Modern Experimental and Numerical Methods in Seismic Engineering: Passive Damping Systems in Structures

Speaker

Magdalini Titirla, Assistant Professor, Laboratoire de Mécanique des Structures et des Systèmes Couplés (LMSSC), CNAM Paris, https://www.lmssc.cnam.fr/fr/equipe/magdalini-titirla

Information

The lecture will take place on Monday, September 22, 2025 at 11:00, in Room G3.0.13.1 at the Technical University of Crete

Abstract

This seminar introduces an integrated research approach that combines numerical simulations with experimental studies in the fields of Seismic Engineering and Structural Dynamics. It focuses on the investigation—both experimental and computational—of a damper used in passive seismic energy dissipation systems. The damper's performance is evaluated in three reinforced concrete buildings of varying heights (four, nine, and sixteen stories), each subjected to seismic excitation from both natural and synthetic accelerograms. The study compares this damper with other passive damping systems by analyzing the seismic response of structures with and without dampers, including friction, viscous, and tuned mass pendulum types. The findings demonstrate the potential for enhancing structural seismic performance through reinforcement and the strategic use of passive damping technologies.

Speaker Bio

Magdalini Titirla is an Assistant Professor at the Structural Mechanics and Coupled Systems Laboratory (LMSSC) at CNAM in Paris, France, where she has served since 2019. She oversees the FISA BTP Reims civil engineering diploma and the engineering diploma in Public Works (diplôme d'ingénieur Travaux Publics). She earned her PhD in Civil Engineering from Aristotle University of Thessaloniki (AUTH) in 2016 with distinction. Her expertise in earthquake-resistant structures and seismic energy dissipation systems has been shaped through her academic training—at undergraduate, master's, and doctoral levels—as well as through postdoctoral research. She holds a Civil Engineering degree and a Master's in Earthquake-Resistant Design from AUTH. Her postdoctoral work includes research on seismic metamaterials at the University of Salerno in Italy (March–August 2017), under Professor F. Fraternali, and participation in the HYBRIDAL project at the LMC2 laboratory of the University of Lyon 1 (France) from October 2017 to July 2019, under Professor E. Ferrier.

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