Vamvatsikos Dimitrios

Vamvatsikos Dimitrios serves as an Associate Professor in the Department of Structural Engineering at the School of Civil Engineering, National Technical University of Athens (NTUA), maintaining active research and teaching roles in seismic engineering and structural dynamics. His work centers on risk assessment methodologies, fragility analysis, and innovative seismic protection systems for buildings and critical industrial infrastructure.

His research spans seismic risk assessment of oil refineries and industrial facilities, development of advanced protection systems (including inerter devices and fiber-reinforced elastomeric isolators), and experimental validation of non-structural component performance. Key methodological contributions include probabilistic fragility curve estimation via Bayesian updating, analysis of vertical ground motion effects, and hazard-consistent risk frameworks. His work extends to cultural heritage protection and infrastructure resilience decision-support systems.

Recent publications (2024-2025) demonstrate intense focus on practical industrial risk assessment, particularly for oil refineries and steel racking systems, integrating experimental shaking table tests with computational modeling to validate seismic protection strategies like nonlinear steel fuses. A growing trend incorporates sustainability-driven design principles and climate change impacts into risk assessment frameworks.

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