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Brendon A. Bradley is affiliated with the University of Canterbury in New Zealand and focuses on research within the fields of Engineering and Earth and Planetary Sciences. Their work involves contributions primarily to Civil and Structural Engineering as well as Geophysics.

They have explored several subfields that include Artificial Intelligence, Mechanical Engineering, and aspects of Management, Monitoring, Policy, and Law as related to their core areas of study.

Bradley's research covers a range of topics: seismic performance and analysis, seismic waves and analysis, structural health monitoring techniques, geotechnical engineering and underground structures, earthquake and tectonic studies, structural response to dynamic loads, and geotechnical engineering and soil mechanics.

Frequent collaborators include Robin Lee, Peter J. Stafford, Liam Wotherspoon, Jack W. Baker, and Sanjay Singh Bora.

The scientist has published extensively in various venues. These include:

  • Earthquake Spectra
  • Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America
  • Bulletin of the New Zealand Society for Earthquake Engineering
  • Japanese Geotechnical Society Special Publication
  • Geophysical Journal International

Among their recent papers are:

  • The 2022 Aotearoa New Zealand National Seismic Hazard Model: Process, Overview, and Results, 2023, Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America
  • CPT-based liquefaction case histories compiled from three earthquakes in Canterbury, New Zealand, 2021, Earthquake Spectra
  • Hybrid broadband ground motion simulation validation of small magnitude earthquakes in Canterbury, New Zealand, 2020, Earthquake Spectra
  • Physical Hypotheses for Adjusting Coarse Profiles and Improving 1D Site-Response Estimation Assessed at 10 KiK-net Sites, 2020, Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America
  • The Seismicity Rate Model for the 2022 Aotearoa New Zealand National Seismic Hazard Model, 2024, Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America

Bradley also has contributions to book publications, including a title published by Cambridge University Press:

  • Seismic Hazard and Risk Analysis, 2021

Best Publications

  • National Seismic Hazard Model for New Zealand: 2010 Update

    Mark Stirling;Graeme McVerry;Matthew Gerstenberger;Nicola Litchfield

  • A generalized conditional intensity measure approach and holistic ground motion selection

    Brendon A. Bradley

  • Near-source strong ground motions observed in the 22 February 2011 Christchurch earthquake

    Brendon A. Bradley;Misko Cubrinovski

  • GEOTECHNICAL ASPECTS OF THE 22 FEBRUARY 2011 CHRISTCHURCH EARTHQUAKE

    Misko Cubrinovski;Brendon Bradley;Liam Wotherspoon;Russell Green

  • Soil Liquefaction Effects in the Central Business District during the February 2011 Christchurch Earthquake

    Misko Cubrinovski;Jonathan D. Bray;Merrick Taylor;Simona Giorgini

  • Critical Parameters Affecting Bias and Variability in Site‐Response Analyses Using KiK‐net Downhole Array Data

    James Kaklamanos;Brendon A. Bradley;Eric M. Thompson;Laurie G. Baise

  • A ground motion selection algorithm based on the generalized conditional intensity measure approach

    Brendon A. Bradley;Brendon A. Bradley

  • Recurrent liquefaction in Christchurch, New Zealand, during the Canterbury earthquake sequence

    Mark C. Quigley;Sarah Bastin;Brendon A. Bradley

  • Evaluation of the Liquefaction Potential Index for Assessing Liquefaction Hazard in Christchurch, New Zealand

    Brett W. Maurer;Russell A. Green;Misko Cubrinovski;Brendon A. Bradley

  • A New Zealand‐Specific Pseudospectral Acceleration Ground‐Motion Prediction Equation for Active Shallow Crustal Earthquakes Based on Foreign Models

    Brendon A. Bradley

  • Landslides Triggered by the 14 November 2016 Mw 7.8 Kaikōura Earthquake, New Zealand

    C. Massey;D. Townsend;Ellen M. Rathje;Kate E. Allstadt

  • Empirical building fragilities from observed damage in the 2009 South Pacific tsunami

    Stefan Reese;Brendon A. Bradley;Jochen Bind;Graeme Smart

  • Geotechnical reconnaissance of the 2010 Darfield (New Zealand) earthquake

    M. Cubrinovski;R. Green;J. Allen;S. Ashford

  • Select Liquefaction Case Histories from the 2010-2011 Canterbury Earthquake Sequence

    Russell A. Green;Misko Cubrinovski;Brady Cox;Clint Wood

  • Correlation of Significant Duration with Amplitude and Cumulative Intensity Measures and Its Use in Ground Motion Selection

    Brendon A. Bradley

  • Strong ground motion characteristics observed in the 4 September 2010 Darfield, New Zealand earthquake

    Brendon A. Bradley

  • The 2010–2011 Canterbury Earthquake Sequence: Environmental effects, seismic triggering thresholds and geologic legacy

    Mark C. Quigley;Mark C. Quigley;Matthew W. Hughes;Brendon A. Bradley;Sjoerd van Ballegooy

  • Liquefaction effects and associated damages observed at the Wellington CentrePort from the 2016 Kaikoura earthquake

    Misko Cubrinovski;Jonathan D. Bray;Christopher De La Torre;Michael J. Olsen

  • Improved seismic hazard model with application to probabilistic seismic demand analysis

    Brendon A. Bradley;Rajesh P. Dhakal;Misko Cubrinovski;John B. Mander

  • Performance of a damage‐protected beam–column subassembly utilizing external HF2V energy dissipation devices

    Geoffrey W. Rodgers;Kevin M. Solberg;J. Geoffrey Chase;John B. Mander

  • Ground Motion and Seismic Source Aspects of the Canterbury Earthquake Sequence

    Brendon A. Bradley;Mark C. Quigley;Russ J. Van Dissen;Nicola J. Litchfield

  • Error estimation of closed-form solution for annual rate of structural collapse

    Brendon A. Bradley;Rajesh P. Dhakal

Frequent Co-Authors

Misko Cubrinovski
Misko Cubrinovski University of Canterbury
Rajesh P. Dhakal
Rajesh P. Dhakal University of Canterbury
Russell A. Green
Russell A. Green Virginia Tech
John B. Mander
John B. Mander Texas A&M University
Gregory A. MacRae
Gregory A. MacRae University of Canterbury
Robert W. Graves
Robert W. Graves United States Geological Survey
Jack W. Baker
Jack W. Baker Stanford University
Mark Quigley
Mark Quigley University of Melbourne
Jonathan D. Bray
Jonathan D. Bray University of California, Berkeley
Jarg R. Pettinga
Jarg R. Pettinga University of Canterbury

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