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John Douglas

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 https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3822-0060

  • United Kingdom

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20002022
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Research Output 2000 2019

2019
1 Citation (Scopus)
35 Downloads (Pure)

An accessible approach for the site response analysis of quasi-horizontal layered deposits

Volpini, C. & Douglas, J., 15 Mar 2019, In : Bulletin of Earthquake Engineering. 17, 3, p. 1163–1183 21 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

Open Access
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response analysis
Deposits
deposits
geometry
dimensional analysis
1 Citation (Scopus)
5 Downloads (Pure)

A streamlined approach for the seismic hazard assessment of a new nuclear power plant in the UK

Aldama-Bustos, G., Tromans, I. J., Strasser, F., Garrard, G., Green, G., Rivers, L., Douglas, J., Musson, R. M. W., Hunt, S., Lessi-Cheimariou, A., Davi, M. & Robertson, C., 4 Jan 2019, In : Bulletin of Earthquake Engineering. 17, 1, p. 37-54 18 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

Open Access
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nuclear power plants
hazard assessment
nuclear power plant
seismic hazard
hazards
1 Citation (Scopus)
18 Downloads (Pure)

Comparison of methods to develop risk-targeted seismic design maps

Gkimprixis, A., Tubaldi, E. & Douglas, J., 15 Jul 2019, In : Bulletin of Earthquake Engineering. 17, 7, p. 3727-3752 26 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

Open Access
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Seismic design
seismic design
hazards
targeting
Hazards
3 Citations (Scopus)
1 Downloads (Pure)

Comparison of soil nonlinearity (in situ stress-strain relation and G/Gmax reduction) observed in strong-motion databases and modeled in ground-motion prediction equations

Guéguen, P., Bonilla, F. & Douglas, J., 28 Feb 2019, In : Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America. 109, 1, p. 178-186 9 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

Open Access
File
in situ stress
strong motion
nonlinearity
ground motion
soils
1 Citation (Scopus)

Guidance on conducting 2D linear viscoelastic site response analysis using a finite element code

Volpini, C., Douglas, J. & Nielsen, A. H., 8 Mar 2019, In : Journal of Earthquake Engineering. 27 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

response analysis
boundary condition
Boundary conditions
software
Stratigraphy

Managing bridge scour risk using structural health monitoring

Maroni, A., Tubaldi, E., Douglas, J., Ferguson, N., Val, D., McDonald, H., Lothian, S., Chisholm, A., Riches, O., Walker, D., Greenoak, E., Green, C. & Zonta, D., 5 Jul 2019, International Conference on Smart Infrastructure and Construction 2019 (ICSIC): Driving Data-Informed Decision-Making. London, p. 77-84 8 p.

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution book

Open Access
File
Scour
Structural health monitoring
Bayesian networks
Monitoring
Decision support systems
2 Downloads (Pure)

Nomogram to help explain probabilistic seismic hazard

Douglas, J. & Danciu, L., 8 Nov 2019, In : Journal of Seismology. 8 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

Open Access
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nomographs
Nomograms
seismology
hazard assessment
seismic hazard
2 Citations (Scopus)
8 Downloads (Pure)

Probabilistic seismic hazard assessment for a new-build nuclear power plant site in the UK

Tromans, I. J., Aldama-Bustos, G., Douglas, J., Lessi-Cheimariou, A., Hunt, S., Davi, M., Musson, R. M. W., Garrard, G., Strasser, F. O. & Robertson, C., 15 Jan 2019, In : Bulletin of Earthquake Engineering. 17, 1, p. 1-36 36 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

Open Access
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nuclear power plants
hazard assessment
nuclear power plant
seismic hazard
hazards
2018
27 Downloads (Pure)

A Bayesian network approach to assess underwater scour around bridge foundations

Maroni, A., Tubaldi, E., Douglas, J., Ferguson, N., Zonta, D., McDonald, H., Greenoak, E., Walker, D. & Green, C., 10 Jul 2018. 12 p.

Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper

Open Access
File
Scour
Bayesian networks
Monitoring
Rivers
Inspection
51 Downloads (Pure)

Calibrating the backbone approach for the development of earthquake ground motion models

Douglas, J., 14 May 2018. 11 p.

Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper

Open Access
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Earthquakes
Calibration
Tectonics
Stochastic models
Transparency
7 Citations (Scopus)
35 Downloads (Pure)

Capturing geographically-varying uncertainty in earthquake ground motion models or what we think we know may change

Douglas, J., 25 Apr 2018, Recent Advances in Earthquake Engineering in Europe: 16th European Conference on Earthquake Engineering-Thessaloniki 2018. Pitilakis, K. (ed.). Cham, Vol. 46. p. 153-181 29 p. (Geotechnical, Geological and Earthquake Engineering; vol. 46).

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter

Open Access
File
Earthquakes
Hazards
Uncertainty
Monitoring
88 Downloads (Pure)

Development of fragility curves for use in seismic risk targeting

Gkimprixis, A., Douglas, J., Tubaldi, E. & Zonta, D., 18 Jun 2018. 9 p.

Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper

Open Access
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Earthquakes
Concrete buildings
Reinforced concrete
Hazards
Geometry
3 Citations (Scopus)
9 Downloads (Pure)

Do French macroseismic intensity observations agree with expectations from the European Seismic Hazard Model 2013?

Rey, J., Beauval, C. & Douglas, J., 9 May 2018, In : Journal of Seismology. 22, 3, p. 589-604 16 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

Open Access
File
seismic hazard
hazards
Hazards
France
return period
4 Citations (Scopus)
130 Downloads (Pure)

Peak ground accelerations from large (M≥7.2) shallow crustal earthquakes: a comparison with predictions from eight recent ground-motion models

Douglas, J. & Boore, D. M., 31 Jan 2018, In : Bulletin of Earthquake Engineering. 16, 1, p. 1-21 21 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

Open Access
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ground motion
Earthquakes
earthquakes
earthquake
prediction
45 Downloads (Pure)

Risk targeting in seismic design codes: the state of the art, outstanding issues and possible paths forward

Douglas, J. & Gkimprixis, A., 22 Mar 2018, Seismic Hazard and Risk Assessment: Updated Overview with Emphasis on Romania. Vacareanu, R. & Ionescu, C. (eds.). Cham, p. 211-223 13 p. (Springer Natural Hazards).

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter

Open Access
File
Seismic design
Hazards
Convolution
25 Downloads (Pure)

Using Bayesian networks for the assessment of underwater scour for road and railway bridges

Maroni, A., Tubaldi, E., Douglas, J., Ferguson, N., Zonta, D., McDonald, H., Walker, D., Greenoak, E. & Green, C., 17 May 2018, Structural Faults and Repair and European Bridge Conference 2018: Conference Proceedings. Birmingham, UK, 13 p.

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution book

Open Access
File
Scour
Bayesian networks
Monitoring
Rivers
Inspection
2017

Estimating ground motions In the largest crustal earthquakes

Douglas, J., 22 Dec 2017, Houston, Texas

Research output: Other contribution

Earthquakes
112 Downloads (Pure)

Examining the assumption of homogeneous horizontal layers within seismic site response analysis

Volpini, C. & Douglas, J., 20 Jul 2017. 7 p.

Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper

Open Access
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response analysis
Soils
Shear waves
Amplification
Stratigraphy
1 Citation (Scopus)
13 Downloads (Pure)

Inferring earthquake ground motion fields with Bayesian Networks

Gehl, P., Douglas, J. & D'Ayala, D., 1 Dec 2017, In : Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America. 107, 6, p. 2792-2808

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

Open Access
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Bayesian networks
ground motion
Earthquakes
earthquakes
earthquake
3 Citations (Scopus)
51 Downloads (Pure)

Stress accumulation in the Marmara Sea estimated through ground-motion simulations from dynamic rupture scenarios

Aochi, H., Douglas, J. & Ulrich, T., 22 Mar 2017, In : Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth. 122, 3, p. 2219–2235 17 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

Open Access
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motion simulation
ground motion
rupture
simulation
prediction
192 Downloads (Pure)

Using targeted risk in seismic design codes: a summary of the state of the art and outstanding issues

Douglas, J. & Gkimprixis, A., 16 Jun 2017, p. 3-10. 8 p.

Research output: Contribution to conference › Keynote

Open Access
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Seismic design
seismic design
seismic hazard
Hazards
Convolution
2016
1 Citation (Scopus)
86 Downloads (Pure)

Accounting for end-user preferences in earthquake early warning systems

Le Guenan, T., Smai, F., Loschetter, A., Auclair, S., Monfort, D., Taillefer, N. & Douglas, J., 1 Jan 2016, In : Bulletin of Earthquake Engineering. 14, 1, p. 297–319 23 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

Open Access
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early warning systems
early warning system
Alarm systems
Earthquakes
earthquakes
20 Citations (Scopus)
184 Downloads (Pure)

An updated probabilistic seismic hazard assessment for Romania and comparison with the approach and outcomes of the SHARE project

Pavel, F., Vacareanu, R., Douglas, J., Radulian, M., Cioflan, C. & Barbat, A., 7 Jun 2016, In : Pure and Applied Geophysics. 173, 6, p. 1881-1905 25 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

Open Access
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Romania
hazard assessment
seismic hazard
hazards
Hazards
7 Citations (Scopus)
33 Downloads (Pure)

Assessing components of ground-motion variability from simulations for the Marmara Sea region (Turkey)

Douglas, J. & Aochi, H., 1 Feb 2016, In : Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America. 106, 1, p. 300-306 7 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

Open Access
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Turkey
ground motion
Earthquakes
simulation
strong motion
2 Citations (Scopus)
29 Downloads (Pure)

Comment on the paper 'A risk-mitigation approach to the management of induced seismicity' by J. J. Bommer, H. Crowley and R. Pinho

Douglas, J., 1 Jan 2016, In : Journal of Seismology. 20, 1, p. 393-394 2 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Comment/debate

Open Access
File
13 Citations (Scopus)
64 Downloads (Pure)

Earthquake early warning and operational earthquake forecasting as real-time hazard information to mitigate seismic risk at nuclear facilities

Cauzzi, C., Behr, Y., Le Guenan, T., Douglas, J., Auclair, S., Woessner, J., Clinton, J. & Wiemar, S., 9 Jan 2016, In : Bulletin of Earthquake Engineering. 14, 9, p. 2495–2512 18 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

Open Access
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warning
forecasting
hazards
Earthquakes
Hazards
18 Citations (Scopus)
81 Downloads (Pure)

FRACAS: a capacity spectrum approach for seismic fragility assessment including record-to-record variability

Rossetto, T., Gehl, P., Minas, S., Galasso, C., Duffour, P., Douglas, J. & Cook, O., 25 Jul 2016, In : Engineering Structures. 125, p. 337-348 12 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

Open Access
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Earthquakes
Statistical Models
42 Citations (Scopus)
189 Downloads (Pure)

Recent and future developments in earthquake ground motion estimation

Douglas, J. & Edwards, B., 30 Sep 2016, In : Earth-Science Reviews. 160, p. 203–219 17 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

Open Access
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ground motion
earthquake
prediction
seismic hazard
hazard
2015
14 Citations (Scopus)
79 Downloads (Pure)

Assessing the impact of ground-motion variability and uncertainty on empirical fragility curves

Ioannou, I., Douglas, J. & Rossetto, T., 1 Feb 2015, In : Soil Dynamics and Earthquake Engineering. 69, p. 83-92 10 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

Open Access
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ground motion
uncertainty
prediction
damage
Timber
19 Citations (Scopus)
103 Downloads (Pure)

Evaluation of seismic hazard for the assessment of historical elements at risk: description of input and selection of intensity measures

Douglas, J., Seyedi, D. M., Ulrich, T., Modaressi, H., Foerster, E., Pitilakis, K., Pitilakis, D., Karatzetzou, A., Gazetas, G., Garini, E. & Loli, M., 1 Jan 2015, In : Bulletin of Earthquake Engineering. 13, 1, p. 49-65 17 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

Open Access
File
seismic hazard
hazards
Earthquakes
Hazards
earthquake
21 Citations (Scopus)
96 Downloads (Pure)

Influence of the number of dynamic analyses on the accuracy of structural response estimates

Gehl, P., Douglas, J. & Seyedi, D. M., 1 Feb 2015, In : Earthquake Spectra. 31, 1, p. 97-113 17 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

Open Access
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structural response
Maximum likelihood
Maximum likelihood estimation
estimates
Risk assessment
4 Citations (Scopus)
223 Downloads (Pure)

Limits on the potential accuracy of earthquake risk evaluations using the L’aquila (Italy) earthquake as an example

Douglas, J., Climent, D. M., Negulescu, C., Roullé, A. & Sedan, O., 2015, In : Annals of Geophysics. 58, 2, 17 p., S0214.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

Open Access
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Italy
earthquakes
damage
earthquake
evaluation
64 Citations (Scopus)
405 Downloads (Pure)

Selection of ground motion prediction equations for the global earthquake model

Stewart, J. P., Douglas, J., Javanbarg, M., Bozorgnia, Y., Abrahamson, N. A., Boore, D. M., Campbell, K. W., Delavaud, E., Erdik, M. & Stafford, P. J., 1 Feb 2015, In : Earthquake Spectra. 31, 1, p. 19-45 27 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

Open Access
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ground motion
Earthquakes
earthquakes
earthquake
prediction
2014
19 Citations (Scopus)
97 Downloads (Pure)

Comparison of the ranges of uncertainty captured in different seismic-hazard studies

Douglas, J., Ulrich, T., Bertil, D. & Rey, J., 1 Sep 2014, In : Seismological Research Letters. 85, 5, p. 977-985 9 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

Open Access
File
type of study
return period
seismic hazard
ground motion
hazards
48 Citations (Scopus)
35 Downloads (Pure)

Comparisons among the five ground-motion models developed using RESORCE for the prediction of response spectral accelerations due to earthquakes in Europe and the Middle East

Douglas, J., Akkar, S., Ameri, G., Bard, P. Y., Bindi, D., Bommer, J. J., Bora, S. S., Cotton, F., Derras, B., Hermkes, M., Kuehn, N. M., Luzi, L., Massa, M., Pacor, F., Riggelsen, C., Sandikkaya, M. A., Scherbaum, F., Stafford, P. J. & Traversa, P., Feb 2014, In : Bulletin of Earthquake Engineering. 12, 1, p. 341-358 18 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

Open Access
File
Middle East
spectral sensitivity
ground motion
Earthquakes
earthquakes
4 Citations (Scopus)

Eurocode 8-compatible synthetic time-series as input to dynamic analysis

Causse, M., Laurendeau, A., Perrault, M., Douglas, J., Bonilla, L. F. & Guéguen, P., Apr 2014, In : Bulletin of Earthquake Engineering. 12, 2, p. 755-768 14 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

dynamic analysis
Dynamic analysis
Time series
time series
pressure effect
3 Citations (Scopus)

Fragility curves for risk-targeted seismic design maps

Ulrich, T., Negulescu, C. & Douglas, J., 1 Aug 2014, In : Bulletin of Earthquake Engineering. 12, 4, p. 1479-1491 13 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

Seismic design
seismic design
curves
Concrete buildings
damage
2 Citations (Scopus)
8 Downloads (Pure)

Investigating the use of record-to-record variability in static capacity approaches

Gehl, P., Douglas, J., Rossetto, T., Macabuag, J., Nassirpour, A., Minas, S. & Duffour, P., 7 Jul 2014, Vulnerability, Uncertainty, and Risk: Quantification, Mitigation, and Management. Beer, M., Au, S-K. & Hall, J. W. (eds.). Reston, Virginia: American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE), p. 1675-1684 11 p.

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution book

Open Access
File
Earthquakes
Concrete construction
Reinforced concrete
Earthquake engineering
25 Citations (Scopus)

Magnitude scaling of induced earthquakes

Edwards, B. & Douglas, J., Oct 2014, In : Geothermics. 52, p. 132-139 8 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

Earthquakes
Geysers
earthquake
Geothermal fields
Hazards
3 Citations (Scopus)
5 Downloads (Pure)

Preface of special issue: a new generation of ground-motion models for Europe and the Middle East

Douglas, J., 28 Feb 2014, In : Bulletin of Earthquake Engineering. 12, 1, p. 307-310 4 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

Open Access
File
119 Citations (Scopus)

Reference database for seismic ground-motion in Europe (RESORCE)

Akkar, S., Sandikkaya, M. A., Şenyurt, M., Azari Sisi, A., Ay, B. O., Traversa, P., Douglas, J., Cotton, F., Luzi, L., Hernandez, B. & Godey, S., Feb 2014, In : Bulletin of Earthquake Engineering. 12, 1, p. 311-339 29 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

strong motion
ground motion
Earthquakes
Seismology
Metadata
3 Citations (Scopus)
4 Downloads (Pure)

Sensitivity analysis of different capacity spectrum approaches to assumptions in the modeling, capacity and demand representations

Rossetto, T., Gehl, P., Minas, S., Nassirpour, A., Macabuag, J., Duffour, P. & Douglas, J., 7 Jul 2014, Vulnerability, Uncertainty, and Risk: Quantification, Mitigation, and Management. Beer, M., Au, S-K. & Hall, J. W. (eds.). Reston, Virginia: American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE), p. 1665-1674 10 p.

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution book

Open Access
File
Sensitivity analysis
Earthquakes
Reinforced concrete
Steel
Experiments

Special issue in memory of Nicholas Ambraseys

Douglas, J. & Ansal, A., 28 Feb 2014, In : Bulletin of Earthquake Engineering. 12, 1, p. 1-3 3 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

Seismology
seismology
engineering
civil engineering
Civil engineering
12 Citations (Scopus)

Using estimated risk to develop stimulation strategies for enhanced geothermal systems

Douglas, J. & Aochi, H., 1 Aug 2014, In : Pure and Applied Geophysics. 171, 8, p. 1847-1858 12 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

stimulation
Earthquakes
earthquakes
Amber
earthquake
13 Citations (Scopus)

Weighing the importance of model uncertainty against parameter uncertainty in earthquake loss assessments

Rohmer, J., Douglas, J., Bertil, D., Monfort, D. & Sedan, O., Mar 2014, In : Soil Dynamics and Earthquake Engineering. 58, p. 1-9 9 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

parameter uncertainty
model uncertainty
Weighing
earthquakes
Earthquakes
2013
49 Citations (Scopus)

Predicting ground motion from induced earthquakes in geothermal areas

Douglas, J., Edwards, B., Convertito, V., Sharma, N., Tramelli, A., Kraaijpoel, D., Cabrera, B. M., Maercklin, N. & Troise, C., 1 Jun 2013, In : Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America. 103, 3, p. 1875-1897 23 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

ground motion
Earthquakes
earthquakes
earthquake
seismicity

Ranking of epistemic uncertainties in scenario-based seismic risk evaluations

Gehl, P., Ulrich, T., Rohmer, J., Negulescu, C., Ducellier, A. & Douglas, J., 2013, Safety, Reliability, Risk and Life-Cycle Performance of Structures and Infrastructures - Proceedings of the 11th International Conference on Structural Safety and Reliability, ICOSSAR 2013. p. 2357-2363 7 p.

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution book

Mechanical properties
Uncertainty analysis
Risk analysis
Uncertainty
Compressive strength
43 Citations (Scopus)

Risk-targeted seismic design maps for mainland France

Douglas, J., Ulrich, T. & Negulescu, C., Feb 2013, In : Natural Hazards. 65, 3, p. 1999-2013 15 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

seismic design
targeting
ground motion
seismic hazard
ranking
3 Citations (Scopus)

Seismic network design to detect felt ground motions from induced seismicity

Douglas, J., May 2013, In : Soil Dynamics and Earthquake Engineering. 48, p. 193-197 5 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

induced seismicity
network design
ground motion
injection
insurance
13 Citations (Scopus)

Selecting ground-motion models developed for induced seismicity in geothermal areas

Edwards, B. & Douglas, J., Nov 2013, In : Geophysical Journal International. 195, 2, p. 1314-1322 9 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

induced seismicity
ground motion
ranking
attenuation
prediction