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Dulcy M. Abraham

Professor of Construction Engineering and Management / Professor of Civil Engineering

Purdue University
Lyles School of Civil and Construction Engineering
550 Stadium Mall Drive
West Lafayette, IN 47907-2051

Office: HAMP 1241
Phone: (765) 494-2239
Email: dulcy@purdue.edu

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Specialty Area(s)

Education
Ph.D., University of Maryland, 1990
MSCE, University of Maryland, 1986
B. Tech, Indian Institute of Technology, 1985

Research Interests

  • Infrastructure assessment and rehabilitation
  • Construction automation and robotics
  • Resource leveling/resource allocation
  • Environmental issues in construction

Selected Research Projects

  • National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH), Integrating Safety into the Civil and Construction Engineering Curriculum, August 2006-May 2006
  • Joint Transportation Research Program, Indiana Department of Transportation, Evaluating and Ensuring Safety of Nighttime Construction and Maintenance Activities, August 2005-August 2006
  • National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH), Safety of Nighttime Construction Activities, February 2005-January 2010
  • Purdue Graduate School (Special Initiatives)/Integrating Sustainability and Disaster Mitigation in Hospital and Civil Infrastructure Assets, August 2003-July 2004
  • Joint Transportation Research Program, Indiana Department of Transportation/Analysis, Evaluation and Enhancement of INDOT's Utility Accommodation Policy, January 2003-October 2004
  • National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health/Construction Safety Alliance (specific project: Development of Safer Trenching Operations, September 2001- August 2003

Teaching Activity
CE 220 - Construction Management

CE 221 - Construction Plans and Estimates

CE 520 - Construction Project Control Systems

Honors & Awards

  • Included in the Purdue Book of Great Teachers, 2003
  • Who's Who in Engineering Education, 2002
  • Beta Tau Construction Engineering Honorary Outstanding Professor Award, Purdue University, 1996, 2001
  • Stanley Zupnick Award, Department of Civil Engineering, University of Maryland, College Park, 1987, 1988
  • Sheikh Jaber Abdullah Jaber Scholarship, Kuwait - 1981-1983