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Kraig
Warnemuende, Ph.D., P.E.

Phone: 903.233.3965
Email: KraigWarnemuende@letu.edu

  • Associate Professor, Civil and Environmental Engineering



Education

Ph.D. Civil Engineering, Wayne State University, 2006

M.S. Civil Engineering – Mechanical Engineering Minor, Wayne State University, 2001

B.S. Civil Engineering – Structural Concentration, Wayne State University, 1998


Experience

2014-2016

Instituto Tecnologico y de Estudios Superiores de Monterrey
Visiting Professor of Civil Engineering

2004-2014

NTH Consultants, Ltd., Northville, MI
Senior Project Engineer

1999-2004

Wayne State University, Detroit, MI
Teaching Assistant, Research Assistant, Lab Supervisor

1994-1998

G. Druce and Associates, Plymouth, MI
Welder-Fabricator, Decorative and Industrial Metal Working


Courses Taught

  • CVGR 2113 – Introduction to Surveying
  • CVGR 3224 – Design of Steel Structures
  • CVGR 3414 – Geotechnical Engineering
  • CVGR 3713 – Construction Engineering
  • CVGR 4314 – Concrete Construction and Design
  • ENGR 4813/4823 – Senior Design
  • MEGR 3323 – Mechanics of Materials

Advising & Sponsoring

  • Additive Construction Manufacturing Experimentation – Undergraduate research primarily focused on consumable materials for construction scale 3-D printing.

Research Interests

  • Research, and development of automated construction and construction materials
  • Research, development and evaluation of cementitious and composite materials
  • Design and rehabilitation using non-standard materials

Selected Publications

  • Warnemuende, K. “Amplitude Modulated Acousto-Ultrasonic Nondestructive Testing: Damage Evaluation in Concrete”, PhD Thesis, Wayne State University, 2006
  • Warnemuende, K. (presenter) and Wu, H.C. “High-sensitivity NDE in concrete: enhancement of energy dispersion using acoustic perturbation” Health Monitoring and Smart Nondestructive Evaluation of Structural and Biological Systems III; Tribikram Kundu; Ed. Proc. SPIE Vol. 5394, p. 127-138, Jul 2004
  • Warnemuende, K. and Wu, H.C. “Actively modulated acoustic nondestructive evaluation of concrete” Cement and concrete research Vol. 34(4): 563-70, 2004
  • Wu, H.C, Warnemuende, K., Yan, A., Mu, B. “Strategic sensor locations of FPR bridge decks” Smart Nondestructive Evaluation and Health Monitoring of Structural and Biological Systems II; Tribikram Kundu; Ed. Proc. SPIE Vol. 5047, p. 34-42, Aug 2003
  • Wu, H.C. and Warnemuende, K. “Effect of Cracks on Nonlinear Acoustic Signals” Revue des Systèmes série Instrumentation - Mesure et Métrologie: Ultrasonic Methods for Material Characterization Vol. 3(3-4): 181-211, 2003
  • Wu, H.C., Mu, B. and Warnemuende, K. “Failure analysis of FRP sandwich bus panels by finite element method” Composites Part B-Engineering Vol. 34(1): p. 51-8, 2003
  • Wu, H.C. and Warnemuende, K. “Nonlinear active wave modulation approach for evaluating bond conditions between adhesively bonded FRP sheet/concrete substrate” Smart Nondestructive Evaluation for Health Monitoring of Structural and Biological Systems, Tribikram Kundu; Ed. Proc. of SPIE Vol. 4702, p. 222-30, Jun 2002
  • Wu, H.C. and Warnemuende, K. “Nonlinear active wave modulation approach for microdamage detection” Advanced Nondestructive Evaluation for Structural and Biological Health Monitoring, Tribikram Kundu; Ed. Proc. of SPIE Vol. 4335, p. 221-7, Jul 2001
  • Wu, H.C. and Warnemuende, K. “Nonlinear acoustic nondestructive testing for concrete durability”, Nondestructive Evaluation of Highways, Utilities, and Pipelines IV; A. Emin Aktan, Stephen R. Gosselin; Eds. Proc. of SPIE Vol. 3995, p. 501-507, Jun 2000

Selected Design & Engineering Projects

  • Cobo Arena Demolition and Redevelopment, Demolition and reconstruction sequencing, 2014, (received ACEC of Michigan’s Eminent Conceptor Award, 2015), Detroit, MI, Design lead
  • Oakland Macomb Interceptor Drain, SRF Segment 3 Repairs, 2013, Oakland and Macomb Counties, MI (Est. $60M): Structural Design of Rehabilitation
  • Oakwood Sewer, Detroit Water And Sewerage Department, 2012, Detroit, MI: Tunnel Structural Design – 13-ft Reinforced Concrete Segmental Tunnel Liner in shallow soft clays.
  • The Edison Company, Trenton Power Plant Main Entrance Bridge Replacement, 2011, Trenton, MI (Est. $1.8M): Design Lead
  • National Science Foundation, Small Business Innovation Research Phase I, Next Generation Green Cement Technology, 2011, Principal Investigator
  • Oakland Macomb Interceptor Drain, SRF Segment 2 Repairs, Oakland and Macomb Counties, 2010, MI (Est. $50M): Design Lead
  • Black River Storage Tunnel, City of Lorain, 2010, OH (Est. $50M): Structural Design Lead
  • Oakland Macomb Interceptor Drain, SRF Segment 1 Repairs, 2009, Oakland and Macomb Counties, MI (Est. $50M): Structural Design Lead, Construction Submittal Review – Structural Lead
  • Dearborn CSO Control Project, Phase B, CSO 004&005 Facilities, 2008, Dearborn, MI (Est. $38M): Structural Design Lead, Design Review
  • Michigan Department of Transportation bridge replacement project, C01 of 82051, US-24 over Smith Creek in Brownstown, 2008, MI (Est. $400k): Design Lead
  • Wal-Mart Store #2073-06, 66” Sanitary Sewer Relocation, 2007, Brooklyn, OH (Est. $52M): Structural Design Lead
  • North Eastern Ohio Regional Sewer District, Columbus Road Emergency Pump Station, 2007, Cleveland, OH: Structural Design
  • Dearborn CSO Control Project, Phase B, CSO 006&007 Facilities, 2006, Dearborn, MI ($35M) Structural Design, Geotechnical Instrumentation Support, Construction Submittal Review – Structural Lead
  • Dearborn CSO Control Project, Phase B, CSO 008&009 Facilities, 2006, Dearborn, MI ($42M): Structural Design, Geotechnical Instrumentation Support, Construction Submittal Review – Structural Lead
  • East Dearborn CSO Control Project, CSO 017 Facilities, 2005, Dearborn, MI ($28M): Structural Design Review, Geotechnical Instrumentation, Construction Submittal Review
  • East Dearborn CSO Control Project, CSO 016 Facilities, 2005, Dearborn, MI ($24M): Structural Design Review, Geotechnical Instrumentation, Construction Submittal Review
  • Dearborn CSO Control Project, Phase A, CSO 012 - 015 Facilities, 2005, Dearborn, MI ($42M): Geotechnical Instrumentation, Construction Submittal Review
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