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  • 2023 - Research.com Earth Science in Greece Leader Award
  • 2023 - Research.com Engineering and Technology in Greece Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Earth Science in Greece Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Engineering and Technology in Greece Leader Award

Overview

George Gazetas is affiliated with the National Technical University of Athens in Greece. Their research primarily spans the field of engineering, with a significant focus on civil and structural engineering. They have contributed extensively to subfields such as geophysics, safety, risk, reliability and quality, management, monitoring, policy and law, and mechanical engineering.

Their work covers core topics in geotechnical engineering and underground structures, geotechnical engineering and soil stabilization, seismic performance and analysis, geotechnical engineering and soil mechanics, and geotechnical engineering and analysis. Additionally, their research interests extend to earthquake and tectonic studies as well as high-pressure geophysics and materials.

Recent papers authored or co-authored by George Gazetas include:

  • "Dynamics of episodic supershear in the 2023 M7.8 Kahramanmaraş/Pazarcik earthquake, revealed by near-field records and computational modeling," 2023, Communications Earth & Environment
  • "Database of rocking shallow foundation performance: Dynamic shaking," 2020, Earthquake Spectra
  • "Fukae bridge collapse (Kobe 1995) revisited: New insights," 2020, SOILS AND FOUNDATIONS
  • "Database of rocking shallow foundation performance: Slow-cyclic and monotonic loading," 2020, Earthquake Spectra
  • "Static and dynamic lateral non-linear pile-soil-pile interaction," 2021, Géotechnique

The frequent co-authors collaborating with George Gazetas include:

  • Ioannis Anastasopoulos
  • Evangelia Garini
  • Angelos Tsatsis
  • Konstantina Papadopoulou
  • Mohamed Abdelmeguid

Among the venues where George Gazetas regularly publishes are:

  • Géotechnique
  • Earthquake Spectra
  • Soil Dynamics and Earthquake Engineering
  • Journal of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering
  • Earthquake Engineering & Structural Dynamics

Best Publications

  • SEISMIC SOIL-STRUCTURE INTERACTION: BENEFICIAL OR DETRIMENTAL?

    George Mylonakis;George Gazetas

  • Analysis of machine foundation vibrations: State of the art

    George Gazetas

  • FORMULAS AND CHARTS FOR IMPEDANCES OF SURFACE AND EMBEDDED FOUNDATIONS

    George Gazetas

  • Dynamic pile‐soil‐pile interaction. Part II: Lateral and seismic response

    Nicos Makris;George Gazetas

  • Horizontal Response of Piles in Layered Soils

    George Gazetas;Ricardo Dobry

  • SIMPLE METHOD FOR DYNAMIC STIFFNESS AND DAMPING OF FLOATING PILE GROUPS

    R. Dobry;G. Gazetas

  • Footings under seismic loading: Analysis and design issues with emphasis on bridge foundations

    George Mylonakis;Sissy Nikolaou;George Gazetas

  • Fault Rupture Propagation through Sand: Finite-Element Analysis and Validation through Centrifuge Experiments

    I. Anastasopoulos;G. Gazetas;M. F. Bransby;M. C. R. Davies

  • Seismic Soil-Structure Interaction: New Evidence and Emerging Issues

    George Gazetas;George Mylonakis

  • Settlement and additional internal forces of grouped piles in layered soil

    G. Mylonakis;G. Gazetas

  • Seismic response of end-bearing single piles

    George Gazetas

  • KINEMATIC PILE BENDING DURING EARTHQUAKES: ANALYSIS AND FIELD MEASUREMENTS

    Stella Nikolaou;G Mylonakis;G Gazetas;T Tazoh

  • Soil failure can be used for seismic protection of structures

    I. Anastasopoulos;G. Gazetas;M. Loli;M. Apostolou

  • Soil-pile-bridge seismic interaction : Kinematic and inertial effects. Part I: Soft soil

    George Mylonakis;Aspasia Nikolaou;George Gazetas

  • Kinematic Seismic Response of Single Piles and Pile Groups

    Ke Fan;George Gazetas;Amir Kaynia;Eduardo Kausel

  • DYNAMIC PILE-SOIL-PILE INTERACTION. PART I: ANALYSIS OF AXIAL VIBRATION

    George Gazetas;Nicos Makris

  • Kinematic seismic response and bending of free-head piles in layered soil

    M. Kavvads;G. Gazetas

  • Seismic response of earth dams: some recent developments

    George Gazetas;George Gazetas

  • Dynamic Response of Arbitrarily Shaped Foundations

    Ricardo Dobry;George Gazetas

  • Seismic analysis and design of rockfill dams: state-of-the-art*

    G. Gazetas;P. Dakoulas

Frequent Co-Authors

George Mylonakis
George Mylonakis University of Bristol
Ricardo Dobry
Ricardo Dobry Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Nicos Makris
Nicos Makris Southern Methodist University
Roberto Paolucci
Roberto Paolucci Polytechnic University of Milan
Bruce L. Kutter
Bruce L. Kutter University of California, Davis
Kenneth H. Stokoe
Kenneth H. Stokoe The University of Texas at Austin
Georges Kouroussis
Georges Kouroussis University of Mons
Olivier Verlinden
Olivier Verlinden University of Mons

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