Maintenance and Long-Term Durability of Highway Bridges and Bridge Components
Characterizing Long-term Damage Accumulation in Infrastructure
Cold-Regions Engineering
FUNDED RESEARCH PROJECTS
“Characterizing the Load Environment of Washington State
Ferries and Alaska Marine Highway System Ferry Landings”
Status: anticipated start date - September 1, 2009
Role: Principle Investigator
“Projected Work Priorities for US Navy Waterfront Structures, Bridges and Water Tanks”
Status: Active
Role: Principle Investigator
“Response of Pile Guided Floats to Dynamic Loading”
Status: Active
Role: Principle Investigator
“Life Cycle Costs of Highway Bridges in Alaska”
Status: Active
Role: Co-Investigator
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
Metzger, A. T. (2009?). “Comparing the Condition of Dissimilar Infrastructure Asset Types”. ASCE Journal of Infrastructure Systems. ASCE, Reston, VA. (manuscript in review)
Metzger, A. T., Huckelbridge, A., (2009?), “Temporal Nature of Fatigue Damage in Highway Bridges”. ASCE Journal of Bridge Engineering. ASCE, Reston, VA. (accepted for publication on April 23, 2009)
Huckelbridge, A., Metzger, A. T. (2009?). “Investigation of the Dayton IR 75 Sign Truss Failure of September 11, 2006”. ASCE Journal of Performance of Constructed Facilities. ASCE, Reston, VA. (accepted for publication on December 5, 2008)
Metzger, A. T. (2008). TR-6072-OCN: Mission-risk Based Work Prioritization for Navy-owned Bridges, Water Tanks, and Waterfront Structures. Naval Facilities Engineering Service Center, East Coast Detachment. Washington Navy Yard, Washington, D.C.
Conference Papers
Metzger, A. T. (2009). “Applying Responsible Engineering Practices to Arctic Marine Infrastructure”. Lessons from Continuity and Change in the Fourth International Polar Year, Symposium. March 4-7. University of Alaska Fairbanks, Fairbanks, AK.
Metzger, A. T., Huckelbridge, A., (2006). “Predicting Residual Fatigue Life from Short Duration Field Observations”, First International Conference on Fatigue and Fracture in Infrastructure. Philadelphia, PA. Sponsored by Lehigh University, Bethlehem, PA.
