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The SCIENTIFIC and PROFESSIONAL COURSE of Dr. CONSTANTINE SACHPAZIS. Dr. Constantine J. Sachpazis Dr. Geotechnical Engineer - Civil Engineer & Dipl. Eng. Geologist. (BEng (1 st Class Hons) Civil Eng.

1 The SCIENTIFIC and PROFESSIONAL COURSE of Dr. CONSTANTINE SACHPAZIS. Dr. Constantine J. Sachpazis Dr. Geotechnical Engineer - Civil Engineer & Dipl. Eng. Geologist. (BEng (1 st Class Hons) Civil Eng. UoP-UK, Diploma Eng. Geol. A.U.TH., M.Sc. Civil/Geotech. Eng UK, Ph.D. NTUA (E.M.Π.), Post-Doc. UK, Gr.m.ICE. Contact: Landline Tel: (Gr), Mobile: (UK) & (Gr) address: costas@sachpazis.info and csachpazis@tee.gr and konstantinos.sachpazis@myport.ac.uk Web Sites: & Scientific and Professional career: Dr. Costas Sachpazis was born in 1958 in Athens - Greece. In 1976 entered the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece, which successfully completed in 1980, gaining his Diploma in Applied Geology (Grade: Very Good). Period of studies: 1976 to ( In 1981, following his Professor s and supervisor s suggestion (Prof. Dr. W.R. Dearman, Newcastle University), he attended informally the final year of B.Sc. Eng. in Civil Engineering at the University of Newcastle Upon Tyne in the Great Britain, in order to improve both his English skills and Engineering background, and then to successfully follow up an M.Sc. Eng. course in the Department of Civil Engineering of Newcastle University. Period of studies: 1981 to ( Subsequently, until 1983, he attended his postgraduate studies in the Great Britain, where he received his Master Degree (M.Sc. Eng.) in the scientific field of Geotechnical Engineering, from the Department of Civil Engineering of the University of Newcastle upon Tyne. Specialisation: Foundation Engineering, Soil Mechanics, Rock Mechanics, Laboratory testing-researching of Soils and Rocks, Engineering Geology, Underground water flow. Period of studies: 1982 to ( (Link for the published paper of the M.Sc. Eng. Dissertation: ( ).

2 Returning in Greece he continued his postgraduate studies in the field of Geotechnical Engineering - Engineering Geology, at the National Technical University of Athens (N.T.U.A.), where he received in 1988 the title of Philosophy Doctor of N.T.U.A. (Ph.D.), with a Grade Excellent Unanimously. Specialisation: Geotechnical Engineering - Rock Mechanics - Rock Testing. The Ph.D. supervising committee of Professors was coming from both Civil Engineering and Mining Engineering Departments. Period of studies: 1983 to ( (Links for Ph.D. Dissertation: and In 2013, he completed his studies in Civil Engineering and was awarded the B.Eng (First Class Honours) degree in Civil Engineering, at the University of Portsmouth, England. (Ranking place: Top student distinction because he achieved the highest overall grade, 86%, in the cohort of 120 classmates). ( On31 st of July 2013, The Institution of Civil Engineers awarded him the "2013 ICE Student Prize" for his University. The prize is awarded to the best civil engineering student at each participating university and is based not only on examination performance but also takes into account course work and ability in civil engineering design. ( Post-Doctoral Research. On 23 September 2011, he was invited by Dr M. Rouainia, Lecturer in Computation Geomechanics in the School of Civil Engineering and Geosciences of the Newcastle University, to participate in the Carbon Critical Geotechnics research programme which was carried out in collaboration with Leeds University and Atkins. The objectives of this research programme was: the Development of comparison charts for common geotechnical designs, the Establishment of techniques to reduce carbon footprints early on in the geotechnical design processes, and the Calculation of the carbon impacts of project geotechnical issues. ( During the academic years , , and , he was sponsored by the Postgraduate Scholarship Committee of the National Technical University of Athens. At his Military Service, he served in the Military corps of Engineers with the speciality of Computer Programmer. On 18 th December 2002 he was elected unanimously, by an academic committee of electors, in the level of Associate Professor in the field of Geotechnical and 2

3 Engineering, in the Sector of Geotechnical and Mining Engineering, in the Department of Geotechnology and Environmental Engineering of the Faculty of Technological Applications, of the Technological Educational Institute of Western Macedonia, Greece, according to the F.D.Y./1.6/313/ action of the Institution, and he was positioned according to the OFFICIAL JOURNAL OF THE HELLENIC REPUBLIC Nr. 194/ (Greek Law). On , he was put under oath and undertook officially his academic service. ( ). During three successive academic years , and he was elected unanimously as Director of the Sector of Geotechnical and Mining Engineering in the Department of Geotechnology and Environmental Engineering. ( ). On 18 th of June 2008 he was elected by a committee of professors and students as Head of the Department of Geotechnology and Environmental Engineering, for the academic years until , and on 18 th of June 2010 he was elected again as Head of the Department, for the academic years until ( ). On 17 th of June 2008 he was appointed as Adjunct Professor of the Greek Open University for Postgraduate students in order to give lectures during the course as well as to supervise their M.Sc. Dissertations in the field of Geo-Environmental Engineering and Waste Disposal Management (course module title: DIA51). ( ). On 20 th of June 2014 he was appointed as Professor at the Greek Open University for Postgraduate students in order to supervise their M.Sc. Dissertations in the Postgraduate Course M.Sc. in Earthquake Engineering and Seismic-Resistant Structures. He is serving as an Official Approved Member of the Registered of Certified Assessors and Experts (Law 4310/2014) on Business Partnerships with Research Organizations of the "RESEARCH-CREATIVITY-INNOVATION" Action, in the Special Service for the Management and Implementation of Actions in the Sectors of Research, Technological Development and Innovation, of the Ministry of Education, Research and Religious Affairs. He has served as an Industrial Expert, appointed by the Hellenic Republic Ministry of Education, Lifelong Learning and Religious Affairs, for the evaluation and assessment of research proposals submitted to the Inter-State Programme for Research, Innovation & Technological Development between Greece and Israel. 3

4 He has served as Official representative of the International Tunnelling Association (ITA) for Greece for 2014, in the Sector of Conventional Tunnelling Working Group 19 (WG 19). He has served as Official representative of the International Society for Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering (ISSMGE), for Greece for 2015, in the Technical Committees: JTC1 Natural Slopes and Landslides TC303, Coastal and River Disaster Mitigation and Rehabilitation and JTC2 Representation of Geo- Engineering Data. He is serving as an Official Approved Member of the Registered Certified Evaluators of the Research Promotion Foundation of Cyprus, in the Innovation and Research Information System (IRIS), for the evaluation of proposals submitted to the Foundation under the RESTART Programs for Research, Technological Development and Innovation. He has participated in many academic election bodies either as a chairman or as a member of the committee of the electors for candidate professors up to the rank of Associate Professor. He has supervised and directed many dozens of Diploma Dissertations of students in the Department of Geotechnology and Environmental Engineering. Moreover he has supervised and directed a number of M.Sc. Dissertations of the Greek Open University students and he has also guided and assisted in Doctoral (Ph.D.) Dissertations executed in the National Technical University of Athens (N.T.U.A.). During academic years 2003 to 2006 he was the academic person in charge and representative for the European program of mobility and exchange of professors and students «ERASMUS», with the collaborating European Institutions: a) Technical University Bochum - Germany, v) University Lille - France, and c) Technical University of «Politecnico do Porto» - Portugal. At the same time as a writer he has published thirty one (31) original papers in various National and International Scientific Bulletins / Journals / Conference proceedings, in the field of Civil Engineering, Geotechnical Engineering and Engineering Geology - Hydrogeology and he has been cited in more than one hundred fifty (150) citations in International articles. He can programme a computer using mainly the languages: Basic, Fortran 77, Pascal, C++, Python, as well as FRED. He has developed more than 150 original computer programmes (software) which solve problems of Rock Mechanics, Soil Mechanics, Soil Dynamics, Foundation Engineering, Geotechnical Engineering, Engineering Geology and Hydrogeology using mathematical simulations (models), finite element analysis and G.I.S.. He has also specialized in G.I.S.. He has a 4

5 profound and extensive knowledge on using and configuration / setting up Operating Systems and Platforms like: ESXi v. 4.1 & v.5.0 platform, MS Servers 2008 R2 Enterprise Ed & MS Server 2012 RC, MS Exchange Servers 2010, FTP Servers, Web Servers, Asterisk VoIP Call Centres (Trixbox), NAS storage systems, PLCs, etc, as well as on controling remotely Servers & WorkStations by using remote access software like remote desktop, VNC, TeamViewer, ilo2, WinSCP for Linux systems, etc. Moreover, he has from good to excellent experience in the following software Geotechnical - Structural Engineering software: Lusas 2015, Dlubal, CYPE 2015, Prokon, Etabs 2016, LimitState RING 3.1, CSiCol 9, IDEA StatiCa 6 x64, GeoStru 2016 MegaPack, MASTER EC7 Foundations 2015, ACECOMS GEAR, AFES 3.0, Shaft3D, Tedds 2015, Digital Canal, GeoStructural Analysis, Strater 4, StablPro v3.0, RetainPro 10, ConSteel 9.0, csjoint 9.0, ENC20-Anemos, foundationpro, GROUND_ANCHORS 1.6, LPILE v2015, AllPile7, SAAP2000, CSC ORION, ETABS, SAFE, CSIBRIDGE, FESPA, PLAXIS, PHASE2.8, GeoStudio, SAAP2000, CSC ORION, ETABS, SAFE, CSIBRIDGE, FESPA, 3D Tunnel FEM, GEMSoft, Tunnel analysis programs, by the NATM New Austrian Tunneling Method, Larix-5S/5G/5M, Plaxis, Geosolve Slope, Rocscience software Suite 2012 (Dips, Examine3D, Phase2, Roc Data, RocFall, RocPlane, RocSupport, Settle3D, Slide, Swedge, Unwedge), Talren-4, Geo 5, Slope Oasys Geo 5, Soil Package, Limit State Geo, Clara-W, Slope-W, Galena, SVS Slope, Slide, Tslope, RockWare Inc, ROC Rocscience, DATASURGE, Tunnel Assistant, ROCKPACK, Rockmate, ROCKJRM, ROCKJR, Pillar, Kbtunnel, Vec, HYFRACP3D, GEOROK, GDA (Geomechanical Design Analysis), Cpillar, Classex, CLASROCK, BLOCK, Slope Stability Analysis Software (STABL), TAGAsoft, Mitre Software Corporation, Wedge Failure Analysis, WEDGE, SLOPEPACK, ROTOMAP, RocPlane, ROCKPF, ROCKPACK III, ROCK3D, Plane Failure Analysis, Kbslope, Geoslide/Proslide, GeoRock (GeoStru), EzSlide, CLU_STAR, ACCECALC, Slope stability and inclinometer software, GeoStudio 2012 Universal (SLOPE/W, SEEP/W, SIGMA/W, QUAKE/W, TEMP/W, CTRAN/W, AIR/W, VADOSE/W). He has a profound and extensive knowledge on using and configuration / setting up of Operating Systems and Platforms like: ESXi v. 4.1 & v.5.0 platform, MS Servers 2008 R2 Enterprise Ed & MS Server 2012 RC, MS Exchange Servers 2010, FTP Servers, Web Servers, Asterisk VoIP Call Centres (Trixbox), NAS storage systems, PLCs, etc, as well as on controlling remotely Servers & WorkStations by using remote access software like remote desktop, VNC, Team Viewer, ilo2, WinSCP for Linux systems, etc. 5

6 In addition he is the author of four (4) academic books, titled: a) «Introduction to Soil Mechanics I», b) «Remote Sensing and photogeology. A tool to route selection of large highways and roads», c) «Introduction to Soil Mechanics II and Rock Mechanics», and d) «Geotechnical Engineering for Dams and Tunnels». He has also written the following course lectures notes: 1) Clay Mineralogy, 2) Soil Classification, 3) Phase Relations 4) Soil Compaction, 5) Permeability 6) Shear strength of soils, 7) Consolidation, 8) Lateral Earth Pressures, 9) Geotechnical Site Investigation, and 10) Introduction to Geotechnical Engineering. ( ). Since 25 th of February 2013, he is a Graduate Member of The Institution of Civil Engineers (MICE) London United Kingdom. ICE Membership Number: ( ). He has been an active member in seventeen (17) National and International scientific societies, associations and professional boards, like: a) International Society of Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering (I.S.S.M.G.E.), b) International Society for Rock Mechanics (I.S.R.M.), c) European Water Resources Association, d) Geotechnical Chamber of Greece (179/85), e) Greek Scientific Society of Soil Mechanics and Foundation Engineering, f) British Geotechnical Society (B.G.S.), g) International Tunnelling Association (I.T.A.), h) International Association of Engineering Geology (36/128), i) Greek Geological Society (760/84), j) Greek Tunnelling Society, k) Greek Committee of Engineering Geology, l) Greek Association of Geologists, m) Photogrammetric Society of Greece, n) European Union of Journalists for Environment and Life Quality, o) Hellenic Association of the National Technical University of Athens (N.T.U.A.), p) Since 25th of February 2013, he is a Graduate Member of The Institution of Civil Engineers (ICE). ICE Membership Number: q) Founding and Constitutional Member of the Scientific, Non-Profit Organization called: "Greek Local Association of the Institute of Civil Engineers", briefly Greek Local Association of ICE, He has also been a Reviewer of Scientific Articles and Publications for the Netherlands / International Publishing Organization «Elsevier», as well as for the International Journal of Sustainable Development & World Ecology, for the Bioand Medical Informatics and Cybernetics: BMIC 2011, for the International Journal of Physical Sciences, the Journal of Civil Engineering and Construction Technology (JCECT), and the International Publishing Organization «Springer». It is just indicatively mentioned the «ENGEO2164», «HAZMAT-D », «HAZMAT-D », «HAZMAT-D », «HAZMAT-D », «HAZMAT-D », «HAZMAT-D », «HAZMAT-D », 6

7 «NHAZ-D », «Application of Geophysical and Geotechnical Investigations in Engineering Site Evaluation», «970#paper-review» Invitations to review. Additionally, he was a Reviewer in the 5th International Symposium on Bio- and Medical Informatics and Cybernetics: BMIC 2011 and in the 3rd International Conference on Civil Engineering and Urban Planning (CEUP 2014), held in Wuhan, China, June 20-22, ( He has attended one hundred and twenty-one (121) conferences - seminars, concerning Civil Engineering, Foundation Engineering, Retaining Structures for Deep Excavations (Anchored piled retaining Walls), Tunnels & Dams, Rock and Soil Mechanics, Engineering Geology, Environmental Aspects and Hydrogeology, Health & Safety Plans & Files, etc., given by various Professors and/or Companies specialized staff. He has also delivered more than fifty-five (55) speeches, lectures and interviews in scientific audience, in the press and in the television, with regard to the subjects of his speciality. He constitutes a founding member of journalistic association, titled: «European Union of Journalists for Environment and Life Quality». He is a Founding and Constitutional Member of the Scientific, Non-Profit Organization called: "Greek Local Association of the Institute of Civil Engineers", briefly Greek Local Association of ICE, He is chartered in Greece, holding a professional degree license, with registration number: 4999, (according to Greek Law 716/77), issued by the Greek Ministry of a Public Works in the categories: 21 (Soil & Rock Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering Studies and Researches), Class C (uppermost class), and 20 (Engineering Geological - Hydrogeological - Geophysical Studies and Researches), Class C (uppermost class), which is valid since , based in Athens, and enables him to undertake studies and researches for the Public Sector in these Public Works Categories. In addition, he has been accepted by the EUROPEAN COMMISSION - Directorate-General III ( Reg. n ), for executing studies and/or provision of services in the field of Geotechnical Engineering, Engineering Geology, Hydrogeology and Environment. He has also been registered in the researchers of the Greek Ministry of Defence to carry out Studies and Researches on Military Projects concerning «NATO - FORTIFICATION - TOP SECRET», with Registration Number: F.589.6/76033-S Since 1983, as a professional Geotechnical Engineer and as a founder and managing director of GEODOMISI Ltd Consulting Engineering Company, he has 7

8 been consulting and cooperating with various National and International technical/engineering offices for more than one thousand (1.000) projects ( specialising in specific foundation problems, deep anchored piles retaining walls, soil & rock mechanics, soil stabilization and improvement of their properties, cement and chemical grouting, soil and rock slope stability analysis problems of large masses, geotechnical investigation for underground works & dams, suitability of building stones and aggregates for concrete - railway ballast & skid resistant pavements, as well as in issues of management and protection of underground-surface water resources and the environment, using integrated computerized Intelligent Engineering Systems. He has also been exclusive geotechnical engineering consultant of ATTIKO METRO S.A. for the Design and Calculations of very deep Anchored Piles Retaining Walls, as well as exclusive consultant of both EGNATIA ODOS S.A. and ERGOSE S.A. for the geotechnical design of large scale motorway and railway projects and underground works, like foundations of bridges, tunnels and protection and stabilization of slopes from landslides. Furthermore, he has also been the exclusive geotechnical engineering consultant of OLYMPIC GAMES ATHENS 2004 for the execution and the design of the geotechnical investigation and foundation engineering aspects for the construction of the Marathon Olympic rowing game centre roads at Schinias - Attica/Greece. Finally, during , he was the exclusive geotechnical engineering consultant (via his company Geodomisi Ltd) for the planning and construction of the biggest Greek natural gas fired Combined Cycle Power Plant (CCGT) Project, developed and owned by the Joint Venture between the Greek Public Power Corporation (PPC) and Steel Production Incorporated Industry «HALYVOURGIKI S.A.». In this project he was cooperating and working along with the general Energy Project Consultant «Mott MacDonald Limited». Last but not least, during his more than 20 years professional career he has administrated and managed numerous projects in Engineering / Technical, Economical and Health & Safety terms and issues. Moreover, since 1993 he is the founder and the managing director of «GEODOMISI Ltd», a Consulting Engineering Company for Studies of projects for Private and mainly Public Works ( that its aim is the development of studies and researches concerning projects relevant to: the Geotechnical Engineering (Soil & Rock Mechanics - Foundation Engineering), the Solid and Water environment (Soil - Subsoil, Surface and underground water management), the Protection of the environment from the liquid and solid wastes, the Design of special foundations of buildings and 8

9 infrastructure works and the design of deep anchored piled retaining walls, the various subjects in Soil and Rock Mechanics (in Dams, Tunnels, Highways, Waste Disposal Treatment Plants, etc), as well as to the development and localisation of underground water and the management of aquatic resources. Also, the company seeks the collaboration with government owned and private institutions as well as the research centres (Universities, Technological institutions, etc.) in the exchange of information and applications, in order to transfer national and international experiences, practices and applications, to both simple citizens and the specialized scientists and engineers. Finally, the Company «GEODOMISI Ltd», holds a professional degree license, with a number of registration: 440, (according to Law 716/77), issued by the Ministry of a Public Works in the categories: 21 (Soil & Rock Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering Studies and Researches) Class C with five (5) units potential, 20 (Engineering Geological - Hydrogeological - Geophysical Studies and Researches) Class C, and 13 (Hydraulic Engineering Studies and Researches) Class B, which is valid since , based in Athens, and enables it to undertake studies and researches for the Public Sector. Finally, he is married to Tsapraili Chrysanthy, economist (Dipl., M.Sc. M.B.A.) and a father of three (3) children. Teaching Subjects: Dr. Constantine Sachpazis, as an Associate Professor of Geotechnical Engineering in the Department of Geotechnology and Environmental Engineering he teaches various subjects in the fifth, sixth and seventh half-year Teaching Block, concretely: Soil Mechanics I (Theory, Exercises and Laboratory), Geotechnical Engineering for Tunnels and Dams (Theory, Exercises and Laboratory), Mechanical Equipment of Geotechnical Works (Theory, Exercises and Laboratory), Soil Mechanics II and Rock Mechanics (Theory, Exercises and Laboratory) with Computer Aided Geotechnical Engineering Design & Analysis. Some relevant Web Site Links: My Short & Extended CV My CV with Academic & Official Documents My Publications Detailed summary of my scientific publications Other Various Web Sites 9

GeoDomisi Ltd A Company for Civil & Geotechnical Engineering Works

GeoDomisi Ltd A Company for Civil & Geotechnical Engineering Works SHORT RESUME OF Constantine I. SACHPAZIS Dr. Geotechnical Engineer Civil Engineer & Dipl. Eng. Geologist (BEng (Hons) Civil Eng. UK, Dipl. Geol, M.Sc.Eng UK, Ph.D. NTUA (E.M.Π.), Post Doc. UK, Gr.m.ICE)