Publications

2000-2005

Assimaki, D., E. Kausel and A. Whittle (2000). "A model for dynamic modulus and damping in pressure dependent media." Journal of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering.

Assimaki, D. and E. Kausel (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 22: 959-965.

Kausel, E. and D. Assimaki (2002). "Seismic Simulation of Inelastic Soils via Frequency-Dependent Moduli and Damping." Journal of Engineering Mechanics 128: 34-47.

Pecker, A., D. Assimaki, J. Prevost and R. Popescu (2003). "Effects of Spatial Variability of Soil Properties on Surface Ground Motion." Journal of Earthquake Engineering 7: 1.

Assimaki, D. and G. Gazetas (2004). "Soil and topography amplification on canyon banks and the 1999 Athens earthquake." 8: 1-43.

Assimaki, D., G. Gazetas and E. Kausel (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 95: 1059-1089.

Assimaki, D., E. Kausel and G. Gazetas (2005). "Wave propagation and soil–structure interaction on a cliff crest during the 1999 Athens Earthquake." Soil Dynamics and Earthquake Engineering 25: 513-527.

Kausel, E., G. Gazetas and D. Assimaki (2005). "Soil-Dependent Topographic Effects: A Case Study from the 1999 Athens Earthquake." Earthquake Spectra 21: 929-966.

2006-2010

Assimaki, D., J. Steidl and P. C. Liu (2006). "Attenuation and Velocity Structure for Site Response Analyses via Downhole Seismogram Inversion." Pure and Applied Geophysics 163: 81-118.

Tsuda, K. (2006). "Site-Response Estimation for the 2003 Miyagi-Oki Earthquake Sequence Considering Nonlinear Site Response." Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America 96: 1474-1482.

Assimaki, D. and E. Kausel (2007). "Modified Topographic Amplification Factors for a Single-Faced Slope due to Kinematic Soil-Structure Interaction." Journal of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering 133(11): 1414-1432.

Steidl, J. and D. Assimaki (2007). "Inverse analysis of weak and strong motion downhole array data from the Mw7.0 Sanriku-Minami earthquake." Soil Dynamics and Earthquake Engineering 27: 73-92.

Assimaki, D., W. Li, J. Schmedes and J. Steidl (2008). "Quantifying Nonlinearity Susceptibility via Site-Response Modeling Uncertainty at Three Sites in the Los Angeles Basin." Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America 98: 2364-2390.

Assimaki, D., W. Li, J. H. Steidl and K. Tsuda (2008). "Site Amplification and Attenuation via Downhole Array Seismogram Inversion: A Comparative Study of the 2003 Miyagi-Oki Aftershock Sequence." Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America 98: 301-330.

Tsigginos, C., N. Gerolymos, D. Assimaki and G. Gazetas (2008). "Seismic response of bridge pier on rigid caisson foundation in soil stratum." Earthquake Engineering and Engineering Vibration 7: 33-43.

Wu, C., Z. Peng and D. Assimaki (2009). "Temporal Changes in Site Response Associated with the Strong Ground Motion of the 2004 Mw 6.6 Mid-Niigata Earthquake Sequences in Japan." Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America 99: 3487-3495.

Assimaki, D. and W. Li (2010). "Site- and Motion-Dependent Parametric Uncertainty of Site-Response Analyses in Earthquake Simulations." Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America 100: 954-968.

Assimaki, D., W. Li and a. Kalos (2010). "A Wavelet-based Seismogram Inversion Algorithm for the In Situ Characterization of Nonlinear Soil Behavior." Pure and Applied Geophysics 168: 1669-1691.

Li, W. and D. Assimaki (2010). "Simulating soil stiffness degradation in transient site response predictions." Soil Dynamics and Earthquake Engineering 30: 299-309.

2011

Fragaszy, R. J., J. C. Santamarina, A. Amekudzi, D. Assimaki, R. Bachus, S. E. Burns, M. Cha, G. C. Cho, D. D. Cortes, S. Dai, D. N. Espinoza, L. Garrow, H. Huang, J. Jang, J. W. Jung, S. Kim, K. Kurtis, C. Lee, C. Pasten, H. Phadnis, G. Rix, H. S. Shin, M. C. Torres and C. Tsouris (2011). "Sustainable Development and Energy Geotechnology - Potential Roles for Geotechnical Engineering." Ksce Journal of Civil Engineering 15: 611-621.

2012

Assimaki, D., C. Ledezma, G. a. Montalva, A. Tassara, G. Mylonakis and R. Boroschek (2012). "Site Effects and Damage Patterns." Earthquake Spectra 28: S55-S74.

Assimaki, D. and W. Li (2012). "Site- and ground motion-dependent nonlinear effects in seismological model predictions." Soil Dynamics and Earthquake Engineering 32: 143-151.

Assimaki, D., W. Li and M. Fragiadakis (2012). "Site Effects in Structural Response Predictions of Inelastic SDOF Oscillators." Earthquake Spectra 28: 859-883.

Assimaki, D. and Varun (2012). "A generalized hysteresis model for biaxial response of pile foundations in sands." Soil Dynamics and Earthquake Engineering 32: 56-70.

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." Earthquake Spectra 28: S97-S118.

Kucukcoban, S., L. F. Kallivokas, D. Assimaki, J. W. Kang and W. Li (2012). "Time-domain forward and inverse modeling of lossy soils with frequency-independent Q for near-surface applications." Soil Dynamics and Earthquake Engineering 43: 139-159.

2013

Assimaki, D. and S. Jeong (2013). "Ground-Motion Observations at Hotel Montana during the M 7.0 2010 Haiti Earthquake: Topography or Soil Amplification?" Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America 103: 2577-2590.

Varun, Assimaki, D. and A. Shafieezadeh (2013). "Soil–pile–structure interaction simulations in liquefiable soils via dynamic macroelements: Formulation and validation." Soil Dynamics and Earthquake Engineering 47: 92-107.

2014

Zacharenaki, A., Fragiadakis, M., Assimaki, D., and Papadrakakis, M. (2014). "Bias assessment in Incremental Dynamic Analysis due to record scaling" Soil Dynamics and Earthquake Engineering 67: 158-168.

2015

Jeong S., Asimaki D., Dafni J. and Wartman J. (2015). "Virtual centrifuge experiments on topography effects", Soil Dynamics and Earthquake Engineering (in review)

Shi J. and Asimaki D. (2015). "From stiffness to strength in site response analyses: Formulation and validation of a hybrid hyperbolic nonlinear soil model", submitted to Bulletin to the Seismological Society of America (in review)

Ampuero J.-P., S.E. Hough, L. Meng, E. M. Thompson, A. Zhang, S. S. Martin, D. Asimaki, and A. Inbal (2015). "High-Frequency Radiation Controlled Damage Distribution in the 2015 Nepal Earthquake" submitted to Earth and Planetary Science Letters (in review)

Jeong S. and Asimaki D. (2015). "Topographic amplification in nonlinear pressure-dependent media: A parametric study", Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America (in preparation)

Mohammadi K., Asimaki D. and Fradkin L. (2015). "Infinite wedge revisited", ASCE Journal of Engineering Mechanics (in preparation)

Mohammadi K. and Asimaki D. (2015). "A unified representation of topography effects in convex two-dimensional features", Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America (in preparation)

Mohammadi K. and Asimaki D. (2015). "Topography effects for non-vertical incident motion", Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America (in preparation)

Mohammadi K. and Asimaki D. (2015). "Three dimensional topography effects: Parametric investigation and site-specific analyses", Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America (in preparation)

2016

Moss R. E. S., Thompson E. M., Kieffer D. S., Tiwari B., Hashash Y. M. A., Acharya I., Adhikari B., Asimaki D., Clahan K. B., Collins B. D., Dahal S., Jibson R. W., Khadka D., Macdonald A., Madugo C. L. M., Mason H.B., Pehlivan M., Rayamajhi D., and Uprety S. (2015). "Geotechnical Effects of the 2015 Magnitude 7.8 Gorkha, Nepal, Earthquake and Aftershocks", Seismological Research Letters 86: 1514-1523 (doi:10.1785/0220150158)

Rajaure S., D. Asimaki, E. M. Thompson, S. Hough, S. Martin, J.-P. Ampuero, A. Inbal, M. Dhital, L. Paudel (2015). "Strong motion observations of the Kathmandu valley response during the M7.8 Gorkha earthquake sequence", Tectonophysics, doi: 10.1016/j.tecto.2016.09.030, http://authors.elsevier.com/sd/article/S004019511630395X

Rai M., A. Rodriguez-Marek, and D. Asimaki (2015). "Topographic proxies from 2D numerical analyses", Earthquake Spectra doi: 10.1007/s10518-016-9933-4

Regnier, J., Bonilla, L.F., Bard, P.Y., Bertrand, E., Hollender, F., Kawase, H., Sicilia, D., Arduino, P., Amorosi, A., Asimaki, D. ... & Watanabe, K. (2016). "International benchmark on numerical simulations for 1D, non-linear site response (PRENOLIN): verification phase based on canonical cases", Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America 106(5): 2112-2135.