Conference Papers

2025

Conference Papers

Incorporating Noise Into Vision‑Based Reserve Capacity Quantification of Hot‑Rolled Wide‑Flange Members

T. Gu; N. Bijelić; D. G. Lignos 

2025. 10th International Conference on Computational Methods in Structural Dynamics and Earthquake Engineering Methods in Structural Dynamics and Earthquake Engineering, Rhodes Island, Greece, 2025-06-15 – 2025-06-18. p. 487 – 498. DOI : 10.7712/120125.12424.25550.

Quantification of hidden safety reserves between different highway traffic load models based on probabilistic calibration analysis

S. Martinolli; A. Taras; X. Malja; P. Miglietta; A. Muttoni et al. 

2025. IABSE Congress, Ghent 2025: The Essence of Structural Engineering for Society, Ghent, Belgium, 2025-08-27 – 2025-08-29. p. 58 – 66. DOI : 10.2749/ghent.2025.0058.

Three‑Dimensional Earthquake‑Induced Collapse Simulation of Steel Buildings With a New Beam‑Column Element With Selective Gradient‑Inelasticity

D. I. Heredia Rosa; A. De Castro e Sousa; D. G. Lignos 

2025. 10th International Conference on Computational Methods in Structural Dynamics and Earthquake Engineering Methods in Structural Dynamics and Earthquake Engineering, Rhodes Island, Greece, 2025-06-15 – 2025-06-18. p. 2559 – 2570. DOI : 10.7712/120125.12590.24868.

2024

Conference Papers

Seismic Performance of Steel Moment-Resisting Frames Utilizing Dissipative Embedded Column Base Connections

H. Inamasu; N. Bijelic; D. G. Lignos 

2024. 11th International Conference on the Behaviour of Steel Structures in Seismic Areas, Salerno, Italy, 2024-07-08 – 2024-07-10. p. 926 – 936. DOI : 10.1007/978-3-031-62884-9_81.

Modelling and Experimental Investigation of Ductile Crack Initiation in Welded Connections with Bevelled Backing Bars and Inelastic Panel Zones

A. Skiadopoulos; D. G. Lignos 

2024. 11th International Conference on the Behaviour of Steel Structures in Seismic Areas, Salerno, Italy, 2024-07-08 – 2024-07-10. p. 687 – 698. DOI : 10.1007/978-3-031-62884-9_60.

Proposed Limits of Stiffener Spacing Requirements for Short and Intermediate Length EBF Steel Links

N. G. Skretas; T. L. Karavasilis; D. G. Lignos 

2024. 11th International Conference on the Behaviour of Steel Structures in Seismic Areas, Salerno, Italy, 2024-07-08 – 2024-07-10. p. 745 – 755. DOI : 10.1007/978-3-031-62884-9_65.

A Novel Fiber Element to Simulate Interactive Local and Lateral Torsional Buckling in Steel Moment Frames

A. Maity; A. Kanvinde; D. I. Heredia Rosa; A. de Castro e Sousa; D. G. Lignos 

2024. Stability Conference Structural Stability Research Council, San Antonio, United States, 2024-03-19 – 2024-03-22.

A MULTIAXIAL PLASTICITY MODEL WITH SOFTENING FOR FIBER-BASED STEEL BEAM-COLUMNS

 

2024. 18th World Conference on Earthquake Engineering, Milan, Italy, 2024-06-30 – 2024-07-05.

2023

Conference Papers

Proposed Limits of Stiffener Spacing Requirements for EBF Links Within the Framework of Eurocode 8

N. Skretas; T. Karavasilis; D. Lignos 

2023. 10th National Conference of Steel Structures, Athens, Greece, October 19-21, 2023.

Proposed Panel Zone Model for Beam-To-Column Joints in Steel Moment Resisting Frames

A. Skiadopoulos; A. M. A. Elkady; D. Lignos 

2023. 10th National Conference of Steel Structures, Athens, Greece, October 19-21, 2023.

Experimental Evaluation and Modeling of Residual Stress Distributions for Hot-Rolled Wide Flange Steel Members

A. Skiadopoulos; A. A. Sousa; D. Lignos 

2023. 10th National Conference of Steel Structures, Athens, Greece, October 19-21, 2023.

Dissipative Embedded Column Bases for Enhanced Seismic Performance of Steel Moment Resisting Frames

H. Inamasu; A. A. Sousa; D. Lignos 

2023. 10th National Conference of Steel Structures, Athens, Greece, October 19-21, 2023.

The new Chapter 9 of Eurocode 8 Part 3 for Seismic Assessment of Existing Steel Structures

D. Lignos 

2023. 10th National Conference of Steel Structures, Athens, Greece, October 19-21, 2023.

Experimental Investigation of Instability-Free Welded Moment Connections With Simplified Weld Details

A. Skiadopoulos; D. Lignos; M. Arita; S. Hiroshima 

2023. 10th National Conference of Steel Structures, Athens, Greece, October 19-21, 2023.

The use of ductile steel fuses for the seismic protection of acceleration sensitive non- structural components: Numerical and Experimental verification

A. Kazantzi; A. M. A. Elkady; D. Vamvatsikos; D. Lignos; E. Miranda 

2023. 10th National Conference of Steel Structures, Athens, Greece, October 19-21, 2023.

Full Scale Experiments of a Composite Steel Moment Resisting Frame: Behavioral Insights and Implications on Seismic Design

H. El Jisr; D. Lignos 

2023. 10th National Conference of Steel Structures, Athens, Greece, October 19-21, 2023.

Digital-Image-Correlation for Simulating Cyclic Local Buckling in Steel Beams

S. Ozden; A. A. Sousa; D. Lignos 

2023. Eurosteel, Amsterdam, Holland, September 12-14, 2023. p. 1717 – 1722. DOI : 10.1002/cepa.2671.

Towards instability-free welded moment connections

A. Skiadopoulos; D. Lignos 

2023. 13th International Congress on Mechanics, Patras, Greece, August 24-27, 2022. p. 521 – 530.

Surrogate modelling for seismic collapse risk assessment of steel moment resisting frames

N. Bijelic; A. Skiadopoulos; D. Lignos 

2023. Canadian Conferennce – Pacific Conference on Earthquake Engineering 2023, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, June 25th – June 30th 2023.

Local relaxation of residual stress in HFMI-treated high-strength steel welded joints subjected to high-peak loads

Y. Ono; H. Remes; K. Kinoshita; H. C. Yildirim; A. Nussbaumer 

2023. 10 International Conference on Fatigue Design, Cetim, Senlis, France, 2023-11-29 – 2023-11-30. DOI : 10.1016/j.prostr.2024.03.031.

New developments on fatigue in Eurocode on steel structures

M. Lukić; M. Euler; A. Nussbaumer; M. Rauch; D. Pope 

2023. 10 International Conference on Fatigue Design, Cetim, Senlis, France, 2023-11-29 – 2023-11-30. DOI : 10.1016/j.prostr.2024.03.061.

Hysteretic behaviour of welded connections with highly inelastic panel zones

A. Skiadopoulos; D. G. Lignos; M. Arita; S. Hiroshima 

2023. EUROSTEEL 2023, Setember 12-14, 2023, Amsterdam, The Neatherlands. p. 1556 – 1561. DOI : 10.1002/cepa.2676.

A Simple, Closed-Form Method for Determining the Superelevation of Tall Reinforced Concrete Buildings

D. M. V. Ruggiero; P. C. Miglietta; B. Boulanger; T. Kokai 

2023. fib Symposium 2023: Building for the Future: Durable, Sustainable, Resilient, Istanbul, Turkey, June 5-7, 2023. p. 1018 – 1027. DOI : 10.1007/978-3-031-32511-3_104.

Proposed residual stress model for hot‐rolled wide flange steel cross sections

A. Skiadopoulos; A. de Castro e Sousa; D. G. Lignos 

2023. EUROSTEEL 2023, Setember 12-14, 2023, Amsterdam, The Neatherlands. p. 1711 – 1716. DOI : 10.1002/cepa.2736.

Geometric tolerances of welded connections with inelastic panel zones

C. Wen; A. Skiadopoulos; D. G. Lignos 

2023. EUROSTEEL 2023, Amsterdam, The Neatherlands, Setember 12-14, 2023. p. 1550 – 1555. DOI : 10.1002/cepa.2272.

2022

Conference Papers

Analytical Studies in Support of an Improved Approach to the Design of Acceleration-Sensitive Nonstructural Elements

A. Kazantzi; E. Miranda; D. Vamvatsikos; A. M. A. Elkady; D. Lignos 

2022. Fifth International Workshop on the Seismic Performance of Non-Structural Elements (SPONSE), Stanford University, Stanford, CA, USA, December 5-7, 2022.

Experimental Study to Validate an Improved Approach to Design Acceleration-Sensitive Nonstructural Components

A. M. A. Elkady; D. Vamvatsikos; D. Lignos; A. Kazantzi; E. Miranda 

2022. Fifth International Workshop on the Seismic Performance of Non-Structural Elements (SPONSE), Stanford University, Stanford, CA, USA, December 5-7, 2022.

Assessment of stiffener spacing design requirements for intermediate EBF links via nonlinear finite element analysis

N. Skretas; T. Karavasilis; D. Lignos 

2022. Fifth National Conference on Earthquake Engineering, Athens, Greece, October 20-22, 2022.

Soil-Structure Interaction effects on the seismic behavior of steel moment resisting frames: Preliminary assessment

C. Petridis; D. Lignos; D. Pitilakis 

2022. 3rd EUROPEAN CONFERENCE ON EARTHQUAKE ENGINEERING & SEISMOLOGY, BUCHAREST, ROMANIA, September 4-9, 2022.

Seismic stability of steel moment resisting frames with inelastic panel zones

A. Skiadopoulos; D. Lignos 

2022. 12th National Conference on Earthquake Engineering, Salt Lake City, Utah, June 27 – July 1 2022.

Development of dissipative embedded columns base connections for mitigating column axial shortening

H. Inamasu; A. A. Sousa; D. Lignos 

2022. The 10th International Conference on the BEHAVIOUR OF STEEL STRUCTURES IN SEISMIC AREAS, Timisoara, Romania, May 25-27, 2022. p. 269 – 275. DOI : 10.1007/978-3-031-03811-2_25.

Full-scale testing of European steel beams with reduced beam section under reversed cyclic loading

H. Inamasu; D. Lignos 

2022. The 10th International Conference on the BEHAVIOUR OF STEEL STRUCTURES IN SEISMIC AREAS, Timisoara, Romania, May 25-27, 2022. p. 166 – 172. DOI : 10.1007/978-3-031-03811-2_13.

Computational Investigation of Mode-I Fatigue Crack Growth in CFRP-Strengthened Steel Plates with a Cohesive Zone Model

M. Mohajer; M. Bocciarelli; P. Colombi; A. Hosseini; A. Nussbaumer et al. 

2022. 10th International Conference on Fibre-Reinforced Polymer (FRP) Composites in Civil Engineering (CICE), Istanbul, TURKEY, Dec 08-10, 2021. p. 2287 – 2297. DOI : 10.1007/978-3-030-88166-5_198.

Experimental Study on the Static and Fatigue Behaviour of a New Mechanical Wedge-Barrel Anchor

H. Heydarinouri; M. Motavalli; A. Nussbaumer; E. Ghafoori 

2022. 10th International Conference on Fibre-Reinforced Polymer (FRP) Composites in Civil Engineering (CICE), Istanbul, TURKEY, Dec 08-10, 2021. p. 2180 – 2187. DOI : 10.1007/978-3-030-88166-5_188.

Investigation on the fatigue resistance of thick transverse attachments and design of VA fatigue tests

D. Leonetti; Y. Takai; K. Kinoshita; A. Nussbaumer 

2022. European Conference on Fracture 2022 (ECF 23), Funchal, Madeira, Portugal, June 27 – July 1, 2022. p. 480 – 489. DOI : 10.1016/j.prostr.2022.12.061.

Development of a Strengthening System for Riveted/Bolted Steel Connections Using Prestressed CFRP Rods

H. Heydarinouri; M. Motavalli; A. Nussbaumer; E. Ghafoori 

2022. 10th International Conference on Fibre-Reinforced Polymer (FRP) Composites in Civil Engineering (CICE), Istanbul, TURKEY, Dec 08-10, 2021. p. 2267 – 2276. DOI : 10.1007/978-3-030-88166-5_196.

2021

Conference Papers

Hysteretic Behaviour of Shear Stud Connectors in Composite Steel Moment‐Resisting Frames

H. El Jisr; D. Lignos 

2021. EUROSTEEL 2021 Sheffield — Steel’s coming home, Sheffield, England, September 1-3, 2021. p. 575 – 582. DOI : 10.1002/cepa.1333.

EaRL: An Open-Source Software for Earthquake Risk, Loss and Lifecycle Assessment

A. M. A. Elkady; D. Lignos 

2021. The 13th International Conference on Structural Safety and Reliability (ICOSSAR 2021), Shanghai, P.R. China, June 21-25, 2021.

The impact of heavy vehicle platoons on bridge traffic loads

M. Sjaarda; A. Nussbaumer 

2021. IABSE Congress: Structural Engineering for Future Societal Needs, Ghent, Belgium, 2021-09-22 – 2021-09-24. p. 700 – 708. DOI : 10.2749/ghent.2021.0700.

2020

Conference Papers

Experimental Study of Sliding Friction Damper for High-Performance Steel Structures

M. Paronesso; D. Lignos 

2020. 17WCEE 17th World Conference on Earthquake Engineering, Sendai, Japan, September 13-18, 2020 (original).

Collapse-Consistent Protocols for Experimental Testing of Steel Columns under Multi-axial Cyclic Loading

D. Lignos; Y. Suzuki 

2020. 8th International Conference on Advances in Experimental Structural Engineering, Christchurch, New Zealand, February 3-5, 2020.

2019

Conference Papers

An explicit model for exposed column base connections and its parameter sensitivity

A. A. Sousa; H. Inamasu; D. Lignos 

2019. 12th Pacific Structural Steel Conference, Tokyo, Japan, November 9-11, 2019.

Concepts to minimize earthquake-induced column axial shortening in steel moment-resisting frames

H. Inamasu; D. Lignos 

2019. 12th Pacific Structural Steel Conference, Tokyo, Japan, November 9-11, 2019.

Exposed Column Base Connections for Minimizing Earthquake-induced Residual Deformations in Steel Moment-Resisting Framess

H. Inamasu; A. A. Sousa; G. G. Bartrina; D. Lignos 

2019. SECED Earthquake Risk and Engineering Towards a Reslient World, Greenwich, London, September 9-11, 2019.

Behavior of iron-based Shape Memory Alloys under Cyclic Loading Histories

D. Heredia Rosa; A. R. Hartloper; A. A. Sousa; D. Lignos; M. Motavalli et al. 

2019. Fifth Conference on Smart Monitoring, Assessment and Rehabilitation of Civil Structures, Postdam, Germany, August 27-29, 2019.

Sensitivity of Simulated Steel Column Instabilities to Plasticity Model Assumptions

A. R. Hartloper; A. A. Sousa; D. Lignos 

2019. 12th Canadian Conference on Earthquake Engineering (12CCEE), Quebec, Canada, June 17-20, 2019.

A practical method for seismic retrofit of tall buildings with supplemental damping

S. Akcelyan; D. Lignos 

2019. 12th Canadian Conference on Earthquake Engineering (12CCEE), Quebec, Canada, June 17-20, 2019.

Fatigue Damage Factor Calibration for Long-Span Cable-Stayed Bridge Decks

A. Nussbaumer; J. O. Pedro; C. A. P. Baptista; M. Duval 

2019. 19th International Colloquium on Mechanical Fatigue of Metals (ICMFM), Porto, Portugal, September 05-07, 2018. p. 369 – 376. DOI : 10.1007/978-3-030-13980-3_47.

Proposed criterion for fatigue strengthening of riveted bridge girders

H. Heydarinouri; A. Nussbaumer; J. Maljaars; E. Ghafoori 

2019. Fatigue Design 2019, Senlis, France, p. 482 – 493. DOI : 10.1016/j.prostr.2019.12.052.

Strain-based approach to fatigue crack initiation on high-strength-steel welded joints under multiaxial loading

M. Garcia; A. Nussbaumer; H. Remes 

2019. 7th International Conferen on Structural Engineering, Mechanics and Computation (SEMCce 2019), Cape Town, South Africa, September 2-4, 2019. DOI : 10.1201/9780429426506-115.

2018

Conference Papers

Guidelines on nonlinear dynamic analysis for seismic design of steel moment frames

G. Deierlein; D. Lignos; S. Bono; A. Kanvinde 

2018. 11th U.S. National Conference on Earthquake Engineering (11NCEE), Los Angeles, California, USA, June 25-29, 2018.

Fiber-based model for earthquake-induced collapse simulation of steel frame buildings

Y. Suzuki; D. Lignos 

2018. 11th U.S. National Conference on Earthquake Engineering, Los Angeles, California, USA, June 25-29, 2018.

Composite beam effects and implications to seismic design provisions

H. El Jisr; D. Lignos 

2018. 16th European Conference on Earthquake Engineering (16ECEE), Thessaloniki, Greece, June 18-21, 2018.

Seismic retrofit of steel tall buildings with bilinear oil dampers

S. Akcelyan; D. Lignos 

2018. 16th European Conference on Earthquake Engineering, Thessaloniki, Greece, June 18-21, 2018.

EaRL: Toolbox for Earthquake Risk and Loss Assessment of Building Assets

A. M. A. Elkady; S-H. Hwang; D. Lignos 

2018. 16th European Conference on Earthquake Engineering, Thessaloniki, Greece, June 18-21, 2018.

Improving the collapse risk of steel structures with high-performance steel

Y. Suzuki; D. Lignos 

2018. 16th European Conference on Earthquake Engineering, Thessaloniki, Greece, June 18-21, 2018.

Influence of non-structural components on the seismic response of cold-formed steel structures

V. Nikolaidou; C. Rogers; D. Lignos 

2018. 16th European Conference on Earthquake Engineering, Thessaloniki, Greece, June 18-21, 2018.

Influence of embedded steel column base strength on earthquake-induced residual deformations

H. Inamasu; D. Lignos; A. Kanvinde 

2018. 16th European Conference on Earthquake Engineering, Thessaloniki, Greece, June 18-21, 2018.

Revised ASCE-41 modeling recommendations for moment-resisting frame systems

D. Lignos; A. R. Hartloper; A. M. A. Elkady; R. Hamburger; G. Deierlein 

2018. 11th U.S. National Conference on Earthquake Engineering (11NCEE), Los Angeles, California, USA, June 25-29, 2018.

Multiaxial Fatigue Study on Transversal Attachments under constant amplitude proportional and non-proportional loadings

M. Garcia; C. A. Pereira Baptista; A. Nussbaumer 

2018. 12th international fatigue congress, Poitiers, France, May 28-June 1, 2018. DOI : 10.1051/matecconf/201816516007.

Earthquake-Induced Collapse Risk and Loss Assessment of Steel Concentrically Braced Frames

S-H. Hwang; D. Lignos 

2018. 8th International Conference of the Seismic Behaviour of Steel Structures in Seismic Areas, Christchurch, New Zealand, February 14-17, 2018.

Effect of Column Base Flexibility on Earthquake-Induced Residual Deformations of Steel Columns

H. Inamasu; D. Lignos; A. Kanvinde 

2018. 9th International Conference on the Behaviour of Steel Structures in Seismic Areas (STESSA 2018), Christchurch, New Zealand, February 14-17, 2018. p. 149 – 156. DOI : 10.4028/www.scientific.net/KEM.763.149.

Prestressed FRP-strengthening and wireless monitoring of a metallic bridge in Australia

E. Ghafoori; A. Hosseini; R. Al-Mahaidi; X-L. Zhao; M. Motavalli et al. 

2018. 9th international conference on bridge maintenance, safety and management (IAMBAS 2018), Melbourne, Australia, July 9-13, 2018. DOI : 10.1201/9781315189390-60.

Steel Columns under Multi-Axis Seismic Loading: Experimental Findings and Design Recommendations

A. Elkady; J. Cravero; D. G. Lignos 

2018. Behaviour of Steel Structures in Seismic Areas, Christchurch, New Zealand, February 14-17, 2018. p. 376 – 383. DOI : 10.4028/www.scientific.net/KEM.763.376.

FRP-to-concrete debonding – global and local bond behaviour

M. Breveglieri; A. Hosseini; C. Czaderski 

2018. 9th international conference on fibre-reinforced polymer (FRP) composites in civil engineering (CICE 2018), Paris, France, July 17-19, 2018. p. 353 – 360.

Glass transition evaluation of commercially available epoxy adhesives for strengthening of steel structures with bonded CFRP plates

A. Hosseini; J. Michels 

2018. 9th international conference on fibre-reinforced polymer (FRP) composites in civil engineering (CICE 2018), Paris, France, July 17-19, 2018.

Flat prestressed unbonded reinforcement (FPUR) system for strengthening of steel I-Beams

A. Hosseini; E. Ghafoori; M. Motavalli; A. Nussbaumer; X-L. Zhao et al. 

2018. 9th international conference on bridge maintenance, safety and management (IAMBAS 2018), Melbourne, Australia, July 9-13, 2018. DOI : 10.1201/9781315189390-59.

Feasibility of accelerated curing for strengthening of steel members by prestressed bonded CFRP plates

A. Hosseini; E. Ghafoori; A. Sadeghi Marzaleh; M. Motavalli 

2018. 9th international conference on fibre-reinforced polymer (FRP) composites in civil engineering (CICE 2018), Paris, France, July 17-19, 2018.

Application of pre-stressed un-bonded CFRP for strenghthening of metallic structures

E. Ghafoori; A. Hosseini; E. Pellisier; M. Hueppi; M. Motavalli 

2018. 9th international conference on fibre-reinforced polymer (FRP) composites in civil engineering (CICE 2018), Paris, France, July 17-19, 2018.

Earthquake-Induced Collapse Risk and Loss Assessment of Steel Concentrically Braced Frames

S-H. Hwang; D. Lignos 

2018. 9th International Conference on the Behaviour of Steel Structures in Seismic Areas, Christchurch, New Zealand, February 14 – 17, 2018.

Shape memory alloy (SMA) strips for fatigue strengthening of cracked steel plates

M. Izadi; E. Ghafoori; M. Motavalli; S. Maalek; A. Hosseini 

2018. 9th international conference on fibre-reinforced polymer (FRP) composites in civil engineering (CICE 2018), Paris, France, July 17-19, 2018.

2017

Conference Papers

Development of Bidirectional Cyclic Lateral Loading Protocols for Experimental Testing of Steel Wide-Flange Columns

A. M. A. Elkady; D. Lignos 

2017. 3rd Huixian International Forum on Earthquake Engineering for Young Researchers, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, USA, August 11-12, 2017.

Approximate Method for Performance-Based Seismic Assessment of Steel Moment-Resisting Frames

S-H. Hwang; D. Lignos 

2017. 16th World Conference on Earthquake Engineering (16WCEE), Santiago, Chile, January 9-13, 2017.

Assessment of the Probability of Collapse of Structures Under Earthquakes

E. Miranda; L. Eads; H. Davalos; D. Lignos 

2017. 16th World Conference on Earthquake Engineering (16WCEE), Santiago, Chile, January 9-13, 2017.

Stability Requirements of Deep Steel Wide-Flange Columns under Cyclic Loading

A. M. A. Elkady; D. Lignos 

2017. Annual Stability Conference Structural Stability Research Council, San Antonio, Texas, USA, March 22-24, 2017.

Seismic Performance of a Special Steel Moment-Resisting Frame Subassembly from the Onset of Damage through Collapse

M. Ramos; G. Mosqueda; D. Lignos 

2017. 16th World Conference on Earthquake Engineering (16WCEE), Santiago, Chile, January 9-13, 2017.

Stability of extended beam-to-girder shear tab connections under gravity induced shear force

M. Motallebi; D. Lignos; C. Rogers 

2017. Annual Stability Conference Structural Stability Research Council, San Antonio, Texas, USA, March 22-24, 2017.

Experimental Investigation of Steel Braces Installed with Intentional Eccentricity Using Gusset Plate Connections

K. Skalomenos; H. Inamasu; H. Shimada; M. Kurata; M. Nakashima 

2017. 16th World Conference on Earthquake Engineering (16WCEE), Santiago, Chile, January 9-13, 2017.

Proposed methodology for earthquake-induced loss assessment of instrumented steel frame buildings: building-specific and city-scale approaches

S-H. Hwang; D. Lignos 

2017. 6th ECCOMAS Thematic Conference on Computational Methods in Structural Dynamics and Earthquake Engineering, Rhodes Island, Greece, June 15-17, 2017.

Full-Scale Cyclic Testing of Deep Slender Wide-Flange Steel Beam-Columns under Unidirectional and Bidirectional Lateral Drift Demands

A. M. A. Elkady; D. Lignos 

2017. 16th World Conference on Earthquake Engineering (16WCEE), Santiago, Chile, January 9-13, 2017.

Experimental and Numerical Evaluation of Steel Columns for Performance-Based Seismic Assessment of Steel Moment Frames

D. Lignos; A. M. A. Elkady; Y. Suzuki; A. R. Hartloper 

2017. PESDES 2017 International Workshop on Performance-Based Seismic Design of Structures, Tongji University, Shanghai, China, 13-15 October 2017.

Using re-calibrated design S-N curves for fatigue assessment of road bridges

L. D’Angelo; A. Nussbaumer 

2017. Stahlbau, Holzbau und Verbundbau. Festschrift, Stuttgart, Germany, August 31, 2017. p. 443 – 448.

Collapse Behavior of Steel Columns as Part of Steel Frame Buildings: Experiments and Numerical Models

Y. Suzuki; D. Lignos 

2017. 16th World Conference on Earthquake Engineering (16WCEE), Santiago, Chile, January 9-13, 2017.

Experimental Study on Cyclic Behaviors and Restoring Force Characteristics of Concrete Filled Steel Tube Columns Using Ultra-High Strength Steel

K. Hayashi; Y. Luo; R. Nishi; H. Inamasu; M. Nakashima 

2017. 16th World Conference on Earthquake Engineering (16WCEE), Santiago, Chile, January 9-13, 2017.

Lehrveranstaltungen in Baudynamik und Erdbebeningenieurwesen an der EPFL

K. Beyer; P. Lestuzzi; I. Smith; D. Lignos 

2017. D-A-CH Tagung: Erdbebeningenieurwesen und Baudynamik 2017, Weimar, Germany, September 21-22, 2017.

Updates to the ASCE-41-13 Provisions for the Nonlinear Modeling of Steel Wide-Flange Columns for Performance-based Earthquake Engineering

A. R. Hartloper; D. Lignos 

2017. Eurosteel, 2017, Copenhagen, Denmark, September 13-15, 2017.

Characterization of Cold-Formed Steel Framed/Wood Sheathed Floor and Roof Diaphragm Structures

V. Nikolaidou; P. Latreille; C. Rogers; D. Lignos 

2017. 16th World Conference on Earthquake Engineering (16WCEE), Santiago, Chile, January 9-13, 2017.

Experimental Investigation of Bolt-Configured Naturally Buckling Braces with Gusset Plate Connections

H. Inamasu; K. Skalomenos; P-C. Hsiao; K. Hayashi; M. Kurata et al. 

2017. 16th World Conference on Earthquake Engineering (16WCEE), Santiago, Chile, January 9-13, 2017.

2016

Conference Papers

Effect of composite beam action on the hysteretic behavior of fully-restrained beam-to-column connections under cyclic loading

A. M. A. Elkady; D. Lignos 

2016. 8th International Workshop on Connections in Steel Structures, Boston, Massachusetts, USA, May 24-26, 2016.

Stress Analysis of Unbonded and Bonded Prestressed CFRP-strengthened Steel Plates

A. Hosseini; E. Ghafoori; M. Motavalli; A. Nussbaumer; X-L. Zhao 

2016. 8th International Conference on Fibre-Reinforced Polymer (FRP) Composites in Civil Engineering, Hong Kong, China, December 14-16, 2016. p. 1179 – 1186.

Experimental Investigation of the Hysteretic Behavior of Wide-Flange Steel Columns under High Axial Load and Lateral Drift Demands

D. Lignos; J. Cravero; A. M. A. Elkady 

2016. 11th Pacific Structural Steel Conference, Shanghai, China, 29-31, 2016.

ATC-114 Next-Generation Hysteretic Relationships for Performance-based Modeling and Analysis

R. Hamburger; G. Deierlein; D. Lehman; L. Lowes; B. Shing et al. 

2016. SEAOC Convention, Maui, Hawaii, USA, October 12-15, 2016.

Finite element simulation of buckling of extended beam-to-girder shear tab connections under gravity induced shear force

M. Motallebi; D. Lignos; C. Rogers 

2016. Annual Stability Conference, Structural Stability Research Council, Orlando, Florida, USA, April 12-15, 2016.

Comparison of Seismic Design Requirements for Steel Moment Resisting Frames with Emphasis on Stability of Columns in North America, New Zealand, and Europe

A. Imanpour; D. Lignos; C. Clifton; R. Tremblay 

2016. 11th Pacific Structural Steel Conference, Shanghai, China, October 26-28, 2016.

Lateral Torsional Buckling of steel bridge girders

R. Thiébaud; J-P. Lebet 

2016. Annual Stability Conference, Orlando, Florida, USA, 12-15 April 2016. p. 1 – 19.

Multi-Directional Structural Component Hybrid Testing System for the Assessment of the Seismic Response of Steel I-Shaped Columns

K. Auger; Y. Minouei; A. M. A. Elkady; A. Imanpour; M. Leclerc et al. 

2016. 11th Pacific Structural Steel Conference, Shanghai, China, October 26-28, 2016.

Dynamic Stability of Deep and Slender Wide-Flange Steel Columns – Full Scale Experiments

A. M. A. Elkady; D. Lignos 

2016. Annual Stability Conference, Structural Stability Research Council, Orlando, Florida, USA, April 12-15, 2016.

Ultra low cycle fatigue of welded steel joints under multiaxial loading

A. A. Sousa; A. Nussbaumer 

2016. Structural engineering, mechanics and computation, Cape Town, South Africa, September 5-7, 2016. p. 433 – 434. DOI : 10.1201/9781315641645-217.

Fatigue strengthening of riveted girders in a historic railway metallic bridge in Switzerland using pre-stressed un-bonded CFRP laminates

E. Ghafoori; M. Motavalli; A. Herwig; A. Nussbaumer; G. S. Prinz et al. 

2016. 8th International Conference on Bridge Maintenance, Safety and Management (IABMAS2016), Foz do Iguaçu, Brazil, June 26-30, 2016.

Application of photoelasticity in structural glass research

J. Cupac 

2016. International Conference on Processes in Combined Digital Optical and Imaging Methods applied to Mechanical Engineering, Ascona, Switzerland, May 8-13, 2016. p. 63 – 66.

A strengthening theory to prevent fatigue crack initiation in old metallic bridges

E. Ghafoori; M. Motavalli; A. Nussbaumer; A. Herwig; M. Fontana et al. 

2016. 8th International Conference on Bridge Maintenance, Safety and Management (IABMAS2016), Foz do Iguaçu, Brazil, June 2016.

Steel-Concrete Connections by Adhesion, Interlocking, and Friction for Composite Bridges under Cyclic Loading

J-P. Lebet; D. Papastergiou 

2016. 7th International Conference on Composite Construction in Steel and Concrete, North Queensland, Australia, July 28-31, 2013. p. 632 – 647. DOI : 10.1061/9780784479735.048.

2015

Conference Papers

Design Decision Support for Steel Frame Buildings through an Earthquake-Induced Loss Assessment

S-H. Hwang; A. Elkady; D. Lignos 

2015. Improving the Seismic Performance of Existing Buildings and Other Structures, San Francisco, California, USA, December 10-12, 2015. p. 240 – 252. DOI : 10.1061/9780784479728.028.

Novel concept of performance enhancing hybrid adhesive connections in glass structures

M. Santarsiero; C. Louter 

2015. Glass Processing Days 2015, Tampere, Finland, June 24-26, 2015. p. 458 – 462.

Calibration of partial safety factors for fatigue design of steel bridges

L. D’Angelo; M. H. Faber; A. Nussbaumer 

2015. 12th International Conference on Applications of Statistics and Probability in Civil Engineering (ICASP12)., Vancouver, Canada, July 12-15, 2015.

Flexural buckling of extended shear tab connections under gravity induced shear force

M. Motallebi; J. Hertz; N. Goldstein; D. Lignos; C. Rogers 

2015. Annual Stability Conference Structural Stability Research Council, Nashville, Tennessee, USA, March 24-27, 2015.

Welding simulation of tubular K-joints in steel S690QH

F. Zamiri; J-M. Drezet; A. Nussbaumer 

2015. 15th International Symposium on Tubular Structures, Rio de Janeiro, Brasil, May, 27-29, 2015.

Fatigue behaviour and detailing of slotted tubular connection

C. A. Pereira Baptista; L. Borges; S. Yadav; A. Nussbaumer 

2015. 15th International Symposium on Tubular Structures, Rio de Janeiro, Brasil, May, 27-29, 2015.

Post-Tensioned Structural Glass Beams – Comparative Experimental Study

J. Cupac; C. Louter 

2015. Advanced Building Skins, Graz, April 23-24, 2015.

Seismic Design Criteria for Steel Moment Resisting Frames for Collapse Risk Mitigation

A. Elkady; D. Lignos 

2015. 8th International Conference on Behavior of Steel Structures in Seismic Areas, Shanghai, China, July 1-3, 2015.

Preliminary studies on the mechanical behaviour of thick embedded laminated connections

M. Santarsiero; C. Louter 

2015. Glass Performance Days 2015, Tampere, Finland, June 24-26, 2015. p. 134 – 142.

FULL SCALE TESTING OF EXTENDED BEAM-TO-COLUMN AND BEAMTO- GIRDER SHEAR TAB CONNECTIONS SUBJECTED TO SHEAR

J. Hertz; D. Lignos; C. Rogers 

2015. 8th International Conference on Behavior of Steel Structures in Seismic Areas, Shanghai, China, March 24-27, 2015.

New experimental determination of fatigue strength of tubular truss joints in steel grades up to S690

S. Herion; T. Ummenhofer; M. Veselcic; F. Zamiri; A. Nussbaumer 

2015. 15th International Symposium on Tubular Structures, Rio de Janeiro, Brasil, May, 27-29, 2015.

Comparative Study of Post-tensioned Glass Beams with Bonded Tendons

J. Cupac; C. Louter 

2015. Glass Performance Days 2015, Tampere, Finland, June 24-26, 2015. p. 383 – 386.

The influence of weld geometry on plastic strain history in cyclic loading – a parametric study

A. A. Sousa; A. Nussbaumer 

2015. The 2015 World Congress on Advances in Structural Engineering and Mechanics (ASEM15) & Advances in Aeronautics, Nano, Bio, Robotics, and Energy (ANBRE15), Incheon, South Korea, August 25-29, 2015.

2014

Conference Papers

Influence of the number of test specimens on glass strength estimates

M. Vandebroek; R. Caspeele; J. Belis; C. Louter 

2014. Challenging Glass 4 & COST Action TU0905 Final Conference, EPFL, Lausanne, Switzerland, February 6-7, 2014. p. 725 – 730.

Structural glass beams prestressed by externally bonded tendons

C. Louter; J. Cupac; M. Debonnaire 

2014. GlassCon Global, Philadelphia, USA, July 7-10, 2014. p. 450 – 459.

Parametric 2D numerical investigation of the structural response of SG-laminated reinforced glass beams

C. Bedon; C. Louter 

2014. Challenging Glass 4 & COST Action TU0905 Final Conference, EPFL, Lausanne, Switzerland, February 6-7, 2014. p. 483 – 490.

Résistance au déversement des poutres métalliques de pont

R. Thiébaud; J-P. Lebet 

2014. Neues aus der Brückenforschung / Nouveaux acquis de la recherche sur les ponts, Olten, CH, 13 mars 2014. p. 57 – 66.

COST Action TU0905 Structural Glass – Novel design methods and next generation products

J. Belis; C. Louter; J. Neugebauer; J. Schneider 

2014. Challenging Glass 4 & COST Action TU0905 Final Conference, EPFL, Lausanne, Switzerland, February 6-7, 2014. p. 5 – 10.

S-N-P Fatigue Curves using Maximum Likelihood

L. D’Angelo; M. Rocha; A. Nussbaumer; E. Brühwiler 

2014. 7th European Conference on Steel and Composite Structures, Napoli, September 10-12,2014. p. 705 – 706.

Recent initiatives to enhance cooperation in structural glass research and education in Europe

J. Belis; C. Louter; J. Schneider; J. Neugebauer 

2014. GlassCon Global, Philadelphia, USA, July 7-10, 2014. p. 53 – 64.

Effect of Slab Stiffness on EBF Link Rotation Demands and Implications for Link Ultra Low-Cycle Fatigue Susceptibility

G. Prinz; A. A. Sousa 

2014. ASCE Structures Conference 2014, Boston, Massachussets, USA, April 3-5, 2014. p. 2664 – 2674. DOI : 10.1061/9780784413357.233.

Activity report of COST Action TU0905 Working Group 4 – Novel glass assemblies

C. Louter; F. Wellershoff; O. Marina; M. Stavric; C. Bedon et al. 

2014. Challenging Glass 4 & COST Action TU0905 Final Conference, EPFL, Lausanne, Switzerland, February 6-7, 2014. p. 31 – 40.

The effects of environmental impacts on durability of laminated glass plates with interlayers (SG, EVA, PVB)

T. Serafinavicius; J-P. Lebet; C. Louter; A. Kuranovas; T. Lenkimax 

2014. Challenging Glass 4 & COST Action TU0905 Final Conference, EPFL, Lausanne, Switzerland, February 6-7, 2014. p. 455 – 462.

Exploratory 2D and 3D numerical investigation of SG-laminated reinforced glass beams

C. Bedon; C. Louter 

2014. Engineered Transparency, Düsseldorf, October 21-22, 2014.

Resistance to LTB of steel bridge girders

R. Thiébaud; J-P. Lebet 

2014. EUROSTEEL 2014, Naples, Italy, 10-12, 2014. p. 759 – 760.

The mechanical behavior of SentryGlas® and TSSA laminated polymers in cured and uncured state in uniaxial tensile test

M. Santarsiero; C. Louter 

2014. Challenging Glass 4 & COST Action TU0905 Final Conference, Lausanne, Switzerland, February 6-7, 2014. p. 375 – 384.

2013

Conference Papers

Building on planet Mars student project

A. Nussbaumer; P. Zurbrügg; S. Erkman; T. Besson 

2013. Structure and Architecture – ICSA 2013, Guimaraes, Portugal, July 24-26, 2013. p. 1411 – 1418.

Fatigue Life Assessment of Existing Motorway Bridge

L. D’Angelo; A. Nussbaumer; M-A. Fénart; A-G. Dumont 

2013. 5th International Conference on Structural Engineering, Mechanics and Computation, Cape Town, South Africa, September 2-5, 2013. p. 757 – 761.

Embedded and point laminated adhesive connections for glass structures: parametric non-linear numerical investigations

M. Santarsiero; C. Louter 

2013. Glass Performance Days 2013, Tampere, Finland, June 13-15. p. 263 – 271.

Post-tensioned structural glass beams, experimental investigations

C. Louter; A. Pérez; T. Jordan; J-P. Lebet 

2013. COST Action TU0905, Mid-term Conference on Structural Glass, Porec, Croatia, April 18-19, 2013. p. 277 – 284.

Numerical analyses of the effect of SG-interlayer shear stiffness on the structural performance of reinforced glass beams

C. Louter; J. H. Nielsen 

2013. COST Action TU0905, Mid-term Conference on Structural Glass, Porec, Croatia, April 18-19, 2013. p. 405 – 412.

Ultra low-cycle fatigue modeling of welded joints under multi-axial strain conditions for better seismic design

G. S. Prinz; A. Nussbaumer 

2013. 2. Darmstadter Ingenieurkongress: Bau und Umwelt, Darmstadt, Allemagne, March 12-13, 2013. p. 99 – 105.

Simulation of welding stresses for fatigue design of welded tubular connections

C. Acevedo; J-M. Drezet; A. Nussbaumer 

2013. 10th International Conference on Math. Modelling of Weld Phenomena, Seggau, Sept. 2012, Eds. C. Sommitsch and N. Enzinger, TU-Graz, 2013., Seggau, Graz, Austria., September 2012. p. 501 – 519.

Long-term laminated glass four point bending test with PVB, EVA and SG interlayers at different temperatures

T. Serafinavičius; J-P. Lebet; C. Louter; T. Lenkimas; A. Kuranovas 

2013. 11th International Conference on Modern Building Materials, Structures and Techniques, Vilnius, Lithuania, May 16-17, 2013. p. 996 – 1004. DOI : 10.1016/j.proeng.2013.04.126.

Parametric numerical investigation of adhesive laminated point connections

M. Santarsiero; C. Louter; J-P. Lebet 

2013. COST Action TU0905, Mid-term Conference on Structural Glass, Porec, Croatia, April 18-19, 2013. p. 507 – 516.

Boosting European education on structural glass. COST Action TU0905 Training School

J. Belis; C. Louter; J. Neugebauer; J. Schneider 

2013. ICSA 2013, University of Minho, Guimaraes, Portugal, July 24-26, 2013. p. 299 – 304.

Reinforced and Post-tensioned Glass Beams

C. Louter 

2013. Glass Performance Days 2013, Tampere, Finland, June 13-15, 2013. p. 139 – 141.

Finite element modeling for fatigue strengthening of metallic riveted bridges using un-bonded pre-stressed CFRP plates

G. S. Prinz; E. Ghafoori; A. Nussbaumer; M. Motavall; A. Herwig et al. 

2013. Second Conference on Smart Monitoring, Assessment and Rehabilitation of Civil Structures (SMAR), Istanbul, Turkey, September 9-11, 2013.

Experimental and numerical investigations of metal-to-glass embedded connections with thin stainless steel plate

M. Santarsiero; P. Carvalho; C. Louter; P. Cruz 

2013. COST Action TU0905, Mid-term Conference on Structural Glass, Porec, Croatia, April 18-19. p. 421 – 428.

Ratio of mirror zone depth to flaw depth after failure of glass beams

M. Vandebroek; J. Belis; C. Louter; G. Molnar 

2013. COST Action TU0905, Mid-term Conference on Structural Glass, Porec, Croatia, April 18-19, 2013. p. 235 – 241.

Exploratory experimental investigations on post-tensioned structural glass beams

C. Louter; J. H. Nielsen; J. Belis 

2013. ICSA 2013, University of Minho, Guimaraes, Portugal, July 24-26, 2013. p. 358 – 365.

Thermal breakage of glass

M. Vandebroek; J. Belis; C. Louter 

2013. COST Action TU0905, Mid-term Conference on Structural Glass, Porec, Croatia, April 18-19, 2013. p. 563 – 569.

Alternative stress definition and residual stress effects in fatigue design of welded tubular structures

L. Borges; F. Zamiri Akhlaghi; C. Acevedo; A. Nussbaumer 

2013. 2. Darmstädter Ingenieurkongress: Bau und Umwelt, Darmstadt, Germany, March 12-13, 2013. p. 49 – 54.

2012

Conference Papers

Influence of the Load History on the Edge Strength of Glass with Cut Edge Finishing

M. Vandebroek; J. Belis; C. Louter 

2012. Challenging Glass 3, TU Delft, Delft, June, 2012. p. 587 – 596. DOI : 10.3233/978-1-61499-061-1-587.

Reinforced glass beams composed of annealed, heat-strengthened and fully tempered glass

C. Louter; J. Belis; F. Bos; F. Veer 

2012. Challenging Glass 3, TU Delft, Delft, June, 2012.

Experimental and numerical characterisation of heat flow during flame cutting of thick steel plates

R. Thiébaud; J-P. Lebet 

2012. 15th international Conference on Material Forming, University Erlangen-Nuremberg, Germany, 14-16 March, 2012.

Numerical investigation of welding residual stresses in planar bridge trusses made of CHS steel profiles

F. Zamiri Akhlaghi; A. Nussbaumer; C. Acevedo 

2012. 14th International Symposium on Tubular Structures, London, UK, September 12-14, 2012. p. 219 – 225.

Evaluation of Eurocode damage equivalent factor based on traffic simulation

N. Maddah; A. Nussbaumer 

2012. IABMAS 2012, Stresa, Lake Maggiore, July 8-12, 2012. p. 3456 – 3463.

Novel Laminated Connections

M. Santarsiero 

2012. Recent, Current & Near-Future Research on Structural Glass, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium, April 2-6, 2012. p. 85 – 89.

2011

Conference Papers

Influence of edge flaws on failure strength of glass

M. Lindqvist; M. Vandebroek; C. Louter; J. Belis 

2011. Glass Performance Days, Tampere, June 17-20, 2011. p. 126 – 129.

Edge strength of cut and polished glass beams

M. Vandebroek; M. Lindqvist; J. Belis; C. Louter 

2011. Glass Performance Days Finland, Tampere, Finland, June 17-20, 2011. p. 476 – 479.

Durability of SG-laminated reinforced glass beams

C. Louter; J. Belis; J-P. Lebet; F. Veer 

2011. Glass Performance Days 2011, Tampere, Finland, June, 2011. p. 343 – 347.

New steel-concrete shear connection for composite bridges

R. T. Leon; T. Perea; G. A. Rassati; J. Lange; J-P. Lebet 

2011. Composite Construction in Steel and Concrete VI, Tabernash, Colorado, July 20-24, 2008. p. 65 – 77. DOI : 10.1061/41142(396)6.

Seismic Behavior of Shell-Base Connections in Large Storage Tanks

G. Cortes; A. Nussbaumer 

2011. 8th International Conference on Structural Dynamics (EURODYN 2011), Leuven, Belgium, July 4-6, 2011. p. 215 – 218.

Evaluation of damage equivalent factor for roadway bridges

N. Maddah; A. Nussbaumer 

2011. 35th International Symposium of IABSE, London, UK, September 20-23, 2011.

Edge-Strengthening of Structural Glass with Protective Coatings

M. Lindqvist; C. Louter; J-P. Lebet 

2011. 10th International Conference on Fracture and Damage Mechanics, Dubrovnik, Croatia, September 19-21, 2011. p. 331 – 334. DOI : 10.4028/www.scientific.net/KEM.488-489.331.

Experimental study on stud shear connectors with large diameter and high strength

Q. Wang; Y. Liu; J. Luo; J-P. Lebet 

2011. 2011 International Conference on Electric Technology and Civil Engineering, ICETCE 2011, Lushan, China, April 22-24, 2011. p. 340 – 343. DOI : 10.1109/ICETCE.2011.5776113.

Design and testing of two composite underspanned beams

R. T. Leon; T. Perea; G. A. Rassati; J. Lange; M. Crisinel et al. 

2011. Composite Construction in Steel and Concrete VI, Tabernash, Colorado, July 20-24, 2008. p. 212 – 224. DOI : 10.1061/41142(396)18.

2010

Conference Papers

Structural Glass Beams with Embedded Glass Fibre Reinforcement

C. Louter 

2010. Challenging Glass 2, 2010, TU Delft, The Netherlands, May 21-22, 2010. p. 439 – 448.

SIA 269/4 – The new Swiss standard for existing composite structures

R. Bärtschi; W. Borgogno; J-P. Lebet; M. Mensinger 

2010. Joint IABSE-FIB Conference Dubrovnik 2010, Cavtat, Dubrovnik-Neretva County, May 3-5, 2010. p. 1129 – 1136.

Modeling the Structural Response of Reinforced Glass Beams using an SLA Scheme

C. Louter; v. d. A. Graaf; J. Rots 

2010. Challenging Glass 2, TU Delft, The Netherlands, May 21-22, 2010. p. 427 – 438.

New S-N curves for details in bridges with steel truss tubular superstructure

A. Nussbaumer; S. Herion; M. Veselcic; R. Dietrich 

2010. Tubular Structures XIII, Hong Kong, China, December 15-17, 2010. p. 481 – 490.

Evaluation du facteur de correction en fatigue des ponts routiers sous charges de trafic actualisées

N. Maddah; A. Nussbaumer 

2010. Journée SIA, Olten, 10 novembre 2010. p. 65 – 77.

Updating of traffic loads on existing bridges

E. Brühwiler; J-P. Lebet 

2010. Joint IABSE-fib Conference, Cavtat, Dubrovnik-Neretva County, May 3-5, 2010. p. 1177 – 1184.

Residual stress effects in tubular K-joints crack growth

C. Acevedo; A. Nussbaumer 

2010. 1st EPFL Doctoral Conference in Mechanics EDCM2010: Advances in Modern Aspects of Mechanics, Lausanne, Switzerland, February 19, 2010. p. 103 – 106.

Influence of welding residual stresses on stable crack growth in tubular K-joints under compressive fatigue loadings

C. Acevedo; A. Nussbaumer 

2010. Tubular Structures XIII, Hong Kong, China, December 15-17, 2010. p. 557 – 566.

Mechanical modelling of in-plane loaded glass panes

P. J. S. Cruz; J. Pequeno; J-P. Lebet; D. Mocibob 

2010. Challenging Glass 2, Delft, Netherlands, May 20-21, 2010. p. 309 – 319.

Nouvelle méthode de vérification des ponts mixtes à âme pleine

J-P. Lebet 

2010. Journées SIA, Olten, 10 novembre 2010. p. 79 – 87.