Publications

Publications

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• Journal articles
• Under review & in preparation
• Conference papers
• Presentations & talks
• Theses

Journal articles

• J1 Elmorsy M, Jones L, Wild M, Katsamakas A, Anastasopoulos I, Vassiliou M. Benchmark dataset from centrifuge shake table tests of 3D-printed URM structures for seismic model validation. Earthquake Spectra, 2026; 42(1):e70042.
• J2 Elmorsy M, Adamopoulou D, Zhang Y, Shea K, Jones L, Anastasopoulos I, Vassiliou M. Shear behavior and centrifuge seismic modeling of sustainable corbel dwellings with interlocking blocks. Construction and Building Materials, 2026; 515:145553.
• J3 Elmorsy M, Vamvatsikos D. Impact of beam-column joint modeling uncertainties on the seismic response of low-rise RC frames. Earthquake Engineering & Structural Dynamics, 2025; e70024.
• J4 Elmorsy M, Leinenbach C, Vassiliou MF. Cyclic behavior of physical models of reinforced concrete columns built with additive manufacturing. Journal of Structural Engineering, 2025; 151(5):04025043.
• J5 Elmorsy M, Leinenbach C, Vassiliou MF. Small-scale physical modelling of reinforced concrete joints using additively manufactured reinforcement. Journal of Structural Engineering, 2025; 151(5):04025036.
• J6 Elmorsy M, Wrobel R, Leinenbach C, Vassiliou MF. Additively manufactured steel reinforcement for small-scale reinforced concrete modeling: tensile and bond behavior. Materials & Design, 2024; 241:112919.
• J7 Elmorsy M, Vassiliou MF. Effect of ground motion processing and filtering on the response of rocking structures. Earthquake Engineering & Structural Dynamics, 2023; 52(6):1704–1721.
• J8 Hassan WM, Elmorsy M. Cyclic nonlinear modeling parameters for unconfined beam-column joints. ACI Structural Journal, 2022; 119(1):89–104.
• J9 Hassan WM, Elmorsy M. Probabilistic beam–column joint model for seismic analysis of concrete frames. Journal of Structural Engineering, 2022; 148(4):04022011.
• J10 Elmorsy M, Hassan WM. Seismic behavior of ultra-high performance concrete elements: state-of-the-art review and test data trends. Journal of Building Engineering, 2021; 40:102572.
• J11 Hassan WM, Elmorsy M. Database trends and critical review of seismic performance tests on high-strength steel reinforced concrete components. Engineering Structures, 2021; 239:112092.
• J12 Elmorsy MM, Ghaleb AA, El-Zoughiby ME. Performance-based seismic assessment of buildings with curved shear walls. Engineering Research Journal, 2019.

Under review and in preparation

• P1 Elmorsy M, Jones L, Anastasopoulos I, Günay S, Mosalam K, Tatsis K, Vassiliou M. Shake table centrifuge tests for numerical model validation of URM buildings: results of a blind prediction contest. Earthquake Engineering & Structural Dynamics. In preparation
• P2 Elmorsy M, Jones L, Cazacu M, Anastasopoulos I, Vassiliou M. Centrifuge shake table tests on rolling isolated masonry model structures. Engineering Structures. In preparation
• P3 Reyes S, Elmorsy M, Candebat D, Blondet M, Mousakis C, Vassiliou M. Three-directional shake table testing of an unreinforced masonry structure isolated with a rolling isolation system. Earthquake Engineering & Structural Dynamics. In preparation

Conference papers

• C1 Elmorsy M, Jones L, Wild M, Katsamakas A, Anastasopoulos I, Vassiliou M. Centrifuge modelling of URM seismic response using sand-based 3D printing. 11th International Conference on Physical Modelling in Geotechnics (ICPMG 2026).
• C2 Elmorsy M, Leinenbach C, Vassiliou MF. Physical modeling of reinforced concrete structures with 3D-printed steel cages at centrifuge scale. 11th International Conference on Physical Modelling in Geotechnics (ICPMG 2026).
• C3 Elmorsy M, Leinenbach C, Vassiliou MF. Assessment of 3D-printed RC beam-column joint models for centrifuge modelling. HiComp 2025 Proceedings, 2025.
• C4 Elmorsy M, Katsamakas A, Jones L, Brunschweiler E, Anastasopoulos I, Vassiliou MF. Seismic behavior of URM structures: a centrifuge model study. International Conference on Structural Analysis of Historical Constructions (SAHC 2025), Springer, 2025, pp. 668–679.
• C5 Elmorsy M, Wrobel R, Leinenbach C, Vassiliou MF. Applications of 3D printing for manufacturing small-scale physical models of reinforced concrete structures for centrifuge use. ELTAM Proceedings, p. 20217. (In Greek)
• C6 Elmorsy M, Katsamakas A, Jones L, Brunschweiler E, Anastasopoulos I, Vassiliou MF. Preliminary centrifuge tests on unreinforced masonry buildings built using a sand-based 3D printer. 4th Asia-Pacific Conference on Physical Modelling in Geotechnics (ACPMG 2024).
• C7 Elmorsy M, Leinenbach C, Vassiliou MF. Enhancing centrifuge-based physical modeling of reinforced concrete with 3D-printed reinforcement cages. 4th Asia-Pacific Conference on Physical Modelling in Geotechnics (ACPMG 2024), Abu Dhabi, UAE.
• C8 Elmorsy M, Wrobel R, Leinenbach C, Vassiliou MF. Centrifuge-based physical modeling of reinforced concrete using 3D-printed reinforcement cages. 5th European Conference on Physical Modelling in Geotechnics (ECPMG 2024).
• C9 Elmorsy M, Wrobel R, Leinenbach C, Vassiliou MF. Small-scale physical modeling of reinforced concrete using 3D-printed steel reinforcement. 18th World Conference on Earthquake Engineering (WCEE 2024), Milan, Italy.
• C10 Elmorsy M, Vassiliou MF. Do ground motion processing and filtering affect the behavior of rocking structures? 18th World Conference on Earthquake Engineering (WCEE 2024), Milan, Italy.
• C11 Elmorsy M, Wrobel R, Leinenbach C, Vassiliou MF. Material testing of micro-concrete and 3D-printed reinforcement for use in small-scale seismic testing of RC structures. 9th ECCOMAS Thematic Conference on Computational Methods in Structural Dynamics and Earthquake Engineering (COMPDYN 2023), Athens, Greece.
• C12 Elmorsy M, Vassiliou MF. Ground motion processing in rocking structures. 9th ECCOMAS Thematic Conference on Computational Methods in Structural Dynamics and Earthquake Engineering (COMPDYN 2023), Athens, Greece.

Presentations and invited talks

• T1 Validation of system-level assumptions in seismic analysis of RC and masonry structures: an experimental framework. Inauguration of the ETH Zurich Geotechnical Centrifuge Center, Zurich, 2025. Invited
• T2 Elmorsy M, Vassiliou M, Vamvatsikos D. Propagation of RC beam-column joint modeling uncertainty to the seismic performance of RC buildings using incremental record-wise LHS. EMI/PMC 2024.
• T3 Elmorsy M, Vassiliou MF. Validation of system-level assumptions in seismic analysis of RC structures: an experimental framework based on 3D printing of the reinforcement. EMI/PMC 2024.
• T4 Elmorsy M, Vassiliou MF. An experimental framework for statistical validation of system-level assumptions in seismic analysis of RC structures. 21st Swiss Geoscience Meeting, Swiss Academy of Sciences, 2023.