James O. Jirsa, Ph.D.
Professor - Janet S. Cockrell Centennial Chair in Engineering
Office: ECJ 4.726
Phone: (512) 232-1706
Fax: (512) 471-7259
Email: jirsa@uts.cc.utexas.edu
UT Mail: C1747
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:
Structural Engineering, Mechanics, and Materials
Educational Qualifications:
Ph.D., University of Illinois, Engineering, 1963
M.S., University of Illinois, Civil Engineering 1962
B.S., University of Nebraska, Civil Engineering, 1960
Technical Interests:
Design and behavior of reinforced concrete structures; earthquake engineering; repair and rehabilitation of structures
Selected Publications:
Jirsa, J.O., Guest Editor, Theme Issue: Repair and Rehabilitation Research for Seismic Resistance of Structures, Earthquake Spectra, Vol. 12, No. 4, November 1996
Li, Y.R. and Jirsa, J.O, "Nonlinear Analysis of an Instrumented Structure Damaged in the 1994 Northridge Earthquake," Earthquake Spectra, Vol. 14, No.2, May 1998
Zobel, R.S. and Jirsa, J.O., "Performance of Strand Splice Repairs in Prestressed Concrete Bridges," PCI Journal, Precast/Prestressed Concrete Institute, Vol. 43, No. 5, November/December 1998, pp. 72-85
Aboutaha, R.S., Engelhardt, M.D., Jirsa, J.O., and Kreger, M.E., "Rehabilitation of Shear Critical Concrete Columns by Use of Rectangular Steel Jackets," Structural Journal, American Concrete Institute, Vol. 96, No. 1, January/February 1999, pp. 68-78
Feldman, L.R., Jirsa, J.O. and Kowal, E.S., "Repair of Bridge Impact Damage, Concrete International, American Concrete Institute, Vol. 20, No. 2, February 1998