Publications:

Teaching and Leadership:

Williams, J. M. and Hanson, J. H., 2009, “Developing Students’ Abilities in Technical Leadership: The Rose-Hulman Leadership AcademyProceedings, American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference, Austin, TX.

Hanson, J. H. and Williams, J. M., 2009, “Using Writing Assignments to Improve Self-Assessment and Communication Skills in an Engineering Statics Course: Structured Summary and Reflective EssayAnnals of Research on Engineering Education, Vol. 4, No. 2, Winter.

Hanson, J. H. and Williams, J. M., 2008, “Using Writing Assignments to Improve Self-Assessment and Communication Skills in an Engineering Statics CourseJournal of Engineering Education, American Society for Engineering Education, Vol. 97, No. 4, October, pp. 515-529.

Howser, R., Trowbridge, M., Gauthier, J., Bloss, N., Fields, J. D., Aidoo, J., and Hanson, J. H., 2008, “Overcoming the Communication Challenges in International Student Design ProjectsProceedings, American Society for Engineering Education Illinois/Indiana Section Conference, Terre Haute, IN.

Aidoo, J., Sexton, S., Hanson, J. H., Sutterer, K. G., and Houghtalen, R. J., 2008, “International Design Project Experiences: Assessing the Short-Term Impact on StudentsProceedings, American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference, Pittsburg, PA.

Aidoo, J., Hanson, J. H., Sutterer, K. G., Houghtalen, R. J., and Ahiamadi, S., 2007, “Our Second International Senior Design ProjectProceedings, National Capstone Design Course Conference, Boulder, CO.

Sutterer, K. G., Hanson, J. H., and Houghtalen, R. J., 2007, “Use of an Electronic Portfolio for Independent, Robust, Direct Measurement of Student OutcomesProceedings, American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference, Honolulu, HI.

Sutterer, K. G., Hanson, J. H., and Aidoo, J., 2007, “First Year Engineering Design: Incorporating Leadership Development into Real Project ExperiencesProceedings, American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference, Honolulu, HI.

Hanson, J. H. and Brophy, P. D., 2006, “A Procedure for Gathering Experience from Practicing Engineers in order to Teach Experience in the ClassroomProceedings, ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition, American Society for Engineering Education, Chicago, IL.

Hanson, J. H., Houghtalen, R. J., Houghtalen, J. H., Johnson, Z. A., Lovell, M. D., Van Houten, M., 2006, “Our First Experience with International Senior Design Projects - Lessons LearnedProceedings,  ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition, American Society for Engineering Education, Chicago, IL.

Hanson, J. H., 2005, “Determining the Ethical Use of Engineering Software Programs,” Terrell Paper Competition, American Society of Civil Engineers’ District 9 Meeting, Louisville, KY, March 18.

Sutterer, K., Brenny, M., Pirnia, J. D., Woodward, M., Houghtalen, R., and Hanson, J., 2005, “Engineering REU Sites: Designing for Appropriate and Valuable Summer Educational Experiences,” Proceedings, ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition, American Society for Engineering Education, Portland, OR.

 

Structural Engineering:

Hanson, J. H. and Brophy, P. D., 2009, “Preliminary Results from Teaching Students How to Evaluate the Reasonableness of ResultsProceedings, American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference, Austin, TX.

Hanson, J. H., 2006, “Quick Methods for Finding Errors in Structural Analysis and Design ResultsStructure Magazine, Joint publication of the National Council of Structural Engineers Associations (NCSEA), ASCE's Structural Engineering Institute (SEI), and the Council of American Structural Engineers (CASE); June, pp. 11-13.

Hanson, J. H., 2006, “Teaching Students How to Evaluate the Reasonableness of Structural Analysis ResultsProceedings, ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition, American Society for Engineering Education, Chicago, IL.

 

Fracture Mechanics:

Hanson, J. H., Bittencourt, T. N., and Ingraffea, A. R., 2004, “Three-Dimensional Influence Coefficient Method for Cohesive Crack SimulationsEngineering Fracture Mechanics, Vol. 71, Iss. 15, Oct., pp. 2109-2124.

Hanson, J. H. and Ingraffea, A. R., 2003, “Using Numerical Simulations to Compare the Fracture Toughness Values for Concrete from the Size-Effect, Two-Parameter and Fictitious Crack ModelsEngineering Fracture Mechanics, Vol. 70, Iss. 7-8, May, pp. 1015-1027.

Hanson, J. H. and Ingraffea, A. R., 2002, “Compression Loading Applied to Round Double Beam Fracture Specimens.  I: Application to Materials with Large Characteristic LengthsJournal of Testing and Evaluation, Accepted for Publication, American Society for Testing and Materials, Vol. 30, No. 6, Nov., pp. 508-514.

Hanson, J. H. and Ingraffea, A. R., 2002, “Compression Loading Applied to Round Double Beam Fracture Specimens.  II: Derivation of Geometry FactorJournal of Testing and Evaluation, Accepted for Publication, American Society for Testing and Materials, Vol. 30, No. 6, Nov., pp. 515-523.

Hanson, J. H. and Ingraffea, A. R., 2001, “Comparison of Measured Fracture Toughness and Size-Independent Fracture Toughness for Concrete,” Proceedings, 10th International Conference on Fracture, Honolulu, Hawaii, Paper No. ICF100775OR.

Hanson, J. H. and Ingraffea, A. R., 2001, “On the Accuracy of Fracture Toughness Test Results for Concrete Using Different Size and Geometry Specimens and Data Reduction MethodsFracture Mechanics for Concrete Materials: Testing and Applications, ACI SP-201, C. Vipulanandan and W. H. Gerstle, Eds., American Concrete Institute, Farmington Hills, MI, pp. 111-132.  [Note: This PDF is 19 MB]

Hanson, J. H. and Ingraffea, A. R., 1998, “Behavior of Concrete Round Double Beam Fracture Toughness Test SpecimensProceedings, Third International Conference on Fracture Mechanics of Concrete and Concrete Structures, Gifu, Japan, Vol. 1, pp. 441-452.

Hanson, J. H. and Ingraffea, A. R., 1997, “Standards for Fracture Toughness Testing of Rock and Manufactured Ceramics: What Can We Learn for Concrete?Cement, Concrete and Aggregates, CCAGDP, Vol. 19, No. 2, Dec., pp. 103-111.

Hanson, J. H., 1997, “The Short Rod: A Potential Fracture Toughness Testing Standard for ConcreteProceedings, 19th National Technical and Career Conference, Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers, Philadelphia, PA, pp. 63-70.

 

Other Topics:

Dunham, M. R., Rush, A. S., and Hanson, J. H., 2007, “Effects of Induced Vibrations on Early Age ConcreteJournal of Performance of Constructed Facilities, American Society of Civil Engineers, Vol. 21, Iss. 3, May/June, pp. 179-184.

Sutterer, K., Bullard, J., Hanson, J., and Struewing, T., 2004, “Design, Construction, and Monitoring of Rammed Aggregate Piers for a Structure over Soft Soils,” Proceedings, 12th Annual Great Lakes Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Conference, Akron, OH, pp. 91-102.

 

REU Reports:

Atilola, O., and Mitchell, B. A., 2006, Adequacy of Materials and Connections in a Historic Structure, Report No. 06/A02, Engineering Forensics Research Institute (EFRI). 

Dunham, M. R., and Rush, A. S., 2004, Parametric Analysis of the Effects of Induced Vibrations on Concrete at Early Ages, Report No. 04/A01, Engineering Forensics Research Institute (EFRI).