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Manos Rovithis

Manos Rovithis

 

Dr Civil Engineer

Researcher ITSAK

Born: 13/08/1978, Chania, Greece

Family status: Married (1 child)

Tel: (+30) 2310 476081, int.116

Fax: (+30) 2310 476085

e-mail: rovithis@itsak.gr  

Social Media Presence: ResearchGate, ORCID, Google Scholar, Scopus

Extended CV in PDF

 

Educational Background

Diploma in Civil Engineering, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki (AUTh), Greece, 2002

M.Sc. in Earthquake Engineering, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki (AUTh), Greece, 2003

PhD in Civil Engineering, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki (AUTh), Greece, 2007

 

Research Fields of Interest

Earthquake Engineering with emphasis to Geotechnical Earthquake Engineering and especially with:

  • Soil Dynamics
  • Aseismic design of foundations and structures
  • Soil-structure interaction with emphasis to pile foundations
  • Numerical and analytical studies of soil seismic response   
  • Numerical simulation of physical SSI experiments.
  • Subsoil interventions
  • Rehabilitation of historical monuments and structures
  • Seismic behavior and design of geotechnical structures
  • Monitoring of structures and soil-structure interaction systems response under earthquake action

Research and teaching experience

  • Private civil engineer, 2002-2010
  • Participation in research projects at the Civil Engineering Department of Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, 2003-present
  • Participation in research projects at ITSAK, 2010-present
  • Teaching experience in undergraduate and postgraduate courses at the Civil Engineering department of Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, 2003 - 2011
  • Teaching assignment of the course "Soil Dynamics" in the Postgraduate Programme "Applied and Environmental Geology" at the Department of Geology of Aristotle University of Thessaloniki (2014-present)
  • Full teaching assignment of the course "Foundations and Retaining Structures" during the winter semester (2014-2015) at the Department of Civil Engineering of University of Thessaly
  • Full teaching assignment of the course "Soil-Structure Interaction" in the Postgraduate Programme "Analysis and Design of Energy Infrastructures " (2016-2017)

Member of scientific organizations

  • Technical Chamber of Greece
  • Hellenic Society of Earthquake Engineering (ΕΤΑΜ)
  • Hellenic Society of Soil Mechanics Foundation Engineering
  • International Society of Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering (ISSMGE)
  • International Society of Rock Mechanics (ISRM)
  • Organizing and/or scientific committees of International Conferences (4ICEGE - Thessaloniki 2007, EURODYN2011 - Leuven 2011, 1stGEOMAPPLICA - Skiathos 2014, COMPDYN2017 – Rhodes 2017, 16ECEE - Thessaloniki 2018)

Scientific Achievements

  • Referred Scientific publications (journals, conferences and special editions): 67
  • Other scientific publications: 10 (research reports and extended abstracts)
  • Invited Lectures and Open Seminars/Workshops: 12
  • Reviewer for scientific journals and conferences: 16
  • Research projects: 13 (3 acting as scientific responsible)
  • True citations: 220+

Selected publications [in international refereed journals and conferences]

  • Rovithis Emm., Makra K., Kirtas Emm., Manesis Ch., Bliziotis D., and Konstantinidou K. (2018) “Field monitoring of strong ground motion in urban areas: the Kalochori Accelerometric Network (KAN), database and Web-GIS portal”. Earthquake Spectra In-Press.

  • Conti R., Morigi M., Rovithis Emm., Theodoulidis N. and Karakostas Ch. (2018) “Filtering action of embedded massive foundations: New analytical expressions and evidence from 2 instrumented buildings”, Earthquake Engineering and Structural Dynamics, 1-21: https://doi.org/10.1002/eqe.3014

  • Kirtas, Emm., Rovithis, Emm., Makra, K. and Papaevangelou, I. (2018) “Dynamic response characteristics of an instrumented steel water tank in Kalochori, N. Greece”. Proceedings of the 16th European Conference on Earthquake Engineering (16ECEE), Thessaloniki, Greece, June 18-21, paper No. 11167.

  • Rovithis Emm., Kirtas Emm., Bliziotis D., Maltezos E., Pitilakis D., Makra K., Savvaidis A., Karakostas Ch., Lekidis V. (2017) “A LiDAR-aided urban-scale assessment of soil-structure interaction effects: The case of Kalochori residential area (N. Greece)” Bulletin of Earthquake Engineering, 15(11): 4821-4850.

  • Rovithis Emm., Di Laora R., Iovino M., de Sanctis L. (2017) “Reduction of seismic loading on structures induced by piles in inhomogeneous soil”, Proceedings of the 6th ECCOMAS Thematic Conference on Computational Methods in Structural Dynamics and Earthquake Engineering, COMPDYN2017, Papadrakakis M, Fragiadakis eds, 15-17 June, Rhodes Island, Greece, paper No. 18333.

  • Tsinidis G., Rovithis Emm., Pitilakis K. & Chazelas J-L (2016) “Seismic Response of Box-Type Tunnels in Soft Soil: Experimental and Numerical Investigation” Tunneling and Underground Space Technology, 59: 199-214.

  • Rovithis Emm. and Pitilakis K. (2016) Seismic assessment and retrofitting measures of a historic stone masonry bridge, Earthquakes and Structures, 10(3): 645-667.