Dr. Eric Williamson, Ph.D., P.E., F.SEI, F.ASCE Professor, Class of '53 Distinguished Chair Civil and Mechanical Engineering eric.williamson [at] westpoint.edu About Education Research & Publications Dr. Williamson is the Class of '53 Distinguished Chair in Civil Engineering and Professor at the United States Military Academy. Prior to joining USMA, he was a Professor in the Department of Civil, Architectural, and Environmental Engineering at the University of Texas at Austin and holder of the Phil M. Ferguson Professorship in Engineering. Dr. Williamson's research focuses on the response of structures near the onset of collapse, with particular emphasis on structures subjected to blast, impact, and progressive collapse. In 2009, Dr. Williamson was awarded the ASCE Walter L. Huber Research Prize for his contributions to the analysis and design of bridges subjected to blast loads. Professionally, Dr. Williamson participates on several technical committees at the national level and has held several leadership positions within the Structural Engineering Institute (SEI) of the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) and the American Concrete Institute. Dr. Williamson is registered as a Professional Engineer in the state of Texas. Prior to joining the faculty at the University of Texas at Austin, Dr. Williamson worked as a Research Engineer at the Southwest Research Institute in San Antonio, TX. PhD- University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign MS- University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign BS- University of Texas at Austin Research Interests Blast-Resistant Structural Design, Progressive Collapse, Structural Dynamics, Structural Analysis, Structural Mechanics, Computational Simulation, Structural Stability Current Research Residual Capacity of Blast-Damaged Infrastructure, Progressive Collapse and Resilience of Structures, Redundancy of Fracture-Critical Steel Bridges Selected Publications Ichino, H., Beppu, M., Williamson, E. B., and Haraguchi, N. (2022). “Effects of EPS Density on Blast Mitigation Performance in Underground Protective Structures.” International Journal of Impact Engineering, Vol. 164, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijimpeng.2022.104189.Khosravikia, F., Clayton, P., and Williamson, E. B. (2021). “Investigation of Potential Damage to Bridge Infrastructure from Induced Earthquakes.” Engineering Structures, Vol. 238, DOI: 10.1016/j.engstruct.2021.112252.Khosravikia, F., Potter, P., Prakhov, S., Clayton, P., and Williamson, E. B. (2021). “Characteristics of Texas Bridge Infrastructure and Statistically Representative Bridge Samples.” Engineering Structures, Vol. 238 (2A), DOI: 10.1016/j.engstruct.2021.112252.Sammarco, E. L. and Williamson, E. B. (2021). “An Investigation into the Dynamic Response Characteristics that Lead to Direct Shear Failure in Blast-Loaded Columns.” ASCE Journal of Structural Engineering, Vol. 147, No. 9, DOI: 10.1061/(asce)st.1943-541x.0003066.Hill, A. and Williamson, E. B. (2021). “A Finite Element Analysis Engineering Solution to Short Riveted Connections under Dynamic Loadings.” International Journal of Protective Structures, Vol. 1-29, DOI: 10.1177/2041419621990676.Ichino, H., Beppu, M., Williamson, E. B., and Haraguchi, N. (2021). “Performance and Evaluation of an EPS Plate to Mitigate Blast on Underground Protective Structures.” International Journal of Impact Engineering, Vol. 148, DOI: 10.1016/j.ijimpeng.2020.103758.Hadjioannou, Williamson, E. B., and Engelhardt, M. D. (2020). “Collapse Simulations of Steel-Concrete Composite Floors under Column Loss Scenarios.” ASCE Journal of Structural Engineering, Vol 146 (12) (DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)ST.1943-541X.0002841).Ichino, H., Beppu, M., and Williamson, E. B. (2020). “Blast-Resistant Performance of a Two-Stage Concrete Plate Subjected to Contact Explosions.” Journal of Construction and Building Materials, Vol. 259, DOI: 10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2020.119766.Ichino, H., Ohno, T. and Williamson, E. B. (2019). “Use of a Polyarylate-Glass Fiber Composite Textile to Reduce Localized Blast Damage in Concrete Plates.” Science and Technology of Energetic Materials, Vol. 80, No. 5.Hadjioannou, M., Donahue, S., Williamson, E. B., and Engelhardt, M. D. (2017). “Large-Scale Experimental Tests of Composite Steel Floor Systems Subjected to Column Loss Scenarios.” ASCE Journal of Structural Engineering (DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)ST.1943-541X.0001929).