Joseph A. Yura, Ph.D.

Professor

Phone: (512) 232-3590
E-mail: yura@mail.utexas.edu
Mailing Address:
The University of Texas at Austin
Civil Engineering Department-STR
1 University Station C1748
Austin, TX 78712-0275

Area(s) of Expertise:

Structural Engineering

 
Vita:

Ph.D., Lehigh University, 1965
M.S.C.E., Cornell University , 1961
B.S.C.E., Duke University, 1959

Technical Interests:

Design of steel structures; experimental methods; connections and stability; offshore structures

Selected Publications:

Sheikh, T.M., Deierlein, G.G., Yura, J.A. and Jirsa, J.O., "Beam-Column Moment Connections for Composite Frames: Part 1," Journal of Structural Engineering, American Society of Civil Engineers, Vol.115, No.11, pp. 2858-2876, November 1989

Muscarella, J.V. and Yura, J.A., “An Experimental Study of Flat and Tapered Elastomeric Bridge Bearings,” Fourth World Congress on Joint Sealants and Bearing Systems for Concrete Structures, American Concrete Institute, SP-164, Sacramento, CA, (October 1996), pp. 143-164

Yura, J.A., Chapter 12 - Bracing, Guide to Design Criteria of Metal Compression Members, Galambos, T.V., Ed., 5th Edition, Wiley, 1998,pp 455-478

Yura, J. A., “Fundamentals of Beam Bracing” Engineering Journal, American Institute of Steel Construction, Vol. 38, No. 1, First Quarter, 2001, pp. 11-26

Yura, J., Kumar, A., Yakut, A., Topkaya, C., Becker, E. and Collingwood, J. “Elastomeric Bridge Bearings: Recommended Test Methods”, NCHRP Report 449, Transportation Research Board, National Research Council, Washington, D.C., 2001, p. 118