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Research Activities

The main body of Research activities of the Institute is performed in the following two main areas:

COMPUTATIONAL STRUCTURAL MECHANICS

* Linear and nonlinear theory of elasticity,
* Elastic stability of bodies,
* Static and dynamic analysis of structures,
* Non-linear elastoplastic analysis of structures,
* Static and dynamic analysis of composite structures,
* Analysis of finite element,
* Analysis of hysteretic systems,
* Identification of nonlinear systems.

ANALYSIS AND DESIGN OF STRUCTURES

* Optimal design of structures,
* Stochastic analysis and design,
* Analysis of historic structures,
* Αnalysis of special structures,
* Analysis of prefabricated elements,
* Seismic isolation,
* Assessment of bearing capacity,
* Rehabilitation and strengthening of structures.

LSAAR Research projects

Research Projects 

The members of the Institute have been awarded as principal investigators or participants in many research grants within the EC framework programmes and Greek state sources (with EU co-funding).

LSAAR Service projects

Consulting Service Projects

The activities of the institute mainly focus in the following areas:
• Numerical simulation of static and dynamic - seismic behavior of structures
• Structural design optimization
• Assessment of the resistance of existing structures
• Development of software for analysis and design of structures
• Assessment of the structural behavior of existing structures
• Multiscale and stochastic analysis of composite structures  

Publications

The published research work of the members of the Institute is very rich, and was cited by many scientists in the international literature.


Research Projects 

  • Public Department of Employment (D.YP.A.), – Research Committee of NTUA for the Implementation of the Project: “Innovative Project for the Research Works of the Existing Situation Imprint and Seismic Armor of DYPA Buildings”, 2025, Budget: 359.600,00€.
  • Ministry of Culture – Crete Region – Technical University of Crete for the Implementation of the Project: «Creation of a New Innovative Museum of Archanes», 2024-2026, Budget: 729.740,00€.
  • Ministry of Culture – Crete Region – Research Committee of NTUA for the Implementation of the Project: «Research Papers for the Historical and Technological Documentation of the Feasibility Study for the Restoration, Reinforcement, and Change of Use of the Evangelismos Building in Heraklion, Crete», 2024-2026, Budget: 744.000,00€.
  • Public Department of Employment (D.YP.A.), – Research Committee of NTUA for the Implementation of the Project: “Innovative Project for the Assessment of Structural Integrity of DYPA Vocational Training School Buildings and Pilot Investigation of Structural Interventions and Antiseismic Adequacy”, 2024-2025.
  • Public Department of Employment (D.YP.A.), – Research Committee of NTUA for the Implementation of the Project: “Structural Adequacy Control of the Building Complex of Pyrgos Professional School”, 2023, Budget: 24.738,00€.
  • Public Department of Employment (D.YP.A.), – Research Committee of NTUA, for the Implementation of the Project: “Study of Structural Adequacy of the Laborclerical Center Building of Zante”, 2022, Budget: 35.960,00€.
  • Programme Contract: Hellenic Open University – National Technical University of Athens - Region of Peloponnese, for the Implementation of the Project: “For the Evolution and the Development of the Mavrakeios School at Hellenikon of the Gortynia Municipality of Arcadia”, 2022-2023, Budget: 540.000,00€.
  • Marie Sklodowska – Curie Actions: ‘Innovative Training Networks (ITN)’, “INSPIRE: Innovative Ground Interface Concepts for Structure Protection”, Horizon 2020 European Union Funding for Research & Innovation, Deputy Coordinator, 2020-2023, Budget: 3.892.123,44€.
  • National Range Action: ‘Research-Create-Innovate’, Novel Seismic Protection Devices in all Spatial Directions”, Special Administration Department of Operational Programme Competitiveness, Entrepreneurship and Innovation, 2018-2020, Budget: 499.038,61€.
  • National Range Action: ‘Research-Create-Innovate’, “Design and Development of a Novel Large Scale 3D-Printer for Building Concrete Buildings and Structures”, Special Administration Department of Operational Programme Competitiveness, Entrepreneurship and Innovation, 2018-2020, Budget: 906.734,00€.
  • Municipality of Lavreotiki, "French Lavrion Mines Ladder”, Administration Committee of the Special Account of NTUA, 2018-2019, Budget: 120.000,00€.
  • Subsidy of the Special Account of Research Items of NTUA for the Implementation of the Project, “Upgrade of the Academic Infrastructure of NTUA”, Ministry of Education, Research and Religious Affairs, 2017-2018, Budget: 427.000,00€.
  • Wellhead Casing FEA, “Develop a stress analysis methodology and model to validate the current design envelope of the drilling structure”, CoProvider, Scope of Work No. 365-001-001, Client Name: Anadarko, Texas Institute of Science, 2015.
  • Software Verification Manual of Scada Pro: Phase B, “Update and Upgrade of Structural Analysis Software”, Administration Committee of the Special Account of NTUA, 2014.
  • Software Verification Manual of Scada Pro: Phase A, “Update and Upgrade of Structural Analysis Software”, Administration Committee of the Special Account of NTUA, 2014.
  • Software Code Elaboration for the Evaluation of the Shear Areas and the Torsion Constant of an Arbitrary Cross Section and its Direct Incorporation to Scada Pro Software, “Update and Upgrade of Structural Analysis Software”, Αdministration Committee of the Special Account of NTUA, 2014.
  • THALIS: Support of the Interscientific or and the Interinstitutional Research and Innovation with the capability of attracting of high level external researchers via the conduction of basic and applied first-rate research, Engineering, Informatics and Telecommunication Sciences “Resolution of Complex Problemsin the Analysis of ‘Next Generation’ Wind Turbine Towers”, Ministry of Education, Lifelong Learning and Religious Affairs, Operational Programme Education and Lifelong Learning, 2011-2015, Budget: 521.739,13€.
  • Seventh Framework Programme, “IDEAS” Specific Programme, DARE Project, “Soil-Foundation-Structure Systems Beyond Conventional Seismic ‘Failure’ Thresholds: Application to New or Existing Structures and Monuments”, Key Team Member, Principal Investigator: George Gazetas, European Research Council (ERC), Advanced Grant, Programme in Support of Frontier Research, Grant Agreement 228254, 2010-2014, Budget: 2.4 million€.
  • Support Programm of Basic Research PEBE 2008, “Nonlinear Elastoplastic Nonuniform Torsion of Composite Bars – Application to the Aseismic Analysis of Structures”, Senator Committee of Basic Research of NTUA, 2008-2010, Budget: 15.000€.
  • Support Programm of Research Labor PENED-2003, “Torsional Flexural Buckling of Beams of Variable Homogeneous or Composite Cross Section”, Ministry of Development, General Secretariat for Research and Technology, 2005-2008, Budget: 46.500€.
  • Pithagoras: Support of Research Groups in Universities, “Torsional - Flexural Buckling of Homogeneous Beams of Constant Arbitrary Cross Section”, Ministry of National Education and Cults – European Social Fund, 2004-2006, Budget: 85.000€.
  • Iraklitos: Research Fellowships with Priority to Basic Research, “Analysis of Plates Reinforced with Beams Subjected in Eccentric Loading by the Boundary Element Method”, Ministry of National Education and Cults – European Social Fund, 2002-2005, Budget: 32.396€.

Consulting Service Projects

  • 1. Flyover of the Railway Pirea-Athina-Acharnon. Section from Tris Gefires (K.P. 12+870) till Stavrou-Elefsinas Avenue (K.P. 18+500) (Contractor Company A.D.K. Ltd).
  • 2. Seaside Road Connection from “Lipasmata” till juction “Telonio” in Drapetsona and Keratsini K.P. 0+000 till K.P. 1+906.79 (Cooperation with SYSTAS Ltd).
  • 3. Covering of Kifissos River - Kifissos Avenue. Section Lachanagora - Tris Gefires. K.P.0+000 till K.P. 6+640.29 (Contractor Consortium Pantechniki Ltd - Europaiki Techniki Ltd - Parnonas Ltd).
  • 4. Assigning of Consultant Duties for the completion studies of the Roadway Siatista - Kristallopigi of Egnatia Road. Section Argos Orestiko - Maniaki (Cooperation with SYSTAS Ltd).
  • 5. Structural consultant in the project of North Road of Crete Island (Cooperation with SYSTAS Ltd).
  • The services I rendered for the considered project include the control of underpass and fly over bridges of North Road of Crete Island, as well as of Bentevi Bridge in Heraklio Detour with spans of 36.0+37.0+59.0+59.0+36.0m. studied with the method of cantilever construction.
  • 6. Consultant Duties in the project of the Ministry for the Environment, Physical Planning and Public Works «Urgent studies of technical projects in the road network of the country and of dangerous bridges».
  • Τhe services of the Structural Consultant I rendered for the considered project include the control and the repairing way of existing damaged bridge projects, such as Sythas river bridge in Xylokastro (21.6+22.1+21.6m.), Evrotas river bridge in Skala Lakonias (32.0+32.5+32.0m.), bridge of Athens Avenue at Kifisos river (20.9x5+38.2x2+22.4+20.9x5m.) etc.
  • 7. Assigning of Consultant Duties for the support of Directions DMEO and D1 of the Ministry for the Environment, Physical Planning and Public Works for the Project: «Rehabilitation of the landslided sections of the National Road Tripoli – Kalamata, Section Paradisia - Tsakona (subsection Α’ K.P. 9+600 till K.P. 15+000 and subsection Β’ K.P. 15+000 till K.P. 21+000).
  • Τhe services of the Structural Consultant I rendered for the considered project include the control of bridge projects, technical projects and great special projects (bridge of a central span of 300m) planned for the confrontation of the problematic areas of the sections mentioned above due to preceded landslide.
  • 8. Design, Construction, Financing, Operation, Maintenance and Usage of the project “Motorway PATHE Athens (Junction of Metamorfosi) – Maliakos (Skarfia) and conjuctive branch of PATHE Schimatari – Chalkida” (Cooperation with A.D.K. Ltd).
  • 9. Consultant Duties in the final study of the anchored retaining wall with pile foundation of 90.0m length and 12.0m height (K.P. 1+074.16 till K.P. 1+165.37), section Mirammare – Mirtia, Railway Patra – Pirgos (Cooperation with A.D.K. Ltd).
  • 10. Design, Construction, Financing, Operation, Maintenance and Usage of the project “Motorway Elefsina – Korinthos – Patra – Pyrgos – Tsakona”. Section Elefsina – Korinthos (Cooperation with A.D.K. Ltd).
  • 11. Final Design of an eight span steel pedestrian bridge with reinforced concrete piers, of total length of 117.70m. in Sepolia depot (Cooperation with A.D.K. Ltd).
  • 12. Final Design of a box shaped structure for a stream underpass for the project “Flood Preventing Protection of Nea Peramos of Attica – Setout of Stream Koulouriotiko Monopati” (Cooperation with D.-S. Ltd).
  • Τhe services of the Structural Consultant I rendered for the considered project include the proposal of the construction of a box shaped structure underlying of the existing underpass structures of K.O.7 of the motorway and of the highspeed railway line Athens – Korinth.
  • 13. Final Design for the construction of the Junction connecting the Glaykos River Motorway with the New Port of Patra (Cooperation with Domostatikes Meletes Ltd).
  • 14. Final Design of bridges and retaining walls of the project “Water System of Corfu and Paxi Islands” (Cooperation with A.D.K. Ltd).
  • 15. Design of bridges of the project “Step-up Design of the North Road of Crete Island, section Kalyves – Vryses (1st subsection) of Chania Prefecture”.
  • Τhe services of the Structural Consultant I rendered for the considered project include the proposal of the construction of a gorge – bridge of total length of 125m.and of a tunnel of total length of 450m. (Cooperation with A. Koronaiou technical office).
  • 16. Design of bridges and retaining walls of the project “Improvement of the National Road Agrinio – Karpenisi, section Agrinio – Ag.Vlasis” (Cooperation with A.D.K. Ltd).
  • 17. Final Design of bridges of the project “Design of the Roadway Kalloni – Petra of the Island of Lesvos” (Cooperation with A.D.K. Ltd).
  • 18. Assigning of Consultant Duties for the support of Direction D1 of Transport Works of the Ministry for the Infrastructure, Transport and Networks at the implementation procedure of pertinent Projects.
  • 19. Consultant Duties for the Project in Republic of North Macedonia: “Preparation of Detailed design and tender documentation for construction of new railway section Kriva Palanka - Border with Republic of Bulgaria, as part of Corridor VIII”: Definitive study of 6 drainage culverts, 5 manholes, 3 drop structures, 2 open channels, 28 gorge/valley bridges with maximum bridge length 280.00m=8*35.00m and maximum pier height 36.00m, 1 fly-over, 32 Retaining Walls (maximum wall height 9.50m) and Pile Walls (maximum wall height 14.00m). Definitive study (Project funded by the European Union).
  • 20. Consultant Duties for the Project in India: Definitive study of a fly – over deck for Bosch Bridge Bangalore India - Bridge of five simply supported spans of length 2 x 22.50 - 25.50 – 2 x 22.50m. Superstructure consisting of a cast in situ deck slab stiffened by five precast prestressed concrete girders.
  • 21. Consultant Duties for the Project in Kingdom of Saudi Arabia: “Civil and track works contract CTW120 Jubail to Dammam Rail Link: Definitive study of 19 Pipe Protection Structures: Reinforced concrete frames with a span of 3.50÷21.00m, Definitive study of 2 Motorway Bridges: Reinforced concrete box structures with a skew span of 25.00m and a length of 127.00m.
  • 22. Consultant Duties for the Project in Albania: “Detailed Design for the Rehabilitation of the Railway Line Vorë - Hani i Hotit, Albania” sub-project code WB16-ALB-TRA-01. Preliminary and Final Design of 12 major bridges from 20 till 800m long.
  • 23. Consultant Duties in the project «Improvement of the Road Safety in Section Georgioupoli – Petres of Crete North Road Axis»: Definitive Structural Design of 3 underground pedestrian passages and 8 pedestrian bridges.
  • 24. Consultant Duties in the Definitive Structural Studies in Crete North Road Axis of 6 Pilewalls in the frame of the project: «Damage Control due to landslide phenomena».
  • 25. Consultant Duties in the Definitive Study of 40 Retaining Walls in the project «Chalkis Detour & Psachna Detour».
  • 26. Consultant Duties for the Project in Republic of North Macedonia: “WB18-MKD-TRA-01: Detailed Design and Environment and Social Impact Assessment for Motorway A4 Skopje - Blace” (Project funded by the European Union).
  • 27. Consultant Duties for the Project “Renovation study and technical inspection of the building complex of Kalavrita student residence”.
  • 28. Consultant Duties for the Project “Evaluation of the structural and functional adequacy of the Mavrakeios School based on the findings of the field control and the results of the structural modelling”, Hellenic Open University.
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