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CURRICULUM VITAE
CONSTANTINE SPYRAKOS
Professor & Director of Laboratory for Earthquake Engineering at
NTUA ( www.civil.ntua.gr/earthquake)

STUDIES-DEGREES
1. Civil Engineering Diploma, National Technical University of Athens, 1978.
2. M.S.C.E., Civil Engineering Department, University of Minnesota, USA, 1980
3. Ph. D., Civil Engineering Department, University of Minnesota, USA, 1984.
TEACHING CONRIBUTION AND EXPERIENCE
1. Assistant Professor, Civil Engineering Department, W. Virginia University,
USA, 1983-1987.
2. Associate Professor, Civil Engineering Department, W. Virginia University,
USA, 1987-1993.
3. Professor, Civil Engineering Department, West Virginia University, USA,
1993-1995.
4. Assistant Professor, School of Civil Engineering, National Technical
University of Athens (NTUA), 1995-2002.
5. Associate Professor, School of Civil Engineering, National Technical
University of Athens (NTUA), 2002-2007.
6. Professor, School of Civil Engineering, National Technical University of
Athens (NTUA), 20077. Professor, Graduate School Academy for Engineering, Military Officers,
Athens, 20058. Director of Laboratory for Earthquake Engineering at NTUA, 2007-

AUTHOR OF BOOKS
1. C. Spyrakos, Finite Element Modeling in Engineering Practice, Algor
Publishing Division, Pittsburgh, PA, USA, 1995 (Also translated in Arabic).

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2. C.Spyrakos and J.Raftoyiannis, Linear and Nonlinear Finite Element

Analysis in Engineering Practice, Algor Publishing Division, Pittsburgh, PA,
USA, 1997.
3. C. Spyrakos: Structural Strengthening and Rehabilitation for Seismic Loads,
Greek Champer of Civil Engineers, Athens, 2004. (In greeek, currently
translated in English).

CLASSES TAUGHT
UNDERGRADUATE COURSES

Design for Seismic Loads

Dynamic Analysis of Structures

Reinforced Concrete Design

GRADUATE COURSES

Advanced Analysis and Design of Structures for Seismic Loads.

Dynamic Soil-Structure interaction

Finite Element Analysis of Structures

Seismic Strengthening and Retrofit of Structures

SUPERVISION OF PhDs

1.

"Soil Structure Fluid Interaction by Hybrid FEM-BEM"

Xu Chaojin, Ph.D., (WVU, USA).

2.

"Study of Jointless Bridge Behavior".

Konstantinos Siros, Ph.D., (WVU, USA).

3.

"Non-Linearities Due to Soil-Foundation Separation in Dynamic Soil

Structure Interaction"
Patel Pratic, Ph.D., (WVU, USA).

4.

Seismic Behaviour of Structures to Near-Source Seismic Motions

Ch. Maniatakis, NTUA, Greece.

Supervised over 100 MSCE and Diploma Thesis in USA and Greece.
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ACADEMIC ACTIVITIES
5.1

Distinctions- Awards

1. Organizing and Scientific Committee Member for 2nd International

Conference on Computational Methods (COMPDYN,) Phodes, 2009.
2. Scientific Committee Member for National Conference of Steel Structures,
Ioannina, 2008.
3. National Advisory Board Member of the Computational Methods in
Structural Dynamics and Earthquake Engineering, (COMPDYN), Rethymnon,
Greece, 2007.
4. International Scientific Advisory Committee Member for the 6th International
Conference on Earthquake Resistant Engineering Structures, (ERES 2007),
Bologna, Italy, 2007
5. Invited Speaker of J. Paul Getty Museum to Specialty conference on the
Seismic Protection of Museum Artifacts USA, (2006), Turkey (2007), Greece
(2008), Japan (2009).
6. Co-Chairman of the Conference on Seismic Protection of Monuments and
Historic Structures, Athens, 2006.
7. Earthquake Engineering Editorial Board Member of Wessex Institute of
Technology (WIT) Press, 2005
8. International Conference co-Chairman of 5th International Conference on
Earthquake Resistant Engineering Structures, (ERES 2005), Skiathos, 2005.
9. International Scientific Advisory Committee Member for the 4th International
Conference on Earthquake Resistant Engineering Structures, (ERES 2003),
Ancona, Italy, 2003.
10. Invited speaker of the Workshop on: European Experience with Seismic
Disaster: Resilient Design, Assessment Technology and Historical Building
Rehabilitation Workshop Taiwan, 2000.
11. International Editorial Board Member of the Scientific Journal Engineering
Structures Journal (The Journal of Earthquake, Wind and Ocean Engineering),
Elsevier , Editor in-Chief: P.L. Gould, 1995 2000.
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12. International Scientific Advisory Committee Member , 6th International

Conference on Structures under Shock and Impact, Cambridge University, UK,
2000
13. International Scientific Advisory Committee Member , 2nd International
Symposium
on Earthquake Resistant Engineering Structures, (ERES 99), Catania, Italy,
1999.
14. International Scientific Advisory Committee Member, for the 5th
International Conference on Structures Under Shock and Impact (SUSI 98),
University of Thessaloniki, 1998
15. International Scientific Advisory Committee Member, Earthquake Resistant
Engineering Structures Conference, University of Thessaloniki,1996.
16. Outstanding Researcher Award from the College of Engineering of West
Virginia University, 1992-93.
17. Outstanding Researcher Award from the College of Engineering of West
Virginia University, 1991-92.
18. Visiting Professor, Ruhr - Universitat, Bochum, Germany, 1986.
19. Visiting Professor, Brauwswick Universitat, Germany, 1985 sponsored by
Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft.
20. Sommerfeld Scholarship, University of Minnesota (1978 - 1983).
21. Outstanding University Student Scholarship, Ministry of Education, Greece,
1975-1978.

REVIEWER TO JOURNALS AND SCIENTIFIC

PUBLICATIONS
1.

Engineering Structures Journal (International Editorial Board)

2.

Wessex Institute of Technology (WIT) Press Earthquake Engineering

(Editorial Board)

3.

International Journal for Numerical Methods in Engineering

4.

ASCE Journal of Computing in Civil Engineering

5.

ASCE Journal of the Structural Division

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6.

ASCE Journal of the Bridge Division

7.

ASCE Journal of the Engineering Mechanics Division

8.

ASCE Journal of the Aerospace Division

9.

Soil Dynamics and Earthquake Engineering

10.

Finite Elements in Analysis and Design

11.

Journal of Sound and Vibration

12.

ASME Journal of Vibration, Acoustics, Stress and Reliability in Design

13.

Computers and Structures Journal

14.

Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and Engineering

15.

Earthquake Engineering and Structural Dynamics

16.

Technical Champer of Greece, Scientific Journal.

REVIEWER FOR RESEARCH ORGANIZATIONS

1.

National Science Foundation, USA.

2.

Stimulation Action, E.C.

3.

Secretariat for Research and Technology, Greece.

4.

Foundation for the Enhancement of Scientific Research, Cyprus.

COMMITTEE MEMBER FOR CODE DEVELOPMENT

1.

Greek Seismic Code for New Structures.

2.

Greek Seismic Code for Rehabilitation and Structural Strengthening.

MEMBER OF NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL SCIENTIFIC

COMMITTEES AND ORGANIZATIONS.
1. Member of Committees of American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE)
i.

Post Earthquake Investigation Committee (TCLEE)

ii.

Seismic Effects Committee

iii. Dynamic Effects Committee

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iv.

Technical Council on Computer Practices (TCCP)

v.

Contact member of the Shock and Vibratory Committee (1986 - 92).

vi. Methods of Analysis

vii. Consulting Member ACI - ASCE Committee 343, Concrete Bridge
Design.
2.

Member of the American Academy of Mechanics

3.

Member of the 2nd Permanent Committee on Seismic Response and

eismology for the Greek Seismic Protection Agency.

4.

Member of the Scientific Committee on the Seismic Behavior of Structures,

Greek Technical Chamber .

5.
6.

Member of the National Mechanics Committee.

President of the National Institute for Concrete Structures Rehabilitation and
Repair (Member of the International Concrete Research Institute - ICRI).

SCIENTIFIC CHAIR AND ORGANIZER OF SESSIONS

AND CONFERENCES
A. SCIENTIFIC CONFERENCES.
1. 5th International Conference on Earthquake Resistant Engineering
Structures (ERES 2005), Skiathos, Greece, 2005.
2. Seismic Protection of Monuments and Historic Structures, Athens, Greece,
2008.
B. SCIENTIFIC SENSIONS
1.

Soil Structure and Fluid - Structure Interaction, ASCE Structures

Congress, Orlando, Florida, 1987.

3. Damping in Structural Systems:Prediction and Enhancement,

ASCE EMD Specialty Conference, Virginia Poly. Inst., Blacksburg, Virginia,
1988.

3.

Composites in Structural Engineering:Research, Development and

Applications. 1990 ASCE Structures
Congress, Batlimore, 1990.

4.

Soil Structure Fluid Interaction IV,

European Conference on Structural Dynamics - EURODYN '90,
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Bochum, Germany, 1990.

4.

Dynamic Soil Media Interaction, 1991 ASCE

Structures Congress, Indianapolis, 1991.

6.

Vehicular Impact and Wind Response of Bridges,

1991 ASCE Strucrures Congress, Indianapolis, 1991.

7.

Soil Structure Interaction Effects on Bridges,

1992 ASCE Structures Congress, San Antonio Texas, 1992.

8.

Seismic Hazard Mitigation of Bridges in the

Eastern U.S.A. , ASCE Structures Congress, Irvine, CA, 1992.

9.

Continuous Dynamic Monitoring of Structural

Systems, ASCE Structures Congress, Irvine, CA, 1992.

10.

Seismic Bridge Design and Studies for Eastern

United States, ASCE Structures Congress, Atlanta, GA, 1994.

11.

Non Destructive Testing Evaluation: Research to

Practice, National Science Foundation, Crystal City, Virginia, 1995.

12.

Reinforced Concrete Structures,

Earthquake Resistant Structures Conference, Thessaloniki, 1996.

SCIENTIFIC PUBLICATIONS
Note: Prof. Spyrakos work has been referred over 300 times by other authors in
Scientific Journal Publications
A. SCIENTIFIC BOOKS
1. SPYRAKOS, Finite Element Modeling in Engineering Practice, Algor
Publishing Division, Pittsburgh, PA, USA, 1995 (Page No 325), Also
translated in Arabic, 2009).
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C. SPYRAKOS and J. RAFTOYIANNIS, Linear and Nonlinear Finite Element

Analysis in Engineering Practice, Algor Publishing Division, Pittsburgh, PA,
USA, 1997 (Page number 497).

4. C. SPYRAKOS, Seismic Strengthening and Rehabilitation of Structures,

Technical Chamber of Greece,Athens Greece, 2004 (Page number 288) (Under
translation to English).

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B. BOOK CHAPTERS
1.

SPYRAKOS, C.C., Strip-Foundations, Chapter 5 in Boundary Element

Techniques in Geomechanics, Elsevier Applied Science, pp. 147-176, 1993.

2.

ANTES H. and SPYRAKOS, C. C., Soil Structure Interaction, Chapter 6 in

Computer Analysis and Design of Earthquake Resistant Structures: A
Handbook, Computational Mechanics Publications, pp. 271-332, 1997.

3.

SPYRAKOS, C. C., Soil Structure Interaction in Practice, Chapter 5 in

Boundary Element Methods for Soil-Structure Interaction, Kluwer Academic
Publishers, pp.235-272, 2003.

4.

SPYRAKOS,C.C. , KOUTROMANOS, I., and MANIATAKIS, CH., Case

Study: A Review of Seismic Mitigation Efforts for Museums in Greece, in
Advances for the Protection of Museum Collections from Earthquake
Damage, The J. Paul Getty Museum, L.A, USA.

C. Papers in Refereed Journals

1. SPYRAKOS, C.C. and BESKOS D.E., Dynamic Response of Frameworks by
Fourier Transform, Computers and Structures, V. 15, pp. 495-505, 1982.
2. SPYRAKOS, C.C. and BESKOS D.E., Dynamic Response of Flexible StripFoundations by Boundary and Finite Elements, Soil Dynamics and Earthquake
Engineering, Vol 5, No. 2, pp. 84-96, 1986
3. SPYRAKOS, C.C. and BESKOS, D.E., Dynamic Response of Rigid StripFoundations by Time Domain Boundary Element Method, Int. Journal for
Numerical Methods in Engineering, Vol. 23, pp. 1547.-1565, 1986.
4. SPYRAKOS, C.C. and ANTES, H., Time Domain Boundary Element Method
Approaches in Elastodynamics:
A Comparative Study, Computers and
Structures, Vol. 244, No. 4, pp. 529-535, 1986.
5. GANGARAO, H.V.S. and SPYRAKOS, C.C., Vibration of Tapered Beams, ASCE
Journal of the Structural Division, Vol. 112, No. 12, pp. 2716-2717, 1986.
6. GANGARAO, H.V.S. and SPYRAKOS, C.C., Closed Form Series Solutions of
Boundary Value Problems with Variable Properties, Computers and
Structures, Vol. 23, No. 2, pp. 211-215, 1986.
7. SPYRAKOS, C.C., Transient Analysis of Viscoelastic Tapered Bars and Shafts
by Laplace Transform, ASCE, Journal of Computing in Civil Engineering,
Vol. 2. No.1, pp 53- 67, 1987.
8. TAMMA, K.K., SPYRAKOS, C.C. and LAMBI, M.A., Thermal/Structural
DynamicAnalysis Via a Transform Method Based Finite Element Approach,
AIAA Journal of Spacecrafts and Rockets, Vol. 24, No. 3, pp. 219-226, 1987.

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9. GANGARAO, H.V.S. and SPYRAKOS, C.C., A Series Solution Algorithm for

Initial Boundary Value Problems with Variable Properties, Computers and
Structures, Vol. 26, No. 4, pp. 581-585, 1987.
10. SPYRAKOS, C.C., Dynamic Behavior of Foundations in Bilateral and Unilateral
Contact, Shock and Vibration Digest, Vol. 26, No. 4, pp. 561-587, 1988.
11. PRUCZ, J., KOKKINOS, R. and SPYRAKOS, C.C., Advanced Joining Concepts
for Passive Vibration Control, ASCE Journal of Aerospace Engineering, Vol. 1,
No. 4, pp. 193-205, 1988.
12. SPYRAKOS, C.C., PATEL, P. and KOKKINOS, F., Assessment of Computational
Practices in Dynamic Soil-Structure Interaction, ASCE, Journal of Computing
in Civil Engineering, Vol. 3, No. 2, pp. 143-157, 1989.
13. SPYRAKOS, C.C. and CHEN, CHING-I, Power Series Expansions of Dynamic
Stiffness Matrices for Tapered Bars and Shafts, International Journal for
Numerical Methods in Engineering. Vol. 30, No. 2, pp. 259-270, 1990.
14. SPYRAKOS, C.C., Assessment of SSI on the Longitudinal Seismic Response of
Short Span Bridges, Engineering Structures, Vol. 12, No. 1, pp. 60-66, 1990.
15. PATEL, P. and SPYRAKOS, C. C., Time Domain BEM-FEM Seismic Analysis,
Including Basemat Lift-Off, Engineering Structures, Vol. 12, pp. 195-207, July,
1990.
16. FOTOS, P. and SPYRAKOS, C.C., Evaluation of Orthodontic Forces Generated
by an Arch Wire Appliance Utilizing the Finite Element Method, American J. of
Orthodontics: The Angle Orthodontist, Vol. 60, No. 4, pp. 277-281, 1990.
17. PATEL, P. and SPYRAKOS C.C., Uplifting-Sliding Response of Flexible
Structures to Seismic Loads, Engineering Analysis with Boundary Elements,
Vol. 8, No.4, pp. 185-191, August, 1991.
18. KOKKINOS F.T. and SPYRAKOS, C.C., Dynamic Analysis of Flexible
Foundations in the Frequency Domain, Computers and Structures Vol. 8, No.5,
pp. 473-482, 1991.
19. SPYRAKOS, C.C., Seismic Behavior of Bridge Piers Including Soil-Structure
Interaction, Computers and Structures, Vol. 43, No. 2, pp. 373-384, 1992.
20. CHEN, C.-I., MUCINO, V. and SPYRAKOS, C.C., Flexible Rotating Beam:
Comparative Modeling of Isotropic and Composite Material Including Geometric
Nonlinearity, J. Sound and Vibration, Vol. 178, No. 5, pp. 591-605, 1994.
21. SIROS, K.A. and SPYRAKOS, C.C., Creep Analysis of Hybrid Integral Bridges,
Transportation Research Record, No. 1476, pp. 147-155, 1995.

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22. CHEN, H.L., SPYRAKOS, C.C and VENKATESH, G., Evaluating Structural
Deterioration by Dynamic Response, ASCE Journal of Structural Engineering
Vol. 121, No. 8, pp. 1197-1204, 1995
23. XU, C. and SPYRAKOS, C.C., Seismic Analysis of Towers Including Foundation
Uplift, Engineering Structures, Vol. 18. No 4, pp. 271-278, 1996
24. SPYRAKOS, C.C. and XU, C., Soil-Structure-Water Interaction of Intake-Outlet
Towers Allowed to Uplift, Soil Dynamics and Earthquake Engineering, Vol. 16,
No 2, pp. 151-159, 1997.
25. GUAN, F., MOORE, I. D. and SPYRAKOS, C.C., Two Dimensional Transient
Fundamental Solution due to Suddenly Applied Load in a Half-Space, Soil
Dynamics and Earthquake Engineering, Vol. 17, pp. 269-277, 1998.
26. SPYRAKOS, C. C., KEMP, E. and VENKATERREDY, R., Seismic Study of a
Historic Covered Bridge, Engineering Structures, Vol. 21., pp. 877-882, 1999.
27. SPYRAKOS, C.C., KEMP, E. and VENKATERREDY, R., Validated Analysis of
Wheeling Suspension Bridge, ASCE Journal of Bridge Engineering, Vol.4, No.1,
pp. 1-7, 1999.
28. U, C. and SPYRAKOS, C.C., Seismic Analysis of Lock Soil Fluid Systems
by Hybrid BEM FEM, Soil Dynamics and Earthquake Engineering, Vol. 21,
pp. 259-271, 2001
29. VLASSIS, A. G. and SPYRAKOS, C. C., Seismically Isolated Bridge Piers on
Shallow Soil Stratum with Soil Structure Interaction, Computers and
Structures, Vol.79, pp. 2847-2861, 2001.
30. SPYRAKOS, C. C. and VLASSIS, A. G., Effect of Soil-Structure Interaction on
Seismically Isolated Bridges, Journal of Earthquake Engineering, Vol.6, No.
3, pp. 391-429, 2002.
31. SPYRAKOS, C. C. and IOANNIDIS, G., Seismic Behavior of a Post
Tensioned Integral Bridge Including Soil Structure Interaction (SSI), Soil
Dynamics and Earthquake Engineering, Vol.23 ,pp. 53-63, 2003.
32. SPYRAKOS, C. C. and XU, C., Seismic Soil Structure Interaction of Flexible
Strip-Foundations Embedded in Layered Soils by Hybrid BEM - FEM, Soil
Dynamics and Earthquake Engineering, Vol.23, pp. 383-389, 2003.
33. SPYRAKOS, C. C., ERMOPOULOS, J. and RAFTOYIANNIS, I., Condition
Assessment and Retrofit of a Historic Steel-Truss Railway Bridge, J.
Constructional Steel Research, Vol. 60, No 8, pp.1113-1225, 2004.
34. SPYRAKOS, C. C. and XU, C., Dynamic Analysis of Flexible Strip
Foundations Embedded in Layered Soils by Hybrid BEM FEM, Computers
and Structures, Vol. 82, pp. 2541-2550, 2004.

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35. SPYRAKOS, C. C. and NIKOLETTOS, G., Overturning Stability Criteria for

Flexible Structures to Earthquakes, ASCE Journal of Engineering Mechanics,
Vol. 131, No 4, pp. 349-358, 2005.
36. SPYRAKOS, C.C. and ERMOPOULOS, J., Development of Aluminum LoadCarrying Space Frame for Building Structures, Engineering Structures
Journal, Vol. 27, pp. 1942-1950, 2005.
37. ERMOPOULOS, J. and SPYRAKOS, C. C., Validated Analysis and
Strengthening of a 19th Century Railway Bridge, Engineering Structures
Journal, Vol. 28, pp. 783-792, 2006.
38. SPYRAKOS, C.C., TOULIATOS, P., HAMPESIS, A., PATSILIVAS, D.,
PELEKIS, G. and MANIATAKIS, CH. A., Analysis of masonry building for nearsource ground motion and recommendations for retrofit, Technika Chronika
Sci.J., Vol 1(3), pp. 93-105, (2006).
39. RAFTOYIANNIS, I., SPYRAKOS, C. C. and MICHALTSOS G., Behavior of
Suspended Roofs Under Blast Loading, Engineering Structures Journal,vol
29,No1, pp 88-100,2007.
40. SPYRAKOS, C.C., MANIATAKIS, CH A., and TAFLAMBAS, J., Evaluation
of Near-Source Seismic Records Based on Damage Potential Parameters. Case
Study: Greece, Soil Dynamics and Earthquake Engineering, Vol. 28 ,pp. 738753, (2008).
41. RAFTOYIANNIS, I., SPYRAKOS, C.C., A Study of suspended roof for Nearsource Seismic Motions, Computers and Structures, Vol 86, pp. 1633- 1642,
2008.
42. TAFLAMBAS, I.M., SPYRAKOS C.C., and KOUTROMANOS I.A., A New
Definition of Strong Duration and Related Parameters Affecting the Response of
Medium-Long Period Structures, Soil Dynamics and Earthquake Engineering
Vol. 29, pp. 752-763, 2009.
43. SPYRAKOS, C.C., MANIATAKIS, CH A., and KOUTROMANOS I.A., SoilStructure Interaction Effects on Base-Isolated Buildings Founded on Soil
Stratum, Engineering Structures Journal, Vol. 31, pp 729-737, 2009.
44. SPYRAKOS, C.C., MANIATAKIS, CH A., and KOUTROMANOS I.A.,
Seismic

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Interaction, Soil Dynamics and Earthquake Engineering, Vol 29, pp 658-668,

2009.

D. PUBLICATIONS IN CONFERENCE PROCEEDINGS

1.

SPYRAKOS, C.C., KARABALIS, D.L. and BESKOS, D.E., Dynamic

Response of Rigid Foundations by the Time Domain BEM, Proc. of the Fourth
Engineering Mechanics Division Specialty Conference, Purdue Univ., May
1983.

2.

KARABALIS, D.L., SPYRAKOS, C.C. and BESKOS, D.E., Dynamic

Response of Surface Foundations by Time Domain Boundary Element Method,
Proc. of Int. Symposium on Dynamic Soil-Structure Interaction, Univ. of
Minn., Sept. 1984.

3.

SPYRAKOS, C.C. and BESKOS, D.E., Dynamic Analysis of Embedded Rigid

Strip-Footings by Time Domain Boundary Element Method, Proc. of the 7th
Int. Conf. on Boundary Element Methods in Eng., Como, Italy, Sept. 1985.

4.

GANGARAO, H.V.S. and SPYRAKOS, C.C., Fourier-Polynomial Series

Solutions of Initial-Boundary Value Problems, Proc. of 11th IMACS World
Congress, Oslo, Norway, Aug.1985.

5.

SPYRAKOS, C.C., PATEL, P. and BESKOS, D.E., Dynamic Analysis of

Flexible Embedded Foundations: Plane Strain Case Proc. of 3rd Int. Conv.
Compt. Meth. Exper. Meas., Porto Carras, Greece, 1986.

6.

SPYRAKOS, C.C. and ANTES, H., Boundary Element Procedures for Transient
Analysis of Soil-Structure Interaction Problems, Proc. of Engineering Mech.
Conf., Athens, Greece, 1986.

7.

SPYRAKOS, C.C., Torsional and Axial Vibrations of Viscoelastic Non-Uniform

Elements by Laplace Transform, Proc. of 23rd Techn. Meet. Soc. Engng.
Scien., Univ. of Buffalo, August 1986. (Invited paper).

8.

FOTOS P.G., SPYRAKOS, C.C., BERNARD, D.O., PATEL, P. and

PHILIPINO, V.P., Parametric Analysis of Orthodontic Forces Generated by
Titanium-Nickel Alloy Arch Wire, Proc. of Journal of Dental Research 65, 230,
1986.

9.

PATEL, P. and SPYRAKOS, C.C., Geometric Nonlinearities in Dynamic SoilStructure Interaction, Proc. ASCE Engng. Mech. Spec. Conf., Univ. of
Buffalo, May 1987. (Invited paper).

10. SPYRAKOS, C.C. and PATEL, P., Significance of Foundation Soil-Separation

in Dynamic SSI, 58th Shock and Vibration. Symposium., Huntsville, AL, pp.
495-506, 1987.

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11. ANTES, H. and SPYRAKOS, C.C., Dynamic Response of Massive Block to

Transient Rayleigh Waves, Proc. of "Dynamics of Structures, ASCE Congress,
Orlando, pp. 512-518, 1987.
12. PRUCZ, J.C. and SPYRAKOS, C.C., Performance Enhancement of Passively
Damped Joints of Space Structures, Proc. AIAA/SOM and NASA, Space
Station Symposium, Williamsburg, VA, April 21-22, pp. 650-667, 1988, AIAA
Paper No. 88-2296.
13. PRUCZ, J.C., SPYRAKOS, C.C. and HENDERSON, B., A New Concept for
Efficiency Enhancement of Adhesive Joints, 4th Japan - U.S.A. Conference of
Composite Materials, Washington, D.C., June 25-27, 1988.
14. GANGARAO, H.V.S., SPYRAKOS, C.C., KUMARJIGUDA, S., DICKSON,
B. and KALOMALLOS, D., Rating Study of Timber Deck Steel Stringer
Bridges, Proc. Intern. Conf. on Timber Engineering, Pullman, Washington,
1988.
15. SPYRAKOS, C.C., Critical Modeling and Computational Aspects in Dynamic
BEM-FEM Formulations, Proc. 12th Canadian Congress on Applied
Mechanics, Carleton Univ., Ottawa, Canada, May 28-June 2, 1989.
16. KOKKINOS, F.T. and SPYRAKOS, C.C., Hybrid BEM-FEM Analysis of
Flexible Strip- Foundations in the Frequency Domain, 2nd National Congress
on Mechanics, Techn. University of Athens, Greece, June 29-July 1, 1989.
17. SPYRAKOS, C.C., Methods of Dynamic Analysis of Structural Systems,
European Conference on Structural Dynamics, Germany, June 5-7, 1990, Vol.
2, pp. 771-778.
18. FU, S. H., PRUCZ, J.C. and SPYRAKOS, C.C., Structural Performance of IBeams Made of Fiber Reinforced Plastics, ASCE Structures Congress 1990,
Baltimore, Maryland, April 1990.
19. SPYRAKOS, C.C., CHEN, H.L., STEPHENS, J. and GOVINDARAJ, V.,
Evaluating Structural Deterioration Using Dynamic Response Characterization,
Intern. Workshop Intelligent Structures, Taipei, Taiwan, July 1990. (Proc.
Intelligent Structures, edited by Chong, Liu. and Li, Elsevier Applied Science,
pp. 137-154).
20. SPYRAKOS, C.C. and IOANNIDIS, G., Seismic Behavior of Post-Tensioned
Integral Bridge Including SSI, ASCE Structures Congress, San Antonio TX,
April 1992.
21. SPYRAKOS, C.C. (as member of ASCE ST Committee on Seismic Effects),
Seismic Strengthening for Structures in Regions of Low Seismicity, ASCE
Structures Congress, Irvine CA, 1993.
22. SPYRAKOS, C.C., Seismic Fluid-Soil-Structure Interaction: Locks and Dams
Computer Meth. & Advances in Geomech., West Virginia Univ., Morgantown,
WV, May 22-28 1994.
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23. SPYRAKOS, C.C., KEMP, E. and VENKATAREDDY, R., Seismic Study of

Historic Bridges in Eastern United States, ASCE Structures Congress XII,
Atlanta, GA, April 24-28, 1994.
24. SIROS, K. and SPYRAKOS, C.C., A Study of Jointless Bridge Behavior, ASCE
Structures Congress XII, Atlanta, GA, April 24-28, 1994.
25. XU, C. and SPYRAKOS, C.C., Seismic Analysis of Towers Including
Foundation Uplift, 10th European Conf. Earth. Engng. Vienna, Austria, Aug.
28 - Sept. 2 1994.
26. VEDULA, N.P., SPYRAKOS, C.C. and KLINKACHORN, P., A NonDestructive Evaluation Instrument for Axial Load Measurements, National
Science Foundation, Research into Practice, Crystal City, Virginia, June 1516, 1995.
27. SPYRAKOS C.C (as member of the ASCE Performance of Full-Scale
Subcommittee on Seismic Performance of Bridges), Seismic Evaluation and
Retrofitting of U.S. Long-Span Suspension Bridges: Issues and Solutions, ASCE
Structures Congress, Chicago, April 15-18, 1996.
28. SPYRAKOS, C.C., Seismic Analysis of a Combined Suspension and Cable
Stayed Bridge System, Earthquake Resistant Structures, Thessaloniki, Greece,
June 1997.
29. SPYRAKOS, C.C., Dynamic Load Factor in Composite Highway Bridges,
Structures Under Shock and Impact V (SUSI), Thessaloniki, Greece, June
1998.
30. PAPANIKOLAOU, K. N. and SPYRAKOS, C.C., Nonlinear Seismic Analysis
of Slender Structures Including Soil-Structure-Water Interaction, 5th National
Congress on Mechanics, Ioannina, August 1998.
31. KARANTZIKS, M. J. and SPYRAKOS, C. C., Seismic Analysis and Design of
Bridges Including SSI, Earthquake Resistant Engineering Structures II,
(ERES 99), Catania, Italy, June 1999.
32. NIKOLETTOS, G. S. and SPYRAKOS, C.C., Seismic Analysis and Design of
Building Structures Including SSI, Earthquake Resistant Engineering
Structures II, (ERES 99), Catania, Italy, June 1999.
33. KARATZIKIS M.J., and SPYRAKOS C.C. Traditional and Innovative
Seismic Retrofit Methods for Bridge Structures, 13th National Conference on
Reinforced Concrete, Rethimno, 1999
34. KARANTZIKS, M. J. and SPYRAKOS, C. C., Seismic Analysis of Bridges
Including Soil-Abutment Interaction, N0. 2471, 12th World Congress on
Earthquake Engineering (WCEE 2000), N. Zealand, 2000. (

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MANIATIS N.A., SPYRAKOS C.C. and KARATZIKIS M.J. Rocking of

Silo Structures under Seismic Excitation, 2nd National Conference on
Earthquake Engineering and Engineering Seismology, Thessaloniki,
(2001)

36. MANOUSIADOU V.CH., and SPYRAKOS C.C., Vulnerability Assessment

of Reinforced Concree and Non-bearing Masonry Buildings 2nd National
Conferene on Earthquake Engineering and Engineering Seismology,
Thessaloniki, 2001.
37. SPYRAKOS, C.C. and VLASSIS, A.G., Seismic Retrofit of Reinforced
concrete Bridges, Earthquake Resistant Engineering Structures IV, (ERES
2003), pp. 79-88, Angona, Italy, September 22-24, 2003.
38. SPYRAKOS, C.C. and ERMOPOULOS, J., Analysis and Design of a Low
Rise Aluminum Buildings. According to EC9, Proc. Steel Structures and
Bridges, 17-20 Sept. 20th Czech and Slovak National Conference, Prague,
2003.
39. ERMOPOULOS, J. and SPYRAKOS, C.C., Determination of the Fatigue Life
of an old Railway Steel Bridge, Steel Structures and Bridges, 17-20 Sept., 20th
Czech and Slovak National Conference, Prague, 2003.
40. SPYRAKOS, C. C., RAFTOYIANNIS, N. and ERMOPOULOS, J., Condition
Assessment of a 19th Century Steel Truss Railway Bridge, Structural Faults
and Repair, London, 2003.
41. TSOUKANTAS, S., SPYRAKOS C.C., GIANNAKOS C., MPIRLIRAKIS,
E, SCOURAS G. and TOPINZIS T. Study of the National Railway
Organization (0SE) Prefabricated Concrete Buildings at Thriasio 14th
National Conference on Reinforced Concrete, Kos, 2003.
42. SPYRAKOS, C.C., Seismic Behavior and Retrifit of a Port Silo, 3rd
National Conference on Port Structures, Athens, 2003.
43. ERMOPOULOS, J. and SPYRAKOS, C.C., Strengthening and Fatigue
Design of old Monumental Railway Steel Bridges in Greece, 5th International
Conference on Bridges, Novi Sad, June 2004.
44. SPYRAKOS, C. C. and VLASSIS A. C., Performance Based Procedures
for the Seismic Design of Structures in Greece, 7th National Congress on
Mechanics, Chania, Greece, 24-26 June 2004.
45. VLASSIS A.G., SPYRAKOS, C.C. and TSOUKANTAS, S., Seismic Analysis
and Design of a Precast Concrete Frame Structure, Earthquake Resistant
Engineering Structures V, (ERES 2005), Skiathos, Greece, May 2005.
46. SPYRAKOS, C.C., MANIATAKIS, Ch.A. and TAFLABAS, J., (invited)
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Critical Evaluation of Near-Field Seismic Records in Greece, Earthquake

Resistant Engineering Structures V, (ERES 2005), Skiathos, Greece, May
2005.
47. SPYRAKOS, C. C., TOULIATOS P., PATSILIVAS D., PELEKIS G.,
XAMPESIS A. and MANIATAKIS, Ch.A., (invited) Seismic Analysis and
Retrofit of a Historic Masonry Building, Earthquake Resistant Engineering
Structures V, (ERES 2005), Skiathos, Greece, May 2005.
48. RAFTOYIANNIS, I. SPYRAKOS, C.C. and MICHALTSOS G., Stability of
Multi-Suspended Roofs Under Internal Blast Loads,
, , 2005.
49. MICHALTSOS G., SPYRAKOS, C.C. and PETALAS, J.M., Behavior of a
Bridge on Pylons Moved Differently, STESSA 2006, Yokohama, Japan, 14-16
Aug. 2006.
50. SPYRAKOS C.C., RAFTOGIANNIS I.G. and ERMOPOULOS J.CH.
Condition Assessment and Retrofit of a Historic Steel-Truss Railway Bridge,
Experimental Vibration Analysis for Civil Engineering Structures EVACES
Porto, 2007.
51. SPYRAKOS, C. C., MANIATAKIS , CH. A. and TAFLAMPAS, J.
Assessment of seismic risk for museum artefacts 14th World Conference in
Earthquake Engineering, Beijing, China, 2008.
52. MANIATAKIS, CH.A., TAFLAMPAS, J., and SPYRAKOS, C.C.,
Identification of near-fault earthquake record characteristics, 14th World
Conference in Earthquake Engineering, Beijing, China, 2008.
53. MANIATAKIS, CH.A., TAFLAMPAS, J., and SPYRAKOS, C.C.,
Estimation of input seismic energy by means of a new definition of strong
motion duration, 14th World Conference in Earthquake Engineering,
Beijing, China, 2008.
54. TAFLAMPAS, J., SPYRAKOS, C.C., and MANIATAKIS, CH.A. A new
definition of strong motion duration and related parameters affecting the
response of medium-long period structures, 14th World Conference in
Earthquake Engineering, Beijing, China, 2008,
E. RESERARCH PROJECTS (Representative)
1. SPYRAKOS, C.C. and BORGENSEN, S., Theoretical Development of
Triangular, Dual Curvature Deep Shell Finite Element for Analysis of Balloon
Structures, Winzen International, MN, 1982.
2. SPYRAKOS, C.C. and IOANNIDIS G., Preliminary Seismic Analysis of
Olmsted Lock Including Fluid-Soil-Structure Intaraction, WES Army Corps
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3. COFFMAN, R. and SPYRAKOS, C.C., Analytical Evaluation of Dynamic

Load Factor on Highway Bridges, West Virginia Department of
Transportation, 1992.
4. SPYRAKOS, C.C. and IOANNIDIS, G., Seismic Analysis of the North Wall
of the Eisenhower Lock Including Fluid-Soil-Structure-Interaction, WES US
Army Corps of Engineers, 1991.
5. KING, H., McCOLLOCH J. and SPYRAKOS, C.C., An Earthquake Hazard
Assessment for West Virginia, W. Virginia Office of Emergency Services &
W. Virginia Geological and Economic Survey, 1994.
6. GANGARAO, H., RAJU, P. and SPYRAKOS, C.C., State-of-the-art
Assessment of Guideway Systems for MAGLEV Applications, FRA USDOT,
1994.
7. SPYRAKOS C.C, Seismic Response of Towers Including Uplift and SoilStructure Interaction, Waterways Experiment Station, 1995.
8. SPYRAKOS, C.C., Time History and Response Spectrum Analysis of the
Eisenhower Lock Including Soil-Structure Interaction, Waterways
Experiment Station, 1995.
9. SPYRAKOS, C.C, KEMP E. and VENKATAREDDY R., Validated Static
and Seismic Analysis of Wheeling Suspension Bridge, National Science
Foundation and Federal Highway Administration, 1995.
10. SPYRAKOS, C. C., KEMP E. and VENKATAREDDY R., Analysis of a
Historic Covered Bridge, National Science Foundation and Federal
Highway Administration, 1995.
11. SPYRAKOS, C. C, SIRIWARDANE, H. and BENNETT J., Bridge
Approach Slab Behavior Study, West Virginia Department of
Transportation, 1995.
12. SPYRAKOS, C. C. and SIROS, K., Study of Jointless Bridge Behavior.
Three-Dimensional Analysis, West Virginia Department of Transportation,
Division of Highways, 1995.
13. SPYRAKOS C.C., Lessons Learned in European Seismic Disasters on Policy
and Technology for Conservation and Restoration of Historic Structures,
Leonardo Da Vinci, 2002.
14. SPYRAKOS C.C., Rapid Seismic Evaluation and Assessment of Bridges,
Seismic Protection Agency, 2002.
15. ERMOPOULOS, I., SPYRAKOS, C. and WALD, F., Aluminum Structures,
Greek - Chech Bilateral Cooperation in Civil Engineering, 2005.

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16. ERMOPOULOS, I., SPYRAKOS, C., Condition Assessment of Historic Steel

Bridges, Greek Railroad Association, 2004-2005.
17. ERMOPOULOS, I., SPYRAKOS, C., Soil-Stucture Interaction of Wind
Turbine Generation, Greek Ministry of Development, 2006.
18. ERMOPOULOS, I., SPYRAKOS, C., THNNISSEN, B. and WEDEMANN,
A.,) Health Monitoring of the Olympic Games Stadium in Athens, Greek
Ministry of Culture, 2006.

PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES
As a Professional Civil Engineer he has participated either as a designer or consultant
to numerous studies both in the USA and Greece. He has also published over twenty
articles in Civil Engineering Professional magazines.

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