CEE Faculty Profile

Dominic Assimaki

Associate Professor

Affinity Group: Geosystems Engineering

Office: Mason 213
Phone: 404/894-7598
Email: dominic.assimaki@ce.gatech.edu
Web: http://www.geoquake.gatech.edu

Dr. Dominic Assimaki joined the School of Civil and Environmental Engineering at the Georgia Institute of Technology as an Assistant Professor in July 2005. She received her BS in Civil Engineering from the National Technical University of Athens (Athens, Greece) in 1998. She continued her studies at the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at MIT (Cambridge, MA) where she obtained an MS in 2000 and a ScD in 2004. During her doctoral studies, she also participated in the European Research Training Network SAFERR as a Young Researcher in GDS (Paris, France, January 2001-September 2002), and received a graduate research fellowship from the National Technical University of Athens (Athens, Greece, September 2002-August 2002). After graduating from MIT, she worked as a post-doctoral researcher at the Institute for Crustal Studies at the University of California, Santa Barbara (February 2004-June 2005). Her primary research interests are in numerical methods in earthquake engineering and geophysics, and include forward simulations of dynamic nonlinear soil response, soil-structure interaction and scattering phenomena in heterogeneous media, as well as inverse problems. She is a member of the American Society of Civil Engineers, the Earthquake Engineering Research Institute, the American Geophysical Union, the Seismological Society of America, the International Association for Computer Methods and Advances in Geomechanics, and the Southern California Earthquake Center.

Research Interests

  • Numerical methods in earthquake engineering
  • Nonlinear dynamic soil behavior
  • Soil-structure interaction
  • Scattering of seismic waves in heterogeneous media
  • Inverse problems in geophysics

Education

  • ScD, Civil Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2004.
  • MS, Civil Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2000.
  • BS, Civil Engineering, National Technical University of Athens, Greece, 1998.

Honors

  1. Two journal publications among ’25 Most downloaded articles of Soil Dynamics and Earthquake Engineering’
  2. 2012 Excellence in Research Award, School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, June
  3. 2009 Arthur Casagrande Professional Development Award, ASCE, GeoInstitute, August
  4. 2008 Bill Schutz Junior Faculty Teaching Award, School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, June
  5. NSF travel award, 14th WCEE Travel Award, EERI, June 2008
  6. NEES travel award, 4th NEES Annual Meeting, May 2006, Washington DC VA
  7. Best Poster Award: Mid-America Earthquake Center, Research Assistant Symposium, October 22-23, 1999, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
  8. Best Student Paper Award: 71st Annual Meeting of the Eastern Section, Seismological Society of America, September 19-21, 1999, Memphis TN

Articles

  1. Varun V.*, Assimaki D. and Shafieezadeh A. (2012). Soil-Pile-Structure Interaction Si-mulations in Liquefiable Soils via Dynamic Macroelements: Formulation and Valida-tion, invited paper, Soil Dynamics and Earthquake Engineering, Jose Rœsset Special Issue
  2. Assimaki D., Jeong S.* and Hough S.E. (2012). Ground motion amplification obser-vations at Hotel Montana during the M7.0 2010 Haiti Earthquake: Topography, Strati-graphy or both?, Journal of Geophysical Research
  3. Varun V.* and Assimaki D. (2012). A Nonlinear Dynamic Macroelement for Soil-Structure Interaction Analyses of Pile-Supported Waterfront Structures, International Journal for Analytical and Numerical Methods in Geomechanics
  4. Li W. * and Assimaki D. and Fragiadakis M. (2012). Site response modeling uncertai-nty in “rupture-to-rafters” broadband ground motion simulations, Earthquake Spectra
  5. Assimaki D., Kallivokas L.F., Kang J.W., Li W.*, Kucukcoban S. (2012). Time-domain forward and inverse modeling of lossy soils with frequency-independent Q for near-surface applications, Soil Dynamics and Earthquake Engineering
  6. Assimaki D., Ledezma C., Gonzalo A. Montalva, Tassara A., Mylonakis G. and Boroschek R. (2012). Site Effects and Damage Patterns, Special Issue on the Maule 8.8 Earthquake, Earthquake Spectra
  7. Bray, J., K. Rollins, T. Hutchinson, R. Verdugo, C. Ledezma,G. Mylonakis, D. Assimaki, G. Montalva, P. Arduino, S. M. Olson, R. Kayen, Y. M.A. Hashash, and G. Candia (2012) Effects of Ground Failure on Buildings, Ports, and Industrial Facilities, , Special Issue on the Maule 8.8 Earthquake, Earthquake Spectra
  8. Varun V.* and Assimaki D. (2012). A Generalized Hysteresis Model for Biaxial Response of Pile Foundations in Cohesionless Soils, Soil Dynamics and Earthquake Engineering, 32(1), 56-70 (Top 25 Most Downloaded SDEE Papers)
  9. Assimaki D. and Li W. * (2012). Site- and ground motion-dependent nonlinear effects in seismological model predictions, Soil Dynamics and Earthquake Engineering, 32(1), 143-151 (Top 25 Most Downloaded SDEE Papers)
  10. Fragaszy, R.J., Santamarina, J.C., Amekudzi, A., Assimaki, D., Bachus, R., Burns, S.E., Cha, M.S., Cho, G.C., Cortes, D.D., Dai et al (2011), Sustainable Development and Energy Geotechnology: Potential Roles for Geotechnical Engineering, KSCE Journal of Civil Engineering, 15(4), 611-621
  11. Assimaki D., Kalos A.* and Li W.* (2010). A wavelet-based seismogram inversion algorithm for the in-situ characterization of nonlinear soil behavior, Pure and Applied Geophysics
  12. Li W.* and Assimaki D. (2010). Site and ground motion dependent parametric uncertainty of nonlinear site response analyses in earthquake simulations, Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America, Vol. 100, No. 3
  13. Li W.* and Assimaki D. (2010). Simulating soil stiffness degradation in transient site response predictions, Soil Dynamics and Earthquake Engineering 30(5), pp. 299-309
  14. Varun V. *, Assimaki D. and Gazetas G. (2009). A simplified model for the transverse response of large diameter caisson foundations, Soil Dynamics and Earthquake Engineering, Vol. 29, No. 2, 268-291.
  15. Wu C., Peng Z. and Assimaki D. (2009). Temporal changes in site response associated with strong ground motion of 2004 Mw6.6 Mid-Niigata earthquake sequences in Japan, Bull. Seism. Soc. Am., 99(6), 3487-3495
  16. Assimaki D., Li W.*, Steidl J. and Schmedes J. (2008). Quantifying nonlinearity susceptibility via site response modeling uncertainty at three sites in the Los Angeles basin, Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America, Vol. 98, No. 5, 2364-2390
  17. Tsigginos C., Gerolymos N., Assimaki D. and Gazetas G. (2008). Seismic response of bridge pier on rigid foundation in soil stratum, Earthquake Engineering and Engineering Vibration, Vol. 7, No. 1, 33-43.
  18. Assimaki D., Li W. *, Steidl J. & Tsuda K. (2008). Site amplification and attenuation via downhole array inversion: A comparative study of the 2003 Myiagi-Oki aftershock sequence, Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America, Vol. 98, No. 1, 301-330.
  19. Assimaki D. and Kausel E. (2007). Modified topographic amplification factors for a single-faced slope due to kinematic soil-structure interaction, Journal of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering, ASCE, Vol. 133, No. 11, 1414-1431
  20. Assimaki D. and Steidl J.H. (2007). Inverse analysis of weak and strong motion downhole array data from the Mw7.0 Sanriku-Minami Earthquake, Soil Dynamics and Earthquake Engineering, Vol. 27, No. 1, 73-92
  21. Tsuda K., Steidl J.H., Archuleta R. and Assimaki D. (2006). Site response estimation for 2003 Miyagi-Oki Earthquake sequence considering nonlinear site response, Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America, Vol. 96, No. 4A, 1474-1482
  22. Assimaki D., Steidl J.H. and Liu P.C. (2006). Attenuation and velocity structure for site response analyses via downhole seismogram inversion, Pure and Applied Geophysics, Vol. 163, No. 1, 81-118
  23. Assimaki D., Kausel E. and Gazetas G. (2005). Soil-dependent topographic effects: A case study from the 1999, Athens Earthquake, Earthquake Spectra, Vol. 21, No. 4, 929-966
  24. Assimaki D., Kausel E. and Gazetas G. (2005). Wave propagation and soil-structure interaction on a cliff crest during the 1999 Athens Earthquake, Soil Dynamics and Earthquake Engineering, Vol. 25, 513-527
  25. Assimaki D., Gazetas G. and Kausel E. (2005). Effects of local soil conditions on the topographic aggravation of seismic motion: Parametric investigation and recorded field evidence from the 1999 Athens Earthquake, Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America, Vol. 95, No. 3, 1059-1089
  26. Assimaki D. and Gazetas G. (2004). Soil and topographic amplification on canyon banks and the Athens 1999 Earthquake, Journal of Earthquake Engineering, Vol. 8, No. 1, 1-44
  27. Assimaki D., Pecker A., Popescu R. and Prevost J.H. (2003). Effects of spatial variability of soil properties on surface ground motion, Journal of Earthquake Engineering, Vol.7, No. 1, 1-44
  28. Assimaki D. and Kausel E. (2002). An equivalent linear algorithm with frequency- and pressure-dependent moduli and damping for the seismic analysis of deep sites, Soil Dynamics and Earthquake Engineering, Vol. 22, 959-965
  29. Kausel E. and Assimaki D. (2002). Seismic simulation inelastic soils via frequency-dependent moduli and damping, Journal of Engineering Mechanics, ASCE, Vol. 128, No. 1, 34-47
  30. Assimaki D., Kausel E. and Whittle A.J. (2000). A model for dynamic shear modulus and damping for granular soils, Journal of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering, ASCE, Vol. 126, No. 10, 859-869

Books

  1. Site Effects in Ground Motion Models for Structural Performance Estimation in Computational Methods in Earthquake Engineering, ed. M. Papadrakakis et al, ECCOMAS, Springer (in press) (2010)
  2. Inverse Analysis of Weak and Strong Motion Downhole Array Data: A Hybrid Optimization Algorithm in Intelligent computational paradigms in earthquake engineering, ed. N. Lagaros and K. Tsompanakis, Idea Group Publishing, ISBN 1-59904-100-6, pp 444 (2006)

Proceedings

  1. Varun and Assimaki D. (2012). A nonlinear macroelement for dynamic soil-structure interaction analyses of pile foundations in liquefiable soils, Proc. II PBD Second International Conference on Performance Based Design in Geotechnical Earthquake Engineering, May 28-30, 2012, Taormina, Italy
  2. Wood, C. M., Cox B. R., Assimaki D., Rodriguez-Marek A. (2012). Topographic Effects from Longwall Coal Mining Seismicity: Phase I Experimental Setup and Results, Proc. II PBD Second International Conference on Performance Based Design in Geotechnical Earthquake Engineering, May 28-30, 2012, Taormina, Italy
  3. Assimaki D. and Jeong S. (2011). Couple Topography-Stratigraphy Effects During the M7.0 Haiti Earthquake: The case of Hotel Montana, Proc. 4th IASPEI/IAEE International Symposium on the Effects of Surface Geology on Seismic Motion, August 23-26, 2011, University of California Santa Barbara, CA
  4. Varun V. * and Assimaki D. (2011). A nonlinear macroelement for dynamic soil-structure interaction analyses of pile foundations in liquefiable soils, Proc EURODYN2011, 8th International Conference on Structural Dynamics, 4-6 July 2011, Leuven, Belgium
  5. Varun V. * and Assimaki D. (2011). A nonlinear macroelement for dynamic soil-structure interaction analyses of pile foundations in liquefiable soils, Proc. 5th International Conference on Earthquake Geotechnical Engineering, January 10-13, 2011, Santiago, Chile
  6. Pettiti A., Foti S. and Assimaki D. (2010). Numerical study of the performances of cantilever walls subjected to seismic loading, Proc. 5th International Conference on Recent Advances in Geotechnical Earthquake Engineering and Soil Dynamics and Symposium in Honor of Professor I.M. Idriss, May 24-29, 2010, San Diego CA
  7. Varun V.*,and Assimaki D. (2009). Nonlinear macroelements for performance-based design applications of pile-supported structures, Proc. 2nd International Conference on Computational Methods in Structural Dynamics and Earthquake Engineering (COMPDYN 2009), June 22-24, 2009, Rhodes, Greece
  8. Li W. *, Assimaki D. and Fragiadakis M. (2009). Nonlinear site response modeling variability in “rupture-to-rafters” ground motion simulations, Proc. 2nd International Conference on Computational Methods in Structural Dynamics and Earthquake Engineering (COMPDYN 2009), June 22-24, 2009, Rhodes, Greece
  9. Zacharenaki A., Fragiadakis M., Assimaki D. and Papadrakakis M. (2009). The impact of using scaled ground motion records for seismic capacity assessment, Proc. 2nd International Conference on Computational Methods in Structural Dynamics and Earthquake Engineering (COMPDYN 2009), June 22-24, 2009, Rhodes, Greece
  10. Varun V. * and Assimaki D. (2009). Nonlinear macroelements for performance-based design of pile-supported structures in liquefiable soils, Proc. International Conference on Performance-Based Design (IS-Tokyo 2009), June 15-18, 2009, Tsukuba, Japan
  11. Varun V. * and Assimaki D. (2008). Efficient integration of soil-structure interaction simulations in seismic risk analyses of port systems, Proc. 14th World Conference on Earthquake Engineering (14WCEE), October 12-17, 2008, Beijing, China
  12. Assimaki D., M. Fragiadakis and W. Li* (2008). Site response modeling uncertainty in “rupture-to-rafters” broadband ground motion simulations, Proc. 14th World Conference on Earthquake Engineering (14WCEE), October 12-17, 2008, Beijing, China
  13. Li W.*, and Assimaki D. (2008). Nonlinear site response parametric uncertainty in strong motion simulations via hysteretic behavior variability, Invited paper, Proc. 5th European Congress on Computational Methods in Applied Sciences and Engineering (ECCOMAS 2008) – 8th World Congress on Computational Mechanics, Mini-symposium “Multiscale Modeling and Uncertainty Quantification of Heterogeneous Materials”, 30 June - 4 July, 2008, Venice, Italy
  14. Varun V.* and Assimaki D. (2008). A nonlinear dynamic macroelement for soil-structure interaction analyses of pile-supported wharfs, Proc. 4th Decennial Geotechnical Earthquake Engineering and Soil Dynamics Conference (GEESD), ASCE Geo-Institute EESD Committee, May 18-22, 2008, Sacramento, CA
  15. D. Assimaki, W. Li*, J.H. Steidl & J. Schmedes (2008). Modeling nonlinear site response uncertainty in the Los Angeles Basin, Proc. 4th Decennial Geotechnical Earthquake Engineering and Soil Dynamics Conference (GEESD), ASCE Geo-Institute EESD Committee, May 18-22, 2008, Sacramento, CA
  16. Varun V.*, Assimaki D. and Gazetas G. (2008). A model for the linear analysis of laterally loaded caisson foundations, Proc. GeoCongress 2008: The Challenge of Sustainability in the Geoenvironment, Annual Congress of the Geo-Institute of ASCE March 9-12, 2008, Sheraton New Orleans, New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
  17. Assimaki D., Li W.*, J.H. Steidl and J. Schmedes (2007). From research to practice in nonlinear site response: Observations and simulations in the LA Basin, Proc. 4th International Conference on Earthquake Geotechnical Engineering, Thessaloniki, Greece, 25-28 June 2007
  18. Assimaki D., Varun V.* & Gazetas G. (2007). A simplified model for the linear analysis of transversely loaded caisson foundations, Invited paper Proc. International Conference on Computational Methods in Structural Dynamics and Earthquake Engineering COMPDYN 2007, Rethymno, Crete, Greece, 11-14 June 2007.
  19. Assimaki D. and Varun V.* (2007). Nonlinear 3D finite element simulations of soil-structure interaction for pile-supported wharfs: Preliminary results from the NEES-GC project on Seismic Risk Mitigation for Port Systems, Invited paper Proc. International Conference on Computational Methods in Structural Dynamics and Earthquake Engineering COMPDYN2007, Rethymno, Crete, Greece, 11-14 June 2007.
  20. Assimaki D. and Steidl J.M. (2007). Investigating energy attenuation mechanisms in the near surface via downhole array seismogram inversion, Invited paper Proc. International Conference on Computational Methods in Structural Dynamics and Earthquake Engineering COMPDYN2007, Rethymno, Crete, Greece, 11-14 June 2007
  21. Varun V. *, Assimaki D., & Gazetas G. (2007). Linear transient response of deep rigid foundations: From 3D finite element simulations to design, Proc. 2nd Greece-Japan Workshop on Seismic Design, Observation and Retrofit of Foundations, Tokyo, Japan, 3-4 April 2007
  22. Assimaki D., Varun V.* & Gazetas G. (2007). A simplified model for the linear analysis of transversely loaded caisson foundations, Invited paper, Proc. 4th US-Japan Workshop on Soil-Structure Interaction (4SSIWS), Tsukuba, Japan, 28-30 March 2007
  23. Assimaki D. (2006). Amplification and Attenuation of Seismic Ground Motion: The Mw7.0 Myiagi-Oki Earthquake, Proc. First European Conference on Earthquake Engineering and Seismology, Geneva, Switzerland, 3-8 September 2006
  24. Assimaki D. & Steidl J. (2006). System Identification of Layered Profiles through Downhole Array Seismogram Inversion: The Mw7.0 Myiagi-Oki Earthquake, Proc. International Conference on Physical Modeling in Geotechnics, The Hong-Kong University of Science and Technology, Hong-Kong, August 4-6, 2006
  25. Assimaki D. & Steidl J. (2006). Understanding Weak and Strong Motion Site Effects through Downhole Array Seismogram Inversion, Proc. 100th Anniversary Earthquake Conference, San Francisco, CA, April 18-22, 2006
  26. Assimaki D. (2006). Spatial Variability of Soil Properties in Forward and Inverse Site Response Analyses, Proc. Geocongress Geotechnical Engineering in the Information Technology Age, Atlanta, GA, February 26 - March 1, 2006
  27. Assimaki D. & Steidl J. (2006). A hybrid optimization algorithm for downhole seismogram inversion: Theory and Applications, Proc. Geocongress Geotechnical Engineering in the Information Technology Age, Atlanta, GA, February 26 - March 1, 2006
  28. Assimaki D., Kausel E. and Gazetas G. (2005). Topography-Soil-Structure Interaction Effects during the 1999 Athens Earthquake, Proc. 1st Greece-Japan Workshop on Seismic Design, Observation, Retrofit of Foundations, G. Gazetas, Y. Goto & T. Tazoh editors, Athens, Greece, October 11-12.
  29. Assimaki D. & Steidl J. (2005). Velocity and attenuation inversion in downhole arrays via a hybrid optimization algorithm, Proc. 11th IACMAG International Conference, Turin, Italy, June 19-24, 2005.
  30. Steidl J., Assimaki D., Tsuda K. and Oakes J. (2004). Using borehole data for ground motion prediction: separating source, path and site effects, Proc. CSNI Workshop, Tsukuba, Japan, November 15-19, 2004.
  31. Assimaki D. & Kausel E. (2004). Strong motion site effects in the 1999 Athens Earthquake, Proc. 4th US-Japan SSI Workshop, Menlo Park, CA, March 29-30, 2004
  32. Assimaki D., Kausel E. and Gazetas G. (2004). Site effects and soil-structure interaction in the 1999 Athens Earthquake: Large-scale nonlinear simulations, Proc. International Conference on Cyclic Behavior of Soils and Liquefaction Phenomena, Bochum, Germany, March 31 - April 02, 2004
  33. Assimaki D., Kausel E. and Gazetas G. (2004). Topography effects in the 1999 Athens Earthquake: Engineering issues in seismology, Proc. 11th ICSDEE & 3rd ICEGE, UC Berkeley, January 7-9, 2004, Vol. 2, 31-38
  34. Assimaki D. and Pecker A. (2002). Effects of spatial variability of soil properties on surface ground motion, Proc. 4th Symposium on Implications of Recent Earthquakes on Seismic Risk, Tokyo Institute of Technology, Tokyo, Japan
  35. Assimaki D. and Kausel E. (2001). An equivalent linear algorithm with frequency- and pressure-dependent moduli and damping for the seismic analysis of deep sites, Proc. 10th SDEE Conference, Drexel University, Philadelphia, October
  36. Assimaki D. and Kausel E. (2001). Seismic analysis of deep sites using frequency and pressure-dependent dynamic soil properties, Proc. Conference on Earthquake Resistant Engineering Structures (ERES), Malaga, Spain, August.
  37. Assimaki D. and Kausel E. (2001). Frequency- and pressure-dependent dynamic soil properties for the seismic analysis of deep sites, Proc. 4th National Conference on Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering, Athens, Greece, June (in Greek)
  38. Assimaki D., Chatzigiannelis I., Gerolumos N. and Gazetas G. (2001). Lateral response of caisson foundations, Proc. 4th National Conference on Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering, Athens, Greece, June (in Greek)
  39. Gazetas G., Psarropoulos P., Assimaki D. and Kallou P. (2001). Soil and topographic amplification of the seismic motion in the Parnitha Earthquake, Proc. 4th National Conference on Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering, Athens, Greece, June (in Greek)
  40. Assimaki D. and Kausel E. (2001). Frequency and pressure-dependent dynamic properties for the seismic analysis of deep sites, Proc. 2nd US-Japan Workshop on Soil-Structure Interaction, Tsukuba Science City, Japan, March 6-8.
  41. Assimaki D. and Kausel E. (2000). Frequency- and pressure-dependent dynamic soil properties for the seismic analysis of deep sites, Proc. 14th Engineering Mechanics Conference (EM2000), ASCE, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX, May

Presentations

  1. “Topography Effects on a Single Slope: The Effects of SV Incidence Angle”, Annual Meeting Seismological Society of America, San Diego CA, 17-19 April, 2012
  2. Dynamic soil-structure interaction analyses of pile foundations in liquefiable soils: Numerical Formulation and Validation, Invited Seminar, Department of Civil Engineering, Virginia Tech, April 11, 2012
  3. "Ground motion amplification at Hotel Montana during the M7.0 2010 Haiti Earthquake: Topography Effects?” D. Assimaki and Jeong S., American Geophysical Union (AGU) Fall Meeting, San Francisco, CA, 5-9 December 2011
  4. “Ground motion amplification during the M7.0 Haiti Earthquake: Topography or Soil Effects?” D. Assimaki and Jeong S., Southern California Earthquake Center (SCEC) Annual Meeting 2011, Palm Springs, CA, September 2011
  5. “Integrating nonlinear site response models in broadband ground motion preditions”, Assimaki D. and W. Li, Southern California Earthquake Center (SCEC) Annual Meeting 2011, Palm Springs, CA, September 2011
  6. “Observations and Simulations of Topography Effects during the M7.0 Haiti Earthquake”, Annual Meeting Seismological Society of America, Memphis TN, April 11-13 2011
  7. “Three-dimensional topographic amplification of seismic ground motion on an idealized convex feature”, Annual Meeting Seismological Society of America, Memphis TN, April 11-13 2011
  8. Geotechnical Engineering Reconnaissance of the M8.8 Chile Earthquake, Invited Talk, ASCE Georgia Chapter Geo Institute, March 15, 2011
  9. A non-linear dynamic macroelement for dynamic soil-structure interaction analyses of pile foundations in liquefiable soils, Invited Seminar, Department of Civil Engineering, Purdue University, March 24, 2011
  10. “Seismic slope stability via maximum dynamic shear stress estimation based on 1D wave propagation theory”, Engineering Mechanics Conference, USC, Los Angeles CA, 8-11 August 2010
  11. “Nonlinear Site Effects in Inelastic Structural Deformation Demand Predictions”, Seismological Society of America Annual Meeting, Portland OR, 21-23 April 2010
  12. Geotechnical Engineering Reconnaissance of the M8.8 Chile Earthquake, Invited Seminar, Georgia Tech Chapter of the Earthquake Engineering Research Institute, April 7 2010
  13. A wavelet-based seismogram inversion algorithm for the in-situ characterization of nonlinear soil behavior, Invited Speaker, Workshop on Inverse Problems and System Identification of Geo Systems, Inverse Problem Center at RPI, 29-30 March 2010
  14. A nonlinear macroelement for dynamic soil-structure interaction analyses of pile foundations in liquefiable soils, Invited Seminar, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Rice University, Houston TX, 15 February 2010
  15. "Site effects in nonlinear structural performance predictions”, D. Assimaki and W Li*, Southern California Earthquake Center (SCEC) Annual Meeting 2009, Palm Springs, CA, September 2009
  16. “Systematic analysis of temporal changes in site response associated with strong ground motion in Japan”, C. Wu, Z. Peng, and D. Assimaki, Southern California Earthquake Center (SCEC) Annual Meeting 2009, Palm Springs, CA, September 2009
  17. “A wavelet-based inversion for in-situ characterization of nonlinear soil behavior”, Kalos A* and Assimaki D., NEES 7th Annual Meeting 2009 Seismic Mitigation in a Flat World, June 23-25, Honolulu, Hawaii
  18. “Nonlinear dynamic macroelements for performance-based optimization of liquefaction mitigation strategies”, Varun V* and Assimaki D., NEES 7th Annual Meeting 2009 Seismic Mitigation in a Flat World, June 23-25, Honolulu, Hawaii
  19. Nonlinear Site Response in Ground Motion Predictions, AEG Shlemon Specialty Conference, Advancing New Madrid Region Time-History Determination, Memphis TN, June 3 – 5, 2009
  20. Physics based earthquake simulations from ‘source-to-structure’ and the role of site response predictions, Invited Seminar, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Texas at Austin, Austin TX, 11 March 2009
  21. Synthetic ground motions from ‘rupture-to-rafters’ and the role of nonlinear soil response, Invited Seminar, Department of Civil, Architectural and Environmental Engineering, Drexel University, Philadelphia PA, 20 February 2009
  22. "Rupture-to-rafters synthetic ground motions and the role of nonlinear site response predictions”, Invited Seminar, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Southern Carolina, Columbia, SC, 14 November 2008
  23. "Rupture-to-rafters synthetic ground motions and the role of nonlinear site response predictions”, Invited Seminar, Structures Group Seminar Series, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, GA, 10 October 2008
  24. “From seismic record pairs to hazard mitigation: Examples from the 2003 Myiagi-Oki earthquake sequence”, Invited Seminar, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, 7 March 2007
  25. “Strong motion ground response effects: State-of-the-art vs. Observations”, Invited Seminar, Department of Structural Engineering, University of California San Diego, San Diego, CA, 3 April 2006.
  26. “Strong motion ground response effects: State-of-the-art vs. Observations”, Joint NSF CMS-EAS Geophysics Invited Seminar, Arlington, VA, 9 March 2006.
  27. “Downhole Array Seismogram Inversion: Emerging Trends in Strong Motion Site Response Analysis” USGS Invited Seminar, Memphis, TN, November 2005.
  28. “Topography effects in strong ground motion: A case study”, Invited Seminar, University of California Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara, CA, 9 March 2005.
  29. “Topography effects in the 1999, Athens Earthquake: Engineering issues in seismology,” Invited Lecture, Seminar Series in Geotechnical Engineering, National Technical University of Athens, January 2004, Athens, Greece
  30. “Effects of spatial variability of soil properties on surface ground motion,” 2nd International Rose School Seminar, June 2002, Pavia, Italy.
  31. “A wavelet-based seismogram inversion algorithm for the in-situ characterization of nonlinear soil behavior”, American Geophysical Union (AGU) Fall Meeting, San Francisco, CA, 13-18 December 2009
  32. “Synthetic ground motions for engineering applications and the role of nonlinear site response”, American Geophysical Union (AGU) Fall Meeting, San Francisco, CA, 14-19 December 2008
  33. “Systematic analysis of temporal changes in site response associated with strong ground motion in Japan”, American Geophysical Union (AGU) Fall Meeting, San Francisco, CA, 14-19 December 2008
  34. “Rupture-to-rafters synthetic ground motions and the role of nonlinear site response predictions”, Assimaki D. and Li W*, Southern California Earthquake Center (SCEC) Annual Meeting 2008, Palm Springs, CA, September 2008.
  35. “Systematic analysis temporal changes of site response associated with strong ground motion in Japan”, Wu C., Peng Z. and Assimaki D., IRIS Meeting, June 2-5, Stevenson, Washington, 2008.
  36. “Estimating nonlinear dynamic soil properties in-situ via full-waveform inversion: Parameterization and synthetic seismogram implementation”, Assimaki D. and Kalos A*, Sixth NEES Annual Meeting, Portland, OR, 18-20 June 2008.
  37. “Non-linear dynamic macroelements for performance-based optimization of liquefaction mitigation strategies: Soil-structure interaction analyses of waterfront structures”, Varun V* and Assimaki D, Sixth NEES Annual Meeting, Portland, OR, 18-20 June 2008.
  38. “Efficient integration of nonlinear site response predictions in broadband ground motion models”, Inaugural International Conference of the Engineering Mechanics Institute (EM08), Department of Civil Engineering, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota, May 18-21, 2008
  39. “Parameter uncertainty in nonlinear site response for typical sedimentary sites in Southern California”, Special Session on Source Characterization and Site Characterization, Seismological Society of America Annual Meeting, Santa Fe, New Mexico, 16-18 April 2008
  40. Modeling Nonlinear Site Response Uncertainty in Broadband Ground Motion Simulations for the Los Angeles Basin”, Li W* and Assimaki D, American Geophysical Union (AGU) Fall Meeting, San Francisco, CA, 10-14 December 2007.
  41. “Modeling uncertainty of nonlinear site response in the Los Angeles basin” Li W* and Assimaki D, Southern California Earthquake Center (SCEC) Annual Meeting 2007, Palm Springs, CA, September 2007
  42. “Ground motion amplification and the role of near-surface geology in the 2003 Myiagi-Oki aftershock sequence”, Invited paper, Special Session on Site Effects on Ground Motion, Seismological Society of America Annual Meeting, Kona, Hawaii, 11-13 April 2007
  43. “A Nonlinear Dynamic Macroelement for Soil-Structure Interaction Analyses of Pile Supported Wharves: From 3D FEM simulations to Practice”, Varun V* and Assimaki D., Fifth NEES Annual Meeting, Snowbird UTAH, 19-21 June 2007.
  44. “Integrating nonlinear site effects in broadband ground motion simulations: Observations and simulations in the Los Angeles basin”, American Geophysical Union (AGU) Fall Meeting, San Francisco, CA, 11-15 December 2006
  45. “Nonlinear site response simulation in broadband ground motion models”, Li W* and Assimaki D, Southern California Earthquake Center (SCEC) Annual Meeting 2006, Palm Springs, CA, September 2006.
  46. Site Amplification and Attenuation Assessment through Downhole Seismogram Inversion”, Assimaki D, American Geophysical Union (AGU) Fall Meeting, San Francisco, CA, 5-9 December 2005.
  47. “Understanding Site Effects through Downhole Array Inversion” Eastern Section, Seismological Society of America Annual Meeting, Memphis, TN, October 2005.
  48. Inverse Analysis of Weak and Strong Motion Data: Theory and Applications” Assimaki D, Southern California Earthquake Center (SCEC) Annual Meeting 2005, Palm Springs, CA, September 2005.
  49. “Local attenuation and velocity structure via downhole array data inversion: A hybrid global-local optimization algorithm,” Seismological Society of America Annual Meeting, Reno, NV, April 27-29, 2005
  50. “Using borehole vertical array data to determine local attenuation and velocity structures: A hybrid global-local optimization algorithm for plane wave seismogram inversion,” American Geophysical Union (AGU) Fall Meeting, San Francisco, CA, December 13-17, 2004
  51. “Using borehole vertical array data to determine local soil properties: A combined global local optimization algorithm for plane wave seismogram inversion,” Assimaki D, Southern California Earthquake Center (SCEC) Annual Meeting 2004, Palm Springs, CA, September 19-22, 2004
  52. “Effects of spatial variability of soil properties on surface ground motion,” SAFERR Mid-Term Review Meeting, May 2002, Joint Research Center, Ispra, Italy.
  53. “Effects of spatial variability of soil properties on surface ground motion,” SAFERR Research Training Network Round Table Meeting, September 2001, INSA, Geo-Network, Lyon, France.
  54. “Frequency- and depth-dependent attenuation of strong ground motions in deep sites,” Mid-America Earthquake Center, Research Assistant Symposium, October 1999, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, IL
  55. “Frequency- and depth-dependent attenuation of strong ground motions in deep sites,” 71st Annual Meeting of the Eastern Section of the Seismological Society of America, Memphis, TN, September 1999

Reports

  1. The M 8.8 Maule, Chile Earthquake of February 27, 2010, EERI Special Earthquake Report - Learning from Earthquakes, EERI Newsletter, Pedro Arduino, Scott Ashford, Dominic Assimaki, Jonathan Bray, Terry Eldridge, David Frost, Tara Hutchinson, Laurie Johnson, Keith Kelson, Robert Kayen, Christian Ledezma, Gonzalo Montalva, Robb Moss, George Mylonakis, Scott Olson, Kyle Rollins, Nicholas Sitar, Jonathan Stewart, Alfredo Urzua, , Ramon Verdugo, Rob Witter, and Nick Zoa, June 2010.
  2. Geo-Engineering Reconnaissance of the February 27, 2010 Maule, Chile Earthquake, Report of the National Science Foundation-Sponsored Geoengineering Extreme Events Reconnaissance (GEER) Team: Jonathan Bray, David Frost, Ramon Verdugo, Christian Ledezma, Terry Eldridge, Pedro Arduino, Scott Ashford, Dominic Assimaki, Tara Hutchinson, Laurie Johnson, Keith Kelson, Robert Kayen, Gonzalo Montalva, Robb Moss, George Mylonakis, Scott Olson, Kyle Rollins, Nicholas Sitar, Jonathan Stewart, Alfredo Urzua, Rob Witter, and Nick Zoa, April 2010