{"id":15,"date":"2012-06-13T12:27:50","date_gmt":"2012-06-13T16:27:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/coefs.charlotte.edu\/tlcavall\/?page_id=15"},"modified":"2026-02-23T11:14:51","modified_gmt":"2026-02-23T16:14:51","slug":"home","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/coefs.charlotte.edu\/tlcavall\/","title":{"rendered":"Home"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright\"><a href=\"https:\/\/coefs.charlotte.edu\/tlcavall\/files\/2012\/06\/Me-and-SAM-3.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/coefs.charlotte.edu\/tlcavall\/files\/2012\/06\/Me-and-SAM-3-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"Me and SAM\" class=\"wp-image-692\" srcset=\"https:\/\/coefs.charlotte.edu\/tlcavall\/files\/2012\/06\/Me-and-SAM-3-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/coefs.charlotte.edu\/tlcavall\/files\/2012\/06\/Me-and-SAM-3-768x1025.jpg 768w, https:\/\/coefs.charlotte.edu\/tlcavall\/files\/2012\/06\/Me-and-SAM-3-767x1024.jpg 767w, https:\/\/coefs.charlotte.edu\/tlcavall\/files\/2012\/06\/Me-and-SAM-3.jpg 980w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Welcome to my website!\u00a0 I joined the <a href=\"https:\/\/et.charlotte.edu\/\">Department of Engineering Technology and Construction Management<\/a> at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.charlotte.edu\">UNC Charlotte<\/a> in August 2006.\u00a0 I have a BS and MS in Civil Engineering from Penn State University, with a minor in Environmental Engineering.\u00a0\u00a0My PhD is from UNC Charlotte, in Infrastructure and Environmental Systems.\u00a0 Prior to joining UNC Charlotte, I worked as a civil engineer for two engineering consulting firms in Charlotte, NC for six years.\u00a0 I am a registered professional engineer in North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, and Pennsylvania.\u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/coefs.charlotte.edu\/tlcavall\/files\/2024\/12\/Curriculum-Vitae-2024-12-02-Cavalline.pdf\">Curriculum Vitae 2024-12-02 Cavalline<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Research&nbsp;Areas:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Concrete and other cementitious materials<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Durability and service life<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Performance engineered concrete for concrete infrastructure<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Optimizing materials and mixture design<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Recycled and waste&nbsp;materials in concrete<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Quality assurance\/control for concrete construction<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Sustainable construction materials<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Bridge Management Systems<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Pavement Management Systems<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Masonry materials and systems<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><thead><tr><th>Research Team Fall 2015 (L-R):\u00a0 Tilak Bhonagiri, Kelsey Lane, Ed Blanchard, Stewart Crismore, Tara Cavalline, Abhishek Malode, Rohit Reddy Chimmula, Jacob Leach<\/th><th>Dr. Cavalline and a large pile (854 tons) of single-source construction and demolition waste (C&amp;D waste) that became recycled brick masonry aggregate in a concrete\u00a0test pavement.<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td>&nbsp;<figure><a href=\"https:\/\/coefs.charlotte.edu\/tlcavall\/files\/2012\/06\/Research-Team-Fall-2015.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-681 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/coefs.charlotte.edu\/tlcavall\/files\/2012\/06\/Research-Team-Fall-2015-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"Research Team Fall 2015\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/coefs.charlotte.edu\/tlcavall\/files\/2012\/06\/Research-Team-Fall-2015-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/coefs.charlotte.edu\/tlcavall\/files\/2012\/06\/Research-Team-Fall-2015-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/coefs.charlotte.edu\/tlcavall\/files\/2012\/06\/Research-Team-Fall-2015-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/coefs.charlotte.edu\/tlcavall\/files\/2012\/06\/Research-Team-Fall-2015.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/td><td><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/coefs.charlotte.edu\/tlcavall\/files\/2013\/07\/PA080729.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-605 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/coefs.charlotte.edu\/tlcavall\/files\/2013\/07\/PA080729-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/coefs.charlotte.edu\/tlcavall\/files\/2013\/07\/PA080729-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/coefs.charlotte.edu\/tlcavall\/files\/2013\/07\/PA080729-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/coefs.charlotte.edu\/tlcavall\/files\/2013\/07\/PA080729-900x675.jpg 900w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>I am active in <a title=\"Transportation Research Board\" href=\"http:\/\/www.trb.org\">Transportation Research Board<\/a> (TRB) activities, and currently serve as the Chair of the Transportation Infrastructure Group AK000 and an at-large member of the Concrete Materials Section (AKM00).&nbsp; I was a member and former Chair of <a title=\"TRB AFN20 Properties of Concrete\" href=\"https:\/\/sites.google.com\/site\/trbcommitteeafn20\/\">TRB Committee AKM60, Properties of Concrete<\/a> and am currently a member of <a href=\"https:\/\/sites.google.com\/site\/trbcommitteeafn30\/\">TRB Committee AKM70, Durability of Concrete<\/a> and AKC30 Quality Management.&nbsp; I am also member of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.concrete.org\/\">American Concrete Institute (ACI)<\/a>&nbsp; and advise the UNC Charlotte ACI student chapter.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><thead><tr><th>UNC Charlotte&#8217;s Winning 2015 ACI Concrete Construction Competition Team:\u00a0 Tara Cavalline (mentor), Hunter Ballard,\u00a0Carter Dold, Ashton Crabtree, Josh Beitz, and Mark Stevenson<\/th><th>UNC Charlotte&#8217;s ACI FRP Beam Team Spring 2015:\u00a0 Stewart Crismore, Michael McLamb, Blake Biggers, Rachel Tucker<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td>&nbsp;<figure><a href=\"https:\/\/coefs.charlotte.edu\/tlcavall\/files\/2012\/06\/UNC-charlotte-DSC01755.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-677 alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/coefs.charlotte.edu\/tlcavall\/files\/2012\/06\/UNC-charlotte-DSC01755-300x226.jpg\" alt=\"UNC charlotte DSC01755\" width=\"300\" height=\"226\" srcset=\"https:\/\/coefs.charlotte.edu\/tlcavall\/files\/2012\/06\/UNC-charlotte-DSC01755-300x226.jpg 300w, https:\/\/coefs.charlotte.edu\/tlcavall\/files\/2012\/06\/UNC-charlotte-DSC01755-768x577.jpg 768w, https:\/\/coefs.charlotte.edu\/tlcavall\/files\/2012\/06\/UNC-charlotte-DSC01755-1024x770.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/td><td><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/coefs.charlotte.edu\/tlcavall\/files\/2012\/06\/20150412_125134.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-668 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/coefs.charlotte.edu\/tlcavall\/files\/2012\/06\/20150412_125134-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"20150412_125134\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/coefs.charlotte.edu\/tlcavall\/files\/2012\/06\/20150412_125134-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/coefs.charlotte.edu\/tlcavall\/files\/2012\/06\/20150412_125134-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/coefs.charlotte.edu\/tlcavall\/files\/2012\/06\/20150412_125134-1024x768.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Recently, some of my research for NCDOT on the I-85 and I-485 concrete pavements&nbsp;made the news.&nbsp;&nbsp;The&nbsp;video is below.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Inside UNC Charlotte -- Concrete Research -- February 2014\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/UwOcrtM0vv4?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; 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