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Georges Kouroussis

Georges Kouroussis

D-Index & Metrics

Engineering and Technology

D-Index
42
Citations
5466
World Ranking
6732
National Ranking
85

Overview

Georges Kouroussis is affiliated with the University of Mons in Belgium and contributes extensively to the field of engineering, with a focus on civil and structural engineering, mechanical engineering, electrical and electronic engineering, and geophysics. The primary areas of study encompass railway engineering and dynamics, geotechnical engineering and underground structures, as well as civil and geotechnical engineering research.

Their body of research includes investigations into vibration phenomena, soil-structure interaction, and railway-induced vibrations. Their recent papers illustrate a specialization in ground vibration and mitigation in railway contexts and numerical modeling of soil and structural behavior under dynamic loads.

  • Railway ground vibration and mitigation measures: benchmarking of best practices (2022, Railway Engineering Science)
  • Dynamic interaction of soil and end-bearing piles in sloping ground: Numerical simulation and analytical solution (2021, Computers and Geotechnics)
  • A hybrid methodology for predicting train-induced vibration on sensitive equipment in far-field buildings (2021, Transportation Geotechnics)
  • Experimental study on ground vibration induced by double-line subway trains and road traffic (2021, Transportation Geotechnics)
  • A continuum-based model on axial pile-head dynamic impedance in inhomogeneous soil (2021, Acta Geotechnica)

Kouroussis has published frequently in journals such as the International Journal for Numerical and Analytical Methods in Geomechanics, Computers and Geotechnics, Transportation Geotechnics, Multibody System Dynamics, and NOISE-CON proceedings.

  • International Journal for Numerical and Analytical Methods in Geomechanics
  • Computers and Geotechnics
  • Transportation Geotechnics
  • Multibody System Dynamics
  • NOISE-CON proceedings

Frequent collaborators include Olivier Verlinden, Liming Qu, Slimane Ouakka, Xuanming Ding, and Shengyang Zhu, with multiple joint publications reflecting active partnerships in their research endeavors.

  • Olivier Verlinden
  • Liming Qu
  • Slimane Ouakka
  • Xuanming Ding
  • Shengyang Zhu

The scientific contributions of Kouroussis primarily address the understanding and mitigation of railway-induced vibrations, dynamic soil-structure interactions, and related numerical and experimental methods. Their work spans several subfields of engineering and integrates topics such as acoustic wave phenomena and structural vibration analysis, emphasizing interdisciplinary approaches within engineering research.

Best Publications

  • Railway-induced ground vibrations – a review of vehicle effects

    Georges Kouroussis;David Connolly;Olivier Verlinden

  • The growth of railway ground vibration problems - A review.

    David P. Connolly;Grzegorz P. Marecki;Georges Kouroussis;Ioannis Thalassinakis

  • Benchmarking railway vibrations – Track, vehicle, ground and building effects

    David Patrick Connolly;Georges Kouroussis;O. Laghrouche;C.L. Ho

  • Prediction and mitigation of train-induced vibrations of large-scale building constructed on subway tunnel

    Jianjin Yang;Shengyang Zhu;Wanming Zhai;Georges Kouroussis

  • Field testing and analysis of high speed rail vibrations

    D. P. Connolly;G. Kouroussis;P. K. Woodward;P. Alves Costa

  • Free field vibrations caused by high-speed lines: Measurement and time domain simulation

    G. Kouroussis;O. Verlinden;C. Conti

  • Modelling, simulation and evaluation of ground vibration caused by rail vehicles

    David J. Thompson;Georges Kouroussis;Evangelos Ntotsios

  • Modelling the Source of Blasting for the Numerical Simulation of Blast-Induced Ground Vibrations: A Review

    Daniel Ainalis;Olivier Kaufmann;Jean-Pierre Tshibangu;Olivier Verlinden

  • Large scale international testing of railway ground vibrations across Europe

    D.P. Connolly;P. Alves Costa;G. Kouroussis;P. Galvin

  • Assessment of railway vibrations using an efficient scoping model

    David Connolly;Georges Kouroussis;Antonios Giannopoulos;Olivier Verlinden

  • Review of Trackside Monitoring Solutions: From Strain Gages to Optical Fibre Sensors.

    Georges Kouroussis;Christophe Caucheteur;Damien Kinet;Georgios Alexandrou

  • Railway ground vibration and mitigation measures: benchmarking of best practices

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  • Finite-Dynamic Model for Infinite Media: Corrected Solution of Viscous Boundary Efficiency

    Georges Kouroussis;Olivier Verlinden;Calogero Conti

  • Using three-dimensional finite element analysis in time domain to model railway-induced ground vibrations

    G. Kouroussis;L. Van Parys;C. Conti;O. Verlinden

  • Ground propagation of vibrations from railway vehicles using a finite/infinite-element model of the soil:

    G Kouroussis;O Verlinden;C Conti

  • Discrete modelling of vertical track–soil coupling for vehicle–track dynamics

    G. Kouroussis;G. Gazetas;I. Anastasopoulos;C. Conti

  • Scoping prediction of re-radiated ground-borne noise and vibration near high speed rail lines with variable soils

    David Connolly;Georges Kouroussis;Peter Keith Woodward;A Giannopoulos

  • Railway cuttings and embankments: Experimental and numerical studies of ground vibration

    Georges Kouroussis;David P. Connolly;Bryan Olivier;Omar Laghrouche

  • Railway ground vibrations induced by wheel and rail singular defects

    Georges Kouroussis;David P. Connolly;Georgios Alexandrou;Konstantinos Vogiatzis

  • The effect of railway local irregularities on ground vibration

    Georges Kouroussis;David P. Connolly;Georgios Alexandrou;Konstantinos Vogiatzis

  • A numerical analysis of the influence of tram characteristics and rail profile on railway traffic ground-borne noise and vibration in the Brussels Region

    G. Kouroussis;N. Pauwels;P. Brux;C. Conti

Frequent Co-Authors

Olivier Verlinden
Olivier Verlinden University of Mons
Christophe Caucheteur
Christophe Caucheteur University of Mons
George Gazetas
George Gazetas National Technical University of Athens
Pavlos Kassomenos
Pavlos Kassomenos University of Ioannina
David Thompson
David Thompson University of Southampton
Pierre Rasmont
Pierre Rasmont University of Mons
Wanming Zhai
Wanming Zhai Southwest Jiaotong University
Rui Calçada
Rui Calçada University of Porto
Patrice Mégret
Patrice Mégret University of Mons

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