Larry Muszinski

EDUCATION: Ph.D. in Civil Engineering (Materials), Purdue University, 1978.

M.S. in Civil Engineering (Materials), Purdue University, 1973.

B.S. in Chemistry, Purdue University, 1972.

1996-present University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, Assistant Professor, M.E. Rinker, Sr.,School of Building Construction, Teaching courses in Construction Materials, Statics, Strength of Materials, and Concrete & Formwork Design.

1988-1989 University of Florida, Gainesville, FL., Visiting Professor of Civil Engineering: Research and development in the area of chemical interactions between Florida aggregates and blended cements; Corrosion of steel in concrete containing blended cements and Florida aggregates; Utilization of blended cements and recycled concrete as aggregate. Instructor for undergraduate and graduate concrete materials courses.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

1989 - 1996 Applied Research Associates, Panama City, FL., Principal Engineer, Structural Materials Group: Principal investigator and project manager of programs in both the Structural Materials Branch and the Pavements Branch for Wright Laboratories and AFCESA at Tyndall AFB, Florida. The programs included: Expedient repair of concrete structures using high performance shotcrete; advanced composite materials for structural retrofit and infrastructure repair; rapid-repair materials systems for airfield pavements and methods of application; heat-resistant pavement materials; high-strength lightweight fiber-reinforced concrete; and durability of rapid-repair materials.

1985-1988 Lone Star Industries, Houston, TX., Sr. Vice President Research and Development: Project manager for polymer concrete composites and blended cement programs. Managed new product improvements and developed new market opportunities for blended cements.

1983-1985     Quazite Corporation, Houston, TX., Director of Research and Development: Manager and principal investigator for R&D of polymer concrete composite products for the construction, transportation, and electrical utility industries.

1978 -1983    Shell Development Company, Houston, TX. Senior Research Engineer: Responsibilities included materials science and engineering R&D, developing material systems and specifications for protection, repair, and rejuvenation of concrete support structures for Shell Oil Company.

Muszynski, L.C. and Chini, A.R. (1999) "High Volume Fly Ash Cement," ASCE 5^th Materials Engineering Congress, Cincinnati, Ohio, 1999.

Chini, A.R., Muszynski, L.C., et.al. (1999) "Recycling Wash Water in Ready-Mixed Concrete Operations," ASCE 5^th Materials Engineering Congress, Cincinnati, Ohio, 1999.

Muszynski, L. C. (1998) "Green Concrete is as Simple as ABC," Symposium A – Materials and Technologies for Sustainable Construction, CIB World Building Congress, Gavle, Sweden, 1998.

Kibert, C.J., Chini, S.A., and Muszynski, L.C. (1998) "Environmental Issues of Composite Building Materials," Second International Conference on Composites in Infrastructure, University of Arizona, January 5-7, 1998.

Muszynski, L.C., (1998) "Explosive Field Tests to Evaluate Composite Reinforcement of Concrete and Masonry Walls," Second International Conference on Composites in Infrastructure, University of Arizona, January 5-7, 1998.

Muszynski, L.C. ,LaFrenz, J., and Artman, D. (1997) "Proportioning Concrete Mixtures with Graded Aggregates - A Handbook for Rigid Airfield Pavements," 1997 ASCE Airfield Pavement Specialty Conference, Aug. 17-20, 1997.

Muszynski, L.C., and Sierakowski, R.L., (1996), "Fatigue Strength of Externally Reinforced Concrete Beams," ASCE Materials Engineering Division, Fourth Materials Engineering Conference, Washington, DC, Nov.15, 1996.

Muszynski, L.C. and Sierakowski R.L.(1995) "Durability of Structural Retrofit with Carbon Fiber Reinforced Plastics (CFRPs)," Proceedings of the 27th Joint UJNR Panel Meeting on Wind and Seismic Effects, TM No. 3387, Tokyo, Japan, May, 1995.

Muszynski, L.C., Purcell, M.R., and Sierakowski, R.L. (1995) "Strengthening Concrete Structures by Using Externally Applied Composite Reinforcing Materials," 7th International Symposium on Interaction of Conventional Munition with Protective Structures, Mannheim, Germany, April, 1995.

Muszynski, L.C. and Sierakowski R.L. (1995) "Durability of CFRPs as External Reinforcement of Concrete Beams," Proceedings of the SPI 50th Annual Conference on Composites, SPI Composites Institute, Cincinnati, Ohio, Jan. 29-Feb. 1, 1995.

Muszynski, L.C. and Rochefort, M.A. (1993) "Materials for External Shock Mitigation," 6th International Symposium on Interaction of Conventional Munition with Protective Structures, Panama City Beach, FL., May 3-7, 1993.

Muszynski, L.C., (1991) "Corrosion Protection of Reinforcing Steel Using Pyrament Blended Cement Concrete," Proceedings of the International Conference on Blended Cements in Construction, Sheffield, U.K., September, 1991.

Muszynski, L.C. and Bailey, C. E. (1991) "Pavement Materials for Vectored-Thrust Aircraft Application," Proceedings of the ASCE Specialty Conference on Aircraft/Pavement Interaction, ASCE, Kansas City, Missouri, September 1991.

Muszynski, L.C. and Rochefort, M.A. (1991) "Fibrous Shotcrete for Expedient Repairs of Structures," 5th International Symposium on Interaction of Conventional Munition with Protective Structures, Mannheim, FRG, April, 1991.

RESEARCH GRANTS:

Co-Principal Investigator: "Recycling Process Water in Ready-Mixed Concrete Operations, Florida Department of Transportation, Sept. 1, 1997 to August 31, 1998, $79,038.00.

Principal Investigator: "Supercritical Fluids as Fire Suppression Agents," Wright Laboratories, Tyndall AFB, FL, April 15, 1997 to December 31, 1997, $69,458.00.

Principal Investigator: "Construction Mix Design Deficiencies," HQ/AFCESA/CES, October 1995 to September 1996, $210,000.