Mitigation of Seismic-Induced Pounding Risk

Introduction

This project aims to develop computational methodologies for reliability-based seismic pounding mitigation.

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Related Publications

  • Tubaldi E and Barbato M (2011). “Reliability-based assessment of seismic pounding risk between adjacent buildings.” Proceedings (full paper), 3rd International Conference on Computational Methods in Structural Dynamics and Earthquake Engineering (COMPDYN 2011), May 25-28, 2011, Corfu (Greece). (Link)
  • Tubaldi E and Barbato M (2011). “Evaluation of seismic pounding risk between adjacent buildings exhibiting linear behavior.” Proceedings (full paper), XIV ANIDIS Congress 2011, September 18-22, 2011, Bari (Italy).
  • Barbato M and Tubaldi E (2012). “A reliability-based approach for seismic pounding risk assessment.” Proceedings (abstract), 2012 Joint Conference of the Engineering Mechanics Institute and 11th ASCE Joint Specialty Conference on Probabilistic Mechanics and Structural Reliability (EMI/PMC 2012), June 17-20, 2012, University of Notre Dame, South Bend, IN (USA).
  • Tubaldi E, Barbato M and Ghazizadeh S (2012). “A probabilistic performance-based risk assessment approach for seismic pounding with efficient application to linear systems.” Structural Safety, 36–37:14–22. (Link)
  • Barbato M and Tubaldi E (2013). “Risk-based design of the separation distance between adjacent buildings.” Proceedings (abstract), 4th International Conference on Computational Methods in Structural Dynamics and Earthquake Engineering (COMPDYN 2013), June 12-14, 2013, Kos Island (Greece).
  • Barbato M and Tubaldi E (2013). “A probabilistic performance-based approach for mitigating the seismic pounding risk between adjacent buildings.” Earthquake Engineering and Structural Dynamics, 42(8):1203-1219. (Link)
  • Tubaldi E, Freddi F and Barbato M (2016). “Probabilistic seismic demand model for pounding risk assessment.” Earthquake Engineering and Structural Dynamics, 45:1743–1758. (Link)
  • Tubaldi E, Freddi F and Barbato M (2017). “Development of a probabilistic seismic demand model for pounding risk assessment of buildings.” Proceedings (full paper), 16th World Conference on Earthquake Engineering (16WCEE), January 8-14, 2017, Santiago (Chile).

 

Funded Projects Supporting this Research

  • A probabilistic Performance-Based Approach for Wind-Borne Debris Hazard Mitigation

PI: Barbato, M.

Co-PI: None

Sponsor: LSU College of Engineering, through Longwell’s Family Foundation

Program: Fund for Innovation in Engineering Research (FIER)

Period: March 2008 - May 2010

  • A probabilistic performance-based approach for building separation distance decision to mitigate seismic pounding risk

PI: Barbato, M.

Co-PI: None

Sponsor: LSU Council on Research

Program: 2009-2010 Faculty Research Grant Program

Period: August 2010 - July 2011

  • Development of finite elements for response and response sensitivity analysis of reinforced concrete structures retrofitted with externally-bonded fiber reinforced polymers

PI: Barbato, M.

Co-PI: None

Sponsor: Louisiana Board of Regents

Program: RCS Program

Period: August 2010 - July 2013

  • A novel performance-based methodology for mitigation of seismic pounding risk

PI: Barbato, M.

Co-PI: None

Sponsor: Louisiana Board of Regents, through NSF EPSCoR

Program: Pilot Funding for New Research (Pfund) 2010 Program

Period: March 2011 - February 2012

  • Use of stabilized phosphogypsum as a construction material for artificial reefs

PI: Barbato, M. (35%), Gutierrez-Wing, M.T. (35%),

Co-PI: Rusch, K.A., Seals, R. (10%), Jung, J. (20%)

Sponsor: Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries

Program: NA

Period: September 2013 - August 2016