Pannapa Herabat, PhD

Assistant Professor
Department of Construction Management & Engineering
CME Building, Room 120H

Phone: 701-231-8646
Fax: 701-231-7431
E-mail: Pannapa.Herabat@ndsu.edu

Education
Ph.D. in Civil Engineering, (Computer-Aided Engineering and Management), Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA, 1997
M.S. in Civil Engineering Structural and Computational Mechanics, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA, 1995
B.S. in Civil Engineering, 1993, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA

Research Interests Include:

• Applying risk and uncertainty in the financial models for various construction and infrastructure projects
• Conducting the life cycle cost analysis for different infrastructure projects
• Developing computer-aided tools for construction projects and infrastructure management systems
• Applying probabilistic and stochastic methods to monitor the damage mechanism(s) of infrastructure systems
• Pioneering the research area of incorporating asset valuation into an asset management system

Areas of Specialization Include:

• Asset Management
• System Asset Valuation
• Bridge Engineering and Bridge Management System
• Construction Cost Estimation
• Database Management System
• Disaster Management and Planning
• Economic Analysis in Construction Projects
• Expert System
• Infrastructure Management
• Information Technology
• Pavement Engineering and Pavement Management System
• Probabilistic and Stochastic Deterioration Modeling
• Reliability of Infrastructure Systems
• Optimization of Infrastructure Management under Risk and Uncertainty

Academic and Professional Associations
1. Member of the Committee on Bridge Management (AHD35), Transportation Research Board of National Academies, May 2001 - present.
2. Member of the Committee on Transportation Asset Management (ABC40), Transportation Research Board of National Academies, January 2004 – present.
3. Member of the Asset Management Task Force (A1T50), Transportation Research Board of National Academies, May 2001 – December 2003.
4. Member of ASCE Infrastructure Committee, AASHTO, 2001 – present.
5. Associate Member of American Society of Civil Engineers, ASCE, 1990 – present.

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