Publications

Journal articles, conference papers, trade publications, and technical reports, in reverse chronological order.

Journal Articles

• Investigating the Potential of Predicting Field Performance of Commercially Available High Early Strength Materials for Concrete Deck Repair Using Experimental Data

  Zina Ebrahim, Fray F. Pozo-Lora, Marc Maguire
  Journal of Structural Design and Construction Practice, vol. 31, p. 04026019 (2026)

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• Flexural Performance of Bridge Girders Constructed with Multiple 19-Wire-28.6-mm-Diameter, Grade 1780 Strands, and Self-Consolidating Concrete

  Fray F. Pozo-Lora, Marc Maguire, Marvin W. Halling, Paul J. Barr
  Journal of Structural Design and Construction Practice, vol. 30, p. 04025042 (2025)

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• State-of-the-art and Practice Review in Concrete Sandwich Wall Panels: Materials, Design, and Construction Methods

  Fray F. Pozo-Lora, Taylor J. Sorensen, Salam Al-Rubaye, Marc Maguire
  Sustainability, vol. 17, p. 3704 (2025)

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• On the reliability of precast insulated wall panel horizontal shear limit state

  Mohammad F. Tahat, Fray F. Pozo-Lora, Salam Al-Rubaye, Marc Maguire
  Journal of Structural Engineering (2025) — Accepted for publication

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• Experimental evaluation of the transfer and development length of 28.6 mm diameter grade 1780 strands in normal strength concrete

  Fray F. Pozo-Lora, Marc Maguire, Andrew D. Sorensen, Marvin W. Halling, Paul J. Barr
  Construction and Building Materials, vol. 489, p. 142243 (2025)

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• Exploring variations in design methods for service design of insulated concrete wall panels

  Maryam Al-Bayati, Salam Al-Rubaye, Fray F. Pozo-Lora, Brennan Bean, Marc Maguire
  Engineering Structures, vol. 340, p. 120719 (2025)

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• A comprehensive approach to establishing a standard test method for evaluating insulated wall panel wythe connector performance

  Fray F. Pozo-Lora, Abdelrahman Awawadeh, Mohammad F. Tahat, Salam Al-Rubaye, Marc Maguire
  PCI Journal, vol. 70(6) (2025)

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• Benchmarking the Bond of 19-Wire–28.6-mm-Diameter Prestressing Strands to Normal-Weight Concrete

  Fray F. Pozo-Lora, Marc Maguire, Andrew D. Sorensen, Marvin W. Halling, Paul J. Barr
  Journal of Materials in Civil Engineering, vol. 36 (2024)

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• Out-of-Plane Flexural Behavior of Insulated Wall Panels Constructed with Large Insulation Thicknesses

  Jacob Luebke, Fray F. Pozo-Lora, Salam Al-Rubaye, Marc Maguire
  Materials, vol. 16, p. 4160 (2023)

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• Determination of the Mechanical Properties of Flexible Connectors for Use in Insulated Concrete Wall Panels

  Fray F. Pozo-Lora, Marc Maguire
  JoVE, p. e64292 (2022)

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• Behavior of Hybrid Reinforced Concrete Bridge Decks under Static and Fatigue Loading

  Jared W. McRory, Fray F. Pozo-Lora, Zachary Benson, Raed Tawadrous, Marc Maguire
  Polymers, vol. 14, p. 5153 (2022)

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• Thermal bowing of concrete sandwich panels with flexible shear connectors

  Fray Pozo-Lora, Marc Maguire
  Journal of Building Engineering, vol. 29, p. 101124 (2020)

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• Lumped GFRP star connector system for partial composite action in insulated precast concrete sandwich panels

  Brandon Cox, Parker Syndergaard, Salam Al-Rubaye, Fray F. Pozo-Lora, Raed Tawadrous, Marc Maguire
  Composite Structures, vol. 229, p. 111465 (2019)

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Conference Papers

• Inter-wythe Slip Design Criteria for Non-Composite Insulated Walls

  Abdelrahman Awawdeh, Fray F. Pozo-Lora, Marc Maguire
  2023 PCI Convention at The Precast Show (2023)

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• Inter-wythe Slip Design Criteria for Non-Composite Insulated Walls

  Ammar Al-Maabreh, Fray F. Pozo-Lora, Marc Maguire
  2023 PCI Convention at The Precast Show (2023)

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• Parametric Study of Pre-Tensioned Girders Reinforced With 19-Wire 1-1/8” Diameter Prestressing Strands

  Fray F. Pozo-Lora, Salam Al-Rubaye, Marc Maguire
  2021 PCI Convention — Innovations in Precast Concrete Components (2021)

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• Flexural Behavior of Continuous Non-Loadbearing Insulated Wall Panels

  Fray F. Pozo-Lora, Marc Maguire
  2019 PCI/NBC (2019)

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• Magnetizable concrete composite materials for road-embedded wireless power transfer pads

  R. Tavakoli, A. Echols, U. Pratik, Z. Pantic, F. Pozo, A. Malakooti, M. Maguire
  2017 IEEE Energy Conversion Congress and Exposition (ECCE) (2017)

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Trade Magazine Articles

• Partially Composite Concrete Sandwich Wall Panels

  Marc Maguire, Fray F. Pozo-Lora
  Concrete International, vol. 42, p. 47-52 (2020)

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Technical Reports

• Accelerated Bridge Construction (ABC) Decision Tool

  Phil Barutha, Marc Maguire, Elio Saldana, Fray F. Pozo-Lora
  Nebraska Department of Transportation, Report SPR-FY22(009) (2024)

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• Developing Quality-Controlled Datasets and Methods to Assess the Impact of Rain on Snow Events on Nevada Highways

  Anne Heggli, Brennan Bean, Benjamin Hatchett, Emma Anderson, Marc Maguire, Fray Pozo-Lora, Jon Meyer
  Nevada Department of Transportation, Report 296-22-803 (2024)

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• Performance of High Early-Strength Materials Used in Concrete Bridge Repair

  Zina Ebrahim, Fray F. Pozo-Lora, Zachary Benson, Mohammad Mastali, Marc Maguire, Jiong Hu
  Nebraska Department of Transportation, Report SPR FY21(006) (2023)

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• Development of a PCI Standard Test Method for Determination of Performance of Insulated Wall Panel Wythe Connectors

  Fray F. Pozo-Lora, Salam Al-Rubaye, Mohammad Tahat, Abdel Awawdeh, Marc Maguire
  University of Nebraska–Lincoln (2023) — Private research report to the Precast Concrete Institute (PCI)
• Evaluating Beam-Spring Analyses in LECWALL and Eriksson Wall for Use with the C-Grid System

  Fray F. Pozo-Lora, Marc Maguire, Gregory Lucier, Matthew Gombeda
  University of Nebraska–Lincoln (2023) — Private research report for the Altus Group
• Testing of Recycled Plastic Lumber

  Upahar Poudel, Chris Allerheiligen, Fray F. Pozo-Lora, Marc Maguire
  University of Nebraska–Lincoln (2023) — Private research report for FIRSTSTAR Recycling
• Safety Factors for Concrete Structures in the Dominican Republic

  Manuel A. Taveras-Montero, Fray F. Pozo-Lora, Marc Maguire
  Universidad Autónoma de Santo Domingo (2023) — Private research report for the Ministry of Higher Education, Science and Technology
• Hemp-Based Material for Sustainable Concrete Masonry Units

  Zina Ebrahim, Fray F. Pozo-Lora, Marc Maguire
  University of Nebraska–Lincoln (2023) — Nebraska Department of Economic Development
• Long-Term Monitoring of Cast-in-Place Reinforced Concrete Slab Deformations

  Fray Pozo-Lora, Salam Al-Rubaye, Marc Maguire
  University of Nebraska–Lincoln (2022) — Private research report to Owens Corning Co.
• Insulated Wall Panel Connection Testing and Analysis

  Fray F. Pozo-Lora, Zachary Benson, Marc Maguire
  University of Nebraska–Lincoln (2021) — Private research report to ATMI Precast
• Designing GFRP-Reinforced Tilt-up Wall Panels

  Fray F. Pozo-Lora, Marc Maguire
  University of Nebraska–Lincoln (2021) — White paper

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• Structural Fiber Reinforcement to Reduce Deck Reinforcement and Improve Long-Term Performance

  Jared W. McRory, Fray F. Pozo-Lora, Zachary Benson, Marc Maguire
  Mountain Plains Consortium, Report MPC 20-413 (2020)

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• Bond Performance of 1.125 Inch Diameter Prestressing Strands

  Fray F. Pozo-Lora, Zachary Benson, Marc Maguire, Andrew D. Sorensen, Marvin Halling, Paul J. Barr
  Rutgers University — Center for Advanced Infrastructure and Transportation, Report CAIT-UTC-NC51 (2020)

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• Thermal Bowing Testing of Precast Concrete Sandwich Wall Panels

  Fray Pozo-Lora, Marc Maguire
  Utah State University, Report UTC Report 01-2019 (2019)

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