Publications in Refereed Journals

J18. Gudipati, V.K. & Cha, E.J.“A framework for optimization of target reliability index for a building class based on aggregated cost,” Structural Safety(In review; STRUCS_2018_376).

J17. Pant, S. & Cha, E.J.“Potential changes in hurricane risk profile across the United States coastal regions under climate change scenarios,” Structural Safety(In review ;STRUCS_2018_370).

J16. He, X. & Cha, E.J.“Game Theory-Based Decision Support Framework for Interdependent Infrastructure Recovery Planning,” Journal of Infrastructure Systems(In review; ISENG-1528).

J15. He, X. & Cha, E.J.“Risk-informed Decision Framework for Interdependent Infrastructure Risk Mitigation Planning,” Risk Analysis(In review; RA-00564-2018).

J14. Lin, C.-Y. & Cha, E.J.“Hurricane Wind Damage Risk Assessment for Residential Buildings in the US Southeast Coast in Changing Climate by using Artificial Neural Networks,” Natural Hazards Review(In review; NHENG-977).

J13. He, X. & Cha, E.J.“Probabilistic Infrastructure Recovery Modeling with Considering Different Levels of Interdependency,” Natural Hazards Review(In review; NHENG-918).

J12. Gudipati, V.K. & Cha, E.J.“Resilience-based framework for seismic design optimization of buildings considering interdependencies,” Journal of Structural Engineering(In review; STENG-7313).

J11. Pant, S. & Cha, E.J.(2018) “Wind and rainfall loss assessment for residential buildings under climate-dependent hurricane scenarios,” Structure and Infrastructure Engineering(In press; DOI: 10.1080/15732479.2019.1572199).

J10. Pant, S. & Cha, E.J.(2018). “Effect of climate change on hurricane damage and loss for residential buildings in Miami-Dade County,” Journal of Structural Engineering144(6) (DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)ST.1943-541X.0002038).

J9. Cha, E.J.(2018). Discrepancy in the perceived hurricane risks in changing climate. Natural Hazards Review19(2) (DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)NH.1527-6996.0000284).

J8. He, X. & Cha, E.J.(2018) “Modeling the Damage and Recovery of Interdependent Civil Infrastructure Network Using Dynamic Integrated Network Model,” Sustainable and Resilient Infrastructure(DOI: 10.1080/23789689.2018.1448662).

J7. He, X. & Cha, E.J.(2018) “Modeling the Damage and Recovery of Interdependent Critical Infrastructure Systems from Natural Hazards,” Reliability Engineering and System Safety177:162-175.

J6. Cha, E.J.& Ellingwood, B.R. (2018) “The Relation Between Cost-Benefit Analysis And Risk Acceptance In Regulatory Decision-Making,” International Journal of Risk Assessment and Management; (In press; IJRAM-137212).

J5. Shafieezadeh, A., Cha, E.J.& Ellingwood, B.R. (2014) “A decision framework for managing risk to infrastructure systems from terrorist attack,” Risk AnalysisDOI: 10.1111/risa.12266

J4. Cha, E.J.& Ellingwood, B.R. (2013) “The role of risk aversion in nuclear plant safety decisions,” Structural Safety 44:28-36.

J3. Cha, E.J.& Ellingwood, B.R. (2013) “Attitudes toward acceptance of risk to buildings from extreme winds,” Structure and Infrastructure Engineering 10:697-707.

J2. Cha, E.J.& Ellingwood, B.R. (2013) “Seismic risk mitigation of building structures: the role of risk aversion,” Structural Safety 40:11-19.

J1. Cha, E.J.& Ellingwood, B.R. (2012) “Risk-averse decision-making for civil infrastructure exposed to low-probability, high-consequence events,” Reliability Engineering and System Safety 104:27-35.

Publications in Conference Proceedings

C15. Lin, C.-Y.&Cha, E.J.“Impact of Climate Change to Hurricane Loss to the Gulf Coast of the US,” The 13th International Conference on Applications of Statistics and Probability in Civil Engineering (ICASP), Seoul, South Korea, May, 2019.

C14. Gudipati, V.K. &Cha, E.J.“A resilience-based framework for design optimization of interdependent buildings,” The 13th International Conference on Applications of Statistics and Probability in Civil Engineering (ICASP), Seoul, South Korea, May, 2019.

C13. Gudipati, V.K. &Cha, E.J.“Optimization of target safety levels based on community-level objectives,” The 13th International Conference on Applications of Statistics and Probability in Civil Engineering (ICASP), Seoul, South Korea, May, 2019.

C12. Pant, S. &Cha, E.J.“Variation of hurricane losses across US coast under changing climate,” The 13th International Conference on Applications of Statistics and Probability in Civil Engineering (ICASP), Seoul, South Korea, May, 2019.

C11. Pant, S. &Cha, E.J.“Wind and rainfall loss evaluation for climate-dependent hurricane scenarios,” The 13th International Conference on Applications of Statistics and Probability in Civil Engineering (ICASP), Seoul, South Korea, May, 2019.

C10. He, X. &Cha, E.J.“A Game Theory-Based Decision Framework for Post-disaster Recovery Planning of Interdependent Infrastructure Systems,” The 13th International Conference on Applications of Statistics and Probability in Civil Engineering (ICASP), Seoul, South Korea, May, 2019.

C9. He, X. &Cha, E.J.“A Decision Framework for Pre-disaster Risk Mitigation Planning of Interdependent Infrastructure Systems,” The 13th International Conference on Applications of Statistics and Probability in Civil Engineering (ICASP), Seoul, South Korea, May, 2019.

C8. He, X. &Cha, E.J.“Modeling the Post-disaster Recovery of Interdependent Civil Infrastructure Network,” The 13th International Conference on Applications of Statistics and Probability in Civil Engineering (ICASP), Seoul, South Korea, May, 2019.

C7. He, X. & Cha, E.J. (2016) “Resilience and Dependency Modeling of Critical Civil Infrastructures Using Graph Theory and Dynamic Inoperability Input-Output Model,” Probabilistic Mechanics and Reliability 2016 Conference (PMC 2016), Vanderbilt University, May 22-26, 2016.

C6.    Cha, E.J., Shafieezadeh, A. & Ellingwood, B.R. (2013) “A risk informed decision framework for risk management of infrastructure systems against terrorist attacks,” Proceedings of the 11th International Conference on Structural Safety & Reliability (ICOSSAR), New York, June, 2013.

C5.    Cha, E.J. & Ellingwood, B.R. (2013) “Quantification of risk aversion in decisions related to safety of nuclear power plants,” Proceedings of the 11th International Conference on Structural Safety & Reliability (ICOSSAR), New York, June, 2013.

C4.    Cha, E.J. & Ellingwood, B.R. (2013) “Acceptance of risk due to competing wind and earthquake hazards,” Proceedings of the 11th International Conference on Structural Safety & Reliability (ICOSSAR), New York, June, 2013.

C3.    Cha, E.J. & Ellingwood, B.R. (2012) “Attitudes toward acceptance of risk to wood frame residential buildings from hurricanes,” Proceedings of the 2012 Joint Conference of the Engineering Mechanics Institute and the 11th ASCE Joint Specialty Conference on Probabilistic Mechanics and Structural Reliability Conference (EMI/PMC2012), Notre Dame, June, 2012.

C2.    Cha, E.J. & Ellingwood, B.R. (2012) “Risk-aversion in decisions regarding seismic retrofit of unreinforced masonry buildings,” Proceedings of the 2012 Joint Conference of the Engineering Mechanics Institute and the 11th ASCE Joint Specialty Conference on Probabilistic Mechanics and Structural Reliability Conference (EMI/PMC2012), Notre Dame, June, 2012.

C1.    Cha, E.J. & Ellingwood, B.R. (2011) “Decision-making for Civil Infrastructure Exposed to Low-probability, High-consequence Hazards: the Role of Risk-Aversion,” Proceedings of the 11th International Conference on Applications of Statistics and Probability in Civil Engineering (ICASP), Zurich, Switzerland, August, 2011.