Victor E. Saouma

Professor, Civil Engineering Department

University of Colorado at Boulder

Retired, December 2023

Books

  1. Saouma, Victor and Hariri, Amin (2021) Aging, Shaking, and Cracking of Infrastructures: From Mechanics to Concrete Dams and Nuclear Structures Springer International Publishing.
  2. Saouma, Victor (Ed) 2020 Diagnosis & Prognosis of AAR Affected Structures; State-of-the-Art Report of the RILEM Technical Committee 259-ISR Springer Nature.
  3. Saouma, Victor. 2014. Numerical modeling of AAR. CRC press.
  4. Saouma, Victor and Sivaselvan, Mettupalayam (Eds.). 2014. Hybrid simulation: Theory, implementation and applications. CRC Press.

Peer-Reviewed Journal Articles

  1. Hariri-Ardebili, Mohammad Amin and Saouma, Victor E and Hayes, Nolan W. 2021. A hybrid FE-based predictive framework for ASR-affected structures coupled with accelerated experiments. Engineering Structures 234: 111709.
  2. Saouma, Victor E and Hariri-Ardebili, Mohammad Amin. 2020. Integrative experimental and numerical study of ASR affected nuclear concrete containments. Materials and Structures 53, no. 1: 3.
  3. Saouma, V.E. and Hariri-Ardebili, M.A. and Graham-Brady, L.. 2020. Stochastic analysis of concrete dams with alkali aggregate reaction. Cement and Concrete Research 132: 106032.
  4. Saouma, Victor E and Hariri-Ardebili, Mohammad Amin and Graham-Brady, Lori. 2020. Stochastic analysis of concrete dams with alkali aggregate reaction. Cement and Concrete Research 132: 106032.
  5. Hariri-Ardebili, M.A. and Seyed-Kolbadi, S.M. and Saouma, V.E. and Salamon, J.W. and Nuss, L.K.. 2019. Anatomy of the vibration characteristics in old arch dams by random field theory. Engineering Structures 179: 460--475.
  6. Saouma, V.E. and Hariri-Ardebili, M.A.. 2019. Seismic capacity and fragility analysis of an ASR-affected nuclear containment vessel structure. Nuclear Engineering and Design 346: 140--156.
  7. Hariri-Ardebili, M.A. and Seyed-Kolbadi, S.M. and Saouma, V.E. and Salamon, J.W. and Rajagopalan, B.. 2018. Random finite element method for the seismic analysis of gravity dams. Engineering Structures 171: 405--420.
  8. Hariri-Ardebili, M.A. and Saouma, V.E.. Sensitivity and Uncertainty Analysis of AAR Affected Shear Walls. Engineering Structures.
  9. Hariri-Ardebili, M.A. and Saouma, V.E.. 2017. Single and multi-hazard capacity functions for concrete dams. Soil Dynamics and Earthquake Engineering 101: 234--249.
  10. Hariri-Ardebili, MA and Saouma, VE. 2017. Single and multi-hazard capacity functions for concrete dams. Soil Dynamics and Earthquake Engineering 101: 234--249.
  11. Hariri-Ardebili, M.A. and Furgani, L. and Meghella, M. and Saouma, V.E.. 2016. A new class of seismic damage and performance indices for arch dams via ETA method. Engineering Structures 110: 145--160.
  12. Hariri-Ardebili, M.A. and Saouma, V.E.. Seismic Fragility Analysis of Concrete Dams: A State-of-the-Art Review. Engineering Structures.
  13. Hariri-Ardebili, MA and Saouma, VE. 2016. Sensitivity and uncertainty quantification of the cohesive crack model. Engineering Fracture Mechanics 155: 18--35.
  14. Hariri-Ardebili, M.A. and Saouma, V.E.. 2016. Seismic Fragility Analysis of Concrete Dams: A State-of-the-Art Review. Engineering Structures 128: 374--399.
  15. Hariri-Ardebili, M.A. and Saouma, V.E. and Porter, K.A.. 2016. Quantification of Seismic Potential Failure Modes in Concrete Dams. Earthquake Engineering and Structural Dynamics.
  16. Hariri-Ardebili, M.A. and Saouma, V.E.. 2016. Probabilistic seismic demand model and optimal intensity measure for concrete dams. Structural Safety 59: 67--85.
  17. Hariri-Ardebili, M.A. and Saouma, V.E.. 2016. Untitled. Engineering Fracture Mechanics 155: 18--35.
  18. Hariri-Ardebili, MA and Saouma, VE. 2016. Collapse fragility curves for concrete dams: comprehensive study. Journal of Structural Engineering 142, no. 10: 04016075.
  19. Saouma, V.E and Hariri-Ardebili, M.A. and Le Pape, Yann and Balaji, R.. 2016. Effect of alkali--silica reaction on the shear strength of reinforced concrete structural members. A numerical and statistical study. Nuclear Engineering and Design 310: 295--310.
  20. Saouma, V.E. 2015 Applications of Fracture Mechanics to Cementitious Materials. ACI Special Publication
  21. Hariri-Ardebili, M.A. and Saouma, V.E.. 2015. Quantitative failure metric for gravity dams. Earthquake Engineering and Structural Dynamics 44: 461--480.
  22. Saouma, V.E. and Martin, R. and Hariri-Ardebili, M.A. and Katayama, T.. 2015. A Mathematical Model for the Kinetics of the Alkali-Silica Chemical Reaction. Cement and Concrete Research 68: 184--195.
  23. Na, O. and Xi, Y. and Ou, E. and Saouma, V.E.. Untitled.
  24. Hariri-Ardebili, M and Saouma, V. 2014. Impact of near-fault vs. far-field ground motions on the seismic response of an arch dam with respect to foundation type. Dam Eng 24, no. 1: 19--52.
  25. Saouma, V.E. and Hariri-Ardebili, M.A.. 2014. Untitled. Nuclear Engineering and Design.
  26. Puatatsananon, W. and Saouma, V.E.. 2013. Chemo-Mechanical Micro Model for Alkali-Silica Reaction. ACI Materials Journal 110: 67--78.
  27. Saouma, V.E. and Haussmann, G. and Kang, D.H and Ghannoum, W.. 2013. Real-time hybrid simulation of a nonductile reinforced concrete frame. Journal of Structural Engineering 140, no. 2.
  28. Saouma, V.E. and Kang, D.H. and Haussmann, G.. 2012. A computational finite-element program for hybrid simulation. Earthquake Engineering \& Structural Dynamics 41, no. 3: 375--389.
  29. Ghannoum, W. and Saouma, V.E. and Haussmann, G. and Polkinghorne, K. and Eck, M. and Kang, D.H.. 2012. Experimental Investigations of Loading Rate Effects in Reinforced Concrete Columns. ASCE Jounal of Structural Engineering: 1032--1041.
  30. Saouma, V.E. and Miura, F. and Lebon, G. and Yagome, Y.. 2011. A Simplified 3D Model for Rock-Structure Interaction with Radiation Damping and Free Field Input. Bulletin of Earthquake Engineering 9: 1387--1402.
  31. Saouma, V.E. and Miura, F. and Lebon, G. and Yagome, Y.. 2011. A simplified 3D model for soil-structure interaction with radiation damping and free field input. Bulletin of Earthquake Engineering 9: 1387--1402.
  32. Lebon, G. and Saouma, V.E. and Uchita, Y.. 2010. 3D rock-dam seismic interaction. Dam Engineering 21.
  33. Tussiwand, Giuseppe Sandri and Saouma, Victor E and Terzenbach, Robert and De Luca, Luigi T. 2009. Fracture mechanics of composite solid rocket propellant grains: material testing. Journal of Propulsion and Power 25, no. 1: 60--73.
  34. Puatatsananon, W. and Saouma, V.E. and Slowik, V.. 2008. Numerical Modeling of Heterogenous Material. Computers and Concrete 5, no. 3.
  35. Puntel, E. and Saouma, V.E.. 2008. Experimental Behavior of Concrete Joints Under Cyclic Loading. ASCE J. of Structural Engineering 134, no. 9: 1558--1568.
  36. Saouma, V.E. and Perotti, L. and Shimpo, T.. 2007. Stress Analysis of Concrete Structures Subjected to Alkali-Aggregate Reactions. ACI Materials Journal 104, no. 5: 532-541.
  37. Puntel, E. and Bolzon, G. and Saouma, V.E.. 2006. A Fracture Mechanics Based Model for Joints Under Cyclic Loading. ASCE J. of Engineering Mechanics 132, no. 11: 1151--1159.
  38. Puntel, E. and Bolzon, G. and Saouma, V.E.. 2006. Fracture Mechanics Based Model for Joints under Cyclic Loading. ASCE Journal of Engineering Mechanics 132: 1151--1159.
  39. Saouma, V.E. and Perotti, L.. 2006. Constitutive Model for Alkali Aggregate Reactions. ACI Materials Journal 103, no. 3: 194--202.
  40. Pham, H.B. and Al-Mahaidi, R. and Saouma, V.E.. 2006. Modelling of CFRP-Concrete Bond Using Smeared and Discrete Cracks. Composite Structures 75: 145--150.
  41. Saouma, V.E. and Chang, S.Y. and Sbaizero, O.. 2006. Numerical Simulation of Thermal Residual Stress in Mo- and FeAl$^-$- Toughened {Al$_2$O$_3$. Composites Part B: Engineering 37: 550--555.
  42. Saouma, V.E. and Fava, G.. 2006. On Fractals and Size Effects. International Journal of Fracture 137: 231--249.
  43. Puatatsananon, W. and Saouma, V.E.. 2005. Nonlinear Coupling of Carbonation and Chloride Diffusion in Concrete. Journal of Materials in Civil Engineering 17, no. 3: 264--275.
  44. Saouma, V.E.. 2005. Reliability Based Nonlinear Fracture Mechanics Analysis of a Dam. Dam Engineering 16, no. 3: 219--241.
  45. Uchita, Y. and Shimpo, T. and Saouma, V.E.. 2005. Untitled. Earthquake Engineering and Structural Dynamics 34: 1467--1487.
  46. Uchita, Y. and Noguchi, H. and Saouma, V.E.. 2005. Dam Safety Research. International Water Power \& Dam Constuction: 16--22.
  47. Kishen, C. and Saouma, V.E.. 2004. Fracture of Rock-Concrete Interfaces: Laboratory Tests and Applications. ACI Structural Journal 101, no. 3: 325--331.
  48. Gillan, C. and Saouma, V.E. and Shimpo, T.. 2004. Centrifuge Tests of Concrete Dams. International Journal of Water Power and Dam Construction: 38--41.
  49. Chandra, K. and Saouma, V.E.. 2004. Fracture of Rock-Concrete Interfaces: Laboratory Tests and Applications. ACI Structural Journal 101, no. 3.
  50. Camata, G. and Spacone, E. and Al-Mahaidi, R. and Saouma, V.E.. 2004. Analysis of Test Specimens for Cohesive Near-Bond Failure of Fiber-Reinforced Polymer-Plated Concrete. ASCE Journal for Composites for Constructions 8, no. 6: 528--538.
  51. Hansen, E.J. and Saouma, V.E.. 2003. Hybrid Models for 3D Reinforced Concrete Analysis. Revue Francaise de Genie Civil 7, no. 5: 647--658.
  52. Hansen, E.J. and Saouma, V.E.. 2003. 3 D Nonlinear Finite Element/Fracture Mechanics Analysis of a Pressurized Nuclear Reactor Container Ring. Nuclear Engineering and Design 225: 1--10.
  53. Saouma, V.E. and Natekar, D. and Hansen,E.. 2003. Cohesive Stresses and Size Effects in Elasto-Plastic and Quasi-Brittle Materials. International Journal of Fracture 119: 287--298.
  54. Galvez, J.C. and Cervenka, J. and Cendon, D.A and Saouma, V.E.. 2002. A Discrete Crack Approach to Normal/Shear Cracking in Concrete. Cement and Concrete Research 32: 1567--1585.
  55. Saouma, V.E. and Natekar, D. and Sbaizero, O. 2002. Nonlinear Finite Element Analysis and Size Effect Study of a Metal-Reinforced Ceramics-Composite. Materials Science and Engineering A 323: 129--137.
  56. Slowik, V. and Saouma, V.E.. 2000. Water pressure in propagating concrete cracks. ASCE Structural Engineering 126: 235--242.
  57. Hansen, E.J. and Saouma, V.E.. 1999. Numerical Simulation of Concrete Deterioration; Part I: Chloride Diffusion. ACI Material Journal 96, no. 2: 173--180.
  58. Hansen, E.J. and Saouma, V.E.. 1999. Numerical Simulation of Concrete Deterioration; Part II: Steel Corrosion and Concrete Fracture. ACI Material Journal 96, no. 3: 331-339.
  59. Slowik, V. and Chandra, J.M. and Saouma, V.E.. 1998. Untitled. Engineering Fracture Mechanics 60, no. 1: 83--94.
  60. Cervenka, J. and Chandra, J.M. and Saouma, V.E.. 1998. Mixed Mode Fracture of Cementitious Bimaterial Interfaces; Part II: Numerical Simulation. Engineering Fracture Mechanics 60, no. 1: 95--107.
  61. Saouma, V.E. and Anderson, D.Z. and Ostrander, K. and Lee, B. and Slowik, V.. 1998. Application of Fiber Braggg Gratings in Local and Remote Infrastructure Health Monitoring. Materials and Structures; RILEM 31: 259--266.
  62. Saouma, V.E. and Morris, D.. 1998. Application of Fracture Mechanics to Concrete Dams; A Detailled Case Study. Dam Engineering 9, no. 4: 321--344.
  63. Slowik, V. and Kishen, C. and Saouma, V.E.. 1998. Untitled.
  64. Shinmura, A. and Saouma, V.E.. 1997. Fluid Fracture Interaction in Pressurized Reinforced Concrete Structures. Materials and Structures; RILEM 30, no. 196: 72--80.
  65. Saouma, V.E. and Morris, D.. 1997. Improving Concrete Dam Safety Evaluation: A Look at Recent Contributions. Hydro-Review 16, no. 7: 65--73.
  66. Slowik, V. and Plizzari, G. and Saouma, V.E.. 1996. Fracture of Concrete Under Variable Amplitude Fatigue Loading. ACI Materials Journal 93, no. 3: 272--283.
  67. Slowik, V. and Saouma, V.E. and Thompson, A.. 1996. Large Scale Direct Tension Test of Concrete. Cement and Concrete Research 26, no. 6: 949--954.
  68. Saouma, V.E. and Milner, D.. 1996. On Why Fracture Mechanics should be Used in Dam Safety Evaluation. Dam Engineering 7, no. 3: 215--231.
  69. Plizzari, G.A. and Saouma, V.E.. 1995. Application of Fracture Mechanics to Concrete Structures-Part I: Normal Size Structures. ASCE Journal of Structural Engineering.
  70. Plizzari, G.A. and Saouma, V.E.. 1995. Application of Fracture Mechanics to Concrete Structures- Part II: Large Structures. ASCE Journal of Structural Engineering.
  71. Plizzari, G. and Waggoner, F.A. and Saouma, V.E.. 1995. Centrifuge Modelling and Analysis of Concrete Gravity Dams. Journal of Structural Division of the American Society of Civil Engineers 121, no. 10: 1471--1479.
  72. Dewey, R. and Reich, R.W. and Saouma, V.E.. 1994. Uplift Modelling for Fracture Mechanics Analysis of Concrete Dams. ASCE J. of Structural Division 120, no. 10: 3025--3044.
  73. Saouma, V.E. and Barton, C.. 1994. Fractals, Fractures and Size Effects in Concrete. Journal of Engineering Mechanics of the American Society of Civil Engineers 120, no. 4: 835--854.
  74. Reich, R.W. and Saouma, V.E. and Chasten, C.. 1994. Fracture Mechanics Based Analysis of a Gravity Lock Monolith. Int. J. of Dam Engineering 5, no. 3.
  75. Waggoner, F.A. and Plizzari, G.A. and Saouma, V.E.. 1993. Centrifuge Tests of Concrete Gravity Dams. Dam Engineering 4, no. 3: 145--171.
  76. Waggoner, F. and Plizzari, G. and Saouma, V.E.. 1993. Centrifuge Tests of Concrete Gravity Dams. Int. J. of Dam Engineering 4, no. 3: 145--171.
  77. Ayari, M.L. and Saouma, V.E.. 1991. Static and Dynamic Contact/Impact Problems Using Fictitious Forces. Int. Journal of Numerical Methods in Engineering 32, no. 3: 623--644.
  78. Saouma, V.E. and Broz, J.J. and Br{\"{u. 1991. Effect of aggregate and specimen size on fracture properties of dam concrete. ASCE, Journal of Materials in Civil Engineering 3, no. 3: 204--218.
  79. Saouma, V.E. and Broz, J.J. and Boggs, H.L.. 1991. In-situ Field Testing for Fracture Properties of Dam Concrete. ASCE, Journal of Materials in Civil Engineering 3, no. 3: 219--234.
  80. Dungar, R. and Saouma, V.E. and Whittman, F.. 1991. Conference Report: The Application of Fracture Mechanics to Dam Engineering. Dam Engineering 2, no. 1: 3--20.
  81. Ayari, M.L. and Saouma, V.E.. 1990. A fracture mechanics based seismic analysis of concrete gravity dams using discrete cracks. Engineering Fracture. Mechanics 35, no. 1--3: 587--598.
  82. Ayari, M. and Saouma, V.E.. 1990. A Fracture Mechanics Based Seismic Analysis of Cracked Concrete Gravity Dams Using Discrete Cracks. Engineering Fracture Mechanics 35: 587--598.
  83. Sikiotis, E and Saouma, V and Long, M and Rogger, W. 1990. Finite element based optimization of complex structures on a Cray X-MP supercomputer. Computers \& structures 36, no. 5: 901--911.
  84. Saouma, V.E. and Barton, C. and Gamal-El-Din, N.. 1990. Fractal Characterization of Cracked Concrete Surfaces. Engineering Fracture Mechanics Journal 35, no. 1: 47--53.
  85. Saouma, V.E. and Br{\"{u. 1990. A Review of Fracture Mechanics Applied to Concrete Dams. Dam Engineering 1: 41--57.
  86. Saouma, V.E. and Doshi, S.. 1989. Architecture of an Expert System Based Code Compliance Checker. Engineering Applications of AI Computer-Aided Design 2: 49-56.
  87. Saouma, V.E. and Ayari, M.L. and Leavell, D.A.. 1987. Mixed Mode Crack Propagation In Homogeneous Anisotropic Solids. Engineering Fracture Mechanics 27, no. 2: 171--184.
  88. Saouma, V.E. and Sikiotis, E.S.. 1986. Stress Intensity Factors in Anisotropic Bodies Using Singular Isoparametric Elements. Engineering Fracture Mechanics 25, no. 1: 115--121.
  89. Ingraffea, A. R. and Gerstle, W. H. and Gergely, P. and Saouma, V.E.. 1984. Fracture Mechanics of Bond in Reinforced Concrete. Journal of Structural Engineering 110, no. 4: 871--890.
  90. Saouma, Victor E and Murad, Ramadan S. 1984. Partially prestressed concrete beam optimization. Journal of Structural Engineering 110, no. 3: 589--604.
  91. Saouma, V.E. and Zatz, I.J.. 1984. An Automated Finite Element Procedure for Fatigue Crack Propagation Analyses. Engineering Fracture Mechanics Journal 20, no. 2: 321--333.
  92. Saouma, V.E. and Schwemmer, D.. 1984. Numerical Evaluation of the Quarter Point Singular Element. International Journal of Numerical Methods in Engineering 20: 1629--1641.
  93. Saouma, V.E. and Schwemmer, D.. 1984. Numerical Evaluation of the Quarter-Point Crack Tip Element. International Journal of Numerical Methods in Engineering 20, no. 9: 1629--1641.
  94. Saouma, VE and Ingraffea, AR and Catalano, DM. 1982. Fracture toughness of concrete: KIc revisited. Journal of the Engineering Mechanics Division 108, no. 6: 1152--1166.