Maintenance and Long-Term Durability of Highway Bridges and Bridge Components
Characterizing Long-term Damage Accumulation in Infrastructure
Cold-Regions Engineering
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
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
PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS
Member, American Society of Civil Engineers
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.