
James A. Swanson
Associate Professor
Baldwin Hall
765D
CEAS - Civil Eng - 0071
Research Support
Grant: #TAA Investigators:Swanson, James 06-01-2004 -09-30-2004 Accutek Testing Laboratory Strength Testing of Conveyor Chains Role:PI $600.00 Closed Level:Industry
Grant: #TAA Investigators:Swanson, James 06-01-2004 -09-30-2004 Steven Schaefer Associates, Inc. Strength Testing of Scaffolding Joints Role:PI $1,000.00 Closed Level:Industry
Grant: #TAA Investigators:Swanson, James 03-01-2006 -05-31-2006 Accutek Testing Laboratory Fatigue Testing of Steel Tensile Specimens Role:PI $5,556.00 Closed Level:Industry
Grant: #No Cost Extension Investigators:Swanson, James 09-08-2003 -01-31-2004 American Institute of Steel Construction Hole Making Practices in the Fabrication of Steel Structures Role:PI $20,491.00 Closed Level:Private Non-Profit
Grant: #OSP05193 Investigators:Rassati, Gian; Swanson, James 10-01-2005 -09-30-2007 Research Council on Structural Connections Investigation of Resistance Factors for Bolted Connections Role:Collaborator $81,532.00 Active Level:Private Non-Profit
Grant: #TAA Investigators:Swanson, James 09-01-2004 -09-30-2004 GAMCO, Inc. Testing of GAMCO Aluminum Formwork Components Role:PI $600.00 Closed Level:Industry
Grant: #15X8938 Investigators:Helmicki, Arthur; Hunt, Victor; Swanson, James 03-01-2005 -12-31-2010 Cincinnati, City of Load Testing of Fort Washington Way Bridge 29 Role:Collaborator $127,662.00 Active Level:Local Government
Grant: #OSP01121/Ltr NCE Investigators:Swanson, James 10-23-2000 -06-30-2004 Federal Highway Administration Field and Laboratory Testing and Analysis of Existing CR-79 Steel Truss Bridge in Delaware County Role:PI $113,406.00 Closed Level:Federal
Grant: #OSP 01163 Investigators:Swanson, James 04-01-2001 -04-30-2002 Research Council on Structural Connections Effects of Variable Pretension on Bolted Connection Behavior Role:PI $41,316.00 Closed Level:Private Non-Profit
Grant: #11009/D Investigators:Swanson, James 08-01-2001 -12-31-2005 Federal Highway Administration Verification of Performance and Design Criteria for High Performance Steel Bridge Girders Role:PI $178,158.00 Closed Level:Federal
Grant: #SRS 07070668 Investigators:Rassati, Gian; Swanson, James 03-01-2007 -03-31-2008 Metal Building Manufacturer Association Investigation of the Resistance Factors for Fully-Threaded Structural Bolts Role:Collaborator $14,995.00 Active Level:Other
Grant: #SRS 004869001 Investigators:Helmicki, Arthur; Hunt, Victor; Swanson, James 05-07-2007 -05-20-2010 Department of Transportation Non-Destructive Testing and Evaluation of the Ironton-Russell Bridge Role:Collaborator $400,000.00 Closed Level:Federal
Grant: #SRS 005727 Investigators:Swanson, James 12-01-2006 -02-28-2007 Cincinnati Mine Machinery Co. Tensile Testing of Mining Chain and Mining Parts Role:PI $1,200.00 Closed Level:Industry
Grant: #14172 Investigators:Helmicki, Arthur; Hunt, Victor; Swanson, James 08-01-2008 -07-31-2010 Ohio Department of Transportation Load Testing of WAR-71-1514 (Jeremiah Morrow Bridge, Washington Township, Ohio) Role:Collaborator $224,226.00 Closed Level:State of Ohio
Grant: #ODOT 15389 Investigators:Helmicki, Arthur; Hunt, Victor; Swanson, James 10-31-2008 -06-30-2009 Ohio Department of Transportation Load Testing of HAM-32-0014, Cincinnati, OH Role:Collaborator $44,569.00 Closed Level:State of Ohio
Grant: #108031 Investigators:Helmicki, Arthur; Hunt, Victor; Swanson, James 10-01-2008 -09-30-2009 Ohio Department of Transportation Truckload Testing of CUY-90-1524 on the Inner Beltway in Cleveland, OH Role:Collaborator $81,689.00 Closed Level:State of Ohio
Grant: #14174 Investigators:Helmicki, Arthur; Hunt, Victor; Swanson, James 10-19-2009 -05-30-2018 Ohio Department of Transportation LAW-93C-0.00 Bridge Monitoring System for the Ironton-Russell Bridge; Phase I: Preliminary Analysis and Design Role:Collaborator $1,214,009.00 Active Level:State of Ohio
Grant: #SRS 007216 Investigators:Helmicki, Arthur; Hunt, Victor; Swanson, James 11-01-2010 -03-31-2014 Ohio Department of Transportation Continued Monitoring of Jeremiah Morrow Truss Bridge Role:Collaborator $120,892.00 Active Level:State of Ohio
Grant: #16474 Investigators:Helmicki, Arthur; Hunt, Victor; Swanson, James 11-01-2010 -12-31-2013 Ohio Department of Transportation Continued Testing and Evaluation of the Ironton-Russell Bridge/ Bridge Number: LAW-93C-0000 Role:Collaborator $299,732.00 Active Level:State of Ohio
Grant: #26601_135031_E140888 Investigators:Rassati, Gian; Swanson, James 11-03-2014 -11-03-2015 Ohio Department of Transportation Inspection, Repair, and Retrofit Procedures, and Design Recommendations for Non-Redundant Steel Structures Role:PI $87,534.19 Active Level:State of Ohio
Grant: #2017 Research Agreement Investigators:Rassati, Gian; Swanson, James 10-01-2017 -10-01-2018 American Institute of Steel Construction Extra-Long Slots for Slip-Critical Bolts Role:Collaborator $44,000.00 Active Level:Private Non-Profit
Grant: #OU UT20480 su ODOT 31795 sub FHWA E180338 Investigators:Chicchi, Rachel; Rassati, Gian; Swanson, James 05-23-2018 -02-06-2020 Federal Highway Administration Division of Engineering Research On-Call Services #31795 Task 2 Role:PI $48,284.09 Active Level:Federal
Grant: #UT20480 / ODOT 31795 - Task 4 Investigators:Chicchi, Rachel; Rassati, Gian; Swanson, James 02-28-2019 -10-01-2019 Ohio Department of Transportation Load Rating of the Combs-Hehl Stringers under Permit Vehicles Role:PI $39,841.11 Awarded Level:State of Ohio
Grant: #24803 / ODOT 34655 Investigators:Rassati, Gian; Swanson, James 05-01-2021 -10-31-2022 Federal Highway Administration Evaluation of the Effects of Wind Loads on Flexible Backing Plates Role:PI 45290.13 Hold Level:Federal
Grant: #Research Agreement Investigators:Rassati, Gian; Swanson, James 12-20-2021 -08-19-2022 American Institute of Steel Construction Influence of Hole Making Processes on the Low and High Cyclic Strength of Plates Role:Collaborator 79354.00 Hold Level:Non Profit
Grant: #RCSC(AISC); Cross Investigators:Cross, Rachel; Rassati, Gian; Swanson, James 04-01-2023 -10-01-2024 Research Council on Structural Connections Research on Slip Coefficients of Metallic Coatings Role:Collaborator 0.00 Hold Level:Non Profit
Investigators:Rassati, Gian; Swanson, James 12-01-2023 -05-31-2024 Hytorc, Inc. HyTorc Research and Development for Structural Bolting Role:Collaborator 59659.00 Hold Level:Industry
Grant: #Teaching Aid Investigators:Swanson, James 09-27-2024 -05-30-2025 American Institute of Steel Construction Steel Capstone Course Material Role:PI 7933.00 Hold Level:Non Profit
Grant: #ECC Loaded Bolt Investigators:Rassati, Gian Andrea; Swanson, James 12-01-2024 -01-31-2026 American Institute of Steel Construction Experimental Investigation of Eccentrically Loaded Bolt Groups Role:PI 100154.00 Hold Level:Non Profit
Grant: #PENDING Investigators:Rassati, Gian Andrea; Swanson, James 12-15-2025 -12-31-2028 American Institute of Steel Construction Investigation on the Application of Thermal Break Materials in Structural Joints Role:Collaborator 100000.00 Hold Level:Non Profit
Publications
Peer Reviewed Publications
Butler M.;Swanson J.;Rassati G.;Dues E. (12-01-2018). High Resolution Modeling and Modeling of Connections in Pony-Truss Bridges. Transportation Research Record, 2672 (41) , 186-195More Information
Butler M.;Swanson J.;Rassati G. (09-20-2018). Structural health monitoring for combined damage states. IOP Conference Series: Materials Science and Engineering, 419 (1) More Information
Tartaglia R.;D'Aniello M.;Rassati G.;Swanson J.;Landolfo R. (03-15-2018). Full strength extended stiffened end-plate joints: AISC vs recent European design criteria. Engineering Structures, 159, 155-171More Information
Tartaglia R.;D’Aniello M.;Rassati G.A.;Swanson J.;Landolfo R. (01-01-2017). Influence of composite slab on the nonlinear response of extended end-plate beam-to-column joints. Key Engineering Materials, 763, 818-825More Information
Tartaglia R.;D'Aniello M.;Landolfo R.;Rassati G.;Swanson J. (01-01-2017). Finite element analyses on seismic response of partial strength extended stiffened joints. COMPDYN 2017 - Proceedings of the 6th International Conference on Computational Methods in Structural Dynamics and Earthquake Engineering, 2, 4952-4964More Information
Hantouche E.G.;Kukreti A.R.;Rassati G.A.;Swanson J.A. (01-01-2015). Prying models for strength in thick-flange built-up T-stubs with complete joint penetration and fill. Journal of Structural Engineering (United States), 141 (2) More Information
Swanson J. (01-01-2014). Steel design. Bridge Engineering Handbook: Fundamentals, Second Edition, 305-340More Information
Hantouche E.G.;Kukreti A.R.;Rassati G.A.;Swanson J.A. (01-01-2013). Modified stiffness model for thick flange in built-up T-stub connections. Journal of Constructional Steel Research, 81, 76-85More Information
Kangas S.;Helmicki A.;Hunt V.;Sexton R.;Swanson J. (11-01-2012). Cable-stayed bridges: Case study for ambient vibration-based cable tension estimation. Journal of Bridge Engineering, 17 (6) , 839-846More Information
Hantouche E.G.;Rassati G.A.;Kukreti A.R.;Swanson J.A. (10-01-2012). Built-up T-stub connections for moment resisting frames: Experimental and finite element investigati. Engineering Structures, 43, 139-148More Information
Kangas S.;Helmicki A.;Hunt Y.;Sexton R.;Swanson J. (12-01-2010). Identification of cable forces on cable-stayed bridges: A novel application of the MUSIC algorithm. Proceedings of the Society for Experimental Mechanics, Inc., 67, 957-968
Moore A.;Rassati G.;Swanson J. (09-01-2010). An experimental analysis of strength and ductility of high-strength fasteners. Engineering Journal, 47 (3) , 161-173
Kangas S.;Helmicki A.;Hunt V.;Sexton R.;Swanson J. (01-01-2010). Identification of Cable Forces on Cable-Stayed Bridges: A Novel Application of the MUSIC Algorithm. Experimental Mechanics, 50 (7) , 957-968More Information
Bennett C.;Swanson J.;Linzell D. (10-22-2009). Fatigue resistance of HPS-485 W (70 W) welded butt-splice connections using narrow gap improved elec. Journal of Bridge Engineering, 14 (6) , 529-536More Information
Wu Z.;Mirmiran A.;Zhu Z.;Swanson J. (03-01-2009). Flexural behavior of prestressed FRP tubular bridge deck. Composites Part B: Engineering, 40 (2) , 125-133More Information
Chauhan S.;Helmicki A.;Hunt V.;Swanson J.;Saini J.;Kangas S.;Nims D.;Allemang R. (01-01-2008). Application of OMA-EMIF algorithm to cable stayed bridges. 23rd International Conference on Noise and Vibration Engineering 2008, ISMA 2008, 4, 2427-2444
Chauhan S.;Saini J.;Helmicki A.;Hunt V.;Swanson J.;Allemang R.;Kangas S.;Saxton R.;Martell R. (11-19-2007). Operational modal analysis of the US Grant Bridge at Portsmouth, Ohio. Proceedings of the SEM Annual Conference and Exposition on Experimental and Applied Mechanics 2007, 3, 1913-1929
Wang X.;Swanson J.;Helmicki A.;Hunt V. (08-20-2007). Development of static-response-based objective functions for finite-element modeling of bridges. Journal of Bridge Engineering, 12 (5) , 544-551More Information
Wang X.;Swanson J.;Helmicki A.;Hunt V. (08-20-2007). Development of dynamic-response-based objective functions for finite-element modeling of bridges. Journal of Bridge Engineering, 12 (5) , 552-559More Information
Bennett C.;Swanson J.;Linzell D. (06-22-2007). Closure to "Characterization of Material Properties of HPS-485W (70 W) TMCP for Bridge Girder Applic. Journal of Bridge Engineering, 12 (4) , 530-531More Information
Bennett C.;Swanson J.;Linzell D. (01-01-2007). Fatigue resistance of HPS-485W (70 W) continuous plate with punched holes. Journal of Bridge Engineering, 12 (1) , 98-104More Information
Salem O.;Basu B.;Miller R.;Randall J.;Swanson J.;Engel R. (05-01-2006). Accelerating the construction of a highway bridge in Ohio. Practice Periodical on Structural Design and Construction, 11 (2) , 98-104More Information
Kayser C.;Swanson J.;Linzell D. (04-10-2006). Characterization of material properties of HPS-485W (70 W) TMCP for bridge girder applications. Journal of Bridge Engineering, 11 (1) , 99-108More Information
Wang X.;Kangas S.;Swanson J.;Helmicki A.;Hunt V. (10-01-2005). Dynamic characterization of slab on steel stringer bridges. Materials Evaluation, 63 (10) , 1039-1045
Schechter E.;Eder R.;Miller R.;Baseheart T.;Swanson J. (09-01-2005). Testing of two 50-year-old precast post-tensioned concrete bridge girders. PCI Journal, 50 (5) , 116-117
Wang X.;Kangas S.;Padur D.;Liu L.;Swanson J.;Helmicki A.;Hunt V. (07-01-2005). Overview of a modal-based condition assessment procedure. Journal of Bridge Engineering, 10 (4) , 460-467More Information
Choo T.;Linzell D.;Lee J.;Swanson J. (05-01-2005). Response of a continuous, skewed, steel bridge during deck placement. Journal of Constructional Steel Research, 61 (5) , 567-586More Information
Li Z.;Swanson J.;Helmicki A.;Hunt V. (03-01-2005). Modal contribution coefficients in bridge condition evaluation. Journal of Bridge Engineering, 10 (2) , 169-178More Information
Kayser C.;Amrine J.;Swanson J. (01-01-2005). Use of in-class streaming of material in engineering. ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition, Conference Proceedings, 14985-14997
Eder R.;Miller R.;Baseheart T.;Swanson J. (01-01-2005). Testing of two 50-year-old precast post-tensioned concrete bridge girders. PCI Journal, 50 (3) , 90-95More Information
Amrine J.;Swanson J. (08-27-2004). Effects of variable pretension on the behavior of bolted connections with prying. Engineering Journal, 41 (3) , 107-116
Swanson J.;Windau J. (06-01-2004). Rapid rehabilitation. Modern Steel Construction, 44 (6) , 53-54
Wu Z.;Mirmiran A.;Swanson J. (01-01-2004). Fatigue behavior of prestressed tubular bridge deck of fiber-reinforced polymer. Transportation Research Record (1892) , 246-255More Information
Swanson J.A.;Linzell D.G. (12-01-2003). Field verification of construction procedures for skewed steel bridges through monitoring of a HPS b. Proceedings of the Structures Congress and Exposition, 1133-1134
Mangelsdorf C.P.;Baker T.H.;Swanson J.A. (12-01-2002). Predicting deflections in concrete-filled grid deck panels. Transportation Research Record (1814) , 17-26
Baseheart T.;Miller R.;Bowers M.;Ioannides A.;Swanson J.;Eckart R. (12-01-2002). Teaching strength of materials using Web-based, streaming video, and interactive video technologies. ASEE Annual Conference Proceedings, 8077-8087
Swanson J. (09-01-2002). Ultimate strength prying models for bolted T-stub connections. Engineering Journal, 39 (3) , 136-147
Swanson J.;Kokan D.;Leon R. (01-01-2002). Advanced finite element modeling of bolted T-stub connection components. Journal of Constructional Steel Research, 58 (5-8) , 1015-1031More Information
Swanson J.;Leon R. (05-01-2001). Stiffness modeling of bolted T-stub connection components. Journal of Structural Engineering, 127 (5) , 498-505More Information
Swanson J.;Leon R. (01-01-2000). Bolted steel connections: Tests on T-stub components. Journal of structural engineering New York, N.Y., 126 (1) , 50-56More Information
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