Associate Professor
Kennesaw State University
Marietta, Georgia, United States
Dr. Adam Kaplan is an Associate Professor in the Department of Civil and Construction Engineering. He earned his doctorate from the University of Colorado Denver. His dissertation focused on the three-dimensional soil-concrete interface stability of composite dams subjected to seismic loads. He studied the soil-concrete interface behavior using a variety of sophisticated three-dimensional parametric non-linear finite element analyses. Folsom Dam's behavior under strong shaking was one of his tasks.
He was a consultant and researcher for the Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT) and Pacific Gas and Electricity (PG&E). When hit by a vehicle, he investigated the stress transfer mechanism of roadside barriers sitting on mechanically stabilized earth walls. His findings were immediately incorporated into CDOT's roadside concrete barrier design and construction guidelines. Dr. Kaplan also conducted experimental and numerical analyses for CDOT to better understand the airborne mechanism of sand particles on roadways used in winter deicing and sanding practices. Airborne sand particles are a major concern for car owners and insurance companies in Colorado due to their potential damage to windshields. Windshield replacement and repair costs insurance companies approximately $90 million per year. His findings revealed that pavement elasticity was the primary factor that caused a sand particle to become airborne after being rolled over by a vehicle tire.
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