• Professional Experience

• Publications

• National Committees

• Affiliations

• Keywords

• Research

Professional Experience

Dr. Cosentino has a unique combination of industrial and academic experience, which lends real-world knowledge to his classroom teaching. He has worked on numerous geotechnical and geo-environmental consulting projects; reviewed papers and proposals for national research organizations and is a registered Professional Engineer in Florida. He is a member of ASCEs Airfield Pavements Committee, the Transportation Research Board's Soil and Rock Instrumentation Committee and TRBs University Representative. He has served as a lecturer for short courses on landfill design, and pavement design with shallow and deep foundations.

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Publications

• Cosentino, P.J., and von-Eckroth. W., (2003) "Analysis of Fiber Optic Traffic Sensors in Flexible Pavements", ASCE Journal of Transportation Engineering October 2003, Volume 129, Number 5, pp 549-557.

• Cosentino, P.J and., Criss, W.G., (2002) "Encapsulatant Material Effects on Response of Fiberoptic Traffic Sensors", Transportation Research Record 1816 Pavement Management, Monitoring and Accelerated Testing, Paper No. 02-3003.
  
• Cosentino, P.J., and W. von-Eckroth. "Analysis of Fiber Optic Traffic Sensors in Flexible Pavements", Submitted to ASCE Transportation Journal in October 2000, accepted for publication under 2nd review.
  
• Cosentino, P.J. and Criss, G. W, IV, "Encapsulant Material Effects on Fiber Optic Traffic Sensors." In Press.
  
• Grossman, B., Huang L., Cosentino, P.J.and W. von-Eckroth. 1998. "Three-Dimensional Structural Strain Measurement with the Use of Fiber Optic Sensors," Transportation Research Record No. 1596, Soils, Geology and Foundations: Pavements and Structures Monitoring, Pavement Instrumentation, and Drainage Systems Evaluation, pp 45-50.
  
• Pandeline, D.A., Cosentino, P.J., Kalajian E.H., and Chavez, M.F. 1997. "Shear and Deformation Characteristics of Municipal Waste Combustion Bottom Ash for Highway Applications," Transportation Research Record, No. 1577.
  
• Cosentino, P.J., B.G. Grossman, C.S. Shieh, S. Doi, H. Xi and P.J. Erbland. Aug. 1995. "Fiber-Optic Chloride Sensor Development." ASCE Journal of Geotechnical Engineering, Vol. 121, No. 8.
  
• Grossman, B.G., P.J. Cosentino, E.H. Kalajian, G. Kumar, S. Doi and J. Verghese. 1994. "Fiber-Optic Pore Water Pressure Sensor Development "Transportation Research Record No. 1432: Soils, Geology and Foundations, Innovations in Instrumentation and Data Acquisition Systems.
  
• Cosentino, P.J. and Y.T. Chen, 1992. "Correlating Pressuremeter Tests with California Bearing Ratio Tests." Transportation Research Record No. 1309: Geotechnical Engineering.
  
• Cosentino, P.J. and Briaud, J.L. 1988. "Modeling Rate Effects and Cyclic Loads with the Pressuremeter." Presented at ASCEs Energy Sources Technology Conf. and Exhibit, titled "Offshore and Arctic Operations Symposium." New Orleans, LA. Published as refereed publication in the ASME Transactions Journal of Energy Resources Technology

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National Committees

• Transportation Research Board University Representative for Florida Tech

• Transportation Research Board Committee for Soil and Rock Instrumentation A2K01

• American Society of Civil Engineers Airport Pavements Committee

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Affiliations

• American Society of Civil Engineers

• Transportation Research Board

• Tau Beta Pi

• Chi Epsilon

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Keywords

• Highways

• Pavements

• Pressuremeter

• Pore Water Pressure

• Geotechnical

• Landfills

• Instrumentations

• Vehicle Classification

• Weigh-in-Motion

• Fiber Optic Sensors

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