Reliability-Based Design

Related Publications

  • 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).
  • Tubaldi E, Barbato M and Dall’Asta A (2013). “Optimal risk-based design of linear dampers for seismic retrofit of buildings.” Proceedings (abstract), 4th International Conference on Computational Methods in Structural Dynamics and Earthquake Engineering (COMPDYN 2013), June 12-14, 2013, Kos Island (Greece).
  • Petrini F, Palmeri A and Barbato M (2013). “Performance-based wind design of tall buildings equipped with viscoelastic dampers.” Proceedings (full paper), 11th International Conference on Structural Safety and Reliability (ICOSSAR 2013), June 16-20, 2013, Columbia University New York, NY (USA).
  • Tubaldi E, Barbato M and Dall’Asta A (2016). “A semi-analytical methodology for the reliability-based design of linear dampers used for seismic hazard mitigation of buildings.” Proceedings (abstract), 2016 Joint Engineering Mechanics Institute and probabilistic Mechanics Conference (EMI2016/PMC2016), May 22-25, 2016, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN (USA).
  • Tubaldi E, Barbato M and Dall’Asta A (2016). “Efficient approach for the reliability-based design of linear damping devices for seismic protection of buildings.” ASCE-ASME Journal of Risk and Uncertainty in Engineering Systems, Part A: Civil Engineering, 2(2), June 2016. (Link)

 

Funded Projects Supporting this Research

  • 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

  • Advanced semi-analytical techniques for accurate and efficient estimate of first-passage failure probabilities

PI: Barbato, M.

Co-PI: None

Sponsor: Louisiana Board of Regents, through NSF EPSCoR

Program: Pilot Funding for New Research (Pfund) 2012 Program

Period: January 2013 - December 2013

  • 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