Brief CV:

Mr. Thanopoulos holds a diploma in Civil Engineering from NTUA (1999). He also holds a Master of Science in "Structural Steel Design" from the Imperial College of Science, Technology and Medicine of the University of London, which was awarded with a distinction along with the Dowling Prize (2000). In 2006 he finished his PhD thesis in NTUA, titled "Behaviour of seismic resistant steel frames with energy absorbing devices", which focused on the utilisation of experimental results in Finite Element and nonlinear steel frames analyses, as well as the development of a practical Design Guide for the innovative type of connections INERD. Between 2006 and 2014 he was working for a major consultant engineers firm, as a structural engineer, specialised in the design of steel substructures of buildings and steel or steel/concrete composite bridges. In 2014 he was appointed Lecturer at the Department of Structural Engineering of NTUA focusing on the "Design of steel structures with experimental, numerical and analytical methods". In parallel he continues his work as a Consultant Engineer for projects regarding Steel Structures and Bridges.

Courses:

1. Steel Structures I
2. Steel Structures II
3. Steel-Concrete Composite Structures
4. Bridge design Ι
5. Integrated Project in Structural Engineering
6. Steel Structures for Marine Applications (MSc)
7. Laboratory on Constructions - Geotechnics
8. Computer Lab - Analysis and Design of Structures
9. Laboratory on Humanities

Selected Journal Publications:

1. Thanopoulos, Louverdi S., Spiliopoulos A. and Vayas I.: Lateral Stability Analysis for Composite Plate Girder Bridges. International journal of steel structures, 2021.
2. Tsarpalis, Bakalis K., Thanopoulos P., Vayas I. and Vamvatsikos D.: Pre‑normative assessment of behaviour factor for lateral load resisting system FUSEIS pin‑link, Bulletin of Earthquake Engineering 18:2681–2698, 2020.
3. Vamvatsikos, Bakalis K., Kohrangi M., Pyrza S., Castiglioni C., Kanyilmaz A., Morelli F., Stratan A., D'Aniello M., Calado L., Proenca J., Degee H., Hoffmeister B., Pinkawa M., Thanopoulos P. and Vayas I.: A Risk-Consistent Approach to Determine EN1998 Behaviour Factors for Lateral Load Resisting Systems, Soil Dynamics and Earthquake Engineering 131, Elsevier, 2020.
4. Avgerinou, Vayas I., Lignos X., Thanopoulos P. and Spiliopoulos A.: Moment-resisting-frames under cyclic loading: large scale tests and validation of plasticity and damage numerical models, Soil Dynamics and Earthquake Engineering 115, Elsevier, 2018.
5. Spiliopoulos, Dasiou M.E., Thanopoulos P. and Vayas I.: Experimental tests on members made from rolled angle sections, Steel Construction - Design and Research, Ernst & Son, online version 07/2017.
6. Moschonas I., Kappos A., Panetsos P., Papadopoulos V., Makarios T. and Thanopoulos P.: Seismic fragility curves for greek bridges: methodology and case studies, Bulletin of Earthquake Engineering, vol. 7, no. 2, p. 439 – 468, May 2009 (published online September 2008).
7. Vayas I., Thanopoulos P. und Castiglioni C.: Stabilitätsverhalten von Stahl-geschossbauten mit dissipativen INERD-Verbindungen unter Erdbebenbeanspruchung, Βauingenieur 82, März 2007.
8. Vayas I. und Thanopoulos P.: Dissipative (INERD) Verbindungen für Stahltragwerke in Erdbebengebieten, Stahlbau 75, Heft 12, Ernst & Son, 2006.
9. Vayas I., Ermopoulos J. und Thanopoulos P.: Versagen des Daches der archäologischen Stätte in Santorin/Griechenland, Stahlbau 75, Heft 5, Ernst & Son, 2006.
10. Vayas I. and Thanopoulos P.: Innovative dissipative (INERD) pin connections for seismic resistant braced frames, International journal of steel structures, vol. 5, no. 5, p. 453 – 463, 2005.

Selected Conference Papers:

1. Stathopoulos K., Thanopoulos P., Vlachos S., Spyropoulos I., Kotsanopoulos P. and Stathopoulos S.: Design of the Tsakona arched bridge, 37th IABSE Symposium, Madrid, Spain, 2014.
2. Stathopoulos K., Thanopoulos P., Spyropoulos I., Stathopoulos E., Farros D. and Stathopoulos S.: The Memaliaj bridge, 37th IABSE Symposium, Madrid, Spain, 2014.
3. Vlachos S., Thanopoulos P., Spyropoulos I. and Farros D.: Composite bridges in Albania, Proceedings of 7th National conference of steel structures, Volos, Greece, 2011.
4. Vayas I. and Thanopoulos P.: Seismic resistant braced frames with dissipative (INERD) connections, Proceedings of the 5th conference on Behaviour of steel structures in seismic areas (STESSA), Yokohama, Japan, 2006, Mazzolani and Wada eds., p. 801 – 806, Taylor & Francis Group, London.
5. Βάγιας Ι., Θανόπουλος Π. και Δασίου Μ. Ε.: Συνδέσεις απορρόφησης ενέργειας “INERD”, Πρακτικά 5ου Εθνικού συνεδρίου μεταλλικών κατασκευών, τόμ. 1, σελ. 51 – 58, Ξάνθη, Ελλάδα, 2005.
6. Vayas I., Thanopoulos P., Plumier A., Castiglioni C. A. and Calado L.: Behaviour of seismic resistant braced frames with innovative dissipative (INERD) connections, Proceedings of the 4th European conference on steel and composite structures, 8-10 June 2005, Maastricht, The Netherlands, Hoffmeister B. and Hechler O. eds., volume C, p. 5.2-25 – 5.2-32, Druck and Verlaghaus Mainz, Germany, 2005.
7. Vayas I., Calado L., Castiglioni C. A., Plumier A. and Thanopoulos P.: Innovative dissipative (INERD) connections for seismic resistant steel frames, Proceedings of 3rd International Symposium on Steel Structures, 10-11 March 2005, Seoul, Korea, 2005.

Books:

1. Vayas I., Iliopoulos A. and Thanopoulos P.: Design of steel/concrete composite bridges, Klidarithmos Publications [Greek], 2016.
2. Vayas I., Palamas J., Tatsis K. and Thanopoulos P.: Design guide of composite buildings, Klidarithmos Publications [Greek], 2009.