Dr. Andrew T. Metzger, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor, Civil and Environmental Engineering

Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering
College of Engineering and Mines

University of Alaska Fairbanks
Duckering Building Room 251

Phone: (907) 474-6120 | Fax: (907) 474-6030 | e-mail: ffatm@uaf.edu

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EDUCATION:

Ph.D in Structures, Case Western University 2007
M.S. in Civil Engineering, Ohio University 1995
B.S. in Civil Engineering, Ohio University 1994

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ACCREDITATION:

P.E., State of Ohio (#64609)

P.E., State of Louisiana (#31353)

National Council of Examiners for Engineering and Surveying (#19574)

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PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

• September 2007~ present, Assistant Professor, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Alaska Fairbanks.
• 2000 ~ 2004, Project Manager, RVE, Inc., Corpus Christi, Texas
• 1996 ~ 1999, Project Engineer, Thorson Baker & Associates, Inc. Richfield, Ohio
• 1994~ 1994, Research Associate, Center for Geotechnical and Environmental Research, Ohio University, Athens, Ohio.

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RESEARCH INTERESTS

• Structures
• Structural Health Monitoring
• Structural Investigation and Damage Assessment
• Steel, Concrete, Masonry, Timber, Pre-stressed Concrete
• Maintenance and Long-Term Durability of Highway Bridges and Bridge Components
• Characterizing Long-term Damage Accumulation in Infrastructure
• Cold-Regions Engineering

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RESEARCH HISTORY

• Dynamic Environment of a Bridge-Mounted Sign Support Truss – Ohio DOT; Role: Assistant to the PI
• Estimate of Residual Fatigue Life of Highway Bridges from Short-Term Observations – Ohio DOT; Role: Co-PI (planned and executed an extensive bridge monitoring program in which 24 highway bridges were monitored over two years)
• Structure - Soil Interaction of a Semi-Integral Bridge Due to Changes in Ambient Temperature– Ohio DOT; Role: Research Associate

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HONORS/AWARDS

• 2006 First International Conference on Fatigue and Fracture in Infrastructure, Student Paper Award
• 2004 Saada Family Fellowship Recipient
• 1993 Stocker Scholarship
• 1993 Associated General Contractors of America Scholarship

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PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS

• Member, American Society of Civil Engineers

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SELECTED PUBLICATIONS

Journal Publications-Submitted for Review

• Metzger, A.T., Huckelbridge, A., 2007, “Temporal Nature of Fatigue Damage in Highway Bridges”, ASCE Journal of Bridge Engineering.
• Huckelbridge, A., Metzger, A.T., “Investigation of the Dayton IR 75 Sign Truss Failure of September 11, 2006”, 2007, ASCE Journal of Performance of Constructed Facilities.

Conference Papers

• Metzger, A.T., Huchelbridge, A., 2006, “Predicting Residual Fatigue Life from Short Duration Field Observations”, International Conference on Fatigue and Fracture in Infrastructure – proceedings.

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