Publications

2023

• J. Assaf, S. Molnar, H. El Naggar (2023). CPT-Vs correlations for post-glacial sediments in Metropolitan Vancouver, Soil Dynamics and Earthquake Engineering, 165, 107693

2022

• Assaf, Jamal (2022). Seismic Site Characterization and Response in Metropolitan Vancouver. Electronic Thesis and Dissertation Repository. 9035.
• Boucher, Christopher (2022). Approaches to model non-uniqueness and site complexity for non-invasive shear-wave depth profiling. Electronic Thesis and Dissertation Repository. 9005.
• Sirohey, Aamna A., (2022). Soil Amplification and Peak Frequencies from Thousands of Passive Seismic Measurements Across Metro Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. Electronic Thesis and Dissertation Repository, 8810.
• J. Assaf, A. Sirohey, H. Ghofrani, S. Molnar (2022). Compilation and systematic processing of earthquake and microtremor HVSR amplification at Metro Vancouver strong-motion stations. ISSN 2816-6027
• A. Fallah Yeznabad, S. Molnar, H. El Naggar, H. Ghofrani, (2022). Estimation of probabilistic seismic sliding displacement and pseudo-static coefficients (k15) for seismic stability assessment of slopes in the southern Lower Mainland, British Columbia, Soil Dynamics and Earthquake Engineering, 161, 107364, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.soildyn.2022.107364.
• J. Assaf, S. Molnar, H. El Naggar, A. Sirohey, (2022). Seismic site characterization in Fraser River delta in Metropolitan Vancouver, Soil Dynamics and Earthquake Engineering, 161, 107384, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.soildyn.2022.107384.

2021

• Fallah Yeznabad, Ali (2021). Probabilistic seismic landslide mapping for western Metro Vancouver, British Columbia. Electronic Thesis and Dissertation Repository. 8345.
• S. R. Adhikari, S. Molnar, J. Wang (2021). Significance of geodatabase development for seismic microzonation in Metropolitan Vancouver, Canada. 17^th World Conference on Earthquake Engineering, 27 Sept. – 2 Oct. 2021, Sendai, Japan, Paper 4521.
• A. Javanbakht, S. Molnar, A. Sadrekarimi, S. Adhikari (2021). Liquefaction hazard mapping using geostatistical method in Richmond, British Columbia, Canada. 17^th World Conference on Earthquake Engineering, 27 Sept. – 2 Oct. 2021, Sendai, Japan, Paper 4625.
• A. Javanbakht, S. Molnar, A. Sadrekarimi, S. Adhikari (2021). Liquefaction severity maps in a probabilistic ground motion environment for Richmond, British Columbia, Canada. 74^th Canadian Geotechnical Conference, 26-29 Sept. 2021, Niagara Falls, Ontario, Paper 411.
• S. R. Adhikari, S. Molnar, H. Ghofrani, J. Wang (2021). Region specific Vs30 across Metro Vancouver and impact to seismic design ground motions. 74^th Canadian Geotechnical Conference, 26-29 Sept. 2021, Niagara Falls, Ontario, Paper 061.
• A. Fallah Yeznabad, S. Molnar and M. H. El Naggar. Probabilistic Solution for the Seismic Sliding Displacement of Slopes in Greater Vancouver. Soil Dynamics and Earthquake Engineering, 140, 106393.
• S. R. Adhikari, S. Molnar, and J. Wang (2021). Significance of geodatabase development for seismic microzonation in Metropolitan Vancouver, Canada. 17^th World Conference on Earthquake Engineering, 27 Sept. – 2 Oct. 2021, Sendai, Japan.
• S. R. Adhikari, S. Molnar, and J. Wang (2021).Site-specific seismic hazard analysis “A case of Metro-Vancouver, Canada.” the 74^th Canadian Geotechnical Conference, 26 Sept. – 29 Sept. 2021, Niagara Falls, ON, Canada.
• A. Javanbakht, S. Molnar, A. Sadrekarimi, and S. Adhikari (2021). Liquefaction hazard mapping using geostatistical methods in Richmond, British Columbia, Canada. 17^th World Conference on Earthquake Engineering, 27 Sept. – 2 Oct. 2021, Sendai, Japan.

2020

• S. Ladak (2020). Earthquake site characterization of rock sites in Eastern Canada and stiff ground sites in Vancouver, British Columbia. Electronic Thesis and Dissertation Repository. 6972.
• M. Fyfe, and S. Molnar (2020). Evaluating the use and communication of seismic hazard maps: A case study of Metro Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, Risk 2020 conference, 12th International Conference on Risk Analysis and Hazard Mitigation, Lisbon, Portugal, 23-25 June 2020, WIT Transactions on Engineering Sciences, 129, 157-168, doi: 10.2495/RISK200141.
• S. Molnar, J. Assaf, A. Sirohey, S. R. Adhikari (2020). Overview of local site effects and seismic microzonation mapping in Metropolitan Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. Engineering Geology, Special Issue on “Seismic site response estimation for microzonation studies promoting the resilience of urban centers”, Volume 270, 5, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.enggeo.2020.105568.

2019

• A. Fallah Yeznabad, S. Molnar, H. El Naggar (2019). Assessing regional seismic slope stability and their application in Greater Vancouver, British Columbia, in Proceedings of the 12^th Canadian Conference on Earthquake Engineering (12CCEE), Quebec City, Quebec, June 17-20 2019.
• J. Assaf, S. Molnar, H. El Naggar, A. Sirohey (2019). Seismic Site Characterization at Strong Motion Stations in Metro Vancouver, 12CCEE Proceedings. 
• H. Ghofrani, S. Molnar (2019). 3D Sedimentary Basin Effects in the Metro Vancouver Area and Its Seismic Hazard Implications: Updates and Validations of the Georgia Basin Velocity Model, 12CCEE Proceedings. 

2018

• J. Assaf, S. Molnar, H. El Naggar (2018). Comprehensive earthquake site amplification assessment for Greater Vancouver, in Proceedings of 71^st Canadian Geotechnical Conference, Edmonton, Alberta.