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Joseph W. Tedesco (picture)
University of Florida
Civil and Coastal Engineering

Joseph W. Tedesco

Department Chair
Division: Structures

Office Phone: (352) 392-9537 x1401
Office Fax: (352) 392-3394
Location: 365 Weil Hall
Email Address: jtede@ce.ufl.edu


Education

Ph.D. 1982 Lehigh University
M.S.C.E. 1974 Tufts University
B.S.C.E. 1971 University of Notre Dame


Years of Service on this Faculty

Appointment Date   August 5, 2000
Aug 2000-present Professor


Professional Registration

Alabama No. 23794
Florida No. 56380


Principal Publications

Refereed Journals

Ross, C.A., Tedesco, J.W., Jerome, D.M., and Hughes, M.L., "Moisture and Strain Rate Effects on Concrete Strength," ACI Materials Journal, Vol. 93, No.3, pp 293-300, 1996.

Tedesco, J.W., Ross, C.A., Powell, J.C. and Hughes, M.L., A Strain Rate Dependent Concrete Material Model for ADINA, Journal of Computers and Structures, Vol 64, No. 5, pp. 1053-1067, 1997.

Stallings, J.M., Cousins, T.E. and Tedesco, J.W., Fatigue of Diaphragm-Girder Connections, Transportation Research Record, No. 1594, pp. 34-41, 1997.

Tedesco, J.W. and Ross, C.A., Strain-Rate Dependent Constitutive Equations for Concrete, ASME Journal of Pressure Vessel Technology, Vol. 120, No. 4, pp. 398-405, 1998.

Ross, C.A., Tedesco, J.W., Jerome, D.M. and Hughes, M.L., Strengthening of Reinforced Concrete Beams with Externally Bonded Composite Laminates, ACI Structural Journal, Vol. 96, No.2, pp. 212-220, 1999.

Tedesco, J.W., El-Mihilmy, M. and Stallings, J.M., Finite Element Method Analysis of a Concrete Bridge Strengthened with FRP Laminates, Journal of Computers and Structures, Vol. 72, No. 1, pp. 379-408, 1999.

Stallings, J.M., Tedesco, J.W., El-Mihilmy, M. and McCauley, M., Field Performance of FRP Bridge Repairs, ASCE Journal of Bridge Engineering, Vol. 5, No. 2, pp. 107-113, 2000.

El-Mihilmy, M. and Tedesco, J.W., Analysis of Reinforced Concrete Beams Strengthened with FRP Laminates, ASCE Journal of Structural Engineering., Vol. 126, No. 6, pp. 684-691, 2000.

El-Mihilmy, M. and Tedesco, J.W., Deflection of Reinforced Concrete Beams Strengthened with FRP Plates, ACI Structural Journal, Vol. 97, No.5, pp. 679-688, 2000.

McDougal, W.G., Tedesco, J.W., Melby, J.A., and McGill, P.B., "Hydraulic and Structural Stability of Dolos," ASCE Journal of Waterway, Port, Coastal and Ocean Engineering, accepted for publication.

Tedesco, J.W. and McDougal, W.G., Structural Stability of Concrete Armor Units, Journal of Computers and Structures, submitted for publication.

El-Mihilmy, M. and Tedesco, J.W., Prediction of Anchorage Failure for Reinforced Concrete Beams Strengthened with Fiber-Reinforced Polymer Plates, ACI Structural Journal, Vol 98, No.3, pp 301-314, 2001..

Tedesco, J.W. and El-Mihilmy, M., Behavior of Reinforced Concrete Beams Strengthened with FRP Plates, Journal of Computers and Structures, submitted for publication.

Refereed Conference Proceedings

Ross, C.A., Muszynski, L.C., Jerome, D.M., Tedesco, J.W. and Sierakowski, R.L., Concrete Beams and Slabs Externally Reinforced with Fiber Reinforced Plastic Panels, Proceedings of the Twenty Seventh DOD Explosives Safety Seminar, Las Vegas, NV, August 20-22, 1996.

Tedesco, J.W., Stallings, J.M., El-Mihilmy, M., and McCauley, M.W. Rehabilitation of a Concrete Bridge Using FRP Laminates, Materials for the New Millennium, ASCE, K.P. Chong, ed., Vol. I, Nov. 1996, pp. 631-637.

Tedesco, J.W. and Ross, C.A., Strain-Rate Dependent Constitutive Equations for Concrete, Structures Under Extreme Loading, ASME, PVP - Vol. 351, Y.S. Shin, editor, 1997 ASME Pressure Vessel and Piping Conference, Orlando, FL, July, 1997, pp. 297-316.

Tedesco, J.W., Bloomquist, D. and Latta, T.E., " Impact Stresses in AJACKS Concrete Armor Units", Proceedings of the first M.I.T. Conference on Computational Fluid and Solid Mechanics, K.J. Bathe, ed. Elsevier, June 12-15, 2001, pp 499-501.

Technical Reports

Stallings, J.M. and Tedesco, J.W., "Physical Model Tests of Dolos Impact Stresses," Structures Congress XII, ASCE, Atlanta, GA, April 24-28, 1994, Volume I, pp. 67-72.

Tedesco, J.W., Ross, C.A., and Hughes, M.L., "Load Rate Effects on Concrete Compressive Strength," Structures Congress XII, ASCE, Atlanta, GA, April 24-28, 1994, Volume I, pp. 245-251.

Sierakowski, R.L., Ross, C.A., Tedesco, J.W., and Hughes, M.L., "Strength Enhancement of Concrete Beams Using Externally Bonded Carbon Fiber Reinforced Plastic (CFRP) Strips," Proceedings of the Third Materials Engineering Conference: Infrastructure, ASCE, San Diego, CA Nov. 13-16, 1994, pp. 139-146.

Ross, C.A., Jerome, D.M., Schmidt, M.J., Sierakowski, R.L., and Tedesco, J.W., Concrete Beams with External Carbon Fiber Reinforced Plastic Panels, Proceedings of the 7th International Symposium on the Interaction of the Effects of Munitions with Structures, Mannheim, Germany, April 24-28, 1995, pp. 149-156.

Ross, C.A., Muszynski, L.C., Jerome, D.M., Tedesco, J.W. and Sierakowski, R.L., Concrete Beams and Slabs Externally Reinforced with Fiber Reinforced Plastic Panels, Proceedings of the Twenty Seventh DOD Explosives Safety Seminar, Las Vegas, NV, August 20-22, 1996.

Tedesco, J.W., Stallings, J.M., El-Mihilmy, M., and McCauley, M.W. Rehabilitation of a Concrete Bridge Using FRP Laminates, Materials for the New Millennium, ASCE, K.P. Chong, ed., Vol. I, Nov. 1996, pp. 631-637.

Tedesco, J.W. and Ross, C.A., Strain-Rate Dependent Constitutive Equations for Concrete, Structures Under Extreme Loading, ASME, PVP - Vol. 351, Y.S. Shin, editor, 1997 ASME Pressure Vessel and Piping Conference, Orlando, FL, July, 1997, pp. 297-316.

Tedesco, J.W., Bloomquist, D. and Latta, T.E., " Impact Stresses in AJACKS Concrete Armor Units", Proceedings of the first M.I.T. Conference on Computational Fluid and Solid Mechanics, K.J. Bathe, ed. Elsevier, June 12-15, 2001, pp 499-501.

Technical Presentations

"Impact Stresses in AJACKS Concrete Armor Units", First M.I.T. Conference on Computational Fluid and Solid Mechanics, keynote paper Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA, June 12-15, 2001.

"ASCE Technology Transfer Activities for Blast Resistant Design", invited presentation, Workshop on Protecting Buildings and People from Bomb Damage, National Academy of Sciences, Washington, D.C. November 2000.

"A Strain Rate Dependent Constitutive Model for Concrete", invited presentation, ACI Fall Convention, Toronto, Canada, October, 2000.

"Hydraulic and Structural Stability of Concrete Armor Units", Plenary Lecture, The Fifth International Conference on Computational Structures Technology, Leuven, Belgium, September, 2000.

On Nonlinear Dynamic Analysis Including Impact, invited presentation, M.I.T. Chautaugua on Computational Fluid and Solid Mechanics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA, June 2000.

Finite Element Analysis of a Concrete Bridge Repaired with Fiber Reinforced Plastic Laminates, 12th Conference on Nonlinear Finite Element Analysis and ADINA, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA, June 1999.

Structural Analysis of AJACKS Concrete Armor Units", invited presentation, Moffatt and Nichol, Engineers, Long Beach, CA, February 1999.

Fiber Reinforced Plastics Applications in the State of Alabama, invited presentation, Fiber Reinforced Polymers Composite Materials Seminar, Federal Highway Administration, Region 4, Atlanta, GA, September 1998.

High Velocity Penetration into Layered Grout Targets, invited presentation, U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory, Munitions Directorate, Wright Laboratory, Eglin AFB, FL, September 1998.

Physical Testing and Numerical Modeling of AJACKS Concrete Armor Units, invited presentation, Moffatt and Nichol, Engineers, Long Beach, CA, April 1998.

High Velocity Penetration of Layered Concrete Targets, invited presentation, U.S. Air Force Armament Directorate, Wright Laboratory, Eglin AFB, FL, September 1997.

Strain-Rate Dependent Constitutive Equations for Concrete, The 1997 ASME Pressure Vessels and Piping Conference, Orlando, FL, July 1997.

A Strain-Rate Dependent Concrete Material Model for ADINA, Eleventh Conference on Nonlinear Finite Element Analysis and ADINA, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA, June 1997.

Bridge Rehabilitation in the State of Alabama Using Fiber Reinforced Plastics, invited presentation, Fiber Reinforced Polymers Composite Materials Seminar, Federal Highway Administration, Atlanta, GA, May 1997.

Rehabilitation of a Concrete Bridge Using FRP Laminates, Fourth ASCE Materials Engineering Conference, Washington, D.C., November 1996.

Use of Fiber Reinforced Plastics for Rehabilitation of the Infrastructure, invited presentation, U.S. Air Force Armament Directorate, Wright Laboratory, Eglin Air Force Base, FL, September 1996.

Structural Considerations in Armor Unit Design, invited presentation, Ocean Engineering Seminar Series, Dept. of Civil Engineering, Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR, February 1996.

Rehabilitation of a Concrete Bridge Using Fiber Reinforced Plastics, Thirty Ninth Annual Transportation Conference, Alabama Department of Transportation, Montgomery, AL, February 1996.


Teaching Awards

Loyd M. Carter Award, 1983, presented annually to the outstanding teacher in the College of Engineering, Oregon State University

Outstanding Professor in Civil Engineering, 1986, Auburn University


Professional Distinction

U.S. Air Force Research Fellow: 1985, 1987, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998

Honorary President, Fritz Engineering Research Society, Lehigh University,
1987-1988

Gottlieb Professorship, Auburn University, 1992-1997

Structural Engineering Institute, Charter Member (2000)


Professional Committees

American Society of Civil Engineers, Education Committee, Technical Committee on Computing Practices (1985-1990)

American Society of Civil Engineers, Committee on the State of the Art of Computer Technology, Technical Committee on Computing Practices (1986-1991)

American Society of Civil Engineers, Committee on Pipeline Planning, Pipeline Division (1986-1990)

American Concrete Institute, Technical Committee 357, Offshore Structures (1986-1997)

American Society of Civil Engineers, Committee on Shock and Vibration, Control Group Member (1998-Present); Chairman (2000-2003)

American Concrete Institute, Technical Committee 370, Short Duration Dynamics and Vibratory Load Effects, (1997-present)

American Concrete Institute, Technical Committee 440F, FRP Repair (1998-Present) 

American Society for Testing and Materials Technical Committee D18.25.11 Concrete Armor Units (1999-Present)


Editorial Boards

Managing Editor, ASCE Journal of Structural Engineering, (2000 - Present) 
Journal of Computers and Structures (1998 - Present)


Areas of Research and Interest

Structural Engineering

Finite Element Modeling of Structures Response of Structures to Dynamic Loads 

Repair of Concrete Structures with FRP Wave Propagation in Elastic and Inelastic Media High Strain Rate Effects on Materials and Structures


Scientific and Professional Societies

American Concrete Institute (ACI)
American Society of Testing and Materials (ASTM)
American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE)
Earthquake Engineering Research Institute (EERI)
Seismological Society of America (SSA)
Structural Engineers Institute (SEI)

Sigma Xi Scientific Research Society
Chi Epsilon, Civil Engineering Honor Society