Maria Anna Polak
Professor
CIVIL AND ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING
University of Waterloo
Canada
Biography
Dr. Maria Anna Polak, is a Professor in University of Waterloo. She is a Member of American Concrete Institute. Chair, Punching Shear in Slabs, Federation Internationale du Beton fib, Commission 4. Chair, Constitutive Modelling Group, American Society of Civil Engineers/Canadian Society for Civil Engineering, Humboldt Research Fellow.
Research Interest
Mechanics of reinforced concrete structures: constitutive modelling, shear in slabs, strengthening and rehabilitation. Constitutive modelling of engineering materials, nonlinear finite element analysis and nondestructive testing techniques for structural evaluations. Analysis and testing of polyethylene pipes installed underground using horizontal directional drilling (HDD); trenchless technologies methods.
Publications
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Zerwer, A., Polak, M.A., Santamarina, J.C., (2000), 'Experimental Investigation of Wave Propagation in Thin Plexiglas Plates: Implications for Modeling and Measuring Rayleigh Waves', NDT & E International, 33, 33-41.
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Gelinas, M., Polak, M.A., McKim, R., (2000), 'Field Tests on High Density Polyethylene Pipes Installed Using Horizontal Directional Drilling', ASCE Journal of Infrastructure Systems, 6(4), 130-137.
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Cheng, J.J., Alvarado-Contreras, J.A., Polak, M.A., Penlidis, A., (2009). Chain Entanglements and Mechanical Behaviour of High Density Polyethylene, Journal of Engineering Materials and Technology, in print.
