Ernie Heymsfield

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Associate Professor

University of Arkansas

Also affiliated: Louisiana State University (2000); Rogers Behavioral Health (2008); Rogers Communications (Canada) (2008)

10 h-index 26 pubs 266 cited

Research Areas

Links

ORCID Lab Website

OverviewAI-generated summary

Ernie Heymsfield's research focuses on developing anti-icing airfield pavements utilizing renewable energy sources and conductive materials. He has investigated the performance of hydronic heated pavement systems integrated with solar water heating and heat pipe evacuated tube solar collectors. His work also includes the development of surface-embedded heat wires and conductive concrete for runway snowmelt applications, exploring the feasibility of using renewable solar energy in these systems.

Additionally, Heymsfield has examined pavement structural design and analysis codes relevant to airfield pavements. His research portfolio also includes work on alternative arresting system designs for truck escape ramps. His scholarship metrics include an h-index of 10, with 26 total publications and 265 total citations.

Metrics

h-index: 10
Publications: 26
Citations: 266

Positions

Associate Professor 2007–present

University of Arkansas Department of Civil Engineering ORCID

Selected Publications

Developing an anisotropic material for Engineered Material Arresting System (EMAS) usage (2021)

International Journal of Pavement Engineering DOI OpenAlex
Bridge Load Posting Based on Actual Arkansas Truck Traffic (2020)

Journal of Bridge Engineering 3 citations DOI OpenAlex
Developing anti-icing airfield runways using surface embedded heat wires and renewable energy (2019)

Sustainable Cities and Society 28 citations DOI OpenAlex
State of the practice in pavement structural design/analysis codes relevant to airfield pavement design (2019)

Engineering Failure Analysis 36 citations DOI OpenAlex
Hydronic heated pavement system performance using a solar water heating system with heat pipe evacuated tube solar collectors (2019)

Solar Energy 56 citations DOI OpenAlex
Development of automated electrical heat grid for pavement snowmelt (2019)

Thermal Science and Engineering Progress 16 citations DOI OpenAlex
Alternative arresting system design for truck escape ramps (2017)

International Journal of Crashworthiness 19 citations DOI OpenAlex
Supplementing Current Visual Highway Bridge Inspections with Gigapixel Technology (2015)

Journal of Performance of Constructed Facilities 5 citations DOI OpenAlex
Alkali–Silica Reaction Identification and Remediation at Northwest Arkansas Regional Airport (2015)

Journal of Performance of Constructed Facilities 4 citations DOI OpenAlex
Developing Anti-Icing Airfield Runways Using Conductive Concrete with Renewable Energy (2014)

Journal of Cold Regions Engineering 25 citations DOI OpenAlex
Implementing GigaPan Technology into an Airport's Foreign Object Debris Management Program (2013)

Transportation Research Record Journal of the Transportation Research Board 1 citation DOI OpenAlex
Optimizing Low Density Concrete Behavior for Soft Ground Arrestor Systems (2008)

14 citations DOI OpenAlex
A Parametric Sensitivity Analysis of Soft Ground Arrestor Systems (2007)

Aviation 11 citations DOI OpenAlex
Performance Prediction of Contingency Airfields Subjected to Repetitive C-17 Loadings (2007)

Aviation DOI OpenAlex
Development of a Damage Model for Stabilized Soil Layers Subjected to Repetitive Aircraft Loadings (2006)

4 citations DOI OpenAlex