Raissa Ferron, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Office: ECJ 4.706
Phone: (512) 232-2691
Fax: (512) 471-7259
Email: rferron@mail.utexas.edu
UT Mail: C1747
My Website:
Raissa Ferron - Structures
Mailing Address:
The University of Texas at Austin
Civil, Architectural and Environmental Engineering Department-STR
301 E. Dean Keeton St. Stop C1747
Austin, TX 78712-1068
Area(s) of Expertise:
Structural Engineering
Educational Qualifications:
Ph.D. Northwestern University, Evanston, IL Civil Engineering/Structures and Materials 2008
M.S. Northwestern University, Evanston, IL Civil Engineering 2004
B.S. Howard University, Washington, D.C. Civil Engineering 2002
Technical Interests:
Rheology, Characterization of Fresh Concrete Micro/nano-Structure, Cement Chemistry and Aggregation Mechanisms, Self-Consolidating Concrete, Affordable Sustainable Housing Materials
Selected Publications:
Ferron R, and S.P. Shah. “Formwork Pressure and Structural Rebuilding in SCC”, (in preparation for submission)
Shah, S.P., Mondal, P., Ferron, F., Tregger, N., and Zhihui Sun, “Next horizon in high performance concrete: Self-Consolidating Concrete and Nano-Technology,” The Indian Concrete Journal, January 2008
Gregori, A., Ferron, R., Sun, Z. and S.P. Shah. “Experimental simulation of SCC formwork pressure,” American Concrete Institute Materials Journal, v105(1), January/February 2008
Kwon, S., Ferron, R., Akkaya, Y., and S.P. Shah. “Cracking of fiber-reinforced self-consolidating concrete due to restrained shrinkage,” International Journal of Concrete Structures and Materials, v1(1), 2007
Ferron, R., Gregori, A., Sun, Z. and S.P. Shah. “Rheological method to evaluate the thixotropy of cement pastes for SCC,” American Concrete Institute Materials Journal, v104(3), May/June 2007
Sun, Z. Gregori, A., Ferron, R., and S.P. Shah. “Developing a falling-ball viscometer for high flowable cement-based materials,” American Concrete Institute Materials Journal, v104(2), March/April, 2007