Garber, David
- Associate Professor, Civil and Environmental Engineering , College of Engineering and Computing

Overview
overview
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Dr. David Garber is an Associate Professor in the Civil and Environmental Engineering Department at Florida International University (FIU) and Co-Director of the Accelerated Bridge Construction University Transportation Center. Dr. Garber obtained his PhD from the University of Texas at Austin in 2014. His research has been focused in the behavior and design of prestressed and reinforced concrete members and accelerated bridge construction.
He has led large-scale experimental and analytical efforts investigating connections between precast concrete members, ultra-high performance concrete, prestressed concrete sections for short-span bridges, non-traditional shear failures in prestressed concrete bridge girders, serviceability and ultimate strength of prestressed girders with self-consolidating concrete, prestress losses in pretensioned bridge girders, and behavior of inclined struts in deep beams. Dr. Garber also led the development of an online database containing data on bridges with ABC technology from across the US. He has been involved in the development of recommendations and code specifications that have been implemented into Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) design standards. Dr. Garber is an active member of the Precast/Prestressed Concrete Institute (PCI), serving on the Bridge Committee and Student Education Committee.
Dr. Garber is also the Director for Workforce Development for the ABC-UTC. He has organized and facilitated numerous K-12 outreach activities including summer camps for elementary school students and their parents, teacher workshops, and outreach activities with the public library.
research interests
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Accelerated bridge construction (ABC)
Connections between precast members
Ultra-high performance concrete (UHPC)
Substructure connections
Short-span bridge solutions with precast concrete
Non-traditional shear failures in prestressed concrete girders (e.g., horizontal shear, shear induced by anchorage failures)
Strut-and-tie method and reinforced concrete deep beams
Time effects in prestressed concrete members
Scholarly & Creative Works
selected publications
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Article
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2022Impact of pile-to-cap fixity on the design and behavior of sensitive structuresFull Text via DOI: 10.15554/pcij67.1-01 Web of Science: 000734271000007
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2021Effect of Fiber, Cement, and Aggregate Type on Mechanical Properties of UHPCFull Text via DOI: 10.28991/cej-2021-03091726 Web of Science: 000692608100002
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2021Long-term performance of full-depth precast concrete (FDPC) deck panelsFull Text via DOI: 10.1016/j.engstruct.2021.112738 Web of Science: 000686119600006
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2020Joint Design Optimization for Accelerated Construction of Slab Beam BridgesFull Text via DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)BE.1943-5592.0001561 Web of Science: 000575687900011
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2019Effect of Development and Geometry on Behavior of Concrete Deep BeamsFull Text via DOI: 10.14359/51713308 Web of Science: 000467730700015
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2019Strut Strength and Failure in Full-Scale Concrete Deep BeamsFull Text via DOI: 10.14359/51713306 Web of Science: 000467730700006
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2019Study of Bridge Demolition DOT Survey and Available Standard SpecificationsFull Text via DOI: 10.1155/2019/4896717 Web of Science: 000464664100001
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2017Performance of Ledges in Inverted-T BeamsFull Text via DOI: 10.14359/51689451 Web of Science: 000398096200017
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2016Strength and Serviceability Performance of Self-Consolidating Concrete Bridge GirdersFull Text via DOI: 10.14359/51689022 Web of Science: 000388214400008
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2016Nontraditional Shear Failures in Bulb-T Prestressed Concrete Bridge GirdersFull Text via DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)BE.1943-5592.0000890 Web of Science: 000378850800008
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2016Prestress loss calculations: Another perspectiveWeb of Science: 000391225400003
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2016Prestress Loss Database for Pretensioned Concrete MembersFull Text via DOI: 10.14359/51688618 Web of Science: 000388213000011
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2015
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2014
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Conference
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2017Accelerated bridge construction project and research databases. 127-135.Full Text via DOI: 10.1201/9780203704486-13
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2015
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Note
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2020Strut strength and failure in full-scale concrete deep beams. 303-307.Full Text via DOI: 10.14359/51724675
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Other Scholarly Work
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2015Experimental Evaluation of Strut-and-Tie Model of Indeterminate Deep Beam Discussion. 410-412.Web of Science: 000354828500015
Works By Students
chaired theses and dissertations
- Rezaei, Nazanin, Study on Strut and Node Behavior in Strut-and-Tie Modeling 2018
Research
principal investigator on
- Bond Performance Between Precast UHPC Substrates and Field Cast UHPC Connections awarded by U.S. Department of Transportation 2022 - 2024
- Advanced Building and Bridge Construction with Precast Concrete awarded by PCI Foundation 2020 - 2023
- Evaluation of Concrete Pile to Footing or Cap Connections awarded by U.S. Department of Transportation 2019 - 2022
- Shear Friction Capacity of Corrugated Pipe Connection in Precast Footings awarded by U.S. Department of Transportation 2018 - 2022
- PCI Prestressed in a Box University Course 2022
- Florida Slab Beam Bridge with Ultra-High Performance Concrete Joint Connections Full-Scale Testing and Analysis of Results awarded by U.S. Department of Transportation 2021
- Florida Slab Beam Bridge with Ultra-High Performance Concrete Joint Connections awarded by U.S. Department of Transportation 2016 - 2021
- Local and Global Strain-Based Corrosion Detection Using Available Sensors awarded by Florida Department of Transportation 2017 - 2019
- Behavior of Algae-Based Binder Concrete awarded by Oceans Technology Group 2016 - 2019
co-principal investigator on
- Epoxy Dowel Pile Splice Evaluation awarded by U.S. Department of Transportation 2019 - 2022
- Accelerated Corrosion Testing of Grouts for PT Steel Strand awarded by U.S. Department of Transportation 2018 - 2021
- Development of Standard Methodology to Measure Sulfate Ions In PT Grouts awarded by U.S. Department of Transportation 2018 - 2021
subproject principal investigator on
- ABC-UTC Proposal FY 16-23 awarded by U.S. Department of Transportation 2016 - 2023
- Tier 1 University Transportation Center U.S. DOT Strategic Goal Focus Area: State of Good Repair awarded by U.S. Department of Transportation 2013 - 2019
Contact
full name
- David Garber
Identifiers
ORCID iD
- https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9561-0538 (confirmed)
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