Dr Georgios Nikitas
School of Civil Engineering and Built Environment
Faculty of Engineering and Technology
Email: G.Nikitas@ljmu.ac.uk
Telephone: 0151 904 6242
Dr Georgios (George) Nikitas is Senior Lecturer in Geotechnics and he has been at the School of Civil Engineering and Built Environment at Liverpool John Moores University since November 2020. Prior to that he held the post of Experimental Officer in Geotechnics at the University of Surrey, while at the same time he was studying for his PhD degree. Besides the lab-based work, he was also actively involved in the education process of the Civil and Environmental Engineering Department, at University of Surrey, by teaching several modules including Surveying, Design and Advanced Geotechnics. Before his time at the University of Surrey, Dr Nikitas has been a teaching assistant at the University of Bristol, while studying for his MSc by research, funded by EPSRC . His work at the University of Bristol involved the use of the largest shaking table in the UK (BLADE facilities) to test the seismic behavior of an innovative foundation system utilizing the rubber from waste tires.
His main research interests concern experimental geotechnics and soil-structure interaction for various types of structures. His focus is to better understand the soil-structure interaction of offshore wind turbines and what is the long-term effect of loading cycles on soil supporting these through experimental modelling. Besides Offshore Wind Turbines, Dr Nikitas has worked in a range of topics, including among others 1g dynamic experiments, soil element testing, seismic resilience and monitoring of structures during earthquakes, soil improvement techniques and many more. Some key indicative areas of his current research are: Long term performance of Offshore Wind Turbines; Liquefaction mitigation techniques for residential buildings and pipelines; Development of apparatus for advanced soil element testing; Development of cost-effective structural health monitoring systems; Reuse of waste materials in civil engineering applications
The research portfolio of Dr Nikitas contains more than 20 peer-reviewed publications in world-leading scientific journals, academic conferences and books.
Dr Nikitas is accepting candidates for PhD.
Languages
English
Greek, Modern (1453-)
French
Degrees
2020, University of Surrey, United Kingdom, PhD
2019, University of Surrey, United Kingdom, PGCert
2016, University of Bristol, United Kingdom, MSc by Research
2011, Democritus University of Thrace, Greece, MEng
Academic appointments
Senior Lecturer in Geotechnics, Liverpool John Moores University, 2022 - present
Lecturer in Geotechnics, Liverpool John Moores University, 2020 - 2022
Associate Lecturer, University of Surrey, 2016 - 2018
Journal article
Akbar M, Pan H, Ou G, Nikitas G, Ahmad B. 2023. Seismic Response Compression of Various MSE Walls Based on 3D Modeling Buildings, 13 DOI Publisher Url Public Url
Nikitas G, Bhattacharya S. 2023. Experimental study on sand-tire chip mixture foundations acting as a soil liquefaction countermeasure Bulletin of Earthquake Engineering, DOI Publisher Url Public Url
Xu Y, Nikitas G, Zhang T, Han Q, Chryssanthopoulos M, Bhattacharya S, Wang Y. 2020. Support condition monitoring of offshore wind turbines using model updating techniques STRUCTURAL HEALTH MONITORING-AN INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL, 19 :1017-1031 DOI Author Url Publisher Url
Puri N, Jain A, Nikitas G, Dammala PK, Bhattacharya S. 2020. Dynamic soil properties and seismic ground response analysis for North Indian seismic belt subjected to the great Himalayan earthquakes NATURAL HAZARDS, 103 :447-478 DOI Author Url Publisher Url
Jalbi S, Nikitas G, Bhattacharya S, Alexander N. 2019. Dynamic design considerations for offshore wind turbine jackets supported on multiple foundations MARINE STRUCTURES, 67 DOI Author Url Publisher Url
Cui L, Bhattacharya S, Nikitas G, Bhat A. 2019. Macro- and micro-mechanics of granular soil in asymmetric cyclic loadings encountered by offshore wind turbine foundations GRANULAR MATTER, 21 DOI Author Url Publisher Url
Bhattacharya S, Hyodo M, Nikitas G, Ismael B, Suzuki H, Lombardi D, Egami S, Watanabe G, Goda K. 2018. Geotechnical and infrastructural damage due to the 2016 Kumamoto earthquake sequence SOIL DYNAMICS AND EARTHQUAKE ENGINEERING, 104 :390-394 DOI Author Url Publisher Url
Dammala PK, Krishna AM, Bhattacharya S, Nikitas G, Rouholamin M. 2017. Dynamic soil properties for seismic ground response studies in Northeastern India SOIL DYNAMICS AND EARTHQUAKE ENGINEERING, 100 :357-370 DOI Author Url Publisher Url
Nikitas G, Vimalan NJ, Bhattacharya S. 2016. An innovative cyclic loading device to study long term performance of offshore wind turbines SOIL DYNAMICS AND EARTHQUAKE ENGINEERING, 82 :154-160 DOI Author Url Publisher Url
Yu LQ, Wang LZ, Guo Z, Bhattacharya S, Nikitas G, Li LL, Xing YL. 2015. Long-term dynamic behavior of monopile supported offshore wind turbines in sand Theoretical and Applied Mechanics Letters, 5 :80-84 DOI Publisher Url
Guo Z, Yu L, Wang L, Bhattacharya S, Nikitas G, Xing Y. 2015. Model Tests on the Long-Term Dynamic Performance of Offshore Wind Turbines Founded on Monopiles in Sand JOURNAL OF OFFSHORE MECHANICS AND ARCTIC ENGINEERING-TRANSACTIONS OF THE ASME, 137 DOI Author Url Publisher Url
Nikitas G, Arany L, Aingaran S, Vimalan J, Bhattacharya S. Predicting long term performance of offshore wind turbines using cyclic simple shear apparatus SOIL DYNAMICS AND EARTHQUAKE ENGINEERING, 92 :678-683 DOI Author Url Publisher Url
Chapters
Lombardi D, Bhattacharya S, Nikitas G. 2023. Physical modeling of offshore wind turbine model for prediction of prototype response Wind Energy Engineering: A Handbook for Onshore and Offshore Wind Turbines :231-246 9780323958301 DOI Publisher Url
Chandrasekar R, Gkantou M, Nikitas G, Hashim KS, Pradeep HR, Ahuja A. 2022. Integration of 3D Concrete Printing in the Construction Industry: A Short Review Karkush M, Choudhury D, Han J. :445-452 Springer Nature 978-981-19-7357-4 DOI Author Url Publisher Url Public Url
Chandrasekar R, Gkantou M, Nikitas G, Hashim K, Pradeep HR, Ahuja A. 2022. Integration of 3D Concrete Printing in the Construction Industry: A Short Review Current Trends in Geotechnical Engineering and Construction: Proceedings of 3ICGE-Iraq 2022 :445-452 9789811973574 DOI Publisher Url
Nikitas G, Bhattacharya S, Vimalan N. 2020. Wind energy Future Energy: Improved, Sustainable and Clean Options for Our Planet :331-355 9780081028865 DOI Publisher Url
Bhattacharya S, Demirci HE, Nikitas G, Prakhya GKV, Lombardi D, Alexander NA, Aleem M, Amani S, Mylonakis G. 2020. Physical modeling of interaction problems in geotechnical engineering Modeling in Geotechnical Engineering :205-256 9780128212059 DOI Publisher Url
Nikitas G, Bhattacharya S, Vimalan N, Demirci HE, Nikitas N, Kumar P. 2018. Wind power: A sustainable way to limit climate change Managing Global Warming: An Interface of Technology and Human Issues :333-364 9780128141045 DOI Publisher Url
Lombardi D, Bhattacharya S, Nikitas G. 2017. Physical Modeling of Offshore Wind Turbine Model for Prediction of Prototype Response Wind Energy Engineering: A Handbook for Onshore and Offshore Wind Turbines :353-374 9780128094518 DOI Publisher Url
Conference publication
Hashim KS, Idowu IO, Mustafina J, Amoako-Attah J, Nikitas G, Al-Jumeily D. 2022. RSM (Response Surface Methodology) Modelling of Inter-Electrodes Spacing Effects on Phosphate Removal 2021 14th International Conference on Developments in eSystems Engineering (DeSE), 2021 14th International Conference on Developments in eSystems Engineering (DeSE) :586-589 DOI Publisher Url Public Url
Bhattacharya S, Nikitas G, Aleem M, Cui L, Wang Y, Jalbi S, Hilton J. 2020. Challenges in the design and construction of offshore wind turbine foundations including sites in seismic areas Lecture Notes in Civil Engineering, 92 :121-160 DOI Publisher Url
Demirci HE, Nikitas G, Bhattacharya S. 2019. Physical modelling of buried continuous pipelines crossing permanent ground deformation (Pgd) zones Proceedings of the International Conference on Natural Hazards and Infrastructure,
Dammala PK, Rouholamin M, Nikitas G, Bhattacharya S, Adapa MK. 2018. Lateral Behavior of Pile Foundations during Partial Liquefaction Suleiman MT, Lemnitzer A, Stuedlein AW. IFCEE 2018: INSTALLATION, TESTING, AND ANALYSIS OF DEEP FOUNDATIONS, International Foundations Congress and Equipment Expo (IFCEE) :301-311 DOI Author Url Publisher Url
Cui L, Bhattacharya S, Nikitas G. 2017. Micromechanics of soil responses in cyclic simple shear tests EPJ Web of Conferences, 140 DOI Publisher Url
Nikitas G, Bhattacharya S, Hyodo M, Konja A, Mitoulis S. 2014. Use of rubber for improving the performance of domestic buildings against seismic liquefaction Cunha A, Caetano E, Ribeiro P, Muller G. EURODYN 2014: IX INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON STRUCTURAL DYNAMICS, 9th International Conference on Structural Dynamics (EURODYN) :259-265 Author Url