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Edward J. Hoppe, Ph.D., P.E
Senior Research Scientist

Phone: (434) 293-1960
Email: Edward.Hoppe@VDOT.Virginia.gov

Research:

Geotechnical engineering

Memberships:

U.S./American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials Representative and Secretary of World Road Association-PIARC Committee on Earthworks, Drainage, and Subgrade
American Society of Civil Engineers
ASCE Committee, Engineering Management and Business Practices
National Cooperative Highway Research Program Panel, Flowable Fill
Transportation Research Board Committee AFS20, Soil and Rock Instrumentation

Awards:

2003 Commissioner’s Award for Excellence

Research Advisory Committee:

Geotechnical Research Advisory Committee - Executive Secretary

Projects:

87468 - Interaction of Integral Abutment Piling and Mechanically Stabilized Earth (MSE) Walls - Co-Principal Investigator

91336 - Health Monitoring and Modeling of an Integral Backwall Bridge - Principal Investigator

92325 - Geotechnical Data Management - Principal Investigator

87125 - Development and Implementation of Geotechnical Software - Principal Investigator

83201 - Development of Interconnectivity and Enhancement (ICE) Module in VDOT GDBMS Framework - Project Monitor

77862 - Development of Bilateral Data Transferability (BDT) in VDOT GDBMS Framework - Project Manager

50200 - Detection of Subsurface Contaminants - Principal Investigator

73977 - Columnar Reinforcement of Soft Ground Beneath Roadway Embankments - Principal Investigator

54168 - Experimental Study of an Integral Bridge with Geofoam - Principal Investigator

Publications:

97-R7 - Field study of an integral backwall bridge :final report

96-R35 - The influence of fines on strength and drainage characteristics of aggregate bases

96-R32 - Evaluation of underdrain on I-295

94-IR1 - Field study of a shredded-tire embankment

08-R20 - Performance of a skewed semi-integral bridge :volume 1 : field monitoring

08-R19 - Implementation of gINT software at the Virginia Department of Transportation

07-R21 - Implementation of an automated test setup for measuring electrical conductance of concrete

07-CR15 - Development of the interconnectivity and enhancement (ICE) module in the Virginia Department of Transportation's Geotechnical Database Management System Framework

06-R36 - Performance of a pile-supported embankment

06-R35 - Field measurements on skewed semi-integral bridge with elastic inclusion :instrumentation report

06-R23 - Implementation of the rock slope management project at the Virginia Department of Transportation

06-CR7 - Evaluation of the strength of cement-treated aggregate for pavement bases

06-CR4 - Development of bilateral data transferability in the Virginia Department of Transportation's Geotechnical Database Management System Framework

06-CR13 - Stability of column-supported embankments

06-CR12 - Design of bridging layers in geosynthetic-reinforced, column-supported embankments

05-R28 - Field study of integral backwall with elastic inclusion

04-R20 - Field study of a shredded-tire embankment in Virginia

04-R18 - Stabilization techniques for unpaved roads

01-R8 - Evaluation of Virginia's first heated bridge

00-R4 - Guidelines for the use, design, and construction of bridge approach slabs