Influence of Model Parameter Uncertainty on Seismic Transverse Response and Vulnerability of Steel–Concrete Composite Bridges with Dual Load Path

 

• Development of a Novel Record-and-Site-Based Stochastic Model for Generation of Synthetic Ground Motions

PI: Barbato, M.

Co-PI: None

Sponsor: LSU Council on Research Program: 2008 Summer Stipend Program

Period: July 2008

 

• Probabilistic Characterization of building envelope component resistance to wind-borne debris impact using experimental fragility curves

PI: Barbato, M.

Co-PI: None

Sponsor: LSU Council on Research

Program: 2008-2009 Faculty Grant Program

Period: July 2008 - December 2009

Fragility analysis of building envelope components subject to windborne debris impact hazard

Experimental fragility analysis of aluminum storm panels subject to windborne debris Part 1, Part 2

Fragility curves for building envelope components subject to windborne debris impact

 

• A probabilistic performance-based approach for building separation distance decision to mitigate seismic pounding risk

PI: Barbato, M.

Co-PI: None

Sponsor: LSU Council on Research

Program: 2009-2010 Faculty Research Grant Program

Period: August 2010 - July 2011

A probabilistic performance-based risk assessment approach for seismic pounding with efficient application to linear systems

A probabilistic performance‐based approach for mitigating the seismic pounding risk between adjacent buildings

 

• A probabilistic performance-based methodology for mitigation of wind-borne debris impact hazard and design of impact resistant building envelope components

PI: Barbato, M.

Co-PI: None

Sponsor: Louisiana Board of Regents, NSF EPSCoR, through LSU Graduate School

Program: Economic Development Assistantships (EDAs) 2009-2010

Period: January 2010 - December 2013

A Preliminary Proposal for a Probabilistic Performance-Based Hurricane Engineering Framework

 

• Development of finite elements for response and response sensitivity analysis of reinforced concrete structures retrofitted with externally-bonded fiber reinforced polymers

PI: Barbato, M.

Co-PI: None

Sponsor: Louisiana Board of Regents

Program: RCS Program

Period: August 2010 - July 2013

Efficient finite element modeling of reinforced concrete columns confined with fiber reinforced polymers (Thesis)

Efficient finite element modeling of reinforced concrete beams retrofitted with fiber reinforced polymers (Paper)

 

• Experimental shake table tests on bulk liquid packaging

PI: Cai, S.C.S. (60%)

Co-PI: Barbato, M. (40%) Sponsor: PACTEC, Inc. Program: NA

Period: February 2011 - August 2011

 

• A novel performance-based methodology for mitigation of seismic pounding risk

PI: Barbato, M.

Co-PI: None

Sponsor: Louisiana Board of Regents, through NSF EPSCoR

Program: Pilot Funding for New Research (Pfund) 2010 Program

Period: March 2011 - February 2012

 

• Improving the self-healing properties of concrete materials by using composite action with fiber reinforced polymers and shape memory alloys

PI: Barbato, M. (50%)

Co-PI: Hassan, M. (50%, CM)

Sponsor: Gulf Coast Center for Evacuation and Transportation Resiliency

Program: University Transportation Center Grant

Period: August 2011 - July 2012

External Link to the Official Project Report

 

• Strategies and Speculations ‐ Historical preservation methods for at risk coastal sites, Case Study 1 ‐ Fort Proctor

PI: McClure, U.E. (33%, Arch)

Co-PI: Barbato, M. (33%), Cantrell, B. (33%, Landscape Arch.)

Sponsor: LSU Coastal Sustainability Studio

Program: 2011‐2012 Funding Support

Period: September 2011 - August 2012

Project external website

The project was awarded the first place for NPS Peterson Prize

 

• Advanced semi-analytical techniques for accurate and efficient estimate of first-passage failure probabilities

PI: Barbato, M.

Co-PI: None

Sponsor: Louisiana Board of Regents, through NSF EPSCoR

Program: Pilot Funding for New Research (Pfund) 2012 Program

Period: January 2013 - December 2013

A study on the first-passage reliability problem and its application in earthquake engineering

A probabilistic performance-based risk assessment approach for seismic pounding with efficient application to linear systems

 

• A novel hurricane-resistant housing construction system

PI: Barbato, M.

Co-PI: None

Sponsor: Louisiana Board of Regents, NSF EPSCoR, through LSU Graduate School

Program: Economic Development Assistantships (EDAs) 2013-2014

Period: August 2014 - July 2018

External Link to the Official Project Report

 

• Planning Grant: I/UCRC for Windstorm Hazard Mitigation

PI: Cai S.C.S. (LSU), Liang D. (Texas Tech University), Friedley K.J. (University of Alabama Tuscaloosa)

Co-PI: Barbato M., Okeil A., Aly M.A., Friedland C.J. (LSU), Schoeder J., Smith D. (Texas Tech University), Dao T.N., Graettinger A.J. (University of Alabama Tuscaloosa)

Sponsor: National Science Foundation (NSF)

Program: I/UCRC

Period: January 2014 - December 2014

External Link to the Grant Information Website

 

• Use of stabilized phosphogypsum as a construction material for artificial reefs

PI: Barbato, M. (35%), Gutierrez-Wing, M.T. (35%),

Co-PI: Rusch, K.A., Seals, R. (10%), Jung, J. (20%)

Sponsor: Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries

Program: NA

Period: September 2013 - August 2016

 

• Feasibility study for low-cost hurricane-resistant residential buildings made of earth blocks

PI: Barbato, M. (34%)

Co-PI: Holton, R. (33%), Mishra, A.K. (33%)

Sponsor: LSU Coastal Sustainability Studio (CSS)

Program: New Projects Fund

Period: August 2014 - July 2015

 

• Acquisition of COMSOL Multiphysics Modeling Software for Multi-department Utilization

PI: Boldor, D.

Co-PI: Nandakumar, K., Wahab, M.A., Schwehm, C., Choi, J.-W., Daniels-Race, T., Monroe, T., Hayes, D., Sabliov, C.M., Okeil, A., Barbato, M., Ozdemir, C.E., Tyagi, M., Zeidouni, M., Shipman, S., Brenner, S., Lipton, R.

Sponsor: LSU Student Technology Fee Oversight Committee

Program: Student Technology Fee

Period: January 2015 - December 2017

 

• Engineered Earth Masonry for Affordable Seismic Resistant Low-Rise Buildings

PI: Barbato, M.

Co-PI: None

Sponsor: NSF

Program: NEES RESEARCH

Period: September 2015 - August 2018

External Link to the Grant Information Website

 

• Research on engineered earth masonry with Dr. Fabio Matta (University of South Carolina)

PI: Barbato, M.

Co-PI: None

Sponsor: SECU

Program: SEC Faculty Travel Program

Period: October 2016

 

 

• Preliminary Guidelines on Multihazard Engineering and Design

PI: Barbato, M.

Co-PI: YeongAe Heo, Hussam Mahmoud, Elaina Sutley, Shutao Xing, Nur Yazdani

Sponsor: American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE), Structural Engineering Institute (SEI)

Program: SEI Special Projects

Period: October 2019 - Present

 

• Assessment and Mitigation of Wildfire-Induced Air Pollution

PI: Barbato, M.

Co-PI: Zhu Y., Dabdub D., Safeeq M., Kelly M., Mirocha J.D., Aiken A.C.

Collaborators: Bailey B., Wexler A., Koltunov A., Latmir A.M., Ustin S.L., Hart Q., Conlon K., Chu E., Thorne J., Boynton R., Westerling L., Xia T., Thomas N., Huang C., Krishna M., Knipping E.M., Rohr A., Acklen J.C., O'Neill S.M.

Sponsor: University of California Office of the President

Program: UC Laboratory Fees Research Program

Period: March 2020 - February 2023

External Link to the Grant Information Website