Micaela Pilotto

Research topics

Seismic reliability of bridges

Hybrid simulations

Seismic response of tunnels

Fire resistance of cut-and-cover tunnels

Conference Publications

1.    Jiang, Y., Pilotto M., Johnson R., “Design and Analysis of SR 99 – Alaskan Way Tunnel in Seattle”, World Tunnel Congress (WTC) 2013, June 2013, Geneva, Switzerland.

2.    Deutscher, M., Pilotto M., Hubel B., “Mined Rock Tunnel Through Dam Abutment at Warm Springs Dam, Sonoma County, CA”, Proceedings of the Rapid Excavation and Tunneling Conference (RETC) 2013, June 2013, Washington D.C., USA.

3.    Pilotto, M., and Y. Jiang, “Design of the SR 99 Bored Tunnel in Seattle, WA,” Proceedings of the North American Tunneling (NAT) Conference 2012, June 2012, Indianapolis, IN, USA.

4.    Law, H. , Baghaei R., Jiang Y. , Pilotto M., “Soil-structure-interaction study and seismic analysis of SR-99 tunnel “,World Tunnel Congress (WTC) 2012, May 2012, Bangkok, Thailand.

5.    Kumarasena, S., Gardner G., Breton J., Pilotto M., “Rational design of top lateral bracings of tub girders”, Proceedings of the 21^st  International Bridge Conference, 2006, Pittsburgh, PA, USA.

6.    Pilotto, M., Ronalds F.B., Stocker R., “Non-linear dynamic analysis with deterministic and random seas: the case of minimum platforms”, Oceanic Engineering Society Newsletter, EEE,  Winter 2004 (http://ieeeoes.org/pubs/newsletters/oes/html/winter04/platforms.html)

7.    Pilotto, M., Ronalds F.B., “Dynamic behavior of minimum platforms under random seas”, Proceedings of the 22^nd International Conference on Offshore Mechanics and Arctic Engineering (OMAE-2003), ASME, 2003, Cancun, Mexico.

8.    Pilotto, M., Ronalds F.B., Stocker R., “Dynamic response of shallow water monopod platforms”, Proceedings of the 21^st International Conference on Offshore Mechanics and Arctic Engineering (OMAE-2002),  ASME, 2002, Oslo, Norway.