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Timothy Sullivan is affiliated with the University of Canterbury in New Zealand and is primarily engaged in the field of engineering, with a strong focus on civil and structural engineering. Their research contributions span multiple specialized subfields including building and construction, mechanical engineering, statistics, probability and uncertainty, and geophysics.

The scientist's main research topics include seismic performance and analysis, masonry and concrete structural analysis, structural health monitoring techniques, structural behavior of reinforced concrete, structural load-bearing analysis, concrete corrosion and durability, and structural response to dynamic loads.

Timothy Sullivan has published extensively in several academic venues. The most frequent publication venues are:

  • Bulletin of the New Zealand Society for Earthquake Engineering
  • Journal of Earthquake Engineering
  • Earthquake Engineering & Structural Dynamics
  • Earthquake Spectra
  • Bulletin of Earthquake Engineering

Some recent papers authored or co-authored by Timothy Sullivan include:

  • Displacement-Based Framework for Simplified Seismic Loss Assessment, 2020, Journal of Earthquake Engineering
  • Experimental Seismic Performance of Partly-Sliding Partition Walls, 2020, Journal of Earthquake Engineering
  • A Practice-Oriented Method for Estimating Elastic Floor Response Spectra, 2020, Bulletin of the New Zealand Society for Earthquake Engineering
  • Experimental Study of the Seismic Performance of Plasterboard Partition Walls with Seismic Gaps, 2020, Bulletin of the New Zealand Society for Earthquake Engineering
  • Lessons for Loss Assessment from the Canterbury Earthquakes: a 22-Storey Building, 2021, Bulletin of Earthquake Engineering

Throughout their career, Timothy Sullivan has frequently collaborated with several co-authors. Among the most common collaborators are:

  • Rajesh P. Dhakal
  • Jitendra Bhatta
  • Kenneth J. Elwood
  • Giovanni De Francesco
  • Ana I. Sarkis

Best Publications

  • Introduction to Uncertainty Quantification

    T. J. Sullivan

  • Performance-based seismic design of nonstructural building components: The next frontier of earthquake engineering

    Andre Filiatrault;Timothy Sullivan

  • Damage Control for Clay Masonry Infills in the Design of RC Frame Structures

    Sanja Hak;Paolo Morandi;Guido Magenes;Timothy J. Sullivan

  • Probabilistic seismic hazard analyses for ground motions and fault displacement at Yucca Mountain, Nevada

    J. Carl Stepp;Ivan Wong;John Whitney;Richard Quittmeyer

  • Towards improved floor spectra estimates for seismic design

    Timothy J Sullivan;Paolo M Calvi;Roberto Nascimbene

  • Building a Framework for Predictive Science

    Michael M. McKerns;Leif Strand;Tim Sullivan;Alta Fang

  • Characterising the in-plane seismic performance of infill masonry

    Kathy Sassun;Timothy J. Sullivan;Paolo Morandi;Donatello Cardone

  • Optimal Uncertainty Quantification

    Houman Owhadi;Clint Scovel;Timothy John Sullivan;Mike McKerns

  • Estimating floor spectra in multiple degree of freedom systems

    Paolo M. Calvi;Timothy J. Sullivan

  • Development of a Displacement-Based Design Method for Steel Dual Systems With Buckling-Restrained Braces and Moment-Resisting Frames

    Timothy J. Maley;Timothy J. Sullivan;Gaetano Della Corte

  • The limitations and performances of different displacement based design methods

    T. J. Sullivan;G. M. Calvi;M. J. N. Priestley;M. J. Kowalsky

  • Towards a simplified Direct DBD procedure for the seismic design of moment resisting frames with viscous dampers

    T.J. Sullivan;A. Lago

  • Bayesian Probabilistic Numerical Methods

    Jon Cockayne;Chris J. Oates;Timothy John Sullivan;Mark A. Girolami

  • DIRECT DISPLACEMENT-BASED DESIGN OF FRAME-WALL STRUCTURES

    Timothy Sullivan;M. J. N. Priestley;Gian Michele Calvi

  • Equivalent viscous damping for steel concentrically braced frame structures

    K. K. Wijesundara;R. Nascimbene;T. J. Sullivan

  • Developing Direct Displacement-Based Procedures for Simplified Loss Assessment in Performance-Based Earthquake Engineering

    David Patrick Welch;Timothy Sullivan;Gian Michele Calvi

  • Displacement‐Based Design of Precast Walls with Additional Dampers

    D. Pennucci;Gian Michele Calvi;Timothy Sullivan

  • Estimating the Higher-Mode Response of Ductile Structures

    Timothy Sullivan;M. J. N. Priestley;Gian Michele Calvi

  • Displacement Reduction Factors for the Design of Medium and Long Period Structures

    D. Pennucci;T. J. Sullivan;G. M. Calvi

  • Conceptual Seismic Design of Cable-Stayed Bridges

    G. M. Calvi;T. J. Sullivan;A. Villani

  • Probabilistic seismic assessment and retrofit considerations for Italian RC frame buildings

    Gerard J. O’Reilly;Timothy J. Sullivan

  • Quantification of modelling uncertainty in existing Italian RC frames

    Gerard J. O'Reilly;Timothy J. Sullivan

  • Direct displacement-based seismic design of steel eccentrically braced frame structures

    Timothy John Sullivan

  • Modeling Techniques for the Seismic Assessment of the Existing Italian RC Frame Structures

    Gerard J O’Reilly;Timothy J Sullivan

  • Optimal Uncertainty Quantification

    Houman Owhadi;Clint Scovel;Timothy John Sullivan;Mike McKerns

  • A model code for the displacement based seismic design of structures : DBD09 draft subject to public enquiry

    Gian Michele Calvi;Timothy Sullivan

Frequent Co-Authors

Gian Michele Calvi
Gian Michele Calvi Istituto Universitario Di Studi Superiori Di Pavia
Houman Owhadi
Houman Owhadi California Institute of Technology
Rajesh P. Dhakal
Rajesh P. Dhakal University of Canterbury
Michael Ortiz
Michael Ortiz California Institute of Technology
Mark Girolami
Mark Girolami University of Cambridge
Gregory A. MacRae
Gregory A. MacRae University of Canterbury
Andre Filiatrault
Andre Filiatrault University at Buffalo, State University of New York
Roberto Nascimbene
Roberto Nascimbene Istituto Universitario Di Studi Superiori Di Pavia
Constantin Christopoulos
Constantin Christopoulos University of Toronto
Hans-Christian Hege
Hans-Christian Hege Zuse Institute Berlin

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