Gonzalo's Publications

 

Journal Papers

  • Pita, G. et al, Flood Depth-Damage and Fragility Functions derived with Structured Expert Judgment Method. In preparation

  • Silva, A., Pita, G., Siqueira, G., Vieira, L. (2021) Damage assessment of RC Buildings subjected to Induced Seismicity in Brazil. Engineering Structures. Accepted.

  • Silva, A., Pita, G., Inaudi, J., Vieira, L. (2020) Probabilistic Loss Assessment of Induced Seismicity in Manaus, Brazil. Earthquake Spectra, doi.org/10.1177/8755293020944178

  • Pita, G., Pinelli, J.-P., Gurley, K., Weekes, J., Cocke, S. (2016). Hurricane Vulnerability Model for Mid/High-Rise Residential Buildings, Wind & Structures, vol. 23, No. 5, 449-464 dx.doi.org/10.12989/was.2016.23.5.449

  • Pita, G., M.L.A. de Schwarzkopf (2016). Urban Downburst Vulnerability and Damage Assessment from a Case Study in Argentina, Natural Hazards. 83(1), 445-463. doi.org/10.1007/s11069-016-2323-z

  • Pita, G., , Pinelli, J.-P., K. Gurley, J. Mitrani-Reiser (2015) State of the Art of Hurricane Vulnerability Estimation Methods: A Review. Natural Hazards Review 16(2), 04014022. doi.org/10.1061/(ASCE)NH.1527-6996.0000153

  • Pita, G., Pinelli, J.-P., K. Gurley (2013). Hurricane Vulnerability Modeling: Development and Future Trends. J. Wind Eng. & Ind. Aerod, (114), 96-105. doi.org/10.1016/j.jweia.2012.12.004

  • Pita, G. Pinelli, J.-P., S. Cocke, K. Gurley, J. Mitrani-Reiser, J. Weekes (2011). Assessment of Hurricane Induced Internal Damage to Low-rise buildings in the Florida Public Hurricane Loss Model. J Wind Eng. & Ind. Aerod (104-106) 76-87. doi.org/10.1016/j.jweia.2012.03.023

  • Pinelli, J.-P., Pita, G., K. Gurley, B. Torkian, C. Subramanian (2010). Damage Characterization: Application to Florida Public Hurricane Loss Model. Natural Hazards Review 12(4), 190-195. doi.org/10.1061/(ASCE)NH.1527-6996.0000051

  • Pinelli, J.-P., K.R. Gurley, C.S. Subramanian, S.S. Hamid, Pita, G. (2008). Validation of a probabilistic model for hurricane insurance loss projections in Florida, Reliability Engineering & System Safety, 93(13), 1896-1905. doi.org/10.1016/j.ress.2008.03.017

 
 

Conference papers

  • Silva, A., Pita, G., Inaudi, J., Vieira, L. (2019), A risk assessment framework for induced seismicity in Manaus, Brazil. 2nd International Conference on Natural Hazards & Infrastructure, 23 – 26 June 2019, Chania, Greece.

  • Silva, A. Pita, G. Flórez-Lopez, J., Siqueira, G. Santos, T., Coelho, K. Picón, R. Vieira, L. (2018) Study of Reinforced Concrete Structures Subjected to Induced Seismicity using Lumped Damage Mechanics Modeling. CILAMCE 2018.

  • Albornoz, B., Pita, G., Natalini, B. (2017) Flood Risk Analysis in an Underserved area of Chaco, Argentina and Identification of Mitigation Strategies. Disaster Risk Reduction Summit, GFP/Hydro-Met sessions. Buenos Aires. NASA-CoNAE.

  • Kappes, M., Joseph, M., Martinez, J., G.L. Pita (2015) Information-Based Prioritization of Vulnerability Reduction Investments for Hurricane Shelters in the Commonwealth of Dominica. 9th Caribbean Conference on Comprehensive Disaster Management. Bahamas.

  • O. Ishizawa, J. Rivera, J. Miranda, J. Suarez, L. Jimenez, M. Boyer, G.L. Pita (2015) Weathering Storms: Understanding the Impact of Natural Disasters on the Poor in Central America. Regional Study Workshop Aggregated Shocks, Poverty and ex-ante Risk Management in Latin America and the Caribbean. The World Bank. Washington, DC. Aug. 31, 2015.

  • C. Aubrecht, R. Gunasekera, O. Ishizawa, G.L. Pita (2015) The flipside of 'urban': A novel model for built-up-adjusted rural-urban pattern identification and population reallocation. Proc. Joint Urban Remote Sensing Event (JURSE) 2015. Lausanne, Switzerland.

  • G.L. Pita (2015), Windstorm Hazard Model for Disaster Risk Assessment in Central America. Proc. of the 14th International Conference on Wind Engineering. Porto Alegre, Brazil.

  • Ishizawa, O., Gunasekera, R., G.L. Pita (2015) Development of Country Disaster Risk Profiles for Central America: Towards a General Methodology to Assess Disaster Risk at the National Level. Proc. of the SECED 2015 Conference. Cambridge University, UK.

  • G.L. Pita, J. Inaudi, R. Gunasekera, O. Ishizawa (2015), Probabilistic Seismic Vulnerability Development Tool for Common Building Typologies in Central America. Proc. of the SECED 2015 Conference. Cambridge University, UK.

  • R. Gunasekera, O. Ishizawa, C. Aubrecht, G.L. Pita, A. Pomonis, K. Fane, S. Murray, B. Blankespoor, I. Scott, Developing an Adaptive Exposure Model to Support the Generation of Country Disaster Risk Profiles. Vol. 16, EGU2014 - European Geosciences Union General Assembly 2014. Vienna. Austria.

  • J.-P. Pinelli, T. Johnson, A. Chowdhury, T. Baheru, K. Gurley, J. Weekes, G.L.Pita (2014) Predicción del Daño Interior Causado por Lluvia en Edificios de Vivienda durante Huracanes. XXXVI Jornadas Sudamericanas de Ingenieria Estructural. Montevideo, Uruguay.

  • G.L. Pita, J. Mitrani-Reiser (2013), Modeling Hurricane-Induced Building Downtime. Proc. 12th Americas Conference on Wind Engineering (12ACWE)

  • G.L. Pita, J.-P. Pinelli (2013), Analytical Model for Low-Rise Buildings' Vulnerability Curves. Proc. 12th Americas Conference on Wind Engineering (12ACWE).

  • J.-P. Pinelli, K. Gurley, J. Weekes, G.L. Pita, T. Johnson, S. Cocke, and S. Hamid (2013), Vulnerability Model for Mid/High-Rise Buildings Subjected to Hurricane Winds and Rain. 12th Americas Conference on Wind Engineering (12ACWE).

  • J. Weekes, J.-P. Pinelli, T. Johnson, K. Gurley, G.L. Pita (2013) Modeling the vulnerability of mid/high rise commercial residential buildings to wind and rain in tropical cyclones. ICCOSAR13, 11th Intl Conf. on Structural Safety and Reliability. New York, NY.

  • G.L. Pita, J.-P. Pinelli, J. Mitrani-Reiser, S. Cocke, K. Gurley, (2012). Analysis of Hurricane Andrew Insurance Claim Data for Residential Buildings. ATC-SEI Advances in Hurricane Engineering: Learning from Our Past. Miami, FL. pp. 1047-1055.

  • J.-P. Pinelli, K. Gurley, G.L. Pita, T. Johnson, (2012). Life-cycle assessment of personal residential roof decking and cover under hurricane threat. ATC-SEI Advances in Hurricane Engineering Conference. Miami, FL.

  • Baheru, T., G.L. Pita, Chowdhury, A., and Pinelli, J.-P. (2012) Hurricane-Induced Interior Damage to Low-Rise Buildings: A Status Report of Ongoing Research at Florida International University. 3rd American Association for Wind Engineering Workshop. Hyannis, MA. August 12 - 14, 2012.

  • G.L. Pita, J-.P. Pinelli, K. Gurley, S. Cocke, J. Weekes, S. Hamid, (2012). Probabilistic Hurricane Rain Model for the Evaluation of Mid/High-Rise Buildings Damage due to Water Penetration. ESREL 2012. Finland.

  • Z. Liu, J. Mitrani-Reiser, S. Guikema, R. Francis, G. Pita, J.-P. Pinelli (2011). Imputation Models for Use in Hurricane Building-Risk Analysis. SRA Annual Meeting, Salt Lake City, UT.

  • G.L. Pita J.-P. Pinelli, S. Cocke, K. Gurley, J. Weekes, J. Mitrani-Reiser (2011). Assessment of hurricane induced internal damage to low-rise buildings in the Florida Public Hurricane Loss Model. Proc. of the 13th Int'l Conf. on Wind Engineering (13ICWE). Amsterdam, Netherlands.

  • B. Torkian, T. Johnson, G.L. Pita, J.-P. Pinelli, (2011). Criteria for Selection of Wind Vulnerability Matrices for Single-Family Buildings. Proc. of the 13th Int'l Conf. on Wind Engineering (13ICWE). Amsterdam, Netherlands.

  • J.-P. Pinelli, G.L. Pita, K. Gurley, S. Hamid, (2011). Management of Hurricane Risk in Florida. Proc. ESREL 2011. Troyez, France.

  • G.L. Pita, J.-P. Pinelli, (2011). Analytical Method for Low Rise Building Vulnerability Curves. ESREL 2011, Troyez, France.

  • J. Mitrani-Reiser, G.L. Pita, J.-P. Pinelli, K. Gurley, J. Weekes, (2011). Development of Hurricane Damage Models for Residential Buildings, 2011 NSF Engineering Research and Innovation Conference. Atlanta, GA.

  • G.L. Pita—R. Francis, Z. Liu, J. Mitrani-Reiser, S. Guikema, J.-P. Pinelli, (2011), Bayesian Belief Networks for Predicting Input Data of Risk Analysis Models, Proc. International Congress on Vulnerability and Risk Analysis Management (ICVRAM11) 468-476. College Park, MD.

  • G.L. Pita, J.-P. Pinelli, (2011). Wind Vulnerability Curves Assessment in the Florida Public Hurricane Loss Model, Proc. International Congress on Vulnerability and Risk Analysis Management (ICVRAM11) 618-625. College Park, MD

  • G.L. Pita, J.-P. Pinelli, K. Gurley, J. Weekes, T. Johnson, S. Hamid (2011). Challenges in Developing the Florida Public Hurricane Loss Model for Residential and Commercial-Residential structures, ICASP11.

  • J.-P. Pinelli, G.L. Pita, B.Torkian, T. Johnson, K.Gurley, S.Hamid (2011). Parameter Identification in a Catastrophe Model: the Case of the Florida Public Model. 2011 Structures Congress.

  • G.L. Pita, J.-P. Pinelli, J. Mitrani-Reiser, K. Gurley, J. Weekes (2010). Latest Improvements in the Florida Public Hurricane Loss Model. AAWE Workshop 2010. Marco Island. FL.

  • J.-P. Pinelli, K. Gurley, G.L. Pita, (2010). Hurricane Risk Management in Florida, Australasian Wind Engineering Society (14AWES). Canberra, Australia.

  • J.-P. Pinelli, K. Gurley, G.L. Pita, (2010). Hurricane Vulnerability Assessment: Latest Experience and Development in the Florida Public Hurricane Loss Model. IDRiM10. Vienna. Austria

  • J.-P. Pinelli, G.L. Pita, K.Gurley, C. Subramanian, S.Hamid, (2010). Commercial-Residential Buildings' Vulnerability Component of the Florida Public Hurricane Loss Model, SC-NASCC Conference 2010

  • J.-P. Pinelli , S. Hamid , K. Gurley , G.L. Pita, (2009). Florida Public Hurricane Loss Model: Vulnerability Modeling, Loss Prediction, and Certification Process, 2nd Int'l Conference on Asian Catastrophe Insurance. Beijing, China December, 2009

  • G.L. Pita, J.-P. Pinelli, J. Mitrani-Reiser, K.Gurley, S.Hamid, N. Jones (2009). Risk analysis of Buildings with the Florida Public Hurricane Loss Model, Society of Risk Analysis Annual Meeting, Baltimore. December 2009.

  • G.L. Pita, J.-P. Pinelli, K.Gurley, J. Weekes, S.Hamid (2009). Vulnerability of mid-high rise commercial-residential buildings in the Florida Public Hurricane Loss Model, ESREL 2009. Prague. Czech Republic.

  • G.L. Pita, J.-P. Pinelli, K.Gurley, C. Subramanian, S.Hamid (2009). Vulnerability of low-rise commercial-residential buildings in the Florida Public Hurricane Loss Model, 11th American Conference of Wind Engineering, Puerto Rico.

  • J. Weekes, A. Balderrama, K. Gurley, J.-P. Pinelli, G.L. Pita, S. Hamid (2009). Physical Damage Modeling of Commercial-Residential Structures in Hurricane Winds, 11th American Conference of Wind Engineering. Puerto Rico.

  • G.L. Pita, J.-P. Pinelli, C.S. Subramanian, K. Gurley, S.Hamid, (2008). Hurricane Vulnerability of Multi-Story Residential Buildings in Florida, ESREL 2008, Valencia, Spain.

  • J.-P. Pinelli, S. Hamid, K. R. Gurley, G.L. Pita, C.S. Subramanian (2008). Impact of the 2004 Hurricane Season on the Florida Public Hurricane Loss Model, 2008 ASCE-IABSE-IStructE Structures Congress, Vancouver, Canada.

  • G.L. Pita, A. Lainati, and J.R. Saravia, (2004). Design Topics for a Restricted Horizontal Force Arch Bridge. Steelbridge 2004, Int'l Symposium on Steel Bridges, Millau, France.