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Russ College of Engineering and Technology
Stocker Center
Athens, OH 45701

Eric Steinberg

Eric Steinberg
Associate Dean for Research and Graduate Education Professor
Stocker Center 153
Engineering
Civil and Environmental Engineering
Dean's Office
steinber@ohio.edu
740.593.1464

Eric Steinberg has been a professor of civil engineering at Ohio University for more than 24 years. He is currently involved in several ODOT funded research projects including leading the structures research services program. He is a board member of the Ohio Research Initiative for Locals (ORIL) and is involved as a technical advisory committee member on several of the organization’s research projects. Steinberg is a member of PCI’s Committee on Bridges and a consulting member of the Student Education Committee. He is also serving as a panel member on a National Cooperative Highway Research Project for the Transportation Research Board. He is a registered Professional Engineer in Ohio and is a member of ACI, ASCE, and PCI. Steinberg has served as an expert witness in the field of structural engineering and as the faculty advisor for the student organizations of ASCE and SEAO.

Research Interests: bridge engineering, ultra-high performance concrete, prestressed concrete design, structural reliability

All Degrees Earned: Ph.D., 1991

Publications:

  • Huffman, J. Steinberg, E., and Sargand, S., (2012), “Finite Element Modeling a Full Scale Adjacent Prestressed Concrete Box Beam Bridge Span,” 2012 PCI Annual Convention and National Bridge Conference, Nashville, TN, September 29 - October 2.
  • Ahlborn, T., and Steinberg, E., (2012), “An Overview of UHPC Efforts in North America,” 3rd International Symposium on Ultra-High Performance Concrete and Nanotechnology for High Performance Construction Materials, Kassel, Germany, March 7-9.
  • Steinberg, E., Miller, R., Nims, D., and Sargand, S., (2011), “Structural Evaluation of LIC-310-0396 and FAY-35-17-6.82 Box Beams with Advanced Strand Deterioration - Final Report,” Ohio Department of Transportation and the Federal Highway Administration, September, 131 pages.
  • Steinberg and Miller, (2011), “Structural Evaluation of LIC-310-0396 Box Beams with Advanced Strand Deterioration - Interim Report,” Ohio Department of Transportation and the Federal Highway Administration, May, 161 pages.
  • Steinberg, E., (2010), “Structural Reliability of Prestressed UHPC Flexural Models for Bridge Girders,” Journal of Bridge Engineering, ASCE, Vol. 15, No.1, pp. 65-72.

Awards:

  • National PCI Distinguished Educator Award
  • PCI Central Region's Professor of the Year
  • Russ College of Engineering and Technology Outstanding Research Paper Award
  • Civil Engineering White Teaching Award (multiple)

Journal Article, Academic Journal (18)

  • Hamid, W., Steinberg, E., Semendary, A., Khoury, I., Walsh, K. (2020). Early Age Behavior of Internally Cured Concrete Bridge Deck under Environmental Loading. 4. Journal of Performance of Constructed Facilities; 34.
  • Khoury, I., Semendary, A., Hamid, W., Steinberg, E., Walsh, K. (2019). Experimental Investigation of Direct Tension Bond Performance of High-Strength Concrete and Ultrahigh-Performance Concrete Connections. 9. Athens: 31.
  • Jawdhari, A., Semendary, A., Amir, F., Khoury, I., Steinberg, E. (2019). Bond Characteristics of CFRP Rod Panels Adhered to Concrete under Bending Effects. 1. 23.
  • Walsh, K., Sallar, G., Steinberg, E. (2019). Hybrid Base-Isolation of a Nonlinear Building using a Passive Resettable Stiffness Damper. Elsevier; 178: 206-211. https://www.journals.elsevier.com/engineering-structures.
  • Walsh, K., Hicks, N., Steinberg, E., Hussein, H., Semendary, A. (2018). Fiber Orientation in UHPC Shear Keys of Adjacent Box-Beam Bridges. 2. American Concrete Institute Materials Journal; 115: 227-238.
  • Hussein, H., Sargand, S., Al-Rikabi, F., Steinberg, E. (2018). Experimental Validation of Optimized Ultra-High-Performance Concrete Shear Key Shape for Precast Pre-Stressed Adjacent Box Girder Bridges. Nov. 30, 2018. Elsevier; 190: 178-190.
  • Walsh, K., Boso, E., Steinberg, E., Haftman, J., Littel, N. (2018). Variable Negative Stiffnes Device for Seismic Protection of Building Structures through Apparent Waeking. 9. Journal of Engineering Mechanics; 144.
  • Walsh, K., Sallar, G., Steinberg, E. (2018). Semipassive Resettable Stiffness Damper for Seismic Protection of Short-Period Structures. 7. Journal of Structural Engineering; 144.
  • Sargand, S., Hussein, H., Steinberg, E. (2018). Shape Optimization of Ultra-High Performance Concrete Shear Key for Precast Pre-Stressed Adjacent Box Girder Bridges. 4. Reston, Virginia: American Society of Civil Engineers; 23: 16.
  • Hussein, H., Walsh, K., Sargand, S., Al-Rikabi, F., Steinberg, E. (2017). Modeling the Shear Connection in Adjacent Box-Beam Bridges with Ultra-High Performance Concrete Joints - Part I: Model Calibration and Validation. 8. Reston VA: American Society of Civil Engineers; 22: 14.
  • Sargand, S., Walsh, K., Hussein, H., Al-Rikabi, F., Steinberg, E. (2017). Modeling the Shear Connection in Adjacent Box-Beam Bridges with Ultra-High Performance Concrete Joints - Part II: Load Transfer Mechanism. 8. Reston VA: American Society of Civil Engineers; 22: 11.
  • Walsh, K., Sallar, G., Steinberg, E. (2016). Modeling and Validation of a Passive Resettable Stiffness Damper. 2. Journal of Engineering Mechanics (ASCE); 143: 13.
  • Walsh, K., Kelly, B., Steinberg, E. (2014). Damage identification for prestressed adjacent box-beam bridges. Article ID 540363. Advances in Civil Engineering; 2014: 16. http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/540363.
  • Steinberg, E., Sargand, S., Bettinger, C. (2004). Forces in Wingwalls of Skewed Semi-Integral Bridges. ASCE Journal of Bridge Engineering; 563-571.
  • Steinberg, E., Beier, J., Sargand, S. (2001). Effects of Sudden Prestress Force Transfer in Pretensioned concrete Beams. Chicago, IL: PCI Journal, Precast/Prestressed Concrete Institute; 64-75.
  • Steinberg, E. (1997). Reliability of Structural Steel Haunch Connections for Prestressed Concrete. 10. Journal of Structural Engineering, ASCE; 123: 1382-1389.
  • Steinberg, E., Bulleit, W. (1994). Reliability Analysis of Meteoroid Loading on Lunar Structures. New York, NY: Journal of Structural Safety, Elsevier; 15: 51-66.
  • Steinberg, E., Bulleit, W. (1994). Considerations for Design Criteria for Lunar Structures. New York, New York: Journal of Aerospace Engineering, ASCE; 188-198.

Journal Article, Professional Journal (16)

  • Semendary, A., Steinberg, E., Walsh, K., Barnard, E. (2019). Effect of Temperature Distributions on Thermally Induced Behavior of UHPC Shear Key Connections of Adjacent Precast Prestressed Concrete Box Beam Bridge. 2. NY: Journal of Bridge Engineering; 24.
  • Jawdhari, A., Semendary, A., Fam, A., Khoury, I., Steinberg, E. (2018). Bond Characteristics of CFRP Rod Panels Adhered to Concrete Under Bending Effects. NY: Journal of Composites for Construction.
  • Semendary, A., Steinberg, E., Walsh, K., Khoury, I. (2018). Effect of Thermal Load on the Behavior of an Adjacent Prestressed Concrete Box-beam Bridge Containing UHPC Shear Keys with Transverse Dowels. 3. Chicago, IL: PCI Journal.
  • Semendary, A., Steinberg, E., Walsh, K., Barnard, E. (2017). Live-Load Moment-Distribution Factors for Adjacent Precast Prestressed Concrete Box Beam Bridge with Reinforced UHPC Shear Key Connections. 11. Reston, VA: Journal of Bridge Engineering; 22.
  • Hussein, H., Walsh, K., Sargand, S., Steinberg, E. (2017). Modeling the Shear Connection in Adjacent Box-Beam Bridges with Ultrahigh-Performance Concrete Joints. I: Model Calibration and Validation. Journal of Bridge Engineering; 22.
  • Sargand, S., Walsh, K., Hussein, H., Steinberg, E. (2017). Modeling the Shear Connection in Adjacent Box-Beam Bridges with Ultrahigh-Performance Concrete Joints. II: Load Transfer Mechanism. Journal of Bridge Engineering.
  • Semendary, A., Walsh, K., Steinberg, E. (2017). Early-Age Behavior of an Adjacent Prestressed Concrete Box-Beam Bridge Containing UHPC Shear Keys with Transverse Dowels. 5. Reston, VA: Journal of Bridge Engineering; 22.
  • Steinberg, E., Semendary, A. (2017). Evaluation of revised details of end zone of the prestressed concrete I-girders using finite element method. 11. Structure and Infrastructure Engineering; 13.
  • Steinberg, E., Semendary, A. (2016). Evaluation of transverse Tie Rods in a 50-Year-Old Adjacent Prestressed Concrete Box Beam Bridge. Journal of Bridge Engineering.
  • Hussein, H., Sargand, S., Al Rikabi, F., Steinberg, E. (2016). Laboratory Evaluation of Ultrahigh-Performance Concrete Shear Key for Prestressed Adjacent Precast Concrete Box Girder Bridges. Journal of Bridge Engineering.
  • Ghaedi, H., Nims, D., Gostautas, R., Steinberg, E., Hu, L., Walsh, K. (2016). Field Study of Ohio's Structural Support Inspection Program for Overhead Signs, Traffic Signals, and High-Mast Lights. Jan 2016. Journal of the Transportation Board: Transportation Research Record; 2550: 15-21. http://trrjournalonline.trb.org/toc/trr/2550.
  • Hussein, H., Walsh, K., Sargand, S., Steinberg, E. (2016). Interfacial Properties of Ultra-High Performance Concrete and High Strength Concrete Bridge Connections. New York, NY: Journal of Materials in Civil Engineering; 10.
  • Steinberg, E. (2010). Structural Reliability of Prestressed UHPC Flexural Models for Bridge Girders. 1. Journal of Bridge Engineering, American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE); 15: 65-72.
  • Steinberg, E., Selle, R., Faust, T. (2003). Connectors for Timber- Lightweight Concrete Composite Structures. Journal of Structural Engineering, American Society of Civil Engineers; 1538-1545.
  • Steinberg, E. (1999). Structural Reliability of Tensile Loaded Headed Stud Anchors. 3. American Concrete Institute (ACI) Structural Journal; 96: 430-436.
  • Steinberg, E. (1995). Probabilistic Assessment of Prestress Losses in Pretensioned Prestressed Concrete. 6. PCI Journal; 40: 76-85.

Conference Proceeding (31)

  • Walsh, K., Steinberg, E., Haftman, J. (2020). Small-scale experimental validation of passive rate-independent linear damping. 17th World Conference on Earthquake Engineering; Paper No. 2g-0274.
  • Semendary, A., Barnard, E., Steinberg, E., Walsh, K. (2018). Differential Camber Induced Stresses in Shear Keys in Decked Bulb Tee Girder ridges. PCI Convention and National Bridge Conference.
  • Semendary, A., Steinberg, E., Walsh, K. (2017). Dynamic Response of Adjacent Prestressed Concrete Box Beam Bridge utilizing Reinforced UHPC Shear Keys. 39th IABSE Symposium – Engineering the Future.
  • Hussein, H., Sargand, S., Al Rikabi, F., Steinberg, E. (2017). Evaluation of Ultra-High Performance Concrete Grout Performance under Longitudinal Shear. First Congress on Technical Advancement.
  • Sargand, S., Hussein, H., Al-Rikabi, F., Steinberg, E. (2017). Evaluation of Ultra-High Performance Concrete Grout Performance under Longitudinal Shear. Reston, Virginia: American Society of Civil Engineers.
  • Huthman, I., Semendary, A., Steinberg, E., Walsh, K. (2017). 3D Printing for Prestressed Concrete. 2017 PCI Convention National Concrete Bridge Conference.
  • Hussein, H., Walsh, K., Sargand, S., Steinberg, E. (2016). Effect of Extreme Temperatures on the Coefficient of Thermal Expansion for Ultra-High Performance Concrete. Ames Iowa: Iowa State University; 11. http://www.extension.iastate.edu/registration/events/UHPCPapers/UHPC_ID108.pdf.
  • Steinberg, E., Semendary, A., Steinberg, E. (2016). Implementing Ultra High Performance Concrete (UHPC) with Dowel Bars in Longitudinal Joints (Shear Key) in an Adjacent Box Beam Bridge. Ames, Iowa: First International Interactive Symposium on UHPC.
  • Steinberg, E., Semendary, A., Walsh, K. (2016). Static Truck Load Testing of an Adjacent Box Beam Bridge Containing Ultra High Performance Concrete (UHPC) Longitudinal Joints. Chicago: Precast/Prestressed Concrete Institute.
  • Steinberg, E. (2014). Parameteric Analysis of Adjacent Prestressed Concrete Box-Beams with UHPC Dowel Shear Keys. Chicag, IL: Precast/Prestressed Concrete Institute.
  • Steinberg, E., Huffman, J., Ubbing, J., Giraldo-Londono, O. (2013). FINITE ELEMENT MODELING OF ADJACENT PRESTRESSED CONCRETE BOX BEAMS. Chicago, IL: PCI Convention and National Bridge Conference; 20.
  • Walsh, K., Steinberg, E. (2012). Moment Redistribution Capacity in Ultra-High Performance Concrete. 3rd International Symposium on Ultra-High Performance Concrete and Nanotechnology for Construction Materials.
  • Huffman, J., Steinberg, E., Sargand, S. (2012). Finite Element Modeling a Full Scale Adjacent Prestressed Concrete Box Beam Bridge Span. Chicago, IL: 2012 PCI Convention and National Bridge Conference; 18.
  • Steinberg, E., Miller, R., Huffman, J., Stilings, T. (2011). “Full Scale Destructive Testing of an Adjacent Prestressed Concrete Box Beam Bridge,”. Chicago, IL: 2011 PCI Annual Convention and National Bridge Conference.
  • Steinberg, E., Miller, R. (2009). Evaluation of Damaged Prestressed Concrete Bridge Box Beams. San Antonio, TX: Proceedings of the National Bridge Conference.
  • Steinberg, E. (2007). LRFD Bridge Design – The Next Step in Design Philosophy. Phoenix, AZ: Proceedings of the PCI National Bridge Conference.
  • Steinberg, E., Shehu, J. (2006). Load Effect Adjustments in the AASHTO LRFD Specification Based on ADTT. Grapevine, TX: Proceedings of the PCI National Bridge Conference.
  • Steinberg, E., Ahlborn, T. (2005). Analysis UHPC Bridge Girders. Palm Springs, CA: Proceedings of the PCI National Bridge Conference.
  • Stuart, B., Steinberg, E. (2005). Supplementing FE Exam Results for Continuous Assessment. Portland, OR: 2005 ASEE Annual Conference.
  • Steinberg, E., Reeves, E. (2004). Structural Reliability of UHPC Bridge Girders in Flexure. Atlanta, GA: Proceedings of the PCI National Bridge Conference.
  • Ahlborn, T., Steinberg, E., Hartmann, J. (2003). Ultra-High Performance Concrete - Study Tour 2002. Proceedings of the 3rd International Symposium on High Performance Concrete and the PCI National Bridge Conference.
  • Steinberg, E., Lubbers, A. (2003). Bond of Prestressing Strands in UHPC. Orlando, FL: Proceedings of the 3rd International Symposium on High Performance Concrete and the PCI National Bridge Conference.
  • Steinberg, E., Chen, C. (2000). Reliability of the Flexural Capacity of HPC Bridge Girders. Orlando, FL: Proceedings of the International Symposium on High Performance Concrete, PCI/FHWA/FIB; 645-653.
  • Steinberg, E. (1999). Structural Reliability Analyses of the Flexural Capacity of HPC Bridge Girders. Northwestern University, Evanston, IL: Proceedings of the Sixth Annual Undergraduate Faculty Enhancement Workshop; 75-80.
  • Steinberg, E., Johnson, M. (1998). Structural Analysis of a Fiberglass Antenna Tower. Tucson, AZ: Proceedings of the Second International Conference on Composites in the Infrastructure; 1: 493-503.
  • Steinberg, E., Edwards, M. (1997). The Effectiveness of Calcium Nitrite in Producing High Performance Concrete. New Orleans, LA: Proceedings of the PCI/FHWA International Symposium on High Performance Concrete; 184-193.
  • Steinberg, E., Choamnak, S., Johnson, M. (1996). Testing of Historical Covered Timber Bridge Members. New Orleans, LA: Proceedings of the International Wood Engineering Conference; 3: 362-368.
  • Steinberg, E. (1995). Teaching the Materials Properties of Concrete in Structural Design Courses. Cincinnati, OH: Proceedings of the Third Annual Undergraduate Faculty Enhancement Symposium - Teaching the Materials Science, Engineering, and Field Aspects of Concrete, Advanced Cement-Based Materials; 23-29.
  • Steinberg, E. (1994). Human Error Models for Structural Reliability. Atlanta, GA: Proceedings of the 1994 ASCE Structures Congress ; 199-204.
  • Steinberg, E. (1994). Distributional Information for Ejection Fragments. Albuquerque, NM: Proceedings of Space '94 Conference; 402-413.
  • Bulleit, W., Steinberg, E. (1992). Reliability Analysis of Lunar Structures Under Meteoroid Impact. Denver, CO: Proceedings for the ASCE Speciality Conference on Probabilistic Mechanics, and Structural and Geotechincal Reliability.

Journal Article, In-House Journal (1)

  • Steinberg, E. (2006). Manual for the Evaluation and Repair of Precast, Prestressed Concrete Bridge Products. Manual of the Precast/Prestressed Concrete Institute (PCI).

Magazine/Trade Publication (1)

  • Steinberg, E., Semendary, A., Walsh, K. (2015). Adjacent Precast Box Beam Bridges: Using UHPC Longitudinal Joints. 8. Buffalo, NY: The Construction Specifier; 68: 28-42.

Online Article (1)

Other (1)

Research Report (11)

Technical Report (13)

  • Steinberg, E., Walsh, K., Sparks, N. (2016). Bridge Trough Maintenance Evaluation on Finger Joint Bridges.
  • Steinberg, E., Ellison, T. (2015). Preliminary Evaluation of Cool-crete. Columbus, OH: Ohio Department of Transportation; 48.
  • Steinberg, E., Walsh, K., Semendary, A. (2015). Reinforced UHPC Shear Keys in an Adjacent Prestressed Concrete Box Beam Bridge. Columbus, OH: Ohio Department of Transportation; 58.
  • Mitchell, G., Sargand, S., Stuart, B., Russ, A., Steinberg, E., Kremer, G., Vassiliadis, C. (2010). Al Anbar University ABET Accreditation Services Project- Phase I and Phase II Report. U S Army Corps of Engineers; 185 Pages.
  • Steinberg, E., Sargand, S., Bettinger, C. (2001). Forces Exerted in the Wingwalls of Skewed Semi-Integral Bridges. Athens, OH: Ohio University, Center for Geotechnical and Environmental Research, Department of Civil Engineering.
  • Howard, J., Steinberg, E. (2001). Fatigue Testing of Embedded Presets in Cellular Decks. Final Report submitted to Wiremold Walker Infloor Systems.
  • Steinberg, E., Howard, J. (2001). Static Load Capacities of Embedded Presets in Cellular Decks. Final Report submitted to Wiremold Walker Infloor Systems.
  • Steinberg, E., Howard, J. (2001). Load Capacities of Preset Covers. Final Report submitted to Wiremold Walker Infloor Systems.
  • Steinberg, E., Sargand, S., Bettinger, C. (2001). Forces Exerted in The Wingwalls of Skewed Semi-Integral Bridges. Final Report, ODOT/FHWA.
  • Steinberg, E. (2000). Structural Loads for Semiflush, Steady Burning Approach Lights. Athens, OH: OU/AEC 00-10TM00019/0.
  • Steinberg, E., Edwards, K., Gamble, J. (1997). Field Evaluation of Long Term Corrosion Protection Characteristics of Calcium Nitrite in Prestressed Concrete Bridge Girders. Final Report to the Ohio Department of Transportation and the U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Ohio University, Center for Geotechnical and Environmental Research, Department of Civil Engineering.
  • Steinberg, E., Johnson, M. (1996). Design, Analysis, and Fabrication of a Frangible Tower for the Sideband-Reference Glide-Slope Antennas. Athens, OH: Technical Memorandum OU/AEC 96-20TM00020/1.22-1, Federal Aviation Administration, Ohio University, Avionics Engineering Center in cooperation with Civil Engineering Department.
  • Steinberg, E., Chamis, C. (1994). Structural Probability Concepts Adapted to Electrical Engineering. Hilton Head, SC: NASA Technical Memorandum 106499 AIAA 94-1383 Prepared for the 1994 Structures, Dynamics, and Materials Conference; 616-632.