Michael G. Barker, Ph.D., P.E.

Education

• B.S. Civil Engineering, Purdue University, 1983
• M.S. Civil Engineering, Purdue University, 1987
• Ph.D. Civil Engineering, University of Minnesota, 1990

Registered Professional Engineer

• Minnesota
• Missouri

Specialization

• Steel bridges and bridge engineering
• Experimental testing and in-situ field testing

Recent Research

• Performance & serviceability field testing Missouri's first High Performance Steel bridge, FHWA & MoDOT.
• Field testing a Fiber Reinforced Polymer bridge deck, Kansas State & KDOT.
• Tension Field Action in hybrid plate girders, AISI, Bethlehem Steel, FHWA and MoDOT.
• Signal Mast Arm fatigue failure investigation, MoDOT.
• Destructive and Non-Destructive tests of FRP reinforced slab bridges, MoDOT & USDOT.
• Field testing and load-rating steel girder bridges, MoDOT.

Professional Organizations

• American Society of Civil Engineers Steel Bridge Committee.
• American Iron & Steel Institute, Bridge Research Task Force.
• Transportation Research Board Committee A2C05, Dyn. and Field Testing of Bridges.
• Federal Highway Administration SP & R Exchange Team.
• Federal Emergency Management Agency, US & R Technical Committee.