Publications

Recent Papers:

    
 
9.        B. B. Torkian, G.L.Pita, T. Johnson, J.P. Pinelli,  "Criteria for Selection of Wind Vulnerability Matrices for Single-Family Buildings", 13th International Conference on Wind Engineering, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, July 10-15, 2011
 
8.         J.P. Pinelli, G.L.Pita, B. B. Torkian, T. Johnson, K.Gurley, S.Hamid," Parameter Identification in a Catastrophe Model: the Case of the Florida Public Model", 2011 Structures Congress, Las Vegas, Nevada, April 14 – 16, 2011, Green Valley Ranch Resort and Spa 
  
7.         Boback Bob Torkian, Jean-Paul Pinelli, Kurt Gurley,” Classification of Current Building Stock for Hurricane Risk Analysis”, the International Conference on Vulnerability and Risk Analysis and Management (ICVRAM)/Fifth International Symposium on Uncertainty Modeling and Analysis (ISUMA 2011), Hyattsville, Maryland, April 11-13, 2011
 
6.            Jean-Paul Pinelli, G.L.Pita,  Kurt Gurley,  B. Torkian, S. Hamid, C. Subramanian, “Damage Characterization: Application to Florida Public Hurricane Loss Model,”  ASCE, Journal of Natural Hazard Review 2011
           
5.             Boback Bob Torkian, Jean-Paul Pinelli*, Kurt Gurley “Mitigation Techniques to Improve Residential Buildings Behavior During Hurricanes ”, 2010 Structures Congress, Orlando, Florida
 
4.             Jean-Paul Pinelli, Boback Bob Torkian, Kurt Gurley, Chelakara Subramanian, Shahid Hamid “Cost effectiveness of Hurricane Mitigation Measures for Residential Buildings 11th American Conference on Wind Engineering, June 2009 , San Juan, Puerto Rico

 

 
 
Posters:
               3.          Boback Bob Torkian, Jean-Paul Pinelli*, Kurt Gurley “Mitigation Techniques to Improve Residential Buildings Behavior During Hurricanes ”, 2010 Structures Congress, Orlando, Florida
 
Reports:

               2.       B. B. Torkian, J.-P. Pinelli, K. Gurley, C.S. Subramanian, S. Hamid,(2009)- "Survey of Residential Buildings in Florida to Define Characteristics of Current Building Stock". Final Results. Engineering Team Report. Florida Public Hurricane Loss Model. Jan 2010.

Books:

                1.           B.B. Torkian, "Cost Effectiveness of Mitigated Homes in Forida", Florida Institute of Technology, 2009.