Editors
- Series Editor
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- Atilla Ansal
- Andreas Kappos
- Alain Pecker
- Carlos Sousa Oliveira
- Kyriazis Pitilakis
About the Editor
Atilla Ansal received his Ph.D. in Geotechnical Engineering from Northwestern University, USA in 1977. He was promoted to a full Professorship at Istanbul Technical University in 1988. He moved to Kandilli Observatory and Earthquake Research Institute of Bogaziçi University in 2002. Since March 2012 he is professor in the Engineering Faculty of Ozyegin University and Chairman of the Civil Engineering Department. He served as visiting professor and researcher in Norway, Portugal, Italy, Japan, USA and UK.Andreas Kappos currently holds a dual
appointment at City, University of London and at the Aristotle University of
Thessaloniki. Prior to joining City University in March 2013 he was a Professor
at Department of Civil Engineering of the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki
since 2002, and Head of the Structures Section from 2008 to 2010.
Dr Kappos has long been working in the
field of Earthquake Structural Engineering, in particular analysis procedures
for structures (reinforced concrete and masonry buildings, and bridges) subjected
to earthquake loading, and developed several methods and models for seismic
assessment (both deterministic and probabilistic) of these structures, as well
as design procedures based on the use of modern analysis tools. He was also
involved in experimental work on the behaviour of reinforced concrete members
subjected to cyclic loading, with emphasis on structural walls with special types
of reinforcement and/or retrofitted using fibre-reinforced polymers (FRPs) and,
more recently steel-reinforced polymers (SRPs). He developed new approaches for
the assessment of the seismic vulnerability of existing structures and the
associated losses and was involved in several projects on seismic risk
assessment and earthquake scenarios for European cities. He is the author or
co-author of five books, he edited three collective work volumes, and has
contributed several chapters to books edited by others. He has published
extensively in the field of Earthquake Structural Engineering (over 300 papers
in refereed journals and conference proceedings), and his work is internationally
recognised.
In addition to his academic activities,
Dr Kappos has been involved in several consultancies on topics like the seismic
design of bridges and buildings, the assessment and retrofit of damaged
structures, and various aspects of use of concrete in bridges, tunnels, and
other civil engineering works. Andreas Kappos is currently the Secretary of the
European Association of Earthquake Engineering (EAEE) since 2010 and the
Coordinator of the EAEE Working Group on Bridges since 2004.