Education:
University of California, San Diego, California, USA
-Ph.D. candidate, Expected Fall 2015
University of California, San Diego, California, USA
-M.S. in Structural Engineering, March 2012
-G.P.A.: 3.98/4.00
National Technical University of Athens (NTUA), Athens, GREECE
-Diploma in Civil Engineering, September 2010
-G.P.A.: 9.48/10.00 (Ranked first)
Research Areas:
-Finite Element Modeling
-Earthquake Engineering
-Reinforced Masonry and Reinforced Concrete
Professional Experience:
University of California, San Diego, California, USA
-Graduate Student Researcher, September 2010 - Present
-Main tasks:
Nonlinear dynamic finite element analysis of reinforced masonry structures.
Constitutive modeling and element formulation for finite element analysis.
Full-scale shake-table testing of two multistory reinforced masonry structures .
Cybarco Limited
-Assistant of Supervisory Staff, June - August 2005
-Main tasks:
Construction supervision.
Determination of concrete, reinforcing steel and soil properties through material testing.
Teaching Experience:
Teaching assistant
-University of California, San Diego
SE 211 - Advanced RC/PC, January - March 2013
SE 221 - Earthquake engineering, April - June 2013,2014
SE 201A - Advanced Structural Analysis September - December 2014
Computer Skills:
-Programming Languages
Matlab
Fortran
C/C++
-Software
FEAP
FEMAP
Mathematica
Paraview
Opensees
ADINA
LS-DYNA
ABAQUS
Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Power Point)
Autocad 2D (AutoCAD 2006 LEVEL I, Certifi cate No 2324487)
Autocad 3D (AutoCAD 2007 LEVEL II, Certi ficate No 2356107)
3D Studio Max (Autodesk VIZ 2007 Level I, Certifi cate No 2375130)
-Operating System
Windows
Linux
Leadership Skills:
-Second Lieutenant of the Cyprus Army, leader and coordinating oficer for
small army unit (selected through exams), during compulsory military service,
2003-2005
-Founder of the Hellenic Student Association at UC San Diego, Treasurer, 2013-2015
-Member of organizing committee of the Educational Trip 2015, www.edutrip.gr,
2015
Journal Publications:
Ahmadi, Farhad; Mavros, Marios; Shing, Benson; Klingner, Richard; and McLean,
David (2013). "Displacement-based Seismic Design for Reinforced Masonry
Shear-wall Structures, Part 1: Background and Trial Application." Journal
of Earthquake Spectra., DOI: 10.1193/120212EQS345M
Ahmadi, Farhad; Mavros, Marios; Shing, Benson; Klingner, Richard; and McLean,
David (2013). "Displacement-based Seismic Design for Reinforced Masonry
Shear-wall Structures, Part 2: Validation with Shake-table Tests." Journal
of Earthquake Spectra.,DOI:10.1193/120212EQS344M
Stavridis, Andreas; Ahmadi, Farhad; Mavros, Marios; Shing, Benson; Klingner,
Richard; and McLean, David; (2015). "Shake-table Tests of a Full-scale
Three-story Reinforced Masonry Shear Wall Structure." ASCE Journal of
Structural Engineering, Under review.
Mavros, Marios; Ahmadi, Farhad; Shing, Benson; Klingner, Richard; McLean,
David; and Stavridis, Andreas; (2015). "Shake-table Tests of a Full-scale
Two-story She...
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