Dr. –Ing Civil Engineer, Professor in Laboratory of Technology and Strength of Materials, Department of Mechanical Engineering and Aeronautics, University of Patras. Strong participation in European conferences. Author of more than 180 scientific publications in Journals and conferences proceedings,reviewer of 31 scientific Journals and member of editorial board of 11 international scientific Journals.
Participation as main researcher in more than 20 research programs with recent European programs such as: Rusteel (2009-2013) and Newrebar (2015-2019). Regularly invited as a lecturer in conferences with
research topics that are closely related to the results of his scientific research. Since 1981, runs own office in Patras, with many restoration and conservation projects in Greece.

Recent Publications:

• Koulouris K. and Apostolopoulos C., “An experimental study on effects of corrosion and stirrups on bond behavior of reinforced concrete”. Metals 2020, 10, 1327; doi:10.3390/met10101327.
• Apostolopoulos, A Drakakaki, A Katsaounis, M Bardi, K Koulouris, “Parameters determining the quality of corrosion damage, induced by impressed current density technique, on steel reinforcement”, International Journal of Structural Integrity, Volume 12 Issue 4, 2020.
• Basdeki, M.; Apostolopoulos, C., “Mechanical Behavior Evaluation of Tempcore and Hybrid Reinforcing Steel Bars via a Proposed Fatigue Damage Index in Long Terms”. Metals 2021, 11, 834. https://doi.org/10.3390/met11050834.
• Koulouris K. and Apostolopoulos C., “Study of the Residual Bond Strength between Corroded Steel Bars and Concrete—A Comparison with the Recommendations of Fib Model Code 2010” Metals 2021, 11, 757. https:// doi.org/10.3390/met11050757.
• Koulouris, K. and Apostolopoulos, C., “Fatigue damage indicator of different types of reinforcing bars”, International Journal of Structural Integrity, https://doi.org/10.1108/IJSI-10-2019-0103, 2022.
• Basdeki, M.; Apostolopoulos, C., “The Effect of Shot Blasting Process on Mechanical Properties and Anti- Corrosive Behavior of Steel Reinforcement”. Metals 2022, 12, 275. https://doi.org/10.3390/met12020275.
• Basdeki, M.; Apostolopoulos, C.,“ The effect of shot blasting process on dynamic response of steel reinforcement”, Metals 2022, 12 (6), https://doi.org/10.3390/met12061048

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The research domain is associated with materials science and technology with emphasis on building materials. Analysis of metallic structures with emphasis on failure due corrosion. Mechanical properties of corroded steel bars and existing historical reinforced concrete structures, coating and shot blasting, durability of reinforced concrete.

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