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Bruce R. Ellingwood

Raymond Allen Jones Chair

Articles

  1. Cha, E.J. and Ellingwood, B.R. (2013). “Seismic risk mitigation of building structures: the role of risk aversion.” Structural Safety 40(1):11-19.
  2. Zhang, H., Rasmussen, K.J.R. and Ellingwood, B. R. (2012). “Reliability assessment of steel scaffold shoring systems for concrete formwork.” Engrg. Struct. 36(1):81-89.
  3. Shafieezadeh, A. and Ellingwood, B.R. (2012). “Confidence intervals for reliability indices using likelihood ratio statistics.” Structural Safety 38:48-55.
  4. Cha, E.J. and Ellingwood, B.R. (2012). “Risk-averse decision-making for civil infrastructure exposed to low-probability, high-consequence events.” Reliability Engrg. & System Safety 104(1): 27-35.
  5. Stewart, M.G., Ellingwood, B.R., and Mueller, J. (2011). “Homeland security: a case study in risk aversion for public decision-making.” Int. J. Risk Assessment and Mgt. 15(5/6):367-386.
  6. Xu, G. and Ellingwood, B. (2011). “An Energy-based Partial Pushdown Analysis Procedure for Assessment of Disproportionate Collapse Potential.” J. Constr. Steel Res. 67(3):547-555.
  7. Wang, N., O’Malley, C., Ellingwood, B. and Zureick, A. (2011). “Bridge rating using system reliability assessment I: Assessment and verification by load testing.” J. Bridge Engrg. ASCE 16(6):854-862.
  8. Wang, N., Ellingwood, B. and Zureick, A. (2011). Bridge rating using system reliability assessment II: Improvements to bridge rating practices.” J. Bridge Engrg. ASCE 16(6):863-871.
  9. Xu, G. and Ellingwood, B. (2011). “Probabilistic robustness assessment of pre-Northridge moment-resisting frames.” J. Struct. Engrg. ASCE 137(9): 925-934. (Special issue commemorating 9/11).
  10. Xu, G. and Ellingwood, B. (2011). “Disproportionate collapse performance of partially restrained steel frames with bolted T-stub connections.” Engrg. Struct. 33(1):32-43.
  11. Celik. O.C. and Ellingwood, B.R. (2010). “Seismic fragilities for non-ductile reinforced concrete frames – role of aleatoric and epistemic uncertainties.” J. Struct. Safety 32(1):1-12.
  12. Adachi, T. and B. R. Ellingwood (2010). “Comparative assessment of civil infrastructure network performance under probabilistic and scenario earthquakes” J. Infrastructure Systems ASCE 16(1):1-10.
  13. Li, Y., Yin, Y.-J., Ellingwood, B.R. and W. M. Bulleit, W.M. (2010). “Uniform hazard vs. uniform risk bases for performance-based earthquake engineering of light-frame wood construction.” Earthquake Engrg. & Struct. Dyn. 39:1199-1217.
  14. DesRoches, R., Taftali, B. and Ellingwood, B. R. (2010). “Seismic Performance Assessment of Steel Frames with Shape Memory Alloy Connections. Part I — Analysis and seismic demands.” J. Earthquake Engrg 14(4):471-486.
  15. Ellingwood, B.R., Taftali, B. and DesRoches, R. (2010). “Seismic Performance Assessment of Steel Frames with Shape Memory Alloy Connections. Part II – Probabilistic seismic demand assessment.” J. Earthquake Engrg 14(5):631-645.
  16. Wang, N., Ellingwood, B.R. and Zureick, A-H. (2010). “Reliability-based evaluation of flexural members strengthened with fiber-reinforced polymer composites.” J. Struct. Engrg. ASCE 136(9):1151-1160.
  17. Ellingwood, B.R. and Y. Li (2009). “Counteracting structural loads: treatment in ASCE Standard 7-05.” J. Struct. Engrg. ASCE 135(1):94-97.
  18. Ellingwood, B.R. and K. Kinali (2009). “Quantifying and communicating uncertainty in seismic risk assessment.” Struct. Safety 31(2):179-187.
  19. Adachi, T. and B. R. Ellingwood (2009). “Serviceability of an electrical power transmission system under probabilistically stated seismic hazards: case study for Shelby County, TN.” Struct. and Infrastruct. Engrg. 5(5):343-354.
  20. Adachi, T. and B. R. Ellingwood (2009). “Serviceability assessment of a municipal water system under spatially correlated seismic intensities.” Computer-Aided Civil and Infrastruct. Engrg. 24(4):237-248
  21. Li, Y. and B. R. Ellingwood (2009), “Framework for multi-hazard risk assessment and mitigation for wood-frame residential construction.” J. Struct. Engrg. ASCE 135(2):159-168.
  22. Pang, W., D.V. Rosowsky, B.R. Ellingwood and W. Yue (2009), “Seismic fragility analysis and retrofit of conventional one and two-story structures in the Memphis area,” J. Struct. Engrg. ASCE 135(4):262-271.
  23. Ellingwood, B.R. (2009). “Assessment and mitigation of risk from competing low-probability, high-consequence hazards.” Australian Journal of Structural Engineering 9(1):1-8.
  24. Li, Y. and Ellingwood, B.R. (2009). “Risk-based decision-making for multi-hazard mitigation for wood-frame residential construction.” Australian Journal of Structural Engineering 9(1):17-26.
  25. Celik, O.C. and Ellingwood, B.R. (2009). “Seismic Risk Assessment of Gravity Load Designed Reinforced Concrete Frames Subjected to Mid-America Ground Motions.” J. Struct. Engrg. ASCE 135(4):414-424.
  26. Adachi, T. and B. R. Ellingwood (2008). “Serviceability of earthquake-damaged water systems: Effects of electrical power availability and power backup systems on system vulnerability,” Reliability Engrg. and System Safety 93(1):78-88.
  27. Li, Q. and B. R. Ellingwood (2008). “Damage inspection and vulnerability analysis of existing buildings with steel moment-resisting frames,” Engrg. Struct. 30(2):338-351.
  28. Celik, O.C. and B.R. Ellingwood (2008). “Modeling beam-column joints in fragility assessment of gravity load designed reinforced concrete frames,” J. Earthquake Engrg. 12(3):357-381.
  29. Ellingwood, B.R., D.V. Rosowsky and W.C. Pang (2008), “Performance of Light-Frame Wood Residential Construction Subjected to Earthquakes in Regions of Moderate Seismicity,” J. Struct. Engrg. ASCE 134(8):1353-1363.
  30. Ellingwood, B. R. (2008), “Structural reliability and risk assessment and their relevance to performance-based engineering,” Structures and Buildings, Proc., Inst. Civil Engineers, London, UK, 161(SB4):199-207.
  31. Ellingwood, B. R. (2007). “Strategies for mitigating risk to buildings from abnormal load events,” Int. J. of Risk Assessment and Mgt. 7(6/7):828-845.
  32. Li, Q. and B. Ellingwood (2007). “Performance evaluation and damage assessment of steel frame buildings under main shock-aftershock sequences” Earthquake Engrg. and Struct. Dyn. 36:405-427.
  33. Li, Y. and B. R. Ellingwood (2007). "Reliability of woodframe residential construction subjected to earthquakes," Structural. Safety 29(4):294-307.
  34. Kinali, K. and B. R. Ellingwood (2007). “Seismic fragility assessment of steel frames for consequence-based engineering: A case study for Memphis, TN.” Engrg. Struct. 29(6):1115-1127
  35. Atkin, A.E., B.R. Ellingwood and B. Kehoe (2007), “Performance-based engineering of constructed facilities,” J. Struct. Engrg. ASCE 133(3): 311-323.
  36. Ellingwood, B.R., O.C. Celik and K. Kinali (2007), Fragility assessment of building structural systems in mid-America,” Earthquake Engrg. and Struct. Dyn. 36:1935-1952.
  37. Mori, Y. and B. R. Ellingwood (2006), “Reliability Assessment of RC Walls Degraded by Aggressive Operating Environments,” Computer-Aided Civil and Infrastruct. Engrg. 21(3): 157-170.
  38. Li, Y. and B. R. Ellingwood (2006), “Hurricane damage to residential construction in the US: Importance of uncertainty modelling in risk assessment,” Engrg. Struct. 28(7):1009-1018.
  39. Zureick, A.-H., R. M. Bennett and B. R. Ellingwood (2006), “Statistical characterization of FRP composite material properties for structural design,” J. Struct. Engrg. ASCE 132(8):1320-1327.
  40. Ellingwood, Bruce R. (2006), “Mitigating risk from abnormal loads and progressive collapse,” J. Perf. of Constructed Facilities, ASCE 20(11):315-323.
  41. Ellingwood, B.R. (2005), “Risk-informed condition assessment of civil infrastructure: state of practice and research issues” J. Struct. & Infrastruct. Engrg. 1(1):7-18.
  42. Tahakashi, T. and B.R. Ellingwood (2005). “Reliability-based assessment of roofs subjected to extreme snows: value of site-specific data.” Engrg. Struct. 27(1):89-95.
  43. Ellingwood, B. R. and D. O. Dusenberry (2005), “Abnormal loads and progressive collapse,” Computer-aided Civil and Infrastruct. Engrg. 20(5):194-205.
  44. Ellingwood, B. R. (2005), “Load combination requirements for fire-resistant structural design,” J. Soc. Fire Protection Engrg. 15(1):43-61.
  45. Nie, J. and B. R. Ellingwood (2005), “FE-based structural reliability assessment using efficient directional simulation,” J. Engrg. Mech. ASCE 131(3):259-267.
  46. Li, Q. and B. R. Ellingwood (2005), “Structural response and damage assessment by enhanced uncoupled modal response history analysis,” J. Earthquake Engrg., 9(5):719-737.
  47. Ellingwood, B. R. and Y. K. Wen (2005), “Risk-benefit based design decisions for low probability/high consequence earthquake events in Mid-America,” Prog. In Struct. Engrg. and Mat. 7(2):56-70.
  48. Du, S., B. R. Ellingwood and J. V. Cox (2005), “Solution methods and initialization techniques in SFE analysis of structural stability,” Probabilistic Engrg. Mech. 20(2):179-187.
  49. Du, S., B. R. Ellingwood and J. V. Cox (2005), “Initialization strategies in simulation –based SFE eigenvalue analysis,” Computer-aided Civil and Infrastruct. Engrg. 20(5):304-315.
  50. Wen, Y.K. and B. R. Ellingwood (2005), “The role of fragility assessment in consequence-based engineering,” Earthquake Spectra, EERI 21(3):861-877.
  51. Naus, D.J., B. R. Ellingwood and H. L. Graves (2004), “Methods for assessing NPP containment pressure boundary integrity,” Nuclear Engrg. & Des. 228(1-3): 55-72.
  52. Braverman, J.I, C.A. Miller, C.H. Hofmayer, B.R. Ellingwood and D.J. Naus (2004). “Degradation assessment of structures and passive components at nuclear power plants.” Nuclear Engrg. & Des. 228(4):283 – 304.
  53. Nie, J. and B.R. Ellingwood (2004), “A new directional simulation method for system reliability I: Application of deterministic point sets,” Probabilistic Engrg. Mech. 19(4):425-436.
  54. Nie, J. and B.R. Ellingwood (2004), “A new directional simulation method for system reliability II: Application of neural networks, ” Probabilistic Engrg. Mech. 19(4):437-447.
  55. Ellingwood, B.R., D.V. Rosowsky, Y. Li and J.H. Kim (2004), “Fragility assessment of light-frame wood construction subjected to wind and earthquake hazards,” J. Struct. Engrg. ASCE 130(12):1921-1930.
  56. Ellingwood, B.R. (2003), “Toward load and resistance factor design for fiber-reinforced polymer (FRP) composite structures,” J. Struct. Engrg. ASCE 129(4): 449-458.
  57. Tekie, P.B. and B. R. Ellingwood (2003), “Seismic fragility assessment of concrete gravity dams,” Earthquake Engrg. and Struct. Dyn. 32:2221-2240.
  58. Rosowsky, D.V. and B. R. Ellingwood (2002). “Performance-based engineering of wood frame housing: a fragility analysis methodology.” J. Struct. Engrg. ASCE 128(1):32-38.
  59. Ciampoli, M. and B. Ellingwood (2002). "Probabilistic methods for assessing current and future performance of concrete structures in nuclear power plants." Materials and Structures, RILEM 35:3-14
  60. Igusa, T. Buonopane, S.G. and B.R. Ellingwood (2002), “Bayesian analysis of uncertainty for structural engineering applications,” Struct. Safety 24(2):165-186.
  61. McAllister, T.P. and B. R. Ellingwood (2002). “Evaluation of crack growth in miter gate weldments using stochastic fracture mechanics.” Struct. Safety 23(4):445-465.
  62. McAllister, T.P. and B.R. Ellingwood (2001). “Reliability-based condition assessment of welded miter gate structures.” J. Infrastructure Systems ASCE 7(3):95-106.
  63. Song, J. and B.R. Ellingwood (2001). “Risk evaluation of steel frames with welded connections under earthquake.” Struct. Engrg. & Mech. 11(6):663-672.
  64. Sakurai, S. B. Ellingwood and S. Kushiyama (2001). "Probabilistic study of the behavior of steel frames with partially restrained connections.” Engineering Struct. 23(11):1410-1417.
  65. Ellingwood, B. (2001). “Acceptable risk bases for design of structures.” Progress in Struct. Engrg. and Mat. 3(2):170-179.
  66. Ellingwood, B. and P. B. Tekie (2001). “ Fragility analysis of concrete gravity dams.” J. Infrastructure Systems ASCE 7(2):41-48.
  67. Ellingwood, B. (2001). “Earthquake risk for building structures.” Reliability Engrg. & System Safety 74(3):251-262.
  68. Ellingwood, B. (2000). “LRFD: implementing structural reliability in professional practice.” Engrg. Struct. 22(2):106-115.
  69. Nie, J. and Ellingwood, B. (2000). “Directional methods for structural reliability analysis.” Struct. Safety 22(3):233-229.