Brief CV

Vasileios Melissianos holds a degree in civil engineering with major in structural engineering (National Technical University of Athens, NTUA, Greece, 2009), an M.Sc. in Analysis and Design of Earthquake Resistant Structures (NTUA, 2010), and a Ph.D. (NTUA, 2016). Dr. Melissianos joined the Institute of Steel Structures at NTUA in 2011 as a Ph.D. candidate and now works as a post-doctoral researcher. Vasileios’ research focuses on the seismic risk assessment of structures and industrial infrastructure, using nonlinear analysis methods, detailed finite element modeling, and probabilistic methods. He has, also, worked on problems related to the geometrical and material nonlinearities of steel structures. He is an active researcher with participation in national and international research projects funded by Greek and European agencies and publications of journal and conference papers. Moreover, he has teaching experience in undergraduate courses (e.g. rigid body mechanics, steel structures, nonlinear behavior of steel structures). Vasileios is a licensed civil engineer as a member of the Technical Chamber of Greece since 2009.

Selected Publications:

1.  Melissianos, V. E., Vamvatsikos, D., and Gantes, C. J. (2020). “Methodology for Failure Mode Prediction of Onshore Buried Steel Pipelines Subjected to Reverse Fault Rupture.” Soil Dynamics and Earthquake Engineering, 135, 106116. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.soildyn.2020.106116
2. Melissianos, V. E., Vamvatsikos, D., and Gantes, C. J. (2017). “Performance-Based Assessment of Protection Measures for Buried Pipes at Strike-Slip Fault Crossings.” Soil Dynamics and Earthquake Engineering, 101, 1-11. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.soildyn.2017.07.004
3. Melissianos, V. E., Vamvatsikos, D., and Gantes, C. J. (2017). “Performance Assessment of Buried Pipelines at Fault Crossings.” Earthquake Spectra, 33(1), 201-218. http://dx.doi.org/10.1193/122015EQS187M
4. Melissianos, V. E., Lignos, X. A., Mpachas, K., and Gantes, C. J. (2017). “Experimental Investigation of Pipes with Flexible Joints under Fault Rupture.” Journal of Constructional Steel Research, 128, 633-68. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jcsr.2016.09.026
5. Gantes, C. J., and Melissianos, V. E. (2016). “Evaluation of Seismic Protection Methods for Buried Fuel Pipelines Subjected to Fault Rupture.” Frontiers in Built Environment, 2(34). https://doi.org/10.3389/fbuil.2016.00034
6. Melissianos, V. E., Korakitis, G. P., Gantes, C. J., and Bouckovalas, G. D. (2016). “Numerical Evaluation of the Effectiveness of Flexible Joints in Buried Pipelines Subjected to Strike-Slip Fault Rupture.” Soil Dynamics and Earthquake Engineering, 90, 395-410. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.soildyn.2016.09.012