NIKOLAOS (NICOS) A. KALAPODIS
Nationality: Greek
E-mail: nkalapodis@tongji.edu.cn; nickal1986@hotmail.com
Education and Training
University of Patras - Department of Civil Engineering, Greece
07/2012 – 07/2017
Doctor of Engineering (Ph.D)
in Structural Dynamics and Seismic Design of Steel Structures
Dissertation: Seismic design of steel plane braced frames with the use of three new methods
Advisor: Dimitri E. Beskos (Professor Emeritus)09/2010 – 07/2012
Master of Science (M.Sc)
in Seismic Design of Structures
Thesis: First yield seismic displacements of steel plane eccentrically braced frames
Advisor: Dimitri E. Beskos (Professor Emeritus)
Democritus University of Thrace – Department of Civil Engineering, Greece
09/2004 – 04/2010
Diploma of Civil Engineering
(M.Sc. Equivalent – 300 ECTS Credits)
Thesis: The effect of water processing technics to the characteristics Of fresh and hardened concrete (C30/37)
Advisor: Professor Kosmas K. Sideris
Academic and Professional Experience
Tongji University–Department of Disaster Mitigation for Structures, College of Civil Engineering, China
01/2024 – up today Associate Research Professor
University of Peloponnese – Department of Civil Engineering, Greece
10/2020 – 09-2021 Academic Fellow, teaching the undergraduate modules of:
10/2021 – 09-2022 Design of timber structures (3 ECTS)
10/2022 – 06-2023 Design and rehabilitation of masonry structures (5 ECTS)
University of Greenwich – Department of Engineering Science, U.K
10/2019- 09-2021 Post-Doctoral Research Associate and Teaching Assistant in the fields of:
Static analysis
Dynamic analysis
Finite Element Analysis03/2019 – 05/2019 Post-Doctoral Research Associate and Teaching Assistant in the fields of:
Static analysis
Dynamic analysis03/2018 – 05/2018 Post-Doctoral Research Associate and Teaching Assistant in the fields of:
Static analysis
Dynamic analysis
University of Patras - Department of Civil Engineering, Greece
09/2012 – 07/2015 Graduate Teaching Assistant in the fields of:
Analysis of Framed Structures
Design of Steel Structural Components
Design of Steel Structures
Structural Analysis using Finite Element Method
Research Areas
Structural and Earthquake Engineering, Structural Dynamics, Soil-Structure Interaction (SSI), Design of Steel Structures, Finite Element Analysis.
Practical Experience
2012 – up today
Freelance civil engineer working mainly on projects of design and rehabilitation of steel, reinforced concrete and composite (steel and R/C) buildings
Design of multi-storey steel buildings according to EC3 and EC8
Design of multi-storey reinforced concrete buildings according to EC2 and EC8
Structural analysis for steel, reinforced concrete or composite buildings retrofitting
Supervision of the construction of steel, reinforced concrete or composite buildings
Publications
Doctoral Thesis
Kalapodis NA, Seismic design of steel plane braced frames with the use of three new methods, Ph.D. Thesis, Department of Civil Engineering, Univercity of Patras, Greece, July 2017, 400 pages (in Greek)
https://nemertes.library.upatras.gr/jspui/handle/10889/10598
Papers in International Refereed Journals
Muho EV, Kalapodis NA, Papagiannopoulos GA, Beskos DE (2024), The MDOF equivalent linear system and its applications in seismic analysis and design of framed structures, Resilient Cities and Structures. (paper under review)
Kalapodis NA, Muho EV, Beskos DE (2024), Structure-specific multi-modal and multi-level scalar intensity measures for steel plane frames, Soil Dynamics and Earthquake Engineering. (paper under review)
Muho EV, Kalapodis NA, Beskos DE (2024), Multi-Modal and Multi-Level Structure-specific Spectral Intensity Measures for Seismic Evaluation of Reinforced Concrete Frames, Bulletin of Earthquake Engineering. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10518-024-02009-5
Kalapodis NA, Muho EV, Qian J, Zhou Y (2023), Assessment of seismic inelastic displacement profiles of steel MRFs by means of modal behavior factors, Soil Dynamics and Earthquake Engineering. 175:108218.
Kalapodis NA, Zalachoris G, Ktenidou O-J, Kampas G (2022), On the seismic behaviour of monolithic lunar arches subjected to moonquakes, Earthquake Engineering and Structural Dynamics.1-17. https://doi.org/10.1002/eqe.3754
Málaga-Chuquitaype C, McLean Τ, Kalapodis NA, Kolonas C, Kampas G (2022), Optimal arch forms under in-plane seismic loading in different gravitational environments, Earthquake Engineering and Structural Dynamics, 51(6): 1522-1539. https://doi.org/10.1002/eqe.3626
Kalapodis NA, Muho EV, Papagiannopoulos GA (2022), Integration of peak seismic floor velocities and accelerations into the performance-based design of steel structures, Soil Dynamics and Earthquake Engineering, 154: 107160.
Kalapodis NA, Muho EV, Beskos DE (2021), Seismic design of plane steel MRFs, EBFs and BRBFs by improved direct displacement-based design method, Soil Dynamics and Earthquake Engineering, 153: 107111.
Kalapodis NA, Málaga-Chuquitaype C, Kampas G (2021), Structural efficiency of varying-thickness regolith-based lunar arches against inertial loading, Acta Astronautica, 191:438-450. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.actaastro.2021.11.031
McLean Τ, Malaga-Chuquitaype C, Kalapodis NA, Kampas G (2021), OpenArch: An open-source package for determining the minimum-thickness of arches under seismic loads, SoftwareX, 15: 100731. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.softx.2021.100731
Kampas G, Kalapodis NA, McLean Τ, Malaga-Chuquitaype C (2021), Limit-state analysis of parabolic arches subjected to inertial loading in different gravitational fields using a variational formulation, Engineering Structures, 228: 111501. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.engstruct.2020.111501
Kalapodis NA, Kampas G, Ktenidou O-J (2020), Towards the design of extraterrestrial structures: From regolith to human outposts, Acta Astronautica, 175:540-569. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.actaastro.2020.05.038
Kalapodis NA, Papagiannopoulos GA, Beskos DE (2020), A comparison of three performance-based seismic design methods for plane steel braced frames, Earthquakes and Structures, 18(1):27-44. https://doi.org/10.12989/eas.2020.18.1.027
Kalapodis NA, Papagiannopoulos, GA. (2020). Seismic design of plane steel braced frames using equivalent modal damping ratios. Soil Dynamics and Earthquake Engineering, 129: 105947. https://doi:10.1016/j.soildyn.2019.105947
Kalapodis NA, Kampas G, Ktenidou O-J (2019), Revisiting the fundamental structural dynamic systems: the effect of low gravity, Archive of Applied Mechanics, 89:1861-1884. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00419-019-01548-7
Kakavas-Papaniaros PA, Baros DK, Kalapodis NA, Anifantis NK (2018), Prediction of mechanical properties of thick concrete members or masonries utilizing ultrasonics, Procedia Structural Integrity, 10:331-318.https://doi.org/10.1016/j.prostr.2018.09.043
Kalapodis NA, Papagiannopoulos GA, Beskos DE (2018), Modal strength reduction factors for seismic design of plane steel braced frames, Journal of Constructional Steel Research, 147: 549-563.
Kakavas PA, Kalapodis NA (2017), Stress wave propagation in cracked geological solids using finite difference scheme, Journal of Multiscale Modeling, 8: 1750009. https://doi.org/10.1142/S1756973717500093
Papers in Conference Proceedings (refereed)
Kalapodis NA, Serras DN, Muho EV (2022) ‘First yield inter-storey drift ratios of steel plane frames in the context of the Direct Displacement-Based Design method’, 13th International Congress on Mechanics (HSTAM), 24-27 August 2022, Patras, Greece.
Kalapodis NA, Muho EV, Beskos DE (2022) ‘Use of MDOF equivalent system for seismic design of plane steel frames by Direct Displacement-Based Method’, 13th International Congress on Mechanics (HSTAM), 24-27 August 2022, Patras, Greece.
Kalapodis NA, Malaga-Chuquitaype C, Kampas G (2022) ‘Can lunar regolith-based varying-thickness arches become more attractive structural forms than constant-thickness arches?’, 3rd International Conference on Natural Hazards & Infrastructure (ICONHIC), 5-7 July 2022, Athens, Greece.
Kalapodis NA, Muho EV, Beskos DE (2022) ‘Seismic Design of Steel Frames by Improved Direct Displacement-Based Design Method’, 10th international conference on the behaviour of steel structures in seismic areas (STESSA 2022), Timisoara, Romania, 25-27 May 2022.
Kalapodis NA, Kampas G, McLean Τ, Malaga-Chuquitaype C (2021) ‘COMPARISON OF THE EFFICIENCY OF MINIMUM-THICKNESS CIRCULAR AND PARABOLIC ARCHES FOR VARIOUS GRAVITY CONDITIONS’, 8th ECCOMAS Thematic Conference on Computational Methods in Structural Dynamics and Earthquake Engineering (COMPDYN), Athens, 27-30 Jun.
Kalapodis NA, Kampas G, Webb J, Ktenidou O-J (2019), The effect of self-weight on free-standing blocks, the 2nd International Conference on Natural Hazards and Infrastructure (ICONHIC), 23-26 June, 2019, Chania, Greece.
Kalapodis NA, Papagiannopoulos GA, Beskos DE (2017), Modal strength reduction factors for the seismic design of eccentrically braced frames, the 9th Hellenic National Conference of Steel Structures, 5-7 October, 2017, Larisa, Greece
Kakavas PA, Baros DK, Giannopoulos G, Kalapodis NA, Anifantis NK (2016), An experimental and numerical investigation of an alternative setup for the determination of the stress strength of concrete through the use of ultrasonics: the 17th National Greek Conference of concrete, 10-12 November 2016, Thessaloniki, Greece
Invited Talks
“The way of teaching and research on the field of steel structures in Greek schools of engineering”, 11 December 2015, Thessaloniki, Greece
Reviewer Assignments for the Scientific Journals
Soil Dynamics and Earthquake Engineering, Elsevier (Q1 based on Scimago)
Structures, Elsevier (Q1 based on Scimago)
Icarus, Elsevier (Q1 based on Scimago)
Professional Affiliations/Membership
2019 Society for Earthquake and Civil Engineering (M.N: 93494182)
2010 Technical Chamber of Greece (Registered as Professional Engineer)
Research Project Participation
10/2019-09/2021
Main research associate of a project titled “Designing for the Future: Optimising the structural form of regolith-based monolithic vaults in lowgravity conditions”, supported by the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC), UK (Scheme: New Investigator Award), led by the University of Greenwich. EPSRC Grant Number: EP/S036393/1.
03/2019-05/2019
Main research associate of a project titled “Optimal structural form of monolithic regolith-based vaults in low-gravity conditions”, funded by the University of Greenwich, Department of Engineering & Science (Research Excellence Framework). Principal Investigator: Dr. Georgios Kampas.
03/2018-05/2018
Main research associate of a project titled “Long-span structures in low gravity conditions”, funded by the University of Greenwich, Department of Engineering & Science (Research Excellence Framework). Principal Investigator: Dr. Georgios Kampas, Co-I: Dr. Olga-Joan Ktenidou.
Supervised Dissertations (principal supervisor)
Bachelor theses
22/09/2023
Zygaki, F., Dimitropoulou, I. Bachelor Thesis co-supervised by Mpiskinis, D., (Assistant Professor) and Lycourghiotis, S. (Academic fellow).
Title: Renovation and restoration of a preservable building in the center of the municipality of Patras and proposal for its reuse.
22/09/2023
Kalatzi, S., Theodoropoulos, D., Voglis, S. Bachelor Thesis co-supervised by Mpiskinis, D. (Assistant Professor) and Lycourghiotis, S. (Academic fellow).
Title: Structural reinforcement and renovation of an old existing residence made of masonry located in Leonidio region of the Achaia prefecture.
31/03/2023
Pierrakos, V., Saged, A-I., Ribai, G. Bachelor Thesis co-supervised by Kontoni, D. (Associate Professor) and Lycourghiotis, S. (Academic fellow).
Title: Renovation and rehabilitation of an old dilapidated residence made of masonry and located at Nafpaktos municipality region.
30/09/2022
Fountas, M., Zykas, T. Bachelor Thesis co-supervised by Kontoni, D. (Associate Professor) and Lycourghiotis, S. (Academic fellow).
Title: Proposal for the restoration of a preservable four-storey building with basement through the use of internal composite frame.
Diploma theses
22/09/2023
Georgopoulou, F. Diploma Thesis co-supervised by Mpiskinis, D., (Assistant Professor) and Lycourghiotis, S. (Academic fellow).
Title: Proposal for structural reinforcement of n old existing warehouse made of masonry located in Eglikada region of Patras municipality and its conversion into a modern residence.
04/03/2022
Papadopoulou, S. Diploma Thesis co-supervised by Kakavas-Papaniaros, P. (Professor) and Kontoni, D. (Associate Professor).
Title: Strengthening, rehabilitation and improvement of the energy efficiency of an existing house building made of both masonry and reinforced concrete.
Skills
Languages
Greek (Native), English (Fluent)
Softwares for Architectural Design
AutoCAD, ArchiCAD, SketchUp
Softwares for Structural Design, Dynamic Analyses and FEM
Abacus, Ruaumoko 2D&3D, SAP2000, E-TABS,Autodesk Robot.
Programming Languages
Matlab, Python
Other Programs
Microsoft Office, Origin, SeismoMatch, SeismoSignal