Journal of Structural Engineering Best Paper Award

Below is a list of the Journal of Structural Engineering Best Paper Awards selected by a committee of the journal editorial board members. Congratulations to the authors for their work and contributions to the journal and the profession.

2022 Best Paper in Materials and Structural Response
ORCID ID iconHiroyuki Inamasu, S.M.ASCE; Albano de Castro e Sousa; and ORCID ID iconDimitrios G. Lignos, M.ASCE
Development and Experimental Validation of Dissipative Embedded Column Base Connections for Enhanced Seismic Performance of Steel Moment-Resisting Frames
Published online: December 20, 2021

2022 Best Paper in Analysis and Computation
Chao-Hsien Li; Zac Vidmar; ORCID ID iconBrandt Saxey; Mathew Reynolds; and ORCID ID iconChia-Ming Uang, M.ASCE
A Procedure for Assessing Low-Cycle Fatigue Life of Buckling-Restrained Braces
Published online: November 19, 2021

2021 Best Paper in Materials and Structural Response
Hossein Heydarinouri; Masoud Motavalli; Alain Nussbaumer, M.ASCE; and ORCID ID iconElyas Ghafoori, M.ASCE
Development of Mechanical Strengthening System for Bridge Connections Using Prestressed CFRP Rods
Published online: December 23, 2020

2021 Best Paper in Analysis & Computation
ORCID ID iconPaul Steneker, S.M.ASCE; Andre Filiatrault, M.ASCE; ORCID ID iconLydell Wiebe, M.ASCE; and ORCID ID iconDimitrios Konstantinidis, M.ASCE
Integrated Structural-Nonstructural Performance Based Seismic Design and Retrofit Optimization of Buildings
Published online: May 19, 2020

2021 Best Paper in Structural Hazards
Jin Wang, S.M.ASCE; and Gregory A. Kopp, M.ASCE
Comparisons of Aerodynamic Data with the Main Wind Force-Resisting System Provisions of ASCE 7-16, Part B: Mid- and High-Rise Buildings
Published online: December 21, 2020

2020 Best Journal Paper in Materials & Structural Response
Claudio Scandella, Ph.D.; Martin Neuenschwander, Ph.D.; ORCID ID iconKhalid M. Mosalam, Ph.D., P.E., M.ASCE; Markus Knobloch, Ph.D.; and Mario Fontana, Ph.D.
Structural Behavior of Steel-Plate Girders in Shear: Experimental Study and Review of Current Design Principles
Published online: August 23, 2020

2020 Best Journal Paper in Structural Hazards
Zhicheng Ouyang and Seymour M. J. Spence, Ph.D., A.M.ASCE
A Performance-Based Wind Engineering Framework for Envelope Systems of Engineered Buildings Subject to Directional Wind and Rain Hazards
Published online: February 19, 2020

2020 Best Journal Paper in Analysis & Computation
ORCID ID iconMonica Arul, M.ASCE; Ahsan Kareem, Dist.M.ASCE; and Dae Kun Kwon, M.ASCE
Identification of Vortex-Induced Vibration of Tall Building Pinnacle Using Cluster Analysis for Fatigue Evaluation: Application to Burj Khalifa
Published online: August 20, 2020

2019 Best Journal Paper in Materials & Structural Response
Rinchen Rinchen and Kim J. R. Rasmussen, M.ASCE
Experiments on Long-Span Cold-Formed Steel Single C-Section Portal Frames
Published online: November 15, 2019

2019 Best Journal Paper in Structural Hazards
Ahsan Kareem, Dist.M.ASCE; Liang Hu; Yanlin Guo, A.M.ASCE; and Dae-Kun Kwon, M.ASCE 
Generalized Wind Loading Chain: Time-Frequency Modeling Framework for Nonstationary Wind Effects on Structures
Published online: July 16, 2019

2019 Best Journal Paper in Analysis & Computation
Ahsan Kareem, Dist.M.ASCE; Liang Hu; Yanlin Guo, A.M.ASCE; and Dae-Kun Kwon, M.ASCE
Deployable Sandwich Surfaces with High Out-of-Plane Stiffness
Published online: November 28, 2018

2018 Best Journal Paper in Materials & Structural Response
Angus Murray; Raymond Ian Gilbert; and Arnaud Castel
Spacing of Cracks in Reinforced Concrete Based on a Variable Transfer Length Model
Published online: May 11, 2018

2018 Best Journal Paper in Structural Hazards
Gary Y. K. Chock, Dist.M.ASCE; Lyle Carden, M.ASCE; Ian Robertson, M.ASCE; Yong Wei, M.ASCE; Rick Wilson, A.M.ASCE; and John Hooper, M.ASCE
Tsunami-Resilient Building Design Considerations for Coastal Communities of Washington, Oregon, and California
Published online: June 11, 2018

2018 Best Journal Paper in Analysis & Computation
Paolo Di Re, Ph.D.; Daniela Addessi; and Filip C. Filippou, M.ASCE
Mixed 3D Beam Element with Damage Plasticity for the Analysis of RC Members under Warping Torsion
Published online: April 12, 2018

2017 Best Journal Paper in Structural Hazards
Attary, A.M.ASCE; John W. van de Lindt, F.ASCE; Vipin U. Unnikrishnan; Andre R. Barbosa, A.M.ASCE; and Daniel T. Cox, A.M.ASCE
Methodology for Development of Physics-Based Tsunami Fragilities
Published online: November 30, 2016

2017 Best Journal Paper in Analysis & Computation
Aksel Fenerci and Ole Øiseth, Ph.D.
Measured Buffeting Response of a Long-Span Suspension Bridge Compared with Numerical Predictions Based on Design Wind Spectra
Published online: July 14, 2017