PUBLICATIONS

  • Dehghani, S., & Tobber, L. (2026). Mitigation of higher-mode flexural demands in controlled rocking walls using outriggers. Soil Dynamics and Earthquake Engineering. Manuscript submitted.
  • Dehghani, S., & Tobber, L. (2026). Seismic performance of an axial-released outrigger system to reduce the effects of core wall elongation on damper demands in reinforced concrete buildings. Structural Control and Health Monitoring. Under review.
  • Büker, F., & Tobber, L. (2026). Modelling and seismic behaviour of conventional precast concrete shear walls with grouted dowel connections. Engineering Structures. Manuscript submitted.
  • Büker, F., Siddon, A. M. R., & Tobber, L. (2026). Evaluating the seismic performance of precast concrete shear walls. Results in Engineering. Under review.
  • Krieg, S., Rodgers, G.W., and Tobber, L. (2026). A Highly Tunable Novel Viscous Rocking Tube Damper (V-RTD). Proceedings of the 12th International Conference on Behaviour of Steel Structures in Seismic Areas (STESSA 2026), New Delhi, India, September 7 to 9, 2026. Accepted.
  • Dehghani, S., & Tobber, L. (2026). Influence of wall axial load and outrigger stiffness and capacity on wall elongation effects in damped outrigger concrete shear wall structures. Structures. Manuscript submitted.
  • Büker, F., & Tobber, L. (2025). Estimating drift capacity of precast concrete shear walls through database analysis. Journal of Building Engineering. Manuscript submitted.
  • Abdallah, A. E., Shahnewaz, M., Dickof, C., & Tobber, L. (2025). Development of precast UHPFRC nodes for mass timber structures. Structures.
  • Tobber, L., Rodgers, G. W., Krieg, S., Mohammadi, Z., & Xu, H. (2025). Development of a novel self-centering rocking tube damper. Journal of Earthquake Engineering.
  • Yang, Q., Su, W., Wang, J., Yang, T. Y., Lu, Y., Rodgers, G. W., & Tobber, L. (2025). Shake table test of a resilient high-rise controlled rocking outrigger core wall system. Earthquake Engineering & Structural Dynamics.
  • Tobber, L., Yang, T. Y., Najam, F., Xu, H., Sadeghi, M. A., & Ahmadi, M. H. (2025). Seismic design and evaluation of self-centering coupled wall systems using equivalent energy design procedure. Resilient Cities and Structures.
  • Paul, C., Shojaee, M., Aditya, Y. N., Orchard, B., Jones, A., Vincic, J., Zaker, N., Elsayed, A., Mackay, R., Byczynski, G., Shalchi Amirkhiz, B., Tobber, L., & Benoit, M. J. (2025). Microstructural heterogeneity and strength mismatch in laser powder bed fusion maraging steel tooling repaired by L-DED. Journal of Materials Processing Technology. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jmatprotec.2026.119301
  • Dehghani, S., & Tobber, L. (2025). Influence of Seismic Force Reduction Factors for Wall and Outrigger Systems on the Seismic Performance of High-Rise Outrigger Structures. Structures. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.istruc.2025.110897
  • Uwamahoro, C., Büker, F., & Tobber, L. (2025). Exploratory testing of the tensile behaviour and displacement capacity of grouted dowel connection under monotonic and cyclic loading. Construction and Building Materials, 492, 142874. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2025.142874
  • Askariani, S.S., Najam, F., Popovski, M., & Tobber, L. (2025). Investigating structural interactions in one-story segmented CLT shear walls: The role of floors, parapets, and lintels. Journal of Building Engineering, 112, 113671. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jobe.2025.113671
  • Askariani, S.S., Popovski, M., & Tobber, L. (2025). The effect of secondary structural elements on the lateral response of multi-story segmented CLT shear walls. Engineering Structures, 341, 120852. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.engstruct.2025.120852
  • Amiri, A., Atkinson, J. C., & Tobber, L. (2025). Evaluating the influence of detailing on the seismic performance of diagonally reinforced coupling beams. Engineering Structures. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.engstruct.2025.120655
  • Tobber, L., Yang, T.Y., & Najam, F. (2025). Seismic performance of reinforced concrete (RC) shear walls with and without damped outriggers and controlled rocking. Engineering Structures, 330, 119899. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.engstruct.2025.119899
  • Kanaan, D., Alam, S., & Tobber, L. (2025). Investigating the Deterioration Mechanisms and Rehabilitation of Outdoor Concrete Staircases Constructed at UBC’s Okanagan Campus: A Field Test. ASCE Journal of Materials in Civil Engineering. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1061/JMCEE7.MTENG-20853
  • Paul, C., Malmyguine, M., Tobber, L., Brandt, M., & Benoit, M. (2025). Understanding the effects of shielding and carrier gas flows on the surface quality and defect formation during laser-directed energy deposition of 18Ni maraging steel. The International Journal of Advanced Manufacturing Technology, 140, 2283–2293. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00170-025-16422-w
  • Lu, Y., Henry, R., Yang, T., Zhou, Y., Rodgers, G., & Tobber, L. (2025). Seismic performance of self-centering concrete rocking walls: From low-rise to high-rise buildings. Proceedings of the 13th National Conference on Earthquake Engineering, Portland, Oregon, July 13–17, 2025. Accepted.
  • Steele, T. C., Bezabeh, M., & Tobber, L. (2025). Controlled rocking shear walls and braced frames for seismic resilience in Canada: What’s checked and what’s next? Proceedings of the Canadian Society for Civil Engineering (CSCE) Annual Conference, Québec City, Canada, 2025. Accepted.
  • Tobber, L., Sabounchi, M., Büker, F., & Kuwabara, R. (2025). Research program on the seismic design and performance of PC walls in Canada. Proceedings of the Australian Earthquake Engineering Society National Conference, Melbourne, Victoria, November 20–22, 2025. Accepted, Keynote Address.
  • Büker, F., & Tobber, L. (2025). Nonlinear Cyclic Behaviour of North American Precast Concrete Wall Buildings. Conference of the Australian Earthquake Engineering Society, Melbourne, Australia.
  • Kuwabara, R., Tobber, L., & Adebar, P. (2025). Canadian Design Practice Review for Developing an Experimental Program on Seismic Performance of Precast Walls. Conference of the Australian Earthquake Engineering Society, Melbourne, Australia.
  • Krieg, S. L., Rodgers, G. W., Xu, H., & Tobber, L. (2025). A Highly-Tunable Novel Rocking Tube Damper (RTD). Proceedings of the 10th ECCOMAS Thematic Conference on Computational Methods in Structural Dynamics and Earthquake Engineering (COMPDYN 2025), Rhodes Island, Greece, June 15–18, 2025.
  • Yang, T. Y., Su, W., Yang, Q., Lu, Y., Rodgers, G. W., & Tobber, L. (2025). Shake table test of an innovative controlled rocking outrigger core wall (CROCW) system. Proceedings of the NRC-NSTC Workshop on Earthquake, Low Carbon, and Digital Construction Technologies, Ottawa, Canada, October 20–22, 2025.
  • Abdallah, A., Shahnewaz, M. D., Dickof, C., & Tobber, L. (2025). Development of UHPC Nodes for Timber Structures. World Conference on Timber Engineering, Brisbane, Australia, June 22–26, 2025. Published.
  • Paul, C., Vincic, J., Wall, A., Tobber, L., & Benoit, M. (2024). Investigation of micro-spot laser directed energy deposition of 18Ni-300 maraging steel towards repair applications. International Journal of Advanced Manufacturing Technology, 135, 4339–4357.
  • Han, T., Tesfamariam, S., Tobber, L., & Rodgers, G. (2024). Hysteretic Behavior of a Cross-laminated Timber Building Incorporating Different Energy Dissipators. Soil Dynamics and Earthquake Engineering, 188, 109038. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.soildyn.2024.109038
  • Paul, C., Nath, D., Tobber, L., & Benoit, M. (2024). A Review of Opportunities and Challenges for Additive Manufacturing of Steels in the Construction Industry. Advances in Civil Engineering Materials. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1520/ACEM20230097
  • Abdallah, A., Shahnewaz, M. D., Dickof, C., & Tobber, L. (2024). The behaviour of precast UHPC nodes for timber structures: A numerical study. The 4th International Conference on New Horizons in Green Civil Engineering (NHICE-04), Victoria, Canada, August 26–28, 2024.
  • Abdallah, A., Shahnewaz, M. D., Dickof, C., & Tobber, L. (2024). Production of UHPFRC nodes for timber structures in the Canadian West Coast: Lessons learned. Canadian Society of Civil Engineering (CSCE) Conference, Niagara Falls, Canada, June 5–7, 2024.
  • Ahmadi, M., & Tobber, L. (2024). Numerical study on performance of precast shear wall connection under shear-tension interaction load. World Conference of Earthquake Engineering (WCEE), Milan, Italy, June 30 to July 5, 2024.
  • Askariani, S.S., Najam, F., & Tobber, L. (2024). Evaluation of nonlinear seismic demands of low-rise cross-laminated timber (CLT) buildings using simplified analysis methods. World Conference of Earthquake Engineering (WCEE), Milan, Italy, June 30 to July 5, 2024.
  • Paul, C., Tobber, L., & Benoit, M. (2024). Micro-spot Laser Directed Energy Deposition of 18Ni-300 Maraging Steel. Canadian Material Science Conference (CMSC), Niagara Falls, Canada, June 5–7, 2024.
  • Dehghani, S., Eksir Monfared, A.A., Sabounchi, M., Najam, F. A., & Tobber, L. (2024). The effect of damped-outrigger in mitigation of higher mode effects in shear wall tall buildings. 18th World Conference on Earthquake Engineering (WCEE), Milan, Italy, June 30 to July 5, 2024.
  • Krieg, S., Rodgers, G., Xu, H., & Tobber, L. (2024). Development of a novel self-centring rocking tube damper (RTD). World Conference of Earthquake Engineering (WCEE), Milan, Italy, June 30 to July 5, 2024.
  • Moghadasi, M., Ahmadi, M., Najam, F., & Tobber, L. (2024). Numerical investigation on seismic performance of hybrid precast concrete wall systems. World Conference of Earthquake Engineering (WCEE), Milan, Italy, June 30 to July 5, 2024.
  • Najam, F.A., & Tobber, L. (2024). Controlling the seismic demands of RC core wall buildings: insights based on modal separation of responses. World Conference of Earthquake Engineering (WCEE), Milan, Italy, June 30 to July 5, 2024.
  • Sabounchi, M., Dehghani, S., Najam, F.A., & Tobber, L. (2023). Seismic performance evaluation of three c-shaped reinforced concrete coupled walls. World Conference of Earthquake Engineering (WCEE), Milan, Italy, June 30 to July 5, 2024.
  • Uwamahoro, C., Büker, F., Shishido, G., & Tobber, L. (2024). Experimental Study of Grouted Dowel Connections Under Monotonic Load. World Conference of Earthquake Engineering (WCEE), Milan, Italy, June 30 to July 5, 2024.
  • Dehghani, S., & Tobber, L. (2023). Implications of the 2020 National Building Code of Canada Updates on the Design of Reinforced Concrete Shear Wall Buildings. Canadian Journal of Civil Engineering. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1139/cjce-2023-0111
  • Hu, L., Rizvi, Z., Tobber, L., & Wuttke, F. (2023). Thermal performance of three horizontal ground heat exchanger systems: comparison of linear-loop, spiral-coil and slinky-coil arrangements. Frontiers in Energy Research.
  • Tobber, L., Yang, T.Y., & Najam, F.A. (2023). Seismic design and evaluation of controlled rocking outrigger core wall (CROCW) system using equivalent energy design procedure (EEDP). Engineering Structures. Manuscript Number: ENGSTRUCT-D-23-00605.
  • Yang, T.Y., AlHarras, O., Tobber, L., & Sargazi, O. (2023). Seismic Behavior and Modeling of Reinforced Concrete Flat Slab-Column Connections. Computers and Concrete, 31, 23–32.
  • Abdallah, A.E., & Tobber, L. (2023). A hybrid approach to promote graduate students’ participatory learning in structural engineering courses. Canadian Engineering Education Association (CEEA) Conference, Kelowna, BC. Presented by A.E. Abdallah on June 21, 2023.
  • Basnet, M., Rizvi, Z., Tobber, L., & Wuttke, F. (2023). Site-City interactions modelling for earthquake scenario by hybrid BEM-FEM. Canadian Conference of Earthquake Engineering, Vancouver, BC. Presented by Z. Rizvi, June 2023.
  • Moghadasi, M., Ahmadi, M.H., Najam, F.A., Dehghani, S., & Tobber, L. (2023). Structural parametric study on seismic response and higher mode effects mitigation of unbonded post-tensioned precast walls. Canadian Conference of Earthquake Engineering, Vancouver, BC. Presented by M. Moghadasi, June 2023.
  • Paul, C., Nath, D., Benoit, M., & Tobber, L. (2023). Two Eyed Seeing in Engineering Research. AISES Conference, Vancouver, BC. Presented by C. Paul and D. Nath, March 2023.
  • Uwamahoro, C., & Tobber, L. (2023). Review of Seismic Design Provisions of Precast Concrete Shear Walls. Pacific Conference on Earthquake Engineering 2023, Vancouver, BC. Presented by C. Uwamahoro, June 2023.
  • Uwamahoro, C., Shishido, G., Ahmadi, M.H., Abdallah, A.E., & Tobber, L. (2023). Precast design studio at the University of British Columbia (Okanagan). Canadian Engineering Education Association (CEEA) Conference, Kelowna, BC. Presented by C. Uwamahoro and G. Shishido, June 2023.
  • Amiri, A., & Tobber, L. (2023). Review and Analysis of Codes and Experimental Tests for Steel and Steel-Reinforced Coupling Beams: Advancing Canadian Design. Pacific Conference on Earthquake Engineering, Vancouver, BC, June 25–30, 2023.
  • Yang, T. Y., Qiao, T., Tobber, L., & Rodgers, G. W. (2022). Seismic performance of controlled outrigger rocking wall system with different energy dissipation devices. Soil Dynamics and Earthquake Engineering, 155, 107179. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.soildyn.2022.107179
  • Amiri, A., Atkinson, J.C., & Tobber, L. (2022). Canadian design recommendations for diagonally reinforced coupling beams using a new comprehensive database. Canadian Society for Civil Engineering (CSCE) Conference, Whistler, Canada, May 25–28, 2022.
  • Dehghani, S., Amiri, A., & Tobber, L. (2022). Mitigation of higher mode effects in controlled rocking walls. Canadian Society for Civil Engineering (CSCE) Conference, Whistler, Canada, May 25–28, 2022.
  • Saud, D., Tobber, L., & Alam, S. (2022). Parametric study of slender shear wall with SMA bars. Canadian Society for Civil Engineering (CSCE) Conference, Whistler, Canada, May 25–28, 2022.
  • Tobber, L., Dehghani, S., & Amiri, A. (2022). Canadian seismic design recommendations of outriggers in high-rise buildings. Canadian Society for Civil Engineering (CSCE) Conference, Whistler, Canada, May 25–28, 2022.
  • Tobber, L., & Yang, T.Y. (2021). Seismic design and evaluation of controlled outrigged rocking wall (CORW) using equivalent energy design procedure (EEDP). Engineering Structures, 247, 113194. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.engstruct.2021.113194
  • Yang, T.Y., Banjuradja, W., Etebarian, H., & Tobber, L. (2021). Numerical modeling of welded wide flange fuses. Engineering Structures, 238, 112181. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.engstruct.2021.112181
  • Yang, T.Y., Li, T., Tobber, L., & Pan, X. (2020). Experimental and numerical study of honeycomb structural fuse. Engineering Structures, 204, 109814. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.engstruct.2019.109814
  • Yang, T.Y., Atkinson, J.C., Tobber, L., Tung, D.P., & Neville, B. (2020). Seismic design of outrigger system using equivalent energy design procedure. Structural Design of Tall and Special Buildings, 29(10). DOI: https://doi.org/10.1002/tal.1743
  • Yang, T.Y., Xu, H., & Tobber, L. (2020). Mechanism and experimental validation of innovative self-centering conical friction damper. Journal of Structural Control and Health Monitoring, 27(10). DOI: https://doi.org/10.1002/stc.2609
  • Yang, T.Y., Sheikh, H., & Tobber, L. (2019). Influence of the Brace Configurations on the Seismic Performance of Steel Concentrically Braced Frames. Frontiers in Built Environment, 5(27).
  • Yang, T.Y., Li, T., Tobber, L., & Pan, X. (2019). Experimental test of novel honeycomb structural fuse. ce/papers, 3, 451–456. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1002/cepa.1082
  • Yang, T.Y., Li, T., Tobber, L., & Pan, X. (2019). Experimental test of novel honeycomb structural fuse. Proceedings of the 14th Nordic Steel Construction Conference, Copenhagen, Denmark, September 18–20, 2019. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1002/cepa.1082
  • Yang, T.Y., Tobber, L., & Xu, H.C. (2019). Large-scale shake table testing of high-performance earthquake-resilient tall building. Pacific Conference in Earthquake Engineering, Auckland, New Zealand, April 4–6, 2019.
  • Yang, T.Y., Banjuradja, W., & Tobber, L. (2018). Experimental test of Welded Wide Flange Fuses. Key Engineering Materials, 763, 414–422. DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/KEM.763.414
  • Tobber, L., Yang, T.Y., & Adebar, P. (2018). Development of High-Performance Earthquake Resilient Tall Buildings. 11th National Conference in Earthquake Engineering, Los Angeles, USA, June 25–29, 2018.
  • Yang, T.Y., Banjuradja, W., & Tobber, L. (2018). Experimental Test of Welded Wide Flange Fuses. 9th International STESSA Conference on the Behaviour of Steel Structures in Seismic Areas, Christchurch, New Zealand, February 17–19, 2018.
  • Yang, T.Y., Sargazi, O., & Tobber, L. (2017). Investigation of innovative steel concentrically braced frame connections using advanced analytical models. ce/papers, 1(2), 3148–3155.
  • Yang, T.Y., Sargazi, O., & Tobber, L. (2017). Investigation of innovative steel concentrically braced frame connections using advanced analytical models. The 8th European Conference on Steel and Composite Structures, Copenhagen, Denmark, September 13–15, 2017.
  • Yang, T.Y., Atkinson, J.C., & Tobber, L. (2015). Detailed seismic performance assessment of high-value-contents laboratory facility. Earthquake Spectra, 31(4), 2117–2135. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1193/092313EQS259M
  • McDonald, S., Gerber, A., Tobber, L., & Ventura, C.E. (2015). Operational Modal Analysis of a Nine-Story Concrete Core Wall Building. IMAC XXXIII A Conference and Exposition on Structural Dynamics, Orlando, USA, February 2–5, 2015.
  • McDonald, S., Tobber, L., Gerber, A., & Ventura, C.E. (2015). Model Updating of a Nine-story Concrete Core Wall Building. IMAC XXXIII A Conference and Exposition on Structural Dynamics, Orlando, USA, February 2–5, 2015.