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Anastasios Vasilopoulos office(s): BP2122 phone(s): [+41 21 69] 36393 BIOGRAPHY PERSONAL INFORMATION Name : Anastasios P. Vassilopoulos email : anastasios.vasilopoulos@epfl.ch Tel: +41 21 6936393 Fax: +41 21 6936240 SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS 1995: Dipl. Mechanical Engineer, University of Patras, Greece 2001: Dr Mechanical Engineer, Doctoral thesis in fatigue of composite materials from the Dept. Mechanical Engineering and Aeronautics, University of Patras, Greece CURRENT POSITION Research and Teaching Associate, Composite Construction Laboaratory (CCLab), EPFL PREVIOUS POSITIONS 2002-2006 Assisstant Professor, Technological Educational Institute (TEI) of Patras, Greece 2001-2006 Post-doctoral Research associate, (Part-time) Dept. Mechanical Engineering and Aeronautics of the University of Patras, Greece. EDUCATION 1990 - 1995 Graduate student, Dept. Mechanical Engineering and Aeronautics, University of Patras, Greece October 1994-January 1995 Dept. Mechanical Engineering, University of Bristol, U.K. (In the frame of Erasmus project for the final year thesis, under the supervision of Prof. R. D. Adams) 1995 - 2000 Research assistant, Dept. Mechanical Engineering and Aeronautics, University of Patras. LANGUAGES English, Greek COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES Member of the Technical Chamber of Greece (TCG) Member of the Hellenic Association of Mechanical & Electrical Engineers Member of the European Society of Composite Materials (ESCM) SCIENTIFIC-RESEARCH INTERESTS • Experimental methods for the study of the behavior of composite materials under static and fatigue loading • Development of analytical methods for the study of the behavior of FRP composite materials under variable amplitude complex stress states • Development of fatigue life prediction methodologies for composite materials and structures • Design of constructions with composite materials MAIN PUBLICATIONS O. Moussa, A. P. Vassilopoulos, and T. Keller. Effects of low-temperature curing on physical behavior of cold-curing epoxy adhesives in bridge construction. International Journal of Adhesion and Adhesives, 32:15-22, 2012. [ DOI | Details ] A. P. Vassilopoulos and T. Keller. Fatigue of fiber-reinforced composites. Springer, 2011. 270 pages. [ Details ] R. Sarfaraz, A. P. Vassilopoulos, and T. Keller. Fatigue life behavior of adhesively bonded pultruded FRP joints under tensile and compressive loading. In Proceedings of the 4th International Conference on Durability & Sustainability of Fiber Reinforced Polymer (FRP) Composites for Construction and Rehabilitation (CDCC-11), 2011. [ Details ] O. Moussa, A. P. Vassilopoulos, J. De Castro, and T. Keller. Mechanical recovery of epoxy adhesives subsequent to exceeding glass transition temperature. In Proceedings of the 4th International Conference on Durability & Sustainability of Fiber Reinforced Polymer (FRP) Composites for Construction and Rehabilitation (CDCC-11), 2011. [ Details ] B. D. Manshadi, A. P. Vassilopoulos, and T. Keller. Shear Buckling Resistance of GFRP Plate Girders. Journal of Composites for Construction, 15:431-440, 2011. [ DOI | Details ] R. Sarfaraz, A. P. Vassilopoulos, and T. Keller. Experimental investigation of the fatigue behavior of adhesively-bonded pultruded GFRP joints under different load ratios. International Journal of Fatigue, 33(11):1451-1460, 2011. [ DOI | Details ] M. Shahverdi, A. P. Vassilopoulos, and T. Keller. A phenomenological analysis of Mode I fracture of adhesively-bonded pultruded GFRP joints. Engineering Fracture Mechanics, 78(10):2161-2173, 2011. [ DOI | Details ] B. D. Manshadi, A. P. Vassilopoulos, J. De Castro, and T. Keller. Contribution to shear wrinkling of GFRP webs in cell-core sandwiches. Journal of Composites for Construction, 15(5):833-840, 2011. [ DOI | Details ] B. D. Manshadi, A. P. Vassilopoulos, and T. Keller. Shear Buckling Resistance of GFRP Plate Girders. Journal of Composites for Construction, 15(3):413-440, 2011. [ Details ] A. P. Vassilopoulos, B. D. Manshadi, and T. Keller. Piecewise non-linear constant life diagram formulation for FRP composite materials. International Journal Of Fatigue, 32:1731-1738, 2010. [ DOI | Details ] A. P. Vassilopoulos, B. D. Manshadi, and T. Keller. Influence of the constant life diagram formulation on the fatigue life prediction of composite materials. International Journal Of Fatigue, 32:659-669, 2010. [ DOI | Details ] Y. Zhang, A. P. Vassilopoulos, and T. Keller. Mixed-mode fracture of adhesively-bonded pultruded composite lap joints. Engineering Fracture Mechanics, 77:2712-2726, 2010. [ DOI | Details ] B. D. Manshadi, A. P. Vassilopoulos, and T. Keller. Shear wrinkling of GFRP webs in cell-core sanwiches. In Proceedings of the 5th International Conference on FRP Composites in Civil Engineering (CICE 2010), Advances in FRP composites in civil engineering, pages 95-98. Springer-Verlag New York, Ms Ingrid Cunningham, 175 Fifth Ave, New York, Ny 10010 Usa, 2010. [ Details ] B. D. Manshadi, A. P. Vassilopoulos, J. de Castro, and T. Keller. Shear buckling of GFRP beams webs. In Proceedings of the 5th International Conference on FRP Composites in Civil Engineering (CICE 2010), Advances in FRP composites in civil engineering, pages 91-94. Springer-Verlag New York, Ms Ingrid Cunningham, 175 Fifth Ave, New York, Ny 10010 Usa, 2010. [ Details ] A. P. Vassilopoulos, B. D. Manshadi, and T. Keller. PNL constant life diagram formulation for FRP composites materials. In Proceedings of the 14th European Conference on Composite Materials, 2010. CD-ROM. [ Details ] Y. Zhang, A. P. Vassilopoulos, and T. Keller. Mixed-mode fracture of adhesively-bonded pultruded composite lap joints. Engineering Fracture Mechanics, 77(100):2712-2726, 2010. [ DOI | Details ] A. P. Vassilopoulos, R. Sarfaraz, B. D. Manshadi, and T. Keller. A computational tool for the life prediction of GFRP laminates under irregular complex stress states: influence of the fatigue failure criterion. Computational Materials Science, 49(3):483-491, 2010. [ DOI | Details ] A. P. Vassilopoulos, B. D. Manshadi, and T. Keller. Piecewise non-linear constant life diagram formulation for FRP composite materials. International Journal of Fatigue, 32(10):1731-1738, 2010. [ DOI | Details ] T. Keller, A. P. Vassilopoulos, and B. D. Manshadi. Thermomechanical behavior of multifunctional GFRP sandwich structures with encapsulated photovoltaic cells. Journal of Composites for Construction, 14(4):470-478, 2010. [ DOI | Details | Link ] Y. Zhang, A. P. Vassilopoulos, and T. Keller. Fracture of adhesively-bonded pultruded GFRP joints under constant amplitude fatigue loading. International Journal of Fatigue, 32(7):979-987, 2010. [ DOI | Details ] Y. Zhang, A. P. Vassilopoulos, and T. Keller. Effects of low and high temperatures on tensile behavior of adhesively-bonded GFRP joints. Composite Structures, 92(7):1631-1639, 2010. [ DOI | Details ] A. P. Vassilopoulos, B. D. Manshadi, and T. Keller. Influence of the constant life diagram formulation on the fatigue life prediction of composite materials. International Journal of Fatigue, 32(4):659-669, 2010. [ DOI | Details ] Y. Zhang, A. P. Vassilopoulos, and T. Keller. Mode I an II fracture behavior of adhesively-bonded pultruded composite joints. Engineering Fracture Mechanics, 77(1):128-143, 2010. [ DOI | Details ] B. Manshadi, A. Vassilopoulos, and T. Keller. A computational tool for the fatigue life prediction of composite materials. In Proceedings of the 2nd International conference on material and component performance under variable amplitude loading, Darmstadt, Germany, 2009. CD-ROM. [ Details ] A. Vassilopoulos and T. Keller. Modeling of the fatigue life of adhesively-bonded FRP joints with genetic programming. In Proceedings of the 17th International Conference on Composite Materials (ICCM17), 2009. CD-ROM. [ Details ] Y. Zhang, A. Vassilopoulos, and T. Keller. Environmental effects on fatigue behavior of adhesively-bonded pultruded structural joints. Composites Science and Technology, 69(7-8):1022-1028, 2009. [ DOI | Details ] P. A. Kakavas, G. I. Giannopoulos, and A. P. Vassilopoulos. Prediction of the twisting moment and axial force in a circular rubber cylinder for combined extension and torsion based on the logarithmic strain approach. Journal Of Applied Polymer Science, 110:1028-1033, 2008. [ DOI | Details ] Y. Zhang, A. Vassilopoulos, and T. Keller. Fatigue failure of adhesively-bonded structural joints for FRP composites. In Proceedings of the CICE2008, Zurich, Switzerland, 2008. ISBN 978-3-905594-50-8 (CD-Rom). [ Details | Link ] Y. Zhang, A. Vassilopoulos, and T. Keller. Stiffness degradation and life prediction of adhesively- bonded joints for FRP composites. In Proceedings of the CICE2008, Zurich, Switzerland, 2008. ISBN 978-3-905594-50-8 (CD-Rom). [ Details | Link ] Y. Zhang, A. Vassilopoulos, and T. Keller. Stiffness degradation and life prediction of adhesively- bonded joints for fiber-reinforced polymer composites. International Journal of Fatigue, (30/10-11):1813-1820, 2008. [ DOI | Details | Link ] A. Vassilopoulos, E. Georgopoulos, and T. Keller. Comparison of genetic programming with conventional methods for fatigue life modeling of FRP composite materials. International Journal of Fatigue, (30/9):1634-1645, 2008. [ DOI | Details | Link ] Y. Zhang, A. Vassilopoulos, and T. Keller. Fatigue behavior of adhesively bonded pultruded GFRP. In 13th International Conference on Experimental Mechanics (ICEM13), Alexandroupolis, Greece, Alexandroupolis, Greece, 2007. CD-ROM. [ DOI | Details | Link ] A. Vassilopoulos, E. Georgopoulos, and T. Keller. Genetic programming in modeling of fatigue life of composite materials. In 13th International Conference on Experimental Mechanics (ICEM13), Alexandroupolis, Greece, 2007. CD-ROM. [ Details | Link ]

Teaching Architecture Advanced composites in engineering structures [en] (SGC) Selected Topics on Advanced Composites in Engineering Structures [en] Phd Students Sarfaraz Khabbaz Roohollah Shahverdi Moslem Sun Wei Past Phd students: Dehghan Manshadi Behzad Moussa Omar Zhang Ye