Development of wind and earthquake damping systems for high-rise buildings

Constantin Christopoulos

Professor

• Campus
  • St. George
• Faculty
  • Faculty of Applied Science and Engineering
• Department
  • Civil and Mineral Engineering

Areas of Expertise

• Development of design methodologies for structures incorporating damping and isolation devices
• Development of seismic isolation and energy dissipation devices
• Development of self-centering seismic resistant systems
• Development of wind and earthquake damping systems for high-rise buildings
• Earthquake engineering
• Energy dissipation devices and seismic isolation systems
• High performance seismic resistant systems
• Sensing and structural health monitoring
• Structural dynamics
• Study of the non-linear dynamics of structures
• Use of steel castings to enhance the seismic performance of infrastructure
• Vibration-based health monitoring of structures

Office: 416-978-6238
Languages: French, Greek, Spanish
Website
Email: c.christopoulos@utoronto.ca
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