Publications
Books / Chapters in books – Special Publications
Editor
Author
Refereed Journal Papers
Conference
Papers
• Guisbert, S., Zekkos, D., and Nisar, A., (2010). “Time vs. Frequency domain
ground motion modification: Effects on site response analyses and seismic
displacements”, Ninth U.S. National and Tenth Canadian Conference on Earthquake
Engineering, Toronto, Canada. Contact me for a free copy.
• Zekkos, D., Boominathan, A., Athanasopoulos-Zekkos, A. (2010), “Engineering
seismology, ground motions, & local site effects: General Report on Session 3”,
5th International Conference on recent advances in geotechnical earthquake
engineering and soil dynamics”, May 24-29 2010, San Diego, CA. Contact me for a
free copy.
· Zekkos, D. (2010), "Geoengineering and refereed journals: A survey".
Proceedings of Geoflorida 2010: Advances in analysis, modeling & design, ASCE GSP
No. 199, pp. 3285-3294. Contact me for a free copy.
· Zekkos, D., Guisinger, A. L., Medley, E., Vellone, D. A. (2008), “Geological, rock
and mining engineering, including underground structures and excavations, and
subsidence of deltas”, General Report on Sessions 6a and 6b, , 6th International
Conference on Case Histories in Geotechnical Engineering, Arlington, VA, August 11-
16, 2007 (in proceedings cd). Contact me for a free copy.
· Zekkos, D., Cohen-Waeber, J., Medley, E., Jesionek, K. (2008),
“Characterization of weak rock mass and geoengineering analyses for a canyon
landfill in northern California”, Paper #6.05a, 6th International Conference on
Case Histories in Geotechnical Engineering, Arlington, VA, August 11-16, 2007 (in
proceedings cd). Contact me for a free copy.
· Athanasopoulos-Zekkos, A.., Zekkos, D., and Matasovic, N. (2008) “Validation
of generic municipal solid waste material properties for seismic design of
landfills”, 4th Geotechnical Earthquake Engineering and Soil Dynamics Conference,
Sacramento, CA, May 18-22, 2008. Contact me for a free copy.
· Athanasopoulos, G., Grizi, A., Zekkos, D., Founta P., Zisimatou, E. (2008),
“Municipal Solid Waste as a Reinforced Soil: Investigation Using Synthetic
Waste”, ASCE-Geoinstitute Geocongress 2008, Geotechnics of Waste Management
and Remediation, Geotechnical Special Publication (GSP) #177, pp. 168-175. Contact
me for a free copy.
· Zekkos, D., Bray, J. D., Stokoe, K., Kavazanjian, E., Rathje, E., Athanasopoulos,
G. A., Riemer, M., Matasovic, N., Lee, J. J., Seos, B. (2008), “Recent Findings on the
Static and Dynamic Properties of Municipal Solid Waste”, ASCE-Geoinstitute
Geocongress 2008, Geotechnics of Waste Management and Remediation,
Geotechnical Special Publication (GSP) #177, pp. 176-183. Contact me for a free copy.
· Zekkos, D., Bray, J.D., Riemer, M., Kavazanjian, E., Athanasopoulos, G.A.
(2007), “Response of Municipal Solid Waste from Tri-Cities landfill in
Triaxial Compression”, 11th International Waste Management and
Landfill Symposium, Sardinia 2007, 1-5 October 2007. Download.
· Medley, E., Zekkos, D., (2007), “Seismic Performance of rock block
structures with observations from the October 2006 Hawaii Earthquake”, 4th
International Conference on Earthquake Geotechnical Engineering, Thessaloniki,
June 25-28, 2007. Download.
· Zekkos, D., Bray J. D., Athanasopoulos, G.A., Riemer, M. F., Kavazanjian, E.,
Founta, X., Grizi, A. (2007), “Compositional and loading rate effects on the shear
strength of Municipal Solid Waste”, 4th International Conference on Earthquake
Geotechnical Engineering, Thessaloniki, June 25-28, 2007, paper no. 1525
(permission granted by Conference Chairman). Download.
· Zekkos, D., Athanasopoulos, G., Athanasopoulos, A. Manousakis, J. (2006),
"Elements of engineering geology and geotechnical engineering in the Homeric
Poems", International Symposium “Science and technology in Homeric Epics”,
Ancient Olympia, Greece, 27-30 August 2006(greek version, english version).
· Zekkos, D. P. (2006), "Surface excavations, fills and embankments in ancient
Greece", 5th Hellenic Conference in Geotechnical & Geoenvironmental Engineering,
Organized by the Technical Chamber of Greece and the Hellenic Society of Soil
Mechanics and Foundation Engineering, May 30 –June 1, 2006 (in greek). Contact me
for a free copy.
· Zekkos, D. P., Bray, J. D., Riemer, M., (2006), "Laboratory Investigation of
MSW Dynamic Properties", 5th Hellenic Conference in Geotechnical &
Geoenvironmental Engineering, Organized by the Technical Chamber of Greece and
the Hellenic Society of Soil Mechanics and Foundation Engineering, May 30 –June 1,
2006 (in greek). Contact me for a free copy.
· Theodoratos, A., Georgiopoulos, D., Zekkos, D. P., Athanasopoulos, G. A., Bray,
J. D., Riemer, M. (2006), "Laboratory Investigation of MSW Shear Strength from
Large Direct Shear tests", 5th Hellenic Conference in Geotechnical &
Geoenvironmental Engineering, Organized by the Technical Chamber of Greece and
the Hellenic Society of Soil Mechanics and Foundation Engineering, May 30 – June 1,
2006 (in greek). Contact me for a free copy.
· Zekkos, D. P., Bray, J. D., Riemer, M. F. (2006), “Shear modulus reduction and
material damping relationships for Municipal Solid-Waste”, Proceedings of the 8th
U.S. National Conference on Earthquake Engineering, April 18-22, 2006, San
Francisco, California, USA, Paper No. 1324 (in proceedings cd-rom) Download.
· Zekkos, D., Manousakis, J., Athanasopoulos, A. (2005), “Geotechnical
engineering practice in the Mycenaean Civilization (1600-1100 BC)”, 2nd
International Conference “Ancient Greek Technology, 17-21 October 2005, Athens,
Greece. html and pdf version.
· Zekkos, D. P., Bray, J. D., Kavazanjian, E., Matasovic, N., Rathje, E., Riemer, M.,
Stokoe, K. H. II, Framework for the estimation of MSW unit weight profile,
Proceedings Sardinia 2005, Tenth International Waste Management and Landfill
Symposium, S. Margherita di Pula, Cagliari, Italy; 3 - 7 October 2005. Download.
· Zekkos, D.P., Bray, J.D., Der Kiureghian, A. (2004), “Reliability of shallow
foundation design using the standard penetration test”, 2nd International
Conference on Site Characterization Proceedings, 19-22/9/2004, Porto, Portugal, Vol.
2, pp. 1575-1582. (.html and .pdf versions)
· Zekkos, D.P., Athanasopoulos, A.G., Athanasopoulos, G.A. (2004), “Deep
supported excavation in difficult ground conditions in the city of Patras, Greece –
Measured Vs. Predicted behavior”, 5th International Conference on Case Histories
in Geotechnical Engineering. New York, NY, April 13-17, 2004. Contact me for a free
copy.
· “Deep Supported Excavation in soft saturated cohesive soil for the
construction of a two story underground garage in Patras. Construction –
Measurement – Behavior Analysis”, 1st Hellenic Civil Engineering Students
Conference, 7-8 May 2001. (powerpoint presentation)
Other publications
· Zekkos, D. (2007), “The siege of Ancient Tyros in 332 B.C.: An Offshore
Construction Success”, Geo-Strata, Volume 8, Issue 5, September/October 2007,
ASCE-Geo-Institute. Contact me for a free copy.
· Athanasopoulos, A., Zekkos, D. (2006), “Geoengineering, refereed journals
and case histories: A survey”, Geoengineer.org report GEO/01/06, September
2006. Download.
· Zekkos, D. P., Athanasopoulos, A. (2004), “Milos island: Working with earth
for more than 9000 years”. cover story in AEG News, magazine of the Association
of Engineering Geologists, March 2004, Vol. 47, Issue 1. (.html and .pdf versions)
· Zeccos, D. (2003), “The Geoengineer Website: An invitation for resource and
experience exchange”, ASCE Geo-institute GEO-STRATA magazine, Fall 2003.
· Zekkos, D., Athanasopoulos, A., Manousakis, J., “Geotechnical Engineering
Experiences in the Homeric Poems”, Newsletter of the Technical Chamber of Greece,
issue 2231, January 20th, 2003.
Theses – Reports
for the construction of a two story underground garage in Patras. Construction –
Measurement – Behavior Analysis”, under the supervision of Professor G.A.
Athanasopoulos (Patras – June 2001, Greece). Online version and .pdf of thesis
Books / Chapters in books – Special Publications
Editor
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Zekkos, D. (2011) Geotechnical characterization, properties and testing of Municipal Solid Waste, ASCE Geotechnical Special Publication #209, pp. 248,
Author
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Zekkos, D., Matasovic, N., El-Sherbiny, R., Athanasopoulos-Zekkos, A., Towhata, I., Maugeri, M. (2010) “Chapter 4: Dynamic Properties of Municipal Solid Waste”, Geotechnical characterization, properties and testing of Municipal Solid Waste, ASCE Geotechnical Special Publication.
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Bray, J. D., Zekkos, D., Merry, S. M. (2010), “Chapter 3: Shear Strength of Municipal Solid Waste”, Geotechnical Special Publication on Geotechnical characterization, properties and testing of Municipal Solid Waste, ASCE Geo-Institute.
Refereed Journal Papers
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Zekkos, D., Kavazanjian, E. Jr., Bray, J. D., Matasovic, N., Riemer, M. F. (2010), “Physical Characterization of Municipal Solid Waste for Geotechnical Purposes”, Journal of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering, ASCE, September 2010, Vol. 136, No. 9, pp. 1231-1241.
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Zekkos, D., Athanasopoulos, G. A., Bray, J .D., Theodoratos, A., and Grizi, A. (2010), “Large-scale Direct Shear Testing of Municipal Solid Waste”, Waste Management Journal, 30 pp. 1544–1555.
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Bray, J. D., Zekkos, D., Kavazanjian, E., Jr., Athanasopoulos, G. A., Riemer, M. F. (2009), "Shear strength of Municipal Solid Waste", Journal of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering, ASCE, June 2009, Vol. 135, No. 6, pp. 709-722
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Zekkos, D., Bray, J.D., and Riemer, M.F. (2008) “Shear Modulus and Material Damping of Municipal Solid Waste Based on Large-Scale Cyclic Triaxial Testing,” Canadian Geotechnical Journal, 2008, Vol. 45, No. 1, 2008, pp. 45-58.
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Zekkos, D. Bray, J. D., Kavazanjian, E. Jr., Matasovic, N., Rathje, E. M., Riemer, M. F., Stokoe, K .H. (2006), "Unit weight of Municipal Solid Waste", ASCE Journal of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering, Vol. 132, No. 10, October 2006 pp. 1250-126.Contact me for a free copy.
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Bray, J. D., Athanasopoulos, G. A., Bathurst, R., Myers Bohlke, B., Brandl, H., Christian, J., Doe, T., Duncan, M., Gue, S. S., de Mello, L. G. Hynes, M., Katzenbach, R., Kavazanjian, E., Jr., Koutsoftas, D., Lacasse, S., Marinos, P.G., Mayne, P. W., Morgenstern, N., Phoon, K. K., Poulos, H., Powderham, A., Prakash, S., Romo, M. P., Seed, R. B., Tokimatsu, K., Van Impe, W., Zekkos, D. P. (2004), “Foreword”, International Journal of Geoengineering Case histories, http://casehistories.geoengineer.org , Vol.1, Issue 1, p.1-3. Note: Not a technical publication.
Shorter communications, letters, notes or briefs in refereed journals
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Bray, J. D., Zekkos, D., Kavazanjian, E., Jr., Athanasopoulos, G. A., Riemer, M. F. (2009), Closure of "Shear Strength of Municipal Solid Waste", Journal of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering, Vol. 136, No. 12, December 2010, pp. 1731-1732.
Conference
Papers
• Guisbert, S., Zekkos, D., and Nisar, A., (2010). “Time vs. Frequency domain
ground motion modification: Effects on site response analyses and seismic
displacements”, Ninth U.S. National and Tenth Canadian Conference on Earthquake
Engineering, Toronto, Canada. Contact me for a free copy.
• Zekkos, D., Boominathan, A., Athanasopoulos-Zekkos, A. (2010), “Engineering
seismology, ground motions, & local site effects: General Report on Session 3”,
5th International Conference on recent advances in geotechnical earthquake
engineering and soil dynamics”, May 24-29 2010, San Diego, CA. Contact me for a
free copy.
· Zekkos, D. (2010), "Geoengineering and refereed journals: A survey".
Proceedings of Geoflorida 2010: Advances in analysis, modeling & design, ASCE GSP
No. 199, pp. 3285-3294. Contact me for a free copy.
· Zekkos, D., Guisinger, A. L., Medley, E., Vellone, D. A. (2008), “Geological, rock
and mining engineering, including underground structures and excavations, and
subsidence of deltas”, General Report on Sessions 6a and 6b, , 6th International
Conference on Case Histories in Geotechnical Engineering, Arlington, VA, August 11-
16, 2007 (in proceedings cd). Contact me for a free copy.
· Zekkos, D., Cohen-Waeber, J., Medley, E., Jesionek, K. (2008),
“Characterization of weak rock mass and geoengineering analyses for a canyon
landfill in northern California”, Paper #6.05a, 6th International Conference on
Case Histories in Geotechnical Engineering, Arlington, VA, August 11-16, 2007 (in
proceedings cd). Contact me for a free copy.
· Athanasopoulos-Zekkos, A.., Zekkos, D., and Matasovic, N. (2008) “Validation
of generic municipal solid waste material properties for seismic design of
landfills”, 4th Geotechnical Earthquake Engineering and Soil Dynamics Conference,
Sacramento, CA, May 18-22, 2008. Contact me for a free copy.
· Athanasopoulos, G., Grizi, A., Zekkos, D., Founta P., Zisimatou, E. (2008),
“Municipal Solid Waste as a Reinforced Soil: Investigation Using Synthetic
Waste”, ASCE-Geoinstitute Geocongress 2008, Geotechnics of Waste Management
and Remediation, Geotechnical Special Publication (GSP) #177, pp. 168-175. Contact
me for a free copy.
· Zekkos, D., Bray, J. D., Stokoe, K., Kavazanjian, E., Rathje, E., Athanasopoulos,
G. A., Riemer, M., Matasovic, N., Lee, J. J., Seos, B. (2008), “Recent Findings on the
Static and Dynamic Properties of Municipal Solid Waste”, ASCE-Geoinstitute
Geocongress 2008, Geotechnics of Waste Management and Remediation,
Geotechnical Special Publication (GSP) #177, pp. 176-183. Contact me for a free copy.
· Zekkos, D., Bray, J.D., Riemer, M., Kavazanjian, E., Athanasopoulos, G.A.
(2007), “Response of Municipal Solid Waste from Tri-Cities landfill in
Triaxial Compression”, 11th International Waste Management and
Landfill Symposium, Sardinia 2007, 1-5 October 2007. Download.
· Medley, E., Zekkos, D., (2007), “Seismic Performance of rock block
structures with observations from the October 2006 Hawaii Earthquake”, 4th
International Conference on Earthquake Geotechnical Engineering, Thessaloniki,
June 25-28, 2007. Download.
· Zekkos, D., Bray J. D., Athanasopoulos, G.A., Riemer, M. F., Kavazanjian, E.,
Founta, X., Grizi, A. (2007), “Compositional and loading rate effects on the shear
strength of Municipal Solid Waste”, 4th International Conference on Earthquake
Geotechnical Engineering, Thessaloniki, June 25-28, 2007, paper no. 1525
(permission granted by Conference Chairman). Download.
· Zekkos, D., Athanasopoulos, G., Athanasopoulos, A. Manousakis, J. (2006),
"Elements of engineering geology and geotechnical engineering in the Homeric
Poems", International Symposium “Science and technology in Homeric Epics”,
Ancient Olympia, Greece, 27-30 August 2006(greek version, english version).
· Zekkos, D. P. (2006), "Surface excavations, fills and embankments in ancient
Greece", 5th Hellenic Conference in Geotechnical & Geoenvironmental Engineering,
Organized by the Technical Chamber of Greece and the Hellenic Society of Soil
Mechanics and Foundation Engineering, May 30 –June 1, 2006 (in greek). Contact me
for a free copy.
· Zekkos, D. P., Bray, J. D., Riemer, M., (2006), "Laboratory Investigation of
MSW Dynamic Properties", 5th Hellenic Conference in Geotechnical &
Geoenvironmental Engineering, Organized by the Technical Chamber of Greece and
the Hellenic Society of Soil Mechanics and Foundation Engineering, May 30 –June 1,
2006 (in greek). Contact me for a free copy.
· Theodoratos, A., Georgiopoulos, D., Zekkos, D. P., Athanasopoulos, G. A., Bray,
J. D., Riemer, M. (2006), "Laboratory Investigation of MSW Shear Strength from
Large Direct Shear tests", 5th Hellenic Conference in Geotechnical &
Geoenvironmental Engineering, Organized by the Technical Chamber of Greece and
the Hellenic Society of Soil Mechanics and Foundation Engineering, May 30 – June 1,
2006 (in greek). Contact me for a free copy.
· Zekkos, D. P., Bray, J. D., Riemer, M. F. (2006), “Shear modulus reduction and
material damping relationships for Municipal Solid-Waste”, Proceedings of the 8th
U.S. National Conference on Earthquake Engineering, April 18-22, 2006, San
Francisco, California, USA, Paper No. 1324 (in proceedings cd-rom) Download.
· Zekkos, D., Manousakis, J., Athanasopoulos, A. (2005), “Geotechnical
engineering practice in the Mycenaean Civilization (1600-1100 BC)”, 2nd
International Conference “Ancient Greek Technology, 17-21 October 2005, Athens,
Greece. html and pdf version.
· Zekkos, D. P., Bray, J. D., Kavazanjian, E., Matasovic, N., Rathje, E., Riemer, M.,
Stokoe, K. H. II, Framework for the estimation of MSW unit weight profile,
Proceedings Sardinia 2005, Tenth International Waste Management and Landfill
Symposium, S. Margherita di Pula, Cagliari, Italy; 3 - 7 October 2005. Download.
· Zekkos, D.P., Bray, J.D., Der Kiureghian, A. (2004), “Reliability of shallow
foundation design using the standard penetration test”, 2nd International
Conference on Site Characterization Proceedings, 19-22/9/2004, Porto, Portugal, Vol.
2, pp. 1575-1582. (.html and .pdf versions)
· Zekkos, D.P., Athanasopoulos, A.G., Athanasopoulos, G.A. (2004), “Deep
supported excavation in difficult ground conditions in the city of Patras, Greece –
Measured Vs. Predicted behavior”, 5th International Conference on Case Histories
in Geotechnical Engineering. New York, NY, April 13-17, 2004. Contact me for a free
copy.
· “Deep Supported Excavation in soft saturated cohesive soil for the
construction of a two story underground garage in Patras. Construction –
Measurement – Behavior Analysis”, 1st Hellenic Civil Engineering Students
Conference, 7-8 May 2001. (powerpoint presentation)
Other publications
· Zekkos, D. (2007), “The siege of Ancient Tyros in 332 B.C.: An Offshore
Construction Success”, Geo-Strata, Volume 8, Issue 5, September/October 2007,
ASCE-Geo-Institute. Contact me for a free copy.
· Athanasopoulos, A., Zekkos, D. (2006), “Geoengineering, refereed journals
and case histories: A survey”, Geoengineer.org report GEO/01/06, September
2006. Download.
· Zekkos, D. P., Athanasopoulos, A. (2004), “Milos island: Working with earth
for more than 9000 years”. cover story in AEG News, magazine of the Association
of Engineering Geologists, March 2004, Vol. 47, Issue 1. (.html and .pdf versions)
· Zeccos, D. (2003), “The Geoengineer Website: An invitation for resource and
experience exchange”, ASCE Geo-institute GEO-STRATA magazine, Fall 2003.
· Zekkos, D., Athanasopoulos, A., Manousakis, J., “Geotechnical Engineering
Experiences in the Homeric Poems”, Newsletter of the Technical Chamber of Greece,
issue 2231, January 20th, 2003.
Theses – Reports
· Zekkos (Zeccos), D. P. (2005), "Evaluation of static and dynamic properties of
Municipal Solid-Waste", dissertation submitted in partial fulfillment of the
requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy, Department of Civil and
Environmental Engineering, University of California, Berkeley, Fall. Download.
for the construction of a two story underground garage in Patras. Construction –
Measurement – Behavior Analysis”, under the supervision of Professor G.A.
Athanasopoulos (Patras – June 2001, Greece). Online version and .pdf of thesis
Technical Profile of Dimitrios Zekkos
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