Faculty

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Dissertations and Theses
- Zhang, Yue, Strength Based Plate Tolerances for Steel Bridge Girders, Ph.D. Dec. 2007
- Writer, Eric, Field Study of Thermal Effects in Steel Plate and Box Girder Bridges, M.S. Aug. 2007
- Zhou, Daping, Experimental Evaluation of Imposed Plate Out-of-Flatness on Structural Response, M.S. Aug. 2007
- Zhou, Chong, Utilizing Lean-On Cross-frame Bracing for Steel Bridges, Ph.D. Dec. 2006
- Camacho, Marco, Laboratory Test of Steel Plates Subjected to Imposed Geometric Imperfections, M.S. Aug. 2006
- Arikan, Yusuf, Field Monitoring of Thermal Effects in Steel Box Girder Bridge, M.S. May 2006
- Grisham, Glenn, Field Measurements of Bearing Displacements in Steel Girder Bridges, MS Dec. 2005
- Saglar, Nurullah, Laboratory Buckling Tests of Steel Girders Braced Using Permanent Metal Deck Forms, MS Dec. 2005
- Bobba, Sreekalyan, Field Measurements of Diaphragm and Cross-Frame Stresses in Steel Box Girder with Skewed Support, MS Dec. 2003
- Muzumdar, Prashant, Field Measurements of Girder and Top Lateral Truss Stresses in Box Girder Bridge with Skewed Supports, MS May 2003
Post-Doctoral Fellow
- Egilmez, O. Ozgur, Bracing of Steel Bridge Girders using Permanent Metal Deck Forms, Aug. – Dec. 2005, Feb. – Apr. 2006
Undergraduate Research Assistants
- Almazan, Francisco, Oct. 2006 to May 2007
- Beane, Brad, Oct. 2006 to Aug. 2007
- Sarkis, Simon, Sept. 2006 to Aug. 2007
- Nguyen, Quan, June 2006 to Oct. 2006
- Garza, Luis, May 2006 to Feb. 2007
- Arredondo, Morena, Oct. 2005 to Dec. 2005
- Howe, Kenneth, June 2005 to Aug. 2005
- Heung, "Jacky", May 2005 to May 2006
- Flack, Kevin, Mar. 2005 to Dec. 2005
- Velasquez, José, Nov. 2004 to May 2006
- Harmon, David, Nov. 2004 to Apr. 2005
- Nguyen, Tuong, Sept. 2004 to May 2006
- Sim, Szu, Sept. 2004 to Dec. 2005
- Wilson, Matias, Jan. 2004 to Dec. 2004
- Camacho, Marco, Dec. 2002 to May 2004
- Fox, Tanya, Aug. 2002 to May 2003
- Williams, Clark, June 2002 to Dec. 2003
- Hernandez, Julio, Nov. 2001 to May 2002
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Research Interests:
Research in design and behavior of steel bridges, innovative bracing systems for bridges, box girder bridges, field monitoring.
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Presentations:
Selected Publications:
Herman, Reagan S., Todd A. Helwig, and Zhanfei “Tom” Fan, “Behavior of Steel Trapezoidal Box Girder System under Live Loading Part 1: Field Study,” (manuscript to be submitted for review and publication in the American Society of Civil Engineering Journal of Bridge Engineering, 95% complete).
Helwig, Todd A. Reagan S. Herman, and Zhanfei “Tom” Fan, “Behavior of Steel Trapezoidal Box Girder System under Live Loading Part 2: Analytical Study,” (manuscript to be submitted for review and publication in the American Society of Civil Engineering Journal of Bridge Engineering, 75% complete)
Egilmez, O. Ozgur, Todd A. Helwig, and Reagan S. Herman, “Buckling Tests of Steel Bridge I-Girders Braced by Metal Deck Forms,” (manuscript to be submitted for review and publication in the American Society of Civil Engineering Journal of Structural Engineering, 75% complete)
Li, Dawei, Todd A. Helwig, and Reagan S. Herman, “Intermediate External Diaphragm Design for Curved Steel Trapezoidal Box Girder Bridges” (manuscript to be submitted for review and publication in the American Society of Civil Engineering Journal of Structural Engineering, 75% complete)
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Reports / Manuals:
Herman, Reagan S. “Bridge Deterioration Issues and Performance Measures” and “Steel Bridges Session” Sections of the American Society of Civil Engineers / Structural Engineering Institute Enhancing Bridge Performance Workshop Report, Reston, VA, November 2008.
Helwig, Todd A.; Joseph A. Yura, Reagan S. Herman, and Eric Williamson, “Trapezoidal Box Girders; State of the Art”, Texas Department of Transportation Research Report 0-4307, Submitted March 2007.
Yura, Joseph A.; Todd A. Helwig, Reagan S. Herman, and Eric Williamson, “Trapezoidal Box Girders; State of the Art”, Texas Department of Transportation Project Summary Report 0-4307-S, Submitted March 2007.
Herman, Reagan S., Helwig, Todd A. and Dawei Li, “Summary Report: Behavior of Trapezoidal Box Girders with Skewed Supports,” Texas Department of Transportation Project Summary Report 0-4148- S, May 2004.
Helwig, Todd A., Reagan S. Herman, and Dawei Li, “Behavior of Trapezoidal Box Girders with Skewed Supports,” Texas Department of Transportation Research Report Number 0-4148-1, May 2004.
Herman, Reagan S., “Behavior of Stiffened Compression Flanges of Trapezoidal Box Girder Bridges,” Doctoral Dissertation, The University of Texas at Austin, August 2001.
Vaca-Cortes, Enrique, Khaled Z. Kahhaleh, James O. Jirsa, Harovel G. Wheat, Ramon L. Carrasquillo, Reagan S. Herman, and Miguel A. Lorenzo, “Corrosion Performance of Epoxy-Coated Reinforcement – Summary, Findings, and Guidelines,” Research Report 1265-S, Center for Transportation Research, Bureau of Engineering Research, The University of Texas at Austin, July 1998.
Herman, Reagan S. and James O. Jirsa, “Consolidation of Concrete with Epoxy-Coated Reinforcement,” Research Report 1265-2, Center for Transportation Research, Bureau of Engineering Research, The University of Texas, April 1997.
Herman, Reagan S., “Consolidation of Concrete with Epoxy-Coated Reinforcement,” Master’s Thesis, The University of Texas at Austin, December 1995.