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IOANNIS N. MARKOU Associate Professor

Department of Civil Engineering Democritus University of Thrace

PERSONAL DATA Birth Date : 25th December 1967 Birthplace : Athens, Greece Address : Democritus University Of Thrace

School of Engineering Department of Civil Engineering Soil Mechanics & Foundation Engineering Laboratory 12 Vas. Sofias Str., GR – 67100 Xanthi, GREECE

Telephone : +30 25410 79648 Fax : +30 25410 79647 E-mail : imarkou@civil.duth.gr EDUCATION • Diploma in Civil Engineering, 1990

Department of Civil Engineering, University of Patras, Greece Diploma Thesis: “Triaxial Compression Testing of Geotextile Reinforced Sand”

• Doctor in Civil Engineering (Geotechnical Engineering), 1996 Department of Civil Engineering, University of Patras, Greece Doctoral Dissertation: “Pulverized Greek Lignite Fly Ash as Suspension Grout for In-Situ

Soil Improvement” ACADEMIC POSITIONS 1991 – 1996 : Graduate Research and Teaching Assistant, Geotechnical Engineering

Laboratory, Department of Civil Engineering, University of Patras, Greece.

1999 – 2005 : Lecturer, Soil Mechanics & Foundation Engineering Laboratory, Department of Civil Engineering, Democritus University of Thrace, Greece.

2005 – 2010 : Assistant Professor (non permanent position), Soil Mechanics & Foundation Engineering Laboratory, Department of Civil Engineering, Democritus University of Thrace, Greece.

2010 – 2014 : Assistant Professor (permanency after evaluation procedure), Soil Mechanics & Foundation Engineering Laboratory, Department of Civil Engineering, Democritus University of Thrace, Greece.

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2014 - Today : Associate Professor (permanent position), Soil Mechanics & Foundation Engineering Laboratory, Department of Civil Engineering, Democritus University of Thrace, Greece. Position object: “Soil Mechanics – Foundation Engineering: Laboratory Research”.

September 2014 – Today : Head of Soil Mechanics & Foundation Engineering Laboratory, Department of Civil Engineering, Democritus University of Thrace, Greece.

TEACHING EXPERIENCE 1) Teaching of the courses :

• Geotechnical Investigation Methods – Laboratory and Field • Soil Mechanics • Soil Mechanics Laboratory Tests • Geotechnical Investigations and In-Situ Testing • Ground Improvement – Reinforcement • Tunnels and Underground Structures – Design and Construction • Embankments and Earthfill Dams • Retaining Structures • Quality Control in Civil Engineering Projects • Writing and Presentation of Technical Reports (Lectures)

2) Supervision of Diploma Theses (mainly in laboratory testing and/or soil improvement –

reinforcement aspects). UNIVERSITY REFERENCE BOOKS • Markou, I.N., (2005), “Laboratory Determination of Geotechnical Properties of

Soils”, Democritus University of Thrace, Xanthi, Greece, 127 pages. (in Greek)

• Kokkalis, A. and Markou, I.N., (2003), “Writing and Presentation of Technical Reports”, Democritus University of Thrace, Xanthi, Greece, 57 pages. (in Greek)

• Markou, I.N., (2008), “Elements of Embankments and Earthfill Dams”, Democritus University of Thrace, Xanthi, Greece, 131 pages. (in Greek)

DOCTORAL THESES • Supervisor of the Doctoral Thesis of Dr. A. Droudakis entitled “Effectiveness of Soil

Permeation Grouting with Microfine Cements”, Department of Civil Engineering, Democritus University of Thrace, Xanthi, Greece. (completed in 2009)

• Supervisor of the Doctoral Thesis of Dr. D. Christodoulou entitled “Investigation and Improvement of the Injectability Criteria for Soil Suspension Grouting”, Department of Civil Engineering, Democritus University of Thrace, Xanthi, Greece (completed in 2009)

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• Supervisor of the Doctoral Thesis of Mr. E. Evangelou in the field of “Soil Improvement – Reinforcement, Geosynthetic Materials”, Department of Civil Engineering, Democritus University of Thrace, Xanthi, Greece. (started in December 2014)

• Member of the advisory committee (Supervisor: Professor D. Atmatzidis) of the Doctoral Thesis of Dr. I. Pantazopoulos entitled “Determination of Design Parameters for Soils Grouted with Microfine Cement Suspensions”, Department of Civil Engineering, University of Patras, Patras, Greece. (completed in 2009)

• Member of the advisory committee (Supervisor: Associate Professor N. Klimis) of the Doctoral Thesis of Mrs. E. Petala in the field of “Geotechnical Earthquake Engineering”, Department of Civil Engineering, Democritus University of Thrace, Xanthi, Greece. (started in 2012)

• Member of the examining committee (Supervisor: Professor G. Mylonakis) of the Doctoral Thesis of Dr. P. Papastylianou entitled “Investigation of Geotechnical Earthquake Isolation of Structures on Piles Using Geofoam EPS”, Department of Civil Engineering, University of Patras, Patras, Greece. (completed in 2010)

RESEARCH EXPERIENCE •

Documentation and optimization of new suspension grouts based on pulverized fly ash or microfine cements, investigation and prediction models of the injectability and penetrability of suspensions in soils, mechanical properties and behavior of grouted soils, design and construction of special laboratory apparatus for the production of grouted soil specimens, development of procedures for grout and grouted soil testing. The research on Grouting for Soil Improvement was conducted through two research projects. The first one (PENED-89ED434) was financed by the General Secretariat for Research and Technology of the Greek Ministry of Industry, Energy and Technology (Principal Investigator: D.K. Atmatzidis, Professor). Democritus University of Thrace, University of Patras and TITAN Cement Company S.A. have participated in the second research project (PENED-03ED527), which was co-financed by the European Union – European Social Fund (75%) and the Greek Ministry of Development – General Secretariat for Research and Technology (25%) (Principal Investigator: I.N. Markou).

Grouting for Soil Improvement

• Investigation of the mechanical behavior of geosynthetic reinforced soils and evaluation of soil – geosynthetic interaction by triaxial compression (development – documentation of a new method) and conventional or large-scale direct shear testing. Six sands, one fine-grained soil and approximately 40 geotextiles and geomembranes were used for the production of specimens with various dimensions for triaxial compression testing.

Geosynthetics

The research on Geosynthetics was conducted through three research projects. The first one (PRENED-99) was financed by the Research Committee of Democritus University of Thrace (Principal Investigator: I.N. Markou). Democritus University of Thrace and Thrace Plastics S.A. have participated in the second research project (PAVET-AMTh 25), which was financed by the Greek General Secretariat for Research and Technology

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(Principal Investigator: S. Pantazopoulou, Professor). The third project was funded by ETAA (Principal Investigator: I.N. Markou).

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Experimental investigation of the relationship between the residual shear strength and the swelling characteristics and behavior of swelling clays, based on the results of ring shear and reversal shear box tests. The research in this field was conducted mainly through a research project financed by ETAA (Principal Investigator: I.N. Markou).

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE Period : 1998 Project : New Patras Port – 1st Part, Patras, Greece Contractor : “Christiani & Nielsen Ltd. – TCGC S.A. – Bachy Ltd.” Joint Venture The object of the work comprised participation in geotechnical investigations, participation in the geotechnical instrumentation and monitoring of the performance of a trial embankment and organization and operation of the laboratory for quality control of construction materials.

Swelling Clays

PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS AND COMMITTEES (MEMBER) • International Society for Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering • International Geosynthetics Society • Technical Committee TC 211 “Ground Improvement” of the International Society for Soil

Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering and Member of the Working Group E “Ground Improvement with Grouting Type Admixtures” of this Committee

• Technical Chamber of Greece • Greek Society of Civil Engineers • Hellenic Society of Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering • Hellenic Geosynthetics Society (founding member) PROFESSIONAL LICENSES : Licensed Civil Engineer (since 1991) FOREIGN LANGUAGES : English (very good) DISTINCTIONS 1998 : Delegate (after selection) of the Hellenic Society of Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical

Engineering in the 12th European Young Geotechnical Engineers’ Conference, held in Tallinn, Estonia, and oral presentation of the technical paper entitled “A Pulverized Fly Ash Suspension for Permeation Grouting”.

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PARTICIPATION IN CONFERENCES • 1992 : 2nd Hellenic Conference on Geotechnical Engineering, Thessaloniki, Greece. • 1997 : 3rd Hellenic Conference on Geotechnical Engineering, Patras, Greece.

(oral presentation of two technical papers) • 1997 : Workshop on Utilization of Fly Ash in Construction, Kozani, Greece.

(oral presentation of technical paper) • 1998 : 12th European Young Geotechnical Engineers’ Conference, Tallinn, Estonia.

(oral presentation of technical paper) • 2001 : 4th Hellenic Conference on Geotechnical & Geoenvironmental Engineering,

Athens, Greece. (oral presentation of technical paper) • 2001 : XVth International Conference on Soil Mechanics & Geotechnical Engineering,

Istanbul, Turkey. (poster presentation of technical paper) • 2002 : International Symposium on Identification and Determination of Soil and Rock

Parameters for Geotechnical Design (PARAM 2002), Paris, France. (oral presentation of technical paper)

• 2003 : XIIIth European Conference on Soil Mechanics & Geotechnical Engineering, Prague, The Czech Republic. (poster presentation of technical paper)

• 2004 : Third European Geosynthetics Conference (EuroGeo 3), Munich, Germany. (oral presentation of technical paper)

• 2005 : 11th International Conference on Computer Methods & Advances in Geomechanics (11th IACMAG), Torino, Italy. (oral presentation of technical paper)

• 2005 : 1st Pan-Hellenic Conference, Utilization of Industrial Byproducts in Construction, Thessaloniki, Greece. (oral presentation of technical paper)

• 2006 : 5th Hellenic Conference on Geotechnical & Geoenvironmental Engineering, Xanthi, Greece. (oral presentation of technical paper)

• 2007 : 13th International Conference on Experimental Mechanics (ICEM13), Alexandroupolis, Greece. (oral presentation of technical paper)

• 2008 : Fourth European Geosynthetics Conference (EuroGeo 4), Edinburgh, United Kingdom. (oral presentation of technical paper)

• 2010 : 6th Hellenic Conference on Geotechnical & Geoenvironmental Engineering, Volos, Greece. (oral presentation of three technical papers)

• 2011 : 15th European Conference on Soil Mechanics & Geotechnical Engineering, Athens, Greece. (oral presentation of technical paper)

• 2012 : Fifth European Geosynthetics Congress (EuroGeo 5), Valencia, Spain. (oral presentation of technical paper)

• 2014 : 7th Hellenic Conference on Geotechnical Engineering, Athens, Greece. (oral presentation of technical paper)

LECTURES • 2003 : Lecture entitled “Pulverized Fly Ash Grouts – Development & Performance”

and given in the Institute of Soil Mechanics & Geotechnical Engineering, Technische Universitat Berlin

• 2007 : Lecture entitled “Microfine Cements for Permeation Grouting” and given in the

, Berlin, Germany.

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Workshop on Ground Improvement

• 2010 : Lecture entitled “Instruction in Geotechnical Investigation Methods” and given in the

organized by the ISSMGE – TC211 and held during the XIVth European Conf. on Soil Mechanics & Geotechnical Engineering, Madrid, Spain.

Special Session on Instruction in Geotechnical Engineering

• 2011 : Lecture entitled “Geotechnical Investigations and Testing according to EC 7” and given in the

held during the 6th Hellenic Conference on Geotechnical & Geoenvironmental Engineering, Volos, Greece.

Seminar on Design of Concrete Buildings with Eurocodes

organized by the Technical Chamber of Greece – Thrace Division, Xanthi & Alexandroupolis, Greece.

TECHNICAL PAPER REVIEWS Reviewer (after invitation) of technical papers, written by other authors, in the following scientific journals and conferences: • “Geotechnical and Geological Engineering” Journal, Springer • “Journal of Materials in Civil Engineering”, A.S.C.E. • “Materials” Journal, MDPI • 15th European Conference on Soil Mechanics & Geotechnical Engineering, Athens, 2011 • 4th International Conference on Grouting & Deep Mixing, New Orleans, U.S.A., 2012 • 6th Hellenic Conference on Geotechnical & Geoenvironmental Engineering, Volos, 2010 PUBLICATIONS Forty two technical papers published in International Scientific Journals or in the Proceedings of International and National Conferences and Symposiums. Lists of selected papers in journals and in International conferences are given below.

Markou, I.N., Christodoulou, D.N., and Papadopoulos, B.K., (2015), “Penetrability of Microfine Cement Grouts: Experimental Investigation and Fuzzy Regression Modeling”, Canadian Geotechnical Journal, July Issue.

SELECTED PAPERS IN JOURNALS Markou, I.N., and Atmatzidis, D.K., (2002), “Properties and Performance of a Pulverized Fly

Ash Grout”, Journal of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering, A.S.C.E., Vol. 128, No. 8, pp. 682-691.

Markou, I.N., and Atmatzidis, D.K., (2003), “Mechanical Behavior of a Pulverized Fly Ash Grouted Sand”, Geotechnical Testing Journal, A.S.T.M., Vol. 26, No. 4, pp. 450-460.

Pantazopoulos, I.A., Markou, I.N., Christodoulou, D.N., Droudakis, A.I., Atmatzidis, D.K., Antiohos, S.K., and Chaniotakis, E., (2012), “Development of Microfine Cement Grouts by Pulverizing Ordinary Cements”, Cement and Concrete Composites, Elsevier, Vol. 34, No. 5, pp. 593-603.

Markou, I.N., and Droudakis, A.I., (2013), “Factors Affecting Engineering Properties of Microfine Cement Grouted Sands”, Geotechnical and Geological Engineering, Springer, Vol. 31, No. 4, pp. 1041-1058.

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SELECTED PAPERS IN INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCES Markou, I.N., (2001), “Long Term Behavior of a Pulverized Fly Ash Grouted Sand”,

Proceedings, XVth International Conference on Soil Mechanics & Geotechnical Engineering, Istanbul, Turkey, A.A. Balkema Publishers, Vol. 2, pp. 1529-1532.

Markou, I.N., and Sirkelis, G.M., (2003), “Determination of Sand – Non Woven Geotextile Friction Angle using Triaxial Compression Tests”, Proceedings, XIIIth European Conference on Soil Mechanics & Geotechnical Engineering, Prague, The Czech Republic, Vanicek et al. (Editors), Vol. 1, pp. 805-810.

Markou, I., and Droudakis, A., (2005), “Evaluation of Sand – Geotextile Interaction by Triaxial Compression and Direct Shear Testing”, Proceedings, 11th IACMAG, Eleventh International Conference on Computer Methods and Advances in Geomechanics, Torino, Italy, Barla G. and Barla M. (Editors), Patron Editore, Bologna, Vol. 2, pp. 341-348.

Markou, I., and Droudakis, A., (2006), “Effect of Triaxial Compression Testing Factors on Sand – Geotextile Interface Friction”, Proceedings, 8ICG, 8th International Conference on Geosynthetics, Yokohama, Japan, Kuwano J. and Koseki J. (Editors), Millpress, Rotterdam, Vol. 4, pp. 1401-1404.

Markou, I.N., and Droudakis, A.I., (2007), “Behavior of Reinforced Sand: Effect of Triaxial Compression Testing Factors”, Proceedings, IS Kyushu ’07, 5th International Symposium on Earth Reinforcement, Fukuoka, Japan, Otani et al. (Editors), Taylor & Francis – Balkema, pp. 569-575.

Markou, I.N., (2008), “Effect of Sand Characteristics on Sand / Geotextile Interface Friction”, Proceedings, EuroGeo 4, Fourth European Geosynthetics Conference, Edinburgh, United Kingdom, Dixon N. (Editor), 7 p.

Pantazopoulos, I.A., Markou, I.N., Atmatzidis, D.K., and Droudakis, A.I., (2012), “Triaxial Compression Testing of Microfine Cement Grouted Sands”, Proceedings, 4th International Conference on Grouting & Deep Mixing, New Orleans, U.S.A., Johnsen L.F. et al. (Editors), A.S.C.E. Geotechnical Special Publication No. 228, Vol. 2, pp. 1721-1730.

Markou, I.N., Christodoulou, D.N., and Atmatzidis, D.K., (2012), “Effect of Sand Gradation on the Groutability of Cement Suspensions”, Proceedings, 4th International Conference on Grouting & Deep Mixing, New Orleans, U.S.A., Johnsen L.F. et al. (Editors), A.S.C.E. Geotechnical Special Publication No. 228, Vol. 2, pp. 2003-2012.

Markou, I.N., and Novidis, D.G., (2012), “Soil – Geotextile Composites: Mechanical Behavior and Interface Resistance”, Proceedings, EuroGeo 5, Fifth European Geosynthetics Congress, Valencia, Spain, Blanco M. et al. (Editors), Vol. 2, pp. 1028-1035.

Markou, I.N., (2013), “Residual Shear Strength Behavior of Swelling Soils”, Proceedings, 18th International Conference on Soil Mechanics & Geotechnical Engineering, Paris, France, Delage P. et al. (Editors), Vol. 1, pp. 251-254.