Dr. Samuel P. Maggard

 

Date of Birth: June 19, 1933

Place of Birth: Whitesburg, Kentucky

 

New Mexico State University

College of Engineering

Civil and Geological Engineering (CAGE) Department

Box 30001, MS 3CE

Las Cruces, NM  88003

Office: 201, Hernandez Hall

Phone:  (505) 646-3804

Fax:  (505) 646-6049

E-mail: smaggard@nmsu.edu

Education

  • 1963 Ph.D. – Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana
  • 1957 M.S.C.E. – University of Kentucky, Lexington, Kentucky
  • 1956 B.S.C.E. – University of Kentucky, Lexington, Kentucky

Other

  • Holds Certification for Ultrasonic Testing
  • Holds a Commercial Driving License
  • Holds a Private Pilot license (ASEL)
  • Certified Scuba Diver (NAUI) (Completed basic course in Surface Supplied Diving Operations)
  • Ham Radio License (Tech.)
  • Member; Technical Training Advisory Board, College of Oceaneering, Los Angeles, CA.)

Professional Experience
Resume

Jan. 96-Jan.98     Project Coordinator $11,000,000 Engineering Complex
July 93-Present
 Consultant, Structural Analysis and Design; buildings bridges Bridge Inspection: Supervise a Bridge Inspevtion for New Mexico State University inspection bridges in New Mexico. Have done inspections for numerous states and agencies in USA and abroad.
Jan. 89-July 93
Bridge Inspection Engineer, New Mexico State University.
1991 – Present
 In 1991, with others, began the New Mexico State University Underwater Bridge Inspection Training Course (jointly with Association of Diving Contractors).
Jan. 88-Jan. 89
 Director, Engineering Research Center, New Mexico State University.
July 87-Jan. 88
 Professor and Head, Department of Civil, Agricultural and Geological Engineering, New Mexico State University.
1987-1989
 Project Coordinator, Resident Inspector $3,000,000 Engineering Complex
1979-1987 Professor of Civil Engineering, New Mexico State University.
1978-1980 Project Coordinator, $2,000,000 Engineering Complex
1967-1979 Professor and Head, Department of Civil Engineering, New Mexico State University.
July-Dec. 1973 Chicago Bridge and Iron, Design Engineer.
1966-1967 Associate Professor and Head, Department of Civil Engineering, New Mexico State University.
1964-1966 Associate Professor, Department of Civil Engineering, New Mexico State University.
1963-1964 Assistant Professor, Department of Civil Engineering,NewMexico State University. Teaching classes and conducting research in Structural Engineering.
1959-1963 Research Associate, Purdue University. Conducting research regarding the economic feasibility of high strength low-alloy steels for short and medium span highway bridges.
1957-1959 University of Kentucky, College of Engineering Department of Civil Engineering. Teaching classes at senior and graduate level in Structural Engineering (Instructor -1 year, Assistant Professor – 1 year).
1983-Present Instructor in Bridge Inspection Training Program, Certified Trainer and Examiner for ACI Certification Program.
1965-Present Consultant (in the area of Quality Control) to Valley Transit Mix, Inc., Las Cruces, New Mexico.
1964-Present Consulting in Foundation, Structural Design.
1964-Present In 1964, with others, began the New Mexico State University Quality Concrete School (jointly with New Mexico Ready Mixed Concrete Sand & Gravel Association). Member of Board of Directors of the Association.
1964-1973 Consultant – Nuclear Weapons Effects Directorate, White Sands Missile Range – Blast Test Methodology.
1955-1959 Part time work as surveyor including land surveying, mine surveying, etc.
1955-1957 Kentucky Department of Highways (final 16 months full-time) Design and detail of short and medium span bridges during the last 16 months of this period.

Society Membership

  • American Society of Civil Engineers (Fellow)
  • American Institute of Steel Construction
  • American Society for Engineering Education
  • National Society of Professional Engineers
  • The Society of the Sigma Xi
  • Chi Epsilon
  • Sigma Tau
  • Association of Diving Contractors

Registration

    Registered Professional Engineer: Kentucky and New Mexico

Publications

    “Economic Possibilities of Corrosion-Resistant Low Alloy Steel in Short Span Bridges,” J. M. Hayes and S. P. Maggard, Proceedings of the American Institute of Steel Construction, National Engineering Conference, 1960.

    “Economic Possibilities of Corrosion-Resistant Low Alloy Steel in Welded I-Section Stringer Highway Bridges,” J. M. Hayes and S. P. Maggard, Highway Research Board Proceedings, Vol. 41, 1962.

    “Economic Possibilities of High Strength Low Alloy Steel in Highway Bridges,” J. M. Hayes and S. P. Maggard, Proceedings of the Kentucky Highway Conference 1962.

    “Economic Possibilities of Corrosion-Resistant Low Alloy Steel in Box Girder Highway Bridges,” J. M. Hayes and S. P. Maggard, Highway Research Board Proceedings, Vol. 43, 1964.

    “Design High Strength Steels,” Proceedings of the 1965 New Mexico Highway Engineering Conference, 1965.

    “Economy of Corrosion-Resistant Steel in Highway Bridges,” J. M. Hayes and S. P. Maggard, Proceedings of American Society of Civil Engineers, Paper No. 5188, April 1967.

    “Trends in the Design of Steel Box Girder Bridges,” Progress Report, Subcommittee on Box Girder Bridges, ASCE-AASHO Committee on Flexural Members, Proceedings of the American Society of Civil Engineers, Paper No. 5278, 1967.

    “Primary Stresses in Thin-Walled Flexural Members,” D. H. Parr and S. P. Maggard, Engineering Experiment Station, New Mexico State University, Technical Report No. 43, February 1968.

    “An Ultimate Strength Analysis of Box Girder Highway Bridges,”D. H. Parr and S. P. Maggard, Engineering Experiment Station, New Mexico State University, Bulletin No. 36, May 1968.

    “Camera Motion Versus Target Motion,” James V. Gorman and S. P. Maggard, Department of the Army, White Sands Missile Range, Report #MS-2172, May 1970.

    “Elastic Design of Box Girder Highway Bridges,” with D. H. Parr, Proceedings of the American Society of Civil Engineers, Specialty Conference on Metal Structures, June 1970.

    “Trends in the Design of Steel Box Girder Bridges,” Progress Report, Subcommittee on Box Girder Bridges, ASCE-AASHO Committee on Flexural Members, Proceedings of the American Society of Civil Engineers, Paper No. 8068, April 1971.

    "Ultimate Design of Hollow Thin-Walled Box Girders,” D. H. Parr and S. P. Maggard, Proceedings of the American Society of Civil Engineers, Paper No. 9021, July 1972.

    “Methodology Investigation of Blast Test,” Test Report, Army Missile Test and Evaluation Directorate, White Sands Missile Range, New Mexico, with R. Dysart and J. Gorman, July 1973.

    “A Guide for Assessing Lower-Cost Housing Target Characteristics in a Given Locality,” Flavia D. McCormick, Edward F. Thode, Samuel P. Maggard and Roger Sidall, Engineering Experiment Station, New Mexico State University, Bulletin No.46, October 1972.

    “Supplementary Bridge Inspection Report, Los Alamos Arch,” J. Minor, S. P. Maggard and K. R. White, Engineering Research Center, New Mexico State University, June 1986.

    “Supplementary Bridge Inspection Report, Rio Grande Gorge Bridge,” J. Minor, S. P. Maggard and K. R. White, Engineering Research Center, New Mexico State University, June 1986.

    “Evaluation of the Reinforced Concrete Bridge Deck of the Los Alamos Canyon Bridge,” R. B. McPherson, S. P. Maggard, Engineering Research Center, New Mexico State University, September 1987.

    “Fracture Critical Repair Methods,” S. P. Maggard, Proceedings of the Tri-Regional Bridge Management Workshop, FHWA Regions 5,6,7, March 1989.

    “Every Little Bit Helps,” S. P. Maggard, The Squawk Box, Association of Diving Contractors, Western Chapter Vol. 6, September, 1991.

    “Underwater Subsurface Technician Training,” S. P. Maggard, Association of Diving Contractors, Proceedings of the 1991 Symposium “Bridge the Continent”, New Orleans, Louisiana, February 24-27, 1991.

    “Minimum Standards Needed for Underwater Bridge Inspectors,” S. P. Maggard, Pittsburgh Engineer, Vol. 11, No. 3, May/June 1992.

    “Minimum Standarads for Underwater Bridge Inspectors,” S. P. Maggard, Better Roads, Vol. 62, No. 12, December 1992.

    “Bridge Maintenance Inspection – One State’s Approach,” Engineers’ Society of Western Pennsylvania, Proceedings of the 9th Annual International Bridge Conference, Pittsburgh, PA, June 15, 16, and 17, 1992.

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