Publications & Presentations

Anagnos, Thalia

Publications & Presentations

Publications are categorized as follows: 1) Earthquake Engineering, 2) Educational Innovation and Effectiveness, 3) Student Development, and 4) Public and Educational Outreach. Selected published articles can be found at www.researchgate.net.

Earthquake Engineering

Anagnos T., Wittels, K., Rivera, F., Walker, R., Comerio, M. and Julius, A. (2018).  LFE as a Development tool for Next Generation Earthquake Profesionals, Eleventh U.S. National Conference on Earthquake Engineering, Los Angeles, CA.

Anagnos, T., Comerio, M. C., Stewart, J. P. (2016). Earthquake Loss Estimates and Policy Implications for Nonductile Concrete Buildings in Los Angeles, Earthquake Spectra, 32:4, 1951-1973. http://dx.doi.org/10.1193/060415EQS088M

Anagnos, T., Comerio, M. C., Goulet, C., May, P. J., Greene, M., McCormick, D. L., & Bonowitz, D. (2012). Developing Regional Building Inventories: Lessons from the Field, Earthquake Spectra, 28:4, 1305-1329. http://dx.doi.org/10.1193/1.4000087

Comerio, M., & Anagnos, T. (2012) Los Angeles Inventory: Implications for Retrofit Policies for Nonductile Concrete Buildings, 15th World Conf. Earthquake Eng., Lisbon, Portugal.

Anagnos,  T., Comerio,  M.C., Goulet,  C., Steele, J., & Stewart, J.P. (2010). Development of a Concrete Building Inventory: Los Angeles Case Study for the Analysis of Collapse Risk. Proc. 9th National & 10th Canadian Conf. on Earthquake Eng., Toronto, Canada.

Comartin, C. D., Anagnos, T., McCormick, D. L., & Moehle, J. (2009). The Concrete Coalition: A Panel Discussion on Understanding the Policy, Inventory and Technical Problems Associated with Pre-1980 Concrete Buildings, Proc. ATC & SEI Conf. Improving Seismic Perform. Existing Bldgs and Other Struc., San Francisco.

Anagnos, T., Comerio, M.C., Goulet, C., Na, H., Steele, J., & Stewart, J.P. (2008). Los Angeles Inventory of Nonductile Concrete Buildings for Analysis of Seismic Collapse Risk Hazards, 14th World Conf. Earthquake Eng., Beijing, China.

Comartin, C.D.,Anagnos,T., Faison, H.,Greene, M.,& Moehle, J.P. (2008). The Concrete Coalition: Building a Network to Address Nonductile Concrete Buildings, 14th World Conf. Earthquake Eng., Beijing, China.

Tubbesing, S.K., & Anagnos,T. (2008) The Earthquake Engineering Research Institute, a Short History of the U.S. National Earthquake Engineering Society, 14th World Conf. Earthquake Eng., Beijing, China.

Anagnos, T. (2005) The Use of Information Technology (IT) in Building Management Systems for Risk Assessment and Mitigation, Consortium of Universities for Research in Earthquake Eng. (CUREE), 37 pp.

Wood, S. L., Anagnos, T., Arduino, P., Eberhard, M. O., Fenves, G. L., Finholt, T. A., Futrelle, J. M., Grant, S.  K., Jeremic, B., Kramer, S. L., Kutter, B. L., Matamoros, A. B., McMullin, K. M., Ramirez, J. A., Rathje, E. M., Saiidi, M., Sanders, D. H., Stokoe, K. H., & Wilson, D. W. (2004) Using NEES to Investigate Soil-Foundation-Structure-Interaction, Proceedings 13th World Conf. on Earthquake Eng., Vancouver, Canada.

Anagnos, T. (2001). Development of an Electrical Substation Equipment Performance Database for Evaluation of Equipment Fragilities, Pacific Earthquake Engineering Center, Report No. 2001-06 (www.engr.sjsu.edu/tanagnos/Substation/index.htm).

Mehrabian, A., Marek, P., & Anagnos, T. (2000). Monte Carlo Simulation of Equivalent Static Analysis of Uniform Building Code, submitted Int. Conf. on Monte Carlo Simulation, Monte Carlo, Monaco.

Anagnos, T., & D. K. Ostrom (2000). Electrical Substation Equipment Damage Database for Updating Fragility Estimates, Proceedings Twelfth World Conf. on Earthquake Eng., Auckland, New Zealand.

Anagnos, T (1999). Improvement of Fragilities for Electrical Substation Equipment, Proc. Fifth National Conf. on Lifeline Earthquake Engineering, Seattle, August 1999, 11 pp. on CD-ROM.

Yamazaki, F., Anagnos, T & McAfee, S. (1999). Summary of Working Group 1 Risk Assessment and Disaster Information/GIS, Remote Sensing, Proc. Sixth US/Japan Workshop on Urban Hazard Reduction,Kobe, Japan, 82-86.

Marek, P., Anagnos, T., & Gustar, M. (1999). Codified Design of Steel Structures using Monte Carlo Techniques, Journal Constructional Steel Research, Elsevier reference: JCSR 1868, V52/1, 69-82.

Marek, P., Gustar, M. & T. Anagnos (1998)  Simulation Based Reliability Assessment Using Monte Carlo Techniques, Structural Engineers World Congress, San Francisco, CA (on CD-ROM).

Anagnos, T., S. Lawson, P. Schneider, & C. Drury (1998).  Initial Problems and Successes in Implementing the Loss Estimation Methodology HAZUS Throughout the United States, Sixth National Conf. on Earthquake Eng., Seattle, WA, June 1998 (on CD ROM).

Whitman, R., Anagnos, T., Kircher, C., Schneider, P. Lagorio, H., & R. S. Lawson (1997). Development of a National Earthquake Loss Estimation Methodology, Earthquake Spectra, 13/4, 643-661.

HAZUS User’s Manual.  (1997) National Institute of Building Sciences (NIBS) and Federal Emergency Management Agency,  Washington DC, NIBS Document number 5200.

HAZUS97: Technical Manual. (1997) National Institute of Building Sciences (NIBS) and Federal Emergency Management Agency,  Washington DC, NIBS Document numbers 5201, 5202 and 5203

Anagnos, T., S. Lawson, J. Bouabid &  M. Bouhafs (1996).  Use of a National Loss Estimation Methodology for Risk Management, National Disaster Reduction Conf., Washington, DC, 249-250.

Anagnos, T., & P. Marek (1996).  Application of Simulation Techniques in Teaching Reliability Concepts, Proc. Frontiers in Education, IEEE Education Society, Salt Lake City, UT, Nov. 1996, on CD-ROM.

Anagnos, T., S. Lawson, & J. Bouabid (1996).  Application of Regional Earthquake Loss Estimation in Corporate Emergency Response and Preparedness, Third US-Japan Conf. on Corporate Earthquake Programs, San Jose State University, San Jose, CA, 56-65.

Anagnos, T., J. Bouabid, S. Lawson, & M. Bouhafs (1996).  Application of an Integrated GIS Loss Estimation Methodology to Emergency Response Preparedness, Eleventh World Conference on Earthquake Engineering, Acapulco, Mexico.

Anagnos, T. & C. Scawthorn (1995).  Seismic Zonation Needs for Loss Estimation, Fifth International Conference on Seismic Zonation, Nice, France, October 1995.

Lawson, S., Anagnos, T., Kircher, C., & H. Shah (1995).  Development of a Regional Loss Estimation Methodology, Fifth International Conf. on Seismic Zonation, Nice, France, October 1995, 281-289.

Marek, P., M. Gustar, & T. Anagnos. (1995).  The Designer's Utilization of the Monte Carlo Simulation in Everyday Work, Second ASCE Congress for Computing in Civil Engineering, Atlanta, GA, June 1995.

Marek, P., M. Gustar, & T. Anagnos. (1995).  Probability and Simulation Based Reliability Assessment of Structures, Tenth Engineering Mechanics Conf., ASCE, Boulder, CO, May 1995.

Marek, P., M. Gustar, & T. Anagnos. (1995).  Alternative Probability-Based Reliability Assessment of Structures Using Monte Carlo Simulation as a Tool, Applications of Statistics and Probability, Civil Engineering Reliability and Risk Analysis (ICASP 7 Conference Proceedings), Paris, France, 889-896.

Anagnos, T., Rojahn, C. & A.S. Kiremidjian (1994). Building Fragility Relationships for California, Fifth U.S. National Conf. on Earthquake Eng., Chicago, IL, V4, 389-396.

Anagnos, T., C. Rojahn, & A.S. Kiremidjian (1994).  NCEER-ATC Joint Study on Fragility of Buildings, Report to the National Center for Earthquake Engineering Research, September 1994.

Assessment of the State of the Art of Earthquake Loss Estimation Methodologies (1994). Federal Emergency Management Agency, Earthquake Hazards Reduction Series 70 (FEMA-249)

Expected Seismic Performance of Buildings (1993).  The EERI Ad Hoc Committee on Seismic Performance of Buildings, presented at the EERI Annual Meeting, February 1993.

Scawthorn, C. Anagnos, T., Wong, K., Rojahn, C., & C. Poland (1990). Rapid Visual Screening of Buildings for Potential Seismic Hazards, ASCE Structures Congress, San Francisco.

Fitzgerald, T.F., Anagnos, T., Goodson, M., & T. Zsutty (1989).  Slotted Bolted Connections in Aseismic Design for Concentrically Braced Connections, Earthquake Spectra, V5, No. 2, 383-391.

Anagnos, T., & A.S. Kiremidjian (1988).  A Review of Earthquake Occurrence Models for Seismic Hazard Analysis, Journal of Probabilistic Engineering Mechanics, V3, 3-11.

Anagnos, T., Scawthorn, C., Poland, C., & C. Rojahn (1988).  A Methodology for Rapid Visual Screening of Seismically Hazardous Buildings in the United States, Second Japan-US Workshop on Urban Earthquake Hazard Reduction, Shimizu, Japan, Earthquake Engineering Research Institute.

Rapid Visual Screening of Buildings for Potential Seismic Hazards:  A Handbook (1988), Federal Emergency Management Agency, (FEMA-154).

Rapid Visual Screening of Buildings for Potential Seismic Hazards:  Supporting Documentation (1988), Federal Emergency Management Agency, (FEMA-154).

Earthquake Damaged Buildings:  An Overview of Heavy Debris and Victim Extrication (1988), Federal Emergency Management Agency, (FEMA-158).

Kiremidjian, A.S., Anagnos, T., & E. Rosenblueth (1988). Time-Predictable Model for Characteristic Earthquakes, ASCE Specialty Conference.

Anagnos, T. (1986).  Modeling Spatial Dependence in Earthquake Occurrence, Proc.Third U. S. Conf. on Earthquake Eng., Charleston, South Carolina, V1, 281-291.

Anagnos, T. & A. Boissonnade (1986).  Application of a Time Dependent Earthquake Occurrence Model in Risk and Public Policy, Eighth European Conf. on Earthquake Eng., Lisbon, Portugal, V1, 87-94.

Anagnos, T. and A.S. Kiremidjian & H.C. Shah (1985). Stochastic Earthquake Recurrence Models:  A Review, Joint US/Italy Workshop on Seismic Hazard and Vulnerability Analysis Proceedings, Milan Polytechnique Inst., Milan, Italy.

Anagnos, T. and A.S. Kiremidjian (1985).  A Stochastic Earthquake Recurrence Model with Temporal and Spatial  Dependence, John A. Blume Earthquake Engineering Center, TR76, Stanford University, Stanford, California.

Anagnos, T., & A.S. Kiremidjian (1984).  Stochastic Time-Predictable Model for Earthquake Occurrences, Bull. Seism. Soc. Amer., 74(6), 2593-261.

Kiremidjian, A.S., & Anagnos, T. (1984).  Stochastic Slip-Predictable Model for Earthquake Occurrences, Bull. Seism. Soc. Amer., 74(2), 739-755.

Kiremidjian, A.S., & Anagnos, T. (1984).  Stochastic Models and Their Use in Seismic Hazard Analysis, Engineering Mechanics in Civil Engineering, Proc. Fifth Eng. Mech. Div. Spec. Conf., Univ. Wyoming, Aug. 1-3, 1984, 1204-1207.

Anagnos, T. & Kiremidjian, A.S. (1984). Modeling of Dependence of Earthquake Occurrences, Proc. Eighth World Conf. on Earthquake Eng., San Francisco, V1.

Kiremidjian, A.S. & T. Anagnos (1983). A Homogeneous Alternating Markov Model for Earthquake Occurrences, Proc. Seventh World Conf. on Earthquake Eng., Istanbul, V1, 355-362.

Kiremidjian, A.S. and T. Anagnos (1983).  Stochastic Models for Earthquake Occurrence, Final Report to U.S. Geological Survey, Menlo Park.

Educational Innovation and Effectiveness

Anagnos, T., Sheppard, S.D., Billington, S.B. (2018). Integrating a Digital Textbook into a Statics Course, Frontiers in Education Conference, San Jose, CA.

Sheppard, S. D., Anagnos, T., Billington, S.B. (2017). Engineering Mechanics: Statics- Modeling and Analyzing Systems in Equilibrium, First Edition. John Wiley & Sons, New York.

Anagnos, T., Furman, B. J., Hsu, P., & Backer, P. (2013). How Important is the WOW Factor in First Year Engineering Courses?, 120th ASEE Annual Conf., Atlanta, GA.

Seale, S. H., Anagnos, T., & Van Den Einde, L. (2013).  Curriculum Exchange: Make Your Own Earthquake, 120th ASEE Annual Conf., Atlanta, GA. 

Seale, S. H., & Anagnos, T. (2013). Curriculum Exchange: Visualization Tools and Online Courses for Teaching about Earthquakes, 120th ASEE Annual Conf., Atlanta, GA.   

McMullin, K., Anagnos, T., Hustler, J. & Thomas, N. (2013). Professional Development of University Engineering Faculty through a K-20 Math-Science Partnership, 2013 ASEE PSW Conference, Riverside, CA.

Linsdell, J., & Anagnos, T. (2011) Motivating Technical Writing through Study of the Environment, J. Professional Issues in Eng. Ed. and Practice, ASCE, V137, 20-27.

Lee, J., Okamoto, N., Chung, R., & Anagnos, T. (2011). Introducing Sustainability Concepts in Lower Division Engineering Core Courses, Proc. 41st Frontiers in EducationConf., Rapid City, South Dakota.

Brophy, S., Anagnos, T,. & Lambert, J. (2011). WIP: NEESacademy – Cyber-Enabled Learning Experiences for K-16 Earthquake Engineering and Science Education, Proc. 41st Frontiers in EducationConf., Rapid City, South Dakota

Anagnos, T., & Brophy, S. (2010). NEES Academy: An Educational Cyberinfrastructure for the Earthquake Engineering Community, Proc. 9th National & 10th Canadian Conf. on Earthquake Eng., Toronto, Canada.

Anagnos, T., Conry, B., Guenter, S., Snell, J., & Von Till, B. (2008) Building Sustainable Assessment: One University’s Experience, Assessment Update, Wiley Periodicals, Inc., V20/6,  5-8.

Lee, M.D.,Anagnos,T., & McMullin, K. (2008).Educational Modules to Explore Soil-Structure Interaction and Nonlinear Behavior of Columns, 14th World Conf. Earthquake Eng., Beijing, China.

Anagnos, T., Komives, C., Mourtos, N., & McMullin, K. (2007). Evaluating Student Mastery of Design of Experiment, 37th ASEE Frontiers in Education Conf., Milwaukee, WI.

Anagnos, T., & McMullin, K. (2006). Integrating NEES Research into Advanced Analysis and Design Courses, Proc. 8th Nat. Conf. Earthquake Eng., San Francisco, CA.

Komives, C., Mourtos, N. Anagnos, T., & McMullin, K. (2006). Enhancing Inquiry Skills in Engineering through a University-School District Partnership, Proc. Ninth Int. Conf. Eng. Ed., San Juan, Puerto Rico.

Anagnos, T. (2005). The Golden GateBridge (Chapter 3). Statics: Analysis and Design of Systems in EquilibriumbySheri D. Sheppard, Benson H. Tongue, Wiley, New York.

Anagnos, T. (2004).  Reactions (Chapter 4). The Engineering Handbook, 2nd Edition, Richard C. Dorf, ed., CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL.

Jennings, M. & Anagnos, T. (1998)  Preparing an Assessment Plan at San Jose State University, Proc. 1998 ASEE Annual Conference, Seattle WA, June 1998 (on CD ROM).

Marek, P., Gustar, M., & Anagnos, T. (1995).  Simulation Based Reliability Assessment for Structural Engineers, CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL.

Anagnos, T. (1996).  Reactions (Chapter 4). The Engineering Handbook, Richard C. Dorf, ed., CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL 43-51.

Anagnos, T. & J. Valianos (1989).  The Use of PFRAME, A Commercial Software Package, in First and Second Courses in Structural Analysis, 97th Annual Conf. of American Society of Engineering Education, Lincoln, NE, V2, 598-600.

Student Development

Anagnos, T. & Schiorring, E. (2018). Helping Students Get More than Their Money From an Engineering Scholarship Program, Frontiers in Education Conference, San Jose, CA.

Anagnos, T., Lyman-Holt, A., & Brophy, S. (2015). Virtual Peer Teams: Connecting Students with the Online Work Environment, 122nd ASEE Annual Conference, Seattle, WA.

Anagnos, T., Lyman-Holt, A., Marin, C., & Momsen, E. (2014). Impact of Engineering Ambassador Programs on Student Development, J. STEM Education: Innovations and Research, 15(3).

Tuberty, J., Anagnos, T. & Allen, E. L. (2014). Leveraging Scholarships to Advance Student Success, 2014 ASEE Zone IV Conference, Long Beach, CA.

Hubenthal, M., & Anagnos, T. (2012). Undergraduate Research Program Design and Effectiveness in the Earth and Environmental Sciences, AGU Fall Meeting, San Francisco, California.

Anagnos, T., Lyman-Holt, A., & Brophy, S. (2012). WIP: Linking a Geographically Distributed REU Program with Networking and Collaboration Tools, 119th ASEE Annual Conference, San Antonio, TX. (winner of 2012 Woody Everett Best Poster Award).

Public and Educational Outreach

Van Den Einde, L., Tremayne, H. A., & Anagnos, T. (2016). Promoting School Earthquake Safety through a Classroom Education Grassroots Approach, 123rd ASEE Annual Conf., New Orleans, LA.

Brophy, S. & Anagnos, T. (2014). Large Research Center Education and Outreach: Lessons from 5 years of Distributed Collaborative Design, Development and Implementation, 121st ASEE Annual Conf., Indianapolis, IN.

Anagnos, T., Carroll, B., Weiss, S., & Heil, D. R. (2013). Public Works for Public Learning: A Case Study, 120th ASEE Annual Conf., Atlanta, GA.

Weiss, S., Heil, D. R., & Anagnos, T. (2013). Public Works Projects as Vehicles for Engineering Education and Outreach, 120th ASEE Annual Conf., Atlanta, GA.

Ramirez, J., Anagnos, T., & Eigenmann, R. (2010). The George E. Brown, Jr. Network for Earthquake Engineering Simulation (NEES): A Resource for Structural Engineers, Proc. 2010 SEAOC Convention, Indian Wells, CA.

Reitherman, R., Anagnos, T., & Meluch, W. (2008). Building Bridges between Civil Engineers and Science Museums, Consortium of Universities for Research in Earthquake Engineering (CUREE), Richmond, CA.

Vaziri, P., Anagnos, T., Fratta, D., & Roblee, C. (2006). Implementation of the Education, Outreach, and Training Goals for the Network for Earthquake Engineering Simulation (NEES) Consortium, Proc. 8th Nat. Conf. Earthquake Eng., San Francisco, CA.

Anagnos, T., & Roblee, C. (2005) The NEES Education, Outreach and Training Program: Working Toward Accelerating Risk Reduction, Disaster Resistant California, Sacramento, CA.

Anagnos, T., Fratta, D., Haws, L. McMartin, F., Morrow, C., & Taber, J. (2005) Education, Outreach and Training Strategic Plan for the George E. Brown, Jr. Network for Earthquake Engineering Simulation (NEES), NEES Consortium Inc., Davis, CA, 56 pp. (www.nees.org).

Anagnos, T., & Fratta, D (2004). Development of the Education, Outreach and Training Plan for the NEES Collaboratory, Proc. 13th World Conf. on Earthquake Eng., Vancouver, Canada, 15 pp.