Sharon L. Wood, Ph.D.
Professor - Robert L. Parker, Sr. Centennial Professor in Engineering - Department Chair

Office: ECJ 4.200
Phone: (512) 471-4558
Fax: (512) 471-1944
Email: swood@mail.utexas.edu
UT Mail: C1747

Mailing Address:
The University of Texas at Austin
Civil, Architectural and Environmental Engineering Department-STR
301 E. Dean Keeton St. Stop C1747
Austin, TX 78712-1068

Area(s) of Expertise:
Structural Engineering

Educational Qualifications:
Ph.D., University of Illinois, Civil Engineering, May 1986
M.S., University of Illinois, Civil Engineering, August 1983
B.S., University of Virginia, Civil Engineering, May 1982

Technical Interests:
Design and behavior of reinforced concrete structures; evaluation of existing structures; earthquake engineering

 

Selected Publications:

Wood, S.L., Stanton, J.F., and Hawkins, N.M., “Development of New Seismic Design Provisions for Diaphragms Based on the Observed Behavior of Precast Concrete Parking Garages during the 1994 Northridge Earthquake,” Journal, Precast/Prestressed Concrete Institute, Vol. 45, No. 1, January/February 2000, pp. 50-65

Breña, S.F., Wood, S.L., and Kreger, M.E., “Increasing the Flexural Capacity of Typical Reinforced Concrete Bridges in Texas using Carbon Fiber Reinforcing Polymer Composites,” Research Report 1776-2, Ferguson Structural Engineering Laboratory, University of Texas, May 2001

Sittipunt, C., Wood, S.L., Lukkunaprasit, P., and Pattararattanakul, P., “Cyclic Behavior of Reinforced Concrete Structural Walls with Diagonal Web Reinforcement,” Structural Journal, American Concrete Institute, Vol. 98, No. 4, July/August 2001, pp. 554-562

Wood, S.L. and Neikirk, D.P., “Development of a Passive Sensor to Detect Cracks in Welded Steel Construction,” Proceedings, U.S.-Japan Cooperative Research in Urban Earthquake Disaster Mitigation, Third Grantees Meeting, Seattle, Washington, August 2001

Posada, M. and Wood, S.L., “Seismic Performance of Precast Industrial Buildings in Turkey,” Proceedings, 7th U.S. National Conference on Earthquake Engineering, Earthquake Engineering Research Institute, Boston, MA, Paper 543, July 2002