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Damon Fick

Damon Fick

B.S., M.S., Civil Engineering, University, of Minnesota – Twin Cities Ph.D., Civil Engineering, Purdue University

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Biography

Damon Fick is a licensed structural engineer in Montana and Minnesota with over 24 years of experience. He practiced as a structural engineer for 6 years designing steel and concrete commercial buildings before pursuing research opportunities that focused on full-scale experimental testing of concrete structures. Damon expanded his research experience while at South Dakota Mines and Montana State University to include steel and masonry structures, innovative bridge designs, and the use of fiber-reinforced polymers (FRP) materials for wildlife crossings. He serves as a member of the American Concrete Institute’s sub-committees 318-B (Anchorage and Reinforcement) and 318-J (Joints and Connections).

Publications
  • Fick, D., & Bell, M. (2022). Development of Deterioration Curves for Bridge Elements in
    Montana (No. FHWA/MT-22-003/9831-765). Montana. Department of Transportation. Research Programs.
  • Pujol, S., Fick, D.R., Fargier-Gabaldon, L.B. (2021). Test of a 90-foot post-tensioned concrete girder with unbonded tendons, ACI Structural Journal, Vol. 118, No. 5.
  • Caliskan, M., Fick, D. (2019). The Influence of Supplemental Reinforcement in Concrete Breakout Zones Subjected to Shear, Precast Concrete Institute Committee Days and Technical Conference, September 25-28.
  • Johnson, M.G., Skillen, K.C., Fick, D.R., and Stephens, J. (2018). Response of Masonry Infill and Confined Masonry Walls Subjected to Direct Shear, Proceedings of the Eleventh U.S., National Conference on Earthqua Engineering, Los Angeles, CA, July 25-29.
  • Johnson, M.G., Fick, D.R. (2018). Generalized Trends of Severe Damage Observed from Building Surveys of Seven Different Earthquakes, Proceedings of the Eleventh U.S. National Conference on Earthquake Engineering, Los Angeles, CA, July 25-29.
  • Barbosa, A. R., Fahnestock, L. A., Fick, D. R., Gautam, D., Soti, R., Wood, R., Moaveni, B., Stavridis, A., Olsen, M. J., and Rodrigues, H. (2017). Performance of Medium-to-High Rise Reinforced Concrete Frame Buildings with Masonry Infill in the 2015 Gorkha, Nepal, Earthquake, Earthquake Spectra, 33(S1), S197-S218.
  • Fick, D.R., Sozen, M.A., Kreger, M.E. (2017). Response of a Full-Scale Three-Story Flat-Plate Test Structure to Cycles of Increasing Lateral Load, ACI Structural Journal, November, 2017, 114(6): p. 1507-1517.
  • Kuehl, T.W., Fick, D.R. (2017). A Modular Hybrid Steel Truss with Composite Deck for Accelerated Bridge Construction, Proceedings of the National Accelerated Bridge Construction Conference, Miami, FL, December 7-8.
  • Fick, D.R. (2014). A Procedure to Estimate the Drift Response of Flat Plate Structures Subjected to Strong Ground Motions, Proceedings of the 10th U.S. National Conference on Earthquake Engineering, Anchorage, AK, July 21-25.
  • Robinson, M.J., Belzer, B.E., Fick, D.R. (2013). Composite Action of Concrete-Filled Rectangular GFRP Tubes, ASCE Journal of Composites for Construction, September/October, 17(5) p. 722-731.
  • Pujol, S. and Fick, D. (2010). The Test of a Full- Scale Three-Story RC Structure with Masonry Infill Walls, Engineering Structures, October, 32(10): p. 3112-3121.
  • Fick, D.R., Schultz, A.E., Bergson, P., Galambos, T.V. (1998). Montioring and Assessment Program for Wabasha County Bridge, Report no. Mn/DOT 1998-22, Minnesota Department of Transportation, St. Paul, MN.