
Dr. John Cleary, P.E., F.SEI
Department Chair and Associate Professor Civil Engineering / Structural Engineering
Research Interests
Research interests include structural testing of materials and components, instrumentation and testing of in-service structures, wave loads on bridges and other structures, construction vibrations, LRFD calibration, forensic analysis and investigations, failure case studies, concrete properties, and concrete condition assessment.
Education
Ph.D. Civil Engineering, Case Western Reserve University
M.S. Civil Engineering, Cleveland State University
Bachelor of Civil Engineering, Cleveland State University
Selected Publications
- Oyelere, Abeeb, Shenghua Wu, Kuang-Ting Hsiao, Min-Wook Kang, Melike Dizbay-Onat, John Cleary, Kaushik Venkiteshwaran, Jinhui Wang, Yi Bao, "Evaluation of cracking susceptibility of asphalt binders modified with recycled high-density polyethylene and polypropylene microplastics, Construction and Building Materials", Volume 438, 2024.
- Webb, Bret, Scott Douglass, and John Cleary. "Contribution of Relative Sea-Level Rise to Bridge Failure During Hurricane Ivan." Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers – Forensic Engineering. Volume 172, Issue 2. 2020.
- Cleary, John. "Using the Flipped Classroom Model in a Junior Level Course to Increase Student Learning and Success." Journal of Civil Engineering Education. 146(3). 2020
- Webb, Bret and John Cleary. "Drag‑Induced Displacement of a Simply Supported Bridge Span During Hurricane Katrina." Journal of the Performance of Constructed Facilities. 2019.
- Cleary, John, Bret Webb, Scott Douglass, Thomas Buhring, and Eric Steward. "Assessment of Engineering Adaptations to Extreme Events and Climate Change for a Simply Supported Interstate Bridge over a Shallow Estuary." ASCE Journal of Bridge Engineering. 2018
Courses
- EG 231 Intro to Ethics and Economics
- EG 283 Statics
- EG 315 Mechanics of Materials
- CE 102 Intro to Civil Engineering
- CE 205 Surveying Lab
- CE 314/315 CE Materials w/Lab
- CE 384/385 Structural Analysis w/Lab
- CE 431 Civil Engineering Design I
- CE 432 Civil Engineering Design II
- CE 480/580 Steel Design
- CE 481/581 Steel Design Lab
- CE 482/582 Timber Design
- CE 485/585 Concrete Design
- CE 486/586 Concrete Design Lab
- CE 490/590 Structural Modeling
- CE 490/590 Structural Systems and Loads
- CE 583 Advanced Steel Design