Theo P. Tassios: Seismic Engineering of Monuments

BRIEF CV

T.P.Tassios, Em. Prof. of the National Tech. University of Athens, member of the Academy of Sciences of Torino (IT), doctor honoris causa of Liege University (B), of S.E. University of Nanjing (CN) and of Democritos University (GR), has served as expert and consultant of U. Nations organizations and of the European Union, as well as President of international scientific organizations. He is honorary President of the Hellenic Society of Philosophy, and President of the Society for the Study of Ancient Greek Technology.

His past occupation related to the subject of the Conference involves the positions of:
UNESCO and UNIDO Expert for Earthquake Mitigation and the Building Industry in the 3rd World.

Prof. Tassios is expert in Soil Mechanics, Testing Materials and Reinforced Concrete. He devoted decades of personal work and of his excellent co-workers to a scientifically based analysis and modeling of the complex behaviour of various associations of concrete and steel.

He was president of CEB and FIP, giving the highest contribution to the perfection of the Codes of Practice.

He made high achievements in transforming the previous European Recommendations and Models for Concrete Structures into a complete Model Code intended to be the basis for the Eurocodes.

He is the author of about 400 papers and books in several languages and co-organiser of more than 30 international conferences. He was invited keynote speaker at a number of conferences.

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