CONSTRUCTION ENGINEERING AND MANAGEMENT GROUP List of Undergraduate Research Topics A.Y.

2010 2011

CONSTRUCTION ENGINEERING GRASS (Green Affordable Shelter Systems) 1. Degradation of Polyurethane-Mortar Joint Using Accelerated Weathering (Lim, Raymond O.) Advisers: Dr. Nathaniel B. Diola, Engr. Joanne C. Agustin 2. Development of Testing Protocols for Water Penetration Test of Precast Panel System under Wind-Driven Rain Scenarion as Adapted from ASTM E331 (Marin, Marchal Anddrew D.G.) Advisers: Dr. Nathaniel B. Diola & Engr. Homer T. Sadie 3. Non-Destructive Field Testing of Installed Weatherproofing Sealant Joints (ASTM C1521-09) (Salazar, Dioscoro Jr., V.) Advisers: Dr. Nathaniel B. Diola, Engr. Joanne C. Agustin MARINE (Marine Concrete Maintenance Program) Marine 1. Adaption of Prediction Models to Determine the Level of Deterioration of RC in Marine Environment Advisers: Dr.Norbert S. Que, Engr. Mark Rogers G. Perdiguerra 1. Modeling the time to initiate concrete cover cracking considering the effects of w/c ratio, exposure zones, and local environmental conditions. (Alimanza, Jed Alison J.) Marine 2. Evaluation of Strength and Durability Water in Plain and Reinforced Concrete Advisers: Dr. Nathaniel B. Diola, Engr. Mabel Jo-Anne A. Globio, Mr.Anjo Victor 1. Comparison of Transport Properties of Green Concrete (Seso, Christian) a. Correlation of the Rapid Migration Test and Bulk Diffusion Test in terms of Diffusion Coefficient and Rapid Migration Test b. Transport Properties: Porosity & Permeability 2. Comparison of Chloride Threshold Values of Green Concrete Subjected to Accelerated Corrosion (Malinawan, Meredith) a. Monitoring corrosion-initiation time using accelerated methods, aside from Florida Test b. Chloride concentration at face of rebar 3. Corrosion Activity of Rebars Embedded in Green Concrete Under Tidal Conditions a. Determination of Chloride Threshold Value for RC exposed to Tidal Conditions (Maurillo, David S.) b. Determination of Time-to-Initiate Corrosion and Time-to-Initiate Cracking on RC exposed to Tidal Conditions (Salvador, Jay-R) Marine 3. Analysis of Deterioration of Reinforced Concrete Structures in Local Marine Environment Advisers: Dr. Nathaniel B. Diola, Engr. Mark Rogers G. Perdiguerra, Mr.Christian Orozco 1. Verification of Non-Destructive Test Results vs Compressive Strength of Concrete Correlation using core samples (Fill, Byron A.) Marine 4. Development of Performance-Based Maintenance System for Marine Concrete Advisers: Dr. Nathaniel B. DIola, Dr. Eric C. Cruz, Engr.Dianne Carla S. Castaeda 1. Application of the Performance-Based Maintenance Framework to ____ Port: A Case Study (Cruz, Rhodelynne L.; Ebido, Sarah Khey A.; Tenidor, Jayelaid G.)

CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT Advisers: Dr.Nathaniel B. DIola, Dr. Alexis Acasio, Prof. Templo, Engr. Leiby Leita Tuibeo 1. Topic 1 (?) (Tibayan, Jessica Mae U.) 2. Topic 2 (?) (Padilla, Dara R.)