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Journal Articles

    2024

  1. Loong CN, Siu HM, Dimitrakopoulos EG (2024) “Modal properties of fractal trees as recursive analytical solutions” Journal of Sound and Vibration (Elsevier), vol 572, 3 March 2024, 118164
    doi: 10.1016/j.jsv.2023.118164 

    2. 2023

  2. Loong CN, Dimitrakopoulos EG, Chang CC (2023) “Nonlinear electromagnetic harvester-structure system under seismic excitation: vibration mitigation and energy scavenging” Journal of Engineering Mechanics (ASCE), vol 149(9), 04023058
    doi: 10.1061/JENMDT.EMENG-7107
  3. Hossein Homaei, Dimitrakopoulos ΕG, Bakhshi A (2023) “Vehicle-bridge Interaction and the Tuned-Mass Damper effect on bridges during vertical earthquake excitation” Acta Mechanica (Springer), published 22/3/2023 
    doi : 10.1007/s00707-023-03533-2  
  4. Lachanas CG, Vamvatsikos D, Dimitrakopoulos EG (2023) "Intensity measures as interface variables versus response proxies: the case of rigid rocking blocks" Earthquake Engineering and Structural Dynamics  (Wiley), vol 52(6) 1722-1739
    doi : 10.1002/eqe.3838  
  5. Loong CN, Dimitrakopoulos EG (2023) "Modal properties of fractal sympodial trees: insights and analytical solutions using a group tree modeling approach" Applied Mathematical Modelling (Elsevier), vol 115, 127–147
    doi: 10.1016/j.apm.2022.10.048
  6. Lachanas CG, Vamvatsikos D, Dimitrakopoulos EG (2023) "Statistical property parameterization of simple rocking block response" Earthquake Engineering and Structural Dynamics (Wiley), vol 52, 394–414
    doi: 10.1002/eqe.3765

    7. 2022

  7. Mouka Th, Dimitrakopoulos EG, Lorenzo R (2022) "Effect of a longitudinal crack on the flexural performance of bamboo culms"Acta Mechanica (Springer), vol 233, 3777–3793
    doi: 10.1007/s00707-022-03314-3
  8. Mouka Th, Dimitrakopoulos EG (2022) "Prediction of bamboo culm embedment properties parallel to grain via dimensional analysis" Construction and Building Materials (Elsevier), vol 347, 12 Sep 2022, 128434
    doi: 10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2022.128434
  9. Giouvanidis AI, Dimitrakopoulos ΕG, Lourenço PB  (2022) “Chattering: An overlooked peculiarity of rocking motion”
    Nonlinear Dynamics (Springer), vol 109, 13 Jun 2022, 459-477
    doi: 10.1007/s11071-022-07578-1
  10. Mouka Th, Dimitrakopoulos EG, Lorenzo R  (2022) "Insight into the behavior of bamboo culms subjected to bending"
    Journal of the Royal Society Interface    , 06 April 2022,19 (189), 20210913
    doi: 10.1098/rsif.2021.0913.
  11. Pradhan NPN, Paraskeva TS, Dimitrakopoulos EG (2022) "Simulation and experimental verification of an original full-scale bamboo truss" Engineering Structures (Elsevier),vol 256, 1 April 2022, 113965
    doi: 10.1016/j.engstruct.2022.113965
  12. Jin N, Dertimanis VK, Chatzi EN, Dimitrakopoulos EG, Katafygiotis L (2022) "Subspace identification of bridge dynamics via traversing vehicle measurements" Journal of Sound and Vibration (Elsevier), vol 523, 14 April 2022, 116690
    doi: 10.1016/j.jsv.2021.116690

    2021

  13. Lorenzo R, Mimendi L, Yang D, Li H, Mouka Th, Dimitrakopoulos EG (2021) "Non-linear behaviour and failure mechanism of bamboo poles in bending" Construction and Building Materials (Elsevier), Vol 305 124747
    doi: 10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2021.124747
  14. Stoura CD, Paraskevopoulos E, Dimitrakopoulos EG, Natsiavas S (2021) "A Dynamic Partitioning Method to solve the vehicle-bridge interaction problem" Computers & Structures  (Elsevier), Vol 251 106547
    doi: 10.1016/j.compstruc.2021.106547
  15. Pradhan NPN, Dimitrakopoulos EG (2021) "A pilot study on capacity based design of multi-culm bamboo axial members with dowel-type connections" Journal of Structural Engineering (ASCE), Vol 147(5) 04021040
    doi: 10.1061/(ASCE)ST.1943-541X.0002995
  16. Jin N, Yang YB, Dimitrakopoulos EG, Paraskeva TS, Katafygiotis L (2021) "Application of Short-time Stochastic Subspace Identification to Estimate Bridge Frequencies from a Traversing Vehicle"Engineering Structures (Elsevier), Vol 230 111688
    doi: 10.1016/j.engstruct.2020.111688
  17. Mouka Th, Dimitrakopoulos EG (2021) "Simulation of embedment phenomena on bamboo culms via a modified foundation modelling approach" Construction and Building Materials (Elsevier), 15 March 2021, Vol 275 122048
    doi: 10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2020.122048

    2020

  18. Stoura CD, Dimitrakopoulos EG (2020) "MDOF Extension of the Modified Bridge System method for vehicle-bridge interaction" Nonlinear Dynamics (Springer), Vol 102(4); 2103-2123
    doi: 10.1007/s11071-020-06022-6
  19. Stoura CD, Dimitrakopoulos EG (2020) "A Modified Bridge System method to characterize and decouple vehicle-bridge interaction" Acta Mechanica (Springer), Vol 231(9); 3825-3845
    doi: 10.1007/s00707-020-02699-3
  20. Stoura CD, Dimitrakopoulos EG (2020) "Additional damping effect on bridges because of vehicle-bridge interaction" Journal of Sound and Vibration (Elsevier), Vol 476
    doi: 10.1016/j.jsv.2020.115294
  21. Pradhan NPN, Paraskeva TS, Dimitrakopoulos EG (2020) "Quasi-static reversed cyclic testing of multi-culm bamboo members with steel connectors" Journal of Building Engineering (Elsevier), Vol 27; 100983
    doi: 10.1016/j.jobe.2019.100983

    22. 2019

  22. Paraskeva TS, Pradhan NPN, Stoura CD, Dimitrakopoulos EG (2019) "Monotonic loading testing and characterization of new multi-full-culm bamboo to steel connections" Construction and Building Materials (Elsevier), Vol 201; 473-483
    doi: 10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2018.12.198

    2018

  23. Loong CN, Chang CC, Dimitrakopoulos EG (2018) "Circuit nonlinearity effect on the performance of an electromagnetic energy harvester-structure system" Engineering Structures (Elsevier), Vol 173; 449-459
    doi: 10.1016/j.engstruct.2018.06.090
  24. Giouvanidis AI, Dimitrakopoulos EG (2018) "Rocking amplification and strong-motion duration" Earthquake Engineering and Structural Dynamics  (Wiley), Vol 47 (10) 
    doi: 10.1002/eqe.3058
  25. Zeng Q, Dimitrakopoulos EG (2018) "Vehicle-Bridge Interaction Analysis Modelling Derailment during Earthquakes" Nonlinear Dynamics (Springer),  Vol 93; 2315–2337
    doi: 10.1007/s11071-018-4327-6
  26. Zeng Q, Stoura CD, Dimitrakopoulos EG (2018) "A Localized Lagrange Multipliers Approach for the Problem of Vehicle-Bridge-Interaction" Engineering Structures (Elsevier), Vol 168; 82-92
    doi: 10.1016/j.engstruct.2018.04.040

    27. 2017

  27. Shi Z, Dimitrakopoulos EG (2017) "Comparative evaluation of two simulation approaches of deck-abutment pounding in bridges" Engineering Structures (Elsevier), Vol 148; 541-551
    doi: 10.1016/j.engstruct.2017.06.077
  28. Paraskeva TS, Grigoropoulos G, Dimitrakopoulos EG (2017) "Design and Experimental Verification of Easily Constructible Bamboo Footbridges for Rural Areas" Engineering Structures (Elsevier), Vol 143; 540-548
    doi: 10.1016/j.engstruct.2017.04.044
  29. Giouvanidis AI, Dimitrakopoulos EG (2017) "Seismic Performance of Rocking Frames with Flag-Shaped Hysteretic Behavior" Journal of Engineering Mechanics (ASCE), Vol 143(5); 04017008
    doi: 10.1061/(ASCE)EM.1943-7889.0001206
  30. Shi Z, Dimitrakopoulos EG (2017) "Nonsmooth Dynamics Prediction of Measured Bridge Response Involving Deck-Abutment Pounding" Earthquake Engineering and Structural Dynamics  (Wiley) Vol 46 (9); 1431–1452
    doi: 10.1002/eqe.2863 (link) (video)
  31. Giouvanidis AI, Dimitrakopoulos EG (2017) "Nonsmooth Dynamic Analysis of Sticking Impacts in Rocking Structures" Bulletin of Earthquake Engineering (Springer) Vol 15;2273–2304
    doi: 10.1007/s10518-016-0068-4

    32. 2016

  32. Dimitrakopoulos EG, Fung EDW (2016) "Closed-form Rocking Overturning Conditions for a Family of Pulse Ground Motions" Proceedings of the Royal Society A, Vol 472 (2196)
    doi: 10.1098/rspa.2016.0662
  33. Paraskeva TS, Dimitrakopoulos ΕG, Zeng Q (2016) “Dynamic Vehicle-Bridge Interaction Under Simultaneous Vertical Earthquake Excitation” Bulletin of Earthquake Engineering (Springer),  published online 9 Jan 2017, Vol 15(1); 71–95
    doi: 10.1007/s10518-016-9954-z (PDF)
  34. Zeng Q, Yang YB, Dimitrakopoulos EG (2016) "Dynamic response of high speed vehicles and sustaining curved bridges under conditions of resonance" Engineering Structures (Elsevier), Vol 114; 61–74
    doi: 10.1016/j.engstruct.2016.02.006 (PDF)
  35. Zeng Q, Dimitrakopoulos EG (2016) "Seismic Response Analysis of an Interacting Curved Bridge-Train System Under Frequent Earthquakes" Earthquake Engineering and Structural Dynamics (Wiley), Vol 45 (7); 1129–1148
    doi: 10.1002/eqe.2699 (PDF)

    36. 2015

  36. Chrysostomou CZ, Kyriakides N, Papanikolaou VK, Kappos AJ, Dimitrakopoulos EG, Giouvanidis AI (2015) "Vulnerability assessment and feasibility analysis of seismic strengthening of school buildings" Bulletin of Earthquake Engineering (Springer), December 2015, Vol 13 (12); 3809–3840
    doi:10.1007/s10518-015-9791-5 (PDF)
  37. Dimitrakopoulos EG, Paraskeva TS (2015) "Dimensionless Fragility Curves for Rocking Response to Near-Fault Excitations" Earthquake Engineering and Structural Dynamics (Wiley), Vol 44(12); 2015-2033
    doi:10.1002/eqe.2571 (PDF)
  38. Dimitrakopoulos EG, Giouvanidis AI (2015) "Seismic Response Analysis of the Planar Rocking Frame" Journal of Engineering Mechanics (ASCE), Vol 141(7); 04015003
    doi:10.1061/(ASCE)EM.1943-7889.0000939 (PDF)
  39. Dimitrakopoulos EG, Zeng Q (2015) "A Three-dimensional Dynamic Analysis Scheme for the Interaction between Trains and Curved Railway Bridges" Computers & Structures (Elsevier), Vol 149; 43-60
    doi:10.1016/j.compstruc.2014.12.002 (PDF)

    40. 2014

  40. DeJong MJ, Dimitrakopoulos EG (2014) "Dynamically Equivalent Rocking Structures" Earthquake Engineering and Structural Dynamics (Wiley), Vol 43(10); 1543-1563
    doi:10.1002/eqe.2410 (PDF)

    41. 2013

  41. Dimitrakopoulos EG (2013) "Nonsmooth Analysis of the Impact Between Successive Skew Bridge-segments"Nonlinear Dynamics (Springer), Vol 74(4); 911-928
    doi:10.1007/s11071-013-1012-7 (PDF)

    42. 2012

  42. Dimitrakopoulos EG, DeJong MJ (2012) "Revisiting the Rocking Block: Closed-form Solutions and Similarity Laws", Proceedings of the Royal Society A,  Vol 468(2144); 2294-2318, published 8 August 2012
    doi:10.1098/rspa.2012.0026 (PDF)
  43. Dimitrakopoulos ΕG, DeJong MJ (2012) "Overturning of Retrofitted Rocking Structures Under Pulse-type Excitations"  Journal of Engineering Mechanics (ASCE), Vol 138(8); 963–972
    doi:10.1061/(ASCE)EM.1943-7889.0000410 (PDF)

    44. until 2011

  44. Dimitrakopoulos ΕG (2011) “Seismic Response Analysis of Skew Bridges with Pounding Deck-Abutment Joints” Engineering Structures (Elsevier),  Vol 33(3); 813-826
    doi:10.1016/j.engstruct.2010.12.004 (PDF)
  45. Dimitrakopoulos ΕG, Makris N, Kappos AJ (2011) “Dimensional Analysis of the Earthquake-induced Pounding between Inelastic Structures” Bulletin of Earthquake Engineering (Springer), Vol 9(2); 561-579
    doi:10.1007/s10518-010-9220-8 (PDF)
  46. Dimitrakopoulos ΕG, Makris N, Kappos AJ (2010) “Dimensional Analysis of the Earthquake Response of a Pounding Oscillator” Journal of Engineering Mechanics (ASCE), Vol 136(3); 299-310
    doi:10.1061/(ASCE)0733-9399(2010)136:3(299) (PDF)
  47. Dimitrakopoulos ΕG (2010) “Analysis of a Frictional Oblique Impact Observed in Skew Bridges” Nonlinear Dynamics (Springer), Vol 60; 575-595
    doi:10.1007/s11071-009-9616-7 (PDF)
  48. Dimitrakopoulos ΕG, Makris N, Kappos AJ (2009) “Dimensional Analysis of the Earthquake-induced Pounding between Adjacent Structures” Earthquake Engineering and Structural Dynamics (Wiley), Vol 38(7); 867-886
    doi:10.1002/eqe.872 (PDF)
  49. Dimitrakopoulos ΕG, Kappos AJ, Makris N (2009) “Dimensional Analysis of the Earthquake Response of Yielding and Pounding Structures for Records Without Distinct Pulses” Soil Dynamics and Earthquake Engineering (Elsevier),  Vol 29(7); 1170-1180
    doi:10.1016/j.soildyn.2009.02.006 (PDF)
  50. Kappos AJ, Dimitrakopoulos EG (2008) “Feasibility of pre-earthquake strengthening of buildings based on cost-benefit and life-cycle cost analysis, with the aid of fragility curves”, Natural Hazards (Springer), Vol 45; 33-54
    doi:10.1007/s11069-007-9155-9 (PDF)

Book Chapters

  1. Dimitrakopoulos ΕG, DeJong MJ (2013) “Seismic Overturning of Rocking Structures with External Viscous Dampers”, M. Papadrakakis et al. (eds.), Computational Methods in Earthquake Engineering, Computational Methods in Applied Sciences 30, Springer, Chapter ID: 12
    doi: 10.1007/978-94-007-6573-3_12
  2. Kappos AJ, Dimitrakopoulos EG (2013) “Analysis and assessment of a seismically isolated bridge”, in Seismic Control Systems (edited by S. Syngellakis), WIT Press 2013, 143-152
    ISBN: 978-1-84564-672-1

(selected) Conference Papers

    to be updated

  1. Giouvanidis AI, Dimitrakopoulos ΕG (2016) “Modelling Contact in Rocking Structures with a Nonsmooth Dynamics Approach”, ECCOMAS Congress 2016, European Congress on Computational Methods in Applied Sciences and Engineering, Crete Island, Greece, 5 - 10 June 2016

Invited Talks and Seminars

  1. Dimitrakopoulos ΕG (21‐22/Nov/2016) “Prediction of Measured Bridge Response Involving Deck-Abutment Pounding”, International Workshop on Seismic Performance of Soil‐Foundation‐Structure Systems (invitation only workshop), the University of Auckland, New Zealand. Organizers: Professors Nawawi CHOUW, Rolando ORENSE, Tam LARKIN and Michael PENDER
  2. Dimitrakopoulos ΕG (4-8/Sep/2016) “Seismic Response Analysis of a Coupled Vehicle- Bridge System”, Collaborative Conference on Earthquake Science and Engineering 2016 (CCESE2016) Budapest, Hungary. Conference chair Professor Zhiming Wang
  3. Dimitrakopoulos Ε.G. (22/Dec/2014) “Seismic Response and Fragility of Rocking Structures”, NTUA, Civil Engineering Department, Athens, Greece
  4. Dimitrakopoulos Ε.G. (19/Dec/2013) “Rocking as a Seismic Isolation Technique for Modern Bridges”, Civil Engineering Seminar Series at EPFL, FACULTÉ DE L’ENVIRONNEMENT NATUREL, ARCHITECTURAL ET CONSTRUIT (ENAC), Lausanne, Switzerland
  5. Dimitrakopoulos Ε.G. (17/Dec/2013) “Seismic Response and Nonsmooth Structural Dynamics”, Institute for Structural Engineering (IBK) at ETH, Zürich, Switzerland