Vagelis Plevris

Vagelis PlevrisVagelis Plevris is an Associate Professor at the Department of Civil Engineering and Energy Technology of the Oslo and Akershus University College of Applied Sciences (HiOA) in Oslo, Norway. He holds a 5-year Bachelor's Degree in Civil Engineering from the National Technical University of Athens (NTUA) with specialization in Structural Engineering. He also holds an MSc from NTUA on "Structural Design and Analysis of Structures", a Master in Business Administration (MBA) from Athens University of Economics and Business (AUEB) and a PhD from the School of Civil Engineering of NTUA. His research work focuses mainly on the Finite Element Method, Static and Dynamic Analysis of Structures, Earthquake Engineering, Optimum Design of Structures, Reliability and Probabilistic Analysis of Structures and Neural Networks and their Applications in Engineering. His published work includes more than 60 publications in peer-reviewed journals, conference proceedings, edited books and others.

Publications

Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning Techniques for Civil Engineering
Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning Techniques for Civil Engineering
Vagelis Plevris, Afaq Ahmad, Nikos D. Lagaros. © 2023. 385 pages.
In recent years, artificial intelligence (AI) has drawn significant attention with respect to its applications in several scientific fields, varying from big data handling to...
Predicting the Fundamental Period of Light-Frame Wooden Buildings by Employing Bat Algorithm-Based Artificial Neural Network
Predicting the Fundamental Period of Light-Frame Wooden Buildings by Employing Bat Algorithm-Based Artificial Neural Network
Mehdi Nikoo, Ghazanfarah Hafeez, Ghasan Doudak, Vagelis Plevris. © 2023. 24 pages.
The study utilizes an artificial neural network model for determining the fundamental period of Light-Frame Wooden Buildings, employing the Bat algorithm on a data set of 71...
Performance-Based Seismic Design of Concrete Structures and Infrastructures
Performance-Based Seismic Design of Concrete Structures and Infrastructures
Vagelis Plevris, Georgia Kremmyda, Yasin Fahjan. © 2017. 320 pages.
Solid design and craftsmanship are a necessity for structures and infrastructures that must stand up to natural disasters on a regular basis. Continuous research developments in...
Numerical Modeling of Historic Masonry Structures
Numerical Modeling of Historic Masonry Structures
Panagiotis G. Asteris, Vasilis Sarhosis, Amin Mohebkhah, Vagelis Plevris, L. Papaloizou, Petros Komodromos, José V. Lemos. © 2016. 42 pages.
The majority of historical and heritage structures around the world consist of unreinforced masonry walls. A masonry structure is composed of masonry units, such as brick or...
Handbook of Research on Seismic Assessment and Rehabilitation of Historic Structures
Handbook of Research on Seismic Assessment and Rehabilitation of Historic Structures
Panagiotis G. Asteris, Vagelis Plevris. © 2015. 867 pages.
Rehabilitation of heritage monuments provides sustainable development and cultural significance to a region. The most sensitive aspect of the refurbishment of existing buildings...
Numerical Modeling of Historic Masonry Structures
Numerical Modeling of Historic Masonry Structures
Panagiotis G. Asteris, Vasilis Sarhosis, Amin Mohebkhah, Vagelis Plevris, L. Papaloizou, Petros Komodromos, José V. Lemos. © 2015. 44 pages.
The majority of historical and heritage structures around the world consist of unreinforced masonry walls. A masonry structure is composed of masonry units, such as brick or...
Design Optimization of Active and Passive Structural Control Systems
Design Optimization of Active and Passive Structural Control Systems
Nikos D. Lagaros, Vagelis Plevris, Chara Ch Mitropoulou. © 2013. 414 pages.
A typical engineering task during the development of any system is, among others, to improve its performance in terms of cost and response. Improvements can be achieved either by...
Metaheuristic Optimization in Seismic Structural Design and Inspection Scheduling of Buildings
Metaheuristic Optimization in Seismic Structural Design and Inspection Scheduling of Buildings
Chara Ch. Mitropoulou, Vagelis Plevris, Nikos D. Lagaros. © 2013. 21 pages.
Optimization is a field where extensive research has been conducted over the last decades. Many types of problems have been addressed, and many types of algorithms have been...
Structural Seismic Design Optimization and Earthquake Engineering: Formulations and Applications
Structural Seismic Design Optimization and Earthquake Engineering: Formulations and Applications
Vagelis Plevris, Chara Ch Mitropoulou, Nikos D. Lagaros. © 2012. 456 pages.
Throughout the past few years, there has been extensive research done on structural design in terms of optimization methods or problem formulation. But, much of this attention...
Metaheuristic Optimization in Seismic Structural Design and Inspection Scheduling of Buildings
Metaheuristic Optimization in Seismic Structural Design and Inspection Scheduling of Buildings
Chara Ch. Mitropoulou, Vagelis Plevris, Nikos D. Lagaros. © 2012. 22 pages.
Optimization is a field where extensive research has been conducted over the last decades. Many types of problems have been addressed, and many types of algorithms have been...