Research Projects

“Study on the impact of the vibrations caused by blasting close to pipelines for natural gas” (2001-2003), Funding Agency: Public Gas Corporation (DEPA)

“Estimation of Seismic Parameters for Slope Stability Analysis of Earth Dams: Phase B” (2007-2009), Funding Agency: DEI

“Improvement and Development of Design Methods for Buried Pipelines Carrying Environmentally Hazardous Materials (liquid waste, fuel, chemicals) in Areas of High Seismic Risk” (2004-2006), Funding Agencies: EU, Greek Ministry of Education (PYTHAGORAS)

“Foundation of Technical Works on Seismically Problematic Soils under Strong Seismic Motion” (2003-2006), Funding Agency: GSRT

“Numerical Modeling of the Response of Soils and Foundations under Dynamic Loading” (2001-2003), Funding Agencies: EU, Greek Ministry of Education (ΑRCHIMEDES)

“Simplified Criteria for the Estimation of Seismic Risk of Soils, Slopes and Faults” (2001-2003), Funding Agencies: Ministry of Public Works / Seismic Protection Agency

“Seismic Hazard Analysis of Ano Liosia Municipality”  (1999-2000), Funding Agency: Technical Dept. of Ano Liosia Municipality

“Risk Mitigation for Earthquakes and Landslides (LESSLOSS)”  (2004-2007), Funding Agency: European Commission

“Development of a new prototype methodology of calculation of the behaviour of a railway bridge- Investigation and analysis of the effects of seismic surface faulting” (2004-2006), Funding Agency: Hellenic Railway Organization  (OSE)

“New concepts for turnouts in urban rail transit Infrastructure (TURNOUTS)” (2003-2004), Funding Agency: European Commission

“Earthquake protection of bridges” (2003-2006), Funding Agency: General Secretariat for Research and Technology (GSRT)

“Foundation design in seismically ‘problematic’ soils under strong ground shaking (X-SOILS)” (2003-2006), Funding Agency: General Secretariat for Research and Technology (GSRT)

“Lefcada Earthquake of 14/8/2003: Phase A’’ (2003-2004), Funding Agency: Earthquake Planning and Protection Organization (OASP)

“Investigation of the potential consequences of fault rupture in Atalanti and design of simple structures to resist it” (2003-2004), Funding Agency: Labour Housing Organization

“Fault–rupture and strong–shaking effects on safety of composite foundations  and pipeline systems  (QUAKER)” (2002-2005), Funding Agency: European Commission

“Sliding, Rocking, and Overturning of Bodies under Seismic Excitation:   3D Analytical and Numerical Modeling” (2002-2004), Funding Agency: NTUA

“Investigation of the seismic sufficiency of the Aposselemi dam and the watering tower using numerical methods” (2001-2002), Funding Agency: General Secretariat of Public Works

“Analytical and experimental evaluation of the seismic accelerations in the Athens 7-9-1999 earthquake” (2000-2002), Funding Agency: Earthquake Planning and Protection Organization (OASP)

“Investigation of the influence of the local soil conditions on the stability of the embankment and on the foundation of the watering tower of the dam Gadoura of S. Rhodes – Seismic response of the tower” (2000-2001), Funding Agency: General Secretariat of Public Works

“The effect of Soil and Topography in Adames and Chelidonou (Athens Earthquake 7-9-1999) “ (2001), Funding Agency: TCG

“2-Dimensional analysis of the inelastic wave propagation in heterogeneous soils and correlation with damage statistics for the Athens 7-9-1999 earthquake” (2000-2001), Funding Agency: EPISEY-NTUA

 “3D Site effects and soil-foundation interaction in earthquake and vibration risk evaluation (TRISEE)” (1996-1999), Funding Agency: European Commission

“Laboratory investigation of stiffness, G-γ curves, of representative Greek Soils” (2000-2002), Funding Agency: Hellenic Organisation of Anti-Seismic Design and Protection (OASP)

“Limiting Bearing Capacity of shallow foundations due to seismic actions” 2000-2003, Funding Agency: Hellenic Organisation of Anti-Seismic Design and Protection (OASP)

“Investigation of the stability of Gadouras Dam (Rhodes)” 2000-2002, Funding Agency: Ministry of Public Works

“Investigation of the stability of the Methoni Tunnel in Greece” 1998-2000, Funding Agency: Hellenic Railway Organisation (OSE)

“Investigation of the stability of permanent slopes in the Kyparissia Lignite Mine” 1997-2001, Funding Agency: Public Power Corporation (PPC)

“Human Capital Mobility Programme” (1997-2000), Funding Agency: EU

“Delimitation of the behaviour of weak rock mass formations in the manufacture of work of infrastructure: from the geological model and rock mass model in the export of design parameters with emphasis on tunnels and underground works” (2005-2006), Funding Agencies: EU, Greek Ministry of Education

“Research on the rock mass behaviour during construction of Egnatia Odos S.A. tunnels and on the factors determining final construction cost” (2004-2006), Funding Agency: Egnatia Odos S.A.

“Geological – geotechnical study and stabilization measures of the rock slopes of Monemvasia” (2004-2005), Funding Agency:  Ministry of Culture

“Geological – geotechnical study of the Attica district” (2001-2002), Funding Agency:  Earthquake Planning and Protection Organization - OASP.

“Geological – geotechnical study of the rock slopes of the Mithymna fortress, Lesbos island” (2000-2001), Funding Agency:  Ministry of Culture

“Seismic risk and susceptibility for landsliding, erosion and soil mass transportation at the west part of Attica basin” (1999-2001), Funding Agencies: Ministry of Environment, Physical Planning and Public Works, ASDA.

“Preliminary geological-geotechnical study at the NW part of Athens basin” (1999 – 2000), Funding Agency:  Earthquake Planning and Protection Organization - OASP.

“GeoProOdos” (1998-2001), Funding Agency: Ministry of Environment, Physical Planning and Public Works

“Geotechnical database for the city of Athens” (1998 - 2000), Funding Agencies: Ministry of Development, General Secretariat of Research and Technology.

The Role of Sulfates in the Bioremediation of Groundwater Contaminated with Chlorinated  Solvents (2008-2010), Basic Research Program NTUA (Principal Investigator)

Hazard Assessment of Contaminated Sediments (2005-2009), General Secretariat for Science and Technology (Principal Investigator: Alexandra Katsiri)

EDUCATE! Building the Future of Transnational Cooperation in Water Resources in South East Europe (2005-2008), INTERREG IIIB CADSES Neighbourhood Programme (Principal Investigator: Alexandra Katsiri)

“Investigation of the most feasible solution: Repairing and enforcement or total reconstruction for the rehabilitation of labour apartment buildings in the Municipality of Metamorphosis” (2000-2001), Funding Agency: Municipality of Metamorphosis

“Investigation of the most feasible solution: Repairing and enforcement or total reconstruction for the rehabilitation of labour apartment buildings in the Municipality of Aigaleo” (2000-2001), Funding Agency: Municipality of Aigaleo

“Special geotechnical investigation of a region in the Municipality of Metamorphosis” (2001), Funding Agency: Municipality of Metamorphosis

“Behaviour of metamorphic rocks under loading imposed by civil engineering works and the effect of the anisotropic fabric on their physical and mechanical characteristics” (2005-2006), Funding Agencies: EU, Greek Ministry of Education

“Investigation of the engineering geological conditions along the new motorway PATHE” (2000-2002), Funding Agency: EYDE PATHE

 “Unified classification system for the dynamic soil properties of Greek soil formations” (2000-2002), Funding Agency: Earthquake Planning and Protection Organization - OASP