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Barbara G Simpson

Assistant Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering

Stanford University

Affiliations

School of Engineering

Civil & Environmental Engineering

Stanford Doerr School of Sustainability

Civil and Environmental Engineering

Barbara G Simpson is currently serving as a Civil & Environmental Engineering Assistant Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering at Stanford University.

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Barbara G Simpson

Stanford University

Assistant Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering

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structural engineering engineering civil engineering structural safety engineering structures mechanical engineering structural mechanics structural testing earthquake engineering building engineering systems engineering construction engineering structural design structural analysis mechanical testing structural systems seismic analysis structural control structural performance wood structures seismology marine engineering ocean engineering structural optimization structural dynamics wood technology fluid dynamics numerical simulations wood science high-rise buildings structural vibrations structural reliability construction materials seismic hazard building technology offshore technology seismic isolation structural integrity floating wind turbine cyclic testing engineering geology ground motions dynamic analysis induced seismicity earthquake scenario building science thin-walled structure motion control design development numerical evaluation concrete-filled braces steel research unmanned aircraft systems vibration control active control seismic waves ocean technology marine energy building design experimental mechanics control science offshore platform robot control advanced motion control numerical investigation weak story behavior frame system multi-story strongback-braced frames higher-mode force response strongback-braced frames higher-mode force demands modal pushover analysis four-story strongback limited degree freedom drag coefficients steel strongback

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An Adaptive Model-Free Robotic Force Control Strategy for Hydrodynamic Real-Time Hybrid Simulation of Floating Offshore Wind Turbines. SSRN Electronic Journal (2026)

control systemsoffshore technologyfloating wind turbinewind turbinesengineeringoffshore structurescontrol optimizationcontrol scienceoffshore platformocean engineeringsystems engineeringmarine engineeringoffshore wind poweractive controlmotion controloffshore mechanics

Cyclic Testing of Three-Story Mass Timber Building Structure With Coupled Self-Centering Rocking Walls. Journal of Architectural Engineering (2026)

structural systemsbuilt environmentstructural analysisarchitectural engineeringarchitecturestructural engineeringstructural designengineering structuresbuilding engineeringstructural dynamicsstructural safetycivil engineeringbuilding performancecyclic testingstructural mechanicsconstruction engineeringstructural testing

Experimental Data Collected During Quasi-Static Cyclic Loading of Mass Timber Lateral Force-Resisting System Tested in a Three-Story Building Structure. Data in Brief (2026)

mechanical engineeringquasi-static cyclic loadingstructural safetystructural mechanicshigh-rise buildingsstructural testingstructural analysisstructural engineeringwood structureswood technologystructural systemsengineering structureswood scienceexperimental datacivil engineeringconstruction engineeringmechanical testingengineeringload-bearing capacitythree-story building structureforestry engineering

Hydrodynamic Real-Time Hybrid Simulation to Examine the Hydro-Elastic Response of Monopile Offshore Wind Turbines Subject to Nonlinear Waves With Higher-Order Effects. Ocean Engineering (2026)

fluid dynamicsmechanical engineeringnonlinear waveswave nonlinearitywind powermarine engineeringoffshore wind powerhigher-order effectshydro-elastic responsefloating wind turbineoffshore structuresocean engineeringcomputational fluid dynamicswind engineeringwave energyoffshore technologywind energy technologyengineeringoffshore mechanics

Mass Timber Wall Splice Connection Using Glued-in Rods: Design Methodology, Implementation, and Shake-Table Testing in a Six-Story Building. Engineering Structures (2026)

structural materialssix-story buildingmechanical testingengineeringglued-in rodsstructural engineeringwood structuresengineering structuresstructural designstructural integritycomposite constructionwood technologystructural safetycivil engineeringshake-table testingstructural mechanicsconstruction engineeringstructural testing

Reliability-Based Design Optimization of Mass Timber Self-Centering Rocking Walls. Journal of Structural Engineering (2026)

structural systemsstructural reliabilityarchitectural engineeringreliability-based design optimizationstructural engineeringstructural designengineering structuresbuilding engineeringstructural optimizationstructural safetycivil engineeringconstruction engineering

Some Observations From the First Application of a Computer Vision Monitoring of Displacements in Multi-Story Buildings During Shake-Table Tests. Procedia Structural Integrity (2026)

computer vision monitoringearthquake engineeringengineeringstructural engineeringshake-table testsgeotechnical engineeringintelligent buildingstructural vibrationsstructural safetycivil engineeringbuilding performancemulti-story buildingshigh-rise buildingsstructural health monitoring

Application Framework and Optimal Features for Uav-Based Earthquake-Induced Structural Displacement Monitoring. Algorithms (2025)

unmanned aircraft systemsearthquake engineeringunmanned aerial vehiclesground motionsapplication frameworkseismologyearthquake scenariosystems engineeringoptimal featuresstructural safetycivil engineeringseismic analysisstructural controlseismic hazardstructural health monitoring

A Robotic Actuation Approach for 6-Dof Force Control in Hydrodynamic Real-Time Hybrid Simulation *. (2025)

multibody system dynamicroboticsmotion controlpropulsioncontrol systemsrobotics automationrobot kinematicsrobotic actuation approachautonomous robotsfield roboticsmechanical systemsunderwater robotadvanced motion controlengineeringhydraulic machinerymechatronicscontrol optimization6-dof force controlsystems engineeringrobot control

Consistent Estimate of Brace Fatigue Life Using Axial Deformations Evaluated From Nodal Displacements. Journal of Structural Engineering (2025)

fracture mechanicsmechanical testingmechanical scienceload-bearing capacitymechanical engineeringconsistent estimatenodal displacementslow-cycle fatiguestressstrain analysismechanics of materialsstructural mechanicsorthopaedic surgery

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Barbara G Simpson

Assistant Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering

Stanford University

Affiliations

School of Engineering

Civil & Environmental Engineering

Stanford Doerr School of Sustainability

Civil and Environmental Engineering

Barbara G Simpson is currently serving as a Civil & Environmental Engineering Assistant Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering at Stanford University.

Honors

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Experiences

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Barbara G Simpson

Stanford University

Assistant Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering

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Notable Scholarly Works

Notable Federal Grants

Collaborators

An Adaptive Model-Free Robotic Force Control Strategy for Hydrodynamic Real-Time Hybrid Simulation of Floating Offshore Wind Turbines. SSRN Electronic Journal (2026)

Cyclic Testing of Three-Story Mass Timber Building Structure With Coupled Self-Centering Rocking Walls. Journal of Architectural Engineering (2026)

Experimental Data Collected During Quasi-Static Cyclic Loading of Mass Timber Lateral Force-Resisting System Tested in a Three-Story Building Structure. Data in Brief (2026)

Hydrodynamic Real-Time Hybrid Simulation to Examine the Hydro-Elastic Response of Monopile Offshore Wind Turbines Subject to Nonlinear Waves With Higher-Order Effects. Ocean Engineering (2026)

Mass Timber Wall Splice Connection Using Glued-in Rods: Design Methodology, Implementation, and Shake-Table Testing in a Six-Story Building. Engineering Structures (2026)

Reliability-Based Design Optimization of Mass Timber Self-Centering Rocking Walls. Journal of Structural Engineering (2026)

Some Observations From the First Application of a Computer Vision Monitoring of Displacements in Multi-Story Buildings During Shake-Table Tests. Procedia Structural Integrity (2026)

Application Framework and Optimal Features for Uav-Based Earthquake-Induced Structural Displacement Monitoring. Algorithms (2025)

A Robotic Actuation Approach for 6-Dof Force Control in Hydrodynamic Real-Time Hybrid Simulation *. (2025)

Consistent Estimate of Brace Fatigue Life Using Axial Deformations Evaluated From Nodal Displacements. Journal of Structural Engineering (2025)

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