Publications

W. Zhang, P. Chen, J. Crempien, A. Kurtulus, P. Arduino, E. Taciroglu (2023), Regional-scale seismic fragility, loss, and resilience assessment using physics-based simulated ground motions: an application to Istanbul, Earthquake Engineering and Structural Dynamics (in press)

W. Zhang, S.F. Ghahari, P. Arduino, E. Taciroglu (2023), A deep learning method for rapid soil liquefaction prediction using time-frequency distribution images, Soil Dynamics and Earthquake Engineering (in press)

F. Ghahari, F. Abazarsa, H. Ebrahimian, W. Zhang, P. Arduino, E. Taciroglu (2022), Identification of Nonlinear Soil Properties from Downhole Array Data Using a Bayesian Model Updating Approach, Sensors, 22(24), 9848.

W. Zhang, J. Crempien, A. Kurtulus, P. Chen, P. Arduino, E. Taciroglu (2022), A suite of broadband physics-based ground motion simulations for the Istanbul region, Earthquake Engineering and Structural Dynamics

Q. Cheng, W. Liao, Y. Fei, T. Yuan, X. Lu, W. Zhang, F. Ghahari, A. Kurtulus, V. Vela, E. Taciroglu (2022), A cost-benefit analysis of sensor quality and spatial density for rapid post-event seismic damage assessment: application to Istanbul, Soil Dynamics and Earthquake Engineering

W. Liao, Y. Fei, S.F. Ghahari, W. Zhang, P. Chen, A. Kurtulus, C. Yen, Q. Cheng, X. Lu, E. Taciroglu (2022), Influence of Accelerometer Type on Recorded Ground Motions and Seismic Damage Assessment, Bulletin of Earthquake Engineering

Q. Cheng, Y. Fei, X. Lu, W. Liao, W. Zhang, P. Chen, A. Kurtulus, F. Ghahari, V. Vela, E. Taciroglu (2022), Influence of sensor density on seismic damage assessment: A case study for Istanbul, Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America

W. Zhang, F. Ayello, D. Honneger, E. Taciroglu, Y. Bozorgnia (2022), Comprehensive numerical analyses of the seismic performance of natural gas pipelines crossing earthquake faults, Earthquake Spectra 

W. Zhang, S. Liu, A. Dehghanpoor, E. Taciroglu (2022), Nonlinear Seismic Fragility Assessment of Tall Buildings Equipped with TMD and Considering SSI Effects, Bulletin of Earthquake Engineering. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10518-022-01363-6 

W. Zhang, E. Taciroglu (2021), A novel Rayleigh-type viscoelastic Perfectly-Matched-Layer for wave propagation analysis: Formulation, implementation and application, Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and Engineering, 113913

W. Zhang, K.W. Lim, S.F. Ghahari, P. Aruino, E. Taciroglu (2021), On the implementation and validation of a three-dimensional pressure-dependent bounding surface plasticity model for soil nonlinear wave propagation and soil-structure interaction analyses, International Journal of Numerical and Analytical Methods in Geomechanics, 1-29

W. Zhang, E. Taciroglu (2021), 3D time domain nonlinear analysis of soil-structure systems subjected to obliquely incident SV wave in layered soil media, submitted to Earthquake Engineering & Structural Dynamics, 1-18

A. Dehghanpoor, D. Thambiratnam, W. Zhang, T. Chan, E. Taciroglu (2021), An extended probabilistic demand model with optimal intensity measures for seismic performance characterization of isolated bridges under coupled horizontal and vertical motion, submitted to Bulletin of Earthquake Engineering, 1-33

W. Zhang, D. Restrepo, J. Crempien, B. Erkmen, A. Kurtulus, E. Taciroglu (2020), A computational workflow for rupture-to-structural-response simulation & its application to Istanbul, Earthquake Engineering & Structural Dynamics (in press)

S. Liu, P. Li, Z. Lu, W. Zhang, E. Taciroglu (2020), Investigation of the effectiveness of particle TMD devices for pile-supported multi-story frames under seismic excitations, Structural Control and Health Monitoring, 27:e2627

S. Liu, P. Li, W. Zhang, Z. Lu (2020), Experimental study and numerical simulation on dynamic soil‐structure interaction under earthquake excitations, Soil Dynamics and Earthquake Engineering, 138, 106333

W. Zhang, M. Shokrabadi, Y. Bozorgnia, E. Taciroglu (2020), A methodology for fragility analysis of buried water pipes considering coupled horizontal and vertical ground motions, Computers and Geotechnics, 126, 103709

W. Zhang, E. Esmaeilzadeh Seylabi, E. Taciroglu (2019), An ABAQUS toolbox for soil-structure interaction analysis, Computers and Geotechnics, 114, 103143

W. Zhang, E. Esmaeilzadeh Seylabi, E. Taciroglu (2019), A quantitative assessment of the NCHRP 611 method for soil-structure interaction analysis of buried circular structures & a proposed improvement, Computers and Geotechnics, 113, 103103

L. Li, A. Maccabi, A. Abiri, Y.Y. Juo, W. Zhang, Y.J. Chang, G.N. Saddik, L. Jin, W.S. Grundfest, E.P. Dutson, J.D. Eldredge, R. Candler (2019), Characterization of perfused and sectioned liver tissue in a full indentation cycle using a visco-hyperelastic model, Journal of the Mechanical Behavior of Biomedical Materials, 90, pp.591-603

Y. Xie, Q. Zheng, W. Yang, W. Zhang, R. DesRoches, J. Padgett, E. Taciroglu (2019), Probabilistic models of abutment backfills for regional seismic assessment of highway bridges in California, Engineering Structures, 180, 452–467

W. Zhang, E. Esmaeilzadeh Seylabi, E. Taciroglu (2017), Validation of a three-dimensional constitutive model for nonlinear site response and soil-structure interaction analyses using centrifuge test data, International Journal of Numerical and Analytical Methods in Geomechanics, Vol. 41, 1828–1847

W. Zhang, F. Ayello, D. Honneger, E. Taciroglu, Y. Bozorgnia (under review), Machine learning-based approaches for seismic response prediction and risk assessment of natural gas pipelines, submitted to Earthquake Spectra

A. Dehghanpoor, D. Thambiratnam, W. Zhang, T. Chan, E. Taciroglu (under review), Fragility analysis of RC bridges under coupled horizontal and vertical ground motions: fragility curves or fragility surfaces? Submitted to Journal of Structural Engineering

Y. Dong, W. Zhang, L. Shi, A. Shamsabadi, E. Taciroglu (under review), ABAQUS validation and verification for implementation of Vehicle-Bridge Interaction element theory, submitted to Engineering Structures.

W. Zhang, D. Honegger, E. Taciroglu, Y. Bozorgnia, M Ketabdar, M. Asri (2022), Investigation of the potential benefits of local modeling of natural gas pipeline performance under loads imposed by ground subsidence, SoCalGas Final Report, No. 566005580

E. Esmaeilzadeh Seylabi, W. Zhang, E. Agapaki, D. Pitilakis, S. J. Brandenberg, J. P. Stewart, E. Taciroglu (2018), Development of validated methods for soil-structure analysis of buried structures, Caltrans Final Report, No. CA18-2754 

W. Zhang, D. Restrepo, J. Crempien, A. Kurtulus and E. Taciroglu (2022), Effects of simulation frequency and surface topography on physics-based large-scale earthquake ground motion simulation: an application to Istanbul, 12th National Conference on Earthquake Engineering (12NCEE), Salt Lake City, Utah, June 27 - July 1 

W. Zhang, S. Liu, H. Mao, P. Li, E. Taciroglu (2022), Comparisons of effectiveness of tuned mass damper (TMD) and triple friction pendulum (TFP) bearings in controlling seismic response, 13th International Conference on Structural Safety and Reliability (ICOSSAR 2022), Shanghai, China, September 13-18

W. Zhang, T. Kishida, Y. Bozorgnia, E. Taciroglu (2020), Seismic performance assessment methodology for gas pipeline infrastructure crossing active faults, 17th World Conference on Earthquake Engineering (17WCEE), Sendai, Japan, September 13-18

W. Zhang, A. Kurtulus, D. Restrepo, R. Taborda, A. Ansal, E. Taciroglu (2019), An investigation of the effects of surface topography on the seismic structural demands for a region of Istanbul, Seventh International Conference on Earthquake Geotechnical Engineering (7ICEGE), Roma, Italy, June 17-20

W. Zhang, Z. Huang, A. Dasmeh, P. Yu, E. Taciroglu (2018), Soil-structure interaction and failure analyses of steel water pipelines with welded joints, Eleventh U.S. National Conference on Earthquake Engineering (11NCEE), Los Angeles, CA, USA, June 25-29

W. Zhang, A. Ghotbi, E. Esmaeilzadeh Seylabi, P. Tehrani, A. Karakoc, R. Gash, E. Taciroglu (2018), Fragility based seismic performance assessment of buried structures, Geotechnical Earthquake Engineering and Soil Dynamics V (GEESDV), Austin, TX, USA, June 10-13

E. Esmaeilzadeh Seylabi, H. Ebrahimian, W. Zhang, D. Asimaki, E. Taciroglu (2018), Bayesian estimation of nonlinear soil model parameters using centrifuge experimental data, Geotechnical Earthquake Engineering and Soil Dynamics V, Austin, Texas, June 10-13 

W. Zhang, E. Esmaeilzadeh Seylabi, E. Taciroglu (2017), Effects of soil stratigraphy on dynamic soil-structure interaction behavior of large underground structures, 3rd International Conference on Performance-based Design in Earthquake Geotechnical Engineering (PBD-III), Vancouver, Canada, July 16-19

E. Esmaeilzadeh Seylabi, W. Zhang, E. Taciroglu (2017), On dynamic responses of underground box structures, 3rd International Conference on Performance-based Design in Earthquake Geotechnical Engineering (PBD-III), Vancouver, Canada, July 16-19

W. Zhang*, D. Restrepo, J. Crempien, A. Kurtulus and E. Taciroglu (2022), Effects of simulation frequency and surface topography on physics-based large-scale earthquake ground motion simulation: an application to Istanbul, 12th National Conference on Earthquake Engineering (12NCEE), Salt Lake City, Utah, June 27 - July 1 

W. Zhang*, A. Kurtulus, D. Restrepo, R. Taborda, A. Ansal, E. Taciroglu (2019), An investigation of the effects of surface topography on the seismic structural demands for a region of Istanbul, Seventh International Conference on Earthquake Geotechnical Engineering (7ICEGE), Roma, Italy, June 17-20

W. Zhang, Z. Huang, A. Dasmeh, P. Yu*, E. Taciroglu (2018), Soil-structure Interaction and Failure Analyses of Steel Water Pipelines with Welded Joints, Eleventh U.S. National Conference on Earthquake Engineering (11NCEE), Los Angeles, CA, USA, June 25-29

W. Zhang*, A. Ghotbi, E. Esmaeilzadeh Seylabi, P. Tehrani, A. Karakoc, R. Gash, E. Taciroglu (2018), Fragility Based Seismic Performance Assessment of Buried Structures, Geotechnical Earthquake Engineering and Soil Dynamics V (GEESDV), Austin, TX, USA, June 10-13

W. Zhang*, E. Esmaeilzadeh Seylabi, E. Taciroglu (2018), A Quantitative Assessment of the NCHRP 611 Method for Soil-Structure Analysis of Buried Structures, Engineering Mechanics Institute Conference (EMI2018), Boston, MA, USA, May 29-June 1

W. Zhang*, E. Esmaeilzadeh Seylabi, E. Taciroglu (2017), Effects of soil stratigraphy on dynamic soil-structure interaction behavior of large underground structures, 3rd International Conference on Performance-based Design in Earthquake Geotechnical Engineering (PBD-III), Vancouver, Canada, July 16-19

W. Zhang*, E. Esmaeilzadeh Seylabi, E. Taciroglu (2017), Validation of a multi-axial inelastic soil model for wave propagation analyses using centrifuge experiments, Engineering Mechanics Institute Conference (EMI2017), San Diego, CA, USA, June 4-7