Matt Hebdon

Structural


Matthew Hebdon

Contact Information

Office Location: EL 268
Phone: 435-797-6377
Email: matt.hebdon@usu.edu

Educational Background

PhD, Civil Engineering, Purdue University, 2015
Member-Level Redundancy of Built-up Steel Girders
BS, Civil and Environmental Engineering, Utah State University, 2005
MS, Civil and Environmental Engineering, Utah State University, 2005
Development of the bridge load rating computer program to be incorporated in the Transportation Asset Management System (TAMS) computer program

Biography

Matthew Hebdon, Ph.D., P.E., is an Associate Professor in the Civil and Environmental Engineering Department at the Utah State University. Before joining the faculty at USU, he served on the faculty at the University of Texas at Austin and Virginia Tech. He received his doctorate in Civil Engineering in 2015 from Purdue University and earned a master’s and a bachelor’s degree in civil and environmental engineering from Utah State University in 2005. He worked as a structural design engineer at Sargent Engineers, Inc. from 2005 until 2010.

Research Interests

Dr. Hebdon's primary research areas include the repair and rehabilitation of bridges, structures, and civil infrastructure to extend their service life, the corrosion behavior of bridge steels, fatigue and fracture evaluation of steel structures, structural monitoring and testing, historical fabrication methods and materials, and large-scale testing of structures. Dr. Hebdon actively participates on committees for AASHTO, AISC, AISI, AREMA, and TRB.

Awards

J. Hugh and Betty Liedtke Centennial Fellowship, 2022

The University of Texas at Austin

Alumni Teaching Excellence Award, 2020

Virginia Tech

Robert J. Dexter Memorial Award, 2019

American Iron and Steel Institute

Early Career Faculty Award, 2019

American Institute of Steel Construction


An asterisk (*) at the end of a publication indicates that it has not been peer-reviewed.

Publications | Journal Articles

Academic Journal

Professional Journal

An asterisk (*) at the end of a publication indicates that it has not been peer-reviewed.

Publications | Technical Reports

Research Reports

  • Zecchin, E., Williams, E., Liang, C., Helwig, T., Engelhardt, M., Williamson, E., Hebdon, M., (2025). Proposed Design of Internally Redundant Steel Box Straddle Caps. Texas Department of Transportation *
  • McConnell, A., Hebdon, M., Stevens, R., Zuleger, J., Sams, J., (2024). NCHRP Research Report 1114 - Uncrewed Aerial Systems Applications for Bridge Inspections. National Academy of Sciences

An asterisk (*) at the end of a publication indicates that it has not been peer-reviewed.

Publications | Other

An asterisk (*) at the end of a publication indicates that it has not been peer-reviewed.

Teaching

CEE 3160 - Civil Engineering Materials, Fall 2025
CEE 3165 - Civil Engineering Materials Laboratory, Fall 2025
CEE 3165 - Civil Engineering Materials Laboratory, Fall 2025
CEE 6050 - Experimental Methods in Structural Engineering, Spring 2025
CEE 3160 - Civil Engineering Materials, Fall 2024
CEE 3165 - Civil Engineering Materials Laboratory, Fall 2024
CEE 3165 - Civil Engineering Materials Laboratory, Fall 2024
CE 377K - (Univ. of Texas) Study Abroad - Introduction to Bridge Engineering, Summer 2024
CE 383D - (Univ. of Texas) Steel Bridge Design, Spring 2024
CE 335 - (Univ. of Texas) Elements of Steel Design, Fall 2023
CE 397 - (Univ. of Texas) Experimental Methods for Structural Evaluation, Fall 2023
CE 335 - (Univ. of Texas) Elements of Steel Design, Spring 2023
CE 397 - (Univ. of Texas) Experimental Methods for Structural Evaluation, Fall 2022
CE 383D - (Univ. of Texas) Steel Bridge Design, Spring 2022
CE 397L - (Univ. of Texas) Advanced Structural Metals, Fall 2021
CEE 5744 - (Virginia Tech) Topics in Structural Steel Design, Spring 2021
CEE 3434 - (Virginia Tech) Design of Steel Structures I, Fall 2020
CEE 3954 - (Virginia Tech) Study Abroad - Bridges, Builders, & Society, Spring 2020
CEE 5744 - (Virginia Tech) Topics in Structural Steel Design, Spring 2020
CEE 3434 - (Virginia Tech) Design of Steel Structures I, Fall 2019
CEE 5480 - (Virginia Tech) Steel Bridge Design, Fall 2019
CEE 3434 - (Virginia Tech) Design of Steel Structures I, Spring 2019
CEE 3954 - (Virginia Tech) Study Abroad - Bridges, Builders, & Society, Spring 2019
CEE 5744 - (Virginia Tech) Topics in Stuctural Steel Design, Spring 2019
CEE 2804 - (Virginia Tech) Introduction to Civil Engineering, Fall 2018
CEE 5944 - (Virginia Tech) SEM Graduate Seminar, Fall 2018
CEE 5480 - (Virginia Tech) Steel Bridge Design, Fall 2018
CEE 5944 - (Virginia Tech) SEM Graduate Seminar, Spring 2018
CEE 3954 - (Virginia Tech) Study Abroad - Bridges, Builders, & Society, Spring 2018
CEE 5744 - (Virginia Tech) Topics in Structural Steel Design, Spring 2018
CEE 3434 - (Virginia Tech) Design of Steel Structures I, Fall 2017
CEE 5984 - (Virginia Tech) Steel Bridge Design, Spring 2017
CEE 3954 - (Virginia Tech) Study Abroad - Bridges, Builders, & Society, Spring 2017
CEE 5744 - (Virginia Tech) Topics in Structural Steel Design, Spring 2017
CEE 3434 - (Virginia Tech) Design of Steel Structures I, Fall 2016
CEE 2804 - (Virginia Tech) Introduction to Civil Engineering, Fall 2016
CEE 5984 - (Virginia Tech) Steel Bridge Design, Spring 2016
CEE 3434 - (Virginia Tech) Design of Steel Structures I, Fall 2015

Graduate Students Mentored

Hongping Xing, Civil & Environmental Engr, January 2025
Maximilian Masek, Civil & Environmental Engr, January 2025
Baran Koyuk (Univ. of Texas), Civil & Environmental Engr, August 2024
Negin Fayaz, Civil & Environmental Engr, August 2024
Charul Arora (Univ. of Texas), Civil & Environmental Engr, May 2023
Loveleen (Univ. of Texas), Civil & Environmental Engr, August 2022
Shay Rutenberg (Univ. of Texas), Civil & Environmental Engr, January 2023 - December 2025
Alana Alves de Moraes (Univ. of Texas), Civil & Environmental Engr, January 2022 - December 2025
Olivia Bradshaw (Univ. of Texas), Civil & Environmental Engr, January 2024 - May 2025
Matthew Gasienica (Univ. of Texas), Civil & Environmental Engr, August 2023 - May 2025
Baran Koyuk (Univ. of Texas), Civil & Environmental Engr, August 2022 - August 2024
Nuttaporn Chitraphan (Univ. of Texas), Civil & Environmental Engr, August 2022 - May 2024
Beverly McCarthy (Univ. of Texas), Civil & Environmental Engr, January 2022 - May 2023
Kelly Stock (Univ. of Texas), Civil & Environmental Engr, January 2022 - May 2023
Angie Tsai (Univ. of Texas), Civil & Environmental Engr, January 2022 - December 2022
Bernardo Carrera (Virginia Tech), Civil & Environmental Engr, January 2022 - December 2022
Preet Jiwani (Virginia Tech), Civil & Environmental Engr, January 2022 - December 2022
Danielle Krug (Univ. of Texas), Civil & Environmental Engr, August 2021 - December 2022
Abril Yu-Shan (Virginia Tech), Civil & Environmental Engr, January 2020 - December 2022
Shelby Wiedrich (Univ. of Texas), Civil & Environmental Engr, August 2021 - August 2022
Ali Alfailakawi (Virginia Tech), Civil & Environmental Engr, January 2018 - August 2022
Eric Bianchi (Virginia Tech), Civil & Environmental Engr, January 2019 - December 2021
Samuel Sherry (Virginia Tech), Civil & Environmental Engr, August 2017 - August 2021
Patricia Asiatico (Virginia Tech), Civil & Environmental Engr, May 2020 - May 2021
Joel Javier (Virginia Tech), Civil & Environmental Engr, August 2018 - May 2021
Pawin Ritthiruth (Virginia Tech), Civil & Environmental Engr, January 2019 - December 2020
Ryan Stevens (Virginia Tech), Civil & Environmental Engr, May 2018 - December 2020
Cyan Miller (Virginia Tech), Civil & Environmental Engr, January 2019 - August 2020
Mary Douglas (Virginia Tech), Civil & Environmental Engr, August 2018 - May 2020
Japsimran Singh (Virginia Tech), Civil & Environmental Engr, January 2017 - May 2020
Delaney Thompson (Virginia Tech), Civil & Environmental Engr, May 2019 - December 2019
Jack Gergel (Virginia Tech), Civil & Environmental Engr, August 2018 - December 2019
Eshwari Korachar (Virginia Tech), Civil & Environmental Engr, August 2017 - May 2019
Eric Bianchi (Virginia Tech), Civil & Environmental Engr, January 2018 - December 2018
Vishali Vasudevan (Virginia Tech), Civil & Environmental Engr, January 2017 - May 2018
Abdul Sultan (Virginia Tech), Civil & Environmental Engr, May 2016 - May 2018
Isaac Groshek (Virginia Tech), Civil & Environmental Engr, May 2016 - May 2017
Japsimran Singh (Virginia Tech), Civil & Environmental Engr, January 2016 - December 2016
JJ Reilly (Virginia Tech), Civil & Environmental Engr, August 2015 - December 2016