RESEARCH TEAM
PhD and Masters Students
Kevin McMullen, PhD Student
NexGen Infrastructure, CEO
Research Project: Novel Method for Repair of Plate Girders with End Corrosion using UHPC Encasing
Alexandra Hain, PhD Student
Arax Engineering, CEO
Research Project: Concrete-filled Hybrid Metal/Non-metal Composite Tube System as a Novel Column System
Caitlin O’Brien, PhD Student
Research Project: A Constitutive Model for Composite Material with Shape Memory Alloy Reinforcement
Angela Lanning, PhD Student
Research Project: System-level Performance of Bridges with CFFT Columns
Samuel Turek, Masters Student
Research Project: Axial Behavior of Concrete-filled Hybrid Composite Tubes
Undergraduate Research Assistants
Ryan Enos
Research Project: 3D Scanning Technology for Damage Assessment of Bridges with Corrosion
Jenette Phillips
Research Project: Implementation of Digital Image Correlation (DIC) System for Measurement of Strain on Girders with Corrosion
Ann Catherine Bokinsky
Research Project: Design of a linearizer circuit for resistive force sensors for application in bridge bearings (2015)
Sasha Gonzalez
Research Project: A real-time data processing unit for monitoring of a novel force-sensing bridge bearing (2016-2017)
Nicholas Starr
Research Project: Prototyping a cost-effective multi-channel bridge amplifier for structural monitoring (2017)
Alumni
PhD
Kevin Zmetra, Ph.D., P.E. (2015)
Dissertation: Repair of Corrosion Damaged Steel Bridge Girder Ends by Encasement in Ultra-High Strength Concrete
Masoud Mehr, Ph.D., P.E. (2015)
Dissertation: Seismic Transverse Response of Multi-Frame Bridges
Alicia Echevarria, Ph.D., P.E. (2014)
Dissertation: Comparison of the Performance of RC and CFFT Bridge Piers under Multiple Hazards
M.Sc. and M.Engr.
Amanda McBride, M.Engr. (2016)
Thesis: Mechanical Behavior of Hybrid Glass/Steel Reinforced Epoxy Composites
Matthew Cheevers, M.Engr. (2014)
Thesis: Evaluating the “Ringing” Phenomena in Structures Subjected to Blast
Wesley Jensen, M.Engr. (2013)
Thesis: Finite Element Analysis of Underwater Explosions
Kevin Zmetra, M.Sc. (2012)
Thesis: The Effects of Bolt Pretension, In-Plane Eccentricity and Friction on the Ductility of Block Shear Connections
Daniel McClure, M.Engr. (2012)
Thesis: Vulnerability of Lattice Towers to Blast Induced Damage Scenarios
Undergraduate Researchers
Matthew Thivierge (2017)
Project: A Low-Force Recentering Seismic Damping Device for Sensitive Equipment
Georgina Talbot (2017)
Project: Review of Novel Structural Systems for Multihazard Resilient Design
Jessica Mawson (2016)
Honors Project: Concrete Filled Composite Tubes with Steel Reinforcement
Alex Freeman (2015)
Project: Instrumentation and Data Acquisition in Large-Scale Structure Experiments
Pearse McManus (2014)
Honors Project: A Structural Approach to Blast Mitigation Using a Buckling Cylinder Shield
Robert Rosa (2014)
Honors Project: Creation and Evaluation of Concentrated Plasticity Creation and Evaluation of Concentrated Plasticity
Rachel Plank (2014)
Project: Fire Protection of Concrete-Filled FRP Tube (CFFT) Bridge Columns
Valeri Kolev (2013)
Project: Construction of a Reaction Frame for Large-Scale Structure Experiments
Jason Henion (2012)
Project: Development of a Reaction System for Large-Scale Structural Experiments
Samuel Hopkins (2012)
Project: Development of a Bar Buckling Teaching Equipment