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Spyros A. Karamanos

Spyros A. Karamanos

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Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering

D-Index
36
Citations
4633
World Ranking
2555
National Ranking
15

Overview

Spyros A. Karamanos is a researcher affiliated with the University Of Thessaly in Greece. Their work is primarily situated within the broad field of engineering, with a significant focus on civil and structural engineering, mechanical engineering, and mechanics of materials. The research also touches on materials chemistry and ocean engineering.

Their scientific contributions cover a variety of main topics, which include:

  • Structural Integrity and Reliability Analysis
  • Geotechnical Engineering and Underground Structures
  • Fatigue and fracture mechanics
  • Mechanical stress and fatigue analysis
  • Structural Load-Bearing Analysis
  • High Temperature Alloys and Creep
  • Hydrogen embrittlement and corrosion behaviors in metals

Spyros A. Karamanos has published extensively in multiple reputable journals, with frequent publications in the following venues:

  • Thin-Walled Structures
  • Marine Structures
  • International Journal of Solids and Structures
  • Engineering Structures
  • Pipelines 2020

Recent notable papers include:

  • "Uplift mechanics of unanchored liquid storage tanks subjected to lateral earthquake loading," 2020, Thin-Walled Structures
  • "Structural behavior and design of high-strength steel welded tubular connections under extreme loading," 2020, Marine Structures
  • "Fatigue resistance of welded steel tubular X-joints," 2020, Marine Structures
  • "Liner wrinkling in offshore steel lined pipes during reeling installation," 2021, Thin-Walled Structures
  • "Effect of Manufacturing Process on Lined Pipe Bending Response," 2020, Journal of Offshore Mechanics and Arctic Engineering

Collaboration is evident through frequent co-authors, including:

  • Giannoula Chatzopoulou (9 co-authored works)
  • Gregory C. Sarvanis (8 co-authored works)
  • Brent D. Keil (8 co-authored works)
  • Richard D. Mielke (8 co-authored works)
  • Ilias Gavriilidis (6 co-authored works)

The scope of Spyros A. Karamanos's research addresses structural and mechanical behavior under extreme conditions, material fatigue and fracture mechanisms, and the reliability assessment of engineering structures. The combination of fields and topics emphasizes multidisciplinary approaches to understanding and improving the performance and safety of engineering materials and systems.

Best Publications

  • Finite element analysis of buried steel pipelines under strike-slip fault displacements

    Polynikis Vazouras;Spyros A. Karamanos;Panos Dakoulas

  • Mechanical behavior of buried steel pipes crossing active strike-slip faults

    Polynikis Vazouras;Spyros A. Karamanos;Panos Dakoulas

  • Pipe–soil interaction and pipeline performance under strike–slip fault movements

    Polynikis Vazouras;Panos Dakoulas;Spyros A. Karamanos

  • Bending instabilities of elastic tubes

    Spyros A. Karamanos

  • Stress concentrations in tubular gap K-joints: mechanics and fatigue design

    Spyros A. Karamanos;Arie Romeijn;Jaap Wardenier

  • Stability of confined thin-walled steel cylinders under external pressure

    Daniel Vasilikis;Spyros A. Karamanos

  • Pipe Elbows Under Strong Cyclic Loading

    George E. Varelis;Spyros A. Karamanos;Arnold M. Gresnigt

  • Buckling and post-buckling of long pressurized elastic thin-walled tubes under in-plane bending

    S. Houliara;S.A. Karamanos

  • Permanent earthquake‐induced actions in buried pipelines: Numerical modeling and experimental verification

    Gregory C. Sarvanis;Spyros A. Karamanos;Spyros A. Karamanos;Polynikis Vazouras;Elisabetta Mecozzi

  • SCF equations in multi-planar welded tubular DT-joints including bending effects

    Spyros A Karamanos;Arie Romeijn;Jaap Wardenier

  • Sloshing effects on the seismic design of horizontal-cylindrical and spherical industrial vessels

    Spyros A. Karamanos;Lazaros A. Patkas;Manolis A. Platyrrachos

  • Collapse of pressurized elastoplastic tubular members under lateral loads

    Spyros A. Karamanos;Charis Eleftheriadis

  • Response of half-full horizontal cylinders under transverse excitation

    S. Papaspyrou;S.A. Karamanos;D. Valougeorgis

  • Analytical model for the strain analysis of continuous buried pipelines in geohazard areas

    Gregory C. Sarvanis;Spyros A. Karamanos;Spyros A. Karamanos

  • Denting of internally pressurized tubes under lateral loads

    Spyros A. Karamanos;Kyros P. Andreadakis

  • Mechanical behavior and wrinkling of lined pipes

    Daniel Vasilikis;Spyros A. Karamanos

  • Performance Criteria for Liquid Storage Tanks and Piping Systems Subjected to Seismic Loading

    Maria Vathi;Spyros A. Karamanos;Ioannis A. Kapogiannis;Konstantinos V. Spiliopoulos

  • Variational solutions for externally induced sloshing in horizontal-cylindrical and spherical vessels

    Lazaros A. Patkas;Spyros A. Karamanos

  • Stress concentrations in multi-planar welded CHS XX-connections

    Spyros A. Karamanos;Arie Romeijn;Jaap Wardenier

  • Ultimate bending capacity of spiral-welded steel tubes – Part II: Predictions

    Daniel Vasilikis;Spyros A. Karamanos;Sjors H.J. van Es;Arnold M. Gresnigt

Frequent Co-Authors

Oreste S. Bursi
Oreste S. Bursi University of Trento
Anil Kumar
Anil Kumar Indian Institute of Information Technology Design and Manufacturing Jabalpur
George Gazetas
George Gazetas National Technical University of Athens
Costas Papadimitriou
Costas Papadimitriou University Of Thessaly
Stelios Kyriakides
Stelios Kyriakides The University of Texas at Austin
Alex H. Barbat
Alex H. Barbat Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya
Sergio Oller
Sergio Oller National University of Salta
Renato Natal Jorge
Renato Natal Jorge University of Porto
Bruce E. Rittmann
Bruce E. Rittmann Arizona State University
Abílio M.P. De Jesus
Abílio M.P. De Jesus University of Porto

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