Robert B. Fleischman
Professor of Civil Engineering and Engineering Mechanics
Civil Engineering 220H
Documents
Courses
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Selected Publications
Chapters
- Fleischman, R. B. (2014). Seismic Design Methodology Document for Precast Concrete Diaphragms. In Seismic Design Methodology for Precast Concrete Floor Diaphragms. PCI/CPF. doi:10.15554/pci.rr.seis-023
- Fleischman, R. B. (2008). Development of a seismic design methodology for precast concrete floor diaphragms. In Tailor Made Concrete Structures New Solutions for our Society, 1st Edition(pp 133-139). CRC Press/Balkema.
- Park, R., Watanabe, F., Alcocer, S. M., Boen, T., Bonelli, P., Bull, D. K., Bull, D. K., Calvi, G. M., Cheok, G. S., Clark, W., Cleland, N., Davidson, B., Englekirk, R. E., Fischinger, M., Fleischman, R. B., French, C. E., Hawkins, N. M., Lngham, J., Macrae, G. A., , Maffei, J., et al. (2003). fib Bulletin 27. Seismic design of precast concrete building structures. In Seismic design of precast concrete building structures. fib. The International Federation for Structural Concrete. doi:10.35789/FIB.BULL.0027
- Fleischman, R. B., Lu, L., Viscomi, B. V., & Goodwin, K. (1995). Design and Implementation of ATLSS Connections. In National Science Foundation National Conference on Research into Practice(pp 18 pages). Washington DC: National Science Foundation. doi:10.1061/9780784400944.ch10
Journals/Publications
- Poursharifi, M., Abedi, K., Chenaghlou, M., & Fleischman, R. B. (2017). Stability Analysis of Double Layer Barrel Vaults Equipped with an Accordion Force-Limiting Device. Journal of Constructional Research.
- Scheidegger, C., Fleischman, R. B., Kuzucu, I. B., Levine, J. A., Zhao, Z., Motta, D., Berger, M., & Paiva, A. (2021). STFT-LDA: An algorithm to facilitate the visual analysis of building seismic responses. Information Visualization, 20(4), 263-282. doi:10.1177/14738716211038618
- Zhang, D., Lee, D. H., & Fleischman, R. B. (2021). Verification of diaphragm seismic design factors for precast concrete office buildings. Earthquakes and Structures, 20(1), 13-27. doi:10.12989/eas.2021.20.1.13
- Zhao, Z., Motta, D., Berger, M., Levine, J. A., Kuzucu, I. B., Fleischman, R. B., Paiva, A., & Scheidegger, C. (2021). STFT-LDA: An Algorithm to Facilitate the Visual Analysis of Building Seismic Responses. Information Visualization, 20(no. 4), 263-282. doi:10.48550/arxiv.2109.00197
- Poursharifi, M., Fleischman, R. B., Chenaghlou, M. R., & Abedi, K. (2020). Introducing a new all steel accordion force limiting device for space structures. Structural Engineering and Mechanics, 74(1), 69-82. doi:10.12989/sem.2020.74.1.069
- Zhang, D., Lee, D. H., & Fleischman, R. B. (2020). Effects of diaphragm flexibility on the seismic design acceleration of precast concrete diaphragms. Computers and Concrete, 25(3), 273-282. doi:10.12989/cac.2020.25.3.273
- Zhang, D., & Fleischman, R. B. (2019). Verification of diaphragm seismic design factors for precast concrete parking structures. Structural Engineering and Mechanics, 71(6), 643-656. doi:10.12989/sem.2019.71.6.643
- Zhang, D., Fleischman, R. B., Schoettler, M. J., Restrepo, J. I., & Mielke, M. (2019). Precast Diaphragm Response in Half-Scale Shake Table Test. ASCE Journal of Structural Engineering, 145(5).
- Kurama, Y. C., Sritharan, S., Fleischman, R. B., Restrepo, J. I., Henry, R. S., Cleland, N. M., Ghosh, S. K., & Bonelli, P. (2018). Seismic-Resistant Precast Concrete Structures: State of the Art. JOURNAL OF STRUCTURAL ENGINEERING, 144(4).
- Shakya, U., Fleischman, R. B., Zhang, Z., Restrepo, J. I., Guerrini, G., Nema, A., Zhang, D., Tsampras, G., & Sause, R. (2018). Shake-table test performance of an inertial force-limiting floor anchorage system. Earthquake Engineering & Structural Dynamics, 47(10), 1987-2011. doi:10.1002/eqe.3047
- Tsampras, G., Sause, R., Fleischman, R. B., & Restrepo, J. I. (2018). Experimental study of deformable connection consisting of friction device and rubber bearings to connect floor system to lateral force resisting system. EARTHQUAKE ENGINEERING & STRUCTURAL DYNAMICS, 47(4), 1032-1053.
- Zhang, Z., Fleischman, R. B., Restrepo, J. I., Guerrini, G., Nema, A., Zhang, D., Shakya, U., Tsampras, G., & Sause, R. (2018). Shake-table test performance of an inertial force-limiting floor anchorage system. EARTHQUAKE ENGINEERING & STRUCTURAL DYNAMICS, 47(10), 1987-2011.
- Fleischman, R. B., Tsampras, G., Sause, R., & Restrepo, J. I. (2017). Experimental study of deformable connection consisting of friction device and rubber bearings to connect floor system to lateral force resisting system. Earthquake Engineering & Structural Dynamics, 47(4), 1032-1053. doi:10.1002/eqe.3004
- Tsampras, G., Sause, R., Fleischman, R. B., & Restrepo, J. I. (2017). Experimental study of deformable connection consisting of buckling-restrained brace and rubber bearings to connect floor system to lateral force resisting system. EARTHQUAKE ENGINEERING & STRUCTURAL DYNAMICS, 46(8), 1287-1305.
- Fleischman, R. B., & Seeber, K. (2016). New Construction for Resilient Cities: The Argument for Sustainable Low Damage Precast/Prestressed Concrete Building Structures in the 21st Century. Scientia Iranica, Special Issue on Resilient Cities(REF # 30.809.151227,). doi:10.24200/sci.2016.2230
Proceedings Publications
- Blasi, G., Perrone, D., Aiello, M. A., & Fleischman, R. B. (2021, Sept). Retrofit of Masonry Infills: Local Interaction with Reinforced Concrete Frames. In 17th World Conference on Earthquake Engineering, 17WCEE.
- Bokhari, I., Browne, S., Young, H., & Fleischman, R. B. (2022, March). Experimental Evaluation of Casting Quality and Welded Interfaces for Cast Steel Nodes to Round HSS. In North American Steel Construction Conference (NASCC): The Steel Conference.
- Fleischman, R. B., Sause, R., Ricles, J., Uang, C. M., Li, C. H., Moya, J., & Duke, J. (2021, Sept). ANALYTICAL AND EXPERIMENTAL INVESTIGATION OF SEISMIC FLOOR AND ROOF COLLECTORS IN STEEL BUILDING STRUCTURES. In 17th World Conference on Earthquake Engineering, 17WCEE, 1-11.
- Fleischman, R. B., Sause, R., Ricles, J., Uang, C. M., Moya, J., Dongzhi, G., Li, C. H., & Duke, J. (2020, June). ANALYTICAL AND EXPERIMENTAL INVESTIGATION OF STEEL SEISMIC COLLECTOR CONNECTIONS. In IX Connections Workshop, AISC-ECCS Workshop on Connections in Steel Structures, 1-11.
- Li, C. H., Uang, C. M., & Fleischman, R. B. (2022, July). Shake Table Tests on Seismic Response of Collectors in Steel Buildings. In 12th National Conference on Earthquake Engineering (12NCEE).
- Li, C. H., Uang, C. M., & Fleischman, R. B. (2022, July). Strain Aging Effects on Seismic Response of Buckling Restrained Braces. In 12th National Conference on Earthquake Engineering (12NCEE).
- Moya, J., Fleischman, R. B., Maldonado, C., & Bokhari, I. (2020, December). ANALYTICAL AND EXPERIMENTAL INVESTIGATION OF CASTING QUALITY EFFECT ON DUCTILE FRACTURE PERFORMANCE. In SFSA Technical & Operations Conference, 1-9.
- Pandey, S., Fleischman, R. B., Sause, R., Ricles, J., & Uang, C. M. (2022, July). Behavior of Seismic Collectors in Steel Building Structures. In 12th National Conference on Earthquake Engineering (12NCEE).
- Park, S., Bokhari, I., Alnuaimi, H., Amjad, U., Fleischman, R. B., & Kundu, T. (2022, April). Inspection of steel tube welded joint using nonlinear ultrasonic technique. In SPIE Smart Structures + Nondestructive Evaluation, 2022, Volume 12048.
- Tsampras, G., Sause, R., Fleischman, R. B., & Restrepo, J. (2022, July). Practical force-limiting deformable connections in buildings with rocking base mechanism and limited higher-mode responses. In 12th National Conference on Earthquake Engineering (12NCEE), Reimagining Risk and Resilience.
- Park, S., Bokhari, I., Alnuaimi, H., Amjad, U., Fleischman, R. B., & Kundu, T. (2022, April). Inspection of steel tube welded joint using nonlinear ultrasonic technique. In Proceedings of the SPIE, Volume 12048,, pp. 10.1117/12.2611920.
- Tsampras, G., Sause, R., Fleischman, R. B., Restrepo, J., Maffei, J., & Mar, D. (2015, April). Experimental validation of an earthquake resistant building system to control floor accelerations . In 2015 ASCE Structures Congress.
- Agarwal, A., Lizarraga, D., Beedle, M., Li, C. H., Fleischman, R. B., Sause, R., Ricles, J. M., & Uang, C. (2018, June 25-29). Investigation of seismic performance of collectors in steel building structures. In Eleventh U.S. National Conference on Earthquake Engineering: Integrating Science, Engineering & Policy,.
- Agarwal, A., Lizarraga, D., Beedle, M., Li, C., Fleischman, R. B., Sause, R., Ricles, J., & Uang, C. (2018, June). INVESTIGATION OF SEISMIC PERFORMANCE OF COLLECTORS IN STEEL BUILDING STRUCTURES. In Eleventh U.S. National Conference on Earthquake Engineering, Integrating Science, Engineering & Policy.
- Kuzucu, ,,, I. B., Fleischman, R. B., Zhang, D., Scheidegger, C. E., & Wei, Y. (2018, June). VERTICAL DISTRIBUTION OF FORCE-CONTROLLED SEISMIC RESPONSES IN MULTI-STORY RC BUILDINGS. In Eleventh U.S. National Conference on Earthquake Engineering, Integrating Science, Engineering & Policy.
Poster Presentations
- Fleischman, R. B. (2015, April). A Seismogeodetic Approach to Building Monitoring Using MEMS Accelerometers. SSA Annual Meeting. Pasadena CA: Seismological Society of America.
- Fleischman, R. B. (2015, November). Deformable Connection For Earthquake-Resistant Building Systems. JAEE 11th Annual Conference and International Symposium on Earthquake Engineering 2015. Tokyo JAPAN: University of Tokyo, Institute of Industrial Science.
- Fleischman, R. B. (2014, December). Seismogeodetic Monitoring of Structural Deformation during Shaketable Experiments. AGU Fall Meeting. San Francisco CA: American Geophysical Union.
- Fleischman, R. B. (2014, March). Shake Table Assessment of GPS and MEMS Accelerometers for Real-Time Seismogeodetic Monitoring of Structural Deformation and Earthquake Early Warning. UNAVCO Annual Meeting. Denver CO: National Science Foundation.
- Fleischman, R. B. (2014, Aug). REU Posters for NEESR Undergraduate Research Experience (3 posters presented). NEES Quake Summit. Reno NV: National Science Foundation (NSF) Network for Earthquake Engineering Simulation (NEES).
Presentations
- Fleischman, R. B. (2015, December). Total Project Planning: Case Study 1: PCI Building. NHERI@UCSD Users Training Workshop. University of California - San Diego, La Jolla CA: National Science Foundation (NSF) Natural Hazards Engineering Research Infrastructure (NHERI) Program.
- Fleischman, R. B. (2014, September). Large Scale Shake Table Testing of Precast Concrete Structures. Workshop on Future Directions for the UC San Diego Large Outdoor Shake Table. La Jolla CA: University of California-San Diego.
- Fleischman, R. B. (2014, September). Sustainable Precast Concrete Construction. 2nd Sino-U.S. Workshop on the Challenges Ahead: Sustainability Issues. Pasadena CA: National Science Foundation.
Others
- Fleischman, R. B., & Sumer, A. (2003, January). Development of modular cast steel connections for seismic-resistant building frames. Standardization News.
Awards
- 2016 Charles Pankow Award for Innovation
- American Society of Civil Engineering (ASCE), Fall 2015
- Undergraduate Teaching Award (Honorable Mention)
- Department of Civil Engineering and Engineering Mechanics, University of Arizona, Fall 2015
- 2014 Society of Civil Engineers Teaching Award
- UA CEEM Department (through UA Student SCE Chapter), Fall 2014
- 2014 NEES Outstanding Contributor Award
- National Science Foundation (NSF) George E. Brown Network for Earthquake Engineering Simulation (NEES), Summer I 2014
- 2014 Leslie D. Martin Award of Merit
- Precast/Prestressed Concrete Institute, Spring 2014
- Faculty Fellow
- UA COE, Spring 2013