On April the 26th,
2017 the Hellenic Group of IABSE organized and hosted an Engineering event focused
on “Specific Design Aspects of Structural
Projects” with the parallel scope to honor three Group members in
recognition of their long standing presence and participation in the activities
of the Group.
The awarded Colleagues,
Messrs X. Dimou, X. Botopoulos and C. Tzanos are Civil Engineers with very long
records of experience and achievements in the field of Infrastructure Projects
Design.
The value of the
event was greatly enhanced by the participation of the highly esteemed
professors S. Dritsοs
(University of Patras) and G. Gazetas (NTUA) who kindly accepted the invitation
to present some topics of their recent work.
The event attracted
the interest of a large number of Civil Engineers and Civil Engineer students
who attended the technology edge presentations:
· “Assessment
and Retrofit of Existing Structures as per EN 1998-3 and Greek Retrofitting
Seismic Codes.” by Prof. S. Dritsos,
· “Seismic
Design of Foundation Structure System: Intentionally Exceeding the Conventional
Geotechnical Limits” by Prof. G. Gazetas
The ceremony of
awarding concluded the event with all attendees offering appreciation applause
to the honored Colleagues.
Prof. Dritsos' Presentation
Prof. Dritsos' Presentation