Students

Current Ph.D. Students 

1. Mr. Pushkar Shivechchhu: Mitigation and Evaluation of Corrosion in Steel Bridges.

2. Mr. Seung Hyun Yoon: Mitigation and Evaluation of Corrosion in Concrete Bridges (co-advised with A. Birely)

3. Mr. Zhen Zhang: Corrosion Modelling for Steel and Concrete Bridges (co-advised with A. Noshadravan)

4. Mr. Mikhail Lanier: Building Health Study, (co-advised with J. Bracci). 

5. Mrs. Isabel Mlo: Building Health Study, (co-advised with J. Bracci). 

6. Mr. Jiacai Guo: Development of a Continuous for Live Load Prefabricated Steel Accelerated Bridge Construction (ABC) Unit for Texas Bridges, (co-advised with M. Yarnold).

7. Mr. Cakalli Sofokli: TBD

8. Mrs. Hangil Kim: Fatigue Resistance and Reliability of High Mast Illumination Poles (HMIPs) with Pre-existing Cracks

9. Mrs. Yingfei Fan: Develop Performance of Baseplate Connections in COSS and Traffic Signal Structures

10. Mr. Durga Srivatsava Jonnalagadda: Develop Performance of Baseplate Connections in COSS and Traffic Signal Structures

Current M.S. Students

1. Mr. Joren Falcon: Development of a Continuous for Live Load Prefabricated Steel Accelerated Bridge Construction (ABC) Unit for Texas Bridges, (co-advised with M. Yarnold).

Past Ph.D. Students 

1. Dr. Yeesock Kim: Nonlinear Identification and Control of Building Structures Equipped with MR Dampers for Seismic and Wind Resistance (co-advised with R. Langari)

2. Dr. Seok Been Im: Inspection, Assessment and Repair of Voids in Grouted, Posttensioned Concrete Bridge Construction(co-advised with D. Trejo)

3. Dr. David Valliyappan: Constitutive Behavior of a Twaron Fabric/Natural Rubber Composite: Experiments and Modeling (co-advised with X.L. Gao)

4. Dr. Osman Ozbulut: Experimental and Analytical Evaluation of Shape Memory Alloys for Seismic Response Mitigation

5. Dr. Maryam Bitaraf: Enhancing the Performance of the Structure with Active and Semi-active Devices using Adaptive Control Strategy

6. Dr. Hrishikesh Sharma: Reliability Analysis of Bridges Subjected to Vehicle Collision

7. Dr. Shobeir Pirayah Gar: Structural Performance of a full-depth precast bridge deck system prestressed and reinforced with AFRP bars (co-advised with M. Hite Head)

8. Dr. Mahmood Ettehad: Analysis of the Particle Size and Interface Effects on the Strength and Ductility of Advanced High Strength Steels (co-advised with M.B. Hueste)

9. Dr. Ardeshir Tehrani: Microstructure-Based Computational Modeling of the Mechanical Behavior of Polymer Nano-Composites (co-advised with M.B. Hueste)

10. Dr. Stacey Tucker: Induced Polarization for Determining Unknown Foundations of Bridges (co-advised with J.-L. Briaud)

11. Dr. Jai Baik: Automated Detection of Cracked Axle Journals

12. Dr. Madhu Karthik Murugesan Reddiar: Experimental Performance and Modeling of ASR/DEF Deteriorated Structural Concrete Bridges (co-advised with J. Mander)

13. Dr. Kyle Wieghaus: Vibration Mitigation of Traffic Signal Structures (co-advised with J. Mander)

14. Dr. Natasha Boger: Grillage Push Down Analysis of Fracture Critical Steel Twin Tub Girder Bridges

15. Dr. Hungjoo Kwon: Synthetic Aperture Focusing Technique in Frequency Domain for Inspecting Timber Structure using Ultrasonic Array Systems,

16. Dr. Sun He Park: Improving Serviceability of Concrete Infrastructure Using Prestressing Technique (co-advised with J. Mander)

17. Dr. Jilong Cui: Investigation of Local Failure Mechanisms of Inverted-T Bent Caps and Strengthening using CFRP Sheets (co-advised with A. Birely)

18. Dr. Arash Rockey: Metallic Coatings as Peripheral Barriers to Diminish the Adverse Effects of Cathodic Protection on Prestressed Members

19. Dr. Nathan Schulz: Investigation of the Relationship between Bridge Rail Geometrics and AASHTO MASH Compliance

Past M.S. Students

1. Mr. Christoph Riess: Fatigue and damage tolerance of 728 spoilers.

2. Dr. Peter Julisch: Vibrational analysis of impacted cfr-plates, (in German).

3. Dr. Paulo Alves: Power flow estimation using pulse-ESPI.

4. Mr. Sebastien Flesh: Determination of wave propagation processes and vibrations, (in German).

5. Mrs. Patrizia Pinto: Structural health monitoring in platelike structures using Lamb waves.

6. Mr. Thorsten Muller: Modeling and control of an active vibration isolation system.

7. Dr. Florian Kerber: Control of an active vibration isolation system.

8. Mr. Oliver Lembke: Finite element method and experimental modal analysis of a shell structure in air and water.

9. Dr. Hrishikesh Sharma: Design of a Bridge Bumper to Protect Bridge Girders against Collisions from Overheight Vehicles (co-advised with P. Gardoni).

10. Dr. Shailesh Gokhale: Identification of the Stress Free Temperature in Rails using the Polarization of Rayleigh Waves (received Eisenhower Fellowship).

11. Mr. Michael Reyer: Wireless Sensors for Structural Health Monitoring of Bridges.

12. Mr. Salil Kulkarni: Nondestructive Testing of Overhead Transmission Lines: Numerical and Experimental Investigation.

13. Dr. Taesun You: Iterative Damage Index Method for Structural Health Monitoring (co-advised with P. Gardoni).

14. Mr. Ferdinand Djayaputra: Longitudinal Stress Measurements in Rails.

15. Mrs. Julie Samuels: Wireless Sensor Network for Monitoring of Historic Structures (received Ludwig C. Allen Jr. Award and received Civil Engineering Graduate Student Award for Excellence in Master’s Level Research).

16. Mr. Mo Kim: Mitigation of Fatigue and Fracture of Traffic Signal Structures (co-advised with J. Mander).

17. Dr. Joshua White: Nondestructive Testing of Tunnel Linings, (received Civil Engineering Graduate Student Award for Excellence in Master’s Level Research).

18. Mrs. Alejandra Roldan: Inspection of Historic Steel Bridges using Ultrasonic Phased Array.

19. Mrs. Michelle Prouty: Evaluation of Advanced Construction Materials for Sustainable and Durable Infrastructure (co-advised with M.B. Hueste).

20. Mr. Samuel Hurley: Longitudinal Stress Measurements in Rails.

21. Mrs. Katlyn McCoy: Nondestructive Testing of Stay Cable and External Post-tensioning System.

22. Mr. Nathan Williams: Ultrasonic Tomography for Detection of Timber Beams and Ties.

23. Mr. Wesley Cummings: Aramid Fiber for Prestressed Bridge Girders.

24. Mr. Casey Jones: Nondestructive Testing of Cable Stay Bridges.

25. Dr. Nathan Schulz: Reverse Engineering of a Motor Cycle.

26. Mrs. Harika Prodduturu: Project Investigation of the Correlation between Roadside Safety Hardware and Vehicle Safety Standards Evaluation Criteria.

27. Mrs. Virginia Foster: Ultrasonic Tomography for Detection of Timber Beams and Ties.

28. Mr. Ryan Poslusczny: Application of Prestressed AFRP Bars in Concrete Railroad Ties.

29. Mrs. Jacqueline Byndas: High Speed Nondestructive Evaluation for Transportation Infrastructure.

30. Mr. Christoph Weichenrieder: Structural Health Monitoring of High-Mast Illumination using Digital Image Correlation. 

31. Mr. Georg Leiseder: Load Monitoring of High Mast Illumination Poles. 

32. Mr. Shengyi Shi: Development and Analysis of a Low-profile Barrier. 

33. Mr. Roshan Sharma: Identification and Prioritization the Critical Roadside Safety Device/s for Truck Platooning Impact Assessment

34. Mrs. Amreen Fatima: Modified Yield Line Theory for Fracture Critical Twin Tube Girder Bridges (co-advised with J. Mander)

35. Mr. Cakalli Sofokli: Heavy Vehicle Barrier Design with Structurally Independent Foundation

36. Mr. Sarvesh Goel: Testing And Evaluation of Large Signs Slipbase Support on Slope at MASH Test Level 3 Impact Conditions

37. Mr. Jayveersinh Chauhan: Retrofit Design of Guard Fence System to Accommodate Motorcycle Safety

38. Mrs. Arum Han: Placement Guidelines for Bridge Parapet Systems with Curbed Sidewalks

39. Mrs. Shrishti Buthani: Development of the Preliminary Guidelines for the Evaluation and Repair of Portable Concrete Barriers

40. Mr. Nikhil Potnuru: Investigation of Wire Ropes and Cables using Ultrasound

41. Mrs. Claire Ganci: Investigation of an Impact Damper using the Method of Harmonic Balance

42. Mr. Drew Krajeck: Experimental Testing and Behavior of TxDOT "Poor-boy" Link Slab Details for Multi-span Bridge Decks, (co-advised with A. Birely)

43. Mrs. Sonal Chamargore: Determine the Adequacy of Installation of Existing Roadside Barriers on High-speed Roadways