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  • Fellow of the Indian National Academy of Engineering (INAE)

Overview

Mihailo D. Trifunac is affiliated with the University of Southern California in the United States. Their research focuses primarily on engineering and earth and planetary sciences, with a significant emphasis on civil and structural engineering as well as geophysics.

The scientist has contributed extensively to the study of seismic performance, seismic waves, and structural health monitoring techniques. Their main topics of work include:

  • Seismic Performance and Analysis
  • Seismic Waves and Analysis
  • Structural Health Monitoring Techniques
  • Earthquake and Tectonic Studies
  • Geotechnical Engineering and Underground Structures
  • Geophysics and Sensor Technology
  • Wind and Air Flow Studies

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Mihailo D. Trifunac include:

  • Maria I. Todorovska
  • Alimu Aihemaiti
  • Lichiel Cruz
  • Guoliang Lin
  • Jianwen Cui

Their research has been published in various scientific venues, prominently:

  • Soil Dynamics and Earthquake Engineering
  • Earthquake Engineering and Resilience
  • ISET Journal of Earthquake Technology
  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • Journal of Seismology

Selected recent papers by Mihailo D. Trifunac include:

  • Structural health monitoring study of the ZOIL building using earthquake records, 2020, Soil Dynamics and Earthquake Engineering
  • A new full-scale testbed for structural health monitoring and soil-structure interaction studies: Kunming 48-story office building in Yunnan province, China, 2020, Structural Control and Health Monitoring
  • Seismic microzoning of Guwahati metropolitan area, Assam, India, 2021, Soil Dynamics and Earthquake Engineering
  • Ambient vibration measurements in an irregular building, 2020, Soil Dynamics and Earthquake Engineering
  • The role of the foundation flexibility on the seismic response of a modern tall building: Vertically incident plane waves, 2024, Soil Dynamics and Earthquake Engineering

Their work often addresses the interaction between structures and seismic activity, investigating how buildings respond to earthquakes using various monitoring and analytical techniques.

Mihailo D. Trifunac has received recognition in the form of an award as a Fellow of the Indian National Academy of Engineering (INAE).

Best Publications

  • Scattering of plane sh waves by a semi‐cylindrical canyon

    M. D. Trifunac

  • On the correlation of seismic intensity scales with the peaks of recorded strong ground motion

    M. D. Trifunac;A. G. Brady

  • Surface motion of a semi-elliptical alluvial valley for incident plane SH waves

    H. L. Wong;M. D. Trifunac

  • Response of Tunnels to Incident SH-Waves

    Vincent W. Lee;Mihailo D. Trifunac

  • Scattering of plane sh waves by a semi‐elliptical canyon

    H. L. Wong;M. D. Trifunac

  • Comparisons between ambient and forced vibration experiments

    Mihailo D. Trifunac;Mihailo D. Trifunac

  • Zero baseline correction of strong-motion accelerograms

    Mihailo D. Trifunac

  • Analysis of the Pacoima dam accelerogram—San Fernando, California, earthquake of 1971

    M. D. Trifunac;D. E. Hudson

  • Apparent Periods of a Building. I: Fourier Analysis

    M. D. Trifunac;M. D. Trifunac;S. S. Ivanovic;S. S. Ivanovic;M. I. Todorovska;M. I. Todorovska

  • A three-dimensional dislocation model for the San Fernando, California, earthquake of February 9, 1971

    M. D. Trifunac

  • PRELIMINARY ANALYSIS OF THE PEAKS OF STRONG EARTHQUAKE GROUND MOTION--DEPENDENCE OF PEAKS ON EARTHQUAKE MAGNITUDE, EPICENTRAL DISTANCE, AND RECORDING SITE CONDITIONS

    M. D. Trifunac

  • A note on rotational components of earthquake motions on ground surface for incident body waves

    M.D. Trifunac

  • Preliminary empirical model for scaling Fourier Amplitude Spectra of strong ground acceleration in terms of earthquake magnitude, source-to-station distance, and recording site conditions

    M. D. Trifunac

  • A note on the useable dynamic range of accelerographs recording translation

    M.D. Trifunac;M.I. Todorovska

  • Apparent Periods of a Building. II: Time-Frequency Analysis

    M. D. Trifunac;M. D. Trifunac;S. S. Ivanovic;S. S. Ivanovic;M. I. Todorovska;M. I. Todorovska

  • Complexity of energy release during the Imperial Valley, California, earthquake of 1940

    Mihailo D. Trifunac;James N. Brune

  • Should average shear-wave velocity in the top 30 m of soil be used to describe seismic amplification?

    Vincent W. Lee;Mihailo D. Trifunac

  • Routine computer processing of strong-motion accelerograms

    Mihailo D. Trifunac

  • Response envelope spectrum and interpretation of strong earthquake ground motion

    Mihailo D. Trifunac

  • Rocking strong earthquake accelerations

    Vincent W. Lee;Mihailo D. Trifunac

  • On correlation of seismoscope response with earthquake magnitude and Modified Mercalli Intensity

    M. D. Trifunac;A. G. Brady

Frequent Co-Authors

Maria I. Todorovska
Maria I. Todorovska University of Southern California
Firdaus E. Udwadia
Firdaus E. Udwadia University of Southern California
Heiner Igel
Heiner Igel Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München
Joachim Wassermann
Joachim Wassermann Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München
Kenneth W. Hudnut
Kenneth W. Hudnut United States Geological Survey
Bor-Shouh Huang
Bor-Shouh Huang Academia Sinica
Thomas C. Hanks
Thomas C. Hanks United States Geological Survey
James N. Brune
James N. Brune University of Nevada Reno
George W. Housner
George W. Housner California Institute of Technology
Sami F. Masri
Sami F. Masri University of Southern California

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