Anthony Kounadis

Biography

In recognition of his outstanding contributions to the development of innovative solutions of nonlinear static and dynamic stability problems of conservative and nonconservative, damped or undamped, structural systems, and rigorous mathematical postbuckling analyses of frames. He contributed to the understanding of dynamic buckling mechanisms, dynamic imperfection sensitivity and determination of exact dynamic buckling loads. He explored new findings that contradicted previous widely accepted results, e.g. the failure of Ziegler's criterion, singularity phenomena, and the tremendous effects of infinitesimal damping and of mass distribution on conservative systems (implying flutter istability, buckling loads discontuinity, etc). He developed sophisticated postbuckling techniques in open thin-walled steel structures, liable to non-Eulerian buckling, and established the conditions where the initial imperfections increase the buckling loads of steel frames of rolled shape sections. He designed major athletic installations for European Championships & Olympic Games, and founded and led the 1st postgraduate program in civil eng. in Greece at the NTUA, providing advanced specialized training of civil engineers in various applied fields. Professor Kounadis, is a full member of the Academy of Athens, a member of Academia Europaea, foreign member of the Serbian Academy of Sciences and Arts , member of the Ιnternational Αcademy of Engineering, and member of other academies. He has an Honorary PhD of the University of Nis, Serbia and the Democritus University of Thrace, Greece. 

Research Interest

 Business and Management