Term Expires in 2018

Dr. Buch is professor and chairperson in the Deparment of Civil and Environmental Engineering at Michigan State University. He holds a M.S. degrees from the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, and a Ph.D. degree from Texas A&M University in College Station. He has worked on numerous projects funded by state highway agencies (MDOT, CDOT, South Dakota DOT), the FHWA, SHRP II, NSF and the NCHRP. Dr. Buch has performed research on characterization of Portland cement concrete mixtures and their impact on pavement design and performance, pavement response and performance modeling, and pavement preservation. Recent research includes the investigation of design and construction factors on the response and performance of new flexible and rigid pavements (LTPP program), the effectives of precast panels as a rapid repair alternative, the impact of dowel misalignment on the performance of concrete pavements, evaluation and implementation of PAVEMENT ME for the state of Michigan and the characterization of thermal properties for the various aggregate lithologies in Michigan.

Dr. Buch teaches undergraduate and graduate courses in concrete materials and pavement engineering. He is also involved in teaching short courses on pavement design and rehabilitation and pavement materials for practicing engineers in Michigan. He is a member of TRB committee AFN20 (Propoerties of Concrete), member of the ASCE/T&DI highway pavements committee, ASCE LTPP Task Committee and has served as the chairperson of ACI committee 325 on rigid pavements. Dr. Buch is the current president of the International Society Concrete Pavements (ISCP). He is is Fellow of the Amercian Concrete Institute.

Some of Dr. Buch’s notable work includes:

• A Laboratory Evaluation of Alignment Tolerances for Dowel Bars and Their Effect on Joint Opening Behavior
• Quantifying Coefficient of Thermal Expansion Values of Typical Hydraulic Cement Concrete Paving Mixtures
• Evaluation of the 1-37A Design Process for New and Rehabilitated JPCP and HMA Pavements
• Characterization of Truck Traffic in Michigan for the New Mechanistic Empirical Pavement Design Guide
• Preparation for Implementation of the Mechanistic-Empirical Pavement Design Guide in Michigan – Part 2: Rehabilitation Evaluation
• Precast Concrete Pavement Technology