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University of South Carolina   Dr. Liv M. Haselbach, Assistant Professor, has developed a research study on various aspects of pervious concrete in the Civil and Environmental Engineering Department at the University of South Carolina.   In coordination with association representatives for the industry and several manufacturers, various key issues have been identified as critical to enhancing the use of porous (pervious) concrete as a product for pavement applications. Their needs centered on:	Dr. Liv M. Haselbach Assistant Professor University of South Carolina
Documenting the ability of porous concrete as a means to mitigate run-off pollution Developing material specifications that are needed by design professionals (i.e., engineers and architects) to be able to specify the use of the product for varying applications, To explore marketing options and alternatives for the various applications The scope of these needs requires research activities to be conducted both in the laboratory and in the field over several years. Many of these research needs are being investigated at the University of South Carolina. Based on this research, the following five manuscripts have been submitted for review and possible publication: Montes, Felipe, Srinivas Valavala, Liv M. Haselbach: A New Test Method for Porosity Measurements of Portland Cement Pervious Concrete, Journal of ASTM International, January 2005, Vol. 2, No. 1, Paper IDJAI12931. (published) Rational Runoff Coefficient Values for Portland Cement Pervious Concrete Pavement, Srinivas Valavala, Felipe Montes, Liv M. Haselbach, submitted 8/23/04 to the ASCE Journal of Hydrologic Engineering Technical Paper submitted to ACI Materials Journal: (1/6/05) Strength Measurements of Field-Placed Pervious Concrete, Liv M. Haselbach (ACI Member), Charles E. Pierce (ACI Member), Kevin S. Pulis, Felipe Montes, and Srinivas Valavala Permeability Predictions for Sand Clogged Portland Cement Pervious Concrete Pavement Systems, submitted to the Elsevier Journal of Environmental Management: Liv Haselbach, Srinivas Valavala, Felipe Montes Hydraulic Conductivity of Pervious Concrete, by Felipe Montes and Liv Haselbach. Submitted to the ASCE Journal of Infrastructure Systems. Dr. Ken Harrison, Assistant Professor, USC, has also submitted a paper on the economic model to the National ASCE conference in Alaska next month and will be presenting there.