Education
Ph.D. – University of Florida – 1990
M.E. – University of Florida – 1983
B.S.C.E. – The Citadel - 1982
Years of Service on this Faculty
2001 - present Senior Lecturer
Professional Registration
Professional Engineer – FL, GA, SC, NC, VA, AL, MS, LA, OH
Structural Engineer – IL
Threshold Inspector - FL
Principal Publications
Sputo, T., and Turner, J. (2006). Bracing of Cold-Formed Steel Structures: A Design Guide. American Society of Civil Engineers-Structural Engineering Institute (ASCE-SEI), 149 pages, single-spaced.
Sputo, T. and Lammert, K. (2007) “Load proportion factors for metal railing systems.” ASCE Journal of Architectural Engineering. Vol. 13, No. 3, pp. 144-151.
Tovar, J. and Sputo, T (2005). “Application of direct strength method to axially loaded, perforated cold-formed steel cee studs: distortional and local buckling.” Thin Walled Structures. Vol. 43, No. 12, pp. 1882-1912.
Sputo, T., and Tovar, J. (2005). “Application of direct strength method to axially loaded, perforated cold-formed steel cee studs: longwave buckling.” Thin Walled Structures. Vol. 43, No. 12, pp. 1852-1881.
Chancey, R., Sputo, T., Minchin, E., and Turner, J. (2005). “Justifiable precision and accuracy in structural engineering calculations: in search of a little less precision and supposed accuracy.” ASCE Practice Periodical on Structural Design and Construction, Vol. 10, No. 3, pp. 154-160.
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