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Overview

Dionysios A. Bournas is affiliated with the European Commission Joint Research Centre in Belgium. Their research predominantly focuses on engineering, with a particular emphasis on civil and structural engineering, building and construction, and related subfields.

Their scholarly work addresses topics that include:

  • Masonry and Concrete Structural Analysis
  • Structural Behavior of Reinforced Concrete
  • Seismic Performance and Analysis
  • Building materials and conservation
  • Building Energy and Comfort Optimization
  • Structural Analysis of Composite Materials
  • Wind and Air Flow Studies

Frequent co-authors in their research include Daniel A. Pohoryles, Stylianos Kallioras, Lampros N. Koutas, Leonidas Alexandros S. Kouris, and Thanasis Triantafillou.

Their publications have appeared repeatedly in these journals and venues:

  • Engineering Structures
  • Journal of Building Engineering
  • Earthquake Engineering & Structural Dynamics
  • Journal of Composites for Construction
  • Energy and Buildings

Notable recent papers by Dionysios A. Bournas cover topics related to energy performance, seismic upgrading, and integrated retrofitting approaches. Selected papers include:

  • Energy performance of existing residential buildings in Europe: A novel approach combining energy with seismic retrofitting (2020, Energy and Buildings)
  • Seismic upgrading of existing reinforced concrete buildings: A state-of-the-art review (2021, Engineering Structures)
  • Integrated seismic and energy retrofitting of existing buildings: A state-of-the-art review (2022, Journal of Building Engineering)
  • Seismic upgrading of existing masonry structures: A state-of-the-art review (2022, Soil Dynamics and Earthquake Engineering)
  • Structural Health Monitoring and Management of Cultural Heritage Structures: A State-of-the-Art Review (2023, Applied Sciences)

The research fields most represented in their work include civil and structural engineering, reflecting a broad engagement with building safety, sustainability, and retrofitting techniques.

Best Publications

  • Strengthening of Concrete Structures with Textile Reinforced Mortars: State-of-the-Art Review

    Lampros N. Koutas;Zoi Tetta;Dionysios A. Bournas;Thanasis C. Triantafillou

  • Textile-Reinforced Mortar versus Fiber-Reinforced Polymer Confinement in Reinforced Concrete Columns

    Dionysios A. Bournas;Panagiota V. Lontou;Catherine G. Papanicolaou;Thanasis C. Triantafillou

  • Textile-reinforced mortar (TRM) versus fiber-reinforced polymers (FRP) in shear strengthening of concrete beams

    Zoi C. Tetta;Lampros N. Koutas;Dionysios A. Bournas

  • Textile-Reinforced Mortar (TRM) versus Fibre-Reinforced Polymers (FRP) in Flexural Strengthening of RC Beams

    Saad M. Raoof;Saad M. Raoof;Lampros N. Koutas;Dionysios A. Bournas

  • Performance of industrial buildings during the Emilia earthquakes in Northern Italy and recommendations for their strengthening

    Dionysios A. Bournas;Paolo Negro;Fabio F. Taucer

  • TRM vs FRP jacketing in shear strengthening of concrete members subjected to high temperatures

    Zoi C. Tetta;Dionysios A. Bournas

  • Textile-reinforced mortar versus FRP jacketing in seismic retrofitting of RC columns with continuous or lap-spliced deformed bars

    Dionysios A Bournas;Thanasis C Triantafillou;K Zygouris;F Stavropoulos

  • TRM versus FRP in flexural strengthening of RC beams: Behaviour at high temperatures

    Saad M. Raoof;Saad M. Raoof;Dionysios A. Bournas

  • Energy performance of existing residential buildings in Europe: A novel approach combining energy with seismic retrofitting

    D.A. Pohoryles;C. Maduta;D.A. Bournas;L.A. Kouris

  • Seismic upgrading of existing reinforced concrete buildings: A state-of-the-art review

    P.D. Gkournelos;T.C. Triantafillou;D.A. Bournas

  • Pseudodynamic tests on a full-scale 3-storey precast concrete building: behavior of the mechanical connections and floor diaphragms

    Dionysios A. Bournas;Paolo Negro;Francisco J. Molina

  • Bond between TRM versus FRP composites and concrete at high temperatures

    Saad M. Raoof;Saad M. Raoof;Dionysios A. Bournas

  • Shear strengthening of full-scale RC T-beams using textile-reinforced mortar and textile-based anchors

    Zoi C. Tetta;Lampros N. Koutas;Dionysios A. Bournas

  • FLEXURAL STRENGTHENING OF RC COLUMNS WITH NSM FRP OR STAINLESS STEEL

    D Bournas

  • Integrated seismic and energy retrofitting of existing buildings: A state-of-the-art review

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  • Pseudodynamic Tests on a Full-Scale 3-Storey Precast Concrete Building: Global Response

    Paolo Negro;Dionysios A. Bournas;Francisco J. Molina

  • Flexural Strengthening of Reinforced Concrete Columns with Near-Surface-Mounted FRP or Stainless Steel

    Dionysios A. Bournas;Thanasis C. Triantafillou

  • Experimental assessment of the seismic performance of a prefabricated concrete structural wall system

    Alberto Pavese;Dionysios A. Bournas

  • Flexural Strengthening of Two-Way RC Slabs with Textile-Reinforced Mortar: Experimental Investigation and Design Equations

    Lampros N. Koutas;Dionysios. A. Bournas

  • Bond Strength of Lap-Spliced Bars in Concrete Confined with Composite Jackets

    D. A. Bournas;D. A. Bournas;T. C. Triantafillou;T. C. Triantafillou

  • Out-of-Plane Strengthening of Masonry-Infilled RC Frames with Textile-Reinforced Mortar Jackets

    Lampros N. Koutas;Dionysios A. Bournas

  • Tensile capacity of FRP anchors in connecting FRP and TRM sheets to concrete

    Dionysios A. Bournas;Alberto Pavese;Walid Tizani

Frequent Co-Authors

Thanasis Triantafillou
Thanasis Triantafillou University of Patras
Carlo Pellegrino
Carlo Pellegrino University of Padua
Andrea Prota
Andrea Prota University of Naples Federico II
Luke Bisby
Luke Bisby University of Edinburgh
Giorgio Monti
Giorgio Monti Sapienza University of Rome
Marisa Pecce
Marisa Pecce University of Naples Federico II
Christian Carloni
Christian Carloni Case Western Reserve University
Gian Piero Lignola
Gian Piero Lignola University of Naples Federico II
Francesca Ceroni
Francesca Ceroni Imperial College London
Elias C. Aifantis
Elias C. Aifantis Aristotle University of Thessaloniki

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