Rudolf (Rudi) Seracino
Professor and Associate Head for Undergraduate Programs

- 919-515-7695
- rseraci@ncsu.edu
- Mann Hall 203A
Dr Rudi Seracino is a Professor of Structural Engineering and the Associate Head for undergraduate programs in the Department of Civil, Construction, and Environmental Engineering at NC State University, USA. He serves as the NC State Site Director of the NSF Industry-University Cooperative Research Center (IUCRC) for the Integration of Composites into Infrastructure (CICI). Dr Seracino is an Adjunct Professor in the School of Civil, Environmental and Mining Engineering at the University of Adelaide, Australia.
Dr Seracino is a Member of the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE), and is an elected Fellow of the International Institute for FRP in Construction (IIFC). He is a voting member the American Concrete Institute (ACI) committee 440 on FRP Reinforcement, and serves on the editorial board member of the ASCE Journal of Composites for Construction. Dr Seracino is a member of the American Composites Manufacturing Association (ACMA), the Prestressed/Precast Concrete Institute (PCI), and the Concrete Reinforcing Steel Institute (CRSI).
Education
Civil Engineering
University of Adelaide
Civil Engineering
University of Toronto
Civil Engineering
University of Toronto
Research Description
Dr. Seracino's research interests are broadly categorized as the application of advanced materials and systems to enhance the resilience of critical civil infrastructure. He is interested in the application of advanced fiber reinforced polymers (FRP), particularly in the development of FRP systems for the repair or strengthening of existing concrete infrastructure. His research includes large-scale destructive testing at the Constructed Facilities Laboratory and analytical modeling.
Publications
- Flexural performance of pretensioned ultra-high performance fibre reinforced concrete beams with CFRP tendons
- Sturm, A. B., Visintin, P., Seracino, R., Lucier, G. W., & Oehlers, D. J. (2020), COMPOSITE STRUCTURES, 243. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.compstruct.2020.112223
- Analytical approach for global load-slip behaviour of FRP plates externally bonded to brittle substrates with anchors
- Sturm, A. B., Visintin, P., Vaculik, J., Oehlers, D. J., Seracino, R., & Smith, S. T. (2019), COMPOSITES PART B-ENGINEERING, 160, 177–194. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.compositesb.2018.10.024
- Anchor Bolt Patterns for Mechanically Fastened FRP Plates
- McCoy, B. C., Bourara, Z., Seracino, R., & Lucier, G. W. (2019), JOURNAL OF COMPOSITES FOR CONSTRUCTION, 23(4). https://doi.org/10.1061/(ASCE)CC.1943-5614.0000951
- Numerical simulation and experimental corroboration of galvanic corrosion of mild steel in synthetic concrete pore solution
- Mohammadian, A., Rashetnia, R., Lucier, G., Seracino, R., & Pour-Ghaz, M. (2019), CEMENT & CONCRETE COMPOSITES, 103, 263–278. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cemconcomp.2019.04.027
- CFRP shear strengthening system for steel bridge girders
- Kazem, H., Zhang, Y., Rizkalla, S., Seracino, R., & Kobayashi, A. (2018), ENGINEERING STRUCTURES, 175, 415–424. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.engstruct.2018.08.038
- Influence of geometry and fiber properties on rupture strain of cylindrical FRP jackets under internal ICE pressure
- Sadeghian, P., Seracino, R., Das, B., & Lucier, G. (2018), Composite Structures, 192, 173–183. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.compstruct.2018.02.077
- State-of-the-art review and future research directions for FRP-to-masonry bond research: Test methods and techniques for extraction of bond-slip behaviour
- Vaculik, J., Visintin, P., Burton, N. G., Griffith, M. C., & Seracino, R. (2018), CONSTRUCTION AND BUILDING MATERIALS, 183, 325–345. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2018.06.103
- The effects of accelerated Freeze-Thaw conditioning on CFRP strengthened concrete with pre-existing bond defects
- Mabry, N. J., Seracino, R., & Peters, K. J. (2018), Construction and Building Materials, 163, 286–295. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2017.12.017
- Time-Dependent Tension-Stiffening Mechanics of Fiber-Reinforced and Ultra-High-Performance Fiber-Reinforced Concrete
- Sturm, A. B., Visintin, P., Oehlers, D. J., & Seracino, R. (2018), Journal of Structural Engineering, 144(8), 04018122. https://doi.org/10.1061/(ASCE)ST.1943-541X.0002107
- Reinforced Concrete Behavior, Research, Development, and Design through Partial-Interaction Mechanics
- Oehlers, D. J., Visintin, P., Chen, J.-F., Seracino, R., Wu, Y., & Lucas, W. (2017), Journal of Structural Engineering, 143(7), 02517002. https://doi.org/10.1061/(ASCE)ST.1943-541X.0001764
Grants
- Center for Integration of Composites into Infrastructure Membership (CICI), Enhanced Full Membership
- AltusGroup, Inc.(7/01/20 - 6/30/22)
- Center for Integration of Composites into Infrastructure Membership (CICI), Full Member with Special Service Privileges
- Precast/Prestressed Concrete Institute(7/01/20 - 6/30/22)
- Guidelines to Enhance the Constructability of Diverse, Modern, and Unconventional Intersections and Interchanges (DMUII)
- NC Department of Transportation(1/01/21 - 12/31/22)
- Evaluation of the Bonner Bridge Girders: Assessing Residual Capacity, Prestressing Losses and Degradation of the 56 Year Old Members
- NC Department of Transportation(1/01/21 - 12/31/22)
- GFRP Shells with Transverse CFRP Strips to Retrofit Deteriorated Timber Piles - CICI Core Project
- Center for Integration of Composites into Infrastructure (CICI) - NCSU Research Site(7/01/19 - 6/30/20)
- Confinement of Square Reinforced Concrete Columns with FRP Wraps - CICI Core Project
- Center for Integration of Composites into Infrastructure (CICI) - NCSU Research Site(7/01/19 - 6/30/21)
- Evaluating Integral Abutment Performance
- NC Department of Transportation(8/01/19 - 7/31/21)
- Phase III IUCRC North Carolina State University: Center for Integration of Composites into Infrastructure
- National Science Foundation (NSF)(12/15/19 - 11/30/24)
- Rapid Seismic Repair of Column to Footing Connections – Phase 2
- US Dept. of Transportation (DOT)(1/17/19 - 5/31/22)
- Center for Integration of Composites into Infrastructure Membership (CICI), Full Member with Special Service Privileges
- Warstone Innovations, LLC(7/01/18 - 6/30/20)