Richard J. Nielsen, Ph.D., P.E.
Richard J. Nielsen, Ph.D., P.E.
Associate Professor, Acting Chair
Office
Buchanan 106
Phone
208-885-8961
Email
Mailing Address
Civil & Environmental Engineering
University of Idaho
875 Perimeter Drive, MS 1022
Moscow, ID 83844-1022
- Ph.D., Stanford University, 1986
- Engineer, Stanford, University, 1982
- M.S.C.E., Stanford University, 1981
- B.S., Brigham Young University, 1980
- CE 115 Introduction to Civil Engineering
- CE 215 Civil Engineering Analysis and Design
- CE 342 Theory of Structures
- CE 360 Geotechnical Engineering
- CE 441 Reinforced Concrete Design
- CE 444 Steel Design
- CE 510 Advanced Mechanics of Materials
- CE 541 Structural Reliability/Reliability of Civil Engineering Systems
- CE 543 Dynamics of Structures
- CE 546 Finite Element Analysis
- CE J445/J545 Matrix Analysis of Framed Structures
- ENGR 210 Engineering Statics
- ENGR 350 Mechanics of Materials
- ENGR 428 Numerical Methods
- ME 548 Elasticity
- The effects of higher weight trucks on selected highways in Idaho, investigating the reliability of bridges
- The effects of changing the vehicle tax structure and changes to the bridge management procedures used by the Idaho Transportation Department
- Structural dynamics and random vibrations
- Member, ASCE Fatigue & Fracture Reliability Committee: Updating the bridge rating procedure for the Perrine Bridge.
- Making adjustments to the cost data in its bridge management software, PONTIS. The results were published in ASCE's Journal of Bridge Engineering and here.
- Examining the effects of higher weight trucks on selected highways in Idaho investigating the reliability of bridges. These projects have been with NIATT.
- Examining how bridge design practices can influence bridge deck cracking
- Developing and evaluating a hot mix asphalt stability index
- Updating the bridge rating procedure for the Perrine Bridge
- Making adjustments to the cost data in its bridge management software, PONTIS
- Examining the effects of higher weight trucks on selected highways in Idaho investigating the reliability of bridges
- ASCE's Fatigue and Fracture Reliability Subcommittee