Dimitrios Lignos

EPFL ENAC IIC RESSLAB
GC B3 485 (Bâtiment GC)
Station 18
1015 Lausanne

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EPFL ENAC GIS-GE
GC B3 484 (Bâtiment GC)
Station 18
1015 Lausanne

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Fields of expertise

-Performance-Based Design 
-Seismic Risk Assessment and Retrofit of Existing Structures 
-Nonlinear Analysis with Emphasis on Deterioration Phenomena 
-Nonlinear Analysis, Design & Evaluation of Steel and Composite-steel Concrete Structures 
-Multi-scale Experimental Testing
-Supplemental Damping Systems 
-Methods for Earthquake Loss Estimation

Education

Post-Doctorate

Seismic Assessment of Existing Tall Structures under Long-Duration Ground Motions, Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS) Scholar

Kyoto University

09/2009 - 08/2010

Post-Doctorate

Seismic Retrofit of Existing Steel Structures with Innovative Materials

Stanford University

09/2008 - 09/2009

Ph.D.

Sidesway Collapse of Deteriorating Structural Systems under Seismic Excitations

Stanford University

09/2004 - 09/2008

Master or Science

Performance-Based Earthquake Engineering, Program: Structural Engineering and Geomechanics

Stanford University

09/2003 - 06/2004

Diploma

Civil Engineering/Structural Engineering, Diploma Thesis: Evaluation of Nonlinear Analysis Methods for Seismic Assessment of Steel Structures

National Technical University of Athens (NTUA)

10/1998 - 06/2003


Awards

Outstanding Teaching Award

McGill University, Faculty of Engineering

2011

Outstanding reviewer award

American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE)

2013

Christophe Pierre Award for Research Excellence - Early Career

McGill University, Montreal, Canada The Christophe Pierre Award for Research Excellence recognizes excellence in research by academic staff in the Faculty of Engineering.

2014

ASCE Walter L. Huber Civil Engineering Research Prize

The Walter L. Huber Civil Engineering Prize, which was founded in 1946, is awarded to members of the ASCE in any grade for notable achievements in research related to civil engineering. It is considered the highest-level mid-career research prize.

2019

Publications

Infoscience publications

Research

Teaching & PhD

Teaching

Civil Engineering

Courses

Structural stability

Advanced topics in structural stability; elastic & inelastic column buckling; lateral-torsional buckling of bridge/plate girders; nonlinear geometric effects; frame stability; computational formulation of stability theory; Geometric stiffness method; Plate buckling; Plastic collapse analysis

Nonlinear analysis of structures

This course provides an introduction to the nonlinear modelling of civil engineering structures.

Dynamics of structures

Dynamics loads on structures, equations of motion of linear single- and multiple-degree-of freedom systems; free an forced vibrations; damping in structures: modal superposition and response history analysis, earthquake effects

Seismic engineering

This course deals with the main aspects of seismic design and assessment of buildings including conceptual design. It covers different structural design and evaluation philosophies for new and existing reinforced concrete, steel and unreinforced masonry buildings.

Performance-based earthquake engineering

Quantitative decision making based on life-cycle considerations that incorporate direct losses, seismic risk assessment, and collapse. Seismic hazard analysis, response simulation, damage and loss estimation, collapse prediction. Case studies.