Publications

A selection of peer-reviewed journal articles and conference papers. For citation metrics and a complete list, see my Google Scholar profile.

Journal Articles

2026

Kontra, S., A. R. Barbosa, A. Sinha, S. Pryor, R. B. Zimmerman, B. G. Simpson, J. W. van de Lindt, S. Pei, G. A. Araújo R., M. McBain, L. Pieroni, P. Mishra, P. A. Uarac, T. Field, and F. Freddi (2026). Mass timber wall splice connection using glued-in rods: Design methodology, implementation, and shake-table testing in a six-story building. Engineering Structures, 361, 122859.

2025

McBain, M., L. Pieroni, G. A. Araújo R., S. Kontra, P. Mishra, A. R. Barbosa, L. Gioiella, J. W. van de Lindt, A. Sinha, N. Brown, F. Freddi, and B. G. Simpson (in press). Design and Shake-Table Testing of a Full-Scale, Six-Story Mass Timber Building with Post-Tensioned Rocking Walls and Buckling-Restrained Boundary Elements. Journal of Structural Engineering.

Araújo R., G. A., B. G. Simpson, A. R. Barbosa, L. Pieroni, T. X. Ho, G. F. Orozco O., B. T. Miyamoto, and A. Sinha (2025). Experimental and Numerical Simulation of a Three-Story Mass Timber Building with a Pivoting Wall and Buckling-Restrained Boundary Elements. Journal of Structural Engineering, 151(7), 04025089.

2019

Arteta, C. A., G. A. Araújo, A. M. Torregroza, A. F. Martínez, and Y. Lu (2019). Hybrid Approach for Simulating Shear–Flexure Interaction in RC Walls with Nonlinear Truss and Fiber Models. Bulletin of Earthquake Engineering, 17(12), 6437–6462.

Arteta, C. A., J. Carrillo, J. Archbold, D. Gaspar, C. Pajaro, G. Araújo, A. M. Torregroza, R. Bonett, C. Blandón, L. R. Fernández-Sola, J. F. Correal, and K. M. Mosalam (2019). Response of Mid-Rise Reinforced Concrete Frame Buildings to the 2017 Puebla Earthquake. Earthquake Spectra, 35(4), 1763–1793.

Conference Papers & Reports

McBain, M., B. G. Simpson, L. Pieroni, G. A. Araújo R., A. R. Barbosa, J. W. van de Lindt, A. Sinha, S. Kontra, P. Mishra, P. Uarac, and T. Field (2025). Response of Mass Ply Panel, Self-Centering Rocking Walls with Buckling-Restrained Boundary Elements as Energy Dissipators in Shake Table Testing. 14th World Conference on Timber Engineering (WCTE), Brisbane, Australia.

Pieroni, L., G. Araújo, B. Simpson, F. Freddi, P. Mishra, P. Uarac, A. Barbosa, et al. (2024). Estimating First and Higher-Mode Effects for the Design of Rocking Mass Timber Walls with Controlled Overturning Moments. 18th World Conference on Earthquake Engineering (18WCEE).

Araújo, G. A., B. Simpson, M. Zhu, and M. Scott (2024). Accelerating Finite-Element Structural Elastic Dynamic Analysis Using GPU Computing. 18th World Conference on Earthquake Engineering (18WCEE).

Kontra, S., A. R. Barbosa, A. Sinha, G. A. Araújo R., P. Uarac, N. Brown, et al. (2023). Design and Cradle-to-Grave Life-Cycle Assessment: Full-Scale Six-Story Shake-Table Test Building Lateral Systems. 13th World Conference on Timber Engineering (WCTE).

Ho, T. X., P. Uarac, A. R. Barbosa, A. Sinha, B. Simpson, G. A. Araújo R., et al. (2023). Evaluation of Seismic Performance Factors and Fragility Functions for Post-Tensioned Mass Ply Panel Rocking Walls. World Conference on Timber Engineering (WCTE).

Araújo R., G. A., B. G. Simpson, T. X. Ho, G. F. Orozco O., A. R. Barbosa, and A. Sinha (2023). Cyclic Testing and Numerical Modeling of a Three-Story Mass-Timber Building with a Pivoting Mass Ply Panel Spine and Buckling-Restrained Energy Dissipators. World Conference on Timber Engineering (WCTE).

Araújo R., G. A., B. G. Simpson, T. X. Ho, G. F. Orozco O., A. R. Barbosa, and A. Sinha (2022). Numerical Modelling of a Three-Story Building Using a Hybrid of Mass Timber Walls with Buckling-Restrained Braces. International Conference on the Behaviour of Steel Structures in Seismic Areas (STESSA).

Araújo R., G. A., B. G. Simpson, T. X. Ho, G. F. Orozco O., A. R. Barbosa, and A. Sinha (2022). Design of a Three-Story Building Using a Hybrid of Mass Ply Panel Walls with Buckling-Restrained Braces. 12th National Conference on Earthquake Engineering (12NCEE).

Orozco O., G. F., T. X. Ho, G. A. Araújo R., A. R. Barbosa, A. Sinha, and B. G. Simpson (2022). Innovative Mass Timber Seismic Lateral Force Resisting Systems: Testing of a Full-Scale Three-Story Building with Mass Ply Panel (MPP) Rocking Walls. 12th National Conference on Earthquake Engineering (12NCEE).

Segura, C. L., C. A. Arteta, G. A. Araújo, and J. Wallace (2018). Flexural Compression Capacity of Thin Reinforced Concrete Structural Walls. 11th National Conference on Earthquake Engineering (11NCEE), Los Angeles, CA.

Araújo, G. A., C. A. Arteta, and C. A. Blandón (2019). Evaluación de la respuesta sísmica de sistemas de muros delgados de concreto reforzado en zonas de amenaza sísmica alta en Colombia. IX Congreso Nacional de Ingeniería Sísmica.

Experimental Data

Sinha, A., A. R. Barbosa, B. G. Simpson, G. A. Araújo R., T. X. Ho, G. F. Orozco O., and B. T. Miyamoto (2024). Phase 1: Pivoting Mass Ply Panel (MPP) Wall and Buckling-Restrained Boundary (BRB) Elements. In Emmerson Lab Launch Initiative (ELLI): Cyclic Loading of a Three-Story Building with Lateral Force Resisting Systems (LFRS) using Mass Timber Products and Steel Energy Dissipators. DesignSafe-CI.

Theses & Dissertations

Araújo R., G. A. (2022). Design, Experimental Testing, and Numerical Analysis of a Three-Story Mass Timber Building with a Pivoting Spine and Buckling-Restrained Energy Dissipators. MS Thesis, Oregon State University.

Araújo Rodríguez, G. A. (2021). Seismic Risk Assessment of the Thin and Lightly Reinforced Concrete Wall Building System. MS Thesis, Universidad del Norte.

Reconnaissance Reports

Mosalam, K. M., J. Archbold, J. Carrillo, G. Araújo Rodríguez, J. Angulo Anaya, et al. (2025). StEER: M6.4 Paratebueno Earthquake Joint Reconnaissance Report (JRR).