Frank J. Vecchio

10.7k total citations · 2 hit papers
141 papers, 8.2k citations indexed

About

Frank J. Vecchio is a scholar working on Civil and Structural Engineering, Building and Construction and Materials Chemistry. According to data from OpenAlex, Frank J. Vecchio has authored 141 papers receiving a total of 8.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 138 papers in Civil and Structural Engineering, 118 papers in Building and Construction and 10 papers in Materials Chemistry. Recurrent topics in Frank J. Vecchio's work include Structural Behavior of Reinforced Concrete (115 papers), Structural Load-Bearing Analysis (57 papers) and Structural Response to Dynamic Loads (55 papers). Frank J. Vecchio is often cited by papers focused on Structural Behavior of Reinforced Concrete (115 papers), Structural Load-Bearing Analysis (57 papers) and Structural Response to Dynamic Loads (55 papers). Frank J. Vecchio collaborates with scholars based in Canada, Italy and Japan. Frank J. Vecchio's co-authors include Michael P. Collins, Evan C. Bentz, Wonbo Shim, Seong‐Cheol Lee, Jae-Yeol Cho, Trevor D. Hrynyk, Shamim A. Sheikh, Dan Palermo, Rita Selby and Jia Q. Ng and has published in prestigious journals such as Cement and Concrete Research, Cement and Concrete Composites and International Journal of Solids and Structures.

In The Last Decade

Frank J. Vecchio

136 papers receiving 7.1k citations

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Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

The Modified Compression-Field Theory for Reinforced Concrete Elements Subjected to Shear

1986 2.2k citations Frank J. Vecchio, Michael P. Collins ACI Journal Proceedings profile →
Simplified Modified Compression Field Theory for Calculating Shear Strength of Reinforced Concrete Elements

2006 519 citations Evan C. Bentz, Frank J. Vecchio et al. ACI Structural Journal profile →

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20 of 20 papers shown

#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Influence of steel fibers on full-scale RC beams under shear loading 2026 ·Institutional Research Information System (Università degli Studi di Brescia) ·Fausto Minelli, Giovanni Plizzari, Frank J. Vecchio	0
2	Shear bond between existing concrete and high‐strength fiber reinforced overlay: Influence of substrate strength and interface roughness 2023 ·Structural Concrete ·(unknown), Frank J. Vecchio, Giovanni Plizzari, Fausto Minelli	6
3	A framework for multi-platform simulation of reinforced concrete structures 2018 ·Engineering Structures ·(unknown), Oh‐Sung Kwon, Frank J. Vecchio	9
4	Fatigue Behavior of Steel Fiber Concrete in Direct Tension 2017 ·Journal of Materials in Civil Engineering ·(unknown), (unknown), Frank J. Vecchio	35
5	Modeling of Reinforced Concrete Slabs under High-Mass Low-Velocity Impact 2015 ·Trevor D. Hrynyk, Frank J. Vecchio	2
6	Capturing Out-of-Plane Shear Failures in the Analysis of Reinforced Concrete Shells 2015 ·Journal of Structural Engineering ·Trevor D. Hrynyk, Frank J. Vecchio	23
7	Disturbed Stress Field Model for Unreinforced Masonry 2013 ·Journal of Structural Engineering ·Luca Facconi, Giovanni Plizzari, Frank J. Vecchio	20
8	Diverse Embedment Model for Steel Fiber-Reinforced Concrete in Tension: Model Development 2011 ·ACI Materials Journal ·Seong‐Cheol Lee, Jae-Yeol Cho, Frank J. Vecchio	86
9	fib Bulletin 45. Practitioners’ guide to finite element modelling of reinforced concrete structures 2008 ·Koichi Maekawa, Frank J. Vecchio, Oguzhan Bayrak, Evan C. Bentz, Johan Blaauwendraad, J Červenka, Vladimír Červenka, Tetsuya Ishida, Milan Jirásek, Walter Kaufmann, Johann Kollegger, Daniel A. Kuchma, Ho Jung Lee, Giuseppe Mancini, Giorgio Monti, Joško Ožbolt, Clemens Preisinger, Enrico Spacone, (unknown)	10
10	Closed-Form Stiffness Matrix for the Four-Node Quadrilateral Element with a Fully Populated Material Stiffness 2006 ·Journal of Engineering Mechanics ·(unknown), Frank J. Vecchio	4
11	Compression Field Modeling of Reinforced Concrete Subjected to Reversed Loading: Formulation 2003 ·ACI Structural Journal ·(unknown), Frank J. Vecchio	101
12	Analysis of Repaired Reinforced Concrete Structures 1999 ·Journal of Structural Engineering ·Frank J. Vecchio, (unknown)	40
13	The Failure of an Offshore Platform 1997 ·ACI Concrete International ·Rita Selby, Frank J. Vecchio, Michael P. Collins	40
14	A GENERAL SHEAR DESIGN METHOD. DISCUSSIONS AND CLOSURE 1996 ·ACI Structural Journal ·Michael P. Collins, Denis Mitchell, Perry Adebar, Frank J. Vecchio	2
15	SHEAR DEFORMATINS IN REINFORCED CONCRETE FRAMES 1992 ·ACI Structural Journal ·Frank J. Vecchio, (unknown)	1
16	Investigating the Collapse of a Warehouse Structure 1990 ·ACI Concrete International ·Frank J. Vecchio, Michael P. Collins	3
17	On the nonlinear behaviour of reinforced concrete frames 1990 ·Canadian Journal of Civil Engineering ·Frank J. Vecchio, (unknown)	10
18	Thermal Gradient Effects in Reinforced Concrete Frame Structures 1990 ·ACI Structural Journal ·Frank J. Vecchio, (unknown)	23
19	Drop, Fire, and Thermal Testing of a Nuclear Fuel Container 1988 ·ACI Structural Journal ·Frank J. Vecchio, (unknown)	1
20	The Modified Compression-Field Theory for Reinforced Concrete Elements Subjected to Shear breakdown → 1986 ·ACI Journal Proceedings ·Frank J. Vecchio, Michael P. Collins	2221

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