BFRL Publications - Simiu, E.

Simiu, E.

• Aerodynamic Databases and Electronic Standards for Wind Loads: A Pilot Application.
  NIST SP 931; August 1998.U.S./Japan Natural Resources Development Program (UJNR). Wind and Seismic Effects. Joint Meeting of the U.S./Japan Cooperative Program in Natural Resources Panel on Wind and Seismic Effects, 30th. May 12-15, 1998, Gaithersburg, MD, Raufaste, N. J., Jr., Editor(s), 506-514 pp, 1998.
  Whalen, T. M.; Simiu, E.; Harris, G.; Lin, J.; Surry, D.
• An Efficient Large Eddy Simulation Algorithm for Computational Wind Engineering: Application to Surface Pressure Computations on a Single Building.
  NISTIR 6371; 33 p. August 1999.
  Rehm, R. G.; McGrattan, K. B.; Baum, H. R.; Simiu, E.
• An Efficient Large Eddy Simulation Algorithm for Computational Wind Engineering: Application to Surface Pressure Computations on a Single Building.
  NISTIR 6371; 33 p. August 1999.
  Rehm, R. G.; McGrattan, K. B.; Baum, H. R.; Simiu, E.
• Application of Chaotic Dynamics to Stochastic Resonance.
  Probabilistic Mechanics and Structural Reliability. Proceedings of the Seventh (7th) Specialty Conference. American Society of Civil Engineers. August 7-9, 1996, Worcester, MA, American Society of Civil Engineers, New York, NY, Frangopol, D. M.; Grigoriu, M. D., Editor(s)(s), 86-89 pp, 1996.
  Franaszek, M.; Simiu, E.
• Assessment of Wind Load Factors for Hurricane-Prone Regions.
  Structural Safety, Vol. 20, 271-281, 1998.
  Whalen, T. M.; Simiu, E.
• Auditory Nerve Fiber Modeling: A Stochastic Melnikov Approach.
  Physical Review E, Vol. 57, No. 5, 5870-5876, May 1998.
  Franaszek, M.; Simiu, E.
• Baseline Structural Performance and Aircraft Impact Damage Analysis.
  Project 2;National Construction Safety Team Advisory Committee Meeting. Construction Safety Investigations. October 19, 2004, Gaithersburg, MD, 96 pp, 2004.
  Sadek, F.; Simiu, E.; Riley, M. A.; Fritz, W.; Lew, H. S.
• Baseline Structural Performance and Aircraft Impact Damage Analysis.
  Project 2;National Construction Safety Team Advisory Committee Meeting. Construction Safety Investigations. October 19, 2004, Gaithersburg, MD, 96 pp, 2004.
  Sadek, F.; Simiu, E.; Riley, M. A.; Fritz, W.; Lew, H. S.
• Chaotic Behavior of Coastal Currents Due to Random Wind Forcing.
  94CH3472-8;Oceanic Engineering Society of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. by the Societe des Electriciens et Electroniciens de France, and by la Communaute Urbaine de Brest. OCEANS 94. Oceans Engineering for Today's Technology and Tomorrow' Preservation. Proceedings. Volume 3. 1994, III/11-16 pp, 1994.
  Simiu, E.
• Chaotic Resonnce: Hopping Rates, Spectra and Signal-to-Noise Ratios.
  Stochastic and Chaotic Dynamics in the Lakes: STOCHAOS. CP502, American Institute of Physics, Broomhead, D. S.; Luchinskaya, E. A.; McClintock, P. V. E.; Mullin, T., Editor(s)(s), 428-433 pp, 2000.
  Kovaleva, A.; Simiu, E.
• Chaotic Transitions in Deterministic and Stochastic Dynamical Systems: Application of Melnikov Processes in Engineering, Physics, and Neuroscience.
  Structural Dynamics, 5th European Conference. EURODYN2002. Proceedings. Septemer 2-5, 2002, Munich, Germany, 179-183 pp, 2002.
  Simiu, E.
• Codification of Wind Loads on Buildings Using Bluff Body Aerodynamics and Climatological Data Bases.
  Journal of Wind Engineering and Industrial Aerodynamics, Vol. 69-71, 497-506, 1997.
  Simiu, E.; Stathopoulos, T.
• Control of Exits From a Safe Region: A Stochastic Melnikov Approach.
  Control of Oscillations and Chaos (COC'97). International Conference, First (1st). Volume 3 of 3. 97TH8329. Proceedings. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE). August 27-29, 1997, St. Petersburg, Russia, Chernousko, F. L.; Fradkov, A. L., Editor(s)(s), 569-572 pp, 1997.
  Franaszek, M.; Frey, M. R. R.; Simiu, E.
• Crisis-Induced Intermittency and Melnikov Scale Factor.
  Physics Letters A, Vol. 205, 137-142, September 11, 1995.
  Franaszek, M.; Simiu, E.
• Database-Assisted Design and Wind Directionality Effects.
  Bluff Body Aerodynamics and Applications, 4th International Colloquium. Volume of Abstracts. Proceedings. Organized by Ruhr-University Bochum. September 11-14, 2000, 213-216 pp, 2000.
  Rigato, A.; Chang, P. C.; Simiu, E.
• Database-Assisted Design, Standardization, and Wind Direction Effects.
  Journal of Structural Engineering, Vol. 127, No. 8, 853-860, August 2001.
  Rigato, A.; Chang, P.; Simiu, E.
• Design Gust Wind Speeds in the United States.
  Journal of Structural Engineering, 1077-1080, September 1999.
  Simiu, E.; Filliben, J. J.
• Developmental Computer-Based Version of ASCE 7-95 Standard Provisions for Wind Loads.
  NIST TN 1415; 55 p. November 1995.
  Schechter, M. M.; Schechter, E.; Simiu, E.
• Efficient Open-Loop Control for a Class of Stochastic Multistable Systems.
  University of Victoria. CANCAM 95. Canadian Congress of Applied Mechanics, 15th. Proceedings. Volume 2. May 28-June 1, 1995, Victoria, British Columbia, Tabarrok, B.; Dost, S., Editor(s)(s), 780-781 pp, 1995.
  Simiu, E.; Franaszek, M.
• Errors in GEV Analysis of Wind Epoch Maxima From Weibull Parents. (by R. I. Harris, Wind and Structures, Vol. 9, No. 3, p. 179-191, 2006.) Discussion.
  Wind and Structures, Vol. 10, No. 4, 399-400, July 2007.
  Harris, R. I.; Simiu, E.
• Estimates of Extreme Wind Effects and Wind Load Factors: Influence of Knowledge Uncertainties.
  Probabilistic Engineering Mechanics, Vol. 16, No. 4, 331-340, 2001.
  Minciarelli, F.; Gioffre, M.; Grigoriu, M.; Simiu, E.
• Estimates of Extreme Wind Effects and Wind Load Factors: Influence of Knowledge Uncertainties.
  Probabilistic Engineering Mechanics, Vol. 16, No. 4, 331-340, 2001.
  Minciarelli, F.; Gioffre, M.; Grigoriu, M.; Simiu, E.
• Estimates of Hurricane Wind Speeds by the 'Peaks Over Threshold' Method.
  NIST TN 1416; 49 p. February 1996.Journal of Structural Engineering, Vol. 124, No. 4, 445-449, April 1998.
  Simiu, E.; Heckert, N. A.; Whalen, T. M.
• Estimates of Hurricane Wind Speeds by the 'Peaks Over Threshold' Method.
  NIST TN 1416; 49 p. February 1996.Journal of Structural Engineering, Vol. 124, No. 4, 445-449, April 1998.
  Simiu, E.; Heckert, N. A.; Whalen, T. M.
• Estimation of Extreme Wind Speeds.
  Indian Society for Wind Engineering. Sponsored by University of Roorkee, New Delhi. International Association for Wind Engineering. State of the Art in Wind Engineering. Volume 1. Proceedings. International Conference on Wind Engineering, 9th. Davenport Sixtieth Birth Anniversary Volume. January 9-13, 1995, New Delhi, India, Wiley Eastern Limited, New Delhi, India, 109-123 pp, 1995.
  Simiu, E.
• Exits in Multistable Systems Excited by Coin-Toss Square-Wave Dichotomous Noise: A Chaotic Dynamics Approach.
  Physical Review E, Vol. 52, No. 5, 4669-4675, November 1995.
  Sivathanu, Y. R.; Hagwood, C.; Simiu, E.
• Exits in Multistable Systems Excited by Coin-Toss Square-Wave Dichotomous Noise: A Chaotic Dynamics Approach.
  Physical Review E, Vol. 52, No. 5, 4669-4675, November 1995.
  Sivathanu, Y. R.; Hagwood, C.; Simiu, E.
• Exits in Second-Order Nonlinear Systems Driven by Dichotomous Noise.
  Computation of Stochastic Mechanics, 2nd International Conference. Proceedings. June 13-15, 1994, Athens, Greece, Balkema, Rotterdam, Spanos, P. D., Editor(s), 395-401 pp, 1995.
  Simiu, E.; Hagwood, C.
• Extreme Value Theory and Applications: Proceedings of the Conference on Extreme Value Theory and Applications. Volume 3. Gaithersburg, Maryland. May 1993.
  NIST SP 866; 242 p. August 1994.
  Galambos, J.; Lechner, J. A.; Simiu, E.; Hagwood, C.
• Extreme Wind Distribution Tails: A 'Peaks Over Threshold' Approach.
  NIST BSS 174; 77 p. March 1995.Journal of Structural Engineering, Vol. 122, No. 5, 539-547, May 1996.
  Simiu, E.; Heckert, N. A.
• Extreme Wind Distribution Tails: A 'Peaks Over Threshold' Approach.
  NIST BSS 174; 77 p. March 1995.Journal of Structural Engineering, Vol. 122, No. 5, 539-547, May 1996.
  Simiu, E.; Heckert, N. A.
• Extreme Wind Estimates by the Conditional Mean Exceedance Procedure.
  NISTIR 5531; 16 p. April 1995.
  Gross, J. L.; Simiu, E.; Heckert, N. A.; Lechner, J. A.
• Extreme Wind Load Estimates Based on Gumbel Distribution of Dynamic Pressures: An Assessment.
  Structural Safety, Vol. 23, No. 3, 221-228, 2001.
  Simiu, E.; Heckert, N. A.; Filliben, J. J.; Johnson, S. K.
• Extreme Winds Estimation by 'Peaks Over Threshold' and Epochal Methods.
  American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCI). Structures Congress XII. Volume 2. April 24-28, 1994, Atlanta, GA, American Society of Civil Engineers, New York, NY, Baker, N. C.; Goodno, B. J., Editor(s)(s), 1472-1477 pp, 1994.
  Gross, J. L.; Heckert, N. A.; Lechner, J. A.; Simiu, E.
• Fragility Curves, Damage Matrices, and Wind-Induced Loss Estimation.
  Computer Simulation in Risk Analysis and Hazard Mitigation, 3rd (Third) International Conference. Proceedings. June 19-21, 2002, Sintra, Portugal, 119-126 pp, 2002.
  Filliben, J. J.; Gurley, K.; Pinelli, J. P.; Simiu, E.
• Fujita Tornado Intensity Scale: A Critique Based on Observations of the Jarrell Tornado of May 27, 1997.
  NIST TN 1426; 23 p. July 1998.
  Phan, L. T.; Simiu, E.
• Fujita Tornado Intensity Scale: A Reassessment From Structural Engineering Perspective.
  Design for Wind and Wind Hazard Mitigation, 2nd U.S./Japan Workshop. Technical Memorandum of PWRI 3680. Proceedings. May 24-26, 1999, Tsukuba Science City, Japan, 123-130pp AND Wind Wind and Seismic Effects. U.S./Japan Natural Resources Development Program (UJNR). Joint Meeting, 31st. Technical Memorandum of PWRI 3653. Proceedings. May 11-14, 1999, Tsukuba, Japan, 71-78 pp, 1999, 1999.
  Phan, L. T.; Simiu, E.
• Hurricane Damage Prediction Model for Residential Structures.
  Journal of Structural Engineering, Vol. 130, No. 11, 1685-1691, November 2004.
  Pnelli, J. P.; Simiu, E.; Gurley, K.; Subramanian, C.; Zhang, L.; Cope, A.; Filliben, J. J.; Hamid, S.
• Light Structures Structures of Light: The Art and Engineering of Tensile Architecture by Horst Berger. Book Review.
  Journal of Architectural Engineering, 54, March 1997.
  Simiu, E.
• Low-Rise Steel Structures Under Directional Winds: Mean Recurrence Interval of Failure.
  Journal of Structural Engineering, Vol. 134, No. 8, 1383-1388, August 2008.
  Duthinh, D.; Main, J. A.; Wright, A. P.; Simiu, E.
• Mean Recurrence Intervals of Ultimate Wind Loads.
  OMAE98-1218;Offshore Mechanics and Arctic Enginering (OMAE), 17th International Conference. Proceedings. American Society of Mechanical Engineers. OMAE98-1218. July 1998, 1-6 pp, 1998.
  Simiu, E.; Heckert, N. A.; Whalen, T. M.
• Melnikov-Based Open-Loop Control of Escape for a Class of Nonlinear Systems.
  American Society of Mechanical Engineers. Design Engineering Technical Conferences. Proceedings. DE-Vol. 84-1. Book No. H1000A. 1995, Cudney, H. H.; Sinha, S. C.; Cusumano, J. P.; Pfeiffer, F., Editor(s)(s), 897-902 pp, 1995.Journal of Dynamic Systems, Measurement, and Control, Vol. 119, 590-594, September 1997.
  Simiu, E.; Franaszek, M.
• Melnikov-Based Open-Loop Control of Escape for a Class of Nonlinear Systems.
  American Society of Mechanical Engineers. Design Engineering Technical Conferences. Proceedings. DE-Vol. 84-1. Book No. H1000A. 1995, Cudney, H. H.; Sinha, S. C.; Cusumano, J. P.; Pfeiffer, F., Editor(s)(s), 897-902 pp, 1995.Journal of Dynamic Systems, Measurement, and Control, Vol. 119, 590-594, September 1997.
  Simiu, E.; Franaszek, M.
• Melnikov Necessary Condition for Noise-Induced Escapes.
  International Association for Civil Engineering Reliability and Risk Analysis (CERRA). International Conference on ICASP, 7th Proceedings. Applications of Statistics and Probability. Civil Engineering Reliability and Risk Analysis. July 10-13, 1995, Paris, France, A.A. Balkema, Rotterdam, Lemaire, M.; Favre, J. L.; Mebarki, A., Editor(s)(s), 1137-1142 pp, 1995.
  Simiu, E.; Frey, M. R.; Hagwood, C.
• Melnikov Necessary Condition for Noise-Induced Escapes.
  International Association for Civil Engineering Reliability and Risk Analysis (CERRA). International Conference on ICASP, 7th Proceedings. Applications of Statistics and Probability. Civil Engineering Reliability and Risk Analysis. July 10-13, 1995, Paris, France, A.A. Balkema, Rotterdam, Lemaire, M.; Favre, J. L.; Mebarki, A., Editor(s)(s), 1137-1142 pp, 1995.
  Simiu, E.; Frey, M. R.; Hagwood, C.
• Melnikov Processes and Noise-Induced Escapes: Applications to Engineering, Physics, and Biology.
  Stochastically Excited Nonlinear Ocean Structures. Chapter 7, World Scientific, NJ, Shlesinger, M. F.; Swean, T., Editor(s)(s), 187-212 pp, 1998.
  Franaszek, M.; Frey, M. R.; Simiu, E.
• Melnikov Processes and Noise-Induced Exits From a Well.
  Paper 9809;Journal of Engineering Mechanics, Vol. 122, No. 3, 263-270, March 1996.
  Simiu, E.; Frey, M. R. R.
• Melnikov Process for Stochastically Perturbed, Slowly Varying Oscillators: Application to a Model of Wind-Driven Coastal Currents.
  Journal of Applied Mechanics, Vol. 63, 429-435, June 1996.
  Simiu, E.
• Meteorological Extremes.
  Encyclopedia of Environmetrics. Volume 3. 2002, John Wiley and Sons, Ltd., Chichester, UK, El-Shaarawi, A. H.; Piegorsch, W. W., Editor(s)(s), 1255-1259 pp, 2002.
  Simiu, E.
• Methodology for Development of Design Criteria for Joint Hurricane Wind Speed and Storm Surge Events: Proof of Concept.
  NIST TN 1482; NIST Technical Note 1482; 53 p. April 2007.
  Phan, L. T.; Simiu, E.; McInerney, M. A.; Taylor, A. A.; Glahn, B.; Powell, M. D.
• New Tool for the Investigation of a Class of Nonlinear Stochastic Differential Equations: The Melnikov Process.
  Advances in Nonlinear Stochastic Mechanics IUTAM Symposium. Proceedings. July 3-7, 1995, Trondheim, Norway, Kluwer Academic Publishers, Boston, MA, Naess, A.; Krenk, S., Editor(s)(s), 427-463 pp, 1996.
  Simiu, E.; Franaszek, M.
• NIST-NOAA Resilient Communities Cooperative Initiative and Its Contribution to Coastal Community Resilience.
  Marine Technology Society Journal, Vol. 41, No. 1, 26-32, Spring 2007.
  Gaynor, J.; Simiu, E.
• Noise-Induced Sensitivity to Initial Conditions.
  Fluctuations and Order: The New Synthesis. Proceedings. Chapter 6. 1996, Springer, New York, NY, Millonas, M., Editor(s), 81-90 pp, 1996.
  Simiu, E.; Frey, M. R. R.
• Noise-Induced Snap-Through of a Buckled Column With Continuously Distributed Mass: A Chaotic Dynamics Approach.
  International Journal of Non-Linear Mechanics, Vol. 31, No. 6, 861-869, 1996.
  Franaszek, M.; Simiu, E.
• Noise-Induced Transitions to Chaos.
  Santa Fe Institute. Spatio-Temporal Patterns in Nonequilibrium Complex Systems. NATO Advanced Research Workshop. Proceedings. Volume 21. SFI Studies in the Sciences of Complexity. 1995, Addison-Wesley Publishing Co., Cladis, P. E.; Palffy-Muhoray, P., Editor(s)(s), 529-544 pp, 1995.
  Frey, M. R.; Simiu, E.
• Non-Gaussian Noise Effects on Reliability of Multistable Systems.
  American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME). Proceedings of the 12th International Conference on Offshore Mechanics and Arctic Engineering (OMAE) 1993. Volume 2. Safety and Reliability. June 20-24, 1993, Glasgow, Scotland, Soares, C. G.; Baker, M. J.; Labeyrie, J.; Lacasse, S., Editor(s)(s), 65-71 pp, 1993.Journal of Offshore Mechanics and Arctic Engineering, Vol. 117, No. 3, 166-170, August 1995.
  Simiu, E.; Grigoriu, M.
• Novel Extreme Value Estimation Procedures: Application to Extreme Wind Data.
  Extreme Value Theory and Applications, Proceedings. Volume 1. 1994, Kluwer Academic Publishers, Boston, MA, Galambos, J., Editor(s), 139-158 pp, 1994.
  Gross, J. L.; Heckert, N. A.; Lechner, J. A.; Simiu, E.
• Peak Non-Gaussian Wind Effects for Database-Assisted Low-Rise Building Design.
  Journal of Engineering Mechanics, Vol. 128, No. 5, 530-539, May 2002.
  Sadek, F.; Simiu, E.
• Phase Space Flux Ratio as a Measure of Relative Stability.
  Computation of Stochastic Mechanics, 2nd International Conference. Proceedings. June 13-15, 1994, Athens, Greece, Balkema, Rotterdam, Spanos, P. D., Editor(s), 113-120 pp, 1995.
  Frey, M. R.; Simiu, E.
• Phase Space Transport and Control of Escape From a Potential Well.
  Physica D, Vol. 95, 128-143, 1996.
  Frey, M. R. R.; Simiu, E.
• Polymer Film Applied to Glass: Effectiveness at Mitigating Damage from Flying Glass Due to Explosions.
  NISTIR 5779; 16 p. January 1996.
  Gilman, J. W.; Simiu, E.
• Prediction of Hurricane Wind Speeds in the United States.
  Journal of Structural Engineering, 1549-1550, November 1997.
  Simiu, E.
• Relation Between Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Scale Wind Speeds and Peak 3-s Gust Speeds Over Open Terrain.
  Journal of Structural Engineering, Vol. 133, No. 7, 1043-1045, July 2007.
  Simiu, E.; Vickery, P.; Kareem, A.
• Stochastic Resonance; A Chaotic Dynamics Approach.
  Physical Review E, Vol. 54, No. 2, 1298-1304, August 1996.
  Franaszek, M.; Simiu, E.
• Study of Optimal Extreme Wind Estimation Procedures.
  Indian Society for Wind Engineering. Sponsored by University of Roorkee, New Delhi. International Association for Wind Engineering. State of the Art in Wind Engineering. Volume 1. Proceedings. International Conference on Wind Engineering, 9th. Davenport Sixtieth Birth Anniversary Volume. January 9-13, 1995, New Delhi, India, Wiley Eastern Limited, New Delhi, India, 69-80 pp, 1995.
  Gross, J. L.; Heckert, N. A.; Lechner, J. A.; Simiu, E.
• Taming Chaotic Dynamics With Weak Periodic Perturbations: An Elucidation and Critique.
  Nanotechnology, Vol. 13, No. 2, 153-156, April 2002.
  Abbadi, Z.; Simiu, E.
• Time-Dependent Wind Effects: Database-Assisted Design and Estimation of Ultimate Limit States for Rigid and Flexible Structures.
  Structural Dynamics, 5th European Conference. EURODYN2002. Proceedings. Septemer 2-5, 2002, Munich, Germany, 441-443 pp, 2002.
  Sadek, F.; Simiu, E.; Jong, S.; Lu, L. W.
• Tornado Aftermath: Questioning the Tools.
  ASCE Civil Engineering Magazine, 1A-6A, December 1998.
  Phan, L. T.; Simiu, E.
• Transitions to Chaos Induced by Additive and Multiplicative Noise.
  Towards the Harnessing of Chaos, Elsevier Science B.V., NY, Yamaguti, M., Editor(s), 405-408 pp, 1994.
  Simiu, E.; Frey, M. R.
• Ultimate Wind Loads and Direction Effects in Non-Hurricane and Hurricane-Prone Regions.
  Environmetrics, Vol. 9, 433-444, 1998.
  Simiu, E.; Heckert, N. A.
• Unified Theory of Deterministic and Noise-Induced Transitions: Melnikov Processes and Their Application in Engineering, Physics and Neuroscience.
  Stochastic and Chaotic Dynamics in the Lakes: STOCHAOS. CP502, American Institute of Physics, Broomhead, D. S.; Luchinskaya, E. A.; McClintock, P. V. E.; Mullin, T., Editor(s)(s), 266-271 pp, 2000.
  Simiu, E.
• Use of Aerodynamic Databases for the Effective Estimation of Wind Effects in Main Wind-Force Resisting Systems: Application to Low Buildings.
  Journal of Wind Engineering and Industrial Aerodynamics, Vol. 77-78, 685-693, 1998.
  Whalen, T. M.; Simiu, E.; Harris, G.; Lin, J.; Surry, D.
• Wind Direction and Hurricane-Induced Ultimate Wind Loads.
  European and African Conference on Wind Engineering (2 EACWE), 2nd. Proceedings. Volume 2. June 22-27, 1997, Genova, Italy, Solari, G., Editor(s), 1825-1831 pp, 1998.Journal of Wind Engineering and Industrial Aerodynamics, Vol. 74, No. 76, 1037-1046, 1998.
  Simiu, E.; Heckert, N. A.
• Wind Direction and Hurricane-Induced Ultimate Wind Loads.
  European and African Conference on Wind Engineering (2 EACWE), 2nd. Proceedings. Volume 2. June 22-27, 1997, Genova, Italy, Solari, G., Editor(s), 1825-1831 pp, 1998.Journal of Wind Engineering and Industrial Aerodynamics, Vol. 74, No. 76, 1037-1046, 1998.
  Simiu, E.; Heckert, N. A.
• Wind-Induced Peak Bending Moments in Low-Rise Building Frames.
  Journal of Engineering Mechanics, Vol. 126, No. 8, 879-881, August 2000.
  Gioffre, M.; Grigoriu, M.; Kasperski, M.; Simiu, E.