William J. Kirkham, P.E., S.E., Ph.D.

Principal

Licenses:

S.E. - AZ, HI, NV, OK, OR, UT

P.E. w/S.E. Endorsement - ID, FL, TX

P.E. - CA, CT, DC, GA, KS. MD, MO, NC, NY, TX,

VA, WA

Fields of Specialization:

Structural Engineering: Analysis, Behavior and Mechanics                   Earthquake Engineering

Wood Structures                                 Steel Structures                          Finite Element Analysis Cladding/Facade Engineering

Education:

BSChE, OSU, 1978, BSCS, OSU, 1978, MSCE, OSU, 1998, PhD, OSU, 2013.

Professional Societies:

American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE)

American Institute of Steel Construction (AISC),

Structural Engineers Association of Kansas-Missouri (SEAKM),

Structural Engineers Institute (SEI)

Publications and Presentations:

William J. Kirkham. Examination of lateral stiffness and strength of pitched residential roof diaphragms with implications for seismic design. PhD thesis, October 2013.

William J. Kirkham. Case study: Four story assisted living facility alleges unacceptable design and construction defects; what can we learn? In Structures Congress 2015, pages 616–626, 2015.

William J. Kirkham. Reducing construction defects and design errors in timber buildings. In Structures Congress 2018, pages 262–270, 2018.

William J. Kirkham. How levels of fabrication precision can lead to improved quality in light frame wood construction. In Structures Congress 2019, pages 66–73, 2019.

William J. Kirkham. The statistical history of US tornadoes. In Structures Congress 2022, pages 413–425, 2022.

William J. Kirkham, Rakesh Gupta, and Thomas H. Miller. State of the art: Seismic behavior of wood-frame residential structures. Journal of Structural Engineering, 140(4):04013097, 2014.

William J. Kirkham, Rakesh Gupta, and Thomas H. Miller. Effects of roof pitch and gypsum ceilings on the behavior of wood roof diaphragms. Journal of Performance of Constructed Facilities, 29(1):04014039, 2015.

William J. Kirkham and Thomas H. Miller. Examination of AISC LRFD shear lag design provisions. Engineering Journal, 37(3):83â98, Sep. 2000.

William J. Kirkham, Thomas H. Miller, and Rakesh Gupta. Practical analysis for horizontal diaphragm design of wood-frame single-family dwellings. Practice Periodical on Structural Design and Construction, 21(1):04015005, 2016.

Elaina J. Sutley, Jae H. Kim, William J. Kirkham, and Remy D. Lequesne. Examining tornado vulnerability in Kansas with recent findings from an EF4 tornado. Natural Hazards Review, 22(3):04021021, 2021.