• Tubaldi E, Barbato M and Dall’Asta A (2009). “Parametric Study of Continuous Steel-Concrete Composite Bridges Exhibiting Dual Load Path”. Rep. No. CEE-07-2009, Dept. of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Louisiana State University and A&M College, Baton Rouge, LA (USA).
• Tubaldi E, Barbato M and Dall’Asta A (2009). “Seismic response of steel-concrete composite bridges accounting for model parameter uncertainties.” Proceedings (abstract), 2009 Joint ASCE‐ASME‐SES Conference on Mechanics and Materials, June 24‐27, 2009, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA (USA).
• Dall’Asta A, Tubaldi E and Barbato M (2009). “Transverse seismic behavior of composite bridges with abutment constraints.” Proceedings (full paper), XIII ANIDIS Congress 2009, June28-July 2, 2009, Bologna (Italy).
• Tubaldi E, Barbato M and Dall’Asta A (2010). “Seismic response and vulnerability of steel- concrete composite bridges accounting for model parameter uncertainties” Proceedings (full paper), 2010 Structures Congress & North American Steel Construction Conference (NASCC 2010), May 12-15, 2010, Orlando, FL (USA).
• Tubaldi E, Barbato M and Dall’Asta A (2010). “Influence of model parameter uncertainty on the seismic vulnerability analysis of continuous steel-concrete composite bridges exhibiting dual load path.” Proceedings (full paper), 5th International Conference on Bridge Maintenance, Safety and Management (IABMAS2010), July 11–15, 2010, Philadelphia, PA (USA).
• Tubaldi E, Barbato M and Dall’Asta A (2010). “Bridges with abutment restraint: probabilistic seismic response assessment.” Proceedings (full paper), 14th European Conference on Earthquake Engineering (14ECEE), August 30-September 3, 2010, Ohrid (Macedonia).
• Tubaldi E, Barbato M and Dall’Asta A (2010). “Transverse seismic response of continuous steel-concrete composite bridges exhibiting dual load path.” Earthquake and Structures, 1(1):21-41. (Link)
• Deng L, Cai SC and Barbato M (2011). “Reliability-based dynamic impact factor for prestressed concrete girder bridges.” Journal of Bridge Engineering (ASCE), 16(6):872-880. (Link)
• Deng L, Cai SC and Barbato M (2012). “Dynamic load allowance for capacity rating of prestressed concrete girder bridges based on reliability studies.” Proceedings (full paper), 6th International Conference on Bridge Maintenance, Safety and Management (IABMAS 2012), July 8-12, 2012, Lake Como (Italy).
• Deng L, Cai SC and Barbato M (2012). “Reliability-based estimates of dynamic load allowance for capacity rating of prestressed concrete girder bridges under different road surface conditions.” Proceedings (full paper), 12th International Symposium on Structural Engineering (ISSE-12), November 17-19, 2012, Wuhan (China).
• Tubaldi E, Barbato M and Dall’Asta A (2012). “Influence of model parameter uncertainty on seismic response and vulnerability of steel-concrete composite bridges with dual load path.” Journal of Structural Engineering (ASCE), 138(3):363-374. (Link)

Funded Projects Supporting this Research

• Probabilistic Demand Analysis of Dynamically-Excited Uncertain Structural Systems

PI: Barbato, M.

Co-PI: None

Sponsor: Louisiana Board of Regents, through NSF EPSCoR

Program: Pilot Funding for New Research (Pfund)

Period: May 2008 - July 2009