Dr. Walter P. Kilareski
Professor Emeritus
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Penn State University |
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| Research | Courses | Vitae |
Primary Research Interests
Highway design, highway safety, infrastructure management, traffic
engineering, accident analysis.
Specific Research Topics
Highway Design and Operations
Traffic Engineering
Highway Accident Reconstruction
Highway Safety and Risk Management
Pavement Management, Rehabilitation, and Design
Courses Taught at Penn State
University
C E 321, Highway Engineering
C E 527 Roadside Deisgn & Management
Professional Service
President, Kilareski and Tarris, P.C. (January 1990 - Present)
Highway and Traffic Engineering
Accident Reconstruction
Special Studies Engineer, Pennsylvania Department of Transportation
(April 1979 - August 1980)
Research Assistant, Pennsylvania Transportation Institute (May 1975
- March 1979)
Field Research Engineer, Pennsylvania Department of Transportation
(April 1973 - April 1975)
Officer, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (December 1969 - September
1971)
Education
1980 Ph.D., Civil Engineering, The Pennsylvania State University
1973 M.S., Civil Engineering, The Pennsylvania State University
1969 B.S., Civil Engineering, The Pennsylvania State University
Experience
Professor of Civil Engineering, The Pennsylvania State University
Interim Department Head, The Pennsylvania State University
Faculty Associate, Pennsylvania Transportation Institute (11/1996-9/1997)
Associate Professor of Civil Engineering, The Pennsylvania State
University (1985 - 1992)
Assistant Professor, The Penn State University (1980 - 1985)
Professional Registrations
Professional Engineer, Pennsylvania No. 23230-E
Professional Land Surveyor, Pennsylvania No. 670-A
Professional Memberships
Institute of Transportation Engineers (Member)
Transportation Safety Council
Expert Witness Council
American Society of Civil Engineers (Member)
Transportation Research Board
National Academy of Forensic Engineers (Certified Diplomate)
National Association of Professional Accident Reconstruction Specialists
National Society of Professional Engineers
Chi Epsilon
Recent Publications
Brunner, R. S., Kilareski, W. P., and Mellott, D. B., "Concrete
Pavement Jointing and Sealing Methods." Transportation Research
Record 536, Transportation Research Board, Washington, DC, 1975,
11 pp.
Kilareski, W. P. and Churilla, C. J. "Pavement Management for Large Highway Networks," Journal of Transportation Engineering, American Society of Civil Engineers, Vol. 109, No. 1, January, 1983, 13 pp.
Kilareski, W. P. and Krammes, R. A. "Serviceability Evaluation of a Complete Interstate Highway Network." Transportation Research Record 997, Transportation Research Board, Washington, DC, 1984, 8 pp.
Kilareski, W. P., Mannering, F. L., Luhr, D. R., and Kutz, S. A. "Transportation Facilities Information System for Pavement Management," Transportation Research Record 1048, Transportation Research Board, Washington, DC, 1985.
Bottiger, W. K. and Kilareski, W. P. "Roadway Modeling and Data Conversion for a Transportation Facilities Information System," Transportation Research Record 1123, Transportation Research Board, Washington, DC, 1987, 10 pp.
Kilareski, W. P. "Heavy Vehicle Evaluation for Overload Permits," Transportation Research Record 1227, Transportation Research Board, Washington, DC, 1989, 13 pp.
Kilareski, W. P. and Tarris, J. P. "A Data Base Integrated Advisory System for Pavement Management, Innovations for Maintaining the Highway Infrastructure in the 1990's." Transportation Research Record, Transportation Research Board, Washington, DC, 1990, 14 pp.
Mason, J. M., Fitzpatrick, K., and Kilareski, W. P. "Local Road and Street Safety Improvement Program." Fifth International Conference on Low Volume Roads, Raleigh, NC. Transportation Research Record 1291, Transportation Research Board, Washington, DC, 1991, 7 pp.
Kilareski, W.P., Mason, J.M., and J.P. Tarris, "Horizontal Curve Design--Centrifugal Force, Side Friction, and other Myths," Journal of National Academy of Forensic Engineers, 1993.