Completed Research Studies
The research activities at the Ferguson Structural Engineering Laboratory are funded by the National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP), National Science Foundation (NSF), National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT), and various industrial sponsors. Most of the projects include large-scale testing and many include the development of comprehensive analytical models. Research results are used to evaluate the design, behavior, and durability of reinforced and prestressed concrete, structual steel, masonry, and composite structures.
Reinforced and Prestressed Concrete
(TxDOT IAC) Shear Strength of ASR/DEF Affected Bridge Bent Caps
Principal Investigator: Oguzhan Bayrak
Project Period: 2007 - 2009
(NCHRP 12-72) Blast Resistant Design Guidelines for Concrete Bridge Columns
Principal Investigator: Eric Williamson
Project Period: 2004 - 2008
(NSF) Use of Carbon Fiber Materials to Provide Alternative Load Paths in RC Structures Vulnerable to Progressive Collapse
Principal Investigator: Oguzhan Bayrak
Project Period: 2005 - 2008
(TxDOT 0-5367) Development of Simple Bridge Deck Details at Expansion Joints
Principal Investigator: James Jirsa
Project Period: 2005 - 2008
(TxDOT 0-5253) Strength and Servicability Design of R/C Mambers in D-Regions
Principal Investigator: Oguzhan Bayrak
Project Period: 2005 - 2008
(TxDOT 0-5197) Allowable Design Release Stresses for Prestressed Concrete Beams
Principal Investigator: Oguzhan Bayrak
Project Period: 2004 - 2008
(TxDOT IAC) Shear Strength of ASR/DEF Affected Bridge Bent Caps
Principal Investigator: Oguzhan Bayrak
Project Period: 2007 - 2009
(TxDOT IAC) Development of a New Family of Prestressed Concrete I-Beams
Principal Investigator: Oguzhan Bayrak
Project Period: 2005 - 2008
Structural Steel
(TxDOT 0-5574) Curved Plate Girder Design for Safe and Economical Construction
Principal Investigator: Todd Helwig
Project Period: 2006 - 2009
(TxDOT 0-5498) Methods of Evaluating the Redundancy of Steel Bridges
Principal Investigator: Eric Williamson
Project Period: 2005 - 2009
(TxDOT 5-4124) Bridge Strengthening Through the Use of Post-Installed Shear Connectors
Principal Investigator: Michael Engelhardt
Project Period: 2007 - 2009
(TxDOT 0-5706) Impact of Overhang Construction on Girder Design
Principal Investigator: Todd Helwig
Project Period: 2006 - 2009
(TxDOT 9-1526) Investigation of the Fatigue Life of Steel Base Plate to Pole Connections for Traffic Structures
Principal Investigator: Karl Frank
Project Period: 2005 - 2009
(TxDOT 5-4124) Bridge Strengthening Through the Use of Post-Installed Shear Connectors
Principal Investigator: Michael Engelhardt
Project Period: 2007 - 2009
Masonry
(NSF) Performance-Based Design of New Masonry StructuresPrincipal Investigator: Richard Klingner
Project Period: 2006 - 2009