Brief CV:

Dimitrios studied civil engineering at the National Technical University of Athens (Diploma, 1997). He then specialized in geomechanics at Stanford University (MSc 1998) and continued to receive a doctorate in civil & environmental engineering (PhD 2002) with a focus on earthquake engineering. Starting in 2005 and for 5.5 years he was Lecturer and then Assistant Professor at the University of Cyprus. Since January 2011 he has joined the faculty of the Institute of Steel Structures at the National Technical University of Athens, specializing in the static and dynamic analysis of steel structures. His research interests are focused on integrating structural modeling, computational techniques, probabilistic concepts and experimental results into a coherent framework for the performance evaluation of structures subject to natural and man-made hazards.

Courses:

1. Steel Structures Ι
2. Steel Stuctures ΙΙ
3. Special Topics on Static and Dynamic Structural Analysis

Selected Journal Publications:

1. Sakka E.G., Bilionis D.V., Vamvatsikos D., Gantes C.J. (2020). Onshore wind farm siting prioritization based on investment profitability for Greece. Renewable Energy, 146: 2827–2839. DOI: 10.1016/j.renene.2019.08.020
2. Vamvatsikos D., Bakalis K., Kohrangi M., Pyrza S., Castiglioni C., Kanyilmaz A., Morelli F., Stratan A., D’ Aniello M., Calado L., Proença J.M., Degee H., Hoffmeister B., Pinkawa M., Thanopoulos P., Vayas I. (2020). A risk-consistent approach to determine EN1998 behaviour factors for lateral load resisting systems. Soil Dynamics and Earthquake Engineering, 131: 106008. DOI: 10.1016/j.soildyn.2019.106008
3. Melissianos V., Vamvatsikos D., Gantes C.J. (2017). Performance assessment of buried pipelines at fault crossings. Earthquake Spectra, 33(1): 201–218. DOI: 10.1193/122015EQS187M
4. Vamvatsikos D., Aschheim M.A. (2016). Performance-based seismic design via Yield Frequency Spectra. Earthquake Engineering and Structural Dynamics, 45(11): 1759-1778.
5. Vamvatsikos D. (2013). Derivation of new SAC/FEMA performance evaluation solutions with second-order hazard approximation. Earthquake Engineering and Structural Dynamics, 42(8): 1171-1188.
6. Celarec D., Vamvatsikos D., Dolsek M. (2011). Estimation of the seismic risk with consideration of capacity degradation over time for RC buildings, Bulleting of Earthquake Engineering, 9(4): 1137–1155.
7. Vamvatsikos D., Dolsek M. (2011). Equivalent Constant Rates for Performance-Based Assessment of Ageing Structures. Structural Safety, 33(1): 8–18.
8. Vamvatsikos D. (2011). Performing Incremental Dynamic Analysis in Parallel. Computers and Structures, 89(1–2): 170–180.
9. Fragiadakis M., Vamvatsikos D. (2010) Fast performance uncertainty estimation via pushover and approximate IDA. Earthquake Engineering and Structural Dynamics, 39(6): 683–703.
10. Vamvatsikos D., Fragiadakis M. (2010). Incremental dynamic analysis for estimating seismic performance uncertainty and sensitivity. Earthquake Engineering and Structural Dynamics, 39(2): 141–163.
11. Fragiadakis M., Vamvatsikos D., Papadrakakis M. (2006). Evaluation of the influence of vertical irregularities on the seismic performance of a 9-storey steel frame. Earthquake Engineering and Structural Dynamics, 35(12): 1489–1509.
12. Vamvatsikos D., Cornell C.A. (2006). Direct estimation of the seismic demand and capacity of oscillators with multi-linear static pushovers through Incremental Dynamic Analysis. Earthquake Engineering and Structural Dynamics, 35(9): 1097–1117.
13. Vamvatsikos D., Cornell C.A. (2005). Developing efficient scalar and vector intensity measures for IDA capacity estimation by incorporating elastic spectral shape information. Earthquake Engineering and Structural Dynamics, 34(13): 1573–1600.
14. Vamvatsikos D., Cornell C.A. (2005). Direct estimation of the seismic demand and capacity of MDOF systems through Incremental Dynamic Analysis of an SDOF Approximation. ASCE Journal of Structural Engineering, 131(4): 589–599.
15. Vamvatsikos D., Cornell C.A. (2004). Applied Incremental Dynamic Analysis. Earthquake Spectra, 20(2): 523–553.
16. Vamvatsikos D., Cornell C.A. (2002). Incremental Dynamic Analysis. Earthquake Engineering and Structural Dynamics, 31(3): 491–514.
17. Georgiadis H.G., Vamvatsikos D., Vardoulakis I. (1999). Numerical implementation of the integral-transform solution to Lamb’s point load problem. Computational Mechanics, 24(2): 90–99.

Selected Conference Papers:

1. Vamvatsikos D. (2021). A Dürüm Döner view of seismic risk assessment. Proceedings of the 9th Turkish Conference on Earthquake Engineering, Istanbul, Turkey.
2. Vamvatsikos D. (2019). Funky structure behavior factors. Proceedings of the 16th D-A-CH Tagung Erdbebeningenieurwesen & Baudynamik, Innsbruck, Austria.
3. Vamvatsikos D. (2017). Performance-based seismic design in real life: The good, the bad and the ugly. Proceedings of the ANIDIS2017 Italian National Conference on Earthquake Engineering, Pistoia, Italy.