Mervyn J Kowalsky

Impact of Confinement on Bar Anchorage in Relocated Plastic Hinges

ACI Structural Journal, 121(3).

The strain demand of reinforced concrete bridge columns under seismic loading

EARTHQUAKE SPECTRA, 40(3), 2137–2160.

Behavior of large diameter carbon fiber anchors

CONSTRUCTION AND BUILDING MATERIALS, 394.

Critical Bending Strain and Mechanical Properties of Corroded Reinforcing Bars

ACI MATERIALS JOURNAL, 120(2), 77–86.

Impact of ground motion directionality (RotDnn) on the coupled and uncoupled inelastic response of RC circular cantilever columns

Earthquake Spectra, 39(3), 1859–1882.

Nonlinear seismic performance of RC bridges using the ESA, EDA, DDBA, and nonlinear analysis with various viscous damping models

EARTHQUAKE SPECTRA, 39(1), 242–268.

Seismic Behavior of Grade 80 RC Bridge Columns – Phase 2

(CFL Report No. RD 23-01). California Department of Transportation.

Comparison of Seismic Demands on RC Bridge Columns Using the AASHTO Guide Specification, DDBA, and Nonlinear Analysis for Shallow Crustal and Subduction Tectonic Regimes

JOURNAL OF BRIDGE ENGINEERING, 27(6).

Condition Dependent Performance Based Seismic Design – Phase 1

[Literature Review Report]. AKDOT&PF.

Earthquake Intensity Measure for Peak Tensile Strain of RC Bridge Columns

12th National Conference on Earthquake Engineering. Presented at the 12th National Conference on Earthquake Engineering, Salt Lake City, UT.

Impact Of Response Spectra Definitions And Direct Displacement-Based Design Simplification For Multi-Span Bridges

[Literature Review Report]. AKDOT&PF.

Impact of corrosion on the strain demands of RC Columns due to seismic loading

12th National Conference on Earthquake Engineering. Presented at the 12th National Conference on Earthquake Engineering, Salt Lake City, UT.

Influence of Viscous Damping Models on the Inelastic Response of Reinforced Concrete Columns and Bridges

JOURNAL OF STRUCTURAL ENGINEERING, 149(2).

Literature Review On Seismic Behavior Of High Strength Reinforcing Steel At Low Temperatures

(CFL Report No. RD-22-10; p. 92). Alaska DOT&PF.

Rapid Post-Earthquake Displacement-Based Assessment Methodology For Bridges

[Literature Review Report]. AKDOT&PF.

Rapid Seismic Repair of Bridge Columns – Phase 2

[Final Report]. AKDOT&PF.

Recommended Parameters for Takeda Degrading Stiffness Hysteresis for Reinforced Concrete Circular Bridge Columns

ACI STRUCTURAL JOURNAL, 119(6), 275–288.

Simplification of Buckled Bar Tension Test through Fiber Modeling

ACI Materials Journal, 119(3), 161–171.

Trilinear Modal Damping for the Inelastic Analysis of Reinforced Concrete Bridges

12th National Conference on Earthquake Engineering. Presented at the 12th National Conference on Earthquake Engineering, Salt Lake City, UT.

External pocket and socket connections for the seismic design of Alaska bridges – Literature Review Report

(CFL Report No. RD-21-01). Alaska DOT&PF.

Impact of viscous damping model assumptions on the nonlinear analysis of multispan bridge columns

17th World Conference on Earthquake Engineering. Presented at the 17th World Conference on Earthquake Engineering.

Influence of response spectra definitions on the bidirectional seismic behavior of RC bridge columns

17th World Conference on Earthquake Engineering. Presented at the 17th World Conference on Earthquake Engineering.

Investigating the behavior of high strength steel RC columns

17th World Conference on Earthquake Engineering. Presented at the 17th World Conference on Earthquake Engineering.

Predictive fiber model for rebar buckling

17th World Conference on Earthquake Engineering. Presented at the 17th World Conference on Earthquake Engineering.

Tensile Behavior of Large Diameter Carbon Fiber Anchors

10TH INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON FRP COMPOSITES IN CIVIL ENGINEERING (CICE 2020/2021), Vol. 198, pp. 1199–1207.

Influence of response spectra definitions on the design of RC bridge columns under shallow crustal and subduction zone ground motions

(CFL Report No. RD-20-02). Alaska DOT&PF.

Proposed AASHTO Guidelines for Performance-Based Seismic Bridge Design

Seismic evaluation of Anchorage port access bridge final report

(CFL Report No. RD-20-03). Alaska DOT&PF.

A displacement-based approach for the rapid seismic assessment of Alaska bridges

5th international conference on earthquake engineering and seismology. Presented at the 5th international conference on earthquake engineering and seismology, Ankara.

Critical Bending Strain of Reinforcing Steel and Buckled Bar Tension Test

ACI Materials Journal, 116(3), 53–61.

Evaluating the suitability of high strength reinforcement for use in seismic resistant RC columns

Transportation Research Board 98th Annual Meeting. Presented at the Transportation Research Board 98th Annual Meeting, Washington, DC.

Influence of spectra definitions on the coupled response of RC Bridge Columns

TRB Podium Session.

Issues Related to the Rapid Seismic Repair of Concrete Bridge Columns

In Concrete Structures in Earthquake (pp. 351–368).

Mean balance ratio to characterize ground motion loading history for performance based design

12th Canadian Conference of Earthquake Engineering. Presented at the 12th Canadian Conference of Earthquake Engineering.

Out-of-plane buckling instability limit state for boundary regions of special RC structural walls

Bulletin of Earthquake Engineering, 17(9), 5159–5182.

Rapid Seismic Assessment of Alaska Highway Bridges using a Direct Displacement Based Methodology”

(CFL Report No. RD-19-01.).

Seismic Performance of Circular Concrete Columns Reinforced with High-Strength Steel

Journal of Structural Engineering, 146(2), 04019198.

Seismic Repair of Circular Reinforced Concrete Bridge Columns by Plastic Hinge Relocation with Grouted Annular Ring

Journal of Earthquake Engineering, 25(12), 1–35.

Strain limits and plastic hinge lengths for displacement-based seismic design of circular bridge columns

3rd International Bridge Seismic Workshop. Presented at the 3rd International Bridge Seismic Workshop, Seattle, WA.

Structural Consequences of Grout Deterioration in the Grouted Shear Stud (GSS) Connection

Bridge Engineering Institute Conference. Presented at the Bridge Engineering Institute Conference, Honolulu, HI.

Boundary Elements of Special Reinforced Concrete Walls Tested under Different Loading Paths

EARTHQUAKE SPECTRA, 34(3), 1267–1288.

Experimental assessment of the out-of-plan stability of ductile structural walls

11th National Conference on Earthquake Engineering. Presented at the 11th National Conference on Earthquake Engineering, Los Angeles, CA.

Performance limit states of reinforced concrete filled steel tube drilled shafts

11th National Conference on Earthquake Engineering. Presented at the 11th National Conference on Earthquake Engineering, Los Angeles, CA.

Rapid repair of reinforced concrete bridge columns via plastic hinge relocation utilizing conventional materials

11th National Conference on Earthquake Engineering. Presented at the 11th National Conference on Earthquake Engineering, Los Angeles, CA.

Repair of reinforced concrete columns by plastic hinge relocation

(Vol. 1-3).

Seismic Performance of A706-80 Reinforced Concrete Columns and Critical Bending Strain of Longitudinal Reinforcement

(CFL Report No. RD-18-02). Caltrans.

Seismic performance of grade 80 reinforced bridge columns

11th National Conference on Earthquake Engineering. Presented at the 11th National Conference on Earthquake Engineering, Los Angeles, CA.

Seismic performance of reinforced concrete filled steel tube drilled shafts with inground plastic hinges

Engineering Structures, 165, 106–119.

Stability of structural walls

Houston International Forum: Concrete Structures in Earthquakes. Presented at the Houston International Forum: Concrete Structures in Earthquakes.

Closure to "Modified Plastic-Hinge Method for Circular RC Bridge Columns" by Jason C. Goodnight, Mervyn J. Kowalsky, and James M. Nau

Goodnight, J. C., Kowalsky, M. J., & Nau, J. M. (2017, September). JOURNAL OF STRUCTURAL ENGINEERING, Vol. 143.

Direct Displacement-Based Seismic Design of Structures

(2nd ed.). Pavia Italy: IUSS Press.

Seismic load path effects in reinforced concrete bridge columns and wall Piers

(Vol. 1) [Final report]. AKDOT.

Seismic load path effects in reinforced concrete bridge columns and wall Piers

In Out Of Plane instability of Pier Walls (Vol. 2) [Final report]. AKDOT.

Seismic performance of reinforced concrete filled steel tubes in soil

[Final report]. AKDOT.

Stress-strain response of A706 grade 80 reinforcing steel

Construction and Building Materials, 145, 292–302.

Modified Plastic-Hinge Method for Circular RC Bridge Columns

Journal of Structural Engineering, 142(11), 04016103.

Out-of-Plane Buckling of Ductile Reinforced Structural Walls due to In-Plane Loads

Journal of Structural Engineering, 143(3), 04016182.

A706 Grade 80 reinforcement for Seismic Applications

[Final report]. California Department of Transportation.

Development of a ductile steel bridge substructure system

Journal of Constructional Steel Research, 118, 194–206.

Equivalent Viscous Damping Model for Short-Period Reinforced Concrete Bridges

Journal of Bridge Engineering, 21(2), 04015047.

Grouted shear stud connection for steel bridge substructures

Journal of Constructional Steel Research, 109, 72–86.

Impact of D/t on seismic behavior of reinforced concrete filled steel tubes

Journal of Constructional Steel Research, 107, 111–123.

Impact of Damping Scaling Factors on Direct Displacement-Based Design

Earthquake Spectra, 32(2), 843–859.

Strain Limit States for Circular RC Bridge Columns

EARTHQUAKE SPECTRA, 32(3), 1627–1652.

The effects of load history and design variables on Performance Limit States of Circular Bridge Columns

(Vol. 1-3) [Final report]. Alaska Department of Transportation and Public Facilities.

A New Look at Strain Limits and Plastic Hinge Lengths for Reinforced Concrete Bridge Columns

Proceedings of the 10th National Conference in Earthquake Engineering, Earthquake Engineering Research Institute. Presented at the 10th National Conference in Earthquake Engineering, Earthquake Engineering Research Institute, Anchorage, AK.

Behavior Of 30” Diameter Hollow And Concrete Filled Steel Pipe Piles With A Nominal D/T Ratio Of 57.1

(Report No. RD 14-10). Stantec.

Deformation Limit States for Longitudinal Bar Buckling In RC Circular Columns Considering The Effect Of Seismic Load History

Proceedings of the 10th National Conference in Earthquake Engineering, Earthquake Engineering Research Institute. Presented at the 10th National Conference in Earthquake Engineering, Earthquake Engineering Research Institute, Anchorage, AK.

Displacement-Based Seismic Design of Bridges

In Bridge Engineering Handbook (pp. 217–252).

Effect of Seismic Load History on Deformation Limit States for Longitudinal Bar Buckling in RC Circular Columns

Journal of Structural Engineering, 141(8), 04014187.

Experimental Applications of 3D Position Monitoring Systems for Earthquake Engineering Research

Proceedings of the 10th National Conference in Earthquake Engineering, Earthquake Engineering Research Institute. Presented at the 10th National Conference in Earthquake Engineering, Earthquake Engineering Research Institute, Anchorage, AK.

Fiber-Based Modeling of Circular Reinforced Concrete Bridge Columns

JOURNAL OF EARTHQUAKE ENGINEERING, 18(5), 714–734.

Finite-Element Method to Predict Reinforcing Bar Buckling in RC Structures

Journal of Structural Engineering, 141(5), 04014147.

Impact of Diameter to Thickness Ratio on the Seismic Behavior of Reinforced Concrete Filled Steel Tubes

Proceedings of the 10th National Conference in Earthquake Engineering, Earthquake Engineering Research Institute. Presented at the 10th National Conference in Earthquake Engineering, Earthquake Engineering Research Institute, Anchorage, AK.

Impact of Viscous Damping Models On Nonlinear Response of SDOF Systems

Proceedings of the 10th National Conference in Earthquake Engineering, Earthquake Engineering Research Institute. Presented at the 10th National Conference in Earthquake Engineering, Earthquake Engineering Research Institute, Anchorage, AK.

Influence of Nonviscous Damping on Seismic Inelastic Displacements

INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF STRUCTURAL STABILITY AND DYNAMICS, 15(5).

New design details for ductile steel bridge substructure systems

Proceedings of the 10th National Conference in Earthquake Engineering, Earthquake Engineering Research Institute. Presented at the 10th National Conference in Earthquake Engineering, Earthquake Engineering Research Institute, Anchorage, AK.

Seismic behavior of reinforced concrete bridge members in freezing conditions

Proceedings of the 10th National Conference in Earthquake Engineering, Earthquake Engineering Research Institute. Presented at the 10th National Conference in Earthquake Engineering, Earthquake Engineering Research Institute, Anchorage, AK.

Understanding Poor Seismic Performance of Concrete Walls and Design Implications

EARTHQUAKE SPECTRA, 30(1), 307–334.

Direct Displacement-Based Seismic Design of Reinforced Concrete Arch Bridges

JOURNAL OF BRIDGE ENGINEERING, 19(1), 44–58.

Displacement-Based Seismic Design of Bridges

STRUCTURAL ENGINEERING INTERNATIONAL, 23(2), 112–121.

Drift, strain limits and ductility demands for RC moment frames designed with displacement-based and force-based design methods

ENGINEERING STRUCTURES, 51, 128–140.

Effect of Load History on Performance Limit States of Circular Bridge Columns

JOURNAL OF BRIDGE ENGINEERING, 18(12), 1383–1396.

Repair of Reinforced Concrete Bridge Columns Containing Buckled and Fractured Reinforcement by Plastic Hinge Relocation

Journal of Bridge Engineering, 19(8).

Seismic Performance of Steel Pipe Pile to Cap Beam Moment Resisting Connections

[Final report]. AUTC/AKDOT.

Strain Limits for Concrete Filled Steel Tubes in AASHTO Provisions

[Final report]. AUTC/AKDOT.

Comparison of the Seismic Performance of Equivalent Straight and Curved Bridges due to Transverse Seismic Excitation

15th World Conference on Earthquake Engineering. Presented at the 15th World Conference on Earthquake Engineering, Lisbon, Portugal.

Experimental Observations on the Effect of Load History on Performance Limit States of Circular Bridge Columns

15th World Conference on Earthquake Engineering. Presented at the 15th World Conference on Earthquake Engineering, Lisbon, Portugal.

Fiber-Based Modeling for Investigating the Effect of Load History on the Behavior of RC Bridge Columns

15th World Conference on Earthquake Engineering. Presented at the 15th World Conference on Earthquake Engineering, Lisbon, Portugal.

Repair of Damaged Circular Reinforced Concrete Columns By Plastic Hinge Relocation

15th World Conference on Earthquake Engineering. Presented at the 15th World Conference on Earthquake Engineering, Lisbon, Portugal.

Seismic Performance Evaluation of Reinforced Concrete-Filled Steel Tube Pile/Column Bridge Bents

JOURNAL OF EARTHQUAKE ENGINEERING, 16(3), 401–424.

Seismic Performance of Steel Bridge Piers Containing Composite Connections

15th World Conference on Earthquake Engineering. Presented at the 15th World Conference on Earthquake Engineering, Lisbon, Portugal.

The Effect of Load History on Reinforced Concrete Column Behavior

[Final Report]. AUTC.

A Stability-Based Target Displacement for Direct Displacement-Based Design of Bridge Piers

Journal of Earthquake Engineering, 15(5), 754–774.

Behavior of hollow steel pipe piles subjected to reverse cyclic loading

(Report No. RD-10-01). USA: Constructed Facilities Laboratory, Department of Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering, North Carolina State University.

Configuration Optimization of Drilled Shafts Supporting Bridge Structures: Three Case Studies

Practice Periodical on Structural Design and Construction, 17(3), 93–101.

Effect of Construction Waste on Concrete Compressive Strength

Waste Management.

Impact of seismic input on strain/displacement response of reinforced concrete members and frames

ACI Structural Journal, 108(2), 178–187.

Reversed Cyclic Flexural Behavior of Spiral DSAW and Single Seam ERW Steel Pipe Piles

JOURNAL OF STRUCTURAL ENGINEERING-ASCE, 138(9), 1099–1109.

Simplified Lateral Analysis of Deep Foundation Supported Bridge Bents: Driven Pile Case Studies

JOURNAL OF BRIDGE ENGINEERING, 16(4), 558–569.

Validation of a single-mode polymer optical fiber sensor and interrogator for large strain measurements

MEASUREMENT SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY, 22(7).

Behavior of instrumented prestressed high performance concrete bridge girders

CONSTRUCTION AND BUILDING MATERIALS, 24(11), 2294–2311.

Ductility of Welded Steel Pile to Steel Cap Beam Connections

Structures Congress 2010, 216–227.

Relationship between strain, curvature, and drift in reinforced concrete moment frames in support of performance-based seismic design

ACI Structural Journal, 107(3), 291–299.

Seismic Behavior of Reinforced Concrete Filled Steel Tube Pile/Column Bridge Bents

9th US and 10th Canadian Conference on Earthquake Engineering. Presented at the 9th US and 10th Canadian Conference on Earthquake Engineering.

Seismic design of reinforced concrete bridge columns at subfreezing temperatures

ACI Structural Journal, 107(4), 427–433.

Seismic shear behavior of lightweight aggregate concrete square columns

ACI Structural Journal, 107(6), 680–688.

Calibration of a single-mode polymer optical fiber large-strain sensor

Kiesel, S., Peters, K., Hassan, T., & Kowalsky, M. (2009, March). MEASUREMENT SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY, Vol. 20.

Evaluation of Rotational Stiffness of Elastomeric Bearing Pad-Anchor Bolt Connections on Deep Foundation Bents

JOURNAL OF BRIDGE ENGINEERING, 14(6), 487–495.

Reversed Cyclic Testing of Small Scale Pipe Piles

(Report No. IS 09-12). Skyline Steel Corporation.

Seismic behavior of flexural dominated reinforced concrete bridge columns at low temperatures

Journal of Cold Regions Engineering, 23(1), 18–42.

Seismic behavior of shear-dominated reinforced concrete columns at low temperatures

ACI Structural Journal, 106(4), 445–454.

Cleaving of solid single mode polymer optical fiber for strain sensor applications

Optics Communications, 282(5), 856–861.

Cyclic response of reinforced concrete members at low temperatures

Journal of Cold Regions Engineering, 22(3), 79–102.

Displacement-based seismic design of structures

Estimation of Frequency‐Dependent Strong Motion Duration Via Wavelets and Its Influence on Nonlinear Seismic Response

Computer-Aided Civil and Infrastructure Engineering, 23(4), 253–264.

Large deformation in-fiber polymer optical fiber sensor

IEEE PHOTONICS TECHNOLOGY LETTERS, 20(5-8), 416–418.

M.J. Nigel Priestley Symposium: August 4-5, 2008, North Tahoe Conference Center, King's Beach, California

Pavia, Italy: IUSS Press.

Reversed Cyclic Testing of Full Scale Pipe Piles

(Report No. IS 08-13). Skyline Steel Corporation.

Seismic Behavior of Reinforced Concrete Bridge Columns at Sub-Freezing Temperatures

(Report No. RD-08-01). USA: Constructed Facilities Laboratory, Department of Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering, North Carolina State University.

A Point of Fixity Model for Pile and Shaft Bents

Contemporary Issues In Deep Foundations, 158.

Behaviour of intrinsic polymer optical fibre sensor for large-strain applications

Kiesel, S., Peters, K., Hassan, T., & Kowalsky, M. (2007, October). MEASUREMENT SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY, Vol. 18, pp. 3144–3154.

CUMBIA: Set of Codes for Analysis of Reinforced Concrete Members

In Constructed Facilities Laboratory, Department of Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering (Report No. RD-07-01). USA: Constructed Facilities Laboratory, Department of Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering, North Carolina State University,

Design Criteria for Post and Beam Bents with Drilled Shafts

(NCDOT Final Report Project No. 2006-48.).

Direct Displacement-Based Seismic Design of Structures

Pavia Italy: IUSS Press.

Direct displacement-based seismic design of unbonddd post-tensioned masonry walls

ACI Structural Journal, 104(5), 560–569.

Displacement-based seismic design of drilled shaft bents with soil-structure interaction

JOURNAL OF EARTHQUAKE ENGINEERING, 11(6), 1010–1030.

Equivalent damping in support of direct displacement-based design

JOURNAL OF EARTHQUAKE ENGINEERING, 11(4), 512–530.

Moment transfer in bearing supported Bridges

2007 PCI-FHWA National Bridge Conference, AZ, October 2007.

Shake table testing of post-tensioned concrete masonry walls containing openings

Publication Pending, 133(11), 1551–1559.

Direct Displacement-Based Design of Unbonded Post-tensioned Masonry Walls

8th National Conference on Earthquake Engineering. Presented at the 8th National Conference on Earthquake Engineering, San Francisco, CA.

Implementation of Displacement Based Design for Highway Bridges

5th National Seismic Bridge Conference. Presented at the 5th National Seismic Bridge Conference, San Francisco, CA.

Implementation of inelastic displacement patterns in direct displacement-based design of continuous bridge structures

EARTHQUAKE SPECTRA, 22(3), 631–662.

Pile-bent design criteria

(NCDOT Final Report Project No. 2005-19.).

Shaketable testing of rectangular post-tensioned concrete masonry walls

ACI Structural Journal, 103(4), 587–595.

Behavior, analysis, and design of an instrumented link-slab bridge

Journal of Bridge Engineering (ASCE), 10(3), 331–334.

Application of Traditional Materials in Non-Traditional ways for Improved Housing Construction

PATH-NSF Housing Workshop. Presented at the PATH-NSF Housing Workshop, Orlando, FL.

Catalogue of Post-Tensioned Concrete Masonry Structures

(Report No. RD-04-05). USA: Constructed Facilities Laboratory, Department of Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering, North Carolina State University.

Compressive behavior of unconfined and confined clay brick masonry

Journal of Structural Engineering (New York, N.Y.), 130(4), 650–661.

Development of New Zealand’s First Post-tensioned Concrete Masonry Home

7th Australasian Masonry Conference. Presented at the 7th Australasian Masonry Conference.

Examination of the Equivalent Viscous Damping Approach

Seismic Design Methodologies for the Next Generation of Codes Workshop. Presented at the Seismic Design Methodologies for the Next Generation of Codes Workshop, Bled, Slovenia.

Influence of confinement on the cyclic behavior of reinforced clay brick masonry walls

Masonry Society Journal, 22(1).

Performance of a Historic Prestressed Concrete Block Bridge

Proceedings of the 2004 Concrete Bridge Conference, 14.

Reversed in-plane cyclic behavior of posttensioned clay brick masonry walls

Journal of Structural Engineering (New York, N.Y.), 130(5), 787–798.

Review of Parameters Influencing the Seismic Design of Lightweight Concrete Structures

Presented at the SP-218: High Performance Structural Lightweight Concrete.