Publications

Journal Articles

  1. Buckreis TE, P Wang, JP Stewart, SJ Brandenberg, and MW Driller (2025). Analysis of near-surface shear wave velocity data for site response applications in the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta Region of California. Environmental & Engineering Geoscience, (Accepted).
  2. Ojomo O, EM Rathje, P Wang, G Lavrendiatis, P Zimmaro, D Asimaki, JP Stewart (2024). Regional earthquake-induced landslide assessments for use in seismic risk analyses of distributed gas infrastructure systems. Engineering Geology. DOI: 10.1016/j.enggeo.2024.107664.
  3. Buckreis TE, JP Stewart, SJ Brandenberg, P Wang (2023). Small-strain site response of soft soils in the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta region of California conditioned on VS30 and mHVSR. Earthquake Spectra. 40(1):230–260.
  4. Wang P, Z Liu, SJ Brandenberg, P Zimmaro, JP Stewart (2023). Regression-based scenario earthquake selection for regional hazard-consistent risk assessments. Earthquake Spectra. 39 (4): 2236–2262.
  5. Buckreis TE, JP Stewart, SJ Brandenberg, P Wang (2023). Subregional Anelastic Attenuation Model for California. Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America. 113 (6): 2292–2310.
  6. Xie J, K Li, X Li, Z An, P Wang (2023). VS30-based relationship for Chinese site classification. Engineering Geology. DOI: 10.1016/j.enggeo.2023.107253.
  7. Bullock Z, P Zimmaro, G Lavrentiadis, P Wang, O Ojomo, D Asimaki, EM Rathje, JP Stewart (2023). A latent Gaussian process model for the spatial distribution of liquefaction manifestation. Earthquake Spectra. 39 (2): 1189–1213.
  8. Wang P, P Zimmaro, SK Ahdi, A Yong, JP Stewart (2023). Identification protocols for horizontal‐to‐vertical spectral ratio peaks. Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America. 113 (2): 782–803.
  9. Nweke CC, JP Stewart, P Wang, SJ Brandenberg (2022). Site response of sedimentary basins and other geomorphic provinces in Southern California. Earthquake Spectra. 38 (4): 2341–2370.
  10. Yang Y, P Wang, SJ Brandenberg (2022). An algorithm for generating spatially correlated random fields using Cholesky decomposition and ordinary kriging. Computers and Geotechnics. DOI: 10.1016/j.compgeo.2022.104783.
  11. Wang P, YT Tasi, JP Stewart, A Mikami, SJ Brandenberg (2022). Region-specific linear site amplification model for peaty organic soil sites in Hokkaido, Japan. Earthquake Spectra. 38 (3): 2207–2234.
  12. Xie J, X Li, Z Wen, L Jia, Z An, J Cui, G Lin, Q Zhang, P Jiang, Q Xie, P Wang, P Zimmaro, JP Stewart (2022). Soil profile database and site classification for national strong motion stations in Western China. Seismological Research Letters. 93 (3): 1930–1942.
  13. Wang P, P Zimmaro, TE Buckreis, T Gospe, SJ Brandenberg, SK Ahdi, A Yong, JP Stewart (2022). Relational database for horizontal-to-vertical spectral ratios. Seismological Research Letters. 93 (2A): 1075–1088.
  14. Goulet CA, Y Wang, CC Nweke, B Tang, P Wang, K Hudson, SK Ahdi, X Meng, MB Hudson, A Donnellan, GA Lyzenga, SJ Brandenberg, JP Stewart, T Gallien, MA Winters (2021). Comparison of near-fault displacement interpretations from field and aerial data for the M 6.5 and 7.1 Ridgecrest Earthquake Sequence ruptures. Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America. 111 (5): 2317-2333.
  15. Ahdi SK, S Mazzoni, T Kishida, P Wang, CC Nweke, NM Kuehn, V Contreras, B Rowshandel, JP Stewart, Y Bozorgnia (2020). Engineering characteristics of ground motions recorded in the 2019 Ridgecrest Earthquake Sequence. Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America. 110 (4): 1474-1494.
  16. Brandenberg SJ, JP Stewart, P Wang, CC Nweke, K Hudson, CA Goulet, X Meng, CA Davis, SK Ahdi, MB Hudson, A Donnellan, G Lyzenga, M Pierce, J Wang, MA Winters, M-P Delisle, J Lucey, Y Kim, TW Gallien, A Lyda, JS Yeung, O Issa, T Buckreis, Z Yi (2019). Ground deformation data from GEER investigations of Ridgecrest Earthquake Sequence. Seismological Research Letters. 91 (4): 2024-2034.
  17. Zheng N, T Dantsuji, P Wang, N Geroliminis (2017). Macroscopic approach for optimizing road space allocation of bus lanes in multimodal urban networks through simulation analysis. Journal of the Transportation Research Board. No. 2651, DOI: 10.3141/2651-05.

Conference Papers

  1. Wang P, B Bocekli* (2025). A new methodology for earthquake ground motion spatial correlation. Geotechnical Frontiers 2025, 170-180.
  2. Tahajomi Banafshehvaragh S*, P Wang (2025). A new probabilistic based approach for rainfall-triggered landslide hazard assessment. Geotechnical Frontiers 2025, 597-607.
  3. Wang P, TE Buckreis, SJ Brandenberg, JP Stewart (2023). Modified hyperbolic model for dynamic properties of peaty organic soils. Proceeding of the Geo-Congress 2023 Conference, Los Angeles, CA.
  4. Buckreis TE, CC Nweke, P Wang, SJ Brandenberg, S Mazzoni, JP Stewart (2023). Relational database for California strong ground motions. Proceeding of the Geo-Congress 2023 Conference, Los Angeles, CA.
  5. Wang P, Z Liu, SJ Brandenberg, P Zimmaro, JP Stewart (2022). Regression-based event selection for hazard-consistent seismic risk assessment. Proceedings of the 12th National Conference in Earthquake Engineering, Salt Lake City, UT.
  6. Zimmaro P, P Wang, D Asimaki, ZN Bullock, EM Rathje, O Ojomo, JL Donahue, Y Bozorgnia, A Mosleh, JP Stewart (2021). Regional-scale geohazards evaluation for risk assessment of natural gas storage and transmission infrastructure. Proceeding of the Geo-Extreme 2021 Conference, ASCE.
  7. Wang P, JP Stewart (2019). Data-derived site response and its predictability using ergodic and site-specific methods. Proceeding of SMIP2019 Seminar on Utilization of Strong Motion Data. California Strong Motion Instrumentation Program, UCLA, CA. October 18.
  8. Stewart JP, P Wang, DP Teague, A Vecchietti (2019). Applications of non-ergodic site response in ground motion modeling. Proceeding of 7th International Conference on Earthquake Geotechnical Engineering (Invited Keynote), Rome, Italy. June 17-20, P: 51-70.
  9. Nweke CC, P Wang, SJ Brandenberg, JP Stewart (2018). Reconsidering basin effects in ergodic site response models. Proceeding of SMIP2018 Seminar on Utilization of Strong Motion Data. California Strong Motion Instrumentation Program, Sacramento, CA. October 19.

Technical Reports

  1. Wang P, L Al Atik, N Gregor, N Kuehn, MA Walling, AR Kottke, Z Liu, P Zimmaro, Y Bozorgnia, SJ Brandenberg, JP Stewart (2023). Hazard-consistent scenario-based correlated ground motions for California gas pipeline infrastructure. Report GIRS-2023-02. B. John Garrick Risk Institute, Natural Hazards Risk and Resiliency Research Center, UCLA.
  2. Wang P, P Zimmaro, T Gospe, SK Ahdi, A Yong, JP Stewart (2021). Horizontal-to-vertical spectral ratios from California sites: Open-source database and data interpretation to establish site parameters. Report GIRS-2021-06. B. John Garrick Risk Institute, Natural Hazards Risk and Resiliency Research Center, UCLA.
  3. Stewart JP, SJ Brandenberg, P Wang, CC Nweke, K Hudson, S Mazzoni, Y Bozorgnia, CA Goulet, KW Hudnut, CA Davis, SK Adhi, F Zareian, J Fayaz, RD Koehler, C Chupik, I Pierce, A Williams, S Akciz, MB Hudson, T Kishida (2019). Preliminary report on engineering and geological effects of the July 2019 Ridgecrest Earthquake Sequence. Report No. GEER-064. DOI: 10.18118/G6H66K.
  4. Wang P, P Zimmaro, SK Ahdi, DY Kwak, JP Stewart (2019). Shear wave velocity database and its application for analysis of non-ergodic site amplification effects. U.S. Geological Survey, Report No. G17AP00018.
  5. Kayen R, B Wham, A Grant, M Atsushi, D Anderson, P Zimmaro, P Wang, YT Tsai, J Bachhuber, C Madugo, J Sun, C Hitchcock, M Motto (2019). Seismological, geological, and geotechnical engineering aspects of the 2018 Magnitude 6.6 Hokkaido Eastern Iburi Earthquake. Report No. GEER-060. DOI: 10.18118/G6CM1K.
  6. Wang P, JP Stewart, Y Bozorgina, DM Boore, T Kishida (2017). “R” package for computation of earthquake ground motion response spectra. Report No. 2017/09. PEER, UC Berkeley.

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