njit-etd2003-032 - New Jersey Institute of Technology

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
The work presented in this thesis has been carried out under the direction of my advisor,
Professor C. T. Thomas Hsu, to whom I am much indebted for his guidance, constant
encouragement and invaluable suggestions throughout the years.
I would like to thank my committee members: Professor William R. Spillers,
Professor Jay N. Meegoda, Professor Walter Konon and Dr. Wei Wang for their
constructive evaluations and suggestions.
I would also like to thank Sika Corporation for the donation of all CFRP
composite materials. Special thanks go to Mr. David White at Sika for his help and
expertise on CFRP application.
The financial assistance received from the Department of Civil and
Environmental Engineering during my study at NJ1T is greatly appreciated.
Special thanks go to Mr. Allyn Luke, Assistant to the Chairman for Laboratories,
for his knowledge and assistance on the experiment setup in the Structures Laboratory.
Special thanks also go to Dr. Insang Lee, Mr. Jon Moren, Mr. Julio Zeballos,
Mr. Sun Punurai, Mr. Xiaobin Lu, Mr. Voradej Vongvorakarn, and Mr. Jian Chen for
their help in mixing and testing of the beams.
Finally, I would like to thank my parents and my cousin for their love, support
and understanding throughout my study at NJ1T.
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