Research Expertise
| • | Structural reliability and probabilistic mechanics |
| • | Probabilistic and statistical approaches to design of structural and mechanical systems |
| • | Random vibration analysis and design |
| • | Specialty in metal fatigue and fracture reliability analysis and design |
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Education
| • | Ph.D. | : | The University of New Mexico, 1970 |
| • | M.S. | : | University of Notre Dame, 1959 |
| • | B.S. | : | Civil Engineering, St. Louis University, 1957 |
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Employment (since 1980)
| • | 1999 | : | The University of Arizona: Professor Emeritus |
| • | 1980-99 | : | Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering, The University of Arizona: Associate Professor 1970-80; Professor 1980-99 |
| • | 1999-date | : | UA College of Engineering Special Professional Education short course, Mechanical Shock (a four-day short course offered biannually): Associate Director |
| • | 1987-date | : | UA College of Engineering Special Professional Education short course, Random Vibrations, Analysis and Design (a oneweek short course offered annually): Associate Director |
| • | 1980-date | : | UA College of Engineering Special Professional Education short course, Reliability Methods in Mechanical and Structural Design (a oneweek short course offered annually): Director |
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Honors and Awards
| • | Induction into Offshore Energy Center’s Hall of Fame as a Technology Pioneer: Reliability-Based Design of Marine Structures, 2003 |
| • | Fellow ASME, 1994 |
| • | Andersen Consulting Outstanding Faculty Award, 1993 |
| • | Dedicated Service Award, ASME, 1992 |
| • | State of the Art of Civil Engineering, ASCE, 1982 |
| • | Tom L. Popejoy Dissertation Prize, The University of New Mexico, 1973 |
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Professional Societies
| • | ASME | : | Fellow, American Society of Mechanical Engineers |
| • | ---- | : | American Society of Civil Engineers |
| • | ---- | : | The Society of Sigma Xi |
| • | ---- | : | International Association for Structural Safety and Reliability |
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Registered Engineer
| • | California (Mechanical) |
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Publications (since 2000)
| • | Wirsching, P.H., Application of Reliability Methods to Fatigue Analysis and Design, Recent Developments in Reliability Based Civil Engineering (A. Haldar, ed.), World Scientific Publishing Co., 2006. |
| • | Wang, X., Kang, J-K, Kim, Y., and Wirsching, P. H., Low Cycle Fatigue Analysis of Marine Structures, Proceedings of the 25th International Conference on Offshore Mechanics and Arctic Engineering, Hamburg, Germany, 2006. |
| • | Spencer, J. S., Wirsching, P. H., Wang, X, and Mansour, A. E., Development of Reliability Based Classification Rules for Tankers, Trans. Soc. Naval Architects and Marine Eng., Jersey City, New.Jersey., 2005. |
| • | Wang, X., Cheng, Z, Wirsching, P. H., and Sun, H., Fatigue Design Factors and Safety Levels Implied in Fatigue Design of Offshore Structures, Proceedings of the 24th International Conference on Offshore Mechanics and Arctic Engineering, Halkidki, Greece, 2005. |
| • | Millwater, H. R. and Wirsching, P. H., Analysis Methods for Probabilistic Life Assessment, ASM Handbook, Vol. 11, Failure Analysis and Prevention, 2003. |
| • | Wirsching, P. H. and Nguyen, H. P., Fatigue Reliability: A Review of Recent Advances, Int. J. Mater. Prod. Technol. 16 (Nos. 1 and 2), 2001. |
| • | Nguyen, H. P., Wirsching, P. H., and Ma, K-T, Failure of Ship Hull as a First Passage Problem, Proc. 8th ASCE Specialty Conference on Probabilistic Mechanics and Structural Reliability, University of Notre Dame, 2000. |
| • | Wirsching, P. H., Nguyen, H. P., and Ma, K-T., Fatigue Reliability as a First Passage Problem, Proc. 8th ASCE Specialty Conference on Probabilistic Mechanics and Structural Reliability, University of Notre Dame, 2000. |
| • | Paez, T. L., Nguyen, H. P., and Wirsching, P. H., First Passage Failure: Analysis Alternatives, Proc. 8th ASCE Specialty Conference on Probabilistic Mechanics and Structural Reliability, University of Notre Dame, 2000. |
| • | Wirsching, P. H., Nguyen, H. P., Osage, D. A., and Mansour, A. E., Probability Based Fitness for Service for Pressure Vessels and Piping, Proc. 8th ASCE Specialty Conference on Probabilistic Mechanics and Structural Reliability, University of Notre Dame, 2000. |
| • | Osage, D. A., Shipley, K. S., Wirsching, P. H., and Mansour, A. E., Application of Partial Safety Factors for Pressure Containing Equipment, Proc. ASME Pressure Vessel and Piping Conference, Seattle, 2000. |
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Consulting (since 2000)
| • | Material Properties Council |
| • | Risk Engineering |
| • | Naval Sea Sys. Command |
| • | Mansour Engineering, Inc. |
| • | Lincoln Composites |
| • | Westinghouse Savannah River Co. |
| • | PMB Engineers, Inc. |
| • | GE Aircraft Engines |
| • | Earl and Wright |
| • | Southwest Research Institute |
| • | American Bureau Shipping |
| • | Amoco Production Company |
| • | Hughes Aircraft Company |
| • | Exxon Production Research |
| • | Shell Oil Company |
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