Brent Phares

Adjunct Assistant Professor

Voice: 515-294-5879, Fax: 294-0467

bphares@iastate.edu

Office: 414 Town

Education

PhD, 1998, Civil Engineering, Iowa State University, Ames, IA

MS, 1996, Civil Engineering, Iowa State University, Ames, IA

BS, 1994, Civil Engineering, Iowa State University, Ames, IA

Experience

2001-Present, Associate Director for Bridges and Structures, CTRE, Areas of research activity include the following: field testing of bridges, forensic engineering/failure investigation, and non-destructive evaluation. Also serves as Associate Director of the Bridge Engineering Center.

, Engineer, Wiss, Janney, Elstner Associates, Inc, Conducted non-destructive testing and structural analysis of civil infrastructure

, Vice President, MGPS, Inc, Conducted non-destructive testing of civil infrastructure

Current/Recent Projects

• Evaluation of the 24th Street Bridge, Interstate 80/29, Council Bluffs, Iowa
• Development of a Device for Analysis of Portland Cement Concrete and Composite Pavements: Phase 1 Feasibility Study
• Short-Term Monitoring of the Saylorville Reservoir Bridge for Wind-Induced Vibrations with Remote, Cellular-Based Notification
• Evaluation of a Bridge Constructed with Ultra High Performance Concrete
• Implementation and Evaluation of Smart Timber Bridge Concepts to Provide Continuous Structural Condition Assessment

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