{"id":83,"date":"2011-06-19T16:24:37","date_gmt":"2011-06-19T20:24:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/coefs.charlotte.edu\/dchen9\/?page_id=83"},"modified":"2026-02-23T15:29:54","modified_gmt":"2026-02-23T20:29:54","slug":"research-2","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/coefs.charlotte.edu\/dchen9\/research-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Research"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Research Interests<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><span style=\"font-size: small\">Pavement Management Systems<\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><span style=\"font-size: small\">Parametric Modeling and Visualization in Design and Construction<\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Deep Learning in Construction<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Funded Research Projects<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Co-PI,<\/strong> \u201cDeveloping Standards-Based Education Modules for Building Information Modeling.\u201d National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), 10\/1\/2022-9\/30\/2024, $99,942. (PI: Dr. Weimin Wang).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>PI<\/strong>, \u201cEvaluating Primary and Secondary Roadway Pavement Conditions using Deep Learning.\u201d NCDOT, 8\/1\/2022-7\/21\/2024, $442,060<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>PI,<\/strong> \u201cDevelopment of Pavement Performance Models using New Breakpoints and Pretreatment Conditions.\u201d NCDOT, 8\/1\/2019-7\/31\/2021, $323,960.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>PI,<\/strong> \u201cDevelopment of an Integrated GIS\u2010Based Pavement Management System.\u201d Targeted Research Internal Seed Program (TRISP), the Charlotte Research Institute, UNC Charlotte (UNC Charlotte-SOTL), 7\/1\/2018-6\/30\/2019, $53,152.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Co-PI,<\/strong> \u201cCapturing and Communicating the Value of NCDOT Research.\u201dNCDOT, 7\/1\/2016-6\/30\/2017, $106,000. (PI: Dr. Tom Nicholas).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Co-PI,<\/strong> \u201cA Study on Fatigue Damage Mechanisms of Panels of Glass Fa\u00e7ades.\u201d National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC), 1\/1\/2016-12\/31\/2019, \u00a5 804,600 ($123,575 as of 1\/1\/2016) (PI: Dr. Jingming Ma).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>PI<\/strong>, \u201cDevelopment of Performance Curves for Composite Pavements in PMS.\u201d NCDOT, 8\/1\/2015-8\/31\/2018, $257,445.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>PI,<\/strong> \u201cSetting Appropriate Benefit\/Condition Jumps for Pavement Treatments in PMS.\u201d NCDOT, 8\/1\/2015-5\/31\/2018, $260,903.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>PI<\/strong>, \u201cEvaluation of Benefit Weight Factors and Decision Trees for Automated Distress Data Models.\u201d NCDOT, 8\/16\/2014-12\/31\/2017, $256,902.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>PI<\/strong>, \u201cDevelopment and Validation of Pavement Deterioration Models and Analysis Weight Factors.\u201d NCDOT, 4\/16\/2011-6\/30\/2014, $278,639.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>PI<\/strong>, \u201cDevelopment of IRI Limits and Targets for Network Management and Construction Approval Purposes.\u201d NCDOT, 8\/16\/2012-8\/15\/2014, $347,736.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Co-PI<\/strong>,\u00a0 \u201cInclusion of Maintenance in Life Cycle Costs of Flexible and Rigid Pavements.\u201d North Carolina Department of Transportation (NCDOT), 8\/16\/2012-8\/15\/2014, $180,660. (PI: Dr. John Hildreth).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Co-PI<\/strong>, \u201cGenerating Construction Schedules Using OPEN BIM (Building Information Modeling) Based ifCXML Technology in Highway Constructions.\u201d Korea Institute of Construction Technology, 3\/1\/2013-11\/30\/2013, $29,099. (PI: Dr. Hyunjoo Kim).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>PI<\/strong>, \u201cA Project-Based Integrated Work\/Review Cycle (PBIWR) for Design and Learning of Accelerated Construction Monitoring.\u201d UNC Charlotte Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (UNC Charlotte-SOTL), 1\/10\/2011-12\/16\/2011, $8,780.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>In 2016, two pavement projects led by Dr. Chen were selected by the AASHTO Value of Research Task Force as examples of state DOTs provid\u00ading \u201cTransportation Excellence through Research\u201d:<\/strong>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Development and Validation of Pavement Deterioration Models and Analysis Weight Factors for the NCDOT Pavement Management System (Phase I: Windshield Survey Data)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Development of IRI Limits and Targets for Network Management and Construction Approval Purposes<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Graduate Students<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: small\">Master Students:<\/span><\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><span style=\"font-size: small\">Darren Thompson, Fall 2012<\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><span style=\"font-size: small\">Michael Dye, Fall 2014<\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><span style=\"font-size: small\">Sherri Fang, <span style=\"font-size: small\">Fall 2014<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><span style=\"font-size: small\">Steven James, Fall 2015<\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Salman Khan, Spring 2017<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Chaitali Ramakant Patil, Fall 2018<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Gouree Prakash Patil, Fall 2018<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Rishab Goud, Spring 2019<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: small\">Ph.D. Student:<\/span><\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><span style=\"font-size: small\">Sherri Fang, Spring 2017<\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Tamim Adnan, Fall 2021 &#8211;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Research Interests Funded Research Projects Graduate Students Master Students: Ph.D. Student:<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":69,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":2,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-83","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/coefs.charlotte.edu\/dchen9\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/83","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/coefs.charlotte.edu\/dchen9\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/coefs.charlotte.edu\/dchen9\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/coefs.charlotte.edu\/dchen9\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/69"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/coefs.charlotte.edu\/dchen9\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=83"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/coefs.charlotte.edu\/dchen9\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/83\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":985,"href":"https:\/\/coefs.charlotte.edu\/dchen9\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/83\/revisions\/985"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/coefs.charlotte.edu\/dchen9\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=83"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}