Recent News & Events

 

Prinz Appointed Associate Editor for ASCE Journal of Structural Engineering: May, 2019

Dr. Gary Prinz will serve as an associate editor for the JSE and be responsible for managing the peer review process for assigned papers submitted for possible publication.

 
 

Prinz gives invited talk at World Steel Bridge Symposium: April, 2019

Dr. Gary Prinz presented recent research on the fatigue of headed shear studs at the World Steel Bridge Symposium (WSBS) in St Louis, MO. The entire SSRL lab group participated at the WSBS/NASCC conference and had a great time in the Gateway to the West!

 

Prinz gives invited talk at ETH Zurich: August 20, 2018

Dr. Gary Prinz presented recent research efforts and future challenges related to “Controlling Fatigue and Fracture in Steel and Composite Structures during Extreme and Repeated Loading” to the Institute of Structural Engineering (IBK) at the ETH Zurich.

 
 
 

SSRL Fatigue Research Presented at the World Steel Bridge Symposium: April 2018

Recent SSRL research on the fatigue effects of automated pin-dot marking methods for A709GR50 steel plate (commonly used in bridge construction) was presented by Dr. Prinz during a special session at the World Steel Bridge Symposium on “Improving Inspection and Traceability in the Fabrication Shop”

 

Prinz Receives AISC Milek Faculty Fellowship: March 2018

Gary Prinz, an assistant professor in the Department of Civil Engineering at the University of Arkansas, has been named this year’s Milek Fellow (a four-year, $200,000 fellowship). The AISC Committee on Research chose Prinz as the recipient of the 2018 Milek Faculty Fellowship for his proposal on the seismic performance of special moment frame skewed beam-to-column connections. The committee noted that skewed connections are frequently encountered in special moment frames and that this project will address a very real challenge in engineering practice. The committee also appreciated the rigorous physical testing program and Prinz’s enthusiasm and promise as a future leader in the steel industry. Prinz leads the university’s Steel Structures Research Laboratory where his research efforts focus on steel infrastructure challenges related to extreme and repeated loads.

 

Prinz Receives NSF Early Career Award for Research on 3-D Printed Steels: March 2018

Gary Prinz, assistant professor of civil engineering at the University of Arkansas, received a $500,000 Faculty Early Career Development award from the National Science Foundation to develop mathematical models for predicting micro-level material fractures in steel alloys made by additive manufacturing, popularly referred to as 3-D printing. (see Research Frontiers)

 

Dr. Prinz and Students Visit BYU to Present Seminar on Lock-Gate Research: November 2017

Dr Prinz and SSRL group members Damaso Dominguez (left) and Alhussin Aliwan (right) met with Dr. Paul Richards at BYU to collaborate on steel research and present lock-gate fatigue findings to BYU graduate students.

 
 
 

SSRL Group Members Win Poster Award: November 2017

SSRL students Maggie Langston and Christine Lozano were selected as the best poster presentation at the 2017 MBTC advisory board meeting. Pictured left to right: Prof. Kevin Hall, Maggie Langston, Christine Lozano, Admiral Jack Buffington, Prof. Heather Nachtmann.

 
 

SSRL Group Members Present Research at SPTC Summer Symposium: July 2017

SSRL group members Maggie Langston and Christine Lozano recently attended and presented research results at the Southern Plains Transportation Center (SPTC) Summer Symposium hosted by the University of Oklahoma. Lozano, a current masters student, presented on fatigue mitigation strategies for large waterway lock gates.

 
 

Swiss Travels: June 9, 2017

Dr. Prinz traveled to Lausanne, Switzerland to present recent research related to “folded, Adaptable STeel (FAST) shelters for dense urban environments” to the Resilient Steel Structures Laboratory at the Ecole Polytechnique Federal de Lausanne (EPFL) and MEDAIR.

 
 
 

AASHTO T-14 Shear Stud Presentation: August 6, 2015

Dr. Prinz presented recent research findings on the fatigue capacity of headed shear studs to the AASHTO T-14 Committee and Bridge Task Force Design Advisory Group (DAG)

 
 

HCF Experiments Started: March 3, 2015

Ultra high-cycle fatigue experiments begin investigating the CAFL for embedded shear connectors.
– Specimen A1, (shown) run-out after >30,000,000 cycles (March 21, 2015). Applied stress-range/stud = 30MPa
– Specimen B1, run-out after >30,000,000 cycles (May 1, 2015). Applied stress-range/stud = 50MPa

 

Presentation at ASCE Structures Congress: April 3, 2014

Recent research findings on the performance of eccentrically braced frames having concrete slabs were presented at the 2014 ASCE structures congress in Boston, MA.

 
 
 

Visit and Presentation at BYU: October 10, 2013

Dr. Prinz presented recent research findings on “fatigue of welded joints” to BYU faculty and students.

 

 
 

 

Click HERE for some photos from my travels!