Research Title: Advancing predictability of physics-based ground-motion simulations in New Zealand: Empirical and theoretical modelling advancements
Main Supervisor: Prof. Brendon Bradley
Co-supervisor: Dr. Christopher de la Torre (Research Engineer) & Dr. Robin Lee (Senior Lecturer)
Research interests: Seismic ground motions characterization, ground motion simulations, seismic hazard analysis, site effects
Personal interests: Running, Meditations, Reading
Academic history: Masters in Geotechnical Engineering (UT Austin, USA)
Bachelors in Civil Engineering (NIT Trichy, India)
Publications:
1) Tiwari, A., & Kalluri, A.K. (2022) A Novel Pulse-Based Estimation of Response Spectra for Strong Ground Motions, Journal of Earthquake Engineering, DOI: 10.1080/13632469.2022.2152138
2) Tiwari et al. (2024) Nationwide investigation of systematic site effects in New Zealand: Residual analysis of physics-based ground-motion simulations. 8ICEGE 2024, Osaka, Japan
3) Tiwari et al. (2023) Trends in systematic site residuals with geomorphic categories for New Zealand ground-motion instrument sites. NZSEE 2023, Auckland, New Zealand
4) Tiwari et al. (2021) Energy-based method to estimate corner periods of response spectra reflecting the physics of strong ground motions. IAGA-IASPEI Conference 2021, Hyderabad, Telangana, India
5) Tiwari, A., & Rathje, E.M. (2018) Engineering Characteristics of Earthquake Motions from the Pawnee and Cushing Earthquakes in Oklahoma. Geotechnical Earthquake Engineering and Soil Dynamics Conference (GEESD) V, June. Austin, Texas, USA
