Eric B. Williamson, Ph.D.
Professor - J. Hugh & Betty Liedtke Centennial Fellowship in Engineering - Associate Chair for Architectural Engineering

Office: ECJ 4.722
Phone: (512) 475-6175
Fax: (512) 471-1944
Email: ewilliamson@mail.utexas.edu
UT Mail: C1747
My Website:http://www.caee.utexas.edu/prof/williamson/home.html

Mailing Address:
The University of Texas at Austin
Civil, Architectural and Environmental Engineering Department-STR
301 E. Dean Keeton St. Stop C1747
Austin, TX 78712-1068

Area(s) of Expertise:
Architectural Engineering
Structural Engineering, Mechanics, and Materials

Educational Qualifications:
Ph.D., University of Illinois, Civil Engineering, May 1996
M.S., University of Illinois at Urbana, Civil Engineering, January 1992
B.S., University of Texas at Austin, Architectural Engineering, May 1990

Technical Interests:
Dynamic response of structures including applications to blast-resistant design and seismic-resistant design, static and dynamic stability, failure modeling, and damage mechanics

 

Selected Publications:

Williamson, E. B. and Rungamornrat, J. (2002). "Numerical Analysis of Dynamic Stability under Random Excitation." Engineering Structures, Vol. 24, No. 4, pp. 479-490

Kaewkulchai, G. and Williamson, E. B. (2002). "Dynamic Progressive Collapse of Frame Structures." Proceedings, Fifteenth Engineering Mechanics Conference, American Society of Civil Engineers, Columbia University, New York, NY, June 2-5, 2002

Williamson, E. B. and Hjelmstad, K. D. (2001). "Nonlinear Dynamics of a Harmonically-Excited Inelastic Inverted Pendulum." ASCE Journal of Engineering Mechanics, Vol. 127, No. 1, pp. 52-57

Blaylock, N. W., Williamson, E. B., and Cox, P. A. (1998). Engineering Guidance for Mitigating the Effects of, and Responding to, a Terrorist Attack. Prepared for the Army Corps of Engineers, SwRI Project No. 06-8433

Williamson, E. B. and Plenge, B. T. (1998). "Static Residual Capacity Tests of Blast Damaged Concrete Slabs." AFRL-MN-EG-TR-1988-7048. Air Force Research Laboratory, Munitions Directorate, Eglin Air Force Base