Brent Phares, Ph.D. Bio

Brent M. Phares

VITA

I. PERSONAL DATA Professional Registration: Professional Engineer: Iowa #16744

II. EDUCATION

Ph.D. Iowa State University
(Civil Engineering - Structures) Aug., 1998

Dissertation Title: A Design Methodology For a Low Volume Road Bridge Alternative: Steel Beam Precast Units

M.S. Iowa State University
(Civil Engineering - Structures) May, 1996

Thesis Title: High Density Polyethylene Pipe in Highway Applications

B.S. Iowa State University
(Civil Engineering with Distinction) Dec., 1994

III. ACADEMIC EXPERIENCE (Partial List)

            9/05 -           Director II
                                    Iowa State University
                                    Center for Transportation Research and Education

            1/03 – 9/05   Associate Director for Bridges and Structures
                                    Iowa State University
                                    Center for Transportation Research and Education

Responsible for the daily and long-term administrative, research, and education activities related to bridges and structures. This includes the development of long-term research needs, the development of research proposals and associated budgets, interpretation of collected data, and the preparation of technical reports, papers, and briefs. Also, in this role I am responsible for the development of training materials for both governmental and private engineers.

IV. INDUSTRIAL AND OTHER NON-ACEDEMIC EXPERIENCE (Partial List)

1/05 – Material Technologies, Inc.: Chief Engineer

Currently serve as a technical advisor an R&D engineering firm specializing in the development, use, and sale of sensor-based infrastructure monitoring systems. Currently working with sensors related to the detection of fatigue and fatigue damage.

6/01-10/04 MGPS, Inc.: President and Principal

Provide nondestructive testing and evaluation of infrastructure systems using commercial and in-house designed and developed instruments and systems. Specific duties include sales, marketing, field-testing, data interpretation, budget preparation, and long-term corporate planning.

10/01- Iowa Department of Transportation – Bridge Engineer
Office of Bridges and Structures

Duties include: training bridge engineering staff, conducting bridge related research, develop research funding sources, other special projects.

V. HONORS AND AWARDS (Partial List)

            1998                        Iowa State University Research Excellence Award
            1996-1998            Dwight D. Eisenhower Graduate Fellowship
            1995                        ACI Graduate Fellowship

VI. ACADEMIC AREAS OF SPECIALIZATION
            Teaching:
                        CE203                        Civil Engineering Synthesis I (2002S, 2003S)
                        CE332                        Structural Analysis I (1996F, 2004S, 2004F)
                        CE334                        Reinforced Concrete Design (1998Su)
                        CE446                        Bridge Design (1997S)

            Research:
                        Bridge Behavior and Testing (Analytical and Experimental)
                        Nondestructive Evaluation
                        Health monitoring of bridges and other structures
                        Remote sensing
                        Advanced sensors

VII. GRANTS AND CONTRACTS (Partial List)

            Title: Construction of a “Pi” Bridge with UHPC
            Amount Awarded: $120,000
            Sponsor: Buchanan County
            Duration: 9/1/2006-8/30/2010

            Title: Evaluation of a Rapid Renewal Bridge Construction Project
            Amount Awarded: $52,000
            Sponsor: Madison County
            Duration: 3/1/2006-8/30/2008

            Title: Evaluation of a Rapid Bridge Construction Project
            Amount Awarded: $135,000
            Sponsor: Boone County
            Duration: 3/1/2006-9/30/2008

            Title: Development of Smart Timber Bridge Concepts
            Amount Awarded: $93,000
            Sponsor: Forest Products Laboratory
            Duration: 8/8/2006-7/31/2010

            Title: Development and Implementation of a Wind Speed Monitoring/Alert System
            Amount Awarded: $40,000
            Sponsor: Iowa Department of Transportation
            Duration: 9/1/2006-12/31/2007

VIII. TECHNICAL PUBLICATIONS (Partial List)

Refereed Journal Articles, Refereed Reports, and Refereed Proceeding Articles

Phares, B.M., T.J. Wipf, F.W. Klaiber, A. Abu-Hawash, and S. Neubauer, “Implementation of Physical Testing for Typical Bridge Load and Superload Rating”, accepted for presentation at the 2005 Annual Meeting of the Transportation Research Board and publication in the 2005 Journal of the Transportation Research Board.

Wipf, T.J., B.M. Phares, F.W. Klaiber, A.H. Al-Saidy, and Y. Lee, “Strengthening Steel Girder Bridges with CFRP Plates”, accepted for presentation at the 2005 Annual Meeting of the Transportation Research Board and for publication in the 2005 Journal of the Transportation Research Board.

Hosteng, T.K., B.M. Phares, T.J. Wipf, M. Ritter, and D.L. Wood, “Live Load deflection of Glued-Laminated Timber Girder Bridges”, accepted for presentation at the 2005 Annual Meeting of the Transportation Research Board and for publication in the 2005 Journal of the Transportation Research Board.

Phares, B.M., J. Bigelow, T.J. Wipf, M. Ritter, and D.L. Wood, “Dynamic Performance of Glued-Laminated Timber Bridges”, accepted for presentation at the 2005 Annual Meeting of the Transportation Research Board and for publication in the 2005 Journal of the Transportation Research Board.

Jolley, M., F.S. Fanous, B.M. Phares, and T.J. Wipf, “Evaluation of Corrosion Resistance of Different Steel Reinforcement Types”, accepted for presentation at the 2005 Annual Meeting of the Transportation Research Board and for publication in the proceedings of the 2005 Transportation Research Board Annual Meeting.

Non-Refereed Proceeding Articles (Partial List)

Phares, B.M. “Demonstration of the Electrochemical Fatigue Sensor at the Transportation Technology Center” AREMA Annual Meeting, Chicago, September 11, 2007.

Lee, Y.S, B.M. Phares, and T.J. Wipf “Development of a Low-cost, Continuous Structural Health Monitoring System for Bridges and Components”, Mid-Continent Transportation Research Symposium, Ames, IA, August 16, 2007.

Lu, P., B.M. Phares, T.J. Wipf, and J.D. Doornink “A Bridge Structural Health Monitoring and Data Mining System” Mid-Continent Transportation Research Symposium, Ames, IA, August 16, 2007.

Bierwagen, D., D. Merritt, M.D. LaViolette, B.M. Phares, and A. Faris “Precast, Post-Tensioned Bridge Approach Pavement” Mid-Continent Transportation Research Symposium, Ames, IA, August 16, 2007.

Hosteng, T.K., B.M. Phares, T.J. Wipf, D.L. Wood, and M. Nahra “Evaluation of a Timber Bridge for the Secondary Road System using FRP Reinforced Glued-Laminated Girders” Mid-Continent Transportation Research Symposium, Ames, IA, August 16, 2007.

Technical Reports (Partial List)

Phares, B.M., T.J. Wipf, L.F. Greimann, and Y.S. Lee “Health Monitoring of Bridge Structures and Components Using Smart-Structure Technology” Wisconsin Highway Research Program Project #0092-01-14, 257 pp, 2005.

Phares, B.M., T.J. Wipf and H. Ceylan “Impacts of Overweight Implements of Husbandry on Minnesota Roads and Bridges”, Minnesota Department of Transportation Research Services Section, 10 pp, 2005.

Klaiber, F.W., D.J. White, T.J. Wipf, B.M. Phares, and V.W. Robbins “Development of Abutment Des Standards for Local Bridge Designs, Volume 1 of 3 – Development of Design Methodology”, Iowa DOT Project TR-486, 88 pp, 2004.

Klaiber, F.W., D.J. White, T.J. Wipf, B.M. Phares, and V.W. Robbins “Development of Abutment Des Standards for Local Bridge Designs, Volume 2 of 3 – Design Manual”, Iowa DOT Project TR-486, 154 pp, 2004.

Klaiber, F.W., D.J. White, T.J. Wipf, B.M. Phares, and V.W. Robbins “Development of Abutment Des Standards for Local Bridge Designs, Volume 3 of 3 – Verification of Design Methodology”, Iowa DOT Project TR-486, 88 pp, 2004.

Other Publications

Phares, B.M., D.D. Rolander, B.A. Graybeal, and G.A. Washer, “Reliability of Visual Bridge Inspection”, Public Roads, March/April 2001, Vol. 64, No. 5.

Phares, B.M., D.D. Rolander, B.A. Graybeal, and G.A. Washer, “Studying the Reliability of Bridge Inspection”, Public Roads, November/December 2000, Vol. 63, No. 3.

Phares, B.M., G.A. Washer, M.E. Moore, “Introducing the FHWA’s NDE Validation Center”, Public Roads, January/February 1999, Vol. 62, No. 4.

IX. TECHNICAL PRESENTATIONS (Partial List)

Phares, B.M. “Demonstration of the Electrochemical Fatigue Sensor at the Transportation Technology Center” AREMA Annual Meeting, Chicago, September 11, 2007, Presentation by Phares.

Lu, P., B.M. Phares, T.J. Wipf, and J.D. Doornink “A Bridge Structural Health Monitoring and Data Mining System” Mid-Continent Transportation Research Symposium, Ames, IA, August 16, 2007, Presentation by Leu.

Participated in the teaching of an NHI-based course on fundamentals of Bridge Inspection
Organized 2 tours and demonstrations of structural engineering for elementary school students – 2007.
FIRST LEGO League Judge 2007 - RESEARCH
FIRST LEGO League Judge 2006 – Research: Awareness.

Organized a one-day kick-off meeting of the Bridge Engineering Center County Advisory Board. 2004

XI. NATIONAL COMMITTEES AND PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES.

Professional Society Offices and Committees

Secretary – Transportation Research Board Committee A2C05(1) – Subcommittee on Nondestructive Evaluation of Structures, 1998-current.
Team Coordinator: Performance Definitions and Measurement, FHWA Virtual Team on Structural Health Monitoring, 2004-current.
Transportation Research Board Committee A2C05 – Committee on Dynamics and Field Testing of Bridges, voting member, 1999-2003; friend of committee 1997-1998, 2003-current.
Voting Member ACI Committee 342, Evaluation of Concrete Bridges and Bridge Elements, 1997-current.
Secretary – Transportation Research Board Committee A2C01 – Committee on General Structures, 2004-current.
Voting member of Transportation Research Board Committee A2C01 – Committee on General Structures, 1998-current.
Associate Member ACI Committee 228, Nondestructive Testing of Concrete, 1998-current.
Member of the American Society of Civil Engineers, 1990-current.
Friend of Transportation Research Board Committee A2C03 – Committee on Concrete Bridges, 1997-current.
Expert Panel member National Science Foundation Workshop on Health Monitoring of Long Span Bridges, 1999
Session Chair, ASNT 10th Annual Research Symposium, March 27-29, 2001, Session “NDE Reliability IV-Infrastructure.”
Session Chair, First International Workshop of Structural Health Monitoring of Innovative Civil Engineering Structures, September 19-20, 2002, Session “Innovations in Civil Engineering Structures I.”

Session Chair, Mid-Continent Transportation Research Symposium, August 21-22, 2003, Session “Bridges I.”

XII. UNIVERSITY ACTIVITIES

Department and/or Division and/or CTRE Committees:

CCEE Structures Laboratory Committee (2001-present)
CTRE Computer Committee (2001-present)
Structures Division Ad Hoc Committee on Instruction (Spring 2004, Fall 2005

	Brent M. Phares VITA I. PERSONAL DATA Professional Registration: Professional Engineer: Iowa #16744 II. EDUCATION Ph.D. Iowa State University (Civil Engineering - Structures) Aug., 1998 Dissertation Title: A Design Methodology For a Low Volume Road Bridge Alternative: Steel Beam Precast Units M.S. Iowa State University (Civil Engineering - Structures) May, 1996 Thesis Title: High Density Polyethylene Pipe in Highway Applications B.S. Iowa State University (Civil Engineering with Distinction) Dec., 1994 III. ACADEMIC EXPERIENCE (Partial List) 9/05 - Director II Iowa State University Center for Transportation Research and Education 1/03 – 9/05 Associate Director for Bridges and Structures Iowa State University Center for Transportation Research and Education Responsible for the daily and long-term administrative, research, and education activities related to bridges and structures. This includes the development of long-term research needs, the development of research proposals and associated budgets, interpretation of collected data, and the preparation of technical reports, papers, and briefs. Also, in this role I am responsible for the development of training materials for both governmental and private engineers. IV. INDUSTRIAL AND OTHER NON-ACEDEMIC EXPERIENCE (Partial List) 1/05 – Material Technologies, Inc.: Chief Engineer Currently serve as a technical advisor an R&D engineering firm specializing in the development, use, and sale of sensor-based infrastructure monitoring systems. Currently working with sensors related to the detection of fatigue and fatigue damage. 6/01-10/04 MGPS, Inc.: President and Principal Provide nondestructive testing and evaluation of infrastructure systems using commercial and in-house designed and developed instruments and systems. Specific duties include sales, marketing, field-testing, data interpretation, budget preparation, and long-term corporate planning. 10/01- Iowa Department of Transportation – Bridge Engineer Office of Bridges and Structures Duties include: training bridge engineering staff, conducting bridge related research, develop research funding sources, other special projects. V. HONORS AND AWARDS (Partial List) 1998 Iowa State University Research Excellence Award 1996-1998 Dwight D. Eisenhower Graduate Fellowship 1995 ACI Graduate Fellowship VI. ACADEMIC AREAS OF SPECIALIZATION Teaching: CE203 Civil Engineering Synthesis I (2002S, 2003S) CE332 Structural Analysis I (1996F, 2004S, 2004F) CE334 Reinforced Concrete Design (1998Su) CE446 Bridge Design (1997S) Research: Bridge Behavior and Testing (Analytical and Experimental) Nondestructive Evaluation Health monitoring of bridges and other structures Remote sensing Advanced sensors VII. GRANTS AND CONTRACTS (Partial List) Title: Construction of a “Pi” Bridge with UHPC Amount Awarded: $120,000 Sponsor: Buchanan County Duration: 9/1/2006-8/30/2010 Title: Evaluation of a Rapid Renewal Bridge Construction Project Amount Awarded: $52,000 Sponsor: Madison County Duration: 3/1/2006-8/30/2008 Title: Evaluation of a Rapid Bridge Construction Project Amount Awarded: $135,000 Sponsor: Boone County Duration: 3/1/2006-9/30/2008 Title: Development of Smart Timber Bridge Concepts Amount Awarded: $93,000 Sponsor: Forest Products Laboratory Duration: 8/8/2006-7/31/2010 Title: Development and Implementation of a Wind Speed Monitoring/Alert System Amount Awarded: $40,000 Sponsor: Iowa Department of Transportation Duration: 9/1/2006-12/31/2007 VIII. TECHNICAL PUBLICATIONS (Partial List) Refereed Journal Articles, Refereed Reports, and Refereed Proceeding Articles Phares, B.M., T.J. Wipf, F.W. Klaiber, A. Abu-Hawash, and S. Neubauer, “Implementation of Physical Testing for Typical Bridge Load and Superload Rating”, accepted for presentation at the 2005 Annual Meeting of the Transportation Research Board and publication in the 2005 Journal of the Transportation Research Board. Wipf, T.J., B.M. Phares, F.W. Klaiber, A.H. Al-Saidy, and Y. Lee, “Strengthening Steel Girder Bridges with CFRP Plates”, accepted for presentation at the 2005 Annual Meeting of the Transportation Research Board and for publication in the 2005 Journal of the Transportation Research Board. Hosteng, T.K., B.M. Phares, T.J. Wipf, M. Ritter, and D.L. Wood, “Live Load deflection of Glued-Laminated Timber Girder Bridges”, accepted for presentation at the 2005 Annual Meeting of the Transportation Research Board and for publication in the 2005 Journal of the Transportation Research Board. Phares, B.M., J. Bigelow, T.J. Wipf, M. Ritter, and D.L. Wood, “Dynamic Performance of Glued-Laminated Timber Bridges”, accepted for presentation at the 2005 Annual Meeting of the Transportation Research Board and for publication in the 2005 Journal of the Transportation Research Board. Jolley, M., F.S. Fanous, B.M. Phares, and T.J. Wipf, “Evaluation of Corrosion Resistance of Different Steel Reinforcement Types”, accepted for presentation at the 2005 Annual Meeting of the Transportation Research Board and for publication in the proceedings of the 2005 Transportation Research Board Annual Meeting. Non-Refereed Proceeding Articles (Partial List) Phares, B.M. “Demonstration of the Electrochemical Fatigue Sensor at the Transportation Technology Center” AREMA Annual Meeting, Chicago, September 11, 2007. Lee, Y.S, B.M. Phares, and T.J. Wipf “Development of a Low-cost, Continuous Structural Health Monitoring System for Bridges and Components”, Mid-Continent Transportation Research Symposium, Ames, IA, August 16, 2007. Lu, P., B.M. Phares, T.J. Wipf, and J.D. Doornink “A Bridge Structural Health Monitoring and Data Mining System” Mid-Continent Transportation Research Symposium, Ames, IA, August 16, 2007. Bierwagen, D., D. Merritt, M.D. LaViolette, B.M. Phares, and A. Faris “Precast, Post-Tensioned Bridge Approach Pavement” Mid-Continent Transportation Research Symposium, Ames, IA, August 16, 2007. Hosteng, T.K., B.M. Phares, T.J. Wipf, D.L. Wood, and M. Nahra “Evaluation of a Timber Bridge for the Secondary Road System using FRP Reinforced Glued-Laminated Girders” Mid-Continent Transportation Research Symposium, Ames, IA, August 16, 2007. Technical Reports (Partial List) Phares, B.M., T.J. Wipf, L.F. Greimann, and Y.S. Lee “Health Monitoring of Bridge Structures and Components Using Smart-Structure Technology” Wisconsin Highway Research Program Project #0092-01-14, 257 pp, 2005. Phares, B.M., T.J. Wipf and H. Ceylan “Impacts of Overweight Implements of Husbandry on Minnesota Roads and Bridges”, Minnesota Department of Transportation Research Services Section, 10 pp, 2005. Klaiber, F.W., D.J. White, T.J. Wipf, B.M. Phares, and V.W. Robbins “Development of Abutment Des Standards for Local Bridge Designs, Volume 1 of 3 – Development of Design Methodology”, Iowa DOT Project TR-486, 88 pp, 2004. Klaiber, F.W., D.J. White, T.J. Wipf, B.M. Phares, and V.W. Robbins “Development of Abutment Des Standards for Local Bridge Designs, Volume 2 of 3 – Design Manual”, Iowa DOT Project TR-486, 154 pp, 2004. Klaiber, F.W., D.J. White, T.J. Wipf, B.M. Phares, and V.W. Robbins “Development of Abutment Des Standards for Local Bridge Designs, Volume 3 of 3 – Verification of Design Methodology”, Iowa DOT Project TR-486, 88 pp, 2004. Other Publications Phares, B.M., D.D. Rolander, B.A. Graybeal, and G.A. Washer, “Reliability of Visual Bridge Inspection”, Public Roads, March/April 2001, Vol. 64, No. 5. Phares, B.M., D.D. Rolander, B.A. Graybeal, and G.A. Washer, “Studying the Reliability of Bridge Inspection”, Public Roads, November/December 2000, Vol. 63, No. 3. Phares, B.M., G.A. Washer, M.E. Moore, “Introducing the FHWA’s NDE Validation Center”, Public Roads, January/February 1999, Vol. 62, No. 4. IX. TECHNICAL PRESENTATIONS (Partial List) Phares, B.M. “Demonstration of the Electrochemical Fatigue Sensor at the Transportation Technology Center” AREMA Annual Meeting, Chicago, September 11, 2007, Presentation by Phares. Lee, Y.S, B.M. Phares, and T.J. Wipf “Development of a Low-cost, Continuous Structural Health Monitoring System for Bridges and Components”, Mid-Continent Transportation Research Symposium, Ames, IA, August 16, 2007, Presentation by Lee. Lu, P., B.M. Phares, T.J. Wipf, and J.D. Doornink “A Bridge Structural Health Monitoring and Data Mining System” Mid-Continent Transportation Research Symposium, Ames, IA, August 16, 2007, Presentation by Leu. Bierwagen, D., D. Merritt, M.D. LaViolette, B.M. Phares, and A. Faris “Precast, Post-Tensioned Bridge Approach Pavement” Mid-Continent Transportation Research Symposium, Ames, IA, August 16, 2007, Presentation by Bierwagen. Hosteng, T.K., B.M. Phares, T.J. Wipf, D.L. Wood, and M. Nahra “Evaluation of a Timber Bridge for the Secondary Road System using FRP Reinforced Glued-Laminated Girders” Mid-Continent Transportation Research Symposium, Ames, IA, August 16, 2007, Presentation by Hosteng. X. EXTENSION/OUTREACH ACTIVITIES (Partial List) Participated in the teaching of an NHI-based course on fundamentals of Bridge Inspection Organized 2 tours and demonstrations of structural engineering for elementary school students – 2007. FIRST LEGO League Judge 2007 - RESEARCH FIRST LEGO League Judge 2006 – Research: Awareness. Organized a one-day kick-off meeting of the Bridge Engineering Center County Advisory Board. 2004 XI. NATIONAL COMMITTEES AND PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES. Professional Society Offices and Committees Secretary – Transportation Research Board Committee A2C05(1) – Subcommittee on Nondestructive Evaluation of Structures, 1998-current. Team Coordinator: Performance Definitions and Measurement, FHWA Virtual Team on Structural Health Monitoring, 2004-current. Transportation Research Board Committee A2C05 – Committee on Dynamics and Field Testing of Bridges, voting member, 1999-2003; friend of committee 1997-1998, 2003-current. Voting Member ACI Committee 342, Evaluation of Concrete Bridges and Bridge Elements, 1997-current. Secretary – Transportation Research Board Committee A2C01 – Committee on General Structures, 2004-current. Voting member of Transportation Research Board Committee A2C01 – Committee on General Structures, 1998-current. Associate Member ACI Committee 228, Nondestructive Testing of Concrete, 1998-current. Member of the American Society of Civil Engineers, 1990-current. Friend of Transportation Research Board Committee A2C03 – Committee on Concrete Bridges, 1997-current. Expert Panel member National Science Foundation Workshop on Health Monitoring of Long Span Bridges, 1999 Session Chair, ASNT 10th Annual Research Symposium, March 27-29, 2001, Session “NDE Reliability IV-Infrastructure.” Session Chair, First International Workshop of Structural Health Monitoring of Innovative Civil Engineering Structures, September 19-20, 2002, Session “Innovations in Civil Engineering Structures I.” Session Chair, Mid-Continent Transportation Research Symposium, August 21-22, 2003, Session “Bridges I.” XII. UNIVERSITY ACTIVITIES Department and/or Division and/or CTRE Committees: CCEE Structures Laboratory Committee (2001-present) CTRE Computer Committee (2001-present) Structures Division Ad Hoc Committee on Instruction (Spring 2004, Fall 2005
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