David Dinehart

Research Interests

• Design of castellated and cellular steel beams (American Institute of Steel Construction)
• Durability of concrete bridge decks (AECOM, McCormick Taylor, Hughes Brothers)
• Design and behavior of Girder-Slab system (Girder-Slab Technologies, LLC)
• Development of STEM Curricula (Envision)
• Pull-out capacity of grouped cast-in-place concrete anchors (Bechtel)
• Experimental and analytical investigation of open web steel joist (Steel Joist Institute, New Millennium Building Systems)
• Structural behavior of wood I-joists with web openings (Boise Cascade)

Education

• Ph.D. (Civil and Environmental Engineering) University of Delaware, 1998
• M.S.C.E. (Civil Engineering) Bucknell University, 1992
• B.S.C.E. (Civil Engineering) Bucknell University, 1991

Honors and Awards:

• 2023 Teaching Excellence Award, College of Engineering
• 2019 Villanova University Inaugural Lafferty Award for Student Engagement
• 2019, 2008, 2005 College of Engineering Reverend William F. Farrell Award
• 2018 Christian R. and Mary F. Lindback Award for Outstanding Teaching
• 2018 Lawrence C. Gallen, O.S.A. Faculty Service Award
• 2016 Loyalty Award for Outstanding Service, Malvern Preparatory School