David W. Mokarem
Research Associate
Areas of Interest
Concrete Materials, Composite Steel Floor Deck Slabs, Structural Testing Methods
- Doctor of Philosophy, Civil and Environmental Engineering, May 2002
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, Virginia - Master of Science, Civil and Environmental Engineering, May 1999
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, Virginia - Bachelor of Science, Civil and Environmental Engineering, May 1996
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, Virginia - Bachelor of Business Administration, Management, May 1987
East Tennessee State University, Johnson City, Tennessee
- 2009-Present Research Associate, Virginia Tech
-Responsibilities in Laboratory Accreditation for the Structures and Materials Laboratory for the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
- David W. Mokarem, Khaled A. Galal, Michael M. Sprinkel, Performance Evaluation of Bonded Concrete Pavement Overlays After Eleven Years, 87th Annual Meeting of the Transportation Research Board, January 2008
- Design and Construction Group 2007 Practice-Ready Paper Award
- CEE 3684 : CEE Materials
- CEE 4614 : Advanced Structural Concretes
- 2002-2009 Research Scientist, Virginia Transportation Research Council
-Concrete materials testing and research.
-Asphalt materials testing and research.
-Pavements.
-Bridges.
-Technical assistance.
-Taught graduate level Concrete Materials course at the University of Virginia
- Mokarem, D. W., Galal, K. A., Sprinkel, M. M., Performance Evaluation of Bonded Concrete Overlays After 11 Years, Transportation Research Board, Transportation Research Record 2005, 2007, pp 3-10.
- Mokarem, D. W., Weyers, R. E., Sprinkel, M. M., Shrinkage of Virginia Transportation Concrete Mixtures, American Concrete Institute SP-227, Shrinkage and Creep of Concrete, 2005, pp 217-238.
- Mokarem, D. W., Weyers, R. E., Lane, D. S., Development of a Shrinkage Performance Specification and Prediction Model Analysis for Supplemental Cementitious Material Concrete Mixtures, Cement and Concrete Research 35 (2005), pp 918-925.
- Mokarem, D. W., Weyers, R. E., Lane, D. S., Development of Performance Specifications for Shrinkage of Portland Cement Concrete, Transportation Research Board, Transportation Research Record 1834, 2003, pp 40-47.