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Flexural behaviour of reinforced concrete jacketed columns under reversed cyclic loading (2014)
Journal Article
Thermou, G. E., Papanikolaou, V. K., & Kappos, A. J. (2014). Flexural behaviour of reinforced concrete jacketed columns under reversed cyclic loading. Engineering Structures, 76, 270-282. doi:10.1016/j.engstruct.2014.07.013

The objective of the present study is the development of an analytical model for predicting the response under reversed cyclic loading of structural members with ‘old-type’ detailing, strengthened with reinforced concrete (RC) jacketing. The analytic... Read More about Flexural behaviour of reinforced concrete jacketed columns under reversed cyclic loading.

Behaviour of rehabilitated RC beams with self-compacting concrete jacketing – Analytical model and test results (2014)
Journal Article
Chalioris, C. E., Thermou, G. E., & Pantazopoulou, S. J. (2014). Behaviour of rehabilitated RC beams with self-compacting concrete jacketing – Analytical model and test results. Construction and Building Materials, 55, 257-273. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2014.01.031

The use of thin reinforced self-compacting concrete jackets as a method to repair and strengthen under-designed flexural concrete members is investigated by means of experimental and analytical studies. The experimental component comprises 20 beam te... Read More about Behaviour of rehabilitated RC beams with self-compacting concrete jacketing – Analytical model and test results.

Concrete confinement with steel-reinforced grout jackets (2014)
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Thermou, G. E., Katakalos, K., & Manos, G. (2015). Concrete confinement with steel-reinforced grout jackets. Materials and Structures, 48(5), 1355-1376. https://doi.org/10.1617/s11527-013-0239-6

The potential of steel fiber reinforced jackets combined with inorganic matrix (cementitious grout matrix) as an alternative strengthening system to fiber-reinforced polymer (FRP) jackets was investigated experimentally in the current study. For this... Read More about Concrete confinement with steel-reinforced grout jackets.

Retrofit Yield Spectra–a practical device in seismic rehabilitation (2012)
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Thermou, G., Elnashai, A., & Pantazopoulou, S. (2012). Retrofit Yield Spectra–a practical device in seismic rehabilitation. Earthquakes and Structures, 3(2), 141-168. https://doi.org/10.12989/eas.2012.3.2.141

The Retrofit Yield Spectrum (RYS) is a new spectrum-based device that relates seismic demand of a retrofitted structure with the fundamental design parameters of the retrofit. This is obtained from superposition of Yield Point Spectra with design cha... Read More about Retrofit Yield Spectra–a practical device in seismic rehabilitation.

Global Interventions for Seismic Upgrading of Substandard RC Buildings (2011)
Journal Article
Thermou, G. E., Pantazopoulou, S. J., & Elnashai, A. S. (2012). Global Interventions for Seismic Upgrading of Substandard RC Buildings. Journal of Structural Engineering, 138(3), 387-401. https://doi.org/10.1061/%28asce%29st.1943-541x.0000474

A methodology is developed in this paper for the design and proportioning of interventions for seismic upgrading of substandard reinforced-concrete (RC) buildings. The retrofit approach is presented in the form of a simple design tool that aims towa... Read More about Global Interventions for Seismic Upgrading of Substandard RC Buildings.

Assessment indices for the seismic vulnerability of existing R.C. buildings (2010)
Journal Article
Thermou, G. E., & Pantazopoulou, S. J. (2011). Assessment indices for the seismic vulnerability of existing R.C. buildings. Earthquake Engineering and Structural Dynamics, 40(3), 293-313. doi:10.1002/eqe.1028

The seismic vulnerability of old multi?storey reinforced concrete (R.C.) buildings reinforced with substandard details is assessed as a function of interstorey drift demand imposed by the design earthquake while considering brittle termination of ela... Read More about Assessment indices for the seismic vulnerability of existing R.C. buildings.

Design and assessment spectra for retrofitting of RC buildings (2010)
Journal Article
Thermou, G. E., Elnashai, A. S., & Pantazopoulou, S. J. (2010). Design and assessment spectra for retrofitting of RC buildings. Journal of Earthquake Engineering, 14(5), 743-770. doi:10.1080/13632460903410764

This article presents a novel approach for deriving Retrofit Design Spectra (RDS) that are intended for use in preliminary development and assessment of seismic upgrading scenarios of existing structures. The new spectral representation relates the c... Read More about Design and assessment spectra for retrofitting of RC buildings.

Fiber-Reinforced Polymer Retrofitting of Predamaged Substandard RC Prismatic Members (2009)
Journal Article
Thermou, G. E., & Pantazopoulou, S. J. (2009). Fiber-Reinforced Polymer Retrofitting of Predamaged Substandard RC Prismatic Members. Journal of Composites for Construction, 13(6), 535-546. doi:10.1061/(asce)cc.1943-5614.0000057

An experimental study was conducted to investigate the efficiency of FRP jackets in upgrading the seismic behavior of lightly reinforced concrete prismatic members previously damaged under a combination of axial compression and a reversed cyclic late... Read More about Fiber-Reinforced Polymer Retrofitting of Predamaged Substandard RC Prismatic Members.

Flexural Behavior of Brittle RC Members Rehabilitated with Concrete Jacketing (2007)
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Thermou, G., Pantazopoulou, S., & Elnashai, A. (2007). Flexural Behavior of Brittle RC Members Rehabilitated with Concrete Jacketing. Journal of Structural Engineering, 133(10), 1373-1384. doi:10.1061/(asce)0733-9445(2007)133:10(1373)

The composite flexural action of prismatic reinforced concrete (RC) members repaired/strengthened by RC jacketing was modeled with a dual-section approach. The model considers the relative slip at the interface between the existing member and the jac... Read More about Flexural Behavior of Brittle RC Members Rehabilitated with Concrete Jacketing.

Design Methodology for Seismic Upgrading of Substandard Reinforced Concrete Structures (2007)
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Thermou, G. E., Pantazopoulou, S. J., & Elnashai, A. S. (2007). Design Methodology for Seismic Upgrading of Substandard Reinforced Concrete Structures. Journal of Earthquake Engineering, 11(4), 582-606. doi:10.1080/13632460601031573

This article presents a design methodology for seismic upgrading of existing reinforced concrete (RC) buildings. The methodology is based on the modification of the deflected shape of the structure so as to achieve a near-uniform distribution of inte... Read More about Design Methodology for Seismic Upgrading of Substandard Reinforced Concrete Structures.

Metallic fabric jackets: an innovative method for seismic retrofitting of substandard RC prismatic members (2006)
Journal Article
Thermou, G., & Pantazopoulou, S. (2007). Metallic fabric jackets: an innovative method for seismic retrofitting of substandard RC prismatic members. Structural Concrete, 8(1), 35-46. doi:10.1680/stco.2007.8.1.35

This paper presents the results of a recent experimental research study where metallic (high-strength steel cord) fabric jackets (MF jackets) were utilised for the seismic upgrading of substandard reinforced concrete members. The proposed interventio... Read More about Metallic fabric jackets: an innovative method for seismic retrofitting of substandard RC prismatic members.

Seismic retrofit schemes for RC structures and local-global consequences (2006)
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Thermou, G., & Elnashai, A. (2006). Seismic retrofit schemes for RC structures and local-global consequences. Progress in Structural Engineering and Materials, 8(1), 1-15. doi:10.1002/pse.208

A review of repair schemes for reinforced concrete frame buildings is presented in this paper, within the context of global objectives of the intervention process. Local as well as global intervention measures are discussed and their technological ap... Read More about Seismic retrofit schemes for RC structures and local-global consequences.

Seismic design and performance of composite frames (2003)
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Thermou, G., Elnashai, A., Plumier, A., & Doneux, C. (2004). Seismic design and performance of composite frames. Journal of Constructional Steel Research, 60(1), 31-57. doi:10.1016/j.jcsr.2003.08.006

In this study, the seismic design and performance of composite steel-concrete frames are discussed. The new Eurocode 4 [EC4, Eurocode No 4. Design of composite steel and concrete structures. European Committee for standardization, 3rd Draft, prEN 199... Read More about Seismic design and performance of composite frames.