William Rasdorf
Professor

- 919-515-7637
- rasdorf@ncsu.edu
- Fitts-Woolard Hall 3243
Education
Civil Engineering
Carnegie Mellon University
Civil Engineering
Carnegie Mellon University
Architectural Engineering
The Pennsylvania State University
Architectural Engineering
The Pennsylvania State University
Research Description
Dr. 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.
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
Grants
- Evaluating Benefits and Drawbacks of Intersections with Three-Phase Traffic Signals
- NC Department of Transportation(8/01/22 - 7/31/24)
- Dwight David Eisenhower Transportation Fellowship Program (DDETFP) Graduate Fellowship (Minerva Bonilla Ventura)
- US Dept. of Transportation (DOT)(12/10/20 - 8/31/21)
- Groundwork for the Second Edition of the Alternative Intersection and Interchange Informational Report (2022-011)
- NC Department of Transportation(8/01/21 - 8/31/23)
- Guidelines to Enhance the Constructability of Diverse, Modern, and Unconventional Intersections and Interchanges (DMUII)
- NC Department of Transportation(1/01/21 - 8/14/23)
- LED Traffic Signal Lifespan and Replacement Assessment
- NC Department of Transportation(1/01/21 - 12/31/23)
- Constructibility Review Effectiveness
- NC Department of Transportation(7/01/19 - 12/31/22)
- Applying Small UAS to Produce Survey Grade Geospatial Products for DOT Preconstruction & Construction Activities
- NC Department of Transportation(8/01/19 - 10/31/21)
- How to Account for Seasonal Population Shifts in Distributing the Powell Bill Allocation Funds
- NC Department of Transportation(8/01/18 - 1/31/20)
- Sign Replacement Strategy
- NC Department of Transportation(7/01/17 - 5/31/19)
- Design of A Construction Expenditure Forecasting and Monitoring Tool for NCDOT Mega Projects
- NC Department of Transportation(10/01/14 - 6/30/15)