Jacob Hiller

Contact

jhiller@mtu.edu
906-487-3053
Dillman 301H

Associate Professor, Civil, Environmental, and Geospatial Engineering

PhD, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Biography

Dr. Hiller's research interests focus on the interaction between materials, mechanics, and performance in concrete pavements. Dr. Hiller also teaches courses in pavements, construction materials, and transportation-related topics.

Teaching Interests

Pavements
Construction Materials
Transportation-related topics

Research Interests

Pavement mechanics and the interaction between materials, analysis and performance
Sustainable transportation infrastructure

Publications

Roesler, J.R., Hiller, J.E. and Littleton, P.C., Large-Scale Airfield Concrete Slab Fatigue Tests, International Journal of Concrete Pavements, ISCP, Vol. 1, No. 1, Dec. 2005, pp. 66-87. (published among award-winning papers from 8th Int’l Conference on Concrete Pavements)
Hiller, J.E. and Roesler, J.R., Determination of Critical Concrete Pavement Fatigue Damage Locations Using Influence Lines, Journal of Transportation Engineering, ASCE, Vol. 131, No. 8, July/August 2005, pp. 599-607.
Hiller, J.E. and Buch, N., Assessment of Retrofit Dowel Benefits in Cracked Portland Cement Concrete Pavements, Journal of Performance of Constructed Facilities, ASCE, Vol. 18, No. 1, February 2004, pp. 29-35.
Hiller, J.E. and Roesler, J.R., Transverse Joint Analysis for Use in Mechanistic-Empirical Design of Rigid Pavements, Transportation Research Record 1809, TRB, National Research Council, Washington, DC, 2002, pp. 42-51.
Van Dam, T.J., Buch, N., Hanson, K.F., Hiller, J.E., Sutter L.L., and Muethel, R. Michigan’s Approach to a State-Wide Investigation of Material-Related Distress (MRD) in Concrete Pavements, Transportation Research Record 1775, TRB, National Research Council, Washington, DC, 2001, pp. 1-10.
Buch, N., Frabizzio, M.A., and Hiller, J.E., Impact of Coarse Aggregates on Transverse Crack Performance in Jointed Concrete Pavements, ACI Materials Journal, Vol. 97, No. 3, May-June 2000, pp. 325-332.
Buch, N., Rehman, M.O. and Hiller, J.E., Impact of Processed Cellulose Fibers on Portland Cement Concrete Properties, Transportation Research Record 1668, TRB, National Research Council, Washington, DC, 1999, pp. 72-80.