• Nondestructive evaluation, performance of connections

Education

• Ph.D., Civil Engineering, 199, Texas A & M University.
• M.S., Agricultural Engineering, 1984, Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University.
• B.S., Agricultural Engineering, 1981, Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University.

Professional Experience

• 1997 - present Assistant Professor, Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering, Washington State University.
• 1996-97 Research Associate, Texas A&M University.
• 1994-95 Graduate Research Assistant, Texas A&M University.
• 1991-94 Director of Engineering, American Forest & Paper Association, Washington, DC.
• 1989-91 Manager of Structural Engineering, American Forest & Paper Association.
• 1987-89 Structural Engineer, American Forest & Paper Association
• 1983-87 Mechanical Engineer, Belvoir Research, Development & Engineering Center, U.S. Army, Fort Belvoir, VA.
• 1986 Instructor (part-time), Northern Virginia Community College.
• 1982-83 Graduate Research Assistant, Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University.
• 1981-82 Graduate Teaching Assistant, Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University.

Awards

• Leon Luck Award for most effective faculty member, Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering, Washington State University, 2002.
• Outstanding Teaching Faculty Award, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, WSU, 2000.
• ASCE 1998 Collingwood Prize (co-recipient with Joseph Bracci and Rebecca Stromatt Cook, for the paper "Seismic Performance of Confined Sill Plate Connections," ASCE Journal of Structural Engineering)
• Certificate of Appreciation (for effectiveness in implementing research in wood engineering design), U.S. Department of Agriculture, U.S. Forest Products Laboratory, 1994.
• Merit Award (for service to the wood engineering community in rewriting the National Design Specification for Wood Construction), Virginia Section of the ASAE, 1992.

Teaching

• Nondestructive Testing of Structural Materials
• Advanced Structural Steel Design
• Probabilistic Methods in Structural Design
• Design of Timber Structures
• Structural Steel Design
• Structural Design Laboratory
• Prestressed Concrete Design
• Reinforced Masonry Design
• Statics

Selected Publications and Book Sections

• Pollock, D.G., D.A. Bender, D.E. Bray, and J.T.P. Yao. 2001. Ultrasonic detection of a plastic hinge in bolted timber connections. ASNT Materials Evaluation, 59(5), 625-631.
• Tucker, B.J., D.G. Pollock, K.J. Fridley and J.J. Peters. 2000. Governing yield modes for common bolted and nailed wood connections. ASCE Practice Periodical on Structural Design and Construction 5(1), 14-26.
• Tubbs, J.B., D.G. Pollock and D.I. McLean. 2000. Testing of anchor bolts in concrete block masonry. The Masonry Society Journal, 18(2), 75-88.
• Pollock, D.G. (Editor). 1999. Proceedings of the 11th International Symposium on Nondestructive Testing of Wood. Forest Products Society.
• Pollock, D.G. 1997. Column Design. In: Wood Engineering and Construction Handbook, 3rd edition. Editors: K. Faherty and T.G. Williamson, McGraw-Hill.