admixtures on development of plastic shrinkage cracks", ACI Materials Journal, 104, (2)
  • Farshad Rajabipour and Jason Weiss, 2007, "Sledzenie stanu betonu za pomoca pomiarów przewodnictwa elektrycznego in situ", Cement Wapno Beton (in Polish), 12, pp. 76–92
  • Jae-Heum Moon, Farshad Rajabipour, Brad Pease and Jason Weiss, 2006, "Quantifying the influence of specimen geometry on the results of the restrained ring test", Journal of ASTM International, 3, (8), pp. 1–14
  • Farshad Rajabipour, Jason Weiss, John D Shane, Thomas O Mason and Surendra P Shah, 2005, "Procedure to interpret electrical conductivity measurements in cover concrete during rewetting", ASCE Journal of Materials in Civil Engineering, 17, (5), pp. 586–594
  • Gopakumar Kaladharan and Farshad Rajabipour, , "Performance evaluation of novel alkali-silica reaction inhibiting chemical admixtures in cementitious systems", ASCE Journal of Materials in Civil Engineering

Conference Proceedings

  • Asghar Gholizadeh and Farshad Rajabipour, 2022, "Physicochemical properties of lithium–admixed synthetic alkali–silica reaction (ASR) gels", 1
  • Gopakumar Kaladharan, Tiffany Szeles and Farshad Rajabipour, 2022, "Novel alkali silica reaction inhibitors for concrete", 1
  • Tiffany Szeles, Farshad Rajabipour and Shelley M Stoffels, 2019, "Influence of temperature, pore solution pH, and aggregate reactivity on ASR expansion in a submerged setting"
  • Mina Mohebbi, Farshad Rajabipour and Barry Scheetz, 2019, "Fluidized bed combustion fly ash leaching: A column study"
  • Shervin Jahangirnejad, Dennis Morian, Aleksandra Radlinska and Farshad Rajabipour, 2017, "Using life-cycle cost analysis for maintaining concrete bridge decks in Pennsylvania"
  • Maryam Hojati, Farshad Rajabipour and Aleksandra Radlinska, 2016, "Drying shrinkage of alkali activated fly ash: Effect of activator composition and ambient relative humidity"
  • Juliana Neves, Stephen Salwocki and Farshad Rajabipour, 2016, "Is alkali-activated fly ash concrete prone to alkali-silica reaction?"
  • Asghar Gholizadeh, Farshad Rajabipour and Corey Arndt, 2016, "The influence of ASR gels composition on their swelling properties"
  • Mina Mohebbi, Farshad Rajabipour and Barry E Scheetz, 2015, "Reliability of loss on ignition (LOI) test for determining the unburned carbon content in fly ash"
  • Hamed Maraghechi, Mahsa Maraghechi and Farshad Rajabipour, 2014, "Investigation of using alkali activation to enhance the pozzolanic performance of recycled glass powder"
  • Jared Wright, Farshad Rajabipour, Jeffrey A Laman, Aleksandra Radlinska, Danielle Lombardi and Dennis Morian, 2014, "Investigation of longitudinal cracking in concrete repair sections adjacent to bridge deck expansion joints"
  • Hailong Ye, Christopher Cartwright, Farshad Rajabipour and Aleksandra Radlinska, 2014, "Effect of Drying Rate on Shrinkage of Alkali-Activated Slag Cements"
  • Christopher P Cartwright, Farshad Rajabipour and Aleksandra Radlinska, 2013, "Measuring the Chemical Shrinkage of Alkali-Activated Slag Cements Using the Buoyancy Method"
  • Christopher Cartwright, Farshad Rajabipour and Aleksandra Radlinska, 2013, "Shrinkage characteristics of alkali-activated slag cements"
  • Farshad Rajabipour, Hamed Maraghechi and Seyed Shafaatian, 2012, "ASR and Its Mitigation in Mortars Containing Recycled Soda-Lime Glass Aggregates"
  • Seyed Shafaatian and Farshad Rajabipour, 2012, "A Preliminary Study to Understand the Beneficial Effects of Glass Powder against Alkali Silica Reaction"
  • A. Radlinska, M. J. Salera, J. R. Yost, S. Ernst and Farshad Rajabipour, 2012, "Material and Structural Properties of Alkali-Activated Fly Ash Concrete"
  • Farshad Rajabipour, Philip Ooi and Aleksandra Radlinska, 2011, "Analysis of Distressed Pavement Supported on a Base Course Containing Recycled Aggregates"
  • J. Castro, P. Lura, Farshad Rajabipour, R. Henkensiefken and J. Weiss, 2010, "Internal Curing: A Discussion of the Role of Pore Solution on Relative Humidity Measurements and the Desorption of LWA"
  • Farshad Rajabipour, G. Fischer, P. Sigurdardottir, S. Goodnight, A. Leake and E. Smith, 2009, "Recycling and Utilizing Waste Glass as Concrete Aggregate"
  • Farshad Rajabipour and Aleksandra Radlinska, 2009, "Sustainable Construction: Active Learning of Sustainability through Design and Evaluation of Green Buildings"
  • Farshad Rajabipour and Aleksandra Radlinska, 2009, "Application of Problem-based Learning for Incorporating Sustainability in Engineering Education"
  • Mohammad Pour-Ghaz, Farshad Rajabipour, Jon Couch and Jason Weiss, 2009, "Modeling fluid transport in cementitious systems with crack-like (notch) geometries"
  • Mohammad Pour-Ghaz, Farshad Rajabipour, J Couch and Jason Weiss, 2009, "Numerical and experimental assessment of unsaturated fluid transport in saw-cut (notched) concrete elements", ACI, 266
  • Farshad Rajabipour and Jason Weiss, 2008, "Parameters affecting the measurements of embedded electrical sensors for concrete health monitoring applications"
  • Farshad Rajabipour, Gaurav Sant and Jason Weiss, 2007, "Development of electrical conductivity-based sensors for health monitoring of concrete materials", pp. 16
  • Gaurav Sant, Farshad Rajabipour, Pietro Lura and Jason Weiss, 2007, "Examining residual stress development in cementitious materials experiencing an early-age expansion"
  • Gaurav Sant, Farshad Rajabipour, Pietro Lura and Jason Weiss, 2007, "Volume changes in pastes containing shrinkage reducing admixtures under autogenous and drying conditions"
  • JW Bullard, M D’Ambrosia, Z Grasley, W Hansen, N Kidner, D Lange, Pietro Lura, TO Mason, J Moon, Farshad Rajabipour and others, 2006, "A Comparison of Test Methods for Early-Age Behavior of Cementitious Materials", RILEM Publications SARL
  • Gaurav Sant, Farshad Rajabipour, P Fishman, Pietro Lura and Jason Weiss, 2006, "Electrical conductivity measurements in cement paste at early ages: a discussion of the contribution of pore solution conductivity, volume, and connectivity to the overall electrical response"
  • Pietro Lura, Guy B Mazzotta, Farshad Rajabipour, Jason Weiss and K Kovler, 2006, "Evaporation, settlement, temperature evolution, and development of plastic shrinkage cracks in mortars with shrinkage-reducing admixtures"
  • Gaurav Sant, Farshad Rajabipour, Pietro Lura, Jason Weiss, J Marchand, B Bissonnette, R Gagné, M Jolin and F Paradis, 2006, "Examining time-zero and early age expansion in pastes containing shrinkage reducing admixtures (SRA’s)", RILEM Publications SARL, pp. 353
  • Farshad Rajabipour and Jason Weiss, 2006, "Linking health monitoring in concrete structures with durability performance simulations"
  • Aleksandra Radlinska, Jae Heum Moon, Farshad Rajabipour, Jason Weiss, OM Jensen, P Lura and K Kovler, 2006, "The ring test: a review of recent developments", RILEM Publications SARL, pp. 205–214
  • Jason Weiss, Farshad Rajabipour, Tom Schmit and S Fait, 2005, "Experience with the use of interactive classroom technologies for the implementation of problem-based, peer-interaction learning environment in civil engineering materials"
  • Narayanan Neithalath, Bradley Justin Pease, Jae-Heum Moon, Farshad Rajabipour, Jason Weiss and Emmanuel Attiogbe, 2005, "Considering moisture gradients and time-dependent crack growth in restrained concrete elements subjected to drying"
  • Jae-Heum Moon, Farshad Rajabipour, Bradley Justin Pease and Jason Weiss, 2005, "Autogenous shrinkage, residual stress, and cracking in cementitious composites: The influence of internal and external restraint"
  • Tom Schmit, Farshad Rajabipour and Jason Weiss, 2005, "Investigating the Use of a Diffuse Measurement Interpretation for Analyzing Insitu Electrical Measurements"
  • Jae Heum Moon, Farshad Rajabipour and WJ Weiss, 2004, "Incorporating moisture diffusion in the analysis of the restrained ring test", pp. 1973–1980
  • Farshad Rajabipour, Jason Weiss and D Abraham, 2004, "Insitu electrical conductivity measurements to assess moisture and ionic transport in concrete"
  • Jan Olek, Farshad Rajabipour, A Lu, X Feng, A Zander and T Nantung, 2003, "Influence of mixture composition on the predicted service-life and chloride transport properties of concrete"

Research Projects

  •   -  , "Beneficiation of high sulfur fly ashes and quarry fines for sustainable ternary concrete mixtures," (Sponsor: USDOT (via CIAMTIS)).
  •   -  , "Reducing the cost and facilitating broader adoption of ultra-high-performance concrete (UHPC) in Pennsylvania bridges," (Sponsor: USDOT (via CIAMTIS)).
  •   -  , "Mitigating cracking in ultra-high-performance concrete (UHPC) bridge connections," (Sponsor: USDOT (via CIAMTIS)).

Honors and Awards

  • • Penn State Engineering Alumni Society (PSEAS) Outstanding Research Award, Penn State College of Engineering, May 2021

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