Roberto Leon

Roberto Leon

Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

H-index: 45

North America-United States

About Roberto Leon

Roberto Leon, With an exceptional h-index of 45 and a recent h-index of 25 (since 2020), a distinguished researcher at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, specializes in the field of Structural engineering, seismic design.

His recent articles reflect a diverse array of research interests and contributions to the field:

Influence of soil-foundation-tank interaction on buckling strength of liquid storage tanks

Dynamic fracture and crack arrest toughness evaluation of high-performance steel used in highway bridges

Inelastic cyclic response of RBS connections with jumbo sections

New technique for self-centering shear keys in highway bridges

Nonlinear truss modeling method for masonry-infilled reinforced concrete frames

Nonlinear numerical assessment of steel reduced beam section connections

Seismic fragility of legged liquid storage tanks based on soil type classifications

Evolution of seismic design codes of highway bridges in Chile

Roberto Leon Information

University

Position

D.H. Burrows Professor of Construction Engineering

Citations(all)

7379

Citations(since 2020)

2310

Cited By

6014

hIndex(all)

45

hIndex(since 2020)

25

i10Index(all)

132

i10Index(since 2020)

59

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Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

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Roberto Leon Skills & Research Interests

Structural engineering

seismic design

Top articles of Roberto Leon

Title

Journal

Author(s)

Publication Date

Influence of soil-foundation-tank interaction on buckling strength of liquid storage tanks

Engineering Structures

Juan Ulloa-Rojas

José Colombo

José Wilches

Roberto León

José Almazán

2024/4/15

Dynamic fracture and crack arrest toughness evaluation of high-performance steel used in highway bridges

Materials

William N Collins

Tristan D Yount

Ryan J Sherman

Roberto T Leon

Robert J Connor

2023/4/26

Inelastic cyclic response of RBS connections with jumbo sections

Engineering Structures

DV Bompa

AY Elghazouli

T Bogdan

MR Eatherthon

RT Leon

2023/4/15

New technique for self-centering shear keys in highway bridges

Engineering Structures

José Wilches

Roberto Leon

Hernán Santa María

Claudio Fernández

José I Restrepo

2022/1/1

Nonlinear truss modeling method for masonry-infilled reinforced concrete frames

Engineering Structures

Daniel Salinas

Ioannis Koutromanos

Roberto T Leon

2022/7/1

Nonlinear numerical assessment of steel reduced beam section connections

Dan V Bompa

Teodora Bogdan

Ahmed Y Elghazouli

Edurne Nuñez

Matthew R Eatherthon

...

2022/5/8

Seismic fragility of legged liquid storage tanks based on soil type classifications

Journal of Constructional Steel Research

JI Colombo

J Wilches

R Leon

2022/5/1

Evolution of seismic design codes of highway bridges in Chile

Earthquake Spectra

José Wilches

Hernán Santa Maria

Roberto Leon

Rafael Riddell

Matías Hube

...

2021/8

Cyclic modeling of T-stub bolted connections

RT Leon

JA Swanson

2021/7/28

Parametric investigation on the design of RBS moment connections with jumbo beams and columns'. Journal of Constructional Steel Research 177 (2021) Start page–End page/106436

Journal of Constructional Steel Research

Liangjie Qi

Roberto T Leon

Matthew R Eatherton

Jonathan L Paquette

2021/7/1

Experimental study on seismic performance of steel reinforced concrete T-shaped columns

Steel and Composite Structures, An International Journal

Zuqiang Liu

Chaofeng Zhou

Jianyang Xue

Roberto T Leon

2020/1

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Co-Authors

H-index: 83
Manos Tentzeris

Manos Tentzeris

Georgia Institute of Technology

H-index: 50
Charles W Roeder

Charles W Roeder

University of Washington

H-index: 36
Eunsoo Choi

Eunsoo Choi

Hongik University

H-index: 28
Lawrence Kahn

Lawrence Kahn

Georgia Institute of Technology

H-index: 23
Daniel Linzell

Daniel Linzell

University of Nebraska-Lincoln

H-index: 20
James Cooper

James Cooper

Georgia Institute of Technology

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