Education
Ph.D.,
Civil Engineering, University of Minnesota, 1996
M.S., Civil Engineering, Cornell University, 1991
B.S.C.E.,University of North Dakota, 1986
B.S., Mathematics, University of North Dakota, 1986
Years of Service on this Faculty
Aug 2004-present Associate Professor
Oct 1998-Aug 2004 Assistant Professor
Other Related Experience
1997 - 1998 Research Associate,
Department of Civil Engineering, University of Minnesota,
Twin Cities, Minnesota
1997 - 1998 Geotechnical Engineer
(Part Time), Polaris Group, Inc., Minneapolis, MN
1994 - 1997 Civil Engineer, Barr
Engineering Company, Minneapolis, MN
1991 - 1994 Graduate Research
and Teaching Assistant, Department of Civil Engineering,
University of Minnesota, Twin Cities, Minnesota
1987 - 1990 Graduate Research
and Teaching Assistant, Department of Civil and Environmental
Engineering, Cornell University, Ithica, NY
1987 Staff Engineer, Almenna consulting
Ltd., Reykjavik, Iceland
1986 - 1986 Teaching Assistant
and Paper Grader, Department of Civil Engineering and Department
of Mathematics, University of North Dakota, Grand Forks,
North Dakota
Principal Publications
Birgisson, B., C. Soranakom, J.A.L. Napier, R. Roque.
"Microstructure and fracture in asphalt mixtures using a boundary element approach."
ASCE Journal of Materials in Civil Engineering Vol. 16, 2004, pp. 116-121.
Birgisson, B., C. Soranakom, J.A.L. Napier, R. Roque.
"Simulation of fracture initiation in hot mix asphalt mixtures."
Transportation Research Record 1849, TRB, Washington DC, 2003, pp. 183-190.
Novak, M., B. Birgisson, R. Roque.
"Near-surface stress states in flexible pavements using measured radial tire
contact stresses and ADINA." Computers & Structures Vol. 81, 2003, pp. 859-870.
Sangpetngam, B., B. Birgisson, R. Roque.
"Development of an efficient crack growth simulator based on hot
mix asphalt fracture mechanics." Transportation Research Record 1832,
TRB, Washington DC, 2003, pp. 105-112.
Birgisson, B., B. Sangpetngam, R. Roque (2002).
"Prediction of the viscoelastic response and
crack growth in asphalt mixtures using the boundary element
method." Transportation Research Record 1789,
TRB, Washington DC, 2002, pp. 129-135.
Roque, R., B. Birgisson, B. Sangpetngam, Z. Zhang.
"Hot mix asphalt fracture mechanics: a fundamental crack growth law for
asphalt mixtures." Journal of the Association of Asphalt Paving
Technologists Vol. 71, 2002, pp. 816-828.
Roque, R., L.A. Myers, B. Birgisson.
"Evaluating measured tire contact stresses to predict pavement
response and performance." Transportation Research Record 1716
TRB, Washington DC, 2000, pp. 73-81.
Birgisson, B., J. Ovik, and D.E. Newcomb. "Predictions
of Seasonal Variations in Flexible Pavements at the Mn/ROAD
site." Transportation Research Record xxxx,
Transportation Research Board (TRB), Washington, DC, 2000
(To Appear).
Birgisson, B., J. Ovik, and D.E. Newcomb. "Predictions
of Seasonal Variations in Flexible Pavements at the Mn/ROAD
site." Transportation Research Record xxxx,
Transportation Research Board (TRB), Washington, DC, 2000
(To Appear).
Birgisson, B. and R. Roberson. "Drainage
of Pavement Material: Design and Construction Issues." Transportation
Research Record xxxx, TRB, Washington, DC, 2000 (To
Appear).
Roque, R., L.A. Myers, and B. Birgisson. "Evaluation
of Measured Tire Contract Stresses for the Prediction of
Pavement Response and Performance." Transportation
Research Record xxxx, TRB, Washington, DC, 2000 (To
Appear).
Ovik, J., B. Birgisson, and D.E. Newcomb. "Seasonal
Variations in Backcalculated Pavement Layer Moduli at Mn/ROAD." Nondestructive
Testing of Pavements and Backcalculation of Moduli, ASTM
Special Publication Number xxxx, 2000 (To Appear).
Ovik, J., B. Birgisson, and D.E. Newcomb. "Characterizing
Seasonal Variations in Flexible Pavement Material Properties." Transportation
Research Record 1684, TRB, Washington, DC, 2000.
McVay, M.C., B. Birgisson, L. Zhang, A.
Perez, and S. Putcha. "Load and Resistance Factor
Design (LRFD) for Driven Piles Using Dynamic Methods–A
Florida Perspective," ASTM Geotechnical Testing
Journal, 2000.
Birgisson, B. and B.E. Ruth. "Structural
Properties of Granular Base Materials Using Gyratory Test
Procedures." Proceedings, First International
Conference on the World of Asphalt Pavements, Sydney, Australia,
2000.
Birgisson, B., E. Siebrits, and A.P. Peirce. "Numerical
Stability of Elastodynamic Direct Boundary Element Methods." Proceedings,
Fourteenth Engineering Mechanics Conference (EM 2000) of
the ASCE, Austin, TX, 2000. Birgisson, B., E. Siebrits, and A.P. Peirce. "Elastodynamic
Direct Boundary Element Methods with Enhanced Numerical
Stability Properties." Int. J. Numer. Methods Engng.,
Vol. 46, 1999.
Newcomb, D.E. and B. Birgisson. "Measuring
In-Situ Material Properties of Pavement Subgrade Soils." NCHRP
Synthesis 278, TRB, Washington, DC, 1999, 73 p.
Birgisson, B. and S.L. Crouch. "Elastodynamic
Boundary Element Method for Piecewise Homogeneous Media." Int.
J. Numer. Methods Engrg., Vol. 42, 1998.
Timm, D., B. Birgisson, and D.E. Newcomb. "Development
of Mechanistic-Empirical Pavement Design in Minnesota." Transportation
Research Record 1629, TRB, Washington, DC, 1998.
Ovik, J., B. Birgisson, an D.E. Newcomb. "Relating
Climate Factors to Pavement Subsurface Conditions." Proc.
9th International Conference on Cold Regions
Engineering, ASCE, Duluth, MN, 1998.
Timm, D. B. Birgisson, and D.E. Newcomb. "Variability
of Mechanistic-Empirical Flexible Pavement Design Parameters." Fifth
International Conference on the Bearing Capacity of Roads
and Airfields. 1998.
Birgisson, B., D.E. Newcomb, and C.A.
Schrader. "In-Situ Moisture Content Measurements at
the Mn/ROAD Site ?An Overview." Sixth Annual Symposium
for the International Center for Aggregate Research Symposium,
St. Louis, MO, 1998.
Siebrits, E., B. Birgisson, A.P. Peirce,
and S.L. Crouch. "On the Numerical Stability of Time
Domain Boundary Element Methods," Quarterly Journal
on Blasting and Fragmentation, Vol. 1, No. 3, 1997.
Honors and Awards
1992 - present Phi Kappa Phi C National
Honor Society
1991 - 1992 Sommerfeld
Fellowship in Civil Engineering
1986 Larimore-Mathews
Scholarship
1985 - present
Tau Beta Phi C Engineering
Honor Society
1983 - 1986 Institute of International
Education Scholar
Scientific and Professional Societies
1998 - present Member A2K06 TRB
Committee on Subsurface Drainage
1998 - present Member A2K05(2) TRB Subcommittee on Reliability in Geotechnical
and Pavement Engineering
1999 - present A2K05 TRB Committee on Modeling in Geomechanics
1992 - present Member University of North Dakota School of Engineering and Mines Advisory
Council
1987 - present Member American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE)
1987 - present Member Icelandic Society of Chartered Engineers
1989 - 1990 President Cornell Geotechnical Society
1988 - 1989 Vice-President Cornell Geotechnical Society
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