About the author ⁄ W. Samuel Easterling, Ph.D., P.E.
W. Samuel Easterling, Ph.D., P.E., is the Montague-Betts Professor of Structural Steel Design & Department Head in the Via Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering at Virginia Tech. Dr. Easterling is an active member of AISI Committee on Specifications and its Subcommittee 33-Diaphrams. Dr. Easterling may be reached at seaster@vt.edu.
