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Dr Loizos Pelecanos is a Lecturer in Civil Engineering at the University of Bath. He joined the Department of Architecture & Civil Engineering in July 2016. He graduated from Imperial College London with a MEng in Civil Engineering (2009) and a PhD in Computational Earthquake Engineering (2013). He subsequently worked for 3.5 years as a Post-doctoral Research Associate in Civil Engineering at the Centre for Smart Infrastructure and Construction (CSIC) at the University of Cambridge.
Loizos’s research expertise is in Computational Mechanics & Dynamics.
His doctoral research work at Imperial College concentrated on computational seismic analysis of earth dams and included extensive static and dynamic nonlinear finite element analyses and studies of dynamic dam-reservoir interaction, for both concrete and earth dams, in particular during earthquakes.
His subsequent post-doctoral research work at Cambridge was concerned with innovative distributed fibre-optic sensing of civil structures and soil-structure interaction (SSI) problems, along with relevant numerical analysis using appropriate finite element models. He co-authored a textbook on fibre-optic sensing of civil infrastructure.
Research Expertise:
- Computational Mechanics
- Earthquake Engineering
- Soil-Structure Interaction
- Finite Element Analysis
- Structural Dynamics
- Fibre-Optic Sensing
Willing to supervise doctoral students
- Computational Mechanics
- Finite Element Analysis
- Earthquake Engineering
- Soil-Structure Interaction
- Structural & Soil Dynamics
- Offshore Engineering
Teaching interests
- Finite Element Analysis
- Earthquake Engineering
- Geotechnical Engineering
- Probabilistic/Reliability Methods
Other responsibilities
- Departmental Director of Recruitment, Access & Admissions for Civil Engineering (Admissions Tutor)
- Departmental MSc Research Dissertations Coordinator
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
Education/Academic qualification
Computational Earthquake Engineering, Doctor of Philosophy, Seismic response and analysis of earth dams, Imperial College London
Award Date: 6 Dec 2013
Civil Engineering, Master of Engineering, Imperial College London
Award Date: 1 Aug 2009
External positions
Research Associate in Civil Engineering (Cambridge Centre for Smart Infrastructure & Construction - CSIC), University of Cambridge
4 Feb 2013 → 28 Jun 2016
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MEC_TIP: Minimising Embodied Carbon in foundations by novel pile Thermal Integrity Profiling techniques
Pelecanos, L. (PI) & Mevoli, F. (CoI)
2/01/25 → 1/10/25
Project: Research council
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Fatigue coupling evolution mechanism and service performance of cables in long-span bridges under extreme weather conditions
Pelecanos, L. (PI)
1/04/24 → 31/03/26
Project: Research council
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Coupled fatigue-corrosion mechanism in long-span bridges induced by steel cable-member interaction subjected to complex and extreme weathers
Pelecanos, L. (PI) & Wang, J. (CoI)
31/03/24 → 30/03/26
Project: Research council
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Using Artificial Intelligence to achieve Net Zero in new construction
Pelecanos, L. (PI)
1/08/22 → 31/01/26
Project: Research-related funding
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Nonlinear resistance and robustness of combined wind-wave energy power station structural systems
Wang, J. (PI), Darby, A. (CoI) & Pelecanos, L. (CoI)
31/03/22 → 31/08/24
Project: Research council
Research output
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Optimisation of Embodied Carbon and Construction Cost of Concrete, Steel and Timber Piles
Abushama, K., Hawkins, W., Pelecanos, L. & Ibell, T., 30 Apr 2025, In: Developments in the Built Environment. 22, 100656.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Optimising Embodied Carbon in Axial Tension Piles: A Comparative Study of Concrete, Steel, and Timber Piles Using a Hybrid Genetic Approach
Abushama, K., Hawkins, W., Pelecanos, L. & Ibell, T., 7 May 2025, In: Materials. 18, 9Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Optimizing the Embodied Carbon of Concrete, Timber, and Steel Piles with a Case Study
Abushama, K., Hawkins, W., Pelecanos, L. & Ibell, T., 9 Jan 2025, The 1st International Conference on Net-Zero Built Environment - Innovations in Materials, Structures, and Management Practices (NTZR). Kioumarsi, M. & Shafei, B. (eds.). Cham, Switzerland: Springer, p. 899-911 13 p. (Lecture Notes in Civil Engineering; vol. 237).Research output: Chapter or section in a book/report/conference proceeding › Chapter in a published conference proceeding
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A practical two parameter model of pile-soil gapping for prediction of monopile offshore wind turbine dynamics
Williams, S., Pelecanos, L. & Darby, A., 31 Mar 2024, In: Geotechnique. 74, 3, p. 265-280 16 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Designing reinforced concrete piles with minimum embodied carbon
Abushama, K., Hawkins, W., Pelecanos, L. & Ibell, T., 15 Feb 2024, Proceedings of the 3rd fib Italy YMG Symposium on Concrete and Concrete Structures. del Zoppo, M., Talledo, D. A., Bianchi, S., Castaldo, P., Colombo, I. G., Gino, D., Ferrara, G., Labò, S. & Spagnuolo, S. (eds.). Lausanne, Switzerland: fib. The International Federation for Structural Concrete, p. 371-378 8 p. (fib Symposium).Research output: Chapter or section in a book/report/conference proceeding › Chapter in a published conference proceeding
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