Publications

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Journal Articles

• 1. Chowdhury, I. N., A. Cabas, J. Kaklamanos, A. R. Kottke, and N. Gregor (2024). Implications of input ground motion selection techniques on site response analyses for different tectonic settings, Earthquake Spectra, Vol. 40, No. 2, pp. 1521–1551. (PDF) (Link) (Electronic Supplement)

  2. Gann-Phillips, C., A. Cabas, C. Ji, C. Cramer, J. Kaklamanos, and O. Boyd (2024). Regional seismic velocity model for the U.S. Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plains based on measured shear wave velocity, sediment thickness, and surface geology, Earthquake Spectra, Vol. 40, No. 2, pp. 1269–1300. (PDF) (Link) (Electronic Supplement)

  3. Boore, D. M., R. R. Youngs, A. R. Kottke, J. J. Bommer, R. Darragh, W. J. Silva, P. J. Stafford, L. Al Atik, A. Rodriguez‐Marek, and J. Kaklamanos (2022). Construction of a ground‐motion logic tree through host‐to‐target region adjustments applied to an adaptable ground‐motion prediction model, Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America, Vol. 112, No. 6, pp. 3063-3080. (PDF) (Link)

  4. Kaklamanos, J., A. Cabas, S. Parolai, and P. Guéguen (2021). Introduction to the Special Section on Advances in Site Response Estimation, Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America, Vol. 111, No. 4, pp. 1665-1676. (PDF) (Link)

  5. Kaklamanos, J., B. A. Bradley, A. N. Moolacattu, and B. M. Picard (2020). Physical hypotheses for adjusting coarse profiles and improving 1D site response estimation assessed at 10 KiK-net sites, Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America, Vol. 110, No. 3, pp. 1338–1358. (PDF) (Link) (Electronic Supplement)

  6. Meite, R., L. Wotherspoon, J. Kaklamanos, C. McGann, and C. Hayden (2020). Sensitivity of 1-D ground motion predictions to analysis codes and material models using KiK-net vertical arrays, Soil Dynamics and Earthquake Engineering, Vol. 133, Article 106113. (PDF) (Link) (Electronic Supplement)

  7. Kaklamanos, J., and B. A. Bradley (2018). Challenges in predicting seismic site response with 1D analyses: Conclusions from 114 KiK-net vertical seismometer arrays, Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America, Vol. 108, No. 5A, pp. 2816-2838. (PDF) (Link) (Electronic Supplement)

  8. Baise, L. G., J. Kaklamanos, B. M. Berry, and E. M. Thompson (2016). Soil amplification with a strong impedance contrast: Boston, Massachusetts, Engineering Geology, Vol. 202, pp. 1-13. (PDF) (Link)

  9. Kaklamanos, J., L. Dorfmann, and L. G. Baise (2015). A simple approach to site response modeling: the overlay concept, Seismological Research Letters, Vol. 86, no. 2A, pp. 413-423. (PDF) (Link)

  10. Kaklamanos, J., L. G. Baise, E. M. Thompson, and L. Dorfmann (2015). Comparison of 1D linear, equivalent-linear, and nonlinear site response models at six KiK-net validation sites, Soil Dynamics and Earthquake Engineering, Vol. 69, pp. 207–219. (PDF) (Link) (Electronic Supplement)

  11. Kaklamanos, J., B. A. Bradley, E. M. Thompson, and L. G. Baise (2013). Critical parameters affecting bias and variability in site response analyses using KiK-net downhole array data, Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America, Vol. 103, No. 3, pp. 1733–1749. (PDF) (Link) (Electronic Supplement)

  12. Kaklamanos, J., and L. G. Baise (2011). Model validations and comparisons of the Next Generation Attenuation of Ground Motions (NGA-West) project, Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America, Vol. 101, No. 1, pp. 160–175. (PDF) (Link) (Electronic Supplement)

  13. Kaklamanos, J., L. G. Baise, and D. M. Boore (2011). Estimating unknown input parameters when implementing the NGA ground-motion prediction equations in engineering practice, Earthquake Spectra, Vol. 27, No. 4, pp. 1219–1235. (PDF) (Link)

      1. • Refer to the Software page for some electronic resources that implement this framework.

  14. Thompson, E. M., L. G. Baise, R. E. Kayen, E. C. Morgan, and J. Kaklamanos (2011). Multiscale site response mapping: a case study of Parkfield, California, Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America, Vol. 101, No. 3, pp. 1081–1100. (PDF) (Link)

Conference Papers and Abstracts

• 1. Zhan, W., L. G. Baise, and J. Kaklamanos (2024). Geospatial site terms for nonergodic ground motion models, Eighth International Conference on Earthquake Geotechnical Engineering, Osaka, Japan, 7–10 May 2024, Japanese Geotechnical Society Special Publication, Vol. 10, No. 53, pp. 1990–1994. (Paper)

  2. Gann-Phillips, C., A. Cabas, J. Kaklamanos, and C. H. Cramer (2024). Influence of sediment thickness and reference condition on ground motion amplification in the U.S. Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plains, Eighth International Conference on Earthquake Geotechnical Engineering, Osaka, Japan, 7–10 May 2024, Japanese Geotechnical Society Special Publication, Vol. 10, No. 28, pp. 1070–1075. (Paper)

  3. Roberts, M., L. G. Baise, J. Kaklamanos, W. Zhan, and S. Nie (2024). Geospatial variable based site terms for nonergodic ground motion models, 2024 Annual Meeting of the Seismological Society of America, Anchorage, Alaska, 29 April – 3 May 2024 (abstract printed in Seismological Research Letters, Vol. 95, No. 2B, pp. 1294–1295). (Abstract)

  4. Meyer, E., A. Dioslaki, S. Nie, W. Zhan, J. Kaklamanos, and L. G. Baise (2024). Multi-resolution basin terms for ground motion models in Central and Eastern North America, 2024 Annual Meeting of the Seismological Society of America, Anchorage, Alaska, 29 April – 3 May 2024 (abstract printed in Seismological Research Letters, Vol. 95, No. 2B, p. 1294). (Abstract)

  5. Baise, L. G., S. Nie, M. Roberts, J. Kaklamanos, and W. Zhan (2024). Using geospatial inputs to create partial nonergodic ground motion models for California, 2024 Annual Meeting of the Earthquake Engineering Research Institute (EERI), Seattle Washington, 9–12 April 2024.

  6. Cramer, C. H., J. Kaklamanos, C. Gann-Phillips, and A. Cabas (2023). CEUS Coastal Plain Seismic Amplification and Hazard Based on an Updated Regional Velocity and Geotechnical Model, United States Geological Survey (USGS) 2023 Earthquake Ground-Motion Workshop for the Central and Eastern United States, with a focus on the Gulf and Atlantic Coastal Plains, virtual, 7–8 December 2023. (Abstract)

  7. Gann-Phillips, C., A. Cabas, C. Ji, C. H. Cramer, and J. Kaklamanos (2023). Regional Seismic Velocity Model for the U.S. Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plains Based on Measured Shear Wave Velocity and Surface Geology, United States Geological Survey (USGS) 2023 Earthquake Ground-Motion Workshop for the Central and Eastern United States, with a focus on the Gulf and Atlantic Coastal Plains, virtual, 7–8 December 2023. (Abstract)

  8. Kaklamanos, J., I. N. Chowdhury, A. Cabas, A. R. Kottke, and N. Gregor (2023). Effects of input ground motion selection techniques on site response analyses: Insights from different tectonic settings, Ground Motion 2023 – Future Directions: Physics-Based Ground Motion Modeling, Seismological Society of America (SSA), Vancouver, British Columbia, 10–13 October 2023. (Abstract) (Poster)

  9. Zhan, W., L. G. Baise, and J. Kaklamanos (2023). Using multiple HVSR shape parameters for non-ergodic site effects modeling, Ground Motion 2023 – Future Directions: Physics-Based Ground Motion Modeling, Seismological Society of America (SSA), Vancouver, British Columbia, 10–13 October 2023. (Abstract) (Poster)

  10. Gann-Phillips, C. V., A. Cabas, C. H. Cramer, Z. M. Militello, and J. Kaklamanos (2023). Development of a site response and hazard model for the US Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plains, Geo-Risk 2023: Hazards and Climate Change, 23–26 July 2023, Arlington, Va., American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) Geotechnical Special Publication No. 344, J. Ching, S. Najjar, and L. Wang (eds.), pp. 184–193. (Paper) (Link)

  11. Zhan, W., L. G. Baise, and J. Kaklamanos (2023). Predicting within-site variability of seismic site response using a geospatial modeling approach, Geo-Risk 2023: Innovation in Data and Analysis Methods, 23–26 July 2023, Arlington, Va., American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) Geotechnical Special Publication No. 345, J. Ching, S. Najjar, and L. Wang (eds.), pp. 133–141. (Paper) (Link)

  12. Gann-Phillips, C., A. Cabas, C. H. Cramer, J. Kaklamanos, Z. Militello, and O. Boyd (2023). Development of a site response and hazard model for the U.S. Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plains with a geology-based shear wave velocity model, 2023 Annual Meeting of the Seismological Society of America, San Juan, Puerto Rico, 17–20 April 2023 (abstract printed in Seismological Research Letters, Vol. 94, No. 2B, p. 1302). (Abstract)

  13. Gann-Phillips, C., A. Cabas, C. Cramer, and J. Kaklamanos (2023). Developing a geology-based shear wave velocity model for the U.S. Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plains, Geo-Congress 2023, Geo-Poster Competition, American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE), Los Angeles, California, 26–29 March 2023. (Poster)

  14. Cramer, C., A. Cabas, C. Gann-Phillips, Z. Militello, and J. Kaklamanos (2022). The effect of 3D geological, geotechnical, and geophysical Models on seismic hazard for the Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plains, American Geophysical Union (AGU) Fall Meeting 2022, Chicago, Illinois, 12–16 December 2022. (Abstract)

  15. Cramer, C., A. Cabas, C. Gann-Phillips, Z. Militello, and J. Kaklamanos (2022). Incorporating 3D geology into seismic hazard for the Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plains, GSA Connects 2022: Annual Meeting of the Geological Society of America, Denver, Colorado, 9–12 October 2022 (abstract printed in Geological Society of America Abstracts with Programs, Vol 54, No. 5, doi: 10.1130/abs/2022AM-380922). (Abstract)

  16. Kaklamanos, J., S. T. Ghanat, C. M. Shillaber, T. Kunberger, B. Barry, S. Griffiths, C. Walton-Macaulay, S. Immanuel, D. A. Saftner, and C. Swan (2022). Instruction and assessment of Mohr’s Circle concepts in undergraduate geotechnical engineering courses, American Society for Engineering Education 2022 Annual Conference and Exposition, Minneapolis, Minnesota, 26–29 June 2022. (Paper) (Presentation) (Link)

  17. Zhan, W., L. G. Baise, and J. Kaklamanos (2022a). A geospatial model for site response complexity, 2022 Annual Meeting of the Seismological Society of America, Bellevue, Washington, 19–23 April 2022 (abstract printed in Seismological Research Letters, Vol. 93, No. 2B, p. 1221). (Abstract)

  18. Zhan, W., L. G. Baise, and J. Kaklamanos (2022b). Ground-motion modeling using machine learning techniques and geospatial proxies, 2022 Annual Meeting of the Seismological Society of America, Bellevue, Washington, 19–23 April 2022 (abstract printed in Seismological Research Letters, Vol. 93, No. 2B, p. 1222). (Abstract)

  19. Kaklamanos, J., I. N. Chowdhury, A. Cabas, A. R. Kottke, and N. Gregor (2021). Sensitivity of site response analyses to input motion selection protocols, Geo-Extreme 2021: Climatic Extremes and Earthquake Modeling, 7–10 Nov. 2021, Savannah, Ga., American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) Geotechnical Special Publication No. 329, C. L. Meehan, M. A. Pando, B. A. Leshchinsky, and N. H. Jafari (eds.), pp. 367–378. (Paper) (Presentation) (Link)

  20. Zhan, W., L. G. Baise, and J. Kaklamanos (2021). A geospatial model for predicting site response complexity, 2021 Annual Meeting of the Eastern Section of the Seismological Society of America (ES-SSA), virtual, 18–22 October 2021. (Abstract)

  21. Gann, C., I. Chowdhury, A. Cabas, and J. Kaklamanos (2020).  Effects of input motions from different tectonic settings on seismic slope stability analyses. 17th World Conference on Earthquake Engineering, Sendai, Japan, 13–18 September 2020 (physical conference rescheduled for 2021; conference proceedings published on original date of conference). (Paper)

  22. Kaklamanos, J., I. N. Chowdhury, A. Cabas, A. R. Kottke, and N. Gregor (2020). Sensitivity of site response analyses to input motion selection: Lessons learned from Seattle and Boston, 2020 Annual Meeting of the Seismological Society of America, Albuquerque, New Mexico, 27–30 April 2020 (conference canceled; abstract printed in Seismological Research Letters, Vol. 91, No. 2B, p. 1269). (Abstract)

  23. Pontrelli, M. A., L. G. Baise, and J. Kaklamanos (2020). A taxonomy for site complexity using the HVSR: Application to the KiK-net database, 2020 Annual Meeting of the Seismological Society of America, Albuquerque, New Mexico, 27–30 April 2020 (conference canceled; abstract printed in Seismological Research Letters, Vol. 91, No. 2B, p. 1268). (Abstract)

  24. Chowdhury, I. N., A. Cabas, J. Kaklamanos, A. Kottke, N. Gregor, and K. M. Lang (2019). Ground motion selection using the conditional spectrum: Insights for different tectonic environments, Earthquake Geotechnical Engineering for Protection and Development of Environment and Constructions: Proceedings of the VII ICEGE Seventh International Conference on Earthquake Geotechnical Engineering, Rome, Italy, 17–20 June 2019, CRC Press, F. Silvestri and N. Moraci (eds.), pp. 1803–1811. (Paper) (Link)

  25. Mirshekari, M., M. Ghayoomi, and J. Kaklamanos (2019). Sensitivity of seismic site response to fluctuations in water levels, Earthquake Geotechnical Engineering for Protection and Development of Environment and Constructions: Proceedings of the VII ICEGE Seventh International Conference on Earthquake Geotechnical Engineering, Rome, Italy, 17–20 June 2019, CRC Press, F. Silvestri and N. Moraci (eds.), pp. 3958-3965. (Paper) (Link)

  26. Ghanat, S. T., J. Kaklamanos, T. Kunberger, C. Walton-Macaulay, S. Immanuel, D. A. Saftner, B. E. Barry, S. Griffiths, C. M. Shillaber, and C. Swan (2019). Bias and precision in instructor grading of concept inventories in geotechnical engineering courses, American Society for Engineering Education 2019 Annual Conference and Exposition, Tampa, Florida, 16–19 June 2019. (Paper) (Link)

  27. Cabas, A., Chowdhury, I. N., J. Kaklamanos, A. Kottke, and N. Gregor. (2019). Bridging the gap between input motion selection protocols and geotechnical engineering analyses, 2019 Annual Meeting of the Seismological Society of America, Seattle, Washington, 23–26 April 2019 (abstract printed in Seismological Research Letters, Vol. 90, No. 2B, p. 955). (Abstract)

  28. Chowdhury, I. N., A. Cabas, J. Kaklamanos, A. Kottke, and N. Gregor (2019). Challenges and consequences of input motion selection for subduction zone environments: Seattle, Washington, 2019 Annual Meeting of the Seismological Society of America, Seattle, Washington, 23–26 April 2019 (abstract printed in Seismological Research Letters, Vol. 90, No. 2B, p. 917). (Abstract)

  29. Ghanat, S. T., J. Kaklamanos, C. Walton-Macaulay, S. I. Selvaraj, D. A. Saftner, C. Swan, and T. Kunberger (2018). Assessing the impact of educational factors on conceptual understanding of geotechnical engineering topics, American Society for Engineering Education 2018 Annual Conference and Exposition, Salt Lake City, Utah, 24–27 June 2018. (Paper) (Presentation) (Link)

  30. Kaklamanos, J., and B. A. Bradley (2018). Insights from KiK-net data: What input parameters should be addressed to improve site response predictions? Geotechnical Earthquake Engineering and Soil Dynamics V: Seismic Hazard Analysis, Earthquake Ground Motions, and Regional-Scale Assessment, 10–13 June 2018, Austin, Texas, American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) Geotechnical Special Publication No. 291, S. J. Brandenberg and M. T. Manzari (eds.), pp. 454–464. (Paper) (Presentation) (Link)

  31. Ghanat, S. T., J. Kaklamanos, and S. I. Selvaraj, C. Walton-Macaulay, and M. Sleep (2017). Assessment of students’ prior knowledge and learning in an undergraduate foundation engineering course, American Society for Engineering Education 2017 Annual Conference and Exposition, Columbus, Ohio, 25-28 June 2017. (Paper) (Link)

  32. Kaklamanos, J., B. A. Bradley, A. N. Moolacattu, and B. M. Picard (2017). Adjustments to small-strain damping and soil profile assumptions to improve site response predictions, 2017 Annual Meeting of the Seismological Society of America (SSA), Denver, Colo., 18–20 April 2017 (abstract printed in Seismological Research Letters, Vol. 88, No. 2, p. 537). (Abstract) (Presentation)

  33. Baise, L. G., J. Kaklamanos, and J. E. Ebel (2016). Site effects in strong-impedance environments and the importance of f0: Lessons learned in Boston, Massachusetts, 2016 Annual Meeting of the Eastern Section of the Seismological Society of America (ES-SSA), Reston, Virginia, 24–26 October 2016 (abstract printed in Seismological Research Letters, Vol. 88, No. 1, p. 239). (Abstract) (Presentation)

  34. Ghanat, S. T., J. Kaklamanos, K. Ziotopoulou, S. I. Selvaraj, and D. J. Fallon (2016). A multi-institutional study of pre- and post-course knowledge surveys in undergraduate geotechnical engineering courses, American Society for Engineering Education 2016 Annual Conference and Exposition, New Orleans, Louisiana, 26–29 June 2016. (Paper) (Link)

  35. Kaklamanos, J., and B. A. Bradley (2016). Improving our understanding of 1D site response model behavior: physical insights for statistical deviations from 114 KiK-net sites, 2016 Annual Meeting of the Seismological Society of America (SSA), Reno, Nevada, 20–22 April 2016 (abstract printed in Seismological Research Letters, Vol. 87, No. 2, p. 494). (Abstract) (Poster)

  36. Kaklamanos, J., and K. T. Elmy (2016). Development of a geotechnical engineering software package in R and its implementation in the civil engineering curriculum, Geotechnical and Structural Engineering Congress 2016, Phoenix, Arizona, 14-17 February 2016, American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE), C. Y. Chandran and M. I. Hoit (eds)., pp. 635–647. (Paper) (Presentation) (Link)

  37. Kaklamanos, J., and B. A. Bradley (2015). Evaluation of 1D nonlinear total-stress site response model performance at 114 KiK-net downhole array sites, Sixth International Conference on Earthquake Geotechnical Engineering, Christchurch, New Zealand, 2–4 November 2015. (Paper) (Poster)

  38. Kaklamanos, J., and B. A. Bradley (2015). 1D nonlinear site response prediction: Analysis of residuals at a large number of KiK-net vertical seismometer arrays, 2015 Annual Meeting of the Earthquake Engineering Research Institute (EERI), Boston, Massachusetts, 31 March – 3 April 2015. (Abstract) (Poster)

  39. Kaklamanos, J., and T. C. Cross (2014). Learning from catastrophes: Incorporating natural disasters into the undergraduate civil engineering curriculum, 2014 International Conference on Disaster Mitigation, Preparedness, Response, and Sustainable Reconstruction, Boston, Massachusetts, 8–9 May 2014. (Abstract) (Presentation)

  40. Kaklamanos, J., L. Dorfmann, and L. G. Baise (2014). Modeling dynamic site response using the overlay concept, Geo-Congress 2014 Technical Papers: Geo-Characterization and Modeling for Sustainability, Atlanta, Georgia, 23–26 February 2014, American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) Geotechnical Special Publication No. 234, M. Abu-Farsakh, X. Yu, and L. R. Hoyos (eds.), pp. 1167–1176. (Paper) (Presentation) (Link)

  41. Kaklamanos, J., L. G. Baise, and L. Dorfmann (2013). Quantification of uncertainty in nonlinear soil models at a representative seismic array, Safety, Reliability, Risk and Life-Cycle Performance of Structures and Infrastructures, 11th International Conference on Structural Safety and Reliability (ICOSSAR 2013), New York City, New York, 16–20 June 2013, G. Deodatis, B. R. Ellingwood, and D. M. Frangopol (eds.), pp. 4189–4196. (Paper) (Presentation)

  42. Kaklamanos, J., L. G. Baise, E. M. Thompson, and L. Dorfmann (2013). Modeling nonlinear 1D site response at six KiK-net validation sites, 2013 Annual Meeting of the Seismological Society of America (SSA), Salt Lake City, Utah, 17–19 April 2013 (abstract printed in Seismological Research Letters, Vol. 84, No. 2, p. 317). (Abstract) (Poster)

  43. Kaklamanos, J., B. A. Bradley, E. M. Thompson, and L. G. Baise (2012). Bias and variability in site response: Analysis of residuals at 100 KiK-net stations, 15th World Conference on Earthquake Engineering, Lisbon, Portugal, September 24–28. (Paper) (Poster)

  44. Kaklamanos, J., B. A. Bradley, E. M. Thompson, and L. G. Baise (2012). Critical parameters affecting bias and variability in site response analyses using KiK-net downhole array data, 2012 Annual Meeting of the Seismological Society of America (SSA), San Diego, California, April 17–19 (abstract printed in Seismological Research Letters, Vol. 83, No. 2, p. 355). (Abstract) (Presentation)

  45. Baise, L. G., E. M. Thompson, J. Kaklamanos, and L. Dorfmann (2011). Complex site response: Does one-dimensional site response work?, 4th IASPEI (International Association of Seismology and Physics of the Earth's Interior) / IAEE (International Association of Earthquake Engineering) International Symposium on the Effects of Surface Geology on Seismic Motion (ESG4), Santa Barbara, California, August 23–26. (Paper)

  46. Thompson, E. M., L. G. Baise, and R. E. Kayen, E. C. Morgan, and J. Kaklamanos (2011). A case study of alternative site response explanatory variables in Parkfield, California, GeoRisk: Risk Assessment and Management in Geoengineering, Atlanta, Georgia, 26–28 June 2011, American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) Geotechnical Special Publication No. 224, C. H. Juang, K. K. Phoon, A. J. Puppala, R. A. Green, and G. A. Fenton (eds.), pp. 310–317. (Paper) (Link)

  47. Thompson, E. M., L. G. Baise, and R. E. Kayen, E. C. Morgan, and J. Kaklamanos (2011). A variance-weighted approach to site response mapping, 2011 Annual Meeting of the Seismological Society of America (SSA), Memphis, Tennessee, April 13–15 (abstract printed in Seismological Research Letters, Vol. 82, No. 2, p. 313). (Abstract)

  48. Kaklamanos, J., E. M. Thompson, L. G. Baise, and L. Dorfmann (2011). Identifying and modeling complex site response behavior: Objectives, preliminary results, and future directions, Proceedings of the 2011 NSF Engineering Research and Innovation Conference, Atlanta, Georgia, January 4–7. (Paper) (Poster)

  49. Kaklamanos, J., and L. G. Baise (2010). Model validation of recent ground motion prediction relations for shallow crustal earthquakes in active tectonic regions, Fifth International Conference on Recent Advances in Geotechnical Earthquake Engineering and Soil Dynamics, San Diego, California, May 26–29. (Paper) (Poster)

  50. Baise, L. G., and J. Kaklamanos (2009). Lessons learned for ground motion prediction equation development from NGA West, 2009 Annual Meeting of the Eastern Section of the Seismological Society of America (ES-SSA), Palisades, New York, October 4–6 (abstract printed in Seismological Research Letters, Vol. 81, No. 1, p. 153). (Abstract) (Presentation)

Book Chapters and Technical Reports

• 1. Cabas, A., C. Cramer, J. Kaklamanos, and C. Gann-Phillips (2023). Coastal plain amplification and hazard model for the National Seismic Hazard Model: Collaborative research with University of Memphis, North Carolina State University, and Merrimack College, Final Technical Report, U.S. Geological Survey Award Nos. G22AP00018, G22AP00020, and G22AP00039, 87 p. (PDF)

  2. Idaho National Laboratory (2022). Idaho National Laboratory sitewide SSHAC Level 3 probabilistic seismic hazard analysis, Report No. INL/RPT-22-70233, Idaho National Laboratory, Idaho Falls, Idaho, 2487 p. Co-author of Chapters 8 and 11. (Link)

  3. Cabas, A., J. Kaklamanos, A. Kottke, and I. N. Chowdhury (2019).  Assessment of the contribution of input motion selection procedures to uncertainty in ground motion intensity measures: Collaborative research with North Carolina State University and Merrimack College, Final Technical Report, U.S. Geological Survey Award Nos. G18AP00015 and G18AP00016, 101 p. (PDF)

  4. Kaklamanos, J. (2017).  Assessment of 1D nonlinear site response uncertainty at a large number of vertical seismometer arrays, Final Technical Report, U.S. Geological Survey Award No. G16AP00002, 80 p. (PDF)

  5. Cross, T. C., and J. Kaklamanos (2016). Incorporating natural disasters into the undergraduate civil engineering curriculum: A case study using Hurricane Katrina and the Oso landslide, Chapter 7 in Planning for Community-based Disaster Resilience Worldwide: Learning from Case Studies in Six Continents, A. Awotona (ed.), Routledge, London, 490 p. (Chapter) (Link)

  6. Kaklamanos, J., D. M. Boore, E. M. Thompson, and K. W. Campbell (2010). Implementation of the Next Generation Attenuation (NGA) ground-motion prediction equations in Fortran and R, U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 2010-1296, 43 p. (PDF) (Link)

     • Implementation in Fortran: available at Dave Boore's web page

     • Implementation in R: available as the nga R package

Software

 Refer to the Software page for more details and downloadable resources.

• 1. Kaklamanos, J., and K. T. Elmy (2016). geotech: Geotechnical Engineering. R package version 1.0. (Link)

  2. Blair, T. J., T. C. Cross, A. N. Moolacattu, B. M. Picard, and J. Kaklamanos (2016). Implementation of the Next Generation Attenuation of Ground Motions (NGA-West 1) and Enhancement of Next Generation Attenuation Relationships for Western U.S. (NGA-West 2) models in Mathcad. (Link)

  3. Kaklamanos, J., and E. M. Thompson (2010). nga: NGA Ground Motion Prediction Equations. R package version 1.4-1. (Link)

Thesis and Dissertation

• 1. Kaklamanos, J. (2012). Quantifying uncertainty in earthquake site response models using the KiK-net database, Ph.D. Dissertation, Tufts University. (PDF) (Link)

  2. Kaklamanos, J. (2010). Model validations, comparisons, and issues of the Next Generation Attenuation (NGA) relations for predicting earthquake ground motions, M.S. Thesis, Tufts University. (PDF) (Link)