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Dr. Brandon Ross

Cottingham Professor of Civil Engineering

Areas of Interest:
Experimental evaluation of prestressed and reinforced concrete
Building Adaptation and Design for Adaptability
Low-cost systems for housing in developing communities

Website: https://www.learningbuildings.com/

Education:
Ph.D., Civil Engineering, 2012, University of Florida
M.S., Civil Engineering, 2002, University of Wyoming
B.S., Architectural Engineering, 2001, University of Wyoming

Classes typically taught:
Reinforced Concrete Design
Prestressed Concrete Design
Structural Loads and Systems

Professional Registration:
Professional Engineer (Idaho)

Professional Society Memberships:
Precast/Prestressed Concrete Institute (PCI)
American Concrete Institute (ACI)

Sample Publications:

Reed-Grice M, Ross B, “Application of the Black–Scholes Financial Model to Support Adaptability as a Sustainability Strategy for Buildings: A Case Study of an Adaptable Campus Parking Garage,” Sustainability, 2024

Crocker G, Ross B, Kleiss M, Okumus P, Elhami-Khorasani N, “Cyclic Test of a Precast Reinforced Concrete Tessellated Shear Wall,” ACI Structural Journal, 2024

Becker A, Ross B, Albright D., “Comparing Design Features of Campus Buildings with Adaptation/Demolition Outcomes,” Technology, Architecture + Design (TAD) Journal, 2023

McFarland D, Ross B, Naser M, Blok R, Teuffel P, “Quantitative Evaluation of the Relationship between Physical Parameters and Building Demolition or Adaptation Outcomes,” Architecture, Structures and Construction, 2021

Rockow Z, Black A, Ross B, “Comparison of Building Adaptation Projects and Design for Adaptability (DfA) Strategies,” ASCE Journal of Architectural Engineering, 2021

Jonnalagadda S, Sreedhara S, Soltani M, Ross B, “Foam-void precast concrete double-tee members,” PCI Journal, 2021

Tarawneh A, Ross B, Cousins T, “Tensile Behavior and Design of Adhesive Anchors Embedded in Thin Concrete Members,” PCI Journal, 2020

Abo Alarab L, Ross B, Poursaee A, “Influence of Transverse Crack Opening Size on Chloride-Induced Corrosion of Steel Bars in Concrete,” ASCE Journal of Bridge Engineering, 2020

Soltani M, Ross B, “Database Evaluation of Interface Shear Transfer in Concrete Members,” ACI Structural Journal, 2017

Naji B, Ross B, Floyd R, “Characterization of Bond-Loss Failures in Pretensioned Concrete Girders,” ASCE Journal of Bridge Engineering, 2016  

Chen D, Ross B, Klotz L, “Lessons from a Coral Reef: Biomimicry for Structural Engineers,” ASCE Journal of Structural Engineering, 2015

Ross B, Willis M, Datin P, Scott R,  “Wind Load Test of Earthbag Wall,” Buildings, 2013

Brandon Ross

Contact Information:
Office: 306 Lowry Hall
Phone: (864) 656-3401
FAX: (864) 656-2670
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