William F. Williams, P.E.

Williams, William

Associate Research Engineer

Crashworthy Structures Program - Riverside 7091
Texas A&M Transportation Institute
The Texas A&M University System
3135 TAMU
College Station, TX 77843-3135
ph. (979) 862-2297 Ext. 22297 · fax (979) 845-6107
w-williams@tamu.edu

Short Biography

Mr. Williams is an Assistant Research Engineer at the Texas A&M Transportation Institute. Prior to joining TTI, Mr. Williams has spent most of his career in private consulting on structural and civil projects. He has worked on residential, commercial, industrial, municipal, state and federal projects. He has twelve years design and field experience in geotechnical, civil, hydraulic, and structural engineering design and construction. His assignments have included design and construction of commercial buildings, stormwater drainage system, asphalt roadways, structural steel and concrete bridges, and various structural projects for the petrochemical industry. He has held titles of Field Engineer, Field Surveyor, Structural Engineer, and Lead Civil/Structural Engineer.

Education

  • M.Eng., Texas A&M University, 1986.
  • B.S., Texas A&M University, 1984.

Experience

  • Associate Research Engineer, Crashworthy Structures Program, Texas A&M Transportation Institute, September 2010 - Present.
  • Geotechnical Engineer, Chi Epsilon - The National Civil Engineering Honor Society.
  • Assistant Research Engineer, Crashworthy Structures Program, Texas Transportation Institute, June 1998 - August 2010.
  • Civil/Structural Design Engineer, S & B Engineers and Constructors, Ltd, Houston, Texas, 1991 - June 1998.
  • Geotechnical/Pavements Engineer, Eastern Federal Lands Highway Division, Federal Highway Administration, 1989 - 1991.

Professional Registration

Registered Professional Engineer in Texas, Registration No. 71898.

Registered Professional Engineer in Virginia, Registration No. 22394.

Affiliations

  • Chi Epsilon - The National Civil Engineering Honor Society.

Selected Publications

A. Abu-Odeh, W.F. Williams, M. Ferdous, M.T. Spencer, R.P. Bligh, W.L. Menges. Safety and Integrity of Median Barrier-Mounted Hardware. 0-6646-S. Texas A&M Transportation Institute, College Station, TX. 2013.

M.S. Brackin, A. Abu-Odeh, C.E. Buth, W.F. Williams, G. Fry, G. Freeby. Impact Forces from Heavy-Vehicle Collisions with Bridge Piers. Structures 2012, Transportation Research Record. 2313. Transportation Research Board, Washington, DC. 2013, pp. 42-51.

A. Abu-Odeh, W.F. Williams, M. Ferdous, M.T. Spencer, R.P. Bligh, W.L. Menges. Signs on Concrete Median Barriers. 0-6646-1. Texas A&M Transportation Institute, College Station, TX. April 2013.

W.F. Williams, R.P. Bligh, W.L. Menges. MASH TL-3 Testing and Evaluation of the TxDOT T131RC Bridge Rail Transition. 9-1002-12-4. Texas A&M Transportation Institute, College Station, TX. March 2013.

W.F. Williams, R.P. Bligh, W.L. Menges. MASH TL-3 Testing and Evaluation of a Steel Bridge Rail with Pickets. 9-1002-12-2. Texas A&M Transportation Institute, College Station, TX. October 2012.

W.F. Williams, R.P. Bligh, W.L. Menges. MASH Test 3-11 on the T131RC Bridge Rail. 9-1002-12-1. Texas A&M Transportation Institute, College Station, TX. October 2012.

W.F. Williams. Standards for Mounting Traffic Control Signs and Devices on Concrete Traffic Barrier (CTB) in Construction Work Zones: Project Summary Report. 0-6143-S. Texas Transportation Institute, College Station, TX. 2011.

R.P. Bligh, A. Abu-Odeh, D.R. Arrington, N.M. Sheikh, C. Silvestri Dobrovolny, W.F. Williams. Roadside Safety Device Crash Testing Program. 9-1002-S. Texas Transportation Institute, Texas A&M University System, College Station, TX. 2011.

C.E. Buth, M.S. Brackin, L.S. Chatham, D.L. Bullard, R.R. Haug, W.F. Williams, G. Fry, D. Lord, S.R. Geedipally, A. Abu-Odeh, W.L. Menges. Guidelines for Designing Bridge Piers and Abutments for Vehicle Collisions. 9-4973-P2. Texas Transportation Institute, College Station, TX. April 2011.

W.F. Williams, R.P. Bligh, W.L. Menges. Mash Test 3-11 of the TxDOT Single Slope Bridge Rail (Type SSTR) on Pan-Formed Bridge Deck. 9-1002-3. Texas Transportation Institute, College Station, TX. March 2011.

C.E. Buth, M.S. Brackin, W.F. Williams, G. Fry. Collision Loads on Bridge Piers: Phase 2. Report of Guidelines for Designing Bridge Piers and Abutments for Vehicle Collisions. 9-4973-2. Texas Transportation Institute, College Station, TX. March 2011.

W.F. Williams, W.L. Menges. MASH Test 3-11 of the TXDOT Portable Type 2 PCTB with Sign Support Assembly. 0-6143-1. Texas Transportation Institute, College Station, TX. January 2011.

C.E. Buth, M.S. Brackin, W.F. Williams, G. Fry, D. Lord, S.R. Geedipally, A. Abu-Odeh. Guidelines for Designing Bridge Piers and Abutments for Vehicle Collisions. 9-4973-S. Texas Transportation Institute, College Station, TX. 2010.

A. Abu-Odeh, W.F. Williams, C.E. Buth, K. Kim. Development of a TL-3 Deep Beam Tubular Backup Bridge Rail. Final Report. 476890-1. Texas Transportation Institute, College Station, TX. December 2010.

W.F. Williams, N.M. Sheikh, W.L. Menges. MASH Test 3-11 of the WSDOT Pin and Loop Concrete Barrier with drainage Slots. 405160-18-1. Texas Transportation Institute, College Station, TX. November 2010.

C.E. Buth, W.F. Williams, M.S. Brackin, D. Lord, S.R. Geedipally, A. Abu-Odeh. Analysis of Large Truck Collisions with Bridge Piers: Phase 1. Report of Guidelines for Designing Bridge Piers and Abutments for Vehicle Collisions. 9-4973-1. Texas Transportation Institute, College Station, TX. May 2010.

W.F. Williams, R.P. Bligh, W.L. Menges. Dynamic Testing of the T223 Bridge Rail. 0-5210-8. Texas Transportation Institute, College Station, TX. September 2009.

R.P. Bligh, W.F. Williams, W.L. Menges. NCHRP Report 350 Test 3-11 of the Modified T8 Bridge Rail. 0-5210-6. Texas Transportation Institute, College Station, TX. April 2009.