Selected Journal Articles

Tolera, A., Shiao, M., Chowdhury, A.G., Zisis, I. and Irwin, P. 2023. “Performance of asphalt shingles under hurricane winds and evaluation of current installation practices.” Journal of Wind Engineering and Industrial Aerodynamics, Elsevier. Vol. 239, 105456. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jweia.2023.105456

Mostafa, K., Zisis, I. and Stathopoulos, T. 2023. “Codification of wind loads on hip roof overhangs of low-rise buildings.” Engineering Structures, Elsevier, Vol. 288, 116199, ISSN 0141-0296. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.engstruct.2023.116199

Dev Sarma, H., Matus, M. and Zisis, I. 2023. “Effect of roof shape on wind vulnerability of roof sheathing panels.” Structural Safety, Elsevier. Vol. 100. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.strusafe.2022.102283

Mostafa, K., Zisis, I. and Stathopoulos, T. 2022. “Large-Scale Wind Testing on Roof Overhangs for a Low-Rise Building.” ASCE Journal of Structural Engineering, Vol. 148 (11). https://doi.org/10.1061/(ASCE)ST.1943-541X.0003477

Tolera, A., Mostafa, K., Chowdhury, A.G., Zisis, I. and Irwin, P. 2022. “Study of wind loads on asphalt shingles using full-scale experimentation.” Journal of Wind Engineering and Industrial Aerodynamics, Elsevier. Vol. 225. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jweia.2022.105005

Naeiji, A., Moravej, M., Matus, M. and Zisis, I. 2022. “Codification study of wind-induced loads on canopies attached to mid-rise buildings.” Journal of Wind Engineering and Industrial Aerodynamics, Elsevier. Vol. 227. https://doi.org/10.1016/ j.jweia.2022.105050

Raji, F., Zisis, I. and Pinelli, J.P. 2020. “Experimental investigation of wind-driven rain propagation in a building interior.” ASCE Journal of Structural Engineering, Vol. 146 (7). doi:10.1061/(ASCE)ST.1943-541X.0002670

Moravej, M., Irwin, P., Zisis, I., Gan Chowdhury, A. and Hajra, B. 2017. “Effects of Roof Height on Local Pressure and Velocity Coefficients on Building Roofs.” Engineering Structures, Elsevier, Vol. 150, pp. 696-710. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.engstruct.2017.07.083

Naeiji, A., Raji, F. and Zisis, I. 2017. Wind loads on residential scale rooftop photovoltaic panels. Journal of Wind Engineering and Industrial Aerodynamics, Elsevier, Vol. 168, pp. 228-246. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jweia.2017.06.006

Chowdhury, A.G., Zisis, I., Irwin, P., Bitsuamlak, G., Pinelli, J.P., Hajra, B. and Moravej, M. 2016. Large scale experimentation using the 12-Fan Wall of Wind to assess and mitigate hurricane wind and rain impacts on buildings and infrastructure systems. ASCE Journal of Structural Engineering, Vol. 143 (7). https://doi.org/10.1061/(ASCE)ST.1943-541X.0001785

 Candelario, J. D., Stathopoulos, T. and Zisis, I. 2014. Wind loading on attached canopies: A codification study, ASCE Journal of Structural Engineering, Vol. 140 (5). https://doi.org/10.1061/(ASCE)ST.1943-541X.000100

Zisis, I. and Stathopoulos, T. 2012. Wind load transfer mechanisms on a low wood building using full-scale load data. Journal of Wind Engineering and Industrial Aerodynamics, Elsevier, Vol. 104-106, pp. 65-75. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jweia.2012.04.003

Selected Published Datasets

Cortes, M. Arora, P. Ceferino, L. Ibrahim, H. Istrati, D. Reed, D. Roueche, D. Safiey, A. Tomiczek, T. Zisis, I. Alam, M. Kijewski-Correa, T. Prevatt, D. Robertson, I. (2022) “StEER: Hurricane Ian Preliminary Virtual Reconnaissance Report (PVRR)”, in StEER – Hurricane Ian. DesignSafe-CI. https://doi.org/10.17603/ds2-kc9k-s242 v1  

Mostafa, K. Zisis, I. Chen, D. (2022) “Large scale testing for roof overhangs aerodynamic analysis using the Wall of Wind experimental facility”, in Wind induced loads on hip roof overhangs of low rise building (Phase II). DesignSafe-CI. https://doi.org/10.17603/ds2-twna-nf16

Mostafa, K. Zisis, I. Chen, D. (2022) “Large scale testing for roof overhangs aerodynamic pressure distribution using the wall of wind experimental facility”, in Wind induced loads on hip roof overhangs of low rise building. DesignSafe-CI. https://doi.org/10.17603/ds2-8nyb-dm44

Amponsah, Bennard; Matus, Manuel; Zisis, Ioannis; Gan Chowdhury, Arindam (2022) “Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU), NHERI 2022: Visualization of a Separated Flow on a Canopy Attached to a Mid-rise Building.” DesignSafe-CI. https://doi.org/10.17603/ds2-7gzy-a168 v1

Gan Chowdhury, Arindam; Zisis, Ioannis; Elawady, Amal; Chen, Dejiang (2020) “MsRI-EW: Conference to Identify Research Infrastructure Concepts for a National Full-Scale 200 mph Wind and Wind-Water Testing Facility.” DesignSafe-CI. https://doi.org/10.17603/ds2-k9pt-y451

Wetz, Morgan; Matus, Manuel; Feng, Changda; Zisis, Ioannis (2019) “Undergraduate Research Experience (REU), NHERI 2019: Evaluation of Wind Induced Loads on Irregular Shaped One-Story Houses.” DesignSafe-CI. https://doi.org/10.17603/ds2-9vch-bs18

Kijewski-Correa, Tracy; Roueche, David; Pinelli, Jean-Paul; Prevatt, David; Zisis, Ioannis; Gurley, Kurtis; Refan, Maryam; Haan, Jr., Frederick; Pei, Shiling; Rasouli, Ashkan; Elawady, Amal; Rhode-Barbarigos, Landolf. (2018) “RAPID: A Coordinated Structural Engineering Response to Hurricane Irma (in Florida)”, in RAPID: A Coordinated Structural Engineering Response to Hurricane Irma (in Florida). DesignSafe-CI. https://doi.org/10.17603/DS2TX0C

Selected Refereed Conference Proceedings

Mostafa, K., Zisis, I. and Stathopoulos, T. 2023. An empirical model for wall-soffit pressure coefficients on a low-rise building. Proceedings of the 16th International Conference on Wind Engineering (ICWE16), Florence, Italy.

Sarma, H. and Zisis, I. 2022. Shape effect on vulnerability of roof coverings used in low-rise residential structures. Proceedings of the 3rd International Conference on Natural Hazards and Infrastructure (ICONHIC), Athens, Greece.

Mostafa, K., Zisis, I., and Stathopoulos, T. 2022. Observations and Analysis of wind pressures on roof overhangs and underneath walls of a low-rise building. 6th Residential Building Design & Construction Conference (RBDCC), Penn State University, Virtual, USA

Tolera, A., Mostafa, K., Chowdhury, A., and Zisis, I. 2021. Wind Performance of Asphalt Shingles Using Full-Scale Experimentation. 6th American Association for Wind Engineering Workshop (6AAWE), Clemson University, SC, USA.

Pinelli, J.P., Silva de Abreau, R., Zisis, I. and Raji, F. 2019. Hurricane rain interior damage model for residential buildings. Proceedings of the 15th International Conference on Wind Engineering (ICWE15), Beijing, China.

Pinelli, J.P., Roueche, D., Kijewski-Correa, T., Plaz, F., Prevatt, D., Zisis, I., Elawady, A., Haan, F., Pei, S., Gurley, K., Rasouli, A., Refan, M., Rhode-Barbarigos, L. and Moravej, M. 2018. Overview of Damage Observed in Regional Construction during the Passage of Hurricane Irma over the State of Florida. ASCE Forensic Engineering 8th Congress, November 29, 2018, Austin TX, USA.

Elawady, A., Irwin, P., Zisis, I., Azzi, Z. and Matus, M. 2018. Large-Scale Aero-elastic and Full-Scale Testing at the 12-Fan Wall of Wind to Investigate the Performance of Span Wire Traffic Signals. International Symposium on Computational Wind Engineering (CWE 2018), June 18-22, 2018, Seoul, South Korea.

Naeiji, A., Matus, M. and Zisis, I. 2016. Wind-induced Loads on Canopies Attached to Medium-rise Buildings. 4th American Association for Wind Engineering Workshop (4AAWE), Miami FL, USA

Moravej, M., Hajra, B., Chowdhury, A.G., Zisis, I. and Irwin, P. 2016. The effect of a shutter on the wind induced loads on a window and wind driven rain intrusion into the building through experiments at the Wall of Wind Experimental Facility. 8th International Colloquium on Bluff Body Aerodynamics and Applications (BBAA VIII), Boston MA, USA.

Candelario, J. D., Raji, F., Naeiji, A., Zisis, I. and Gan Chowdhury, A. 2015. Large-scale wind testing on canopies attached to residential buildings. 14th International Conference in Wind Engineering, Porto Alegre, Brazil.

Naeiji, A., Raji, F. and Zisis, I. 2015. Large-scale Wind Testing of Photovoltaic Panels Mounted on Residential Roofs. 2015 Structures Congress, ASCE, Portland, OR, USA.

Stathopoulos, T., Xypnitou, E. and Zisis, I. 2013. Wind-induced loads on rooftop and ground photovoltaic panel systems. Proceeding of the 12th Americas Conference on Wind Engineering (ACWE), Seattle, WA, USA.

Stathopoulos, T., Xypnitou, E. and Zisis, I. 2012. Wind Loads on Rooftop Solar Panel Systems: A Contribution to NBCC 2015. 7th Workshop on Regional Harmonization of Wind Loading and Wind Environmental Specifications in Asia-Pacific Economies (APEC-WW 2012), Hanoi, Vietnam.

Zisis, I. and Stathopoulos, T. 2012. Field data stationarity for a full-scale wind monitoring study. 2012 Joint Conference of the Engineering Mechanics Institute and the 11th ASCE Joint Specialty Conference on Probabilistic Mechanics and Structural Reliability, Notre Dame, IN, USA.

Selected Media Articles

Olson, R., Tolera, A., Chowdhury, A. and Zisis, I. 2022. 30 years after Hurricane Andrew devastated Florida, researchers are using a ‘Wall of Wind’ to design safer homes – but storms are getting even more intense. The Conversation.

Zisis, I. “4th American Association for Wind Engineering Workshop.” The Wind Engineer, Newsletter of American Association for Wind Engineering (AAWE), October 2016. Available Online: https://aawe.org/