Professional Preparation

• Ph.D., Civil Engineering, University of Cape Town, 1995
• B.Sc., Civil Engineering, University of Cape Town, 1982

Peter Taylor is the Director of the National Concrete Pavement Technology Center (CP Tech Center)-Iowa State University. He is involved in managing and conducting projects and programs investigating materials related aspects of concrete pavements. Dr. Taylor is actively involved in teaching applied concrete materials technology to practicing engineers. He is a Professional Engineer, registered in Illinois. Along with being an ISCP Board Member, he is a Fellow of ACI, and is active in TRB, ASTM and ACI.

Principal Experience

• Research related to materials aspects of concrete technology. Current and recent projects include:
  • Concrete Pavement Mixture Design and Analysis. TPF Pooled Fund and Federal Highways Administration Cooperative Agreement.
  • Optimizing Concrete Mixtures for Performance and Sustainability. Federal Highways Administration Cooperative Agreement.
  • Investigation of Deterioration of Joints in Concrete Pavements. TPF Pooled Fund and Federal Highways Administration Cooperative Agreement.
  • Tests or Standards to Identify Compatible Combinations of Individually Acceptable Concrete Materials, Federal Highway Administration, (CPTP Task 4), Cooperative Agreement No. DTFH61-03-X-00102.
  • Improved Specifications and Protocols for Acceptance Tests on Processing Additions in Cement Manufacturing, National Cooperative Highway Research Program, Project No. 18-11.
• Development of innovative test methods for concrete mixture quality assurance.
• Development and presentation of training modules about concrete materials for engineers involved in building concrete pavements. Modules are presented around the US and overseas.
• Development of technical publications about concrete paving materials and cementitious systems for FHWA, ISU and PCA.
• Research and consulting for optimizing concrete durability for pavements and structures. This work includes assessment and application of innovative test methods.
• New product and materials assessment, including non-standard supplementary cementing materials.
• Troubleshooting and problem solving on a variety of construction projects, both in the field and the laboratory.
• Materials related specialty consulting to design engineers, owners, contractors, ready mix suppliers, and materials manufacturers.
• Managed the Materials Consulting Group–CTLGroup, the South African Portland Cement Institute and consultants—a diverse team of thirteen high-level engineers and scientists providing research and consulting services to the concrete construction and cement manufacturing industries.