Faculty

Journal articles

• Chowdhury, I. N., A. Cabas, J. Kaklamanos, A. R. Kottke, and N. Gregor (2024). “Implications of Input Ground Motion Selection Techniques on Site Response Analyses for Different Tectonic Settings,” Earthquake Spectra, Vol. 40, No. 2, pp. 1521–1551.
• Gann-Phillips, C., A. Cabas, C. Ji, C. Cramer, J. Kaklamanos, and O. Boyd (2024). “Regional Seismic Velocity Model for the U.S. Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plains Based on Measured Shear Wave Velocity, Sediment Thickness, and Surface Geology,” Earthquake Spectra, Vol. 40, No. 2, pp. 1269–1300.
• Boore, D. M., R. R. Youngs, A. R. Kottke, J. J. Bommer, R. Darragh, W. J. Silva, P. J. Stafford, L. Al Atik, A. Rodriguez Marek, and J. Kaklamanos (2022). “Construction of a Ground Motion Logic Tree through Host to Target Region Adjustments Applied to an Adaptable Ground Motion Prediction Model,” Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America, Vol. 112, No. 6, pp. 3063-3080.
• Kaklamanos, J., A. Cabas, S. Parolai, and P. Guéguen (2021). “Introduction to the Special Section on Advances in Site Response Estimation,” Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America, Vol. 111, No. 4, pp. 1665–1676.
• Kaklamanos, J., B. A. Bradley, A. N. Moolacattu, and B. M. Picard (2020). “Physical Hypotheses for Adjusting Coarse Profiles and Improving 1D Site-Response Estimation Assessed at 10 KiK-net Sites,” Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America, Vol. 110, No. 3, pp. 1338–1358.
• Meite, R., L. Wotherspoon, J. Kaklamanos, C. McGann, and C. Hayden (2020). “Sensitivity of 1-D Ground Motion Predictions to Analysis Codes and Material Models Using KiK-net Vertical Arrays,” Soil Dynamics and Earthquake Engineering, Vol. 133, Article 106113.
• Kaklamanos, J., and B. A. Bradley (2018). “Challenges in Predicting Seismic Site Response with 1D Analyses: Conclusions from 114 KiK-net Vertical Seismometer Arrays,” Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America, 108, No. 5A, pp. 2816–2838.
• Baise, L. G., J. Kaklamanos, B. M. Berry, and E. M. Thompson (2016). “Soil Amplification with a Strong Impedance Contrast: Boston, Massachusetts,” Engineering Geology, Vol. 202, pp. 1-13.
• Kaklamanos, J., L. G. Baise, E. M. Thompson, and L. Dorfmann (2015). “Comparison of 1D Linear, Equivalent-Linear, and Nonlinear Site Response Models at Six KiK-net Validation Sites,” Soil Dynamics and Earthquake Engineering, Vol. 69, pp. 207–219.
• Kaklamanos, J., L. Dorfmann, and L. G. Baise (2015). “A Simple Approach to Site Response Modeling: The Overlay Concept,” Seismological Research Letters, Vol. 86, No. 2A, pp. 413–423.
• Kaklamanos, J., B. A. Bradley, E. M. Thompson, and L. G. Baise (2013). “Critical Parameters Affecting Bias and Variability in Site Response Analyses Using KiK-net Downhole Array Data,” Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America, Vol. 103, No. 3, pp. 1733–1749.

Papers in conference proceedings and edited books

• Zhan, W., L. G. Baise, and J. Kaklamanos (2024). “Geospatial Site Terms for Nonergodic Ground Motion Models,” Eighth International Conference on Earthquake Geotechnical Engineering, Osaka, Japan, 7–10 May 2024.
• Gann-Phillips, C., A. Cabas, J. Kaklamanos, and C. H. Cramer (2024). “Influence of Sediment Thickness and Reference Condition on Ground Motion Amplification in the U.S. Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plains,” Eighth International Conference on Earthquake Geotechnical Engineering, Osaka, Japan, 7–10 May 2024.
• Gann-Phillips, C. V., A. Cabas, C. H. Cramer, Z. M. Militello, and J. Kaklamanos (2023). “Development of a Site Response and Hazard Model for the US Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plains,” Geo-Risk 2023: Hazards and Climate Change, 23–26 July 2023, Arlington, Va., American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) Geotechnical Special Publication No. 344, J. Ching, S. Najjar, and L. Wang (eds.), pp. 184–193.
• Zhan, W., L. G. Baise, and J. Kaklamanos (2023). “Predicting Within-Site Variability of Seismic Site Response Using a Geospatial Modeling Approach,” Geo-Risk 2023: Innovation in Data and Analysis Methods, 23–26 July 2023, Arlington, Va., American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) Geotechnical Special Publication No. 345, J. Ching, S. Najjar, and L. Wang (eds.), pp. 133–141.
• Kaklamanos, J., S. T. Ghanat, C. M. Shillaber, T. Kunberger, B. Barry, S. Griffiths, C. Walton-Macaulay, S. Immanuel, D. A. Saftner, and C. Swan (2022). “Instruction and Assessment of Mohr’s Circle Concepts in Undergraduate Geotechnical Engineering Courses,” American Society for Engineering Education 2022 Annual Conference and Exposition, Minneapolis, Minnesota, 26–29 June 2022.
• Kaklamanos, J., I. N. Chowdhury, A. Cabas, A. R. Kottke, and N. Gregor (2021). “Sensitivity of Site Response Analyses to Input Motion Selection Protocols,” Geo-Extreme 2021: Climatic Extremes and Earthquake Modeling, 7–10 Nov. 2021, Savannah, Ga., American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) Geotechnical Special Publication No. 329, C. L. Meehan, M. A. Pando, B. A. Leshchinsky, and N. H. Jafari (eds.), pp. 367–378.
• Gann, C., I. Chowdhury, A. Cabas, and J. Kaklamanos (2020). “Effects of Input Motions from Different Tectonic Settings on Seismic Slope Stability Analyses,” 17th World Conference on Earthquake Engineering, Sendai, Japan, 13–18 September 2020.
• Chowdhury, I. N., A. Cabas, J. Kaklamanos, A. Kottke, N. Gregor, and K. M. Lang (2019). “Ground Motion Selection Using the Conditional Spectrum: Insights for Different Tectonic Environments,” Earthquake Geotechnical Engineering for Protection and Development of Environment and Constructions: Proceedings of the VII ICEGE Seventh International Conference on Earthquake Geotechnical Engineering, Rome, Italy, 17–20 June 2019, CRC Press, F. Silvestri and N. Moraci (eds.), pp. 1803–1811.
• Mirshekari, M., M. Ghayoomi, and J. Kaklamanos (2019). “Sensitivity of Seismic Site Response to Fluctuations in Water Levels,” Earthquake Geotechnical Engineering for Protection and Development of Environment and Constructions: Proceedings of the VII ICEGE Seventh International Conference on Earthquake Geotechnical Engineering, Rome, Italy, 17–20 June 2019, CRC Press, F. Silvestri and N. Moraci (eds.), pp. 3958–3965.
• Ghanat, S. T., J. Kaklamanos, T. Kunberger, C. Walton-Macaulay, S. Immanuel, D. A. Saftner, B. E. Barry, S. Griffiths, C. M. Shillaber, and C. Swan (2019). “Bias and Precision in Instructor Grading of Concept Inventories in Geotechnical Engineering Courses,” American Society for Engineering Education 2019 Annual Conference and Exposition, Tampa, Florida, 16-19 June 2019.
• Ghanat, S. T., J. Kaklamanos, C. Walton-Macaulay, S. I. Selvaraj, D. A. Saftner, C. Swan, and T. Kunberger (2018). “Assessing the Impact of Educational Factors on Conceptual Understanding of Geotechnical Engineering Topics,” American Society for Engineering Education 2018 Annual Conference and Exposition, Salt Lake City, Utah, 24–27 June 2018.
• Kaklamanos, J., and B. A. Bradley (2018). “Insights from KiK-net Data: What Input Parameters Should be Addressed to Improve Site Response Predictions?” Geotechnical Earthquake Engineering and Soil Dynamics V: Seismic Hazard Analysis, Earthquake Ground Motions, and Regional-Scale Assessment, 10–13 June 2018, Austin, Texas, American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) Geotechnical Special Publication No. 291, S. J. Brandenberg and M. T. Manzari (eds.), pp. 454–464.
• Ghanat, S. T., J. Kaklamanos, S. I. Selvaraj, C. Walton-Macaulay, and M. Sleep (2017). “Assessment of Students’ Prior Knowledge and Learning in an Undergraduate Foundation Engineering Course,” American Society for Engineering Education 2017 Annual Conference and Exposition, Columbus, Ohio, 25–28 June 2017.
• Cross, T. C., and J. Kaklamanos (2016). “Incorporating Natural Disasters into the Undergraduate Civil Engineering Curriculum: A Case Study Using Hurricane Katrina and the Oso Landslide,” Chapter 7 in “Planning for Community-based Disaster Resilience Worldwide: Learning from Case Studies in Six Continents,” A. Awotona (ed.), Routledge, London, 490 p.
• Ghanat, S. T., J. Kaklamanos, K. Ziotopoulou, S. I. Selvaraj, and D. J. Fallon (2016). “A Multi-Institutional Study of Pre- and Post-Course Knowledge Surveys in Undergraduate Geotechnical Engineering Courses,” American Society for Engineering Education 2016 Annual Conference and Exposition, New Orleans, Louisiana, 26–29 June 2016.
• Kaklamanos, J., and K. T. Elmy (2016). “Development of a Geotechnical Engineering Software Package in R and Its Implementation in the Civil Engineering Curriculum,” Geotechnical and Structural Engineering Congress 2016, Phoenix, Arizona, 14-17 February 2016, American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE), C. Y. Chandran and M. I. Hoit (eds.), pp. 635–647.
• Kaklamanos, J., and B. A. Bradley (2015). “Evaluation of 1D Nonlinear Total-Stress Site Response Model Performance at 114 KiK-net Downhole Array Sites,” Sixth International Conference on Earthquake Geotechnical Engineering, Christchurch, New Zealand, 2–4 November 2015.