Journal Papers
1. Spillers, W.R., Singh, S. and Levy, R., "Optimization with Frequency Constraint", Journal of the Structural Division, ASCE, Vol. 107, ST12, pp. 2337-2347, December 1981.
2. Greenwood, A.N., Levy, R., Spillers, W.R., Garrity, T.F. and Eich, E., "Mechanical Analysis of Pipe-Type Cable Under TMB", IEEE Transaction on Power Apparatus and Systems, Vol. PAS-101, No. 7, pp. 1843-1849, July 1982.
3. Spillers, W.R. and Levy, R., "Truss Design: Two Loading Conditions with Prestress", The Journal of Structural Engineering, ASCE, Vol. 110, No.4, pp.677-687, April 1984
4. Levy, R., "Monotone Behavior Property for Trusses Under Two Loadings", The Journal of Structural Engineering, ASCE, Vol. 111, No.2, pp. 474-477, February 1985.
5. Levy, R., "On the Optimal Design of Trusses under One Loading", Quarterly of Applied Mathematics, Vol. 43, No. 2, pp. 129-134, July 1985.
6. Hanaor, A. and Levy, R., "Imposed Lack of Fit as a means of Enhancing Space Truss Design", Space Structures, Vol. 1, No. 3, pp.147-154, 1985.
7. Levy, R., and Lev, O.E., "Recent Developments in Structural Optimization", The J. of Structural Engineering, ASCE, Vol. 113, No. 9, pp. 1939-1962, September 1987 (Review Paper).
8. Levy, R., and Perng, H.-S., "Optimization for Nonlinear Stability", The International Journal of Computers and Structures,Vol. 30, pp. 529-535, 1988.
9. Levy, R., "Linear Programming in Prestressed Trusses", The International Journal of Computers and Structures, Vol. 33, No.2, pp. 421-425, 1989.
10. Levy, R., and Spillers, W.R., "Optimal Design for Axisymmetric Cylindrical Shell Buckling", The Journal of Engineering Mechanics, ASCE, Vol. 115, No. 8, pp. 1683-1690, Aug. 1989.
Discussion by Tau-chao Fan, The Journal of Engineering Mechanics, ASCE, Vol. 117, No. 7, July 1991.
Closure by Robert Levy and William R. Spillers, The Journal of Engineering Mechanics, ASCE, Vol. 117, No. 7, July 1991.
11. Levy, R., "Buckling Optimization of Beams and Plates on Elastic Foundation", The Journal of Engineering Mechanics, ASCE, Vol. 116, No. 1, pp. 18-34, January 1990.
12. Spillers, W.R. and Levy, R., "Optimal Design for Plate Buckling", The Journal of Structural Engineering, ASCE, Vol. 116, No. 3, pp. 850-858, March 1990.
Discussion by Cedric Marsh, The Journal of Structural Engineering,
ASCE, Vol. 118, No. 1, pp. 337-337, Jan 1992.
Closure by William R. Spillers and Robert Levy, The Journal of
Structural Engineering, ASCE, Vol. 118, No. 1, pp. 337-337, Jan
1992.
13. Levy, R., "Fixed Point Theory and Structural Optimization", Engineering Optimization, Vol. 17, No. 4, pp. 251-261, 1991.
14. Levy, R., and 1Ganz, A., "Analysis of Optimized Plates for Buckling", The International Journal of Computers and Structures, Vol. 41, No. 6, pp. 1379-1385, 1991.
15. Levy, R., Vilnay, O., and 1Acheampong, K.B., "Exact Geometry Considerations in Buckling Analysis of Trusses", The International Journal of Computers and Structures, Vol. 41, No. 6, pp. 1241-1248, 1991.
16. Levy, R., and Hanaor, A., "Optimal Design of Prestressed Trusses", The International Journal of Computers and Structures, Vol. 43, No. 4, pp. 741-744, 1992.
17. Segal, F., Levy, R., and Rutenberg, A., "Design of Imperfect Cross Bracings", The Journal of Engineering Mechanics, ASCE, Vol.120, No. 5, pp. 1057-1075, May 1994. (Reprinted in “Publications 1994”, National Building Research Institute, Technion, Haifa.)
18. Levy, R., Segal F., and Rutenberg, A., " Cross Bracings in Tapered Systems: Semi-rigid Ends", The Journal of Engineering Mechanics, ASCE, Vol. 120, No. 8, pp. 1803-1818, August 1994. (Reprinted in “Publications 1994”, National Building Research Institute, Technion, Haifa.)
19. Levy, R., Hanaor, A., and Rizzuto, N., "Experimental Investigation of Prestressing in Double-Layer Grids", International Journal of Space Structures, Vol. 9, No.1, pp. 21-26, 1994.
20. Levy, R., "Optimization for Buckling with Exact Geometries", The International Journal of Computers & Structures, Vol. 53, No. 5, pp. 1133-1138, 1994.
21. Levy, R., "Optimal Design of Trusses for Overall Stability", The International Journal of Computers & Structures, Vol. 53, No. 5, pp. 1139-1144, 1994.
22. Levy, R., and Sokolinsky, V., "Prebuckling Optimal Design of Orthotropic Variable Thickness Plates for In-Plane Loading", Structural Optimization, Vol. 9, No. 2, pp.96-104, 1995.
23. Segal, F., Rutenberg, A., and Levy, R., "Earthquake Response of Structure-Elevator Systems", Journal of Structural Engineering, ASCE, Vol. 122, No. 6, pp. 607-616, June 1996.
24. Levy, R., Rutenberg, A., Segal, F. and Marianchik, E., "Analytical Evaluation of Elevators Safety Code Seismic Provisions", Elevator World, Vol. XLIV, No. 6 pp. 110-115, June 1996.
25. Levy, R., "Rayleigh-Ritz Optimal Design of Orthotopic Plates for Buckling", Structural Engineering & Mechanics, An International Journal, Vol. 4, No. 5, pp. 541-552, Sept. 1996.
26. Gluck, N., Reinhorn, A.M., Gluck, J. and Levy, R., "Design of Supplemental Dampers for Control of Structures", Journal of Structural Engineering, ASCE, Vol. 122, No. 12, pp. 1394-1399, Dec. 1996.
27. Levy, R., and Sokolinsky, V., "Optimal Design of Plates for Shear Buckling", The International Journal of Computers & Structures, Vol. 63, No. 4, pp. 785-795, 1997.
28. Levy, R., Frantz, J. and Spillers, W.R., "Member Stiffness with Offset Hinges", Journal of Structural Engineering, ASCE, Vol. 123, No. 4, pp. 527-529, April 1997.
29. Levy, R., Spillers, W.R., "Practical Methods of Shape Finding for Membranes and Cable Nets", Journal of Structural Engineering, ASCE, Vol. 124, No. 4, April 1998.
30. Levy, R., Kirsch, U. and Shenghu, L., “Reanalysis of Trusses Using Modified Initial Designs”, Structural Optimization, Vol. 19, no. 2, pp. 105-112, April 2000.
31. Levy, R., Marianchik, E., Magnus, P., Rutenberg, A., and Segal, F. “Performance of Elevator Systems in the 22.11.95 Gulf of Eilat-Aqaba Earthquake”, Earthquake Spectra, Vol. 16, No. 3, August 2000, pp. 607-619. (Also published in Hebrew in Civil Engineering, Journal of the Israel Society of Civil Engineers, No. 1, pp. 5-10, 1998.)
32. Levy, R., Marianchik, E., Rutenberg, A., and Segal, F. “Seismic Design Methodology of Friction Damped Braced Frames”, Earthquake Engineering and Structural Dynamics, Vol. 29, No. 11, Nov. 2000, pp. 1569-1585.
33. Hanaor, A., Dallard, P.R.B., Levy, R., and 1Gelberg, N., “Member Buckling with Joint Instability – Design Application”, International Journal of Space Structures, Vol. 15, Nos. 3 & 4, 2000, pp. 205-213.
34. Levy, R., Marianchik, E., Rutenberg, A., and Segal, F. “A Simple Approach to the Seismic Design of Friction Damped Medium-Rise Frames”, Engineering Structures, Vol. 23, No. 3, March 2001, pp. 250-259
35. Levy, R., and Gal, E., "Geometrically Nonlinear Three-Noded Flat Triangular Shell Elements", Computers and Structures, Vol. 79, October 2001, pp. 2349-2355.
36. Hanaor, A., and Levy, R., “Evaluation of Deployable Structures for Space Enclosures”, International Journal of Space Structures, Vol. 16, No. 4, 2001, pp. 211-229.
37. Levy, R., and Gal, E., “Three-Dimensional Non-Prismatic Beam- Columns”, International J. of Structural Stability and Dynamics, Vol. 2, No. 3, September 2002, pp. 395-408.
38. Levy, R., and Gal, E., “Buckling and Stress Softening of Beam-Columns Under Complex Three-Dimensional Loading” International Journal of Structural Stability and Dynamics, Vol. 2, No. 4, December 2002, pp. 487-498.
39. Levy, R., Lin, C.-W., Gal, E., and Yang, Y.-B., “Geometric Stiffness of Space Frames using Symbolic Algebra”, Int. J. of Structural Stability and Dynamics, Vol. 3, No. 3, September 2003, pp. 335-353.
40. Levy, R., and Gal, E., "Triangular Shell Element for Large Rotations Analysis", AIAA Journal, Vol. 41, No. 12, December 2003, pp. 2505-2508.
41. Levy, R., Chen C-S, Lin, C-W, and Yang, Y-B, “Geometric Stiffness of Membranes using Symbolic Algebra”, Engineering Structures, Vol.26, No. 5, May 2004, pp. 759-767.
42. Lavan, O., and Levy, R., “Optimal Design of Supplemental Viscous Dampers for Irregular Shear-Frames in the Presence of Yielding”, Earthquake Engineering and Structural Dynamics, Vol. 34, No. 8, July 2005, pp. 889-907.
43. Levy, R., Lavan, O., and Rutenberg, A., “Seismic Design of Friction Damped Braced Frames Based on Historical Records”, Earthquake Spectra, Vol. 21, No. 3, August 2005, pp. 761-778.
44. Gal, E., and Levy, R., “The Geometric Stiffness of Triangular Composite-Materials Shell Elements”, Computers and Structures, Vol. 83, Nos. 28-30, November 2005, pp. 2318-2333.
45. Levy, R., Rutenberg, A. and Qadi, Kh., “Equivalent Linearization Applied to Earthquake Excitations and The R--T0 Relationships”, Engineering Structures, Vol. 28, No. 2, January 2006, pp. 216-228.
46. Levy, R., and Gal, E., “The Geometric Stiffness of Thick Shell Triangular Finite Elements for Large Rotations”, Int' J. for Numerical Methods in Engineering, Vol. 65, No. 9, February 2006, pp.1378-1402.
47. Lavan, O., and Levy, R., “Optimal Design of Supplemental Viscous Dampers for Linear Framed Structures”, Earthquake Engineering and Structural Dynamics, Vol. 35, No. 3, March 2006, pp. 337-356.
48. Gal, E., and Levy, R., H. Abramovich and P. Pavsner, "Buckling Analysis of Composite Panels", Composite Structures, Vol. 73, No. 2, May 2006, pp.179-185.
49. Gal, E., and Levy, R., "Geometrically Nonlinear Analysis of Shell Structures using Flat Triangular Finite Elements ", Archives of Computational Methods in Engineering State of the Art Reviews, Vol. 13, No.3, September 2006, pp. 331-388. (Invited Review Paper).
50. Levy, R., and Lavan, O., “Fully Stressed Design of Passive Controllers in Framed Structures for Seismic Loadings”, J. of Structural and Multidisciplinary Optimization, Vol. 32, no. 6, pp. 485-489, December 2006.
51. Lavan, O., and Levy, R., "Optimal Peripheral Drift Control of 3D Irregular Framed Structures using Supplemental Viscous Dampers", J. of Earthquake Engineering, Vol. 10, no. 6, pp. 903–923, November 2006.
52. Levy, R., and Lavan, O., “Quantitative Comparison of Optimal Solutions for the Design of Supplemental Damping in Earthquake Engineering Practice", ASCE J. of Structural Engineering, Vol. 135, No. 3, March 1, 2009.
53. Lavan, O., and Levy, R., "Simple Iterative use of Lyapunov's Solution for the Linear Optimal Design of Passive Devices in Framed Structures", J. of Earthquake Engineering, Vol. 13, No. 5, pp. 650-666, May 2009.
54. Lavan, O., and Levy, R., "Performance based optimal seismic retrofitting of yielding plane frames using added viscous damping." Earthquakes and Structures, Vol. 1, No. 3, Sept. 2010.
55. E. Gal, M. Zelkha and R. Levy, “A Simple Co-Rotational Geometrically Non-Linear Membrane Finite Element Wrinkling Analysis”, Int. J. of Structural Stability and Dynamics, Vol. 11, No. 1, pp. 181-195, February 2011.
56. Daniel, Y., Lavan, O., and Levy, R., “Multiple Tuned Mass Dampers for Multi Modal Control of Pedestrian Bridges”, ASCE, J. of Structural Engineering, vol. 138, no. 9, pp. 1173-1178, September 2012.
57. Alon Urlainis, Igal M. Shohet, Robert Levy, David Ornai, Oren Vilnay, “Damage in critical infrastructures due to natural and man-made extreme events – A critical review”, Procedia Engineering, 84 (2014) 529 – 535.
58. Alon Urlainis, Igal M. Shohet, Robert Levy, “Probabilistic Risk Assessment of Oil and Gas Infrastructures for Seismic Extreme Events”, Procedia Engineering, 123 (2015) 590 – 598.
59. Shmerling, A., Levy, R., Reinhorn, A.M., “Seismic Retrofit of Frame Structures Using Passive Systems Based on Optimal Control”, Structural Control and Health Monitoring, Vol 25, Issue 1, Jan.2018. https://doi.org/10.1002/stc.2038
60. Liran Chadad, David Ornai, Oren Vilnay, Robert Levy, “The feasibility of Passive Controlled Structural Mechanism method to the Design of Structures”, Engineering Structures, (accepted for publication November 2017).
61. Shmerling, A., Levy, R., “Seismic upgrade of structures using the H∞ control problem for a general system interconnection paradigm”, Structural Control and Health Monitoring Vol 25, Issue 6, June 2018. https://doi.org/10.1002/stc.2162
Scientific Reports
1. Spillers, W.R. and Levy, R., "Flexural Fatigue of Stainless Steel and Copper-Nickel Heat Exchanger Tubes", a report of low-cycle fatigue tests performed for the WESTINGHOUSE ELECTRIC CORPORATION, November, 1980.
2. Spillers, W.R. and Levy, R., "Mechanical Testing of Kevlar Fabric for the Montreal Retractable Roof", a report of mechanical tests and test development for the firm of GEIGER BERGER, August 1981.
3. Levy, R., "Allowable Stress Algorithms in Structural Optimization", a report submitted to the Technion V.P.R., research no. 010-0091, Oct. 1989.
4. Levy, R., "Buckling Analysis of Optimized Plates", a report submitted to the Technion V.P.R., C. Wellner Research Fund, no. 010-0086, Oct. 1989.
5. Levy, R., "CAD in Buildings Engineering", a report submitted to the National building Research Institute, research no. 790-776, April 1990. (In Hebrew)
6. Levy, R., "Fixed Point Theory and Structural Optimization", a report submitted to the Technion V.P.R., C. Wellner Research Fund, no. 010-113, Oct. 1990.
7. Vilnay, O., and Levy, R., "Initial Configuration of Cablenets and Tensegric Shells", a report submitted to the Technion V.P.R., E. Schaver Research Fund, no. 010-112, Oct. 1990.
8. Segal, F., Levy, R., and Rutenberg, A., "Cross Bracing in Steel Structures", a report submitted to the Israel Electric Corporation Ltd., V.P.R., research no. 010-139, 59 pp., February 1992. (In Hebrew).
9. Levy, R., "Optimal Design of Plates for Shear Buckling", a report submitted to the Technion V.P.R., B.L. Maas Research Fund, no. 010-129, March 1992.
10. Levy, R., Rutenberg, A., and Vilnay, O., "Behavior of Steel connections, Part I - Linear Elastic Response", a report submitted to the Israel Electric Corporation Ltd., V.P.R. research no. 010-120, grant no. 2447, 136 pp., April 1992. (In Hebrew).
11. Levy.R., Vilnay, O., and Rutenberg, A., "Connecting and Stiffening Elements in Steel Structures, Part I - Beam , Column, Diagonal Connection", a report submitted to the Ministry of Construction and Housing, V.P.R. research no. 017-471, grant no. 2/19021/91, 131 pp., May 1993. (In Hebrew).
12. Segal, F., Levy, R., Rutenberg, A., and Berdichevski, I. "Thin Walled Steel Connections for Horizontal Loads: Experimental Investigation" a report submitted to the Ministry of Construction and Housing, V.P.R. research no. 017-471, grant no. 2/19021/91, 46 pp., January 1994. (In Hebrew).
13. Levy, R., Rutenberg, A., and Vilnay, O.,"Experimental investigation of Steel Connections in Tension", a report submitted to the Israel Electric Corporation Ltd., V.P.R. research no. 010-120, grant no. 2447, 131 pp., February 1995. (In Hebrew).
14. Levy, R., Rutenberg, A., and Avrahami, Y., "Behavior of Stud Walls in Light Steel Structures Under Horizontal Loading", a report submitted to the Ministry of Construction and Housing, V.P.R. research no. 017-550, September 1996. (In Hebrew). English summary report, November 1996.
15. Levy, R., Rutenberg, A., Magnus, P., Marianchik, E., and Segal, F., “Behavior of Secondary Systems in Buildings Under Earthquakes- Elevator Systems Under the Gulf of Eilat 22.11.95 Earthquake”, a report submitted to the Technion Research and Development Foundation, V.P.R. research No. 017-575, December 1997. (In Hebrew).
16. Ben- Ishai, E., Rutenberg, A., and Levy, R., “Behavior of Secondary Systems in Buildings Under Earthquakes- A Review”, a report submitted to the Ministry of Construction and Housing, V.P.R. research No. 017-575, March, 1998. (In Hebrew). English summary report, December 2000.
17. Levy, R., Rutenberg, A., Marianchik, E., and Segal, F., “Behavior of Secondary Systems in Buildings Under Earthquakes- Elevator Systems Under the Gulf of Eilat 22.11.95 Earthquake”, a report submitted to the Ministry of Construction and Housing, V.P.R. research No. 017-575, June 1998. (In Hebrew).
18. Levy, R., and Gal, E., "Three Dimensional Beam-Columns of Varying Cross Section"' a report submitted to the Technion Research and Development Foundation, V.P.R. research No. 010-164, November 1998.
19. Levy, R., and Gal, E., “Buckling of Beams of Varying Cross Section Under Axial Compression and Biaxial Bending”a report submitted to the Technion Research and Development Foundation, V.P.R. research No. 010-164, September 1999.
20. Hanaor, A., and Levy, R., "Deployable Structures for Space Enclosure", a report submitted to the Ministry of Construction and Housing, V.P.R. research No. 017-624, December 1999 (In Hebrew).
21. Levy, R., Rutenberg, A., Marianchik, E., “Performance of Elevator Systems Under Earthquakes: A Study Towards Inclusion of Seismic Provisions In The Israeli Elevator Code No. 24 Part 1”, a report submitted to the Ministry of Construction and Housing, V.P.R. research No. 017-670, February 2001. (In Hebrew).
22. Levy, R., Rutenberg, A., “Reducing the Seismic Vulnerability of Irregular Structures: Eccentric and Setback Structures with Perimeter Frames”, a report submitted to the Ministry of Construction and Housing, V.P.R. research No. 017-703, June 2002. (In Hebrew).
23. Levy, R., and Gal, E., “Triangular Shell Element for Geometrically Nonlinear Structural Analysis”, a report submitted to the Technion Research and Development Foundation, V.P.R. research No. 010-221, September 2002.
24. Hanaor, A., Rutenberg, A., Levy, R., “Composite Shear Walls in Steel Framed Tall Buildings: Phase II – Shear Panel Tests”, a report submitted to the Ministry of Construction and Housing, V.P.R. research No. 017-719, November 2003. (In Hebrew).
25. Levy, R., and Lavan, O., “Performance based optimal seismic retrofitting of structures by means of passive control”, a report submitted to the Ministry of Construction and Housing, V.P.R. research No. 2004920, January 2006. (In Hebrew).
26. I.M. Shohet, L. Aharonson-Daniel, T. Levi, D. Ornai , R. Levy, S. Isaac, A. Salamon, O. Vilnay, B. Adini, Y. Bar-Dayan , M. Skibniewski, “Analytical-Empirical Model for the Assessment of Earthquake Casualties and Injuries in a Typical Israeli City – the Case of Tiberius”, a report submitted to the Ministry of Science, Technology and Space, the State of Israel. Contract No. 3-9618, 2013..
27. I. M. Shohet, R. Levy, D. Ornai, O. Vilnay, S. M. Elkabets, and A. Urlainis, “Methods for Damage Assessment in Critical Energy Infrastructures due to Natural and War Extreme Events”, a report submitted to the Israel Ministry Energy and Water Resources, 2014, (125 pages).
28. D. Ornai, I. M. Shohet, R. Levy, O. Vilnay, A. Reinhorn, T. Krauthammer, A. Schmerling, and L. Chadad, Upgrading for Blast and Strong Ground Motions Resistance of Infrastructures: A critical State of the Art Review and Some Recommendations”, a report submitted to the Israel Ministry Energy and Water Resources, 2014, (81 pages).
29. I. M. Shohet, D. Ornai, R. Levy, and Dr. Erez Gal, "Advanced Integrated Engineering Solutions for Safety and Protection Improvement in Ammunition & Explosives Facilities", a report submitted to the Israel Ministry of Industry, Trade & Labor, 2015, (610 pages).
30. G. Ben-Dor, Co-P.I. D. Ornai, I.M. Shohet, R. Levy, and O. Vilnay, "Examination of adaptability of SAFER to implementation in the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) for Ammunition Storage- part I", a report submitted to the Ministry of Defense, the State of Israel, 2015, (61 pages).
31. I. M. Shohet, D. Ornai, R. Levy, O. Vilnay, "HAZUS based risk and damage assessment methods for seismic extreme events in Critical Infrastructures", a report submitted to the Ministry of Construction and Housing, the State of Israel, 2015.
32. I.M. Shohet, L. Aharonson-Daniel and T. Levi, Co-P.I. A. Salamon, R. Levy, Y. Bar-Dayan, D. Ornai, and O. Vilnay, "Analytical-Empirical Model for the Assessment of Earthquake Casualties and Injuries in a Major City in Israel – The Case of Tiberias", a report submitted to the Ministry of Science, the State of Israel, 2015.
33. I. M. Shohet, D. Ornai, R. Levy, G. Ben-Dor, E. Gilad, O. Vilnay, R. Yigal, and Y. Kivity, “1st year report: A methodology of risk assessment, management and coping actions for nuclear power plant hit by high explosive warheads”, a report submitted to the Ministry of Energy, 2015, (131 pages).
34. D. Ornai, R. Levy, O. Vilnay, O. Sadot, and G, “Development of small dampers”, a report submitted to the Ministry of Defense, the State of Israel, 2016, (40 pages).
35. I. M. Shohet, D. Ornai, R. Levy, G. Ben-Dor, E. Gilad, O. Vilnay, R. Yigal, and Y. Kivity, “2nd year report: A methodology of risk assessment, management and coping actions for nuclear power plant hit by high explosive warheads”, a report submitted to the Ministry of Energy 2016, (182 pages).
36. D. Ornai, G. Ben-Dor, I. M. Shohet, R. Levy, and O. Vilnay, “Advanced methods for the mitigation of risks caused by ammunition magazines in the IDF – Airforce-base as a case study”, a report submitted to the Ministry of Defense- Mafat, the State of Israel, 2017, (80 pages).
37. L. Chadad, D. Ornai, R. Levy, and O. Vilnay, “Inertial Blast Mitigation Device (IBMD)” a mid-report submitted to the Ministry of Defense- Mafat, the State of Israel, 2017, (13 pages).
38. I. M. Shohet, D. Ornai, R. Levy, G. Ben-Dor, E. Gilad, O. Vilnay, R. Yigal, and Y. Kivity, 2018. Final report: A methodology of risk assessment, management and coping actions for nuclear power plant hit by high explosive warheads (196 Pages) Grant 214-11-011 (Ministry of Energy).
39. Igal M. Shohet, David Ornai, Robert Levy, Erez Gilad, Gabi Ben-Dor, Barak Tavron, and Yosef Kivity, Researchers: Liran Chadad, Sima Michal Elkabets, and Assaf Shmerling (2018). “Vulnerability and Protection Study of SMRs buried exposed to munitions hit” Grant 217-11-024 – Interim – First year report (Ministry of Energy).
Other Publications
1. Levy, R., 1Marianchik, E., Magnus, P., Rutenberg, A., and 2Segal, F. “Performance of Elevator Systems in the 22.11.95 Gulf of Eilat-Aqaba Earthquake”, Civil Engineering, Journal of the Israel Society of Civil Engineers, No. 1, pp. 5-10, 1998. (Hebrew translation of paper no. 31.)
2. Ben-Ishai, E., Levy, R., and Rutenberg, A., “Damage Reduction of Non-Structural Elements During Earthquakes: A survey”, Engineering Infrastructure, Journal of the Israel Association of Infrastructure, Vol. 1, pp. 6-24, April 1999. (In Hebrew).
3. Ben-Ishai, E., Levy, R., and Rutenberg, A., “Behavior of Non-Structural Elements During Earthquakes”, Civil Engineering, Journal of the Israel Society of Civil Engineers, No. 4, pp. 34-35, 2000. (In Hebrew).
4. Zelkha, M., Gal, E., and Levy, R., “Geometrically Nonlinear Membrane Finite Element Wrinkling Analysis”, Newsletter of the Israel Association for Computational Methods in Mechanics, No. 13, 2005 (in Hebrew).
5. Daniel, Y., Lavan, O., and Levy, R., “Multi-Modal Control of Pedestrian Bridges using Tuned-Mass-Dampers”, Technion – Israel Institute of Technology,Faculty of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Faculty Publication No. 313, Haifa, October 2011.
Invited plenary lectures at conferences
2000
Geometrically Nonlinear Analysis of Structures – an Educational Approach
IASS – IACM 2000 the Fourth International Colloquium on
Computation of Shell & Spatial Structures - Chania-Crete, Greece, June 4-7
2003
Geometric Stiffness of Space Frames using Symbolic Algebra IASS-APCS 2003 – Taipei, Taiwan, October 22 – 26.
2005
Local Formulation for geometrically Nonlinear Shell Elements based upon the Deformed Configuration
Tenth International Conference on Civil and Structural Engineering
Computing - Rome, Italy, 30 August –September 1. (also chaired the session CC.XXIX PLATES AND SHELLS, Sept. 1, 2005))
2007
Optimal Seismic Retrofitting of Structures Using Added Viscous Damping
The Third Structural Engineers World Congress [SEWC-Nov.-
2007] - Bangalore, India, November 2-7.
2007
Geometrically Nonlinear Analysis of Structures: 3D Frames & Shells
The Third Structural Engineers World Congress [SEWC-Nov.-
2007] - Bangalore, India, November 2-7.
2017
Seismic and blast mitigation using energy dissipation devices
Convention for the Centennial of the April 26, 1917 Earthquake at Monterchi
Refereed papers in Conferences Proceedings
1. Levy, R., "Linear Programming in Prestressed Trusses", Proceedings of The Second International Conference on Civil and Structural Engineering Computing, London, December 3rd-5th, 1985, Vol. 1, pp. 377-381, (edited by B.H.V. Topping), Civil-Comp Press, Edinburgh, 1985.
2. Levy, R., and Hanaor, A., "Optimal Design of Prestressed Trusses", Shells, Membranes and Space Frames, Proceedings of the IASS Symposium on Membrane Structures and Space Frames, Osaka, September 15th-19th, 1986, Vol. 3, pp. 207-214, (edited by K. Heki), Elsevier Science Publishers B.V., Amsterdam, 1986.
3. Hanaor, A., Levy, R., and Rizzuto, N., "Investigation of Prestressing in Double-Layer Grids", Shells, Membranes and Space Frames, Proceedings of the IASS Symposium on Membrane Structures and Space Frames, Osaka, September 15th-19th, 1986, Vol.3, pp. 73-80, (edited by K. Heki), Elsevier Science Publishers B.V., Amsterdam, 1986.
4. Levy, R., "Optimization for Overall Stability", Recent Developments in Structural Optimization, pp. 86-100, (edited by F.Y. Cheng), American society of Civil Engineers, New York, 1986.
5. Levy, R., and Perng, H.-S., "Optimization for Nonlinear Stability", Proceedings of The Third International Conference on Civil and Structural Engineering Computing, London, September 22nd-24th, 1987, Vol. 1, pp. 257-263, (edited by B.H.V.Topping), Civil-Comp Press, Edinburgh, 1987.
6. Levy, R., and Brill, D.R., "Optimization for Exact Stability of 2-Bar Trusses", Computer Utilization in Structural Engineering, pp. 520-529, (edited by James K. Nelson, Jr.), American Society of Civil Engineers, New York, 1989.
7. Levy, R., "Shape Optimization of Plates for Buckling", Computer Aided Optimum Design of Structures: Recent Advances, Proceedings of the First International Conference, Southampton, June 20-23, 1989, pp. 41-48, (edited by C.A. Brebbia and S. Hernandez), Computational Mechanics Publication/Springer Verlag, 1989.
8. Levy, R., and Ganz, A., "Analysis of Optimized Plates for Buckling", Proceedings ofthe Fourth International Conference on Civil and Structural Engineering Computing, London, September 19th-21st, 1989, Vol. 2, pp. 167-174, (edited by B.H.V. Topping), Civil-Comp Press, Edinburgh, 1989.
9. Levy, R., Vilnay, O., and Acheampong, K.B., "Exact Geometry Considerations in Buckling Analysis of Trusses", Proceedings of the Fourth International Conference on Civil and Structural Engineering Computing, London, September 19th-21st, 1989, Vol. 1, pp. 259-267, (edited by B.H.V. Topping), Civil-Comp Press, Edinburgh, 1989.
10. Levy, R., and Ganz, A., "Analysis of Optimized Plates for Buckling", Proceedings of the 23rd Israel Conference on Mechanical Engineering, 6.7.2, pp. 1-8, Haifa, May 21-22, 1990.
11. Levy, R., "Fixed Point Theory and Structural Optimization", Proceedings of the Forth Rail Bridge Centenary Conference, Developments in Structural Engineering, Edinburgh, August 21st-23rd, 1990, Vol. 2, pp. 1360-1370, Chapman and Hall, London, 1990.
12. Levy, R., "Some Results on the Buckling of Optimized Plates", Proceedings of the International Conference on Computational Engineering Science, Melbourne, Australia, August 11-16, 1991.
13. Levy, R., and Sokolinsky V., "Shape Optimization of Plates for Shear Buckling", Proceedings of STRUCTURAL OPTIMIZATION 93, The World Congress on Optimal Design of Structural Systems, Rio De Janeiro, August 206, 1993, Vol. I, pp. 213-219, (edited by J.Herskovits), Associacao Brasileira de Ciencias Mechanicas, 1993.
14. Levy, R., and Sokolinsky, V., "Optimal Design for Shear Buckling", Developments in Computational Engineering Mechanics, Proceedings of the Fifth International Conference on Civil and Structural Engineering Computing, Edinburgh, August 17-19, 1993, pp. 171-180, (edited by B.H.V. Topping), Civil-Comp Press, Edinburgh, 1993.
15. Segal, F., Rutenberg, A. and Levy, R., "Seismic Interaction Elevator-Structure Systems", Proceedings of the Fifth U.S. National Conference on Earthquake Engineering Vol. 4, pp. 1031-1039, Chicago, July 10-14, 1994.
16. Segal, F., Rutenberg, A. and Levy, R., "Earthquake Response of Structure-Elevator Systems", Proceedings of the 10th European Conference on Earthquake Engineering, Vienna, August 28-September 2, 1994, (Gerald Duma, editor), Vol. 3, pp. 1545-1549, A.A. Balkema, Rotterdam, 1995.
17. Levy, R., Gluck, J. and Gluck, N., "Optimal Design of Supplemental Dampers for Control of Structures", Proceedings of the 11th World Conference on Earthquake Engineering, Acapulco, Mexico, June 23-28, 1996, Elsevier Science Ltd, paper No. 1538, 1996.
18. Rutenberg, A., Levy, R., Segal, F. and Marianchik, E. "Structure elevator Systems Under Earthquake Excitations", Proceedings of the 11th World Conference on Earthquake Engineering, Acapulco, Mexico, June 23-28, 1996.
19. Levy, R., Kirsch, U. and Shenghu, L., " Reanalysis of Trusses Using Modified Initial Designs", Advances in Optimization for Structural Engineering, Proceedings of the 3rd International Conference on Computational Structures Technology, Budapest, Hungary, 21st - 23rd August, 1996, pp. 45-51, (edited by B.H.V. Topping), Civil-Comp Press, Edinburgh, 1996.
20. Levy, R., Rutenberg, A., Magnus, P., Marianchik, E., and Segal, F., "Elevator Systems Under Earthquake Excitations- An Analytical Evaluation of Safety Provisions", Proceedings of the 27th Israel Conference on Mechanical Engineering, pp. 65- 67, Technion City, Haifa, May 19- 20, 1998.
21. Levy, R., and Gal, E., “Three- Dimensional Beam- Columns of Varying Cross Section”, Advances in Computational Structural Mechanics, Proceedings of the 4th International Conference on Computational Structures Technology, Edinburgh, Scotland, 18th – 20th August, pp 85-91, 1998, (edited by B.H.V. Topping),Civil-Comp Press, Edinburgh, 1998.
22. Segal, F., Marianchik, E., Levy, R., and Rutenberg, A., “Seismic Design of Friction Damped Braced Frames”, Proceedings of the 11th European Conference on Earthquake Engineering, CNIT, Paris la Defense, France, September 6- 11, 1998, Balkema, Rotterdam, ISBN 90 5410 982 3, 1998.
23. Reinhorn, A.M., Gluck, N., Gluck, J. and Levy, R., “Optimal Design of Supplemental Dampers for Control of Structures”, Proceedings of the 11th European Conference on Earthquake Engineering, CNIT, Paris la Defense, France, September 6- 11, 1998, Balkema, Rotterdam, ISBN 90 5410 982 3, 1998.
24. Levy, R., and Gal, E., “Buckling of Beams of Varying Cross Section Under Axial Compression and Biaxial Bending”, Developments in Computational Mechanics with High Performance Computing, Proceedings of the Third Euroconferece on Parallel and Distributed Computing for Computational Mechanics, Weimar, March 20-25, 1999, pp. 205-209, (B.H.V. Topping, Editor) Civil-Comp Press, Edinburgh, 1999.
25. Ben-Ishai, E., Levy, R., and Rutenberg, A., “The Behaviour of Nonstructural Elements During Earthquakes”, Proceedings of the 12th Israel Civil Engineering Conference and the 7th Israel Seismic Engineering Conference, pp 35-46, Tel-Aviv, Israel, April 28-29, 1999.
26. Marianchik, E., Levy, R., Rutenberg, A., Magnus, P., and Segal, F., " Behavior of Elevator Systems Under Earthquakes”, Proceedings of the 12th Israel Civil Engineering Conference and the 7th Israel Seismic Engineering Conference, pp 47-69, Tel-Aviv, Israel, April 28-29, 1999.
27. Levy, R., and Gal, E., "Geometrically Nonlinear Analysis of Shells", Developments in Analysis and Design Using Finite Element Methods, Proceedings of The Seventh International Conference on Civil and Structural Engineering Computing, Oxford, England, September 13-15, 1999, pp. 233-240, (B.H.V. Topping and B. Kumar, Editors) Civil-Comp Press, Edinburgh, 1999.
28. Marianchik, E., Levy, R., Rutenberg, A, and Segal, F., “Optimal Seismic Design of Friction Damped Braced Frames Based on Existing Earthquake Records”, Proceedings of 12 WCEE 2000, 12th World Conference on Earthquake Engineering, Aukland, January 30, - February 4, 2000. (Also appeared in the Proceedings of the First National Conference on Construction and Infrastructure, pp. 22-27, Tel-Aviv, October 11-12, 1999).
29. Levy, R., and Gal, E., "Three - Noded Triangular Finite Element Analysis of Geometrically Nonlinear Shells", Proceedings of IASS – IACM 2000 the Fourth International Colloquium on Computation of Shell & Spatial Structures, Chania-Crete, Greece, June 4-7, 2000, (M. Papadrakakis, A. Samartin and E. Onate, Editors).
30. Levy, R., "Geometrically Nonlinear Analysis of Structures – an Educational Approach" Abstracts Volume of the Proceedings of IASS – IACM 2000 the Fourth International Colloquium on Computation of Shell & Spatial Structures, Chania-Crete, Greece, June 4-7, 2000, pp. 218-219, (M. Papadrakakis, A. Samartin and E. Onate, Editors). (Invited Lecture.)
31. Levy, R., and Gal, E., "Three - Noded Triangular Finite Element Analysis of Geometrically Nonlinear Shells", Proceedings of IASS – IACM 2000 the Fourth International Colloquium on Computation of Shell & Spatial Structures, Chania-Crete, Greece, June 4-7, 2000, pp. 38-39, (M. Papadrakakis, A. Samartin and E. Onate, Editors).
32. Levy, R., and Gal, E.,"The Geometric Stiffness Matrix in Shell Elements", Proceedings of the 28th Israel Conference on Mechanical Engineering, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Beer-Sheva, Israel, June 14-15, 2000.
33. Levy, R., Marianchik, E., and Rutenberg, A., “Deterministic Linearizations Applied to Random Excitations”, Proceedings of the 12th European Conference on Earthquake Engineering, London, 9-13 September, 2002, Paper no. 106, Elsevier Science Ltd.
34. Rutenberg, A., Levy, R., and Magliulo, G., “Seismic Response of Asymmetric Perimeter Frame Buildings”, Proceedings of the 12th European Conference on Earthquake Engineering, London, 9-13 September, 2002, Paper no. 107, Elsevier Science Ltd.
35. Levy, R., and Gal, E., "Three Noded Shell Finite Element for Large Rotations”, Proceedings of WCCM V, Fifth World Congress on Computational Mechanics, Vienna, July 7-12, 2002, paper no. 80327.
36. Levy, R., Cheng-Wei Lin, Gal, E., Yeong-Bin Yang, “Geometric Stiffness of Space Frames using Symbolic Algebra”, Proceedings of IASS-APCS 2003, Taipei, October 22-26, 2003. (Invited Lecture.)
37. Gal, E., and Levy, R., “A Triangular Finite Element For The Geometrically Non-Linear Analysis of Composite Shells “, Proceedings of The Ninth International Conference on Civil and Structural Engineering Computing, Egmond aan Zee, the Netherlands, September 2-4, 2003, pp.35-36, (B.H.V. Topping, Editor) Civil-Comp Press, Edinburgh, 2003
38. Rutenberg, A., Nsieri, I., Levy, R., “Seismic Behavior of Ductile Structural Walls: Shear Forces”, Proceedings of the Third National Conference on Construction and Infrastructure, pp. 107-111, Tel-Aviv, November 17-18, 2003. (In Hebrew).
39. Gal, E., and Levy, R., “The Geometric Stiffness of Thick Shell Triangular Finite Elements for Large Rotations”, Proceedings of the 44th Israel Annual Conference on Aerospace Sciences, Haifa, February 2004.
40. Gal, E., Levy, R., Abramovich, H., and Pevsner, P., "Buckling of Composite Stiffened Panels: Analysis and Experiment", Proceedings of the International Conference on Buckling and Postbuckling Behavior of Composite Laminated Shell Structures, Eilat, 1-2 March, 2004.
41. Gal, E., Levy, R., Abramovich, H. And Pevsner, P., “Buckling Analysis of Composite Panels”, Proceedings of SEMC 2004, The Second International Conference on Structural Engineering, Mechanics and Computation, Cape Town, July 5-7, 2004.
42. Lavan, O., and Levy, R., “Optimal design of supplemental viscous damping for linear structures”, Proceedings of 13 WCEE, 13th World Conference on Earthquake Engineering, Vancouver, August 1-6, 2004.
43. Rutenberg, A., Nsieri, E., and Levy, R., “Seismic Shear Demand on Ductile Cantilever Wall Systems in Multistorey Structures”, Proceedings of 13 WCEE, 13th World Conference on Earthquake Engineering, Vancouver, August 1-6, 2004.
44. Lavan, O., and Levy, R., “Optimal Seismic Retrofit of Irregular 3D Framed Structures using Supplemental Viscous Dampers", Proceedings of the 4th European Workshop on the Seismic Behaviour of Irregular and Complex Structures, Thessaloniki, 26-27 August, 2005, (A. J. Kappos, Editor), Aristotle University Thessaloniki, Department of Civil Engineering, paper no. 52.
45. Khoury, W., Rutenberg, A., and Levy, R., “On the Seismic Response of Asymmetric Setback Perimeter-Frame Structures”, Proceedings of the 4th European Workshop on the Seismic Behaviour of Irregular and Complex Structures, Thessaloniki, 26-27 August, 2005, (A. J. Kappos, Editor), Aristotle University Thessaloniki, Department of Civil Engineering, paper no. 47.
46. Gal, E., and Levy, R., "The Performance of Allman's Membrane Finite Element for Geometrically Nonlinear Analysis of Shell Structures", Proceedings of The Tenth International Conference on Civil and Structural Engineering Computing, Rome, Italy, 30 August –September 1, 2005, (B.H.V. Topping, Editor), Civil-Comp Press, Stirling, United Kingdom, paper 132, 2005
47. Levy, R., and Lavan, O., “Gradient based optimization of added viscous damping for seismic applications” , Proceedings of an International Conference on Advances in Engineering Structures, Mechanics and Construction, M. Pandey, W. C. Xie, and L. Xu (Eds.), Waterloo, Ontario, Canada, 14-17 May 2006, Springer, the Netherlands, pp. 663-671.
48. Levy, R., and Lavan, O., “Fully stressed seismic design of dampers in framed structures” , Proceedings of an International Conference on Advances in Engineering Structures, Mechanics and Construction, M. Pandey, W. C. Xie, and L. Xu (Eds.), Waterloo, Ontario, Canada, 14-17 May 2006, Springer, the Netherlands, pp. 303-315.
49. Levy, R., and Lavan, O., “Riccati solution versus truly optimal design of supplemental damping in earthquake engineering practice”, Proceedings of the 8th U.S. National Conference on Earthquake Engineering, San-Francisco, California, 18-22 Apr. 2006, Mira Digital Publishing Inc., Paper no. 617.
50. Gal, E., Zelkha, M., and Levy, R., "Geometrically Nonlinear Membrane Finite Element Wrinkling Analysis", Proceedings of the III European Conference on Computational Mechanics. Solids, Structures and Coupled Problems in Engineering, C. A. Mota Soares et al (eds.), Lisbon, Portugal, 5-8 June, 2006.
51. Lavan, O., and Levy, R., "Simple Iterative use of Lyapunov's Solution for the Optimal Seismic Design of Passive Devices in Framed Buildings", Proceedings of the 4th World Conference on Structural Control and Monitoring (4WCSCM), 11-13 July 2006, San Diego, California.
52. Levy, R., and Lavan, O., “Performance Based Optimal Seismic Retrofitting of Yielding Plane Frames Using Added Viscous Damping", Proceedings of the First European Conference on Earthquake Engineering and Seismology (1st ECEES), Centre International des Conférences de Genève, Geneve, September 3-8, 2006 (paper no. 1300).
53. Levy, R., and Lavan, O., "Optimal Seismic Retrofitting of Structures Using Added Viscous Damping", Proceedings of the Third Structural Engineers World Congress [SEWC-Nov.-2007], Bangalore, India, November 2-7, 2007, (Invited Speaker).
54. Levy, R., and Gal, E., "Geometrically Nonlinear Analysis of Structures: 3D Frames & Shells", Proceedings of the Third Structural Engineers World Congress [SEWC-Nov.-2007], November 2-7, 2007, Bangalore, India. (Invited Speaker).
55. Levy, R., Lavan, O., Daniel, Y., and “Multiple Tuned Mass Dampers for Multi-modal Control and Retrofitting of Structures”, Proceedings of the 14th European Conference on Earthquake Engineering, [14 ECEE 2010], Ohrid, Republic of Macedonia, August 30 – September 03, 2010.
56. Levy, R., Daniel, Y., Nsier, I., and Lavan, O., “Methodology for Allocating and Sizing of Friction Dampers in Framed Structures”, Proceedings of the 14th European Conference on Earthquake Engineering, [14 ECEE 2010], Ohrid, Republic of Macedonia, August 30 – September 03, 2010.
57. Yael Daniel, Oren Lavan, and Robert Levy, “A Simple Methodology for the Seismic Passive Control of Irregular 3D Frames Using Friction Dampers”, Proceedings of the 6th European Workshop on the Seismic Behaviour of Irregular and Complex Structures (6EWICS), Technion – Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa, Israel, 12–13 September 2011.
58. Yael Daniel, Oren Lavan, and Robert Levy, “Multi-Modal Control of Pedestrian bridges using Tuned-Mass-Dampers”, Proceedings of the SEI and ASCE 43rd Structures Congress, Fairmont Chicago, Millenium Park. Chicago, Illinois, March 29-31, 2012.
59. Yael Daniel, Oren Lavan, and Robert Levy, “Optimal Seismic Retrofitting of Frame Structures Using Hysteretic Dampers”, Proceedings of the 15th World Conference on Earthquake Engineering, 15WCEE, Lisbon, Portugal, 24 to 28 September, 2012 (# 864).
60. D. Ornai, R. Levy, I. M. Shohet, O. Vilnay, A. Reinhorn, T. Krauthammer, A. Shmerling, L. Chadad, “Proceedings of the 15th International Symposium on the Interaction of the Effects of Munitions with Structures – ISIEMS 15, Potsdam, Germany, September 16-20, 2013.
61. Levi, O., Levi T., Salamon, A., Shohet, I.M., Levy, R., and Ornai, D., (2014). "Development of new fragility curves for buildings in preparation for a strong earthquake in Israel - the case of Tiberias". Geological Society Conference, 25th-27th February 2014, Leonardo Club Hotel, Dead Sea, Israel. (abstract only),(presented by co-author Levi, O.).
62. Igal M. Shohet, Tsafrir Levi, Gideon Oron, Robert Levy, Michal Gonen, and Benji Azaria, (2014), "Risk Management and Preparedness for Earthquake Scenario – The Case of Beer-Sheva", proceedings of the Geological Society Conference, 25-27th February 2014, Leonardo Club Hotel, Dead Sea, Israel. (presented by co-author Igal. M. Shohet).
63. Urlainis, A. Shohet, I.M., Levy, R., Ornai, D., and Vilnay, O., (2014). "Damage in Critical Infrastructures due to Natural and Man-made Extreme Events – A critical Review", Proceedings of the Creative Construction Conference 2014, June 21-24 2014, Prague, Czech Republic, Procedia Engineering 85, 2014, Pages 529–535. (presented by co-author Igal. M. Shohet).
64. Hsi-Hsien Wei, Mirosław J. Skibniewski, Igal M. Shohet, Limor Aharonson-Daniel, Tsafrir Levi, Robert Levy, Stav Shapira, Ohad Levi, Yaron Bar-Dayan, Shabtai Isaac, (2014). "Earthquake Loss Assessment for a Region with Moderate Seismicity: the Case of Tiberias, Israel", Proceedings of the 2014 Creative Construction Conference 2014,, June 21-24 2014, Prague, Czech Republic Procedia Engineering, 85,. 536-542.Prague, Czech Republic. (presented by co-author Hsi-Hsien Wei).
65. Bruria Adini, Limor Aharonson-Daniel, Yaron Bar-Dayan, Shabtai Isaac, Ohad Levi, Tsafrir Levi, Robert Levy, David Ornai, Amos Salamon, Stav Shapira, Igal M. Shohet, Miroslaw J. Skibniewski, Oren Vilnay, and Hsi Hsien Wei., "Analytical-Empirical Model for the Assessment of Earthquake Casualties and Injuries in a Major City in Israel – The Case of Tiberias", submitted for possible publication in the 2nd European Conference on Earthquake Engineering and Seismology, Istanbul 24-29 Aug. 2014. (presented by co-author Hsi-Hsien Wei).
66. Hsi-Hsien Wei, Igal M. Shohet, Mirosław J. Skibniewski, Robert Levy, Stav Shapira, Limor Aharonson-Daniel, Tsafrir Levi, Amos Salamon, Ohad Levi , " Economic Feasibility Analysis of Pre-Earthquake Strengthening of Buildings in a Moderate Seismicity / High Vulnerability Area ". Accepted for publication ad presentation in the 4th International Conference on Building Resilience. 8-11th September 2014 The Lowry, Salfor Quays, U.K. Procedia Economics and Finance, 18, 143-150. (presented by co-author Igal. M. Shohet).
67. Gonen, M. Azaria, B. Shohet, I.M., Levi. T. Oron, G., and Levy, R., (2014). "HAZUS-Based seismic risk management – the case of Beer-Sheva", The 7th Construction Management Convention, November 10th Tel-Aviv. (in Hebrew; presented by co-author Igal. M. Shohet).
68. Igal M. Shohet, Hsi-Hsien Wei, Robert Levy, Tsafrir Levi, Amos Salamon, Moti Zohar (2015). Earthquake casualty loss assessment in a major city of Israel– the case of Tiberias, Creative Construction Conference 2015 and Procedia Engineering, Krakow, June 21-24 2015, Poland.
69. Alon Urlainis, Igal M. Shohet, Robert Levy (2015). "Probabilistic risk assessment of oil and gas infrastructures for seismic extreme events", Accepted for publication in Creative Construction Conference 2015 and Procedia Engineering, Krakow, June 21-24 2015, Poland.
70. David Ornai, Igal M. Shohet, Arie Boimel, Erez Gal, Levy Robert, Sima Michal Elkabetz, Liav Yaloz, Eyal Mendel (2015). "Blast waves caused by internal explosion in ammunition and explosive facility: vulnerability and protection alternatives", proceedings of the 30th International Symposium on Shock Waves, July 19-24th, Tel-Aviv, Vol. 2, pp.1321-1326.
71. David Ornai, Arie Boimel, Erez Gal, Robert Levy, Igal M. Shohet, Sima Michal El Kabetz, Liav Yaloz, Eyal Mendel (2015). "Upgrading Protection of a reinforced concrete structure subjected to internal explosion", The 16TH International Symposium for the Interaction of Munitions with Structures Nov. 9-13, 2015, Florida, U.S.A.
72. David Ornai, Amir Adar, Igal M. Shohet, Oren Vilnay, Robert Levy, Gabi Ben-Dor (2015). "Blast & fragment effects and hazards resulting from ammunition storage according to safety standards and experiments", The 16TH International Symposium for the Interaction of Munitions with Structures Nov. 9-13, 2015, Florida, U.S.A.
73. S.M. Elkabets, Igal M. Shohet, Ornai, D. and Levy, R. (2016). A risk assessment and management methodology for the improvement of safety and protection of ammunition and explosive facilities, Creative Construction Conference 2016 (CCC 2016), June 25-28 2016, Budapest, Hungary
74. Shmerling A., Levy R., and Reinhorn A.M., “A Methodology for Seismic Retrofit Using Optimal Control”, Proceedings of the 16th World Conference on Earthquake Engineering, 16WCEE, Santiago, Chile, 9th-13th, January 2017 (Paper 328).
75. Shmerling A., and Levy R. (2017), “Optimal Gains in Mass, Stiffness and Added Damping for Seismic Upgrade of Frame Structures”, Proceedings of the 16th World Conference on Earthquake Engineering, 16WCEE, Santiago, Chile, 9th-13th, January 2017 (Paper 329).
76. D. Ornai, S.M. Elkabets, I.M. Shohet, Y. Kivity, L. Chadad, E. Gilad, R. Levy, E. Gal, A. S)c)hmerling, G. Ben-Dor, B. Tavron, O. Vilnay, (2017), “Nuclear Power Plant Vulnerability to Near Miss Munition Explosion”, Proceedings of the 17th International Symposium on the Interaction of the Effects of Munitions with Structures (17th ISIEMS) October 2017, 16-20, Bad Neuenahr, Germany.
77. L. Chadad, O. Vilnay, R. Levy, D. Ornai, (2017), “Improved blast resistance of buildings' frontal walls based on passive controlled structural mechanism”, Proceedings of the 17th International Symposium on the Interaction of the Effects of Munitions with Structures (17th ISIEMS) October 2017, 16-20, Bad Neuenahr, Germany.
78. Shmerling A., and Levy R. (2018), “Seismic Retrofit of Frame Structures using Single-Input-Multiple-Output Generalized System Paradigm Configuration”, Proceedings 16th European Conference on Earthquake Engineering, June 18-21, 2018, Thessaloniki, Greece, Paper 879.
79. Shmerling A., and Levy R. (2018), “Methodology for Obtaining Equivalent Linear-Elastic to Inelastic Shear-type Models and Vise-Versa”, Proceedings 16th European Conference on Earthquake Engineering, June 18-21, 2018, Thessaloniki, Greece, Paper 892.
80. Shohet I. M., Levy, R., Ornai, D. Vilnay, O. Urlainis K. A., Elkabets S.M. (2017) "METHODS FOR DAMAGE ASSESSMENT IN CRITICAL ENERGY INFRASTRUCTURES DUE TO NATURAL AND WAR EXTREME EVENTS". Wokshop on Tools for Seismic Damage Assessment in Structures and Infrastructures, Committee for Preparedeness for Earthquake, Minstry of Energy and The Geophysics Institute of Israel. Geophysics Institute, Lod, Isarael, Sep. 3rd 2017.
81. Igal M. Shohet,*, Limor Aharonson-Daniel, Tsafrir Levi, Robert Levy, Amos Salamon, Yaron Bar-Dayan, Stav Shapira, Ohad Levi1Oren Vilnay, Hsi-Hsien Wei1, (2017). “Analytical-Empirical Model for the Assessment of Earthquake Casualties and Injuries in a Major City in Israel – The Case of Tiberias”. Symposium of the Committee for Preparedness for Earthquake, the State of Israel. Hamakabiya Village, Israel. Sept. 28th 2017.
82. D. Ornai, I. M. Shohet, R. Levy, O. Vilnay, E. Gal, E. Gilad, Y. Kivity, G. Ben-Dor, B. Tavron, L. Chadad, A. S)c)hmerling, and S.M. Elkabets, 2017, Nuclear Power Plant Vulnerability to Near Miss Munition Explosion, 17th ISIEMS Conference, Bad Neuenahr, Germany, 2017.
83. B. Brosh, D. Ornai, I. M. Shohet, and G. Ben-Dor, 2017, Vulnerability of Existed and Retrofitted Emergency Wards Exposed to Above Ground Nuclear Explosion, 17th ISIEMS Conference, Bad Neuenahr, Germany, 2017.
84. Igal M. Shohet, David Ornai, Robert Levy, Ohad Levi, Stav Shapira, Tsafrir Lavi, Amos Salamon, and Limor Aharonson-Daniel (2018). “Vulnerability assessment model of urban area structures exposed to seismic loads: Tiberias as a case study”. IPRED V, The 5th International Preparedness and Response to Emergency Disasters. 14-17 January, Tel-Aviv.
85. Benny Brosh, David Ornai, Igal M. Shohet and Gabi Ben-Dor (2018). “A Risk-Based Decision-Support-Model for Protecting an Urban Emergency Ward (EW) from a Nuclear Explosion in order to Save Maximum Performance” IPRED V, The 5th International Preparedness and Response to Emergency Disasters. 14-17 January, Tel-Aviv.
86. Shohet, I.M., Elkabets, S.M., Ornai, D., Levy, R., Gilad, E., Kivity, Y., Chadad, L. Gal, E., S(c)hmerling, A., Tavron, B., Ben-Dor, G., and Vilnay, O. (2018). “A methodology of risk assessment, management and coping actions for nuclear power plant hit by high explosive warheads”, the 29th conference of the Nuclear Societies in Israel, May 8-10, Herzliya, Israel.
87. Ornai1, D., Elkabets, S.M., Shohet, I.M., Kivity, Y., Chadad, L., Gilad, E., Levy, R., and Gal, E. (2018). “Nuclear Power Plant (NPP) Vulnerability to Near Miss Munition Explosions - Dynamic Resistance and in-Structure Shock”, the 29th conference of the Nuclear Societies in Israel, May 8-10, Herzliya, Israel.
88. Urlainis, A. and Shohet, I.M. (2018). “Probabilistic Risk Appraisal and Mitigation of Critical Infrastructures for Seismic Extreme Events”, 16th European Conference on Earthquake Engineering, 18-21 June, 2018 Thessaloniki, Greece.
