Other Research of Yohchia Chen

• "Bridge Superstructure Analysis Improvements and Retrofit Procedures", in cooperation with Drs. H. West, A. Scanlon, and T. Krauthammer, $290,000, PennDOT, 1990-1992.
• "Lateral Distribution of Vehicle Live Loads", $5,000, Prestressed Conc. Assoc. of PA. (PCAP), 1992-1993.
• "Vibration Properties of Precast Building Floors", $12,000, Precast/Prestressed Concrete Institute (PCI) and  Penn State University, 1992-1993.
• "Development of FORTRAN Codes for Box Culvert, Retaining Wall, and Integral Abutment Designs by AASHTO LRFD", $40,000, PennDOT and Modjeski and Masters, Inc., 1994-1996.
• "Aluminum Bridge Decks - Finite Element Analyses, Verifications with Tests, and Development of Design Criteria", $15,000, Reynolds Metal Co. and Modjeski and Masters, Inc., 1995-1996.
• "Development of Rational Release Strength Criteria", $10,000, Precast/Prestressed Concrete Inst.(PCI), 1995-1996.
• "Improving Bridge Design Efficiency Using Refined Lateral Load Distribution", $10,000, Prestressed Concrete Association of PA (PCAP), 1995-1996.
• "Studies on the Construction Technology of Rock Tunnels:  Phase I - Study on Decision Support System for Drill and Blast Technology of Tunnels", $131,800 (approx.), National Expressway Engineering Bureau (NEEB), Ministry of Transportation & Communications (MOTC), Taiwan, in cooperation with Drs. S. Leu and C. N. Chen at National Taiwan Institute of Technology, 1994-1996.
• "New Holland Roof Truss Analysis", $4000, Providence Engineering Corp., PA., Feb.-April 1996.
• "Investigation of Design Specifications and Framework Study on Limit States Design for Taiwan Bridges", $37,600 (approx.), Engineering Research Foundation, SinoTech Engineering Consultants, Inc., Taipei, Taiwan, 1996.

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