EDUCATION

Ph.D. West Virginia University      1970
MS    University of Cincinnati      1967
BES   Marshall College              1957

10 Years   Appointment Date, August, 1984
Aug 1984-  Professor

Florida
(Formerly registered in Ohio, West Virginia, and Oklahoma)

PRINCIPAL PUBLICATIONS OF LAST FIVE YEARS

Refereed Publications

Kavanagh, K. T., and Ellifritt, D. S., "Design Strengths of Cold Formed Channels in Bending and Torsion," ASCE Journal of Structural Engineering, Vol. 120, No. 5, May, 1994.

Ellifritt, D.S., and Lue, D. M., "The Warping Constant for the W-Section with a Channel Cap," AISC Engineering Journal, 1st Quarter, 1993, Vol. 30, No. 1, pp. 31-33.

Ellifritt, D. S., Wine, G., Sputo, T., and Samuel, S., "Flexural Strength of WT Sections," AISC Engineering Journal, 2nd Quarter, Vol. 29, 1992, p. 67.

Sputo, T., and Ellifritt, D. S., "Collapse of Metal Building System During Erection," ASCE Journal of Performance of Constructed Facilities, Vol. 5, No. 4, November, 1991.

Non-Refereed Publications

Kavanagh, K. T., and Ellifritt, D. S., "Bracing of Cold Formed Channels Not Attached to Deck or Sheeting," Proceedings, Structural Stability Research Council Conference, Milwaukee, 1993.

Ellifritt, D. S., and Hoit, M. I., "Your Building May be Stronger Than You Think: The Benefits of 3-D Analysis," Proceedings, Structural Stability Research Council Annual Technical Session, Milwaukee, 1993.

Ellifritt, D. S., "Design of Monosymmetric Sections in Flexure," Proceedings, ASCE Structures Congress, 1993.

Ellifritt, D. S., Sputo, T., and Haynes, J. R., "Flexural Capacity of Discretely Braced C's and Z's," Proceedings, Eleventh International Specialty Conference on Cold-Formed Steel Structures, October 20-21, 1992.

Sputo, T., and Ellifritt, D. S., "Proposed Design Criteria for Stiffened Seated Connections to Column Webs," Proceedings, AISC National Engineering Conference, 1991.

Ellifritt, D. S., and Sputo, T., "Stiffened Beam Seats on Wide Flange Column Webs," International Conference on Steel and Aluminum Structures," Singapore, May 22-24, 1991.

Ellifritt, D. S., and Burnette, R., "Pull-Over Strength of Screws in Simulated Building Tests," Proceedings, Tenth International Specialty Conference on Cold-Formed Steel Structures, October 23-24, 1990.

Discussion

"Consent to Disaster: 1977 Panama Canal Treaties," ASCE Journal of Professional Issues in Engineering, Vol. 114, No. 2, April, 1988, Discussion by D. S. Ellifritt, Vol. 115, No. 3, July, 1989, p. 338.

SCIENTIFIC and PROFESSIONAL SOCIETIES

American Institute of Steel Construction
American Iron and Steel Institute
American Society of Civil Engineers
American Society for Engineering Education
Florida Engineering Society Member
Low Rise Buildings Council
National Society of Professional Engineers
Singapore Structural Steel Society
Southern Building Code Congress (International)
Structural Stability Research Council

HONORS and AWARDS

Lincoln Electric Award of Merit, 1991
ASCE Outstanding Teacher Award, University of Florida, 1990-91
Teacher of the Year, College of Engineering, University of Florida, 1990
Engineer of the Year, Gainesville Branch, ASCE, 1989
Engineer of the Year, Florida Section, ASCE, 1989
Tau Beta Pi, Teacher of the Year, University of Florida, 1988
Outstanding Teacher, Civil Engineering, Oklahoma State University, 1974-75