Purdue Civil Engineering Building Named in Honor of Former JTRP Student

Event Date:	July 18, 2012

Photo of Delon Hampton that appeared in 1958 JTRP Technical Report on "The Effect of Rate of Strain on Soil Strength"

Delon Hampton, 2012

The Purdue Board of trustees recently approved naming the Purdue University civil engineering building for alumnus and donor Delon Hampton and his mother, Elizabeth Hampton.

Delon Hampton, earned a master's degree in civil engineering from Purdue in 1958 and a doctorate, also in civil engineering, in 1961. He received an honorary degree from Purdue in 1994. The full text of the press release announcing the building naming can be found on the University News Site.

During his studies at Purdue, Delon was author or co-author on several reports for the Joint Highway Research Program (predecessor to the Joint Transportation Research Program). The photo shown on the right appeared in a technical report he co-authored with Professor Eldon Yoder in 1958. A full listing of the technical reports he co-authored are listed below along with QR Codes to provide quick smartphone access.

The Effect of Rate of Strain on Soil Strength : Technical Paper
Authors: Delon Hampton and Eldon J. Yoder
URL: http://docs.lib.purdue.edu/jtrp/1231/

Variability of Engineering Properties of Brookston and Crosby Soils : Technical Report
Authors: Delon Hampton, Eldon J. Yoder, and I.W. Burr
URL: http://docs.lib.purdue.edu/jtrp/460/

Statistical Analysis of Soil Variability
Author: Delon Hampton
URL: http://docs.lib.purdue.edu/jtrp/453/

Effect of Rate of Strain on the Strength of Remolded Soil
Author: Delon Hampton
URL: http://docs.lib.purdue.edu/jtrp/413/

Effect of Rate of Strain on the Strength of Compacted Soil : Technical Paper
Authors: Delon Hampton and Eldon J. Yoder
URL: http://docs.lib.purdue.edu/jtrp/1239/