Barbara G. Simpson

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Select Journal Papers

  1. (email for a draft) Seki, A., Devin, M., Ni, Y., Gadasi, J., Bosma, B., Robertson, B., Brekken, T., DuPont, B., Schellenberg, A., Lomonaco, P., Simpson, B. “Computational capacity in hydrodynamic real-time hybrid simulation applied to simulate the dynamic response of floating offshore wind turbines”, Wind Energy and Engineering Research. submitted.
  2. (email for a draft) McBain, M., Pieroni, L., Araújo Rodríguez, G. A., Kontra, S., Mishra, P., Barbosa, A. R., Gioiella, L., van de Lindt, J. W., Sinha, A., Brown, N., Freddi, F., Simpson, B.  “Design and shake-table testing of a full-scale, six-story mass timber building with post-tensioned rocking walls and buckling-restrained boundary elements,” Journal of Structural Engineering, submitted.
  3. (email for a draft) Seki, A., Gadasi, J., Robertson, B., Schellenberg, A., Lomonaco, P., Simpson, B. “Hydrodynamic real-time hybrid simulation to examine wave-structure dynamics of monopile offshore wind turbines subject to nonlinear waves,” Ocean Engineering. submitted.
  4. download Araujo, G., Simpson, B., Barbosa, A., Pieroni, L., Ho, T., Orozco, G. Miyamoto, B., Sinha, A. 2025 “Experimental and Numerical Simulation of a Three-Story Mass Timber Building with a Pivoting Wall and Buckling-Restrained Boundary Elements,” Journal of Structural Engineering. 151(7): 04025089. https://doi.org/10.1061/JSENDH.STENG-13781
  5. download Qie, Y., Astudillo, B., Duncan, J., Tao, Z., Okazaki, T., Fahnestock, L., Sause, R., Ricles, J., Simpson, B., Kurata, M., Kawamata, Y., Hattori, K. “Data Paper: E-Defense shake-table tests on a steel moment-resisting frame supplemented with spines and force-limiting connections,” Japan Architectural Review, 8(1): e70036. https://doi.org/10.1002/2475-8876.70036
  6. download Seki, A., Simpson, B. 2025 “Consistent estimate of brace fatigue life using axial deformations evaluated from nodal displacements,” Journal of Structural Engineering, 151(8): 04025108. https://doi.org/10.1061/JSENDH.STENG-13866
  7. download Astudillo, B., Rivera, D., Duke, J., Simpson, B., Fahnestock, L., Sause, R., Ricles, J., Kurata, M., Okazaki, T., Kawamata, Y., Tao, Z., Qie, Y. 2023. “Modeling uncertainty of specimens employing spines and force-limiting connections tested at E-Defense shake table,” Earthquake Engineering and Structural Dynamics, 52(14): 4638-4659. https://doi.org/10.1002/eqe.3976
  8. download Alam, M. S., Simpson, B., Barbosa, A., Jung, J. and Parulekar, N. 2023. “Probabilistic seismic damage and loss assessment methodology for wastewater network incorporating modeling uncertainty and damage correlations,” Earthquake Spectra, 39(3): 1435-1472. https://doi.org/10.1177/8755293023118064
  9. download Alam, M. S., Simpson, B., and Barbosa, A. 2023. “Fragility and recovery models of energy, water, and wastewater systems for seismic regional risk and resilience assessment: state-of-the-art review and database,” ASCE Natural Hazards Review. Special Collection on Verification and Validation in Physical, Social, and Economic Community Resilience Modeling, 24(4): 04023036. https://doi.org/10.1061/NHREFO.NHENG-1661
  10. Srinivas, A., Robertson, B., Gadasi, J., Simpson, B., Lomonaco, P., Ilzarbe, J. 2023. “Impact of limited degree of freedom drag coefficients on a floating offshore wind turbine simulation,” J. Marine Science and Engineering, 11(1): 139. https://doi.org/10.3390/jmse11010139
  11. download Simpson, B., Zhu, M., Seki, A. Scott, M. 2023. “Challenges in GPU-accelerated nonlinear dynamic analysis for structural systems,” J. Struct. Eng., Special Collection on Advances in Information Technology towards Vision for the Future of Structural Engineering, 149(3): 04022253. https://doi.org/10.1061/JSENDH.STENG-11311
  12. download Neumann, C., Simpson, B., Schellenberg, A., Lomonaco, P., You, S. 2023. “Hydrodynamic Real-time hybrid simulation Demonstrated for Cascading seismic and Tsunami Events,” J. Waterway, Port, Coastal, and Ocean Engineering, 149(1): 04022029. https://doi.org/10.1061/(ASCE)WW.1943-5460.0000733
  13. download Simpson B. and Rivera, D. 2021. “Simplified modal pushover analysis to estimate first and higher-mode force demands for the design of strongback-braced frames,” Journal of Structural Engineering, 147(12): 04021196. https://doi.org/10.1061/(ASCE)ST.1943-541X.000316
  14. download Simpson B. 2020. “Higher-mode force response in multi-story strongback-braced frames,” Earthquake Engineering & Structural Dynamics, 49(3): 1406-1427. https://doi.org/10.1002/eqe.3310
  15. download Simpson, B., Mahin, S. 2018. “Experimental and Numerical Investigation of Strongback Braced Frame System to Mitigate Weak Story Behavior,” Journal of Structural Engineering, 144(2): 04017211. https://doi.org/10.1061/(ASCE)ST.1943-541X.0001960
  16. download (erratum) Simpson, B., Mahin, S. 2018. “Experimental and Numerical Evaluation of Older Chevron Concentrically Braced Frames with Hollow and Concrete-Filled Braces,” Journal of Structural Engineering, 144(3): 04018007. https://doi.org/10.1061/(ASCE)ST.1943-541X.0001988 erratum: https://doi.org/10.1061/(ASCE)ST.1943-541X.0002525

Other Journal Articles

  1. Thielsen, N.; Sinha, A.; Barbosa, A.; Ho, T.; Simpson, B.; Cheney, D.; Miyamoto, B.; “Cyclic Testing of Three-Story Mass Timber Building Structure with Coupled Self-Centering Rocking Walls,” Journal of Architectural Engineering, submitted.
  2. Shargh, G. B., Papakonstantinou, K. G.; van de Lindt, J. W.; Barbosa, A. R.; Simpson, B. G.; Sinha, A.; Brown, N. C. “Reliability-Based Design Optimization of Mass Timber Self-Centering Rocking Walls,” Journal of Structural Engineering, submitted.
  3. Kontra, S.; Sinha, A.; Pryor, S.; Zimmerman, R.; Simpson, B.; van de Lindt, J.; Pei, S.; Araujo, G.; McBain, M.; Pieroni, L.; Mishra, P.; Uarac, P.; Field, T.; Freddi, F. “Mass Timber Wall Splice Connection using Glued-in Rods: Design Methodology, Implementation, and Shake-Table Testing in a Six-Story Building,” Engineering Structures, first round of reviews.
  4. Thielsen, N., Sinha, A., Barbosa, A., Simpson, B., Cheney, D. “Experimental data collected during quasi-static cyclic loading of mass timber lateral force-resisting system tested in a three-story building structure,” Data in Brief, first round of reviews.
  5. Uarac, P.; Ho, T.; Barbosa, A.; Simpson, B.; Sinha, A. 2025. “Design and Cyclic Testing of a Full-Scale Three-Story Mass Timber Structure with Post-Tensioned Self-centering Rocking Walls,” Journal of Building Engineering, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jobe.2025.114505.
  6. Gioiella, L., Micozzi, F., McBain, M., Morici, M., Zona, A., Dall’Asta, A., Simpson, B. and Barbosa, A. “Vision-based monitoring of absolute and relative displacements in multi-story buildings during shake-table tests,” Structural Control and Health Monitoring, https://doi.org/10.1155/stc/2618220.
  7. Field, T., Barbosa, A. R., Pryor, S., Simpson, B., Uarac, P., Sinha, A., van de Lindt, J. W. 2025. “Shake-Table Testing of a Full-Scale Six-story Resilient Mass Timber-Steel Hybrid Building,” Journal of Structural Engineering, https://doi.org/10.1061/JSENDH/STENG-15036.
  8. Ji, R., Sorosh, S., Lo, E., Norton, T. J., Driscoll, J. W., Kuester, F., Barbosa, A., R., Simpson, B. G., Hutchinson, T. C. 2025. “Application Framework and Optimal Features for UAV-Based Earthquake-Induced Structural Displacement Monitoring,” Algorithms, Special Issue Algorithms for Image Processing and Machine Vision, 18(2): 66. https://doi.org/10.3390/a18020066
  9. Kontra, S., Barbosa, A., Sinha, A., van de Lindt, J., Mishra, P., McBain, M., Pei, S., van de Lindt, J., Simpson, B. 2025. “Whole Building Life Cycle Assessment in the Built Environment: A Ten- and Six-Story Shake-Table Test Building Case Study,” Forest Products Journal, 75(1): 52-61. https://doi.org/10.13073/FPJ-D-24-00030R1
  10. Li, D., Zhou, Y., Liu, X., Simpson, B., Xiao, J. 2023. “Experimental testing of GCr15 bearing steel with different surface treatments as passive friction energy-dissipative shims,” Construction and Building Materials, 408(8): 133628. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2023.133628

Select Conference Papers

  1. download Ni, Y., Seki, A., Bosma, B., Brekken, T., Robertson, B., Schellenberg, A., Lomonaco, P., Simpson, B. 2025. “A Robotic Actuation Approach for 6-DOF Force Control in Hydrodynamic Real-Time Hybrid Simulation,” IEEE 21st International Conference on Automation Science and Engineering, Los Angeles.
  2. download Liu, E., Mcconnel, A., Bosma, B., Ni, Y., Seki, A., Schellenberg, A., Robertson, B., Simpson, B. “A virtual real-time hybrid simulation to study deep-water mooring dynamics of wave energy converters,” University Marine Energy Research Community (UMERC25), Portland, OR.
  3. download Seki, A., Ni, Y., Bosma, B., Simpson, B., Robertson, B., Brekken, T., DuPont, B., Schellenberg, A., Lomonaco, P. 2025. “Hydro-real time hybrid simulation framework for floating offshore wind turbine subjected to simultaneous aero- and hydro-dynamics,” Wind Energy Science Conference, Nantes, France.
  4. download McBain, M., Simpson, B., Pieroni, L., Araújo R., G. A., Barbosa, A.R., van de Lindt, J.W., Sinha, A., Kontra, S., Mishra, P., Uarac, P., Field, T. 2025. “Response of Mass Ply Panel, Self-centering Rocking Walls with Buckling Restrained Boundary Elements as Energy Dissipators in Shake Table Testing,” World Conference on Timber Engineering (14WCTE), Brisbane, Australia. https://doi.org/10.52202/080513-0300
  5. download Simpson B., Scott, M. 2024. “Influence of viscous damping models using a constant modal damping matrix on nonlinear dynamic response,” 18th World Earthquake Engineering Conference (18WCEE). Milan, Italy.
  6. download Kurata, M., Fischer, E., Simpson B. 2024. “Towards multi-disciplinary simulations and monitoring techniques for regional assessment and management of disasters,” 18th World Earthquake Engineering Conference (18WCEE). Milan, Italy.
  7. download Pieroni, L., Araújo R., G. A., Simpson, B., Freddi, F., Mishra, P., Uarac, P., Barbosa, A. R., Sinha, A., van de Lindt, J. W., Brown, N. 2024. “Estimating First and Higher-Mode Effects for the Design of Rocking Mass Timber Walls with Controlled Overturning Moments,” 18th World Conference on Earthquake Engineering (18WCEE), Milan, Italy.
  8. download Seki A., Simpson B., Schellenberg A., Lomonaco P. 2024. “A study on solitary-wave-structure interaction using hydro real-time hybrid simulation,” 18th World Conference on Earthquake Engineering (18WCEE), Milan, Italy.
  9. download Araújo R., G. A., Simpson, B. G., Zhu, M., Scott, M. H. 2024. “Accelerating Finite-Element Structural Elastic Dynamic Analysis Using GPU Computing,” 18th World Conference on Earthquake Engineering (18WCEE), Milan, Italy.
  10. download Astudillo B., Simpson B. 2024. “Higher-mode response of braced frames with elastic spines subjected to modal pushover analysis,” 18th World Earthquake Engineering Conference (18WCEE). Milan, Italy.
  11. download Seki A., Gadasi J., Simpson B., Robertson B., Schellenberg A., Lomonaco P. 2023. “Hydrodynamic real-time hybrid simulation to examine aero-hydro-structural-soil dynamics of offshore monopile wind turbines,” University Marine Energy Research Community (UMERC23), Durham, New Hampshire.
  12. download Araujo, G., Simpson, B., Ho, T., Orozco, G., Barbosa, A., Sinha, A. 2023. “Cyclic testing and numerical modeling of a three-story mass-timber buildings with a pivoting mass ply spine and buckling-restrained energy dissipators,” 13th World Conference on Timber Engineering (13WCTE), Oslo, Norway. https://doi.org/10.52202/069179-0286
  13. download Astudillo, B., Panian, L., Simpson, B. 2022. “Design and Performance Comparison of Strongback Systems and Typical Chevron BRB Frames,” 12th National Conference on Earthquake Engineering (12NCEE), Salt Lake City, UT.
  14. download Araujo, G., Simpson, B., Ho, T., Orozco, G., Barbosa, A., Sinha, A. 2022. “Design of a Three-story Building Using a Hybrid of Mass Ply Panel Walls with Buckling-Restrained Braces,” 12th National Conference on Earthquake Engineering (12NCEE), Salt Lake City, UT.
  15. download Fahnestock, L., Sause, R., Ricles, J., Simpson, B., Kurata, M., Okazaki, T., Kawamata, Y., Tao, Z., Duke, J., Rivera, D., Astudillo, B., Qie, Y. 2022. “Shake Table Testing of a Frame-Spine System with Force-Limiting Connections,” 12th National Conference on Earthquake Engineering (12NCEE), Salt Lake City, UT.
  16. download Seki, A., Simpson, B. 2022. “Development of an objective brace fracture model,” 10th Behavior of Steel Structures in Seismic Areas (10STESSA), virtual. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-03811-2_7
  17. download Araujo, G., Simpson, B., Sinha, A., Barbosa, A. 2022. “Numerical Modelling of a Three-Story Building Using a Hybrid of Mass Timber Walls with Buckling-Restrained Braces”, 10th Behavior of Steel Structures in Seismic Areas (10STESSA), virtual. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-03811-2_45
  18. download Fahnestock, L., Sause, R., Ricles, J., Simpson, B., Kurata, M., Okazaki, T., Kawamata, Y., Tao, Z., Duke, J., Rivera, D., Astudillo, B., Qie, Y. 2022. “Frame-Spine System with Force-Limiting Connections for Low-Damage Seismic-Resilient Buildings”, 10th Behavior of Steel Structures in Seismic Areas  (10STESSA), virtual. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-03811-2_88
  19. download Astudillo, B., Rivera, D., Simpson, B.,Fahnestock, L., Sause, R., Ricles, J., Kurata, M., Okazaki, T., Kawamata, Y., Tao, Z., Duke, J., Qie, Y. 2022. “Numerical response estimations of a Frame-Spine-FLC system prior to experimental dynamic testing”, 10th Behavior of Steel Structures in Seismic Areas (10STESSA), virtual. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-03811-2_37
  20. download Fahnestock, L., Sause, R., Ricles, J., Simpson, B., Kurata, M., Okazaki, T., Kawamata, Y., Tao, Z., Duke, J., Rivera, D., Astudillo, B., Qie, Y. 2021. “U.S.-Japan Collaboration for Shake Table Testing of a Frame-Spine System with Force-Limiting Connections”, 17th World Conference on Earthquake Engineering (17WCEE), Sendai, Japan.
  21. download Rivera Torres, D. and Simpson B. 2021. “Preliminary Numerical Analysis of a Strongback Column as a retrofit of a Moment-Resisting Frame,” 17th World Conference on Earthquake Engineering (17WCEE), Sendai, Japan.
  22. download Buniya, M., Simpson B., Macedo, J., Vergaray, L., and Barbosa, A. 2021. “Collapse fragility function development using conditional scenario spectra: application to a multi-story reinforced concrete shear wall,” 17th World Conference on Earthquake Engineering (17WCEE) Sendai, Japan.
  23. download Simpson B., Van Den Einde, L., Anagnos, T., Sen, A., Martin, A., Saiyed, Z., Yin, Z. 2018. “Teaching School Safety and Advocacy in the Classroom,” National Conference on Earthquake Engineering (11NCEE), Los Angeles, CA.
  24. download Simpson B. and Mahin, S. 2018. “Analytical Investigation of Offset Geometries in Steel Strongback Braced Frames,” 11th National Conference on Earthquake Engineering (11NCEE), Los Angeles, CA.
  25. Simpson, B., Mahin, S. 2018. “Design Development of a Four-story Strongback Braced Frame,” 9th Behavior of Steel Structures in Seismic Areas (9STESSA), 763: 1050-1057. Christchurch, New Zealand. https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/KEM.763.1050
  26. Simpson B. 2017. “Reducing concentrations of damage with a strongback system,” Earthquake Engineering Research Institute (EERI) 69th Annual Meeting, Portland, OR.

Experimental Data and Project Summaries

  1. Fahnestock, L., Qie, Y., Astudillo, B., Duke, J., Tao, Z., Okazaki, T., Sause, R., Ricles, J., Simpson, B., Kurata, M., Kawamata, Y., Hattori, K. “E-Defense shake-table test data”, in Collaborative Research: Frame-Spine System with Force-Limiting Connections for Low-Damage Seismic Resilient Buildings. DesignSafe-CI. https://doi.org/10.17603/ds2-e159-v458
  2. Sinha, A., Barbosa, A., Simpson, B., Araujo Rodriguez, G., Ho, T., Orozco, G., Miyamoto, B. (2024). “Phase 1: Pivoting Mass Ply Panel (MPP) Wall and Buckling-Restrained Boundary (BRB) Elements”, in Emmerson Lab Launch Initiative (ELLI): Cyclic Loading of a Three-Story Building with Lateral Force Resisting Systems (LFRS) using Mass Timber Products and Steel Energy Dissipators. DesignSafe-CI. https://doi.org/10.17603/ds2-ec9j-ek15
  3. Thielsen, N., Ho, T., Sinha, A., Barbosa, A., Simpson, B., Cheney, D., Miyamoto, B. 2024. “Phase 3: Veneer Laminated Timber (VLT) Coupled Self-Centering Rocking Wall (SCRW) with U-Shaped Flexural Plates (UFP)”, in Emmerson Lab Launch Initiative (ELLI): Cyclic Loading of a Three-Story Building with Lateral Force Resisting Systems (LFRS) using Mass Timber Products and Steel Energy Dissipators. DesignSafe-CI. https://doi.org/10.17603/ds2-ybmc-k593
  4. Barbosa, A., Simpson, B., van de Lindt, J., Sinha, A., Field, T., McBain, M., Uarac, P., Kontra, S., Mishra, P., Gioiella, L., Pieroni, L., Pryor, S., Saxey, B. 2025, “Shake table testing program for mass timber and hybrid resilient structures datasets for the NHERI Converging Design project”, in Shake table testing program of 6-story mass timber and hybrid resilient structures (NHERI Converging Design project). DesignSafe-CI. https://doi.org/10.17603/ds2-rh8q-rn95
  5. Alam, M., Simpson, B., Barbosa, A. 2022, “Seismic Fragility Functions and Recovery Models for Energy, Water, and Wastewater Systems – Tabular Summary.” DesignSafe-CI. https://doi.org/10.17603/ds2-dtdz-7827.
  6. Kasi, Z., Simpson, B., Scott, M. 2022. Pilot Study: Machine Learning and Deep Learning Study for Fluid Structure Interaction Problems [Supporting Dataset]. https://doi.org/10.7910/DVN/OGK2SQ
  7. Neumann, C., Simpson, B. 2020. “Real-time hybrid simulation test data for three-span bridge subjected to cascading earthquake-tsunami loading,” [Supporting Dataset]. https://doi.org/10.7910/DVN/CCDJFY
  8. Simpson, B.; Mahin, S.; Lai, J.; Minner, M.; Padaoan, L.; Gunay, S.; Takhirov, S.; Patterson, D. 2014, “Berkeley-3SB (NCBF-B-3SB): Strongback Retrofit of Non-Seismically Detailed Concentric Braced Frame (NCBF)”, DesignSafe-CI [publisher], https://doi.org/10.4231/D32R3NZ0W
  9. Simpson, B.; Mahin, S.; Lai, J.; Minner, M.; Padaoan, L.; Gunay, S.; Takhirov, S.; Patterson, D. 2014, “Berkeley-2 (NCBF-B-2): Concrete-Filled Brace Repair of Non-Seismically Detailed Concentric Braced Frame (NCBF)”, DesignSafe-CI [publisher], https://doi.org/10.4231/D3NV99B9M
  10. Simpson, B.; Mahin, S.; Lai, J.; Minner, M.; Padaoan, L.; Gunay, S.; Takhirov, S.; Patterson, D. 2013, “Berkeley-1 (NCBF-B-1) Baseline Vulnerable Non-Seismically Detailed Concentric Braced Frame (NCBF)”, DesignSafe-CI [publisher], https://doi.org/10.4231/D3SJ19S25

Graduate Theses & Technical Reports

  1. Seki, A., Ni, Y., Gadasi, J., Devin, M., Irmas, C., Zou, S., Haider, A., Harris, J., Bosma, B., Robertson, B., Brekken, T., DuPont, B., Schellenberg A., Lomonaco, P., Simpson, B. 2025. Coupled Aerodynamic and Hydrodynamic Hybrid Simulation of Floating Offshore Wind Turbines, Final Technical Report, Department of Energy (https://www.osti.gov/biblio/2564255)
  2. Kasi, Z. 2024. Physics-Informed Deep Learning for Structural Dynamics of Single-Degree-of-Freedom Oscillator, Ph.D. Thesis, Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR. https://ir.library.oregonstate.edu/concern/graduate_thesis_or_dissertations/cc08hq72d?locale=es
  3. Araujo, G. 2022. Numerical Modelling of a Three-Story Building Using a Hybrid of Mass Timber Walls with Buckling-Restrained Braces, M.S. Thesis, Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR. https://ir.library.oregonstate.edu/concern/graduate_thesis_or_dissertations/k643b860n?locale=en
  4. Astudillo, B. 2022. Numerical characterization and modelling uncertainty of Frame-Spine and Frame-Spine-FLC full-scale specimens tested at E-Defense shake-table, M.S. Thesis, Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR. https://ir.library.oregonstate.edu/concern/graduate_thesis_or_dissertations/0z7094087?locale=en
  5. Neumann, C. 2021. Fluid Structure Interaction for Cascading Seismic and Tsunami Events using Real-Time Hybrid Simulation, M.S. Thesis, Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR. https://ir.library.oregonstate.edu/concern/graduate_thesis_or_dissertations/hx11xp657
  6. Alam, M. S., Simpson, B., and Barbosa, A. 2020. Defining appropriate fragility functions for Oregon, an internal report for the Cascadia Lifelines Program, DesignSafe-CI. https://doi.org/10.17603/ds2-44yx-g092
  7. Kasi, Z.; Simpson, B.; Scott, M.; 2019. Pilot Study: Machine Learning and Deep Learning Study for Fluid Structure Interaction Problems. Report to Pacific Northwest Transportation Consortium (PacTrans) Rept. #: 2019-S-OSU-2. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/66303
  8. Neumann, C., Simpson, B. 2022. Real-Time Hybrid Experimental-Numerical Simulation of Bridge Infrastructure Subject to Cascading Earthquake-Tsunami Hazards. Report to Pacific Northwest Transportation Consortium (PacTrans) Rept. #: 2020-S-OSU-2. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/62940
  9. Buniya, M., 2020. Seismic Performance and Collapse Assessments of Reinforced Concrete Lateral-Force Resisting Systems, Ph.D. Dissertation, Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR. https://ir.library.oregonstate.edu/concern/graduate_thesis_or_dissertations/sq87c164p
  10. Rivera, D., 2020. Numerical Analysis of a Spine as a Retrofit of a Moment-Resisting Frame, M.S. Thesis, Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR. https://ir.library.oregonstate.edu/concern/graduate_thesis_or_dissertations/70795g16v
  11. Simpson, B. 2018. Design Development for Steel Strongback Braced Frames to Mitigate Concentrations of Damage, Ph.D. Dissertation, University of California, Berkeley, CA. https://escholarship.org/content/qt5kb2x4wv/qt5kb2x4wv_noSplash_c77e224303512827387c579c79e39578.pdf
  12. Simpson, B., Mahin, S., and Lai, J.W. 2017. Experimental Investigation of the Behavior of Vintage and Retrofit Concentrically Braced Steel Frames under Cyclic Loading, PEER Rept. 2017/12, Pacific Earthquake Engineering Research Center (PEER), University of California, Berkeley, CA. https://peer.berkeley.edu/sites/default/files/2017_12_simpson_9.10.18.pdf

Other Products

  1. Fischer, E., Simpson, B.. 2024 “US-Japan Workshop on Regional Assessment, Management, and Business Continuity against Disasters,” DesignSafe-CI. https://doi.org/10.17603/ds2-dm5b-py79
  2. Alam, M., Simpson, B., Barbosa, A. R. Olsen, M. J. 2021. CLiP Lifelines Fragility Function Viewer and Database (Version v0.1.0), Cascadia Lifelines Program. https://fragilitydb.engineering.oregonstate.edu/
  3. Simpson, B., McKenna, F., Gardner, M. 2018. NHERI-SimCenter BracedFrameModeling (Version v1.0.0), Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.1438554
  4. Simpson, B. 2018. “Sturdy Spine: Developing a design methodology for steel strongback braced frames,” Modern Steel Construction, 58(4): 32-35. https://www.aisc.org/globalassets/modern-steel/archives/2018/04/sturdyspine.pdf

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