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Structural Engineering, School of Civil Engineering
University of Leeds, UK
Biography:
Dr Konstantinos (Kostas) Daniel Tsavdaridis joined the School of Civil Engineering at the University of Leeds in 2012 as Lecturer-B (Assistant Professor) in Structural Engineering and promoted to Associate Professor of Structural Engineering in 2015. After taking his MSc and DIC in Structural Engineering from Imperial College London, he completed his PhD (funded by ASD | Westok Ltd.) in 2010 at City University London and then took a Lectureship in Civil Engineering and Structural Mechanics at City University London. Since 2012, he has led the Steel and Steel-Concrete Composite (SCC) Structures research group and he is co-leading the University Research Theme for Materials and High-Value Engineering within the School of Civil Engineering.
Dr Tsavdaridis is internationally known through large-scale experiments in the field of structural engineering - more particularly for his work on perforated steel beams and he is holding a few international patents. His results make it possible to calculate the static and dynamic performance of thin-webbed steel profiles with large and closely spaced web openings when subjected to various complex loading scenarios and calculate the fracture behaviours under high-stress conditions. He is actively involved in the development and transfer into the market of new technologies in structural products that embrace resilience and sustainability, through laboratory research. His discoveries combine science and practice. Some of his research outcomes are widely used by the design and construction industries in a number of applications such as sensitive structures and smart buildings. He has published more than 80 scientific articles, journal publications, technical reports and international conference papers. In 2013, he was core member and co-investigator of the successful EPSRC Strategic Equipment Grant proposal for establishing a Multi-Axial Dynamic Shaking Table testing facility at the University of Leeds EP/L022648/1. Dr Tsavdaridis is also a Professional/Chartered Civil Engineer in Greece, a Member of the American Society of Civil Engineers, a Chartered Civil Engineer in Europe recognised by the European Federation of National Engineering Associations (FEANI) and an ICE Mentor. He acts as a consultant to projects involving the implementation of advanced strengthening and rehabilitation technologies in new and existing structures. Since 2010, he further provides technical consultancy to Pell Frischmann Consultants Ltd. (PF), specialising in Nuclear Power Plant Infrastructures under extreme dynamic loading conditions (e.g., pipe explosion, aircraft impact and sloshing effects from the indoor pools). He has led PF’s in-house team as Principal Structural Stress Specialist.
Research Interests:
steel; aluminium; composite; structures; earthquake engineering; sustainable design; digital design & construction; high-rise buildings; masts; towers; vibrations; structural optimisation; guidelines
Selected Publications:
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