Research/Scholarly/Creative Works

Journal Articles

• Bhanu V., Chandramohan R. and Sullivan T. (2020) Influence of ground motion duration on the dynamic deformation capacity of reinforced concrete frame structures. Earthquake Spectra.

• Haymes K., Sullivan T. and Chandramohan R. (2020) A practice-oriented method for estimating elastic floor response spectra. Bulletin of the New Zealand Society for Earthquake Engineering 53(3): 116-136. http://dx.doi.org/10.5459/bnzsee.53.3.116-136.

• Chandramohan R., Ma Q., Wotherspoon LM., Bradley BA., Nayyerloo M., Uma SR. and Stephens MT. (2017) Response of instrumented buildings under the 2016 Kaikōura earthquake. Bulletin of the New Zealand Society for Earthquake Engineering 50(2): 237-252. http://dx.doi.org/10.5459/bnzsee.50.2.237-252.

• Chandramohan R., Baker JW. and Deierlein GG. (2016) Impact of hazard-consistent ground motion duration in structural collapse risk assessment. Earthquake Engineering and Structural Dynamics 45(8): 1357-1379. http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/eqe.2711.

• Chandramohan R., Baker JW. and Deierlein GG. (2016) Quantifying the influence of ground motion duration on structural collapse capacity using spectrally equivalent records. Earthquake Spectra 32(2): 927-950. http://dx.doi.org/10.1193/122813EQS298MR2.

Conference Contributions - Published

• Bhanu V., Chandramohan R. and Sullivan T.. (2020) Influence of ground motion duration on the dynamic deformation capacity of steel moment frame buildings. In Proceedings of the 17th World Conference on Earthquake Engineering.

• Gurung Shrestha S., Chandramohan R. and Dhakal R.. (2020) Application of genetic algorithms to select a ground motion set for conducting HC-IDA. In Proceedings of the 17th World Conference on Earthquake Engineering.

• Haymes K., Sullivan T. and Chandramohan R.. (2020) A simple method for estimating seismic demands on nonstructural components using floor response spectra. In Proceedings of the New Zealand Society for Earthquake Engineering Conference (NZSEE 2020).

• Bhanu V., Chandramohan R. and Sullivan T.. (2019) Investigating the influence of ground motion duration on the dynamic deformation capacity of reinforced concrete framed structures. In Proceedings of the 11th Pacific Conference on Earthquake Engineering.

• Loghman V., Tarbali K., Bradley B., Chandramohan R., McGann C. and Pettinga D.. (2019) Comparison of recorded and simulated ground motions for NZS1170.5-based 3D building response analysis. In Proceedings of the 2019 Pacific Conference on Earthquake Engineering.

• Chandramohan R., Baker JW. and Deierlein GG.. (2018) Accounting for the influence of ground motion response spectral shape and duration in the equivalent lateral force design procedure. In Integrating Science, Engineering, & Policy: 4006-4017. Curran Associates Inc..

• Chandramohan R., Horspool N. and Bradley B.. (2018) Duration of earthquake ground motion anticipated at sites in New Zealand. In Proceedings of the New Zealand Society for Earthquake Engineering Conference (NZSEE 2018)New Zealand Society for Earthquake Engineering.

• Chandramohan R., Baker JW. and Deierlein GG.. (2017) Physical mechanisms underlying the influence of ground motion duration on structural collapse capacity. In Proceedings of the 16th World Conference on Earthquake Engineering.

• Chandramohan R., Baker JW. and Deierlein GG.. (2017) Robust and efficient nonlinear structural analysis using the central difference time integration scheme. In Proceedings of the 1st European Conference on OpenSees.

• Chandramohan R., Baker JW. and Deierlein GG.. (2015) Hazard-consistent ground motion duration: Calculation procedure and impact on structural collapse risk. In Proceedings of 10NCEE http://dx.doi.org/10.4231/D30G3GZ7T.

• Chandramohan R., Baker JW. and Deierlein GG.. (2013) Influence of ground motion duration on the collapse response of bridge structures. In Proceedings of the 7th National Seismic Conference on Bridges and Highways.

• Chandramohan R., Lin T., Baker JW. and Deierlein GG.. (2013) Influence of ground motion spectral shape and duration on seismic collapse risk. In Proceedings of the 10th International Conference on Urban Earthquake Engineering.

Theses / Dissertations

• Chandramohan R. (2016) Duration of earthquake ground motion: influence on structural collapse risk and integration in design and assessment practice. Stanford, CA, USA. Stanford University.

Oral Presentations

• Chandramohan R. (2018) Duration of earthquake ground motion: Influence on structural collapse risk and integration in design practice. Wellington Region Emergency Management Office (WREMO), Wellington, New Zealand: Wellington Earthquake Resilience Collaboratory Workshop, 03 Dec 2018.

• Chandramohan R. (2016) Influence of ground motion duration in structural collapse risk assessment and design. Arup, San Francisco, California, USA: Arup Seminar Series, 23 Mar 2016.

• Chandramohan R. (2016) Robust and efficient estimation of structural collapse capacity using the central difference time integration scheme. University of California, Berkeley, California, USA: OpenSees Days Workshop, 20 May 2016.

• Chandramohan R. (2013) Ground motion duration: influence on collapse capacity and implications for structural design. University of California, Berkeley, California, USA: OpenSees Days Workshop, 27 Aug 2013.

Conference Contributions - Other

• Bhanu V., Chandramohan R. and Sullivan TJ. (2018) Characterising the influence of ground motion duration on structural strength and deformation capacity. Wairakei, New Zealand: QuakeCoRE Annual Meeting, 4 Sep 2018.

• Chandramohan R. (2018) Duration of earthquake ground motion: Influence on structural collapse risk and integration in design practice. Wairakei, New Zealand: QuakeCoRE Annual Meeting, 5 Sep 2018.

• Chandramohan R., Baker J. and Deierlein GG. (2018) Accounting for response spectral shape and duration in the equivalent lateral force (ELF) design procedure. Los Angeles, USA: 11th US National Conference on Earthquake Engineering, 27 Jun 2018.

• Chandramohan R., Horspool N. and Bradley B. (2018) Duration of earthquake ground motion anticipated at sites in New Zealand. Auckland, New Zealand: New Zealand Society for Earthquake Engineering Conference, 15 Apr 2018.

• Haymes K., Sullivan T. and Chandramohan R. (2018) Developing procedures for the prediction of floor response spectra. Wairakei, New Zealand: QuakeCoRE Annual Meeting, 4 Sep 2018.

• Loghman V., Tarbali K., Bradley B., Chandramohan R., McGann C. and Pettinga J. (2018) Seismic response of complex structural systems using code-compatible as-recorded and simulated ground motions. Taupo: QuakeCoRE Annual Meeting, 4 Sep 2018.

• Shrestha SG., Chandramohan R. and Dhakal RP. (2018) Effect of ground motion duration and response spectral shape on seismic performance of steel moment resisting frame buildings. Wairakei, New Zealand: QuakeCoRE Annual Meeting, 4 Sep 2018.

• Bae SE., Lagrava D., McGann CR., Chandramohan R., Motha J. and Bradley BA. (2017) QuakeCoRE Software Workshops and Training. Wairakei Resort, Taupo, New Zealand: 2017 QuakeCoRE Annual Meeting, 5 Sep 2017.

• Chandramohan R. (2017) Physical mechanisms underlying the influence of ground motion duration on structural collapse capacity. Santiago, Chile: 16th World Conference on Earthquake Engineering, 13 Jan 2017.

• Chandramohan R., Baker J. and Deierlein GG. (2017) Robust and efficient nonlinear structural analysis using the central difference time integration scheme. Porto, Portugal: 1st European Conference on OpenSees, 19 Jun 2017.

• Chandramohan R., Baker JW. and Deierlein GG. (2017) Accounting for ground motion duration and spectral shape in structural design and assessment. Wairakei, New Zealand: QuakeCoRE Annual Meeting, 5 Sep 2017.

• McGann CR., Jeong S., Chandramohan R., Bradley BA., Wotherspoon LM., Lagrava D. and Bae SE. (2017) QuakeCoRE and OpenSees (Year 2): Initatives and Activities to Reduce Barriers to Entry and Reduce Time to Solution. Wairakei Resort, Taupo, New Zealand: 2017 QuakeCoRE Annual Meeting, 5 Sep 2017.

• Chandramohan R., Baker JW. and Deierlein GG. (2016) Influence of ground motion duration on structural collapse risk. Reno, Nevada, USA: SSA Annual Meeting, 20 Apr 2016.

• Chandramohan R., Baker JW. and Deierlein GG. (2016) Influence of ground motion duration on structural collapse risk. San Francisco, California, USA: EERI Annual Meeting, 5 Apr 2016.

• Chandramohan R., Baker JW. and Deierlein GG. (2016) Influence of ground motion duration on structural collapse risk. University of California, Berkeley, California, USA: PEER Annual Meeting, 28 Jan 2016.

• Chandramohan R., Baker JW. and Deierlein GG. (2016) Influence of ground motion duration on structural collapse risk. Wairakei, New Zealand: QuakeCoRE Annual Meeting, 31 Aug 2016.

• Chandramohan R. (2015) Influence of ground motion duration on structural collapse risk. San Francisco, California, USA: 2nd ATC SEI Conference, 11 Dec 2015.

• Chandramohan R. (2015) Robust and efficient estimation of structural collapse capacity using the central difference time integration scheme. Stanford University, Stanford, California, USA: Engineering Mechanics Institute (EMI) Conference, 11 Dec 2015.

• Chandramohan R. (2014) Hazard-consistent ground motion duration: calculation procedure and impact on structural collapse risk. Anchorage, Alaska, USA: 10th US National Conference on Earthquake Engineering, 23 Jul 2014.

• Chandramohan R. (2014) Influence of ground motion duration on structural collapse risk. Tongji University, Shanghai, China: 6th Kwang Hua Forum, 12 Dec 2014.

• Chandramohan R. (2013) Influence of ground motion duration on the collapse response of bridge structures. Oakland, California, USA: 7th National Seismic Conference on Bridges and Highways, 20 May 2013.

• Chandramohan R., Baker JW. and Deierlein GG. (2013) Effect of ground motion duration on structural collapse risk. Stanford University, Stanford, California, USA: John A. Blume Earthquake Engineering Center Affiliates Meeting, 1 Feb 2013.

• Chandramohan R. (2012) Effect of long duration ground motions on structural performance. University of California, Berkeley, California, USA: PEER Annual Meeting, 26 Oct 2012.

• Chandramohan R., Baker JW. and Deierlein GG. (2012) Effect of long duration ground motions on structural performance. University of California, Berkeley, California, USA: PEER Annual Meeting, 26 Oct 2012.

Reports

• Chandramohan R., Jampole E., Bandelt M. and Frank T. (2015) Shelter, retrofit, and reconstruction of housing: a summary of previously used strategies in developing regions applicable for the 2015 Lamjung, Nepal earthquake.Commissioned by The World Bank.

Discussion/Working Papers

• Chandramohan R. (2015) A structural reliability framework for collapse risk assessment incorporating ground motion duration and response spectral shape. Commissioned by Earthquake Engineering Research Institute (EERI) Graduate Student Paper Competition. [Graduate Student Paper Competition Entry].

Student Supervision

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Current
• PhD - Bhanu V: Incorporating the influence of earthquake ground motion duration in structural design and assessment practice
• PhD - Hnat T: Numerical and Analytical Modeling of New Zealand Buildings including Soil-Foundation-Structure Interaction Effects
• PhD - Loghman V: Validating hybrid broadband ground motion simulations via response history analysis of structural and geotechnical systems
• PhD - Shrestha SG: Predicting seismic demands imposed on reinforced concrete wall structures
• Masters - Haymes K: Developing procedures for the prediction of floor response spectra
• Masters - Park J: Validation of simulated ground motions for engineering design using a simplified shear-flexure beam model
Completed
• Honours - Bell M: Comparing structural demands predicted using 2d and 3d numerical models (2019)
• Honours - Brazil T: Nonlinear structural analysis verification (2019)
• Honours - Huang Z: Evaluating the efficiency and sufficiency of ground motion intensity measures (2019)
• Honours - Krutpong T: Nonlinear structural analysis verification (2019)
• Honours - Li Y: Evaluating the efficiency and sufficiency of ground motion intensity measures (2018)
• Honours - Lu Y: Evaluating the efficiency and sufficiency of ground motion intensity measures (2018)
• Honours - Robinson D: Comparing structural demands predicted using 2d and 3d numerical models (2018)
• Honours - Sun K: Evaluating the efficiency and sufficiency of ground motion intensity measures (2019)
• Honours - Wakefield C: Comparing structural demands predicted using 2d and 3d numerical models (2019)
• Honours - Wong S: Nonlinear structural analysis verification (2018)
• Honours - Woodhams S: Nonlinear structural analysis verification (2018)
• Honours - Zhang K: Comparing structural demands predicted using 2d and 3d numerical models (2018)

Review and Refereeing

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Journal reviewing / refereeing
• Bulletin of the New Zealand Society for Earthquake Engineering ( 2018 - 2020)
• Earthquake Engineering and Structural Dynamics ( 2014 - 2020)
• Earthquake Spectra ( 2016 - 2020)
• Journal of Bridge Engineering ( 2018 - 2020)
• Journal of Earthquake Engineering ( 2017 - 2020)
• Journal of Engineering Mechanics ( 2018 - 2020)
Conference reviewing / refereeing
• 9th International Conference on the Behaviour of Steel Structures in Seismic Areas ( 2017 - 2018)