Construction Science
Douglas Gransberg : dgransberg@ou.edu : (405) 325-6092



APPLIED RESEARCH

Douglas D. Gransberg, PE, CCE
Associate Professor of Construction Science
University of Oklahoma
405-325-6092; dgransberg@ou.edu

CURRENT RESEARCH PROJECTS (Click on the project Title to access the project's website)

PROJECT SPONSOR STUDENT RESEARCH ASSISTANT
"Develop Life Cycle Evaluation Criteria for Design-Build Transportation Projects" Design-Build Institute of America None
"Evaluate Texas Department of Transportation Chip Seal Binder Performance Using Pavement Management Information System Data" Ergon Asphalt and Emulsions, Inc. D. Michael James
"Develop AASHTO Design-Build RFP Specification Guide" NCHRP Project 20-17/172 Transportation Research Board None
"Road Surface Texture Measurement Using Digital Image Processing,” Transfund New Zealand, pass through funding with Fulton Hogan Ltd, None
“Maximum Chat Utilization in Asphalt Paving at the Tar Creek Superfund Site Test Road” Oklahoma Department of Environmental Quality Dr. Zaman (CE) is PI
"Life Cycle Cost Evaluation for Truck-only Lanes for Urban Freeways" Unfunded Research Janio Daza
     

COMPLETED RESEARCH PROJECTS (Click on the Project Title to access the final report)

PROJECT SPONSOR COMPLETION DATE
Quantify the Impact of Restrictive Legislation on Construction Project Performance by DD Gransberg Pioneer Institute for Public Policy Research Boston, Massachusetts January, 2000
Companion Application Online Teaching Modules Hard Dollar Inc Phoenix, Arizona October, 2000
Seal Coat Constructability Review a Final Master's Report by Tolga Kologlu Texas Department of Transportation Austin, Texas December, 2000
Estimating Design Fees for Design-Build Projects a Final Master's Report by Rahul Dutta Association for the Advancement of Cost Engineering, International Morgantown, West Virginia May, 2001
Handheld Computing Device Technology Capability for Construction Control Tasks a Final Master's Report by Sulapa Rungtapnapa Kwame Building Group St. Louis, Missouri May 2001
Develop Parametric Cost Estimating Database for Engineering Design Firm a Final Master's Report by Asheesh Bajaj Multi/Tech Engineering Services, Inc. Salem, Oregon December 2001
Develop Web-based Parametric Estimating Database by Murty Putrevu Unfunded research May 2002
Design-Build Pilot Project Evaluation and Develop Training Curriculum by DD Gransberg and KR Molenaar Washington State Department of Transportation Olympia, Washington August 2002
Comparing the Performance of Emulsion versus Hot Asphalt Chip Seal Projects in the Texas Department of Transportation’s Atlanta District by DD Gransberg and M Zaman Asphalt Emulsion Producers Association Annapolis, Maryland August 2002
 “Analysis of Federal Design-Build RFP Contractor Selection Criteria.”  Final Master's Report by Ron Barton Unfunded research December 2002
"Labor Rates, Fringe and Burden On-Line Tutorial;"  Final Master's Report by Sirichai Thienprasert Unfunded research December 2002
"Applying Life Cycle Cost Analysis Evaluation To Design-Build Asphalt Pavement Projects"  Final Master's Report by Monica Villarreal Design-Build Institute of America Washington, DC May 2003
"Analysis of Owner Quality Management Requirements in Design-Build Contracts"  An OU Honors Thesis by Elizabeth De Corso Unfunded research May 2003
"Best-Value Procurement Methods for Highway Construction Projects," NCHRP Project 10-61 Transportation Research Board Washington, DC August 2004
"Marketing Design-Build Professional Services: How and Why Facility Owners Make the Best Value Selection Decision" Carla Lopez del Puerto Society for Marketing of Professional Services Alexandria, Virginia August 2004
"Synthesis of Chip Seal Best Practices," NCHRP Project 35-02 (Report will appear at this link in early 2005) by DD Gransberg and D. Michael James Transportation Research Board  Washington, DC September 2004