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Dr. Michael G. Barker

Michael G. Barker


Professor of Civil Engineering
Room 3089, Engineering Building
University of Wyoming
College of Engineering
Department of Civil & Architectural Engineering
Dept. 3295
1000 E. University Avenue
Laramie, WY 82071
e-mail:

Office Phone: (307) 766-2916
Fax Number: (307) 766-2221

Education:

  • B.S. Civil Engineering, Purdue University, 1983
  • M.S. Civil Engineering, Purdue University, 1987
  • Ph.D. Civil Engineering, University of Minnesota, 1990

Registered Professional Engineer:

  • Minnesota
  • Missouri

Specialization:

Steel bridges and bridge engineering. Experimental testing and in-situ field testing.

Recent Research:

  • Performance & serviceability field testing Missouri's first High Performance Steel bridge, FHWA & MoDOT.
  • Field testing a Fiber Reinforced Polymer bridge deck, Kansas State & KDOT.
  • Tension Field Action in hybrid plate girders, AISI, Bethlehem Steel, FHWA and MoDOT.
  • Signal Mast Arm fatigue failure investigation, MoDOT.
  • Destructive and Non-Destructive tests of FRP reinforced slab bridges, MoDOT & USDOT.
  • Field testing and load-rating steel girder bridges, MoDOT.

Professional Organizations:

  • American Society of Civil Engineers Steel Bridge Committee.
  • American Iron & Steel Institute, Bridge Research Task Force.
  • Transportation Research Board Committee A2C05, Dyn. and Field Testing of Bridges.
  • Federal Highway Administration SP & R Exchange Team.
  • Federal Emergency Management Agency, US & R Technical Committee.
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