Publications

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Papers in Refereed Journals

[38] Montejo, L. A. (2024). Generation of Response Spectrum Compatible Records Satisfying a Minimum Power Spectral Density Function. Earthquake Engineering and Resilience, 4: 215-228. https://doi.org/10.1002/eer2.70008

[37] Montejo, L. A. (2024). Strong-Motion-Duration-Dependent Power Spectral Density Functions Compatible with Design Response Spectra. Geotechnics, 4(4), 1048-1064. https://doi.org/10.3390/geotechnics4040053

[36] Rivera-Figueroa, A., Montejo, L. A., & Grant, D. N. (2023). Spectral matching RotD100: Effects on bidirectional lateral demand of reinforced concrete frame buildings. Earthquake Spectra, 39(4), 2664-2684. https://doi.org/10.1177/87552930231175925

[35] Montejo, L. A. (2023). Spectrally matching pulse‐like records to a target RotD100 spectrum. Earthquake Engineering & Structural Dynamics, 52(9), 2796-2811. https://doi.org/10.1002/eqe.3896

[34] Rivera-Figueroa, A., & Montejo, L. A. (2023). Ground motion rotation effects on bidirectional inelastic response using seismic input compatible to a target RotD100 spectrum. Structures, 50, 97-107. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.istruc.2023.02.032 

[33]    Rivera-Figueroa, A., & Montejo, L. A. (2022). Spectral matching RotD100 target spectra: Effect on records characteristics and seismic response. Earthquake Spectra, 38(2), 1570-1586. https://doi.org/10.1177/87552930211049259

[32]    Gaviria, C.A. & Montejo, L.A. (2021). Unscented Kalman filter approach for tracking physical and dynamic properties of structures: Validation for multi-story buildings under seismic excitation. Volume 8, Number 2, June 2021, pages 167-186. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.12989/smm.2021.8.2.167

[31]     Montejo, L. A. (2021). Response spectral matching of horizontal ground motion components to an orientation-independent spectrum (RotDnn). Earthquake Spectra, 37(2), 1127–1144. https://doi.org/10.1177/8755293020970981 

[30]     Roman-Velez, X. & Montejo, L.A. (2020). Generation of seed-based spectrum-compatible pulse-like time-series. Bulletin of Earthquake Engineering, 18, 1161–1186.

[29]     Vega, E. D. J., & Montejo, L. A. (2019). Influence of ground motion duration on ductility demands of reinforced concrete structures. International Journal of Advanced Structural Engineering, 11 (4), 503–517.

[28]     Florián-Algarín, D., Marrero-García, M., Martínez-Santos, J. J., Montejo Valencia, L., & Suárez, O. M. (2019). Al/Niobium Diboride Nanocomposite’s Effect on the Portevin-Le Chatelier Phenomenon in Al-Mg Alloys. Journal of Composites Science, 3(3), 70.

[27]    Gaviria, C.A. and Montejo, L.A. 2019. Monitoring Physical and Dynamic Properties of Reinforced Concrete Structures During Seismic Excitations. Construction and Building Materials 196, 43-53

[26]     Gaviria, C.A. and Montejo, L.A. 2018. Optimal Wavelet Parameters for System Identification of Civil Engineering Structures. Earthquake Spectra 34 (1), 197-216

[25]    Chi-Miranda, M and Montejo, L.A., 2018. FAS-Compatible Synthetic Signals for Equivalent-Linear Site Response Analyses. Earthquake Spectra 34 (1), 377-396

[24]    Chi-Miranda, M. A., and Montejo, L. A. 2017. A Numerical Comparison of Random Vibration Theory And Time Histories Based Methods For Equivalent-Linear Site Response Analyses. International Journal of Geo-Engineering, 8(1), 22.

[23]    Montejo, L.A. and Vidot-Vega, A.L., 2017. An Empirical Relationship between Fourier and Response Spectra Using Spectrum-Compatible Times Series. Earthquake Spectra, 33(1), pp.179-199.

[22]    Perez-Rivera, E. and Montejo, L.A., “Numerical Evaluation of Seismic Soil Pressures on Rigid Walls Fixed to the Bedrock,” Journal of Earthquake Engineering, 21:1, 2017, pp. 105-122, DOI: 10.1080/13632469.2016.1142486.

[21]    Gaviria, C.A. and Montejo, L.A., “Output-Only Identification of Modal and Physical Properties using Free Vibration Response," Earthquake Engineering and Engineering Vibration, 15(3), 2016, 575-589.

[20]    Gascot, R.L. and Montejo, L.A., "Spectrum Compatible Earthquake Records and its Influence on the Seismic response of Reinforced Concrete Structures," Earthquake Spectra, 32:1, 2016, pp. 101-123.

[19]    Aguirre, D.A. and Montejo, L.A., “On the use of Numerical Models for Validation of High Frequency Based Damage Detection Methodologies,” Structural Monitoring and Maintenance - An International Journal, Vol.2, No.4, 2015, pp.383-397

[18]    Ramirez, R.I. and Montejo, L.A., “On the Identification of Damping from Non-Stationary Free Decay Signals using Modern Signal Processing Techniques," International Journal of Advanced Structural Engineering (IJASE): Volume 7, Issue 3 (2015), Page 321-328

[17]    Quiñones, M.M., Montejo, L.A. and Jang, S., “Experimental and Numerical Evaluation of Wavelet Based Damage Detection Methodologies,” International Journal of Advanced Structural Engineering, 7:1, 2015, pp. 69-80

[16]    Aguirre, D.A. and Montejo, L.A., "Damping and Frequency Changes Induced by Increasing Levels of Inelastic Seismic Demand," Smart Structures & Systems, Vol. 14, No. 3, 2014

[15]    Montejo, L.A. and Suarez, L.E., “An Improved CWT-based Algorithm for the Generation of Spectrum Compatible Records,” International Journal of Advanced Structural Engineering, 5:26, 2013 

[14]    Aguirre, D.A., Gaviria, C.A., and Montejo, L.A, “Wavelet Based Damage Detection in Reinforced Concrete Structures Subjected to Seismic Excitations,” Journal of earthquake Engineering, 17:8, 2013, pp. 1103-1125.

[13]     Montejo, L.A and Vidot, A.L., “Synchrosqueezed Wavelet Transform for Frequency and Damping Identification from Noisy Signals,” Smart Structures & Systems, Vol. 9, No. 5, 2012 

[12]     Montejo, L.A., González-Román, L.A. and Kowalsky, M.J. “Seismic Behavior of Reinforced Concrete Filled Steel Tube Pile/Column Bridge Bents.” Journal of Earthquake Engineering, Vol. 16, 2012

[11]     Montejo, L. A. “Signal Processing Based Damage Detection in Structures Subjected to Random Excitations,” Structural Engineering and Mechanics, Vol. 4, No. 6, 2011, pp. 745-763

[10]     Ramirez, R.I. and Montejo, L.A. “Transformada de Hilbert, Descomposición Modal Empírica y sus Aplicaciones en el Análisis de Vibraciones.” Revista Internacional de Desastres Naturales, Vol. 11, No. 2, 2011

[9]     Montejo, L.A., Marx, E. and Kowalsky, M. J. “Seismic Design of Reinforced Concrete Bridge Columns at Sub-Freezing Temperatures.” ACI Structural Journal, Vol. 107, No. 4, July 2010, pp. 427-433

[8]     Montejo, L. A., Kowalsky, M. J. and Hassan, T. “Comportamiento Sísmico De Columnas De Hormigón Armado Expuestas A Temperaturas Por Debajo Del Punto De Congelación.” Revista Internacional de Desastres Naturales, Vol. 10, No. 2, 2010, pp. 107-118.

[7]     Montejo, L. A., Kowalsky, M. J. and Hassan, T. “Seismic Behavior of Shear Dominated Reinforced Concrete Columns at Low Temperatures.” ACI Structural Journal, Vol. 106, No. 4, July 2009, pp. 445-454

[6]     Montejo, L. A., Kowalsky, M. J. and Hassan, T. “Seismic Behavior of Flexural Dominated Reinforced Concrete Bridge Columns at Low Temperatures.” ASCE Journal of Cold Regions Engineering, Vol. 23, No. 1, March 2009, pp. 18-42

[5]     Montejo, L. A., Sloan, J. E., Kowalsky, M. J. and Hassan, T. “Cyclic Response of Reinforced Concrete Members at Low Temperatures.” ASCE Journal of Cold Regions Engineering, Vol. 22, No. 3, Sept. 2008, pp. 79-102

[4]     Montejo, L. A. and Kowalsky, M. J. “Estimation of Frequency Dependent Strong Motion Duration via Wavelets and its Influence in Nonlinear Seismic Response.” Computer Aided Civil and Infrastructure Engineering, Vol. 23, No. 4, May 2008, pp. 253-264

[3]     Suarez, L. E. and Montejo, L. A. “Applications of the Wavelet Transform in the Analysis and Generation of Artificial Accelerograms.” Journal of Structural Engineering and Mechanics, Vol. 27, No. 2, Sept. 2007, pp. 173-197

[2]     Montejo, L. A. and Suarez, L. E. “Wavelet Based Identification of Site Frequencies from Earthquake Records.” Journal of Earthquake Engineering, Vol. 10, No. 3, July 2006, pp. 565-594

[1]     Suarez, L. E. and Montejo, L. A. “Generation of Artificial Earthquakes Via the Wavelet Transform.” International Journal of Solids and Structures, No. 42, Oct. 2005, pp. 5905-5919

Conference Proceedings

[29]    Montejo, L.A., & Vidot-Vega, A.L. 2025. On The Development of Power Spectral Density Functions Compatible with Response Spectra. Proceedings of the ASME 2025 Pressure Vessels & Piping Conference PVP2025, July 20-25, 2025, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.

[28]    Vidot-Vega, A.L., & Montejo, L.A. 2025. Seismic Input Minimum Power Spectral Density Compliance Effect on In Structure Response Spectra. Proceedings of the ASME 2025 Pressure Vessels & Piping Conference PVP2025, July 20-25, 2025, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.

[27]    Montejo, L.A. 2022. Fostering Structural Earthquake Engineering on Early Years College Students through Field Damage Observations and Fiber-Based Simulations. Proceedings of the 12th National Conference on Earthquake Engineering, Salt Lake City, Utah

[26]    Rivera-Figueroa, A., & Montejo, L. A. 2022. Spectral Matching RotD100 - Effects on Biaxial Lateral Demand of a Reinforced Concrete Frame Building. Proceedings of the 12th National Conference on Earthquake Engineering, Salt Lake City, Utah. 

[25]    Rivera-Figueroa, A., & Montejo, L. A. 2022. Evaluation of Spectrum Compatible Bidirectional Seismic Input. Proceeding IABSE Symposium Prague 2022. Challenges for Existing and Oncoming Structures, Prague, Czech Republic.

[24]    Luna-Tezna R, Spears R, Montejo LA. “Evaluación de las Presiones Sísmicas de Suelo sobre Paredes Rígidas usando Análisis No Lineales en el Dominio del Tiempo”. IX Congreso Nacional de Ingenieria Sisimica, Cali, Colombia. 2019.

[23]    Luna-Tezna R, Spears R, Montejo LA. “Time Domain Finite Element Modelling of Seismic Pressures on Rigid Retaining Walls”. Proceedings of the 11th National Conference in Earthquake Engineering, Earthquake Engineering Research Institute, Los Angeles, CA. 2018

[22]    Roman-Velez X, Montejo LA. “On the Generation of Seed-Based Spectrum-Compatible Pulse-Like Time-Series.” Proceedings of the 11th National Conference in Earthquake Engineering, Earthquake Engineering Research Institute, Los Angeles, CA. 2018.

[21]    Montejo, L.A. and Vidot-Vega, A.L. “Development and Applications Of Spectrum Compatible Fourier Amplitude Spectra.” Proceedings of the 16th European Conference on Earthquake Engineering, Thessaloniki, Greece. 2018

[20]    Gaviria, C. A., & Montejo, L. A. “Identification of Instantaneous Stiffness and Modal Damping Ratio In A Reinforced Concrete Bridge Column Subjected To Seismic Loads.” 15th World Conference on Earthquake Engineering, Santiago, Chile , 2017

[19]    Rosario, M.E., Suárez, L.E., and Montejo, L.A. “Influence of Spectrum-Compatible Ground Motions in Nonlinear Site Response.” Structural Mechanics in Reactor Technology – SMiRT 23, Manchester, UK, 2015.

[18]    Perez-Rivera, E. and Montejo, L.A. “Incremental Dynamic Analysis of Seismic Induced Soil Pressures on Rigid Walls.” Structural Mechanics in Reactor Technology – SMiRT 23, Manchester, UK, 2015.

[17]    Montejo, L.A., Gaviria, C.A., and Aguirre, D.A. “Tracking Dynamic Properties of Civil Structures While Subjected to Seismic Excitations.” 11th Canadian Conference on Earthquake Engineering, Victoria, BC, 2015. 

[16]    Gascot, R.L. and Montejo, L.A. “Evaluation of Spectrum Compatible Earthquake Records and its Effect on the Inelastic Demand of Civil Structures.” 10th U.S. National Conference on Earthquake Engineering, Anchorage, Alaska, 2014.

[15]    Gaviria, C.A. and Montejo, L.A. “Wavelet Based Damping Identification from Noise Contaminated Signals.” 10th U.S. National Conference on Earthquake Engineering, Anchorage, Alaska, 2014.

[14]    Montejo , L.A., González-Román, L.A., Sloan, J.E, Kowalsky, M.J., Hassan, T. and Nau, J.M. “Seismic Behavior of Reinforced Concrete Bridge Members in Freezing Conditions.” 10th U.S. National Conference on Earthquake Engineering, Anchorage, Alaska, 2014.

 [13]     Montejo, L.A., Velazquez, L.R, Ramirez, R.I., and Jang, S. “Wavelet and HHT Based Identification of Different Levels of Inelastic Action in RC Structures.” 15th World Conference on Earthquake Engineering, Lisbon, Portugal, 2012

[12]     Montejo, L.A., Velazquez, L.R, Ramirez, R.I., Jiang, Z., and Christenson, R.E., “Frequency Content Effect on the Efficiency of Wavelet and Hilbert-Huang Transforms for Health Monitoring.” 15th World Conference on Earthquake Engineering, Lisbon, Portugal, 2012

[11]     Montejo, L.A. “Modal Frequencies and Damping Identification via Synchrosqueezed Wavelet Transform.” International Conference on Earthquake Engineering Research Challenges in the 21st Century, Harbin, China, 2012

[10]     Velazquez, L.R. and Montejo, L.A. “Numerical Evaluation of Wavelet Based Damage Detection Methodologies Applied to RC Members.” 5th International Conference on Structural Health Monitoring of Intelligent Infrastructure (SHMII-5), México, December 2011

[9]     Montejo, L. A., González-Román, L. A. and Kowalsky, M.J. “Seismic Behavior of Reinforced Concrete Filled Steel Tube Pile/Column Bridge Bents.” IX U.S. and XX Canadian Conference on Earthquake Engineering, Toronto, July 2010

[8]     Pando, M., Cano, L., Suarez, L. Ritta, R. and Montejo, L.A. “Comparison of Site Fundamental Period Estimates Using Weak-Motion Earthquakes and Microtremors.” 14th World Conference on Earthquake Engineering, Beijing, China, October 2008

[7]     Montejo, L. A., Kowalsky, M. J. and Hassan, T. “Seismic Performance of Reinforced Concrete Bridge Columns at Low Temperatures.” 6th National Seismic Conference on Bridges and Highways, Charleston, SC, July 2008

[6]     Suarez, L.E and Montejo, L.A., “Applications of the Wavelet Transform in Structural Engineering” (in Spanish), XVI Congreso sobre Métodos Numéricos y sus Aplicaciones, Córdoba, Argentina, October 2007

[5]     Montejo, L. A. “A Wavelet Procedure for Estimation of Frequency Dependent Strong Motion Duration.” XIII Southeastern Conference on Theoretical and Applied Mechanics, Mayaguez, PR, May 2006

[4]     Montejo, L. A. and Suarez, L. E. “Site Frequencies Identification and Calibration of Soil Profiles using Historic Earthquake Records.” VIII U.S. National Conference in Earthquake Engineering, San Francisco, CA, April 2006

[3]     Suarez, L .E. and Montejo, L. A. “Applications of the Wavelet Transform in Earthquake Engineering.” International Symposium on Smart Structures Technologies and Earthquake Engineering, Osaka, Japan, July 2004

[2]     Suarez, L. E. and Montejo, L. A. “Generation of Artificial Earthquakes Via theWavelet Transform.” Eight Pan American Congress of Applied Mechanics, Havana, January 2, 2004

[1]     Suarez, L.E and Montejo, L.A., “Generation of Artificial Earthquakes via theWavelet Transform” (in Spanish), II Congreso Nacional de Ingeniería Sísmica, Medellin, Colombia, November 2003

Posters and Technical Presentations

[20]   Montejo, L.A. “Applications of Nonlinear Dynamic Analyses for Seismic Assessment of Civil Systems,” Semana de la Ingeniería Estructural, Octubre 2016.

[19]   Montejo, L.A. and Ramirez-Castro, R.I. “Modal Parameters Identification from Stationary and Non-stationary Damped Signals ,” EERI Annual Meeting (Poster Section), Seattle, WA, February 2013

[18]    Quiñones, M.M., Montejo, L.A., Dahal, S. and Jang, S. “An Experimental Evaluation of Wavelet Transforms Based Methodologies for Real Time Monitoring of Civil Structures,”  EERI Annual Meeting (Poster Section), Seattle, WA, February 2013

[17]    Gaviria, C.A. and Montejo, L.A., “System Identification of Civil Structures using the Mass Response Method and Simultaneous Time-Frequency Analysis,” EERI Annual Meeting (Poster Section), Seattle, WA, February 2013

[16]    Aguirre, D.A. and Montejo, L.A., “Damping and Frequency Changes Induced by Increasing Levels of Seismic Inelastic Demand On Reinforced Concrete Structures,”  EERI Annual Meeting (Poster Section), Seattle, WA, February 2013

[15]    Montejo, L.A., Aguirre, D.A., and Gaviria , C.A., “Designing, Building and Testing Buildings for Earthquakes: A K-12 Outreach Program,” EERI Annual Meeting (Poster Section), Seattle, WA, February 2013

[14]    Gascot-Lozada, R.L. and Montejo, L.A., “Evaluation of Methodologies for the Generation of Spectrum Compatible Earthquake Records,” EERI Annual Meeting (Poster Section), Seattle, WA, February 2013

[13]    Montejo, L.A. “Model-Free Signal Processing Based Damage Detection Methodologies,” NSF Igert Presentation, University of Puerto Rico at Mayaguez, Nov 2012

[12]    Montejo, L.A.  “Progressive Collapse of Civil Structures” Invited speaker EERI-UPRM Student Chapter, Nov 2012

[11]    Montejo, L.A. “Progressive Collapse Considerations in the Design of Structures for Vertical Evacuation from Tsunamis” Workshop on Vertical Evacuations from Tsunamis, Colegio de Ingenieros y Agrimensores de Puerto Rico, San Juan, Puerto Rico, June 2012

[10]     Montejo, L.A. and Vidot, A.L. “Workshop on Nonlinear Modeling of Reinforced Concrete Structures using OpenSees, Part II: MDOF Systems” Invited speaker EERI-UPRM Student Chapter, February 2012

[9]     Montejo, L.A. and Vidot, A.L. “Workshop on Nonlinear Modeling of Reinforced Concrete Structures using OpenSees, Part I: SDOF Systems” Invited speaker EERI-UPRM Student Chapter, January 2012

[8]     Montejo, L.A. “Numerical and Experimental Evaluation of Signal Processing Based Damage Detection Methodologies.” Invited speaker EERI-UPRM Student Chapter, November 2011

[7]     Montejo, L.A., Velázquez, L.R. and Ramirez, R.I. “Evaluation of Signal Processing Based Methodologies for Damage Detection in Civil Infrastructure,” Department of Homeland Security - Center for Resilient Transportation Infrastructure – U. of Connecticut, August 2011

[6]     Montejo, L.A. “Non-Linear Modeling of Reinforced Concrete Structure for Seismic Applications.” Invited speaker EERI-UPRM Student Chapter, February 2010

[5]     Montejo, L. A., Kowalsky, M. J. and Hassan, T. “Seismic Behavior of Reinforced Concrete Columns at Sub-Freezing Temperatures.” EERI Annual Meeting (Poster Section), New Orleans, LA, February 2008

[4]     Montejo, L. A. and Kowalsky, M. J. “Development of Computational Tools in Support of Displacement Based Design.” Structural Engineering and Mechanics Symposium, Raleigh, NC, March, 2007

[3]     Montejo, L. A. and Kowalsky, M. J. “Frequency Dependent Strong Motion Duration.” Structural Engineering and Mechanics Symposium, Raleigh, NC, September, 2006

[2]     Montejo, L.A and Suarez, L.E., “Applications of the Wavelet Transform in the Generation of Artificial Earthquakes and Analysis of Earthquake Records.” EERI Annual Meeting (Poster Section), Los Angeles, CA, February 2004

[1]     Montejo, L.A, Cundumi, O, and Suarez, L.E., “Applications of Synthetic Earthquake Accelerograms in Ground Response Analysis.” Sigma Xi – VII Poster Day, Mayaguez, PR, April 2003

Reports and others                                                                                                                                                                                                  

[1]     Montejo, L.A, “Spectrum-compatible records for Mayaguez, Puerto Rico.” 2013 [DOWNLOAD]