Geotechnical Engineer, BEng, MEng, MSc, PhD
Address: 43 Themistocleous str., GR-16674, Glyfada, Athens, Greece
Telephones: +30-2107722623, +30-6937415395
E-mail: prod@central.ntua.gr
1. AREAS OF RESEARCH AND PROFESSIONAL
ACTIVITY
o Soil Mechanics, Geotechnical Engineering, Foundation Design, Underground Structures
o Engineering Geology, Soil Dynamics, Geophysics, Geotechnical Earthquake Engineering
o Offshore Geotechnics, Offshore/Coastal Engineering
o Structural Engineering, Dynamics of Structures, Earthquake Engineering
o Static and Dynamic Soil – Structure Interaction
o Computational Mechanics and Dynamics, Numerical Methods, Finite Element Method
o Field Monitoring, Remote Sensing
o Geographical Information Systems (GIS)
2. EDUCATION (at School of Civil
Engineering, National Technical University of Athens, Greece)
2001 Ph.D. in Geotechnical Earthquake Engineering
Dissertation: Numerical soil-dynamics analysis in the seismic design of bridge piers and abutments
1999 M.Sc. in Structural Engineering (in cooperation with Imperial College, London, UK)
Dissertation: Seismic response analysis with the spectral-element method: Application to dams and tunnels
1994 Diploma (B.Eng. & M.Eng.) in Civil and Structural Engineering
Dissertation: Automated methods for generating and readjustment of finite-element meshes
(in cooperation with the Department of Civil and Offshore Engineering, Heriot-Watt University, UK)
3. PROFESSIONAL REGISTRATIONS,
COMMITTEES & MEMBERSHIPS
o Registered Professional Engineer, Technical Chamber of Greece (TEE), Reg. No. 24193 (since 1995)
o Secretary of the Technical Committee 341 (Geotechnical Investigation & Testing) of the European Committee for Standardization (CEN)
o Secretary of the Technical Committee 19 (Preservation of Historic Sites) of the International Society of Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering (ISSMGE)
o Technical Manager of the Technical Committee 78 (Geotechnical Special Projects) of the Hellenic Organization for Standardization (ELOT)
o Member of the Scientific Committee on Soil Mechanics and Foundation of TEE
o Member of the Scientific Committee of ELOT for the translation of EC1 (Actions on structures), EC7 (Geotechnical design) and EC8 (Design of structures for earthquake resistance) in Greek
o Member of the International Society of Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering (ISSMGE)
o Member of the International Society of Rock Mechanics (ISRM)
o Member of the Association of Civil Engineers of Greece (ΣΠΜΕ)
o Member of the Hellenic Society of Earthquake Engineering (ΕΤΑΜ)
o Member of the Hellenic Society of Soil Mechanics & Foundation Engineering (EEEΕΓΜ)
o Member of the Advisory Committee of the Pipeline Technology Conference (PTC)
o Member of the working group "Earthworks & Crossings" of the International Pipeline & Offshore Contractors Association (IPLOCA)
4. FELLOWSHIPS & AWARDS
2007 Postdoctoral Fellow at EUCENTRE Foundation, Pavia, Italy [1/2007 - 8/2007]
2006 Postdoctoral Fellow at Politecnico di Milano, Italy [4/2006 - 12/2006]
1999 Graduate scholarship from the School of Civil Engineering, NTUA [7/1999 - 1/2001]
1999 National representative at the 13th Young Geotechnical Engineers Conference - Field and Laboratory Measurements in Geotechnical Engineering
1998 First at the selection, then a scholar at the M.Sc. Program of NTUA "Structural Design and Analysis of Structures" [1998-99]
1997 Fellow (after competition) of the State Scholarships Foundation for Ph.D. [10/1997 - 3/2001]
1994 Award of Kontodimou Prize from Technical Chamber of Greece for “best performance (8.9/10)” in academic year 1993-94
1994 Award from Seamen’s House for "outstanding performance at NTUA"
1993 Award from State Scholarships Foundation during the academic years 1992-93
1992 Award from State Scholarships Foundation during the academic year 1991-92
1990 Award from State Scholarships Foundation during the academic year 1989-90
5. LANGUAGES
o Greek (excellent - mother tongue)
o English (fluently - Certificate of Proficiency in English, University of Cambridge, 1991)
o Italian (fluently - Certificato di Conoscenza della Lingua Italiana, PALSO, 1995)
o German (basically - level Grundstuffe)
6. EMPLOYMENT RECORD (please see Sections 7 and 8 for more
details)
2004 – to date Various academic positions
1995 – to date Geotechnical
and structural engineering consultant
2003 – 2014 Senior
technical manager at the General Technical Administration of NTUA
Position held and description of duties: Checker of
structural and geotechnical design and supervisor of construction works
1998 – 2003 Associate engineer at the Design Office
“Gazetas & Associates”
Position held and description of duties: Senior
geotechnical engineer and numerical analyst
1996 – 1997 Employee at the Design Company “ACES”
Position held and description of duties: Structural and geotechnical engineer
7. RELATED SCIENTIFIC EXPERIENCE
Academic
positions
2014 - to date Senior Research and Teaching Associate
Laboratory of Structural Mechanics & Engineering Structures
Department of Infrastructure and Rural Development
School of Rural,
Surveying and Geoinformatics Engineering, National Technical University of
Athens
Undergraduate Courses: "Engineering Materials", "Geotechnical Engineering", "Soil Mechanics & Foundations"
Postgraduate Courses: "Offshore Geotechnics" & "Foundation Design of Offshore Structures"
2006 - 2020 Instructor
Hellenic Army Corps of Engineers
Courses: "Soil Mechanics & Foundations"
2010 - 2012 Adjunct Associate Professor
Department of Infrastructure Engineering, Hellenic Air-Force Academy (HAFA)
Courses: "Earthquake Resistant Structures", "Geophysics"
2004 - 2009 Adjunct Lecturer
Department of Infrastructure Engineering at the Hellenic Air-Force Academy (HAFA)
Courses: "Earthquake Resistant Structures", "Geophysics"
Main
research activity
Scientific responsible and coordinator of a Research Project
funded by the Greek Organization of Earthquake Planning and Protection (ΟΑΣΠ) entitled "Supporting
experimental and theoretical microzonation methods". Project
objectives:
(a) the reopening and upgrading of the seismic
array of Cefalonia island, and
(b) the numerical simulation of the seismic
behavior of valleys.
[11/2000 - 7/2003]
Researcher in the Research Project entitled
"Development of algorithms for solving large scale engineering
problems"
Funding : General Secretariat of Research and
Technology - Responsible : Μ. Papadrakakis (NTUA)
[9/1995 – 11/1995]
Main Researcher in the Research Project entitled
"Τhree-Dimensional site effects and soil-foundation interaction in
earthquake and vibration risk evaluation (TRISEE - ENV4-CT96-0254)"
Funding : Ε.U. - Responsible : G. Gazetas
(NTUA)
[11/1996 – 9/1998]
Main Researcher in the Research Project entitled
"Computational and experimental evaluation of seismic accelerations at the
epicentral zone during the Athens earthquake on 07/09/1999"
Funding : Greek Organization of Earthquake Planning
and Protection - Responsible : G. Gazetas (NTUA)
[2/2000 – 12/2000]
Main researcher in the
Research Project entitled "Two-dimensional simulation of the inelastic
wave propagation in heterogeneous soils and correlation with the selective
concentration of damage in the Athens earthquake 07/09/1999"
Funding : NTUA - Responsible : G. Gazetas (NTUA)
[5/2000 – 9/2000]
Main researcher in the Research Project entitled "Mathematical and
experimental modeling of the mechanisms of genesis, evolution and outcome of
violent landslides (PYTHAGORAS)"
Funding : Ministry of Education - Responsible : J. Vardoulakis
(NTUA)
[7/2004 – 8/2006]
Main Researcher in the Research Project entitled "Seismic vulnerability of waste
landfills and optimal seismic design for reduction of environmental risk"
Funding : General Secretariat of Research and Technology
(PΕΝΕD 2003)
Responsible : Ι. Τsompanakis (Technical University of
Crete)
[10/2005 – 2009]
Main Researcher in the Research Project entitled "Limiti di applicabilita dei
metodi pseudo-statici nelle analisi di stabilita dei pendii e delle opere di
sostegno dei terreni in zona sismica” PRIN – Programmi di ricerca scientifica (Major research program nationwide
in Italy, which included numerical simulations and experiments to optimize the
seismic design of retaining structures)
Funding: Ministero dell’Istruzione,
dell’Universitŕ e della Ricerca
[4/2006 – 8/2007]
Main Researcher in the Research Project entitled "Investigation of seismic
efficiency of modern techniques for the stabilization of natural soil slopes
and artificial embankments"
Funding : Technical University of Crete - Responsible: Ι.
Τsompanakis (Technical University of Crete)
[2008 – 2010]
Main Researcher in the Research Project entitled
"Structural health monitoring of the behavior of the Acropolis Walls under
seismic loading, via combined instrumentation with optical fiber sensors and
accelerometers".
Funding: John Latsis Public Benefit Foundation -
Responsible: M. Sakellariou (NTUA)
[2015]
Main Researcher and
deputy coordinator in the Research Project entitled "Assessment of
Earthquake Loading and Seismic Response of TAP pipeline"
Funding: EON - Responsible: C. Papazachos (AUTH)
[2014 - 2015]
Main Researcher in the
Research Project OPTARCH (Use of shape and topology optimization techniques in
computer aided architectural design)
Funding: EU - Responsible: N. Lagaros (NTUA)
[2018 - 2019]
Member of the Editorial Board of
international scientific journals
o Advances in Civil Engineering
Reviewer for international scientific journals
o Journal of Geotechnical and
Geoenvironmental Engineering, ASCE
o Soil Dynamics & Earthquake
Engineering Journal, Elsevier
o Soils & Foundations, Elsevier
o Bulletin of Earthquake Engineering,
Springer
o Journal of Structure and
Infrastructure Engineering, Taylor & Francis
o Geotextiles & Geomembranes,
Elsevier
o Acta Geotechnica, Springer
o Environmental Processes, Springer
o Ocean Engineering, Elsevier
Main invited lectures
2006 Retaining
structures under seismic excitation, EUCENTRE
& ROSE School, Italy
2008 Static
and seismic response of a strip footing system using EPS as fill material, European Manufacturers of Expanded
Polystyrene, Spain
2009 Dynamic soil –
structure interaction : Case studies, DTU,
Denmark.
2010 The shear strength
of soil, University of Luxembourg.
2011 Static and dynamic
soil – structure interaction (SSI): the challenge to combine geotechnical and
structural engineering, Nigde
University, Faculty of Engineering, Turkey
2013 Risks and potential
catastrophes from oil & gas infrastructures due to seismic and geotechnical
hazards, Second Cyprus Safety Platform
Symposium in Man – Made Catastrophes, Cyprus
2013 Active Faults,
Earthquake Risk, and Seismic Design of Structures and Infrastructures in North
Africa,
Plenary Session during the Infrastructure North Africa
Conference, Tunis
2015 Earthquake-related geohazards and seismic
design of pipelines, 8th Annual Pipeline
Integrity Management Forum, London, UK
2016 Assessment of earthquake-related
geohazards and seismic design of onshore and offshore pipelines, Novel
Construction Spring Plenary Session, International Pipeline & Offshore
Contractors Association (IPLOCA), Geneva, Switzerland
2017 Quantitative Geohazard Assessment and
Seismic Design of Onshore and Offshore High-Pressure Gas Pipelines, Conference
on Risk Assessment & Management in Critical Infrastructures, Cyprus
2017 Geohazard assessment and seismic design of
onshore and offshore pipelines, Strathclyde University, Glasgow, UK
2017 Geohazards & geotechnics in pipeline
engineering, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, Scotland, UK
2018 Seismic design of onshore and offshore
pipelines: A challenging topic of
geotechnical and structural engineering, Cambridge University, UK
2019 Seismic risk management of onshore and
offshore energy projects, 6th International Earthquake Symposium, Kocaeli, Turkey.
2020 Soil-structure interaction and optimum
seismic design of onshore and offshore energy projects, Society for Earthquake
and Civil Engineering Dynamics, Institution of Civil Engineers, London, UK
Organization
of workshops / seminars
2008 Local site effects and seismic response of
bridges, NATO Advanced Research Workshop on “Coupled site and soil-structure
interaction effects with application to seismic risk mitigation”, Bulgaria
2014 Geohazards and geotechnics in pipeline
engineering, Post-conference Seminar during the 9th Pipeline
Technology Conference, Berlin, Germany
2015 Seminar
on Eurocode 8 - Part5 (Foundations,
retaining structures and
geotechnical aspects) FUNDEC,
University of Lisbon, Portugal
2019 Risk Assessment and Management of Pipeline
Projects subjected to Geohazards, Pre-conference Seminar during the 14th
Pipeline Technology Conference, Berlin, Germany
List of Supervised & Co-supervised
Theses
A)
Supervision of theses (Department of Infrastructure Engineering, Hellenic
Air-Force Academy)
o
Seismic design of retaining systems
(G. Papazafeiropoulos)
o
Analysis of structures subjected to
differential dynamic loading
(Th. Vergos & K. Katsantonis)
o
Seismic risk and techno-economic design
criteria
(Ch. Vinakos & N. Mountrichas)
o Investigation of seismic adequacy of modern methods of enhancement of
artificial embankments and of natural soil slopes
(Th. Dedopoulos)
o Analysis and design of deep foundations construction with piles under
static and dynamic loading
(A. Drizis)
B) Co-supervision of Diploma
Theses (National Technical University of Athens)
o Dynamic analysis of pressures and
deformations of retaining systems
(G. Klonaris, 1999)
o
Dynamic
analysis of Nikawa landslide, Kobe 1995
(P. Kallou, 1999)
o
Contribution
to the analysis of the effects of 1999 Athens earthquake
(H. Saounatsou, A. Sverkou, 2000)
o
Analytical
and numerical simulation of the phenomenon of sliding
(J. Sarraf, 2000)
o
Numerical
simulation of seismic response of gravity walls
(V. Drossos, 2001)
o
Superstructure
analysis and dynamic SSI in wind turbines
(M. Panagiotou, 2003)
o
Seismic
response of reinforced earth walls
(M. Karakitsou, 2004)
o
Wave
propagation in two typical valleys and soil-structure interaction
(F. Gelagoti, 2004)
o
Seismic
sea waves: Propagation, local amplification, effects on structures
(S. Tsimpourakis, 2005)
o
Dynamic
behavior of wind turbines and their interaction with soil
(E. Valavani, 2006)
o Dynamic distress of buildings due
to explosions at underground excavation works
(A. Mandelenaki, 2008)
o
Effect
of underground projects in seismic distress of the overlying buildings
(G. Papazafeiropoulos, 2011)
o
Development
of a decision-support tool in GIS environment for the avoidance of geohazards
during the routing of long pipelines
(S. Tsougranis, 2015)
o
Examination
of the impact of local topographic conditions to the seismic wave propagation
via numerical modeling - Application to the hill of Acropolis
(D. Kokkoris, 2015)
o
Dynamic
distress of retaining walls - Application to the south Wall of Acropolis
(G. Dimopoulos, 2015)
o Seismic response of
liquid-containing tanks with emphasis on the hydrodynamic distress and
near-field
phenomena
(M.
Calogerakou, 2015)
o Assessment of the geohazard of
slope instability and pipeline route optimization
(I.
Micha, 2017)
o Seismic analysis and design of quay
walls
(D.
Georgiou, 2017)
o Numerical simulation of the fault
rupture propagation path and the soil - pipeline interaction
(A. Maliagka, 2017)
o Assessment of earthquake-related
geohazards and seismic design of pipelines in Iran
(S.M.M. Seyedalhosseininatanzi,
2017)
o Assessment of earthquake-related
geohazards and seismic design of pipelines in East Africa
(Ν. Nsubuga, 2017)
o Three-dimensional numerical
simulation of the rupture of active seismic faults
(K.
Dafnis, 2018)
o Undergrounding of high- and ultra
high- voltage cables utilizing Geographical Information System (GIS) with
emphasis on the geohazards
(G. Iliopoulou, 2018)
o Gas pipelines crossing active
seismic faults: The role of soil springs
(K. Ioannou, 2018)
o Numerical simulation of piled walls
for vertical excavations with emphasis on induced permanent deformations
(D. Karadimos, 2018)
o Development and application of a
computational tool for the route optimization of offshore pipelines and cables
subjected to geohazards
(N. Makrakis, 2018)
o Dynamic response of earth-filled
dams under seismic excitation
(M. Konstantatos, 2018)
o Optimum routing of tunnels in urban
areas with geotechnical and structural criteria in a Geographical Information
System (GIS)
(V. Papaspyros, 2018)
o Dynamic interaction of retaining
walls with the retained soil and the retained structures
(I. Sougias, 2018)
o Numerical simulation of slope
stability under static and seismic conditions and the consequent distress of
crossing pipelines
(M. A. Theodoraki, 2018)
o Development of a numerical multi-parametrical
tool for the improvement of the routing of long onshore pipelines crossing
potentially unstable slopes
(G. Exakoustidou, 2019)
o Topograrphical and geotechnical
evidence of a new theory regarding the disappearance of ancient city Helike
during the 373 BC earthquake
(A. Gkantona, 2019)
o Numerical simulations for the
assessment of the main geohazards threatening onshore and offshore geohazards
(D. Tsigonia, 2019)
o Slope stability assessment of
onshore and offshore slopes using analytical and numerical methods
(Th. Tsafara, 2020)
o Technological accidents and
assessment of seismic vulnerability of tanks
(F. Mpitsika, 2020)
o Numerical simulation of the seismic
behavior of soil valleys and overlying structures
(K. Galanis, 2020)
o Numerical simulation of a dam under static and seismic conditions with emphasis on the interaction between soil, water and dam
(G. Kapralis, 2020)
o Using
Artificial Intelligence for the Route Optimization of offshore pipelines
threatened by geohazards
(M. Papathoma, 2021)
o Development of a computer tool for
automating routing of highway and railway projects using GIS
(A. Chatzivaliseiou, 2021)
o Analytical, numerical and experimental simulation of anchoring of floating structures using piles
(N.
Saliveros, 2021)
o Static and dynamic numerical
simulation of the Tavropos Dam at Plastiras Lake
(V.
Liaros, 2021)
o Impact of tunnels on the dynamic
response of overlying structures
(G.
Christou, 2022)
o Routing of offshore energy
lifelines and slope stability
(N. Dragazis, 2022)
C) Co-supervision of Master theses (at TUC & NTUA)
o
Analysis
of seismic response of landfills
(TUC, I. Karabatsos, 2006)
o
Dynamic
interaction of retained and retaining structures
(TUC, V. Avrana, 2006)
o Differential settlement and masonry
buildings: Advanced modeling and methods of intervention (NTUA, S. Tsimpourakis, 2007)
o Study of the dynamic interaction of
structure, retaining wall, and retained soil
(TUC, G. Papazafeiropoulos, 2010)
o
Offshore
pipelines crossing active seismic faults
(NTUA, M. Trimintziou, 2015)
o
Offshore
geohazards and route optimization of subsea cables
(NTUA, D. Chavelas, 2016)
o Modelling the distress of offshore
high pressure pipelines due
to earthquake deformations of the triggered slope instabilities and the permanent consequent deformations of the
seabed
(NTUA, M. Avgerinou, 2017)
o
Numerical study for the quantitative
assessment of ground displacements of rockmass slopes
under static and seismic conditions in the landfall areas of offshore
structures
(NTUA, M. Stavroulakis, 2018)
o
Qualitative and quantitative assessment
of geohazards and simulation of soil-pipe interaction aiming to the route optimization
of long pipelines in a
Geographical Information System (GIS)
(NTUA, S. Tsougkranis, 2018)
o
Vulnerability and optimal design of
harbor quay walls under static and seismic conditions
(NTUA, K. Vasileiadis, 2018)
o
Wind turbine foundation and dynamic
soil-pylon interaction
(NTUA, M. Tsevas, 2018)
o Analytical, numerical and experimental simulation of piles for
anchoring floating wind turbines
(ΝΤUA, A. Golemis, 2022)
D) Co-supervision of Ph.D. theses
(Supervisor: I. Tsompanakis – Technical University of Crete)
o
Seismic loading of landfills: Failure mechanisms and methods of
mitigation
(V. Zania, 2009)
o
Assessment of seismic behavior of
reinforced geostructures
(I. Tzavara, 2015)
o Seismic vulnerability assessment and minimization of seismic risk of offshore and coastal energy lifelines
(D. Chatzidakis, 2021)
o Investigating the application of expanded polystyrene (EPS) geofoam for reducing dynamic vibrations and distress of civil infrastructures
(A. Lyratzakis, 2022)
o Seismic vulnerability and optimum seismic design of liquid fuels storage tanks
(A. Tsipianitis, 2022)
8. RELATED PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE (MAIN INFRASTRUCTURE
PROJECTS)
2020
Project
name: Eastmed Gas Pipeline
Client: ADENS (Greece)
Position: Consultant Engineer /
Specialist
Project type: Geohazard Assessment
Tasks: Qualitative assessment of onshore
geohazards (contribution to ESIA)
2018
Project
name: Seismic design of a wind
farm in Central
Greece
Client: Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy AE
Position: Consultant Engineer /
Specialist
Project
type: Geotechnical and
Seismic
Tasks: Geotechnical
Earthquake Engineering Study
2017
Project
name: Assessment of the structural response
of the masonry lighthouse of Rethimno, Crete
Client: National Observatory of Athens
Position: Structural and
Geotechnical Engineer
Project
type: Geotechnical,
Structural and Seismic
Tasks: Evaluation of
geotechnical and seismological data, evaluation of the available recordings of
noise and earthquakes, numerical modeling, dynamic analyses
2016
Project
name: Structural and geotechnical design
of Papadiana Dam, Crete
Client: Prefecture of Crete (in cooperation with
NTUA)
Position: Structural and
Geotechnical Engineer
Project
type: Geotechnical,
Structural, and
Seismic
Tasks: Evaluation of
geotechnical and seismological data, static and dynamic analyses.
2014 - 2015
Project
name: Trans Adriatic Pipeline (TAP)
Client: EON Technologies GmbH (Germany)
Position: Lead Geotechnical Engineer
& Deputy Project Manager (under the coordination of Aristotle University of
Thessaloniki)
Project type: Geohazard Assessment & Pipeline
Seismic Design (FEED Phase)
Tasks: Assessment of slope
instabilities and earthquake loading (i.e. seismic wave loading and permanent
ground deformations due to active fault ruptures, liquefaction phenomena and
slope instabilities) & pipeline seismic response
2014
Project
name: Retaining walls at the
North Crete Motorway
Client: PANGAIA
Position: Consultant Engineer
Project type: Structural
Tasks: Structural design of the retaining system
(reinforced concrete sheet-pile walls)
2013
Project
name: Trans Adriatic Pipeline (TAP)
Client: National Institute of Oceanography and
Experimental Geophysics OGS
(Italy)
Position: Consultant Engineer /
Specialist
Project type: Geohazard Assessment & Seismic
Design
Tasks: Potential mitigation measures against
geohazards (contribution to ESIA)
2012
Project
name: Retrofitting of the old
masonry building “Konofagos”, at the Technological & Cultural Park in Lavrion, Greece
Client: National Technical University
of Athens
Position: Senior Civil Engineer at
the General
Technical Administration of NTUA
Project type: Structural, Geotechnical,
Environmental
Tasks: Preliminary study for
the structural retrofitting
2011 – 2012
Project
name: IGI – Poseidon pipeline
Client: Intecsea – WorleyParsons (The Netherlands)
Position: Consultant Engineer / Specialist
Project type: Geohazard Assessment & Seismic
Design
Tasks: Geotechnical
earthquake engineering study and seismic design of the Greek onshore part and
the landfall against slope instabilities and fault ruptures
2011
Project
name: IGI – Poseidon project
Client: Intecsea – WorleyParsons (The Netherlands)
Position: Consultant Engineer /
Specialist
Project type: Geological / Geological /
Geohazards
Tasks: Feasibility report for
the compressor station relocation and the consequent rerouting
2009
Project
name: Four bridges on the
Katra-Quazigund Rail Link India
Client: Rambřll & Vario Dynamics (Denmark)
Position: Consultant Engineer
Project type: Seismic Design & Soil –
Structure Interaction Issues
Tasks: Seismic Design Review
2008
Project
name: Slope stability measures at
Filippei area – Grevena Prefecture, Greece
Client: Ch. Tsatsanifos (PANGAIA design
office)
Position: Consultant Engineer
Project type: Geotechnical
Tasks: Evaluation of
geotechnical investigation, design of anchored sheet-pile walls
2008
Project
name: Soil – structure
interaction of strip footing systems using EPS as fill material
Client: Greek Association of Expanded Polystyrene (EPS) Manufacturers
Position: Consultant Engineer
Project type: SSI & Seismic
Tasks: Coordination of the project, 3-D numerical
modelling
2007 – 2008
Project
name: Underground space (area of 2000
m2) for the deposit of contaminated minerals at the Technological
& Cultural Park in Lavrion, Greece
Client: National Technical University
of Athens
Position: Senior Civil Engineer at
the General
Technical Administration of NTUA
Project type: Geotechnical, Environmental
Tasks: Evaluation of
geotechnical and geophysical investigations, check of design and supervision of
the construction works (underground space, access tunnel, access shaft)
2007
Project
name: Seismic Hazard Analysis
for the New Refinery of the Hellenic Petroleum S.A. in Elefsina, Greece
Client: Hellenic Petroleum S.A.
Position: Consultant Engineer
Project type: Geotechnical, Seismic, Soil
Dynamics
Tasks: Evaluation of
geotechnical investigation, ground response analyses, determination of seismic
design parameters, assessment of site effects
2004
Project
name: Hydraulic dam at Kefalovriso
Lakes at Trikala Prefecture”, Greece
Client: Municipality of Faloreia,
Trikala Prefecture
Position: Consultant Engineer
Project type: Geotechnical
Tasks: Coordination of geotechnical investigation and
design of the
dam
2004
Project
name: Road Connection between the
Districts of the Koziakas Municipality, Greece
Client: Municipality of Koziakas,
Trikala Prefecture
Position: Consultant Engineer
Project type: Geotechnical
Tasks: Coordination of geotechnical investigation, slope
instability assessment, and design of retaining structures
2004
Project
name: Municipal waste landfills for
three towns of central Greece (Amfissa, Trikala, and Volos)
Client: EPTA (environmental design
office)
Position: Consultant Engineer
Project type: Geotechnical
Tasks: Geotechnical design of the
landfills
2004
Project
name: Analysis & Design of
a typical
reinforced-concrete building with seismic isolation
Client: E. Tochtamis (private
construction company)
Position: Consultant Engineer &
Designer
Project type: Seismic, Civil
Tasks: Dynamic 3D analysis of the building,
seismic design, cost analysis
2003
Project
name: Piled foundation of the two 300
m – in span arches constructed for the renovation of the Olympic Stadium for
the Olympic Games of 2004 in Athens
Client: Ministry of Public Works
Position: Consultant Engineer &
Designer at Gazetas
& Associates design office
Project type: Geotechnical
Tasks: Evaluation of
geotechnical investigation, and contribution to the design of the piled foundation
2003
Project
name: Egnatia Motorway, Greece
(Asprovalta area – part 11.1)
Client: EGNATIA S.A.
Position: Consultant Engineer &
Designer at Odotechniki
design office
Project type: Geotechnical
Tasks: Contribution to the
geotechnical design
(slope instability assessment & design of
retaining measures)
2003
Project
name: Feasibility analysis of the
Rion – Antirion offshore submerged railway tunnel
Client: Hellenic Railway Organizations
(OSE)
Position: Consultant Engineer &
Designer at Gazetas
& Associates design office
Project type: Geotechnical, Seismic, Soil
Dynamics
Tasks: Evaluation of
geotechnical investigation, contribution to the seismic design, and 2D ground
response analyses
2002
Project
name: Support and restoration of an
old masonry church
Client: Municipality of Marathokampos,
Samos
Position: Consultant Engineer &
Supervisor
Project type: Structural, Geotechnical
Tasks: Structural analysis
and design, supervision of the works
1999
Project
name: Underground Bunker CARS,
central Greece
Client: Elliniki Technodomiki S.A.
Position: Consultant Engineer &
Designer at Gazetas
& Associates design office
Project type: Geotechnical, Seismic, Dynamic
Tasks: Contribution to the design against
earthquake and weapon explosion
1998
Project
name: Seismic design of Sykia dam (160 m dam to be
constructed in west Greece)
Client: Ministry of Public Works
Position: Consultant Engineer &
Designer at Gazetas
& Associates design office
Project type: Seismic, Soil Dynamics
Tasks: Contribution to the
seismic design, 2D ground response analyses
1995 – 1996
Project
name: Detailed Final Design
Coordination Office of the Athens Metro (1st phase)
Client: Athens Metro
Position: Senior Engineer at ACES
design office
Project type: Structural, Mechanical
Tasks: Coordination for the finalization of the
structural and mechanical design
1995
Project
name: Structural design of three
stations of Athens Metro (1st phase)
Client: Athens Metro
Position: Civil Engineer at ACES
design office
Project type: Structural
Tasks: Contribution to the structural analysis and
design
9.
PUBLICATION LIST
A) Dissertations
2001 PhD in Geotechnical Earthquake Engineering
Dissertation: Numerical soil-dynamics analysis in the seismic design of bridge piers and abutments
1999 MSc in Structural Engineering (in cooperation with Imperial College, London, UK)
Dissertation: Seismic response analysis with the spectral-element method: Application to dams and tunnels
1994 BEng & MEng in Civil Engineering
Dissertation: Automated methods for generating and readjustment of finite-element meshes
(in cooperation with the Department of Civil and Offshore Engineering, Heriot-Watt University, UK)
B) Book chapters
1. G. Gazetas & P. N. Psarropoulos, “Field Observations and Numerical Simulations”, Chapter 3 in “3-D Site Effects and Soil-Foundation Interaction in Earthquake and Vibration Risk Evaluation”, Edited by E. Faccioli, R. Paolucci, and M. Vanini, 1999.
2. P. N. Psarropoulos, “Local site effects and seismic response of bridges”, in T. Schanz and R. Iankov (Eds.), Coupled site and soil-structure interaction effects with application to seismic risk mitigation, Springer, 2009.
3. V. Zania, Y. Tsompanakis & P. N. Psarropoulos, “The effect of soil-structure interaction and site effects on dynamic response and stability of earth structures”, in T. Schanz and R. Iankov (Eds.), Coupled site and soil-structure interaction effects with application to seismic risk mitigation, Springer, 2009.
4. G. Papazafeiropoulos, Y. Tsompanakis & P. N. Psarropoulos, Dynamic interaction of concrete dams-reservoir-foundation: Analytical and numerical solutions, in M. Papadrakakis, N.D. Lagaros and M. Fragiadakis (Eds.), Computational Methods in Earthquake Engineering, ECCOMAS Series, Springer Publ., 2010.
5. Y.Tsompanakis & P.N. Psarropoulos, Dynamic soil-structure interaction: Reality versus seismic norms, in Topping B.H.V. (Ed.), Computational Methods for Engineering Science, Computational Science, Engineering and Technology Series No. 30, Saxe&Coburg Publ., Chapter 11, pp. 265-297, 2012.
6. Y. Tsompanakis, V. Zania & P. N. Psarropoulos, Advances in seismic slope stability analysis of earth structures, in “New trends in seismic design of structures”, N.D. Lagaros, Y. Tsompanakis and Papadrakakis M. (Eds.), Saxe & Coburg, 2015.
7. P. N. Psarropoulos, Seismic distress of retaining walls and bridge abutments, in “New trends in seismic design of structures”, N. D. Lagaros, Y. Tsompanakis and Papadrakakis M. (Eds.), Saxe & Coburg, 2015.
8. P. N. Psarropoulos, Impact of tunnels and underground spaces on the seismic response of overlying structures in "Tunnel Engineering" M. G. Sakellariou (Ed.), IntechOpen, 2019.
C) Journal papers
1. G. Gazetas, P.V. Kallou, P.N. Psarropoulos, Topography and soil
effects in the Ms 5.9 Parnitha (Athens) earthquakes: The case of Adámes (2002)
Natural Hazards, 27 (1-2), art. no. 350554, pp. 133-169.
2. G. Gazetas, P.N. Psarropoulos, I. Anastasopoulos, N. Gerolymos,
Seismic behaviour of flexible retaining systems subjected to short-duration
moderately strong excitation (2004) Soil Dynamics and Earthquake Engineering,
24 (7), pp. 537-550.
3. P.N. Psarropoulos, G. Klonaris, G. Gazetas, Seismic
earth pressures on rigid and flexible retaining walls (2005) Soil Dynamics and
Earthquake Engineering, 25 (7-10), pp. 795-809.
4. P.N. Psarropoulos, T. Tazoh, G. Gazetas, M. Apostolou,
Linear and nonlinear valley amplification effects on seismic ground motion
(2007) Soils and Foundations, 47 (5), pp. 857-871.
5. P.N. Psarropoulos, Y. Tsompanakis, Y. Karabatsos,
Effects of local site conditions on the seismic response of municipal solid
waste landfills (2007) Soil Dynamics and Earthquake Engineering, 27 (6), pp.
553-563.
6. V. Zania, Y. Tsompanakis, P.N. Psarropoulos, Seismic distress and
slope instability of municipal solid waste landfills (2008) Journal of
Earthquake Engineering, 12 (2), pp. 312-340.
7. V. Zania, P.N. Psarropoulos, Y. Karabatsos, Y. Tsompanakis,
Inertial distress of waste landfills (2008) Computers and Structures, 86 (7-8),
pp. 642-651.
8. P.N. Psarropoulos, Y. Tsompanakis, Stability of tailings
dams under static and seismic loading (2008) Canadian Geotechnical Journal, 45
(5), pp. 663-675.
9. Y. Tsompanakis, N.D. Lagaros, P.N. Psarropoulos, E.C.
Georgopoulos, Simulating the seismic response of embankments via artificial
neural networks (2009) Advances in Engineering Software, 40 (8), pp. 640-651.
10. N.D. Lagaros, Y. Tsompanakis, P.N. Psarropoulos, E.C.
Georgopoulos, Computationally efficient seismic fragility analysis of
geostructures (2009) Computers and Structures, 87 (19-20), pp. 1195-1203.
11. V. Zania, P.N. Psarropoulos, Y. Tsompanakis, Base sliding and
dynamic response of landfills (2010) Advances in Engineering Software, 41 (2),
pp. 349-358.
12. Y. Tsompanakis, N.D. Lagaros, P.N. Psarropoulos, E.C.
Georgopoulos, Probabilistic seismic slope stability assessment of geostructures
(2010) Structure and Infrastructure Engineering, 6 (1-2), pp. 179-191.
13. V. Zania, Y. Tsompanakis, P.N. Psarropoulos, Seismic
displacements of landfills and deformation of geosynthetics due to base sliding
(2010) Geotextiles and Geomembranes, 28 (6), pp. 491-502.
14. G. Papazafeiropoulos, P.N. Psarropoulos, Analytical evaluation of
the dynamic distress of rigid fixed-base retaining systems (2010) Soil Dynamics
and Earthquake Engineering, 30 (12), pp. 1446-1461.
15. P.N. Psarropoulos, Y. Tsompanakis, G. Papazafeiropoulos,
Effects of soil non-linearity on the seismic response of restrained retaining
walls (2011) Structure and Infrastructure Engineering, 7 (12), pp. 931-942.
16. M.E. Kalogerakou, C.A. Maniatakis, C.C. Spyrakos, P.N. Psarropoulos,
Seismic response of liquid-containing tanks with emphasis on the hydrodynamic
response and near-fault phenomena (2017) Engineering Structures, 153, pp.
383-403.
17. P. Psarropoulos, E. Kapogianni, I. Kalogeras, D.
Michalopoulou, V. Eleftheriou, G. Dimopoulos, M. Sakellariou, Seismic response
of the Circuit Wall of the Acropolis of Athens: Recordings versus numerical
simulations (2018) Soil Dynamics and Earthquake Engineering, 113, pp. 309-316.
18. D. Chatzidakis, Y. Tsompanakis, P.N. Psarropoulos, An improved
analytical approach for simulating the lateral kinematic distress of deepwater
offshore pipelines (2019) Applied Ocean Research, 90, art. no. 101852.
19. E. Kapogianni, I. Kalogeras, P. Psarropoulos, D. Michalopoulou,
V. Eleftheriou, M. Sakellariou, Suitability of Optical Fibre Sensors and
Accelerographs for the Multi-disciplinary Monitoring of a Historically Complex
Site: The Case of the Acropolis Circuit Wall and Hill (2019) Geotechnical and
Geological Engineering, 37 (5), pp. 4405-4419.
20. A. Lyratzakis, Y. Tsompanakis, P.N.
Psarropoulos, Efficient mitigation of high-speed trains induced vibrations
of railway embankments using expanded polystyrene blocks, Transportation
Geotechnics 22 (2020) 100312, 2020, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.trgeo.2019.100312.
21. D. Chatzidakis, Y. Tsompanakis, P.N.
Psarropoulos, A semi-analytical approach for
simulating oblique kinematic distress of offshore pipelines due to submarine
landslides, Applied Ocean Research Journal, 98, 102111, 2020, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apor.2020.102111.
22. P.N. Psarropoulos, E. Kapogianni, Y. Tsompanakis,
Real-time remote monitoring and risk management of oil & gas facilities
subjected to natural hazards. Pipeline Technology Journal, Issue, 2, 2020.
23. N. Makrakis, P.N. Psarropoulos,
D. Chatzidakis, Y. Tsompanakis, Route optimization of offshore lifelines taking
into account potential earthquake-related geohazards. Frontiers in Built
Environment: Journal of Computational Methods in Structural Engineering, 6,
112, 2020. https://doi.org/10.3389/fbuil.2020.00112.
25. E. Kapogianni, P.N. Psarropoulos, D. Kokoris, I. Kalogeras, D.
Michalopoulou, V. Eleftheriou, M. Sakellariou, Impact of Local Site Conditions
on the Seismic Response of the Athenian Acropolis Hill (2021) Geotechnical and
Geological Engineering, 39 (3), pp. 1817-1830.
26. A. Lyratzakis, Y. Tsompanakis, P.N.
Psarropoulos, Mitigation of HSΤ-induced vibrations by EPS blocks
applied in railway embankments. Invited paper for Special Issue “Noise and
Vibration from Transportation”. Journal of Zhejiang University-SCIENCE A,
22,6–20 (2021), https://doi.org/10.1631/jzus.A1900680.
27. A. Lyratzakis, Y. Tsompanakis, P.N.
Psarropoulos, Mitigating high-speed train vibrations with EPS blocks for various
soil conditions. Soil Dynamics and Earthquake Engineering, 141 (2021) 106482,
2021. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.soildyn.2020.106482
28. A. Lyratzakis, Y. Tsompanakis,
P.N. Psarropoulos, Mitigation of vibrations in high-speed railway
cuttings using expanded-polystyrene blocks, Transportation Geotechnics, 29
(2021) 100572, 2021, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.trgeo.2021.100572.
29. D. Chatzidakis, Y. Tsompanakis, P.N.
Psarropoulos, Numerical investigation of secondary-fault rupture
propagation through sandy deposits, Engineering Geology, 292(2021), 106258, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.enggeo.2021.106258.
30. A. Lyratzakis, Y. Tsompanakis, P.N.
Psarropoulos, Efficient mitigation of high-speed train vibrations on
adjacent reinforced concrete buildings, Construction and Building Materials,
(2022) 125653, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2021.125653.
31. D. Chatzidakis, Y. Tsompanakis, P.N.
Psarropoulos, Kinematic distress of pipelines subjected to secondary
seismic fault rupture, Soil Dynamics and Earthquake Engineering, 152 (2022),
107065. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.soildyn.2021.107065
32. P.N. Psarropoulos, Y. Tsompanakis, M. Katsirakis,
Dynamic soil-structure interaction between retaining walls, retaining soil and
retained structures. Invited paper for Special Issue: “Modelling and Assessment
of Soil-Structure Interaction Effects on the Dynamics of Structures”, Bulletin
of Earthquake Engineering, 2022, https://doi.org/10.1007/s10518-021-01288-6.
33. M. Katsirakis, Y. Tsompanakis,
P.N. Psarropoulos, A potential mitigation measure for the seismic
distress of the Circuit Wall at the Acropolis of Athens, Geotechnical and
Geological Engineering, 2022. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10706-022-02108-7.
34. N. Makrakis, P.N. Psarropoulos,
D. Chatzidakis, Y. Tsompanakis, Optimal route selection of offshore pipelines
subjected to submarine landslides. The Open Civil Engineering Journal, 16,
e187414952209160, 2022. https://doi.org/10.2174/18743315-v16-e2208190.
35. N. Makrakis, P.N. Psarropoulos,
Y. Tsompanakis, ANN-based assessment of soft surface soil layers’ impact on
fault rupture propagation and kinematic distress of gas pipelines. Invited
paper for Special Issue: “Artificial Intelligence in Infrastructure Geotechnics”.
Infrastructures, 2023, 8(1), 6; https://doi.org/10.3390/infrastructures8010006.
D) Papers in european and
international conference proceedings
1.
P.N. Psarropoulos & G. Gazetas, “1D and 2D Seismic Response
Analysis of Alluvial Valley at Bridge Site”, 2nd International
Symposium on the Effects of Surface Geology on Seismic Motion, Yokohama, 1998,
841-848
2.
P.N. Psarropoulos, G. Gazetas & T. Tazoh, “Seismic
Response Analysis of Alluvial Valley at Bridge Site”, 2nd
International Conference in Earthquake Geotechnical Engineering, Lisbon, 1999,
41-46
3.
P.N. Psarropoulos & G. Gazetas, “Surface and
Borehole Accelerograms versus Spectral-Element Simulations of Alluvial Basin in
Cefalonia”, 2nd International Conference in Earthquake Geotechnical
Engineering, Lisbon , 1999, 157-162
4.
P.N. Psarropoulos & G. Gazetas, “Records versus
Numerical Simulation of an Alluvial Basin in Cefalonia, Greece”, 13th
Young Geotechnical Engineers Conference – Field and Laboratory Measurements in
Geotechnical Engineering, Santorini, 1999, 256-263
5.
P. V. Κallou, G. Gazetas, & P.N. Psarropoulos,
“A Case History on Soil and Topographic Effects in the 7th September
1999 Athens Earthquake”, 4th International Conference on Recent
Advances in Geotechnical Earthquake Engineering and Soil Dynamics, San Diego,
S. Prakash (Editor), in CDROM, 2001
6.
P.N. Psarropoulos, G. Gazetas, G. Mylonakis, & T.
Tazoh, “Soil and Valley Effects in Bridge Foundation Motion”, 4th
International Conference on Recent Advances in Geotechnical Earthquake
Engineering and Soil Dynamics, San Diego, S. Prakash (Editor), in CDROM, 2001
7.
I. Anastasopoulos, G. Gazetas, & P.N. Psarropoulos,
“Flexible Retaining Walls: Why they do not often fail in Strong Seismic Shaking
?”, FIB Symposium: Concrete Structures in Seismic Regions, Athens, 2003, in
CD-ROM
8.
P.N. Psarropoulos, G. Gazetas, T. Tazoh, & M.
Apostolou, “Seismic Linear and Non-linear Valley Effects on Bridge Foundation
Response”, International Workshop on Prediction and Simulation Methods in
Geomechanics, Athens, 2003, 193-196
9.
I. Anastasopoulos, G. Gazetas, & P.N.
Psarropoulos,
“On the Seismic Response of Flexible Retaining Structures”, 11th
International Conference on Soil Dynamics and Earthquake
Engineering & 3rd International Conference on Earthquake
Geotechnical Engineering, Berkeley, 2004
10. Y. Tsompanakis, P.N. Psarropoulos, & Y. Karabatsos, Local site conditions and seismic design of municipal solid waste landfills, 10th International Conference on Civil, Structural and Environmental Engineering Computing (CC 2005), Rome, Italy, 30 August - 2 September 2005.
11.
E. Sarris, G. Xiroudakis, Y. Tsompanakis, & P.N.
Psarropoulos, “Stability of Tailings Dams – Part I: Static Loading”,
International Workshop in Geoenvironment and Geotechnics (GEOENV-2005), 12-14
September 2005,
12.
P. N. Psarropoulos, Y. Tsompanakis, Y.
Karabatsos, G. Xiroudakis, & E. Sarris, “Stability of Tailings Dams – Part
II: Dynamic Loading”, International Workshop in Geoenvironment and Geotechnics
(GEOENV-2005), 12-14 September 2005,
13.
P.N. Psarropoulos, Y. Tsompanakis, &
Y. Karabatsos, “Impact of local site conditions and dynamic soil – structure –
interaction on the seismic response of embankments”, 1st
Greece–Japan Workshop: Seismic Design, Observation and Retrofit of Foundations,
11-12 October 2005,
14.
E.
15. V. Zania, Y. Tsompanakis, & P.N. Psarropoulos, Efficient numerical simulation of waste landfills’ seismic response, 6th European conference on numerical methods in geotechnical engineering - NUMGE06, 6-8 September 2006, Graz, Austria.
16. Y. Τsompanakis, V. Avrana, V. Zania, & P.N. Psarropoulos, Dynamic Interaction between Retaining Walls and Retained Structures/Geostructures, 13th European conference on earthquake engineering, September 2006, Geneva, Switzerland.
17. V. Zania, Y. Tsompanakis & P.N. Psarropoulos, Seismic behavior of sliding geostructures, International Conference on Computational Methods in Structural Dynamics and Earthquake Engineering COMPDYN-2007, 13-16 June 2007, Rethymno, Greece.
18. E.C. Georgopoulos, Y. Tsompanakis, N.D. Lagaros & P.N. Psarropoulos, Seismic safety assessment of embankments using fragility curves, International Conference on Computational Methods in Structural Dynamics and Earthquake Engineering COMPDYN-2007, 13-15 June 2007, Rethymno, Greece.
19.
Y. Tsompanakis & P.N. Psarropoulos,
Issues related to the dynamic interaction of retaining walls and retained soil
and structures, International Conference on Computational Methods in Structural
Dynamics and Earthquake Engineering COMPDYN-2007, 13-15 June 2007,
20. Y. Tsompanakis, P.N. Psarropoulos, V. Zania, & S. Tsimpourakis, Effects of soil nonlinearity on the seismic response of rigid non-sliding retaining walls, 4th International Conference on Earthquake Geotechnical Engineering, 25-28 June 2007, Thessaloniki, Greece.
21. V. Zania, Y. Tsompanakis & P.N. Psarropoulos, Slope stability of municipal solid waste landfills under seismic loading, 4th International Conference on Earthquake Geotechnical Engineering, 25-28 June 2007, Thessaloniki, Greece.
22.
E.C. Georgopoulos, Y. Tsompanakis, N.D. Lagaros
& P.N. Psarropoulos, Evaluating the Seismic Response of Embankments
via NN-based Metamodels, 4th International Conference on Earthquake
Geotechnical Engineering, 25-28 June 2007,
23. Y. Tsompanakis, P.N. Psarropoulos & S. Tsimpourakis, Dynamic interaction between retaining walls and retained structures, 4th International Conference on Earthquake Geotechnical Engineering, 25-28 June 2007, Thessaloniki, Greece.
24.
V. Zania, Y. Tsompanakis & P. N.
Psarropoulos, Double sliding phenomena and seismic response of earth
structures, 4th International Conference on Earthquake Geotechnical
Engineering, 25-28 June 2007,
25. E.C. Georgopoulos, Y. Tsompanakis, N.D. Lagaros & P.N. Psarropoulos, Probabilistic analysis of embankments using Monte Carlo simulation, 4th International Conference on Earthquake Geotechnical Engineering, 25-28 June 2007, Thessaloniki, Greece.
26. P.N. Psarropoulos & G. Gazetas, “Effects of soil nonlinearity on the geomorphic aggravation of ground motion in alluvial valleys”, 4th International Conference on Earthquake Geotechnical Engineering, 25-28 June 2007, Thessaloniki, Greece.
27.
V. Zania, Y. Tsompanakis & P. N.
Psarropoulos, Seismic stability assessment of landfills, CIVIL-COMP2007: 11th
International Conference on Civil, Structural and Environmental Engineering
Computing,
28.
E.C. Georgopoulos, Y. Tsompanakis, N.D. Lagaros
& P.N. Psarropoulos, Seismic vulnerability evaluation of
geostructures using efficient neural network models, AICIVIL-COMP2007: The 9th
International Conference on the Application of Artificial Intelligence to
Civil, Structural and Environmental Engineering St.Julians,
29. P. N. Psarropoulos & R. Paolucci, “Seismic behaviour of flexible retaining structures: numerical modelling vs. simplified approaches”, 4th International Conference on Earthquake Geotechnical Engineering, Thessaloniki, 2007.
30. C. Comina, M. Corigliano, S. Foti, C. G. Lai, R. Lancellotta, F. Leuzzi, G. Li Destri Nicosia, R. Paolucci, A. Pettiti, P. N. Psarropoulos, O. Zanoli, Parametric study of cantilever walls subjected to seismic loading, Seismic Engineering International Conference, Italy, 2008
31. V. Zania, Y. Tsompanakis, P.N. Psarropoulos, & A. Papadimitriou, Failure mechanisms of landfills under dynamic loading, 4th Geotechnical Earthquake Engineering and Soil Dynamics Conference, Sacramento, May 2008.
32. Y. Tsompanakis, V. Zania, & P.N. Psarropoulos, Seismic Stability of Landfills and Distress on the Geosynthetic Barrier, 8th World Congress on Computational Mechanics (WCCM8) & 5th European Congress on Computational Methods in Applied Sciences and Engineering (ECCOMAS 2008), Venice, Italy, June 30–July 5, 2008.
33. V. Zania, Y. Tsompanakis, & P.N. Psarropoulos, The effect of soil-structure interaction and site effects on dynamic response and stability of earth structures, Advanced Research Workshop on Coupled site and soil-structure interaction effects with application to seismic risk mitigation, Borovets, Bulgaria, 30 August – 3 September, 2008.
34. P.N. Psarropoulos, Local site effects on earthquake motion, Advanced Research Workshop on Coupled site and soil-structure interaction effects with application to seismic risk mitigation, Borovets, Bulgaria, 30 August – 3 September, 2008.
35. G. Papazafeiropoulos, Y. Tsompanakis, & P.N. Psarropoulos, Open issues in retaining wall-soil-structure dynamic interaction, CST2008: The 9th International Conference on Computational Structures Technology, Athens, Greece, 2-5 September, 2008.
36. V. Zania, Y. Tsompanakis, & P.N. Psarropoulos, Effects of fault rupture propagation on earth structures, ECT2008: The 6th International Conference on Engineering Computational Technology, Athens, Greece, 2-5 September, 2008.
37.
V. Zania, Y. Tsompanakis, & P.N.
Psarropoulos, Τhe role of geosynthetics on seismic behavior of
landfills, EuroGeo4: The 4th European Geosynthetics Conference,
38.
Y. Tsompanakis & P.N. Psarropoulos,
Effects of soil non-linearity on the seismic distress of retaining walls,
WCEE-14: The 14th World Conference on Earthquake Engineering,
39.
V. Zania, Y. Tsompanakis, & P.N.
Psarropoulos, Dynamic behaviour of geosynthetic-lined waste impoundments,
WCEE-14: The 14th World Conference on Earthquake, Engineering ,
40. V. Zania, Y. Tsompanakis, & P.N. Psarropoulos, Fault rupture and kinematic distress of earth-filled embankments, WCEE-14: The 14th World Conference on Earthquake Engineering, Beijing, China, October 12-17, 2008.
41.
Y.
42. P. N. Psarropoulos, G. Papazafeiropoulos, Y. Tsompanakis, Dynamic interaction of retaining walls with retained soil and structures, COMPDYN – 2nd International conference on computational methods in structural dynamics and earthquake engineering, Rhodes, Greece, June 2009.
43. Y. Tsompanakis, V. Zania, & P.N. Psarropoulos, Seismic response of sliding structures, COMPDYN – 2nd International conference on computational methods in structural dynamics and earthquake engineering, Rhodes, Greece, June 2009.
44. I. Tzavara, V. Zania, Y. Tsompanakis, & P.N. Psarropoulos, Seismic response of geosynthetic reinforced soil structures, COMPDYN – 2nd International conference on computational methods in structural dynamics and earthquake engineering, Rhodes, Greece, June 2009.
45. V. Zania, Y. Tsompanakis, & P.N. Psarropoulos, Mitigating the effects of fault rupture, COMPDYN – 2nd International conference on computational methods in structural dynamics and earthquake engineering, Rhodes, Greece, June 2009.
46. G. Papazafeiropoulos, Y. Tsompanakis, & P.N. Psarropoulos, Analytical and numerical modeling of hydrodynamic distress of rigid and flexible concrete dams, COMPDYN – 2nd International conference on computational methods in structural dynamics and earthquake engineering, Rhodes, Greece, June 2009.
47. Y. Tsompanakis, G. Papazafeiropoulos, & P.N. Psarropoulos, Hydrodynamic Distress of liquid containment systems, CC 2009: The 12th International Conference on Civil, Structural and Environmental Engineering Computing, Madeira, Portugal, 1-4 September 2009.
48. Y. Tsompanakis, I. Tzavara, V. Zania, & P.N. Psarropoulos, Geosynthetic Reinforcement for seismic mitigation of slopes, CC 2009: The 12th International Conference on Civil, Structural and Environmental Engineering Computing, Madeira, Portugal, 1-4 September 2009.
49. V. Zania, Y. Tsompanakis, & P.N. Psarropoulos, Geosynthetics as mitigation measure for seismic hazards on geostructures, TC4_Earthquake Geotechnical Engineering Satellite Conference Alexandria, October, 2009.
50. G. Papazafeiropoulos, P. N. Psarropoulos, & Y. Tsompanakis, Retaining wall-soil-structure interaction effects due to seismic excitation, TC4_Earthquake Geotechnical Engineering Satellite Conference Alexandria ,October, 2009.
51. P.N. Psarropoulos, V. Drosos, & Y. Tsompanakis, Soil–foundation–structure interaction of wind turbine towers on monopiles, ECT2010: The 7th International Conference on Engineering Computational Technology, Valencia, 14-17 September, 2010.
52. V. Zania, Y. Tsompanakis, & P.N. Psarropoulos, Assessment of earthquake hazards on waste landfills, Proceedings of Society for Earthquake and Civil Engineering Dynamics (SECED) Young Engineers Conference, London, UK, November, 2010.
53. P. N. Psarropoulos & V. A. Drosos, Simulating the response of monopile foundation of wind turbines, European Wind Energy Conference, Warsaw, Poland 2010.
54. V. Zania, Y. Tsompanakis, & P.N. Psarropoulos, Seismic distress and protection of flexible membrane liners of solid waste landfills, Proceedings of 5th International Conference on Earthquake Geotechnical Engineering, Santiago, Chile, January 2011.
55. P.N. Psarropoulos, G. Papazafeiropoulos, & Y. Tsompanakis, Dynamic soil – structure interaction issues in the seismic design of retaining walls and bridge abutments, in Proceedings of COMPDYN 2011 – 3rd International Conference on Computational Methods in Structural Dynamics and Earthquake Engineering, Corfu, Greece, 25-28 May 2011.
56. V. Zania, Y. Tsompanakis, & P.N. Psarropoulos, Dynamic interaction of slip displacement accumulation in a two–block Newmark model, in Proceedings of COMPDYN 2011 – 3rd International Conference on Computational Methods in Structural Dynamics and Earthquake Engineering, Corfu, Greece, 25-28 May 2011.
57. P.N. Psarropoulos, V. Drosos, Y. Tsompanakis, & G. Papazafeiropoulos, Simulating the dynamic distress of pile foundations, in Proceedings of 7th GRACM International Congress on Computational Mechanics, Athens, 30 June – 2 July 2011.
58. V. Zania, Y. Tsompanakis, & P.N. Psarropoulos, Issues on the seismic performance of embankments, in G. De Roeck, G. Degrande, G. Lombaert, G. Muller (eds.) Proceedings of the 8th EURODYN 2011 – 8th International Conference on Structural Dynamics, Leuven, Belgium, 4-6 July 2011.
59. G. Papazafeiropoulos, P.N. Psarropoulos, & Y. Tsompanakis, Effects of retaining walls on the dynamic response of retained structures, in G. De Roeck, G. Degrande, G. Lombaert, G. Muller (eds.) Proceedings of the 8th EURODYN 2011 – 8th International Conference on Structural Dynamics, Leuven, Belgium, 4-6 July 2011.
60. V. Zania, Y. Tsompanakis, & P.N. Psarropoulos, Seismic slope stability of embankments: a comparative study on EC8 provisions, ERTC-12 Workshop on evaluation of EC8, XV European Conference on Soil Mechanics & Geotechnical Engineering (ECSMGE-2011), Athens, Greece, September 11, 2011, 2011.
61. P.N. Psarropoulos, Y. Tsompanakis, & G. Papazafeiropoulos, Issues on the dynamic response of retaining structures, ERTC-12 Workshop on evaluation of EC8, XV European Conference on Soil Mechanics & Geotechnical Engineering (ECSMGE-2011), Athens, Greece, September 11, 2011, 2011.
62. V. Zania, Y. Tsompanakis, & P.N. Psarropoulos, Impact of seismic hazards on waste landfills, XV European Conference on Soil Mechanics & Geotechnical Engineering (ECSMGE-2011), Athens, Greece, September 12-15, 2011, 2011.
63. G. Papazafeiropoulos, P.N. Psarropoulos, & Y. Tsompanakis, Kinematic interaction between retaining walls and retained footings under dynamic loading, XV European Conference on Soil Mechanics & Geotechnical Engineering (ECSMGE-2011), Athens, Greece, September 12-15, 2011, 2011.
64. V. Zania, Y. Tsompanakis, P.N. Psarropoulos, & G. Bouckovalas, Impact of geosynthetics on reducing permanent deformations on soil embankments, XV European Conference on Soil Mechanics & Geotechnical Engineering (ECSMGE-2011), Athens, Greece, September 12-15, 2011, 2011.
65. I. Tzavara, V. Zania, Y. Tsompanakis, & P.N. Psarropoulos, Dynamic sliding of geosynthetically reinforced soil structures, CC 2011: The 13th International Conference on Civil, Structural and Environmental Engineering Computing, Chania, Greece, 6-9 September 2011.
66. Y. Tsompanakis, P.N. Psarropoulos, & V. Drosos, Low-cost seismic base isolation using recycled tire cushions, CC 2011: The 13th International Conference on Civil, Structural and Environmental Engineering Computing, Chania, Greece, 6-9 September 2011.
67. I. Tzavara, Y. Tsompanakis, V. Zania, & P.N. Psarropoulos, Dynamic sliding of geosynthetically reinforced soil structures, ICCES'12: International Conference on Computational & Experimental Engineering and Sciences, Chania, Greece, 30 April-4 May 2012.
68. I. Tzavara, Y. Tsompanakis, V. Zania, & P.N. Psarropoulos, Seismic stability of reinforced soil slopes, ECT2012: The 8th International Conference on Engineering Computational Technology, Dubrovnic, 3-6 September, 2012.
69. I. Tzavara, Y. Tsompanakis, V. Zania, & P.N. Psarropoulos, A comparison of analytical approaches for the assessment of seismic displacements of geosynthetically reinforced geostructures, 15WCEE: The 15th World Conference on Earthquake Engineering, Lisbon, Portugal, 24-28 September 2012.
70. P. N. Psarropoulos, P. D. Karvelis, A. A. Antoniou, Designing Pipelines in Areas with Moderate or High Seismic Risk : Geohazard Assessment beyond EC8 provisions, 7th Pipeline Technology Conference, Hannover, Germany, 2012
71. A. A. Antoniou, P. N. Psarropoulos, P. D. Karvelis, Impact of Rockfalls on Buried Pipelines, 7th Pipeline Technology Conference, Hannover, Germany, 2012
72. P. N. Psarropoulos, P. D. Karvelis, A. A. Antoniou, Geohazard assessment for onshore pipelines in areas with moderate or high seismicity 15WCEE: The 15th World Conference on Earthquake Engineering, Lisbon, Portugal, 2012.
73. I. Tzavara, Y. Tsompanakis, V. Zania, & P.N. Psarropoulos, Assessment of reinforced slopes instability in view of semi-analytical methods, COMPDYN 2013 – 4th International Conference on Computational Methods in Structural Dynamics and Earthquake Engineering, Kos, Greece, 12-14 June, 2013.
74. P.N. Psarropoulos, Y. Tsompanakis, A.A. Antoniou and D.C. Charmpis, Impact of earthquake-related geohazards on offshore pipelines and seaside facilities of oil & gas industry in the Mediterranean region, in Proceedings of the 14th International Conference on Civil, Structural and Environmental Engineering Computing (CC 2013), Cagliari, Sardinia, Italy, 3-6 September 2013.
75. P. N. Psarropoulos, A. A. Antoniou, & P. D. Karvelis, Active Faults, Earthquake Risk, and Seismic Design of Structures and Infrastructures in North Africa, Infrastructures North Africa Conference, Tunis, 2013
76. P. N. Psarropoulos, A. A. Antoniou, Pipeline Seismic Design and Potential Mitigation Measures, 8th Pipeline Technology Conference, Hannover, Germany, 2013
77. I. Tzavara, Y. Tsompanakis, V. Zania, & P.N. Psarropoulos, Coupled and decoupled approaches for seismic stability assessment of reinforced earth structures, in Proceedings of 2nd European Conference on Earthquake Engineering and Seismology (2ECEES), Istanbul, Turkey, August 24-29, 2014.
78. P.N. Psarropoulos, A.A. Antoniou, & Y. Tsompanakis, Earthquake-related geohazards and seismic design of pipelines, in Proceedings of 2nd European Conference on Earthquake Engineering and Seismology (2ECEES), Istanbul, Turkey, August 24-29, 2014.
79. I. Tzavara, Y. Tsompanakis, V. Zania, & P.N. Psarropoulos, Dynamic sliding of geosynthetically reinforced slopes, in Proceedings of 12th International Conference on Computational Structures Technology (CST2014), Naples, Italy 2-5 September 2014.
80. P. N. Psarropoulos, A. A. Antoniou, Optimum design of gas transmission infrastructures against ground movements, 9th Pipeline Technology Conference, Berlin, Germany, 2014
81. A.A. Antoniou, P.N. Psarropoulos, & Y. Tsompanakis, Assessment and treatment of earthquake-related geohazards threatening offshore gas pipelines in the Mediterranean sea. 10th International Pipeline Technology Conference (PTC-2015), Berlin, Germany, 8-10 June 2015.
82. D. Chatzidakis, Y. Tsompanakis, & P.N. Psarropoulos, Efficient earthquake resistant design of natural gas pipelines subjected to large kinematic distress, CC 2015: The 15th International Conference on Civil, Structural and Environmental Engineering Computing, Prague, Czech Republic, 1-4 September 2015.
83. P. N. Psarropoulos, A. A. Antoniou, Protecting onshore pipelines from the geohazard of seismic slope instability, 10th Pipeline Technology Conference, Berlin, Germany, 2015.
84. E. Kapogianni, I. Kalogeras, P. N. Psarropoulos, S. Giokaris & M. G. Sakellariou, Structural health monitoring of the Athenian Acropolis' Walls via optical fibre sensors, accelerographs and numerical simulations, 10th International Conference on Structural Analysis of Historical Constructions, Leuven, Belgium, 2016.
85. A. Antoniou, P. N. Psarropoulos, The geohazards of the Mediterranean Sea that potentially threaten the offshore oil and gas facilities, Offshore Pipeline Technology Conference, Amsterdam, 2016.
86. P. N. Psarropoulos, S. Tsougkranis, & A. Antoniou, A smart decision-support GIS-based tool for the optimization of pipeline routing taking into consideration the potential geohazards, 11th Pipeline Technology Conference, Berlin, Germany, 2016.
87. A. Antoniou, P. N. Psarropoulos, M. Trimintziou & M. Sakellariou, Seismic analysis and design of offshore pipelines, 11th Pipeline Technology Conference, Berlin, Germany, 2016.
88. A. Antoniou & P. N. Psarropoulos, Geohazards and geotechnics at the "grey zones" of landfall areas, 12th Pipeline Technology Conference, Berlin, Germany, 2017.
89. P. N. Psarropoulos & A. Antoniou, Geohazard assessment and seismic design of compressor stations, 12th Pipeline Technology Conference, Berlin, Germany, 2017.
90. P. N. Psarropoulos, The seismic risk of new and existing dams, 10th World Congress of EWRA on Water Resources and Environment “Panta Rhei”, Athens, 2017.
91. P. N. Psarropoulos, E. Kapogianni, I. Kalogeras & M. G. Sakellariou, Athenian Acropolis: Records and numerical simulations for the assessment of the dynamic response of the hill and the seismic distress of the masonry perimeter wall, 3rd International Conference on Protection of Historical Constructions, Lisbon, Portugal, 2017.
92. D. N. Chatzidakis, I. Tsompanakis, P. N. Psarropoulos, Offshore natural gas pipelines subjected to kinematic distress, COMPDYN 2017, 6th ECCOMAS Thematic Conference on Computational Methods in Structural Dynamics and Earthquake Engineering, M. Papadrakakis, M. Fragiadakis (eds.), Greece, 2017.
93. A. Antoniou, P. N. Psarropoulos, A. Maliagka, Optimum design of offshore gas pipelines crossing active seismic faults in the Mediterranean Sea, 13th Pipeline Technology Conference, Berlin, Germany, 2018.
94. P. N. Psarropoulos, A. Antoniou, S. Nsubuga, Geohazard challenges facing major oil and gas pipelines in East and North Africa, 13th Pipeline Technology Conference, Berlin, Germany, 2018.
95. D. Chatzidakis , Y. Tsompanakis , P. N. Psarropoulos, Designing offshore natural gas pipelines facing the geohazard of submarine landslides, 16th European Conference on Earthquake Engineering, Thessaloniki, Greece, 2018.
96. P. Psarropoulos, E. Kapogianni, I. Kalogeras, M. Sakellariou, Monitoring and simulating the seismic response of the Hill and the Circuit Wall of Acropolis of Athens, 16th European Conference on Earthquake Engineering, Thessaloniki, Greece, 2018.
97. P. N. Psarropoulos & P. Pateniotis, Seismic design of retaining structures with expanded polystyrene (EPS), 16th European Conference on Earthquake Engineering, Thessaloniki, Greece, 2018.
98. C. Papazachos, A. Antoniou, P. N. Psarropoulos, M. Anthymidis, G. Papazachos, Quick and reliable assessment of VS profiles and 1D ground response along high-pressure gas pipelines: the case of Trans Adriatic Pipeline (TAP) in Greece & Albania, 16th European Conference on Earthquake Engineering, Thessaloniki, Greece, 2018.
99. P. N. Psarropoulos, Designing onshore and offshore energy projects in seismic areas, International Symposium on Energy Geotechnics (SEG), Lausanne, Switzerland, 2018.
100. P. N. Psarropoulos, A. Antoniou, Y. Tsompanakis, Offshore earthquake-related geohazards and route optimization of offshore pipelines, risers, and cables, 14th Pipeline Technology Conference, Berlin, Germany, 2019
101. A. Antoniou, P. N. Psarropoulos, Soil liquefaction and lateral spreading: Serious threats for onshore, nearshore and offshore pipelines, 14th Pipeline Technology Conference, Berlin, Germany, 2019
102. E. Kapogianni, P. Psarropoulos, M.G. Sakellariou, I. Kalogeras, D. Michalopoulou, V. Eleftheriou. Quantification of potential natural hazards affecting cultural heritage sites and structural response evaluation. Application at the Acropolis of Athens, XVII European Conference on Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering, Reykjavik, Iceland, 2019.
103. P. N. Psarropoulos, A. Gkantona, Information Technology and a New Theory for the Verification of the Location of the Ancient City of Helike in Achaia, Greece, 3rd International Conference on Information Technology in Geo-Engineering, Guimarăes, Portugal, 2019.
104. E. Kapogianni, P. N. Psarropoulos, M. Sakellariou, Securing the Future of Cultural Heritage Sites, Utilizing Smart Monitoring Technologies: From Laboratory Applications to the Acropolis of Athens, 3rd International Conference on Information Technology in Geo-Engineering, Guimarăes, Portugal, 2019.
105. P. N. Psarropoulos, Explosion-Induced Vibrations During Excavation of an Underground Space under Preservable Masonry Buildings, 3rd International Conference on Information Technology in Geo-Engineering, Guimarăes, Portugal, 2019.
106. A. Liratzakis, Y. Tsompanakis, & P.N. Psarropoulos, Numerical assessment of high-speed train induced vibrations, ICOVP 2019: 14th International Conference on Vibration Problems, Hersonissos, Crete, Greece, 1-4 September 2019.
107. P.N. Psarropoulos, Y. Tsompanakis, E. Kapogianni, Real-time remote monitoring and risk management of oil & gas facilities subjected to natural hazards. 15th International Pipeline Technology Conference (PTC-2020), Berlin, Germany, 30 March – 2 April 2020.
108. D. Chatzidakis, Y. Tsompanakis, P.N. Psarropoulos, Simulating the response of offshore gas pipelines subjected to submarine landslides under static and seismic conditions. 15th International Pipeline Technology Conference (PTC-2020), Berlin, Germany, 30 March – 2 April 2020.
109. D. Chatzidakis, P.N. Psarropoulos, Y. Tsompanakis, Risk assessment of gas pipelines parallel or sub-parallel to active seismic faults. 16th International Pipeline Technology Conference (PTC-2021), Berlin, Germany, 15-18 March 2021.
110. Ν. Makrakis, P.N. Psarropoulos, D. Chatzidakis, Y. Tsompanakis, Development of a smart decision-support tool for offshore & onshore lifeline route optimization subjected to geohazards, 6th Pan-Hellenic Conference of Rural & Surveying Engineering, Athens, Greece, June 2021.
111. D. Chatzidakis, P.N. Psarropoulos, Y. Tsompanakis, Pipelines distress due to secondary faulting, COMPDYN 2021 – 8th International Conference on Computational Methods in Structural Dynamics and Earthquake Engineering, Athens, Greece, 28-30 June 2021.
112. A. Lyratzakis, Y. Tsompanakis, P.N. Psarropoulos, Mitigating the impact of high-speed train vibrations on adjacent buildings, 9th GRACM International Congress on Computational Mechanics (10GRACM2021), Athens, Greece, 5-7 July 2021.
113. D. Chatzidakis, Ν. Makrakis, Y. Tsompanakis, P.N. Psarropoulos, Kinematic distress of high-pressure gas pipelines crossing seismic fault zones with secondary ruptures, 9th GRACM International Congress on Computational Mechanics (10GRACM2021), Athens, Greece, 5-7 July 2021.
114. Ν. Makrakis, P.N. Psarropoulos, A. Sextos, Y. Tsompanakis, Quantifying the impact of soft surface soil layers on fault rupture propagation and kinematic distress of offshore and onshore pipelines. 17th International Pipeline Technology Conference (PTC-2022), Berlin, Germany, 7-10 March 2022.
115. P.N. Psarropoulos, Ν. Makrakis, Y. Tsompanakis, Impact of climate change on the integrity of onshore gas pipelines crossing mountainous or hilly areas. 17th International Pipeline Technology Conference (PTC-2022), Berlin, Germany, 7-10 March 2022.
116. Ν. Makrakis, P.N. Psarropoulos, Y. Tsompanakis, How offshore suspended lifelines can help us avoid geohazards? 18th International Pipeline Technology Conference (PTC-2023), Berlin, Germany, 9-11 May 2023.
117. P.N. Psarropoulos, Y. Tsompanakis, Ν. Makrakis, Offshore pipelines and stability assessment of submerged slopes under seismic conditions. 18th International Pipeline Technology Conference (PTC-2023), Berlin, Germany, 9-11 May 2023.
118. Ν. Makrakis, Y. Tsompanakis, P.N. Psarropoulos, Offshore lifelines under the geohazard of seismic fault rupture propagation through seabed sediments, COMPDYN 2023 – 9th International Conference on Computational Methods in Structural Dynamics and Earthquake Engineering, Athens, Greece, 12-14 June 2023.
119. Y. Tsompanakis,Ν. Makrakis, P.N. Psarropoulos, D.M. Frangopol, Climate change impact on the integrity of structures and infrastructure in mountainous or hilly areas. 8th International Symposium on Life-Cycle Civil Engineering (IALCCE 2023), Milan, Italy, 2-6 July 2023.
NOTE: Apart from the aforementioned
publications, there exist more than 100 publications in Greek national
conferences, workshops, etc.