Journal Papers

Rahman, S., Apostolov, A., Dalton, L., Sychterz, A.C., Beemer R. Development of an X-ray Transparent Triaxial Chamber for Micro-Computed Tomography Investigation of Soil–Structure Interaction. Geotechnical Testing Journal, ASTM (In preparation).

Wang, Z. and Sychterz, A.C. Optimizing Residual Criteria and Efficiency in Dynamic Relaxation: Kinetic-Valley-Based Methods in Large Deformation. Journal of the International Association of Shell and Spatial Structures (In preparation).

Grunvogel, N., Mindermann, P., Baruah, A.C., Sychterz A.C., Gresser, G., and Bischoff, M. Development of methods for positioning fiber-optical (strain) sensors for structural evaluation of coreless filament wound fiber composite structures, (Submitted)

Capretta, E., Hummad, K., and Sychterz, A.C. Experimental and Analytical Stability of Thick Origami Panels for Deployable Anchors to Prevent Coastal Erosion, ASCE Journal of Aerospace (In review).

Paul, S. and Sychterz, A.C. Progressive damage detection in a tensegrity structure using Multi-Layered Randomized Architected Material. Composite Structures, (In second review)

Aghelizadeh, P., Tang, Y., Sychterz, A.C., and Sneed, L. Review on vibration-based damage detection of vehicular bridges considering traffic effects, Journal of Structural Health Monitoring (In second review).

22. Reksowardojo, A. and Sychterz, A.C. Damage Localization Strategy in Beams Through Stiffness Modulation and Controlled Deformation, Journal of Engineering Mechanics (Accepted, 2026).

21. Rodgers, C., Rahman, A., Hajj, R., Halloran, K., Roseler, J., Schmidt, A., Sychterz, A.C., and Henschen, J. Case Study: A Near Peer Mentoring Framework for a CEE Curriculum, Journal of Civil Engineering Education (Accepted, 2026).

20. Rodgers, C. Henschen, J, and Sychterz, A.C., Virtual Reality as a Vehicle for Education in the Domains of Building Systems and Construction Materials, Computers & Education: X Reality, p1-10, s2026, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cexr.2026.100133

19. Baruah, A.C. and Sychterz, A.C. Machine Learning-Based Damage Detection Classification and Comparative Life Cycle Assessment of Origami Pill Bug for Emergency Shelters, Journal of Building Engineering, 2025, p1-10 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jobe.2025.114051

18. Paul, S. and Sychterz A.C. Combining Non-Linear Modeling and Machine Learning for Multi-Layered Randomized Architected Material (MLRAM) under Tensile Loading for a Tensegrity Structure, Computers & Structures, 2025, 11, p1-10.

17. Baruah, A.C. and Sychterz A.C. Computational-Experimental Investigation to Determine Optimal Sensor Placement and Actuation Strategy for a Deployable Origami Pill Bug Structure, International Journal of Space Structures, 2025, p1-12 https://doi.org/10.1177/09560599251352486.

16. Baruah, A.C. and Sychterz A.C. Dynamic Characterization of Meter-Scale Adaptive Origami Structure, Structures. 2024 p1-13 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.istruc.2024.108033

15. Tucker, K. and Sychterz A.C. Analyzing Geosystems with Deployable Compliant Mechanisms for Enhanced Tension Capacity, Journal of the International Association for Shell and Spatial Structures, 2024. p-16 https://doi.org/10.20898/j.iass.2024.011

14. Forster, D., Paul, S., Bischoff, M., and Sychterz, A.C. Structural Assessment of Architected Material Using the Redundancy Matrix and Experimental Testing, Journal of Applied Mechanics, 2024, p1-10, https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4065840.

13. Paul, S. and Sychterz A.C., Multilayered Randomized Architected Material under Tensile Loading for a Tensegrity Structure, Journal of Engineering Mechanics, 150 (6), 2024, pp.1-10. https://doi.org/10.1061/JENMDT.EMENG-7456

12. Gathman, H.F and Sychterz, A.C., Design of a full-scale aluminum plate-based tensegrity structure, Journal of the International Association for Shell and Spatial Structures, 2022, doi.org/10.20898/j.iass.2023.003

11. Baruah, A.C and Sychterz A.C., Assessment and comparison of cable-actuation of pill bug inspired adaptive origami structure using computer vision and dynamic relaxation, Frontiers in Built Environment 2021, https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fbuil.2022.813543/full

10. Sychterz, A.C., Bernardi, I., Tom, J., Beemer, R. Nonlinear soil-structure behavior of a deployable and compliant anchor system, Canadian Journal of Civil Engineering, 10.1139/cjce-2021-0204, 2021

9. Sychterz, A.C. and Baruah, A.C., Active Control for Adaptive Origami Structures Undergoing Damage, Engineering Structures, 24, 10.1016/j.engstruct.2021.112457, 2021, 1–9

8. Sychterz, A.C. and Smith, I.F.C., Damage mitigation of near-full-scale deployable tensegrity structure through behavior biomimetics, Journal of Structural Engineering, 146 (1), 10.1061/(ASCE)ST.1943-541X.0002470, 2020.

7. Sychterz, A.C. and Smith, I.F.C., Deployment and shape change of a tensegrity structure using path-planning and feedback control, Frontiers in Built Environment, 10.3389/fbuil.2018.00045, 2018.

6. Sychterz, A.C. and Smith, I.F.C., Using dynamic measurements to detect and locate ruptured cables on a tensegrity structure, Engineering Structures, 173 (10), 10.1016/j.engstruct.2018.06.083, 2018, 631—642.

5. Veuve, N., Sychterz, A.C., and Smith, I.F.C., Active control of a deployable tensegrity structure, Engineering Structures, 152, 10.1016/j.engstruct.2017.08.062, 2017, 14—23.

4. Bel Hadj Ali, N., Sychterz A.C., and Smith I.F.C., A dynamic-relaxation formulation for analysis of cable structure with slide-induced friction, Journal of Solids and Structures, 126-127, 10.1016/j.ijsolstr.2017.08.008, 2017, 240—251.

3. Sychterz, A.C. and Smith I.F.C., Joint friction during deployment of a near-full-scale tensegrity footbridge, Journal of Structural Engineering, 143 (9), 10.1061/(Asce)St.1943-541X.0001817, 2017, 1—9.

2. Dey, P., Sychterz, A.C., Narasimhan, S., and Walbridge, S., Performance of pedestrian-load models through experimental studies on lightweight aluminum bridges, Journal of Bridge Engineering, 21 (8), 10.1061/(Asce)Be.1943-5592.0000824, 2016, 1—12.

1. Sychterz A.C., Schill, T. and Verspagen, B., Low-impact development measures of storm water management system at Conestoga College South Campus, Journal of Water Management Modeling, 10.14796/JWMM.C371, (2), 2014.

Conference Proceedings

Rodgers, C., Sychterz, A.C., and Henschen, J. Work in Progress: Developing a Virtual Reality Intervention Activity for Reinforced Concrete Design, American Society of Engineering Education Annual Conference and Exposition 2026, Charlotte, United States, 8p

Hummad, K. and Sychterz, A.C. Enhancing the Design of Deployable Anchors for Coastal Slope Stabilization Through Dynamic Relaxation, SMASIS 2025, St. Louis, United States, 2025, 4p.

Reksowardojo, A. and Sychterz, A.C. Controlled geometry changes as a strategy for active diagnosis of damage in discrete structures, ASCE Engineering Mechanics Institute 2025, Irvine, United States, 2025, 4p.

Wang, Z. and Sychterz, A.C. An Adaptive Dynamic Relaxation method with First Kinematic Equilibrium: A Study on Error comparison and time efficiency, ASCE Engineering Mechanics Institute 2025, Irvine, United States, 2025, 4p.

Paul, S. and Sychterz A.C. Predicting Tensile Behavior of Multi-Layered Randomized Architected Material (MLRAM) using Artificial Intelligence, ASCE Engineering Mechanics Institute 2025, Irvine, United States, 2025, 4p.

Baruah, A.C. and Sychterz A.C. Damage Classification of Deployable Origami Structure Using Supervised Machine Learning, ASCE Engineering Mechanics Institute 2025, Irvine, United States, 2025, 4p.

Capretta, E. and Sychterz, A.C. Experimental Data-Informed Computational Analysis of Installation Processes for Deployable Ground Anchors, ASCE Engineering Mechanics Institute 2025, Irvine, United States, 2025, 4p.

Khan, A., Henschen, J., Sychterz, A.C., and Perry, L. Exploring Faculty Perspectives on Challenging Threshold Concepts in Structural Engineering, American Society of Engineering Education Annual Conference and Exposition 2025, Montreal, Canada, 8p.

Rodgers, C., Rahman, A., Sychterz, A.C., and Henschen, J. Case Study: Developing and Implementing VR Technology for Civil Engineering Education, American Society of Engineering Education Annual Conference and Exposition 2025, Montreal, Canada, 8p.

Capretta, E., Hummad, K., Rahman, S., Beemer, R., and Sychterz, A.C. Shear Plane Analysis of Deployable Anchors and Insights from X-ray Microtomography, Proceedings of the International Symposium on Frontiers in Offshore Geotechnics, Nantes, France, 2025, 6p.

Capretta, E., Hummad, K., and Sychterz, A.C. Experimental and analytical stability of thick origami panels for deployable anchors to prevent coastal erosion, Proceedings of the Annual Stability Conference, 2025, Louisville USA, 2025, 8p.

Baruah, A.C. and Sychterz, A.C. Sensor placement for control of a meter-scale origami structure, Proceedings of the International Association for Shell and Spatial Structures, 2024, Zurich, 2024 4p.

Capretta, E., Hummad, K., and Sychterz, A.C. Analytical and experimental testing for increased shear plane of deployable geosystems for coastal stabilization, Engineering Mechanics Institute conference 2024, Chicago, United States. 8p.

Baruah, A.C. and Sychterz, A.C. Optimizing sensor placement for characterization and control of a meter-scale origami pill-bug structure, Engineering Mechanics Institute conference 2024, Chicago, United States. 4p.

Paul, S. and Sychterz A.C. Non-linear modelling of multi-layered randomized architected material (MLRAM) under tensile loading for a tensegrity structure, Engineering Mechanics Institute conference 2024, Chicago, United States. 4p.

Sychterz, A.C. Stability of a deployable awns on a compliant steel geosystem for nonlinear soil-structure interaction, American Institute for Steel Construction NASCC 2024 Structural Stability Research Council, San Antonio, United States. 8p.

Sychterz, A.C. and Tucker, K. “Comparison of biologically inspired functionally graded deployable geosystems with experimental measurements” Proceedings of the International Association for Shell and Spatial Structures (IASS) Symposium, Melbourne, Australia, 2023, 1—10.

Sychterz, A.C. “Adaptive Aluminum Tensegrity Structure as a Bike Parking Canopy”, 5th International Conference on Structures & Architecture, Aalborg, 2022, 1–8.

Gathman, H and Sychterz, A.C. “Dynamic characterization and assembly methods of full-scale aluminum plate-based tensegrity structure”, Canadian Society of Civil Engineers Annual Conference 2022, Whistler, British Columbia.

Tucker, K and Sychterz, A.C. “Analyzing Geosystems with Deployable Compliant Mechanisms for Enhanced Tension Capacity”, Canadian Society of Civil Engineers Annual Conference 2022, Whistler, British Columbia.

Paul, S. and Sychterz, A.C. “Robustness of Multilayered Random-network Architected Material through Experimental Testing”, ASCE Engineering Mechanics Institute Conference 2022, Baltimore, Maryland, USA

Torres, J.A. and Sychterz, A.C. “Virtual Reality as a Vehicle for Education in the Domains of Building Systems”, American Society of Engineering Education Annual Conference and Exposition 2022, Minneapolis, MN

Baruah A.C. and Sychterz A.C. ”Damage detection of cable-actuated origami structure using dynamic relaxation”, Engineering Mechanics Institute Conference 2022, Baltimore, Maryland.

Gathman, H and Sychterz A.C. “Full-scale plate-based tensegrity bike parking canopy”, Proceedings of the International Association for Shell and Spatial Structures (IASS) Symposium, Surrey, UK, 2021, 1—10.

Baruah, A.C. and Sychterz A.C. “Active control of 3D printed pill-bug inspired adaptive origami”, Proceedings of the International Association for Shell and Spatial Structures (IASS) Symposium, Surrey, UK, 2021, 1—10.

Paul, S. and Sychterz A.C. “Dynamic Characterization of an Adaptive Tensegrity-based Four-Module Roof Structure”, Proceedings of the International Association for Shell and Spatial Structures (IASS) Symposium, Surrey, UK, 2021, 1—10.

Sychterz, A.C. “Adaptive Aluminum Tensegrity Structure as a Bike Parking Canopy”, 5th International Conference on Structures & Architecture, Aalborg, 2022, 1–8.

Gathman, H and Sychterz A.C. “Analysis of full-scale plate-based tensegrity structure using dynamic relaxation”, Canadian Society for Civil Engineering Conference 2021, 1—9.

Baruah, A.C. and Sychterz A.C. “Pill-bug inspired adaptive origami tuned-mass dampers”, Canadian Society for Civil Engineering Conference 2021, 1—8.

Paul, S. and Sychterz A.C. “A Computational Analysis for an Adaptive Tensegrity-based Four-Module Roof Structure”, Canadian Society for Civil Engineering Conference 2021, 1—8.

Sychterz, A.C., Filipov. E., “Actuator optimization for adaptive origami structures”, 56th Annual Technical Meeting of the Society of Engineering Science, Washington University, St. Louis, 2019.

Sychterz, A.C. and Smith, I.F.C., “Element location and classification following damage of a near-full-scale deployable tensegrity structure”, International Association for Shell and Spatial Structures 60th Anniversary Symposium, Barcelona, Spain, 2019.

Sychterz, A.C. and Smith I.F.C., “Damage mitigation of a near-full-scale deployable tensegrity structure through behavior biomimetics”, ASCE Engineering Mechanics Institute (EMI) conference, Pasadena, California, 2019.

Sychterz A.C. and Smith, I.F.C., Path-finding for deployment and midspan connection of a tensegrity structure, Proceedings of the International Association for Shell and Spatial Structures (IASS) Symposium, Boston, United States, 2018.

Sychterz, A.C and Smith I.F.C., Dynamic effects of cable rupture in a tensegrity structure, Fourth conference on Smart Monitoring, Assessment and Rehabilitation of Civil Structures, Zürich, Switzerland, 2017, 1—8.

Sychterz, A.C. and Smith, I.F.C., Towards biomimetic actuation for a deployable structure, Proceedings of the International Association for Shell and Spatial Structures (IASS) Symposium, Tokyo, Japan, 2016, 1—9.

Sychterz, A.C. and Smith, I.F.C., Shape control for self-stress following deployment of a tensegrity footbridge, 24th International Workshop on Intelligent Computing in Engineering, Krakow, Poland, 2016, 1—11.

Sychterz, A.C., Dalil Safaei, S., and Smith, I.F.C., Friction modeling of a deployable tensegrity footbridge, Proceedings of the International Association for Shell and Spatial Structures (IASS) Symposium, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, 2015, 1—11.

Sychterz, A.C., Narasimhan, S., and Walbridge, S., A study on modal characterization and dynamic analysis of two aluminium pedestrian bridges in Québec, INALCO 2013 Conference Proceedings Montreal, Canada, 2013.

Sychterz A.C., Sadhu, A., Narasimhan, S., and Walbridge, S., Results from Modal Testing of the Daigneault Creek Bridge, CSCE 2013 General Conference Proceedings, Montreal, Canada, 2013.