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Stephen R. Sharp, Ph.D.
Research Scientist

Phone: (434) 293-1913
Email: Stephen.Sharp@VDOT.Virginia.gov

Research:

Corrosion
Material Science
Metallurgical Engineering
Nondestructive Evaluation

Education:

Ph.D., Material Science and Engineering, University of Virginia
M.S., Engineering, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo
B.S., Materials Engineering, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo

Memberships:

ASM International, The Materials Information Society
The Minerals, Metals & Materials Society
National Association of Corrosion Engineers Technical Committee Member

- NACE Specific Technology Group 01, Reinforced Concrete
- NACE STG 64, Corrosion Science and Technology Transformation Roadmap—The Next 20 Years
- NACE Technology Exchange Group 043X, Reinforced Concrete: Cathodic Protection
- NACE TEG 053X, Reinforced Concrete: Design, Evaluation, and Remediation
-NACE TEG 100X, Corrosion and Corrosiveness Sensor Development
- NACE Task Group 047, Reinforced Concrete: Sacrificial Cathodic Protection
- NACE TG 054, Electrochemical Chloride Removal and Realkalization

Team Memberships:

Materials

Projects:

91890 - Determining a Method for Ranking Commercially Available Corrosion Resistant Metal Reinforcement - Principal Investigator

82672 - Drilled Shafts with Self Consolidating Concrete - Co-Principal Investigator

87679 - Short-Term Evaluation OF Bridge Cables Using Acoustic Emission Sensors - Project Monitor

90260 - Corrosion of Hampton Roads Bridge Tunnel Piles - Co-Principal Investigator

81530 - Permeability, Alkalinity, and Chloride Concentration Measurements in VDOT Concrete Mix Designs and the Corrosion Resistance of these Designs - Co-Principal Investigator

82089 - Sonic Measurements in VDOT Concrete Mix Designs - Co-Principal Investigator

78961 - Influence of Voids on Chloride Threshold in Reinforced Concrete and Potential Methods for Increasing the Corrosion Resistance - Co-Principal Investigator

82558 - Identification of Commercially Available Metals That Have Potential As Low-Cost Corrosion Resistant Concrete Reinforcement - Co-Principal Investigator

78581 - The Influence of Electrochemical Chloride Extraction on the Beneficial Life of Reinforced Concrete Structures - Principal Investigator

73184 - Use of Two New Corrosion-Resistant Metallic Reinforcing Bars in Two New Concrete Bridge Decks in Virginia - Principal Investigator

75813 - Influence of Hycrete DSS on Virginia Department of Transportation Class A4 Concrete Mix Designs - Co-Principal Investigator

69827 - Development and Installation of A Durable Fiber-Optic Strain Sensor for Instrumentation of New Pavements - Principal Investigator

78005 - Evaluation of Cathodic Protection Systems for Bridge Repair - Co-Principal Investigator

68758 - Nondestructive Evaluation of Concrete Bridge Decks Reinforced with Epoxy-Coated Bars - Principal Investigator

73780 - Use of Non Destructive Evaluation to Determine Moisture Quantity in Flexible Pavements - Principal Investigator

21743 - Investigation of Some Issues Related to Electrochemical Chloride Extraction from Reinforced Concrete - Member

73232 - Effectiveness of Sacrificial Anodes in High-resistivity Shotcrete Repairs - Co-Principal Investigator

68625 - Evaluation of Two Different Surface-Applied Corrosion Inhibitors' Ability to Revitalize Reinforced Concrete - Principal Investigator

Publications:

09-R9 - Field comparison of the installation and cost of placement of epoxy-coated and MMFX 2 steel deck reinforcement :establishing a baseline for future deck monitoring

08-R21 - Identification of commercially available alloys for corrosion-resistant metallic reinforcement and test methods for evaluating corrosion-resistant reinforcement

07-R5 - Using fiber-optic sensor technology to measure strains under the asphalt layer of a flexible pavement structure

07-R35 - Survey of cathodic protection systems on Virginia bridges

07-R30 - Influence of Hycrete DSS on Virginia Department of Transportation Class A4 concrete mix designs

07-CR9 - Investigation of the corrosion propagation characteristics of new metallic reinforcing bars

06-R37 - Use of nondestructive evaluation to detect moisture in flexible pavements

06-R24 - Nondestructive evaluation of epoxy-coated reinforcing bars in concrete using bi-electrode half-cell potential techniques

06-R16 - Factors that influence the efficiency of electrochemical chloride extraction during corrosion mitigation in reinforced concrete structures

05-R9 - State-of-the-art survey of advanced materials and their potential application in highway infrastructure

05-R25 - Effectiveness of sacrificial anodes in high-resistivity shotcrete repairs

05-R16 - Evaluation of two corrosion inhibitors using two surface application methods for reinforced concrete structures

04-R12 - Structural load testing and flexure analysis of the Route 701 Bridge in Louisa County, Virginia