Dr Vasileios Kamperidis Dipl., MSc, PhD
Lecturer ZZ (DO NOT USE) was Civil Engineering and Industrial Design
Research
Research Overview
Vasilis' research expertise pertains to the development and evaluation of earthquake-resilient steel and steel-concrete composites structural systems, devices and connections, mainly for buildings and bridges. His research interests lie in the field of the response of structures to extreme loads (i.e., earthquakes, typhoons/hurricanes/strong winds, impacts, tsunamis, blasts, etc.), with a particular focus on the resilience- and performance-based earthquake and wind engineering. His research vision focuses on integrating state-of-the-art structural modelling (e.g., for cyclic metal plasticity, fracture, damping and buckling), “Green materials” (e.g., high-strength and stainless steels, Glued laminated timber (Glulam), Cross-laminated timber (CLT), etc.), advanced computational techniques and experimental results into a coherent framework for the (a) performance evaluation of existing structural systems with the aim to improve them (structural upgrade); and (b) development and design of novel structural systems that intend to satisfy the global priorities and demands of modern societies for multi-hazard resilience (e.g., Resilience-based Design (RBD) and community resilience) and sustainability (e.g., “Green Construction”) within the built environment.
Earthquke-Resilient Structural Systems
Vasilis' research expertise pertains to the development and evaluation of earthquake-resilient steel and steel-concrete composites structural systems and connections mainly for buildings and bridges. Vasilis' research interests lie in the field of the response of structures to extreme loads (i.e., earthquakes, typhoons/hurricanes/strong winds, impacts, tsunamis, blasts, etc.), with a particular focus on the resilience- and performance-based earthquake and wind engineering. Vasilis' research vision focuses on integrating structural modelling, advanced computational techniques and experimental results into a coherent framework for the performance evaluation and design of novel structural systems that intend to satisfy the global priorities of modern societies for multi-hazard resilience and sustainability within the built environment.
Advanced modelling for buckling and fracture of structural steel members and connections under seismic loading
Vasilis' is currently researching the behaviour of members and connections in high-performance structural steel systems (i.e., self-centering systems), subjected to high seismic loads with the aim to model all relevant deterioration mechanisms that can compromise their behaviour. This is achieved by modelling the fracture and buckling of these parts in these high-performance structural systems using FEM analysis software Abaqus and OpenSees. The overall aim of this research is to derive design equations for the first time that consider the above phenomena, and which can be utilised to the design of these systems so that the Structural Codes of Europe eventually adopt them.