Edward J. Hoppe, Ph.D., P.E.
Associate Principal Research Scientist
Research Interests:
- Remote Sensing
- Geotechnical Engineering
- Structural Engineering
Education:
- Ph.D. Civil Engineering, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
- M.Sc. Civil Engineering, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
- B.Sc. Civil Engineering, Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario, Canada
Registrations:
- Professional Engineer, Commonwealth of Virginia
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4281-3080
Memberships:
- Member, American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE)
- Member, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
- Member, Transportation Research Board Committee AFB30, Low Volume Roads
- Member, Transportation Research Board Committee AFS20, Committee on Geotechnical Engineering and Instrumentation
- Member, Transportation Research Board Committee on Transportation Earthworks
- Member, Transportation Research Board Committee on Culverts, Buried Bridges and Soil Structure Interaction
- U.S. Representative and Committee Secretary, PIARC (World Road Association) International Committee on Earthworks and Subgrade (TC-12) 1994-2003
Awards:
- Best Presentation Award - TRA 2014 Conference, Paris, France
- VTRC Jack H. Dillard Award for Best Paper - 2012
- VDOT Commissioner’s Award for Excellence - 2003
- VTRC Jack H. Dillard Award for Best Paper - 2001
- VTRC Horizon Award for Outstanding Productivity and Achievement - 1994
Current Projects
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  Analysis of the Poplar Creek Box CulvertsProject No: 124654
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  Resilience Program: Preliminary Investigation of Bridge Scour Countermeasure and Mitigation Strategies in VirginiaProject No: 124060-RC00175
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  Performance Assessment of Jointless Abutments in VirginiaProject No: 115767
Reports
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  Guidelines for the Use, Design, and Construction of Bridge Approach SlabsReport No: 00-R4
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  Evaluation of Virginia's First Heated BridgeReport No: 01-R8
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  Stabilization Techniques for Unpaved RoadsReport No: 04-R18
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  Field Study of a Shredded-tire Embankment in VirginiaReport No: 04-R20
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  Field Study of Integral Backwall with Elastic InclusionReport No: 05-R28
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  Design of Bridging Layers in Geosynthetic-reinforced, Column-supported EmbankmentsReport No: 06-CR12
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  Stability of Column-supported EmbankmentsReport No: 06-CR13
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  Development of Bilateral Data Transferability in the Virginia Department of Transportation's Geotechnical Database Management System FrameworkReport No: 06-CR4
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  Evaluation of the Strength of Cement-treated Aggregate for Pavement BasesReport No: 06-CR7
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  Implementation of the Rock Slope Management Project at the Virginia Department of TransportationReport No: 06-R23
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  Field Measurements on Skewed Semi-integral Bridge with Elastic Inclusion: Instrumentation ReportReport No: 06-R35
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  Performance of a Pile-supported EmbankmentReport No: 06-R36
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  Development of the Interconnectivity and Enhancement (ICE) Module in the Virginia Department of Transportation's Geotechnical Database Management System FrameworkReport No: 07-CR15
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  Implementation of an Automated Test Setup for Measuring Electrical Conductance of ConcreteReport No: 07-R21
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  Implementation of gINT Software at the Virginia Department of TransportationReport No: 08-R19
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  Performance of a Skewed Semi-integral Bridge: Volume 1: Field MonitoringReport No: 08-R20
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  Geotechnical Data Management at the Virginia Department of TransportationReport No: 10-R21
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  Evaluation of Polypropylene Drainage PipeReport No: 11-R14
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  Thermal Response of a Highly Skewed Integral BridgeReport No: 12-R10
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  Synthesis of Trenchless TechnologiesReport No: 15-R16
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  Feasibility of Reclaimed Asphalt Pavement (RAP) Use as Road Base and Subbase MaterialReport No: 15-R6
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  Cement Stabilization of Unpaved RoadsReport No: 17-R19
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  Use of Geosynthetics for Separation and Stabilization in Low-Volume RoadwaysReport No: 20-R8
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  Behavior of the Expanded Polystyrene Elastic Inclusion at Integral AbutmentsReport No: 25-R24
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  Use of Nuclear Gauge for Construction Quality Control of Unbound Base Course Containing Reclaimed Asphalt PavementReport No: 26-R06
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  Field Study of a Shredded-tire EmbankmentReport No: 94-IR1
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  Evaluation of Underdrain on I-295Report No: 96-R32
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  The Influence of Fines on Strength and Drainage Characteristics of Aggregate BasesReport No: 96-R35
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  Field Study of an Integral Backwall Bridge: Final ReportReport No: 97-R7
Team Membership
Last updated: August 2, 2025
