William Rasdorf
Civil, Construction, and Environmental Engineering
- Phone: 919.515.7637
- Email: rasdorf@ncsu.edu
- Office: Fitts-Woolard Hall 3243
William Rasdorf is a professor in the Civil, Construction, and Environmental Engineering Department at NC State University.
Research Interests
Rasdorf is interested in structures, construction, transportation, manufacturing, and computer-aided engineering. Facility design methods. Engineering databases and information processing and technology. Automated representation, use, and management of analysis, design, manufacture, and construction data. Modeling of engineering objects, processes, assemblies, and phenomena. Integration among engineering processes and information systems. Modeling and processing of design, product and process data, material property standards and specifications, design codes, and regulations. Computer-aided design and geometric and spatial modeling and analysis in engineering. Information technology applications in problem solving, design, construction, manufacturing, and transportation. Constructed facility life cycle automation through the integration of software, hardware, sensing, and information and communication technologies. Planning, design, and construction automation. Environmental impacts in construction.
Education
| Degree | Program | School | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ph.D. | Doctorate of Philosophy in Civil Engineering | Carnegie Mellon University | 1982 |
| MSCE | Master of Science in Civil Engineering | Carnegie Mellon University | 1979 |
| MSAE | Master of Science in Architectural Engineering | Pennsylvania State University | 1978 |
| BSAE | Bachelor of Science in Architectural Engineering | Pennsylvania State University | 1974 |
Publications
- Inequity Reduction in Road Maintenance Funding for Municipalities
- Bonilla, M., Rasdorf, W., Liu, M., Al-Ghandour, M., & He, C. (2023), PUBLIC WORKS MANAGEMENT & POLICY, 28(3), 339–362. https://doi.org/10.1177/1087724X221130047
- LED Traffic Signal Repair and Replacement Practices
- Westbrook, M., & Rasdorf, W. (2023), SUSTAINABILITY, 15(1). https://doi.org/10.3390/su15010808
- Assessment and Prediction of Impact of Flight Configuration Factors on UAS-Based Photogrammetric Survey Accuracy
- Liu, Y., Han, K., & Rasdorf, W. (2022), REMOTE SENSING, 14(16). https://doi.org/10.3390/rs14164119
- Inequity Reduction in Road Maintenance Funding for Municipalities
- Bonilla, M., Rasdorf, W., Liu, M., Al-Ghandour, M., & He, C. (2022, September 27), PUBLIC WORKS MANAGEMENT & POLICY, Vol. 9. https://doi.org/10.1177/I087724X221130047
- Analysis of Three Sign Management Program Case Studies
- Machado, P., & Rasdorf, W. (2020), PUBLIC WORKS MANAGEMENT & POLICY, 25(1), 51–74. https://doi.org/10.1177/1087724X19862285
- Simulation-Based Analysis of Sign Blanket Replacement Strategies
- Rasdorf, W., & Machado, P. (2020), TRANSPORTATION RESEARCH RECORD, 2674(1), 57–67. https://doi.org/10.1177/0361198119898110
- Closure to "Comparison of Three Retaining Wall Condition Assessment Rating Systems" by Mohammed A. Gabr, William Rasdorf, Daniel J. Findley, Cedrick J. Butler, and Steven A. Bert
- Gabr, M. A., Rasdorf, W., Findley, D. J., Butler, C. J., & Bert, S. A. (2018, December), JOURNAL OF INFRASTRUCTURE SYSTEMS, Vol. 24. https://doi.org/10.1061/(ASCE)IS.1943-555X.0000447
- Comparing the economic, energy, and environmental impacts of biodiesel versus petroleum diesel fuel use in construction equipment
- Lewis, P., Karimi, B., Shan, Y., & Rasdorf, W. (2018), International Journal of Construction Education and Research, 15(4), 276–290. https://doi.org/10.1080/15578771.2018.1483982
- Comparison of Three Retaining Wall Condition Assessment Rating Systems
- Gabr, M. A., Rasdorf, W., Findley, D. J., Butler, C. J., & Bert, S. A. (2018), JOURNAL OF INFRASTRUCTURE SYSTEMS, 24(1). https://doi.org/10.1061/(asce)is.1943-555x.0000403
- Highway Asset Deterioration Rates
- Rasdorf, W., & Almalki, A. (2018), TRANSPORTATION RESEARCH RECORD, 2672(12), 179–186. https://doi.org/10.1177/0361198118781136
