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Overview

James M. Ricles is affiliated with Lehigh University in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on engineering, with a significant concentration in civil and structural engineering, mechanical engineering, control and systems engineering, building and construction, and automotive engineering.

Their recent scholarly output includes publications across a variety of topics related to structural engineering and material science. Notable papers include:

  • SMA-Based Low-Damage Solution for Self-Centering Steel and Composite Beam-to-Column Connections (2020, Journal of Structural Engineering)
  • Online explicit model updating of nonlinear viscous dampers for real time hybrid simulation (2022, Soil Dynamics and Earthquake Engineering)
  • Development of a shape memory alloy-based friction damper and its experimental characterization considering rate and temperature effects (2022, Engineering Structures)
  • Mechanical properties of weathering steels at elevated temperatures (2020, Journal of Constructional Steel Research)
  • A hybrid self-centering seismic damper: Finite element modeling and parametric analysis (2024, Journal of Intelligent Material Systems and Structures)

The researcher's work covers various main topics, including:

  • Hydraulic and Pneumatic Systems
  • Seismic Performance and Analysis
  • Vibration Control and Rheological Fluids
  • Structural Health Monitoring Techniques
  • Masonry and Concrete Structural Analysis
  • Real-time simulation and control systems
  • Structural Behavior of Reinforced Concrete

James M. Ricles frequently collaborates with several researchers, such as Richard Sause, Liang Cao, Safwan Al-Subaihawi, Spencer E. Quiel, and Thomas Marullo, with multiple co-authored works.

Their publications appear regularly in reputed venues, with prominent outlets including:

  • Earthquake Engineering & Structural Dynamics
  • Engineering Structures
  • Journal of Structural Engineering
  • Frontiers in Built Environment
  • Journal of Constructional Steel Research

Best Publications

  • Posttensioned Seismic-Resistant Connections for Steel Frames

    James M. Ricles;Richard Sause;Maria M. Garlock;Chen Zhao

  • Axial Behavior of Reinforced Concrete Columns Confined with FRP Jackets

    Stephen Pessiki;Kent A. Harries;Justin T. Kestner;Richard Sause

  • Experimental Evaluation of a Large-Scale Buckling-Restrained Braced Frame

    Larry Alan Fahnestock;Larry Alan Fahnestock;James M. Ricles;James M. Ricles;Richard Sause;Richard Sause

  • Experimental Evaluation of Earthquake Resistant Posttensioned Steel Connections

    J. M. Ricles;R. Sause;S. W. Peng;L. W. Lu

  • Experimental studies of full-scale posttensioned steel connections

    Maria Eugenia Moreyra Garlock;Maria Eugenia Moreyra Garlock;James M. Ricles;James M. Ricles;Richard Sause;Richard Sause

  • Seismic Performance of Post-tensioned Steel Moment Resisting Frames With Friction Devices

    P. Rojas;P. Rojas;J. M. Ricles;J. M. Ricles;R. Sause;R. Sause

  • Seismic behavior and modeling of high-strength composite concrete-filled steel tube (CFT) beam–columns

    Amit H. Varma;James M. Ricles;Richard Sause;Le-Wu Lu

  • Behavior and Design of Posttensioned Steel Frame Systems

    Maria Eugenia Moreyra Garlock;Maria Eugenia Moreyra Garlock;Richard Sause;Richard Sause;James M. Ricles;James M. Ricles

  • Experimental Study of a Self-Centering Beam–Column Connection with Bottom Flange Friction Device

    Michael Wolski;James M. Ricles;Richard Sause

  • Development of Direct Integration Algorithms for Structural Dynamics Using Discrete Control Theory

    Cheng Chen;James M. Ricles

  • Seismic Response and Performance of Buckling-Restrained Braced Frames

    Larry Alan Fahnestock;Larry Alan Fahnestock;Richard Sause;James M. Ricles

  • Damage detection in elastic structures using vibratory residual forces and weighted sensitivity

    J. M. Ricles;J. B. Kosmatka

  • Real‐time hybrid testing using the unconditionally stable explicit CR integration algorithm

    Cheng Chen;James M. Ricles;Thomas M. Marullo;Oya Mercan

  • Experimental Behavior of High Strength Square Concrete-Filled Steel Tube Beam-Columns

    Amit H. Varma;James M. Ricles;Richard Sause;Le-Wu Lu

  • Adaptive time series compensator for delay compensation of servo-hydraulic actuator systems for real-time hybrid simulation

    Yunbyeong Chae;Karim Kazemibidokhti;James M. Ricles

  • Seismic Behavior and Design of High-Strength Square Concrete-Filled Steel Tube Beam Columns

    Amit H. Varma;James M. Ricles;Richard Sause;Le-Wu Lu

  • Seismic Behavior of Composite Concrete Filled Steel Tube Column-Wide Flange Beam Moment Connections

    J. M. Ricles;S. W. Peng;L. W. Lu

  • CYCLIC LOAD TESTS AND ANALYSIS OF BOLTED TOP-AND-SEAT ANGLE CONNECTIONS

    Maria Eugenia Moreyra Garlock;James M. Ricles;Richard Sause

  • Tracking Error-Based Servohydraulic Actuator Adaptive Compensation for Real-Time Hybrid Simulation

    Cheng Chen;Cheng Chen;James M. Ricles;James M. Ricles

  • Self‐centering friction spring dampers for seismic resilience

    Wei Wang;Cheng Fang;Yashuo Zhao;Richard Sause

  • Seismic Performance of Steel‐Encased Composite Columns

    James M. Ricles;Shannon D. Paboojian

Frequent Co-Authors

Richard Sause
Richard Sause Lehigh University
Theodore L. Karavasilis
Theodore L. Karavasilis University of Patras
Simon Laflamme
Simon Laflamme Iowa State University
Larry A. Fahnestock
Larry A. Fahnestock University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
John W. Fisher
John W. Fisher Lehigh University
Shirley J. Dyke
Shirley J. Dyke Purdue University West Lafayette
Anil K. Agrawal
Anil K. Agrawal City University of New York
John W. van de Lindt
John W. van de Lindt Colorado State University
Kent A. Harries
Kent A. Harries University of Pittsburgh
Billie F. Spencer
Billie F. Spencer University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

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