CRAIG C. MENZEMER

SUMMARY

x Over 30 years experience and education in Engineering.

x Strong technical skills. Proficient in the use of PC's for structural analysis and general engineering computations.

x Extensive knowledge of fracture mechanics and physical testing procedures.

x Excellent writing and verbal communication skills.

EXPERIENCE

The University of Akron, Akron, OH 2010-Present Associate Dean, College of Engineering, August 2010 – Present Professor of Civil Engineering, April 2010 – Present

The University Of Akron, Akron, OH Interim Assistant Dean, College of Engineering, December 2007 – Present 2007-2010Associate Professor of Civil Engineering, April 2001 – Present 2001-2010

Assistant Professor of Civil Engineering, August 1996 – 2001 1996 - 2001x Teach classes related to Civil Engineering, with emphasis on structural design. Classes have included Statics, Strength of

Materials, Engineering Materials Laboratory, Advanced Mechanics of Materials, Theory of Structures, Steel Design, Reinforced Concrete Design, Advanced Steel Design, Design of Steel Connections, Aluminum Design, Timber Design, Advanced Reinforced Concrete Design, Masonry Design and Fracture Mechanics for Civil Engineers.

x Teacher of the Year Award, College of Engineering, Spring 2002. x Developed a research program, including

Aluminum Structural Systems for Freight Cars. Failure Analysis of Steel Braided reinforced Hose. Strength of Sewn Joints in Kevlar Webbing. Excessive Wear on Aluminum Dump Body Beds. Strength of Aluminum Angles Connected by a Single Leg. Failure Models for Aluminum Connecting Elements – Mechanically Fastened Joints. Unrestricted Grants for  “Structural  Analysis  Research”.     Bearing Strength Limit States Fatigue Behavior of Aluminum Light Poles Tension Dominated Aerospace Structures Behavior of Welded and Riveted Steel Grates STEM Education grant for Typical and IEP Middle School Students

x Additional duties include service on Departmental and University Committees.

Alcoa Technical Center, Pittsburgh, PA 1985 - 1996Sr. Technical Specialist, 1993 - 1996 x Design and develop products including modular housing, rail cars, intermodal containers and tank cars. Modular Housing: Low cost, single family dwelling which could be erected within several days. Materials included pultruded vinyl / fiberglass shapes, foam core wall panels and wood sandwich panels for the roof structure. Deliverables included design and verification testing within a one year time frame. Rail Cars: Assist two customers with joint and material testing, final design and initial build of aluminum covered hopper cars. Project duration was one year. Intermodal Container: Design, build and test a light weight, aluminum intermodal container for ground, sea and rail shipping of dry bulk goods. x Write specifications in the analysis of fatigue and fracture of metal structures, and failure analysis for plant equipment and

products. x Additional duties include management of physical testing and instrumentation groups. Direct responsibility for staff of one

mechanical engineer, one instrumentation specialist and fifteen technicians. Indirect supervision of two other engineers involved in specialized testing.

Craig C. Menzemer Engineer, Senior Engineer and Staff Engineer, 1985 - 1993 x Duties included the design, analysis and physical testing of structural members and components. x Managed materials testing, structural testing laboratories and instrumentation group. x Conducted failure investigations. x Designed a modular replacement bridge deck system. ATLSS Center, Lehigh University, Bethlehem, PA 1988 - 1992 Research Engineer/Student x Dissertation Title: Fatigue Behavior of Welded Aluminum Structures, Principal Advisor: Dr. John W. Fisher. x Studies for Ph.D. in Civil Engineering included writing a research proposal, securing funding, procuring materials and fabrication,

physical testing, computerized analysis and report writing. x Completed advanced classes in composites, plate and shells, concrete slab structures, fracture mechanics and plasticity. Fritz Laboratory, Lehigh University, Bethlehem, PA 1983 - 1985 Research Assistant x Performed field testing on bridges, laboratory testing of welded joints, computerized analysis of structures and report writing. United States Steel Corporation, Pittsburgh, PA 1982 - 1983 Field Engineer - Construction Management Group x Managed construction work from bid meetings through start-up, trouble shooting and report writing.

EDUCATION

Doctor of Philosophy in Civil Engineering, Lehigh University October 1992 Emphasis in Fatigue and Fracture of Structural Components Master of Science in Civil Engineering, Lehigh University June 1985 Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering, Lehigh University June 1982

SELECTED PUBLICATIONS

Menzemer, C.C., Kostem, C.N. and Fisher J.W. Structural Response of a Continuous Steel Highway Bridge, International Bridge Conference, Pittsburgh, June 1985. Kostem, C.N. and Menzemer, C.C. Finite Element Analysis of Structural Details in Large Steel Bridge Superstructures, Computing in Civil Engineering, proceedings of the Fourth Conference, American Society of Civil Engineers, 1986, pp. 927-934. Menzemer C.C., Hinkle, A. and Nordmark, G. Aluminum Orthotropic Bridge Deck Verification, Materials and Member Behavior, Proceedings of the Structures Congress, American Society of Civil Engineers, August 1987, pp. 289-304. Fisher J.W. and Menzemer, C.C. Case Studies and Repair of Fatigue Damaged Structures, Structures Subjected to Repeated Loads, Stability and Strength Series, No. 9, Chapter 7, Elsevier, 1990. Fisher, J.W. and Menzemer, C.C. Fatigue Cracking in Welded Steel Bridges, Transportation Research Record #1282, Transportation Board, National Academy Press, 1990, pp. 111-117. Menzemer, C. C and Fisher, J. W. Bridge Repair Methods - U.S./Canadian Practice, Bridge Evaluation, Repair and Rehabilitation, NATO ASI Series, Series E, Vol. 187, Kluwer Academic Publishers, 1990, pp. 495-512.

Craig C. Menzemer Fisher, J. W. , Menzemer, C. C. and Yen, B. T. Fatigue Crack Detection and Repair of Steel Bridge Structures, International Association of Bridge and Structural Engineers, IABSE Workshop, Remaining Life of Steel Structures, Lausanne, Switzerland, April 1990, pp. 293-304. Menzemer, C.C. and Fisher J.W. Fatigue Behavior of Welded Aluminum Structures, Fifth international Aluminum Conference, session 6, Munich, 1992, pp. 6.1.1 – 6.2.1. Menzemer C.C., and Fisher J.W. Fatigue Design of Welded Aluminum Structures, Transportation Research Record #1393, Transportation Research Board, National Academy Press, Washington D.C., 1993, pp. 79-88. Menzemer, C.C., and Fisher J.W. Revisions to the Aluminum Association Fatigue Design Specifications, Proceedings of the Sixth International Conference on Aluminum Weldments, INALCO`95, AWS Show, Cleveland, 1995, pp. 11-23. Menzemer, C. C., Sharp, M. L. and Nordmark, G. E. Hot-Spot Fatigue Design of Aluminum Joints, Proceedings of the 4th Materials Conference, Materials for the New Millennium, ASCE, Washington D. C., November, 1996, pp. 1027-1036. Menzemer, C. C. Fatigue Design of Aluminum Structures,  Proceedings  of  Alumitech’97,  The  Aluminum  Association,  Atlanta, April, 1997, pp. 782-789. Menzemer, C. C. Aluminum Materials and the Infrastructure, ASCE, Emerging Materials for Civil Engineering, Roberto Lopez-Anido and Tarun Naik editors, Special Issue, October 2000, pp. 115-133. Menzemer, C., Fei, L. and Srivatsan, T., Design Criteria for Bolted Connection Elements in Aluminum Alloy 6061, Journal of Mechanical Design, Transactions of the ASME, Vol. 121, September 1999, pp. 348-358.

Menzemer, C., Fatigue Behavior and Design of Aluminum Structures, Progress in Structural Engineering and Materials, Vol. 2, January – March 2000, pp. 120-127.

Menzemer, C., Fei, L. and Srivatsan, T., Mechanical Response and Failure of Bolted Connection Elements in Aluminum Alloy 5083, Materials Letters, Volume 41, No. 4, November 1999, pp. 192-197. Menzemer, C., Lam, P. , Whittel, C., and Srivatsan, T. S. An Investigation of Fusion Zone Microstructures of Welded Aluminum Alloy Joints, Journal of Materials Engineering and Performance, ASM, Vol. 10, No. 2, April 2001, pp.173-177. Menzemer, C. and Srivatsan, T.S. The Effect of Environment on Fatigue Crack Growth Behavior of Aluminum Alloy 5456, Materials Science and Engineering – A, No. A271, Elsevier, 1999, pp. 189-195. Menzemer, C. and Srivatsan, T.S. The Quasi-Static Fracture Behavior of Aluminum Alloy 5083, Materials Letters, Vol. 38, pp 317-320. Menzemer, C., Srivatsan, T. S., Al-Hajri, M. and Ortiz, R. The Impact Toughness and Tensile Properties of 8320 Steel, Material Science and Engineering :A, No.289, 2000, pp.198-207. Menzemer, C., Ortiz, R., Iasconne, R., and Srivatsan, T. An Investigation of the Bearing Strength of three Aluminum Alloys, Material Science and Engineering: A, Vol. 327, Issue 2, April 2002, pp. 203-212. Menzemer, C., Srivatsan, T. S., Ortiz, R. and Al-Hajri, M. and Petraroli, M. Influence of Temperature on Impact Fracture Behavior of an Alloy Steel, Journal of Materials and Design, Elsevier, No. 22, 2001, pp. 659-667. Menzemer, C. Fatigue Strength – Groove Welds with Integral Backing, The Aluminum Association Web Site, 2002.

Craig C. Menzemer Menzemer, C and Kissell, R. Recent Developments in Aluminum Structural Design, Aluminum Now, Vol. 4, No. 4, The Aluminum Association, Washington, DC, September/October 2002, pp. 24-26. Iascone, R. and Menzemer. C. Reestablishing the Shear Strength of Aluminum Alloy Fillet Welds, AWS Welding Journal, Feature Article, April 2002, pp. 29-31. Sobier, H and Menzemer, C. An Investigation and Understanding of the Mechanical Response of Palmyrah Timber, Material Science and Engineering: A, Vol. 354, Issues1-2, August 2003, pp. 257-269. Xiao, Y. and Menzemer, C. Ultimate Compressive Strength of Aluminum Plate Elements, Journal of Structural Engineering, ASCE, Issue 11, Vol. 129, November 2003, pp. 1441-1447. May, J. and Menzemer, C. Strength of Bolted Aluminum Alloy Tension Members, Journal of Structural Engineering, ASCE, July 2005, pp. 1125-1134. Wang, C. and Menzemer, C. Shear Lag in Bolted Single Aluminum Angle Tension Members, Journal of Materials Engineering and Performance, Issue 14(01) February 2005, pp. 61-68. Mahama, F., Azzam, D and Menzemer, C. C. Behavior of Heavy Duty Welded Steel Bar Grating, submitted to project sponsor NAAMM for approval to publish, August 2005. Strength Design in Aluminum: A Review of Three Codes, edited by M. Gargari, by the task committee on aluminum, Special Publication, ASCE, (C. C. Menzemer contributing author), 2005. Azzam, D. and Menzemer, C. C. Residual Stress Measurement of Welded Aluminum Light Pole Supports, Journal of Structural Engineering, ASCE, Volume 132, No. 10, October 2006, pp. 1603 – 1610. Azzam, D. and Menzemer, C. C. Fatigue Behavior of Welded Aluminum Light Pole Support Details, The Journal of Structural Engineering, ASCE, Volume 132, No. 12, December 2006, pp. 1919 – 1927. Azzam, D. and Menzemer, C. C. Numerical Study of Stiffened Socket Connections for Highway Signs, Traffic Signals and Luminaire Structures, The Journal of Structural Engineering, ASCE, Vol. 134, No. 2, February 2008, pp. 173-180. Azzam, D. and Menzemer, C. C. Fatigue Life Assessment and Comparison of Two Types of Bridge-Mounted Welded Aluminum Light Pole Support Structures, Bridge Structures: Assessment, Design and Construction, Taylor and Francis, Vol. 3, No. 1, March 2007, pp. 81-90. Lam, P., Doverspike, D., Zhao, J., Zhe, J. and Menzemer, C. An Evaluation of a STEM Program for Middle School Students on Learning Disability Related IEPs, Journal of STEM Education: Innovations and Research, Vol. 9, no. 1, 2008, pp. 21-29. Zhao, J., Menzemer, C. and Lam, P. Reaching   Underrepresented   Students’   Potential   Through   Undergraduate   Research, proceedings of the 2008 ASEE North Central Section Conference, Dayton, OH, March 2008. Menzemer, C., Lam, P., Zhao, J., Zhe, J. and Doverspike, D. Enhancing Access and Fostering Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) Using Civil Engineering Materials Applications for Special Learning Disabilities Middle School Students, Frontiers in Education Conference, Milwaukee, October 2007, pp. T2B-3 to T2B-7. Lam, P., Doverspike, Zhao, J., D., Zhe, J. & Menzemer, C. Fostering STEM Based Education for Middle School Students on Learning Disability Related IEPs, Proceedings of the 2008 ASEE North Central Section, Danton, OH, March, 2008. Lam, P., Zhao, J., Doverspike, D., Zhe, J. & Menzemer, C. An Initial Assessment of the Effectiveness of the Enhancing Access and Fostering Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) NSF Summer Workshop Program,”Proceedings of the 2007 ASEE Southeast Section Conference,session T2-A, Louisville, Louisville, Kentucky. April, 2007.

Craig C. Menzemer Zhe, J., Zhao, J., Lam, P., Doverspike, D., & Menzemer, C. Fostering Science, Technology, Engineering and Math Using Intelligent Balloon for Special Learning Disabilities Middle School Students, Proceedings of the 2007 ASEE North Central Section Conference, Charleston, West Virginia., March, 2007, paper A2-3.

Zhe, J., Zhao, J., Lam, P., Doverspike, D., & Menzemer, C Descriptions of STEM Workshops for Middle School Students with Specific Learning Disabilities, First International Conference on Technology-based Learning with Disability, Celebrating 40 years of Access in Education, Dayton, OH, July 2007, pp. 112-120. Menzemer, C., Deliwala, J. and Kissell, J. R. Pull-Out Strength of Self Tapping Fasteners in Aluminum Screw Slot Connections, Light Metal Age, Vol. 66, No. 5, September/October 2008, pp. 22-26. Zhe, J., Doverspike, D., Zhao, J., Lam, P. and Menzemer, C. High School Bridge Program: A Multidisciplinary STEM Research Program, Journal of STEM Education, Vol. 11, Issue 1 & 2, January 2010, pp. 61-68. Lam, D., Menzemer, C. and Srivatsan, T. An Investigation of Strain Concentration in High Strength Al-Zn-Mg-Cu Alloy 7085 Subjected to tensile Deformation, Journal of Material Engineering and Performance, Vol. 19(5), July 2010, pp. 705-713. Menzemer, C., White, D., Bowman, J. and Minor, R. Bending of Hollow Aluminum Tubes about a Diagonal Axis, Light Metal Age, Vol. 67, No. 6, November/December 2009. Yun, G. J, Saleeb, A., Shang, S., Binienda, W. and Menzemer, C. Improved SelfSim for Inverse Extraction of Non-Uniform, Nonlinear and Inelastic Constituitive Behavior Under Cyclic Loadings, Journal of Aerospace Engineering, Vol. 25(2), ASCE, April 2012, pp. 256-272. May, J. and Menzemer, C. Non-Linear Vibration Control of Long, Flexible Structures Employing Inter-Modal Energy Transfer [Modal Damping], Journal of Vibration and Control, Vol. 17, November 2010, pp. 1557-1566. May, J. and Menzemer, C.; Concept Demonstration of Modal Damping, a Non-Linear Structural Vibration Control Scheme, Applied to a Small Scale Vibrating Aluminum Cantilever Model, Journal of Vibration and Control, No. 1077546311408167, October 2011. May, J. and Menzemer, C. Modal Damping Effects on the Spatial Distribution of Anelastic Damped Vibration Energy for a Baseline Cantilever Structure, Journal of Vibration and Control, No. 1077546311408990, October 2011. Menzemer, C., Azzam, D. and Srivatsan, T. A Study of the Fatigue and Fracture Behavior of Cantilevered Luminaire Structures made from Aluminum Alloy 6063, Material Science and Engineering A, Vol. 527, Issues 18 - 19, July 2010, pp. 4680-4687. Azzam, D., Menzemer, C. and Srivatsan, Y.; The Fracture Behavior of an Al-Mn-Si Alloy During Cyclic Fatigue, Material Science and Engineering A, Vol. 527, Issue 20, July 2010, pp. 5341-5346. Bathini, U., Srivatsan, T., Patnaik, A. and Menzemer, C. Mechanisms Governing Fatigue, Damage, and Fracture of Commercially Pure Titanium for Viable Aerospace Applications, Journal of Aerospace Engineering,Vol. 24, Issue 4, No. 1943-5525, October 2011, pp. 415-424. Hurtuk, T., Patnaik, A., Srivatsan, T., and Menzemer, C. The Quasi Static Deformation, Failure and Fracture Behavior of Titanium Alloy Gusset Plates Containing Bolt Holes, Journal of Materials Engineering and Performance, Vol. 21, Issue 2, Nov. 2012, pp. 2363-2374. Tinl, N., Menzemer, C. C., Patnaik, A., and Srivatsan, T. The Bolt Bearing Response and Tensile Deformation Capacity of Plates made from a Titanium Alloy, Journal of Materials Engineering and Performance, Vol. 21, Aug. 2012, pp. 1696-1702. Patnaik, A., Shan, X., Adams, M., Srivatsan, T., Menzemer, C., and Payer, J. Isolating Corrosion of Steel Plates Coupled with Titanium, Advanced Steel Construction, Vol.10, No. 2, 2014, pp. 216-233. Tinl, N., Menzemer, C., Manigandan, K. and Srivatsan, T. The Bearing Strength and Fracture Behavior of Bolted Connections in Two Aluminum Alloys, Journal of Materials Engineering and Performance, Vol. 22, No. 11., November 2013, pp. 3430-3438.

Craig C. Menzemer Patnaik, A., Menzemer, C. C. and Srivatsan, T., Understanding the Mechanical Response of Built-Up Welded Beams Made from a Commercially Pure and a Titanium Alloy, Material Science and Engineering A, Vol 590, January 2014, pp. 390-400. Hilty, E., Menzemer, C. C., Manigandan, K. and T. Srivatsan Influence of welding and heat treatment on microstructure, properties and fracture behavior of a wrought aluminum alloy, Vol. 3, Issue 5, Emerging Materials Research, June 2014, pp. 230-242. Arthur, G., Menzemer, C. C. and Shohel, M. Fatigue Behavior of Heavy Duty Riveted Steel Gratings in Bridge Decks, submitted to the Journal of Bridge Engineering, ASCE, January 2015. Arthur, G., Menzemer, C. C. and M. Shohel Parametric Study of the Stress Distribution in Heavy Duty Riveted Steel Gratings, submitted to the Journal of Structural Engineering, ASCE, March 2015. Arthur, G., Menzemer, C. C., and M. Shohel Fatigue Life Prediction of Heavy Duty Riveted Steel Gratings in Bridge Decks, Accepted for Publication, Journal of Bridge Engineering, ASCE, September 2015. Shohel, M., Menzemer, C. C. and G. Arthur Estimation  of  Three  Dimensional  Stress  Intensity  Factors  for  Structural  “T”  Details  – A Finite Element Approach, Submitted to the Journal of Structural Engineering, April 2015.

BOOK Menzemer C.C., Sharp, M. and Nordmark G. Fatigue Design of Aluminum Components and Structures, McGraw Hill, 1996. Provides fundamental background on fatigue design methodologies, behavior trends for different aluminum product forms and joining methods and previously unpublished data for use by designers as well as graduate level students.

CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS Menzemer, C. C., Kostem, C. N. and Fisher, J. W. Structural Response of a Continuous Steel Highway Bridge, International Bridge Conference, Pittsburgh, June 1985. Menzemer, C. C., Hinkle, A. J. and Nordmark, G. E. Aluminum Orthotropic Bridge Deck Verification, Materials and Member Behavior, proceedings of the Fourth Conference, American Society of Civil Engineers, 1986. Menzemer, C. C. and Fisher, J. W. Fatigue Behavior of Welded Aluminum Structures, Fifth International Aluminum Conference, Munich, 1992. Menzemer, C. C and Fisher, J. W. Revisions to the Aluminum Association Fatigue Design Specifications, Sixth International Conference on Aluminum Weldments, INALCO  ‘95,  AWS  Show,  Cleveland,  1995. Menzemer, C. C., Sharp, M. L. and Nordmark, G. E. Hot-Spot Fatigue Design of Aluminum Joints, Proceedings of the 4th Materials Conference, ASCE, Washington D. C., November, 1996. Menzemer, C. C. Fatigue Design of Aluminum Structures, Proceedings of Alumitech’97,  The  Aluminum  Association,  Atlanta,  April,  1997. Menzemer, C. C. Fatigue Design and Behavior of Aluminum Alloy Structures, Invited lecture to the Society of Manufacturing Engineers, Detroit, June 1997. Menzemer, C. C. Fatigue Design and Behavior of Aluminum Alloy Structures, Lecture to SME, Nashville, September 1998.

Craig C. Menzemer Menzemer, C., Ortiz, R., Iascone, R and Srivatsan, T. Bearing Capacity of Aluminum Alloys in Connections, 8th INALCO – International Aluminum Conference, Munich, Germany, March 2001. Wang, C. and Menzemer, C. Capacity of Single Aluminum Angle Tension Members, 8th INALCO – International Aluminum Conference, Munich, Germany, March 2001. Menzemer, C. Design and Behavior of Steel Grates, Presentation to NAAMM, Tucson, Arizona, April 2003. Menzemer C., Lam P., Zhao, J., Zhe, J., & Doverspike, D. Enhancing Access and Fostering Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) Using Civil Engineering Materials Applications for Special Learning Disabilities Middle School Students, Frontiers in Education Conference, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, October 2007. Hilty, E. B., Menzemer, C. C., Manigandan, K. and T. S. Srivatsan The Conjoint Influence of Welding and Artificial Aging on Microstructural Development and Properties of Aluminum Alloy 6063, Processing and Fabrication of Advanced Materials XXII, Research Publishing, 2014, p. 49. Hilty, E. B., Menzemer, C. C., Manigandan, K. and T. S. Srivatsan Influence of Welding and Heat Treatment on Microstructural Development and Properties of Aluminum Alloy 6005A, Processing and Fabrication of Advanced Materials XXII, Research Publishing, 2014, p. 72. Menzemer, C., Apperson, K. and A. Zournas, Heavy Duty Riveted Bridge Deck Fatigue Testing under AASHTO H20 Loading, Heavy Movable Structures, New Orleans, September 2014.

ACTIVITY IN RESEARCH A. Externally Funded Research - Dr. Menzemer as a Principal or Sole Investigator

“Evaluation  of  Aluminum  Structural  Systems  for  Freight  Cars”,  Alcoa  A/CRP $29,500.00

1. “Excessive  Wear  on  Aluminum  Dump Body Truck Beds”,  J&J  Truck  Bodies  and  Trailers, Somerset Welding and

Steel, C. C. Menzemer, $2560.00.

2. “Steel  Wire  Reinforcement  for  Single  Braided  High  Pressure  Hose”, Parker –Hannifin, C. C. Menzemer, $2560.00

3. “Failure  Models  for  Aluminum  Connecting Elements – Mechanically  Fastened    Joints”,  The  Aluminum  Association,   C. Menzemer, $4200.00

4. “Bearing  Strength  Limit  States  for  Bolted  Aluminum  Connections”,  The  Aluminum  Association,  C.  Menzemer,  

$4500.00

5. “Development  and  Evaluation  of  Aluminum  Structural  Systems  for  Freight  Cars”,  Mill  Products  Group  Alcoa,  C.  Menzemer, $15,500.00

6. “Structural  Analysis  Support”,  RAVENS,  C.  Menzemer  and  R.  Zobel,  1997  – 1998, $10,000.00

7. “Structural  Analysis  Support”,  RAVENS,  C.  Menzemer,  1998  – 1999, $10,000.00

8. “Impact  and  Fracture  Characteristics  of  AISI  8320  Steel”,  C.  Menzemer  and  T.  Srivatsan,  1998  – 1999, Timken, in-kind, $6,000.00

9. “Development  and  Evaluation  of  Aluminum  Structural  Systems  for  Lightweight  Coal  Cars”,  Alcoa  Mill  Products  

Group, C. Menzemer, 1999 – 2000, $30,000.00

10. “Structural  Analysis  Support”,  C.  Menzemer,  RAVENS,  1999  – 2000, $10,000.00

11. “Shear  Strength  of  Aluminum  Alloy  Fillet  Welds”,  Aluminum  Association,  2000-2001, $5500.00

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12. “Strength  of  Bolted  Aluminum  Tension  Members”,  Aluminum  Association,  2000- 2001, $10,000.00

13. “Design  and  Behavior  of  Steel  Grating  Floors”,  NAAM,  2000-2002, $15,000.00.

14. “Fatigue  Performance  of  Welded  Aluminum  Light  Supports”,  HAPCO,  May  2003,  $79,984.00.

15. “Strain  Concentration  and  Tension  Dominated Stiffened Aerospace  Structures”,  ALCOA, May 2004, $23,592.00.

16. “Design  and  Behavior  of  Riveted  Grating”,  NAAMM,  2005-2006, $4,950.00

17. “Pull-Out  Strength  of  Aluminum  Alloy  Extrusions”,  The  Aluminum  Association,  2006,  $4500.00.

18. “Static  Tests  of  a  Two  Span Continuous Steel Grate”, Ohio Gratings, 2009, $10,322.00.

19. “Fatigue  Tests  of  a  Two  Span  Continuous  Grate”, Ohio Gratings, 12,500.00

20. “Fatigue Tests of Welded Aluminum Light Poles”, HAPCO, $60,000.00

B. Externally Funded Research with Dr. Menzemer as Co-Investigator

21. “The  Strength  of  Sewn  Joints  in  Kevlar  Webbing”,  SMR  Technologies,  

Menzemer and R. S. Zobel, $3600.00

22. “The  Strength  of  Sewn  Joints  in  Kevlar  Webbing”,  SMR  Technologies, C. Menzemer and R. Zobel, $4950.00

23. “The  Strength  of  Sewn  Joints  in  Kevlar  Webbing”,  SMR  Technologies,  C.  Menzemer  and  R.  Zobel,  $7290.00 24. “Enhancing  Access  and  Fostering  Technology  Based  Students  with  Specific  Learning  Disabilities”,  NSF,  $282,969.00,

2006 – 2009.

25. Ohio Challenge Grant in support of  “Enhancing  Access  and  Fostering  STEM  Based  Education  for  Middle  School   Students  with  SLD”,  P.  Lam,  J.  Zhao,  J.  Zhe  and  C.  Menzemer,  $20,000.00.

26.“NASA/OSGC/Arcelor Mittal Industrial Collaboration High School Summer Bridge Program”,

NASA/OSGC/Arcelor Mittal, 2008, $25,500.00 ($51,500.00 with cost share), C. Menzemer, J. Zhe and J. Zhao.

27.“Development  of  the  IDEAs  Engineering  Preview  for  Akron  Public  High  School  Students”,  2009,  $2500.00,  C.

Menzemer and J. Zhao.

28.“NASA/OSGC/University  of  Akron  Collaboration  High  School  Summer  Bridge  Internship  Program”,  NASA/OSGC, 2009, $15,000.00, C. Menzemer and J. Zhao.

29.“Studies  on  the  Use  of  Non-Corrosive  Titanium  Gusset  Plates  to  Mitigate  Bridge  Collapses”,  $125,000.00,                                     C. Menzemer, A. Patnaik and T. Srivatsan. 30.”Fatigue  Behavior  of  Welded  Aluminum  Luminaire  Supports  and  Structural    Details”,  $60,000.00,  C.  Menzemer  and   James E. May. 31. “Fatigue  Tests  of  Two  Span  Steel  Grates”,  $13,000.00,  C.  Menzemer.

C. Internally Funded Research with Dr. Menzemer as Principal or Sole Investigator

32 . “Preliminary Investigation  into  the  Strength  of  Aluminum  Angles  Connected  by  a  Single  Leg”,  Faculty  research  Grant,   C. Menzemer, $3500.00

33. “Limit  States  for  Connections  in  Aluminum”,  Firestone  Internal  Research  Grant,  1999  – 2000, $5,000.00

D. Externally Funded Equipment Grant – Dr. Menzemer as Sole Investigator

34. Equipment, 55 kip MTS Machine, American Spring Wire, $42,600.00

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35. Equipment, SPATE Unit, Alcoa research labs, ~$25,000.00

E. Research Proposals Submitted and Denied

36. “ Analysis of Transmission Towers”, Ohio Edison, $12,500.00

37. “Load Capacity of Aluminum Alloy Joints”, NSF, $19,000.00

38. “Fatigue of Welded Aluminum Alloy Joints”, U.S. Coast Guard, $75,000.00

39. “Properties of Friction Stir Welds”, DOE, $300,000.00

40. “Preparing Middle School Teachers in Science, Engineering and Technology”, with Drs. Lam, Forawi, Song and Ugweje, NSF, $749,256.00.

41. “Increasing Engineering Enrollment Using Workshops on Emerging Technologies”, with Drs. Lam, Song and Ugweje, NSF.

42. “Cost Effective Connection Details for Highway Sign, Luminaire and Traffic Signal Structures”, NSF Project 10-70,

$800,000.00.

GRADUATE STUDENTS

A. Ph.D. Dissertations Directed

Mr. Diya Azzam, Fatigue Behavior of Welded Shoe Base Connections, complete, May 2006. Mr. James May, Dynamic Analysis and Active Control of Flexible, Lightly Damped Structural Systems – complete summer 2009.

Mr. Kurt Seidler, Lateral Buckling of Steel Beams Restrained by Masonry – in progress Mr. Godwin Arthur, Fatigue Strength of Riveted Grating – complete December 2014. Mr. Muhammad Shohel, Panting Fatigue of Welded Steel Plates, complete, March 2015.

B. M.S. Students Advised

Failure Models for Aluminum Connecting Elements – Mechanically Fastened Joints. Completed, Ms. Lei Fei

Analysis of Buried Thermoplastic Pipe. Completed - Mr. Brian Blayney Shear Lag in Bolted Aluminum Tension Members. Completed - Ms. Xin Wang Analytical Methods for Determining Rating Factors for Simple Span Girder Structures. Completed – Mr. Selim Baraka

A Comparison of Earthquake Forces Obtained From Various Building Codes. Completed – Mr. Brian Maskol.

Efficiency Estimation for Multibolted GFRP Single Connected Angles. Completed – Mr. Traian Gheorghiu with Dr. Binienda. Strength of Palmyrah Timber. Completed - Mr. Hatim Sobier

Aluminum in Bridges. Completed – Mr. Robert Plecher in conjunction with the Technical University of Munich. Analysis of an Aluminum Pedestrian Bridge. Completed - Mr. Phillip Scheffer In conjunction with The Technical University of Munich. Microstructural Examination and Analysis of the Stress Distribution in Welded Aluminum Alloy Joints. Completed – Mr. Christopher Wittel Co-Directed with The Department of Mechanical Engineering. Post - Buckling Behavior of Welded Aluminum Plates. Completed - Mr. Yugang Xiao.

Craig C. Menzemer

An Analysis of Metal Bar Grating, Completed. Completed – Ms. Shelly Smith. The Structural Behavior of Heavy Metal Bar Grating. Completed – Mr. Diya Azzam. A Timber Frame Modeling Approach Applied to the Analytical Comparison of Two Classical Timber Frame Bents. Completed – Mr. Jim May.

Guyed Derrick Cranes – LRFD vs ASD; A Comparison of Design Capacities, Completed – Mr. John McIlroy.

Finite Element Analysis of Welded Steel Gratings. Completed - Mr. Farouk Mahama Analysis and Fatigue Behavior of a Welded Aluminum Luminaire Structure, Completed – Mr. Doug Brunot. Tension Dominated Aerospace Structures, Completed, Mr. D. Lam.

Structural Analysis of an Aluminum Pedestrian Bridge in Conformity to AASHTO Specifications for Highway Bridges and the Aluminum Design Manual, Complete, Mr. Ramon Ortiz August 2006.

Shear Strength of Aluminum Alloy Fillet Welds, Complete, Mr. Rocco Iascone, December 2006.

Stress Concentration Effects on Fatigue in Steel Bridges, Complete, Mr. Craig Klein, December 2006.

Effect of Mineral Admixtures and Coarse Aggregate Size on Compressive Strength and Freeze- Thaw Resistance of Portland Cement Concrete, Complete, Mr. Tom McDonnell, December 2006. Testing and Analysis of Heavy Duty Riveted Steel Grating, Completed, Mr. Mahesh Baegjem. Comparison of ASD/LRFD Design Codes for Structural Timber, Completed, Mr. Mark Churpek. Study of the Pull-Out Strength of Aluminum Alloy Extrusions and Affecting Factors, Completed, Mr. Jigar Deliwala.

Failure of a Flush End Plate Connection in a Parking Garage, Mr. Godwin Arthur – Completed, Spring 2010. Behavior of Riveted Steel Grates for Movable Bridges, Mr. David White – in progress. Design and behavior of Titanium Connecting Elements, Ms. Therese Hurtuk, completed, Spring 2011. An Investigation of the Bearing Strength of Bolted Connections in Aluminum and Titanium Alloys, Mr. Nick Tinl, Completed Fall 2011. Parametric Study of Fatigue in Light Pole Structures, Ms. Maryam Hosseini, Spring 2013. Analysis of a Bolted Flange Connection, Mr. Adam J. Sniff, Fall 2013. Influence of Welding and Heat Treatment on Properties, Microstructure and Fracture Behavior of 6XXX Aluminum Alloys, Mr. Eric Hilty, Spring 2014.

C. Undergraduate Honors Project

Bearing Yield Provisions of the Aluminum Design Manual, Completed, Ms. Shelly Shaffer. Design of Steel Grates using LRFD, Completed, Mr. Hartman. 2004 North Central Regional Conference, completed, Ms. Renee Carter.

Analysis of a Railroad Bridge in Kent, OH, Ms. Janeen Messenger.

Development of a Pull-Out Specimen, Mr. Andrew Richlen and Ms. Annie Gao, summer 2007.

The Hahn Residence, Mark Enos, May 2008.

AISC Analysis of Meiser – Bartely Press-Lock Gratings and Comparison to Given Values, Nick Tinl, May 2008.

Capacity of a Flush End Plate Connection, Mr. Andrew Richlen, 2008. Behavior of a New Riveted Steel Grating System for Bridge Decks, M. Beddow, complete, 2009.

Craig C. Menzemer

Post Weld Heat Treatment of Aluminum Alloys for Light Poles, Mr. Eric Hilty, complete, 2012.

PATENTS

Co-author on U.S. Patent #4, 709, 435 "Bridge Deck System"

Patent  Pending  for  “Standard  Corner  Fittings  for  Aluminum  Container  Frames”.

Patent Complete for  “A  Container  Module  for  Intermodal Transportation and Storage of Dry Flow  Product”.

COMPUTER SKILLS

Programming experience in FORTRAN, Quick Basic, PROBE, ALGOR, ANSYS, SAP4. Experienced in use of personal computers.

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REFERENCES

Dr. Julie Zhao 5808 Nicholson Dr. Hudson, OH 44236 zhao1@uakron.edu 330-972-2823 (work) 330-310-4245 (cell)

Mr. Dave McVaney 496 Lincoln, Ave.

Barberton, OH 44203 330-972-7295 (Days)

330-687-0973 (Evenings) dmcvane@uakron.edu

Dr. Al Sehn, P.E. V.P., Engineering Hayward Baker

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ALSehn@HaywardBaker.com 410-551-8200

410-736-3126 (cell)

Dr. Diya Azzam

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530-400-0721

Dr. Robert Liang Professor of Civil Engineering

The University of Akron Akron, OH 44325-3905

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