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Dominic Assimaki

Associate Professor

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