Karl H. Frank, Ph.D.
Professor Emeritus
Office: Ferguson Structural Engineering Lab
Phone: (512) 471-4590
Fax: (512) 471-1944
Email: kfrank@uts.cc.utexas.edu
UT Mail: C1748
Mailing Address:
The University of Texas at Austin
Civil, Architectural and Environmental Engineering Department-STR
301 E. Dean Keeton St. STOP C1748
Austin, TX 78712
Area(s) of Expertise:
Structural Engineering, Mechanics, and Materials
Educational Qualifications:
Ph.D., Lehigh University, Civil Engineering, 1971
M.S., Lehigh University, Civil Engineering, 1969
B.S., University of California at Davis, Civil Engineering, 1966
Technical Interests:
Fracture and fatigue behavior of metal structures; welded and bolted joints; design and behavior of composite plate girders; fatigue strength of cables
Selected Publications:
Frank, K. H. and Fisher, "Fatigue Strength of Welded Cruciform Joints," Journal of the Structural Division, ASCE, Vol. 105, ST9, pp. 1727-1740, September 1979 (paper awarded the Reese Prize)
Frank, K. H., Fouad, F. and Yura, J.A., "Bolted Shear Connections with Painted Surfaces," Engineering Journal, American Institute of Steel Construction, Vol. 21, No. 3, pp. 171-184, 3rd Quarter, 1984
Frank, K. H. and Helwig, T.D., “Buckling of Webs in Unsymmetric Plate Girders,” AISC Engineering Journal, Vol. 32, NO. 2, 1995
Frank, K. H. and Stallings, M., “Stay Cable Fatigue Behavior,” Journal of the Structures Division, ASCE, Vol. 117, No.3, Pg. 936-950, March 1991
Frank, K. H. and Zwerneman, F., "Fatigue Damage Under Variable Amplitude Loads," Journal of the Structural Division, ASCE, Vol. 114, pp. 67-83, January 1988