Faculty Profiles

Kalfas, K., Vaiana, N., & Makris, N. (2025). A rate-independent phenomenological model for the characterization of pressurized sand dampers. ASCE, Journal of Engineering Mechanics, 151(4), 04025007. https://doi.org/10.1061/JENMDT/EMENG-7959

Forcellini, D., & Kalfas, K. (2025). A framework to quantify the impact of deterioration on the seismic resilience of structures. Structure and Infrastructure Engineering. https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1080/15732479.2025.2591824

Karimipetanlar, M., El Shamy, U., Kalfas, K., & Makris, N. (2024). The influence of particle shape on crushing pattern and energy dissipation within a pressurized sand damper. Computers and Geotechnics, 166, 106020. https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1016/j.compgeo.2023.106020

Karimipetanlar, M., El Shamy, U., Kalfas, K., & Makris, N. (2023). Numerical simulations of particle behavior and breakage within a pressurized sand damper subjected to cyclic loading. ASCE, Journal of Engineering Mechanics, 150(1), 04023106. https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1061/JENMDT.EMENG-7365

Kalfas, K., Makris, N., & El Shamy, U. (2023). Assessment of the design parameters of pressurized sand dampers from component testing. ASCE, Journal of Engineering Mechanics, 149(10), 04023072. https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1061/JENMDT.EMENG-7013

Forcellini, D., & Kalfas, K. (2022). Inter-story seismic isolation for high-rise buildings. Engineering Structures, 275, 115175. https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1016/j.engstruct.2022.115175

Makris, N., & Kalfas, K. (2021). The eigenvalues of a partially embedded flexural, prismatic column. Earthquake Engineering & Structural Dynamics, 50(13), 3403–3420. https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1002/eqe.3515

Kalfas, K., Ghorbani Amirabad, N., & Forcellini, D. (2021). The role of shear modulus on the mechanical behavior of elastomeric bearings when subjected to combined axial and shear loads. Engineering Structures, 248, 113248. https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1016/j.engstruct.2021.113248

Kalfas, K., Mitoulis, S., & Konstantinidis, D. (2020). Influence of steel reinforcement on the performance of elastomeric bearings. ASCE, Journal of Structural Engineering, 146(10), 04020195. https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1061/(ASCE)ST.1943-541X.0002710

Kalfas, K., Mitoulis, S., & Katakalos, K. (2017). Numerical study on the response of steel-laminated elastomeric bearings subjected to variable axial loads and development of local tensile stresses. Engineering Structures, 134, 346–357. https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1016/j.engstruct.2016.12.015