Dr. David McLean
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Department Chair Phone: (509) 335-9578 |
EDUCATION
- Ph.D., Civil Engineering, 1987 - Cornell University, Ithaca, NY
- M.S., Civil Engineering, 1982 - Colorado State University, Fort Collins
- B.S., Civil Engineering, 1980 - Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge
REGISTRATION
- Professional Civil Engineering, State of Washington, License # 27089
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
- Chair, Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering, WSU, 2003-present
- Professor, Civil & Environmental Engineering, WSU, 1999-present
- Associate Dean for Undergraduate Programs, College of Engineering & Architecture, WSU, 1998-2003
- Associate Professor, Civil & Environmental Engineering, WSU, 1993-99
- Assistant Professor, Civil & Environmental Engineering, WSU, 1987-93
- Research Structural Engineer, National Bureau of Standards, 1984-86
- Engineer, Louisiana Department of Transportation, 1980-81
AWARDS
- H.W.H. West Award for best paper, co-recipient with A. Fabrello, D. Pollock and T. Young, for "Performance of Anchor Bolts in Concrete Masonry Under Combined Tension and Shear Loading," Proceedings of the Ninth Canadian Masonry Conference, 2001.
- Consultant to Welch, Comer and Associates, Engineers on the Milo Creek Flood Control Project in Wardner, Idaho that received the 2001 Grand Conceptor from the Consulting Engineers of Idaho as well as a 2001 "National Engineering Excellence Award" from the American Consulting Engineers Council.
- ACI Structural Research Award, 2nd Place, co-recipient with L. Marsh, for "Seismic Retrofitting of Bridge Foundations," ACI Structural Journal, March/April 1999.
- Leon Luck Faculty Award for the most effective professor in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, 1998-99 and 1990-91.
- ASTM Alan Yorkdale Award for most outstanding English language paper dealing with manufactured masonry units, co-recipient with J. Thompson and T. Young, for "Tension Lap Splices in Reinforced Concrete Masonry," Proceedings of the Eighth Canadian Masonry Conference, 1998.
- Outstanding Faculty Researcher Award in Civil and Environmental Engineering, Washington State University, 1994-95
- Golden Key National Honor Society, Washington State University Academic Advisor of the Year Award, 1991
- Outstanding Teaching Faculty Member in Civil and Environmental Engineering, Washington State University, 1994-95 and 1990-91
RESEARCH
- Behavior and design of reinforced concrete, masonry, and timber structures
- Seismic response and strengthening of structures
- Infrastructure rehabilitation
- Experimental testing of structural systems and components
TEACHING
- Introduction to Engineering
- Statics
- Steel Design
- Reinforced Concrete Design
- Prestressed Concrete Design
- Reinforced Masonry Design
- Structural Design Laboratory
- Advanced Topics in Steel Design
- Advanced Reinforced Concrete Design
- Earthquake Engineering (graduate)
SELECTED PUBLICATIONS
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Peterson, S.T.; McLean, D.I.; Anderson, M.; and Pollock, D.G., îMeasurement and Evaluation of Mooring Cable Forces During Storm Events in the Evergreen Point Floating Bridge,î Transportation Research Record, No. 1845, 2003, pp. 28-38.
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Fabrello-Streufert, A.M.; Pollock, D.G.; and McLean, D.I., ìAnchor Bolts in Concrete Masonry Under Combined Shear and Tension Loading,î The Masonry Society Journal , Vol. 21, No. 1, September 2003, pp. 13-30 .
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Peterson, S.T.; McLean, D.I.; and Pollock, D.G., ìApplication of Dynamic System Identification to Timber Bridges,î ASCE Journal of Structural Engineering. Vol. 129, No. 1, pp. 116-124, January 2003.
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Zhang, Y.; Cofer, W.F.; and McLean, D.I., ìAnalytical Evaluation of Retrofit Strategies for Multi-Column Bridges,î ASCE Journal of Bridge Engineering, Vol. 4, No. 2, May 1999, pp. 143-150.
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McLean, D. I. and Marsh, M. L., ìSeismic Retrofitting of Bridge Substructures,î ACI Structural Journal , Vol. 96, No. 2, Mar.-Apr. 1999, pp. 174-182.
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