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Roberto T. Leon

Roberto T. Leon

D-Index & Metrics

Engineering and Technology

D-Index
40
Citations
5741
World Ranking
7402
National Ranking
2024

Overview

Roberto T. Leon is affiliated with Virginia Tech in the United States and specializes in engineering, with a focus on civil and structural engineering. Their academic work spans several interconnected subfields, including building and construction, mechanics of materials, computational mechanics, and plant science.

The scientist's research primarily centers on structural behavior and seismic performance. Key topics in their work include:

  • Structural Behavior of Reinforced Concrete
  • Structural Load-Bearing Analysis
  • Seismic Performance and Analysis
  • Structural Engineering and Vibration Analysis
  • Mechanical Stress and Fatigue Analysis
  • Structural Response to Dynamic Loads
  • Structural Health Monitoring Techniques

Roberto T. Leon has published extensively, with a selection of recent papers demonstrating a focus on seismic and structural analysis:

  • "Experimental study on seismic performance of steel reinforced concrete T-shaped columns" (2020) published in Steel and Composite Structures
  • "Nonlinear truss modeling method for masonry-infilled reinforced concrete frames" (2022) published in Engineering Structures
  • "Evolution of seismic design codes of highway bridges in Chile" (2021) published in Earthquake Spectra
  • "Seismic fragility of legged liquid storage tanks based on soil type classifications" (2022) published in Journal of Constructional Steel Research
  • "Inelastic cyclic response of RBS connections with jumbo sections" (2023) published in Engineering Structures

The frequent co-authors collaborating with Roberto T. Leon include:

  • José Wilches
  • Hernán Santa María
  • D.V. Bompa
  • A.Y. Elghazouli
  • T. Bogdan

Published venues where Roberto T. Leon's work appears regularly include:

  • Engineering Structures
  • Journal of Constructional Steel Research
  • Steel and Composite Structures
  • Earthquake Spectra
  • Report

In addition to research articles, Roberto T. Leon has contributed to academic book publications. Notably, they contributed to a volume published by Springer Nature titled "Proceedings of the 10th International Conference on Behaviour of Steel Structures in Seismic Areas" (2022).

Best Publications

  • BOLTED STEEL CONNECTIONS: TESTS ON T-STUB COMPONENTS

    James A. Swanson;Roberto T. Leon

  • Steel Beam-Column Connections using Shape Memory Alloys

    Justin Ocel;Reginald DesRoches;Roberto T. Leon;W. Gregory Hess

  • Experimental results of a NiTi shape memory alloy (SMA)-based recentering beam-column connection

    Matthew S. Speicher;Reginald DesRoches;Roberto T. Leon

  • Parametric analysis of steel bolted end plate connections using finite element modeling

    Y.I. Maggi;R.M. Gonçalves;R.T. Leon;L.F.L. Ribeiro

  • Design and analysis of braced frames with shape memory alloy and energy-absorbing hybrid devices

    Chuang-Sheng Walter Yang;Reginald DesRoches;Roberto T. Leon

  • Passive wireless antenna sensor for strain and crack sensing—electromagnetic modeling, simulation, and testing

    Xiaohua Yi;Chunhee Cho;James Cooper;Yang Wang

  • Advanced finite element modeling of bolted T-stub connection components

    J.A. Swanson;D.S. Kokan;R.T. Leon

  • Shear Strength and Hysteretic Behavior of Interior Beam-Column Joints

    Roberto T. Leon

  • Stiffness Modeling of Bolted T-Stub Connection Components

    James A. Swanson;Roberto T. Leon

  • Component Modeling of Partially Restrained Composite Joints under Cyclic and Dynamic Loading

    G. A. Rassati;R. T. Leon;S. Noè

  • Steel Structures Damage from the Christchurch Earthquake Series of 2010 and 2011

    Charles Clifton;Michel Bruneau;Greg MacRae;Roberto Leon

  • Lateral Load Tests on a Two-Story Unreinforced Masonry Building

    Tianyi Yi;Tianyi Yi;Franklin L. Moon;Franklin L. Moon;Roberto T. Leon;Roberto T. Leon;Lawrence F. Kahn;Lawrence F. Kahn

  • Shape Memory Alloy Tension/Compression Device for Seismic Retrofit of Buildings

    Matthew Speicher;Darel E. Hodgson;Reginald DesRoches;Roberto T. Leon

  • Passive wireless smart-skin sensor using RFID-based folded patch antennas

    Xiaohua Yi;Terence Wu;Yang Wang;Roberto T. Leon

  • Seismic Response of Composite Moment-Resisting Connections. I: Performance

    Roberto T. Leon;Jerome F. Hajjar;Michael A. Gustafson

  • BIDIRECTIONAL TESTS ON PARTIALLY RESTRAINED, COMPOSITE BEAM-TO-COLUMN CONNECTIONS

    Travis P. Green;Roberto T. Leon;Gian A. Rassati

  • FULL-SCALE TESTS OF SEISMIC CABLE RESTRAINER RETROFITS FOR SIMPLY SUPPORTED BRIDGES

    Reginald DesRoches;Thomas Pfeifer;Roberto T. Leon;Tam Lam

  • Semi-rigid composite construction

    Roberto T. Leon

  • Seismic Response of Composite Moment-Resisting Connections. II: Behavior

    Jerome F. Hajjar;Roberto T. Leon;Michael A. Gustafson;Carol K. Shield

  • Recommendations for Seismic Evaluation and Retrofit of Low-Rise URM Structures

    Franklin L. Moon;Franklin L. Moon;Tianyi Yi;Tianyi Yi;Roberto T. Leon;Roberto T. Leon;Lawrence F. Kahn;Lawrence F. Kahn

  • Analyses of a Two-Story Unreinforced Masonry Building

    Tianyi Yi;Tianyi Yi;Franklin L. Moon;Franklin L. Moon;Roberto T. Leon;Roberto T. Leon;Lawrence F. Kahn;Lawrence F. Kahn

Frequent Co-Authors

Reginald DesRoches
Reginald DesRoches Rice University
Jerome F. Hajjar
Jerome F. Hajjar Northeastern University
Manos M. Tentzeris
Manos M. Tentzeris Georgia Institute of Technology
Charles W. Roeder
Charles W. Roeder University of Washington
Gregory A. MacRae
Gregory A. MacRae University of Canterbury
Jack P. Moehle
Jack P. Moehle University of California, Berkeley
Giovanni Plizzari
Giovanni Plizzari University of Brescia
Michel Bruneau
Michel Bruneau University at Buffalo, State University of New York
Shirley J. Dyke
Shirley J. Dyke Purdue University West Lafayette

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