Publications

Journal Articles

2026

• ASCE Journal of Structural Design and Construction Practice

  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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2025

• ASCE Journal of Structural Design and Construction Practice

  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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• MDPI Sustainability

  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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• ASCE Journal of Structural Engineering

  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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• Construction and Building Materials

  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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• Engineering Structures

  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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• PCI Journal

  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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2024

• ASCE Journal of Materials in Civil Engineering

  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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2023

• MDPI Materials

  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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2022

• JoVE

  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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• MDPI Polymers

  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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2020

• Journal of Building Engineering

  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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2019

• Composite Structures

  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

2023

• 2023 PCI Convention at The Precast Show

  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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• 2023 PCI Convention at The Precast Show

  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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2021

• 2021 PCI Convention — Innovations in Precast Concrete Components

  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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2019

• 2019 PCI/NBC

  Flexural Behavior of Continuous Non-Loadbearing Insulated Wall Panels

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

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2017

• 2017 IEEE Energy Conversion Congress and Exposition (ECCE)

  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

• ACI Concrete International

  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

2024

• Nebraska Department of Transportation

  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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• Nevada Department of Transportation

  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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2023

• Nebraska Department of Transportation

  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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• University of Nebraska–Lincoln

  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)
• University of Nebraska–Lincoln

  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
• University of Nebraska–Lincoln

  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
• Universidad Autónoma de Santo Domingo

  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
• University of Nebraska–Lincoln

  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

2022

• University of Nebraska–Lincoln

  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.

2021

• University of Nebraska–Lincoln

  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
• University of Nebraska–Lincoln

  Designing GFRP-Reinforced Tilt-up Wall Panels

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

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2020

• Mountain Plains Consortium

  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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• Rutgers University — Center for Advanced Infrastructure and Transportation

  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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2019

• Utah State University

  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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