Professor Constantin Christopoulos
Welcome
Welcome to Professor C. Christopoulos' webpage.
My teaching and research philosophy is based on the belief that engineers must master the physical principles behind each engineering problem, acquire an understanding of the behaviour of structures, and possess sound and robust analytical capabilities. Codes, design equations and colourful software are not replacements for sound engineering principles.
I like to remind my students that "...earthquakes do not kill people, poorly designed structures do..." (quoted from unknown source)
Structural Dynamics
From basic physical principals such as Newton's second law, advanced Finite Element analyses and sound engineering judgement we predict the dynamic response of complex structures subjected to dynamic loading:
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My Research Team
The focus of my Structural Dynamics and Earthquake Engineering Research Team is:
- the design of structures to withstand earthquakes
- the development of self-centering seismic resistant systems
- the development of new isolation and energy dissipation devices
- the study of the non-linear dynamics of structures
- vibration-based health monitoring of structures
Our team is involved in both advanced large-scale testing of new structural systems in the Structures Laboratories and in numerical simulations using advanced finite element models. For more information about the research done by my team, please see the Research Section.
Teaching
I teach fundamental mechanics, structural analysis, structural dynamics and earthquake engineering courses. For more information, see the Study Section.
Consulting
My consulting activities primarily consist of assisting practicing engineers with: i) establishing seismic design strategies for important structures, ii) designing structures that incorporate energy dissipation and isolation systems and iii) predicting the response of structures through advanced nonlinear modelling.
Please contact Professor Christopoulos for further information.