NTUA George Bouckovalas, Professor of Geotechnics and Earthquake Engineering
School of Civil Engineering


Resume

 

George D. Bouckovalas

Professor, N.T.U.A.
Specialization in
Geotechnics, Soil Dynamics
& Earthquake Engineering.

 

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Date and place of birth: 1955, Lamia, Greece

Nationality: Greek

Education:

1978 Diploma in Civil Engineering, National Technical University (N.T.U.A.), Athens, Greece
1981 M.Sc. in Civil Engineering, Mass. Inst. of Technology (M.I.T.), Cambridge, MA, U.S.A.
1982 Sc.D. in Civil Engineering, Mass. Inst. of Technology (M.I.T.), Cambridge, MA, U.S.A.


Teaching:

1981-1983 Tutoring for graduate and undergraduate courses in Geotechnical Engineering at M.I.T.
1986-1987 Teaching at the Southeastern preparative College, Athens.
1987-2008 (a) Undergraduate teaching at N.T.U.A. (Soil Mechanics, Soil Dynamics, Special Topics in Geotechnical Engineering, Computational Methods in Geotechnics)
(b) Graduate teaching at N.T.U.A. (Geotechnical Earthquake Engineering for the graduate programmes "Structural Design and Analysis of Structures" and "Design and Construction of Underground Works").
(c) Supervision of more than fifty(50) undergraduate and graduate Diploma Theses.
(d) Supervision of seven (7) Ph.D. Dissertations at N.T.U.A., four completed and three in progress. Member of the supervision committee of many more Ph.D dissertations


Research:

1978-1982 M.Sc. and Sc.D. dissertations at M.I.T. (Research Assistant during the period 1978-1981)
1984-1985 Research Fellow at the Norwegian Geotechnical Institute (N.G.I.)
1985-1987 Soils' Research Center of the Hellenic Ministry of Public Works (K.E.D.E.)
1987-2008 Geotechnical Division, Department of Civil Engineering, N.T.U.A.


Publications:

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  In Journals
41
 
(33 international & 8 Greek)
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  In Conference Proceedings
76
 
(50 international & 26 Greek
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  Invited Papers
10
 
(8 international & 2 Greek)
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  Research Reports
35
 
(13 in English & 22 in Greek)


Professional Carreer:

1978-1982 Part-time geotechnical consulting during graduate studies at M.I.T.
1982-1984 Supervision of road and airports construction during Military Service
1984-1985 Part-time consulting on storm-and earthquake-induced loading of offshore platforms, on behalf of N.G.I.
1985-1987 Evaluation of geotechnical investigations on behalf of the Hellenic Ministry of Public Works (K.E.D.E.)
1987-2008 Consulting on Geotechnics and Geotechnical Earthquake Engineering for Greek and Foreign Engineering Firms


Engineering Projects:

  • Evaluation of Geotechnical Investigations: 23
  • Geophysical Measurement of Dynamic Soil Properties: 6
    (for the Natural Gas Pipeline, the New Museum of Acropolis, the Athens Metro, the Athens Olympic Village, etc.)
  • Seismic Design of Dams and Embankments: 6
    [2 dams for the Greek Public Power Company (checker), the New Patras' Port breakwater, the offshore part of the New Runway of Heraclion airport, the railway embankment at Sperchios river, New Port of Patras-3rd section, etc.]
  • Seismic Design of Offshore Oil Platforms and Bridges: 7
    [3 offshore platforms in the North Sea, participation in the preliminary study of the Rion-Antirrion bridge, foundation of the new Strimonas Bridge of Egnatia Odos-evaluation of liquefaction effects (checker), pile foundation of Egnatia Odos bridge in Kleidi (checker), etc.]
  • Seismic Design of Foundations and Retaining Structures: 6
    [residential compound at Xilocastro- evaluation of liquefaction effects, preliminary and final study of Zakinthos' Marina, pile foundation design of Egnatia Odos bridge in Kleidi, foundation of the flexi-cocker tower of EL.PET., etc.
  • Seismic Design of Natural Gas and Oil Pipeline: 26
    [the main Natural Gas Pipeline of Greece, its branches as well as the majority of medium pressure networks, the Thes-niki to Skopje oil pipeline, the Megara-Corinth pipeline, the Stamata-Aliveri pipeline, etc.]
  • Seismic Microzonation Studies of Urban Areas: 11
    [Kalamata, Pirgos, Heraclion and Rethimno of Crete (a & b phases), Thiva, Ano Liosia, Aigion, Corinthos Prefecture, W. Attica, Elefsis Refinery of EL.PET., etc]

Affiliations:

  • Technical Chamber of Greece
  • Hellenic Society of Civil Engineering
  • American Society of Civil Engineers (A.S.C.E.)
  • International Society of Soil Mechanics and Foundation Engineering. (ISSMFE)
  • International Society of Rock Mechanics (I.S.R.M.)

Other activities:

  • Coordinator of the ETC-12 /ISSMFE international Committee for the evaluation of the geotechnical aspects of the European Seismic Code EC-8 (2003-2006).
  • Director of the Construction Management Division, NTUA (2003-2004).
  • Director of the Geotechnical Division, NTUA. (2000-2001 & 2008-).
  • Lecturer in twenty (20) International and seven (7) National Scientific Conferences.
  • Invited lecturer in ten (10) International and two (2) National Scientific Conferences.
  • Invited Lecturer in eight (8) research centers and Universities outside Greece (Japan, Norway, Austria, Portugal, U.S.A. Romania, Albania).
  • Reviewer in six (6) International and one (1) National Scientific Journals.
  • Reviewer in three (3) International and seven (8) National Scientific Conferences.
  • Reviewer of research proposals for the General Secretariat for Research & Technology (GSRT) of Greece.
  • Reviewer of research proposals for the National Science Foundation (NSF) of U.S.A..
  • Member of four (4) International and five (5) National Scientific Committees.
  • Member of the scientific committee for the Recognition of Foreign Academic Titles (DI.K.A.T.S.A.), for Civil Engineers (1994-1997).