Michael F. Petrou has been a Professor in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at the University of Cyprus since 2004. Prior to this appointment, he worked as an Associate/Assistant Professor at the University of South Carolina, U.S.A., and as an Associate Professor at the University of Thessaly, Greece. He served as the Chair of the Department for three years. He received a Diploma from the National Technical University of Athens, Greece in 1987 and an M.Sc. and Ph.D. from Case Western Reserve University, U.S.A. in 1991 and 1993 respectively. His area of expertise includes building materials, experimental methods, and laboratory and field testing of structures. He has been the author/co-author of more than 135 research publications, including 58 refereed journal publications. He received more than €5.3 million in research funding for a total of 38 projects. Prof. Petrou received several awards including the A.S.E.E. Southeastern Section Outstanding Teaching Award, 2001, and the James M. Robbins Excellence in Teaching Award, Chi Epsilon Southern District, 1999.
•Civil Engineering Materials, Experimentla Methods, Laboratory and Field Testing of Structures
1. M.F. Petrou and P.C. Perdikaris, “Punching Shear Failure in Concrete Decks as a Snap-Through Instability”, ASCE Structural Journal, Vol. 122, No. 9, September, 1996, pp. 998-1005.
2. M.F. Petrou, K.A. Harries, F. Gadala-Maria, and V. G. Kolli, “A Unique Experimental Method for Monitoring Aggregate Settlement in Concrete”, Cement and Concrete Research, V. 30, 2000, pp. 809-816.
3. C.G. Papakonstantinou, M.F. Petrou, and K.A. Harries, “Fatigue Behavior of Reinforced Concrete Beams Strengthened with GFRP Sheets”, ASCE Journal of Composites for Construction Vol. 5, No.4, Nov. 2001, pp246-253.
4. B. Wan, M.A. Sutton, M.F. Petrou, K.A. Kent, and B. Yang, “Investigation of Bond between FRP Concrete Undergoing Global Mixed Mode I/II Loading” ASCE Journal of Engineering Mechanics, Vol. 130 (12), Dec. 2004, pp.1467-1475.
5. B. Quattlebaum, K.A. Harries, and M.F. Petrou, “Comparison of Three Flexural Retrofit Systems under Monotonic and Fatigue Loads”, ASCE Journal of Bridge Engineering, Vol. 10, No.6, Nov. 2005, pp. 731-740.
6. M.F. Petrou, D. Parler, K.A. Harries, and D.C. Rizos, “Strengthening of Reinforced Concrete Bridge Decks Using Carbon Fiber Reinforced Polymer Composite Materials”, ASCE Journal of Bridge Engineering , Vol. 13, No.5, Sept. 2008, pp. 455-467.
7. A. Kanellopoulos, M.F. Petrou, I. Ioannou, “Durability Performance of Self-Compacting Concrete”, Construction and Building Materials, 37, pp. 320-325, 2012
8. A. Kanellopoulos, D. Nicolaides, and M.F. Petrou, “Mechanical and durability properties of concretes containing recycled lime powder and recycled aggregates”, Construction and Building Materials, 53, pp. 253-259, 2014.
9. A. Kanellopoulos, D. Nicolaides, and M.F. Petrou, “Mechanical and durability properties of concretes containing recycled lime powder and recycled aggregates”, Construction and Building Materials, 53, pp. 253-259, 2014.
10. G. Dimitriou, P. Savva and M.F. Petrou, “Enhancing Mechanical and Durability Properties of Recycled Aggregate Concrete”, Construction and Building Materials 158, pp.228-235, 2018.
2. M.F. Petrou, K.A. Harries, F. Gadala-Maria, and V. G. Kolli, “A Unique Experimental Method for Monitoring Aggregate Settlement in Concrete”, Cement and Concrete Research, V. 30, 2000, pp. 809-816.
3. C.G. Papakonstantinou, M.F. Petrou, and K.A. Harries, “Fatigue Behavior of Reinforced Concrete Beams Strengthened with GFRP Sheets”, ASCE Journal of Composites for Construction Vol. 5, No.4, Nov. 2001, pp246-253.
4. B. Wan, M.A. Sutton, M.F. Petrou, K.A. Kent, and B. Yang, “Investigation of Bond between FRP Concrete Undergoing Global Mixed Mode I/II Loading” ASCE Journal of Engineering Mechanics, Vol. 130 (12), Dec. 2004, pp.1467-1475.
5. B. Quattlebaum, K.A. Harries, and M.F. Petrou, “Comparison of Three Flexural Retrofit Systems under Monotonic and Fatigue Loads”, ASCE Journal of Bridge Engineering, Vol. 10, No.6, Nov. 2005, pp. 731-740.
6. M.F. Petrou, D. Parler, K.A. Harries, and D.C. Rizos, “Strengthening of Reinforced Concrete Bridge Decks Using Carbon Fiber Reinforced Polymer Composite Materials”, ASCE Journal of Bridge Engineering , Vol. 13, No.5, Sept. 2008, pp. 455-467.
7. A. Kanellopoulos, M.F. Petrou, I. Ioannou, “Durability Performance of Self-Compacting Concrete”, Construction and Building Materials, 37, pp. 320-325, 2012
8. A. Kanellopoulos, D. Nicolaides, and M.F. Petrou, “Mechanical and durability properties of concretes containing recycled lime powder and recycled aggregates”, Construction and Building Materials, 53, pp. 253-259, 2014.
9. A. Kanellopoulos, D. Nicolaides, and M.F. Petrou, “Mechanical and durability properties of concretes containing recycled lime powder and recycled aggregates”, Construction and Building Materials, 53, pp. 253-259, 2014.
10. G. Dimitriou, P. Savva and M.F. Petrou, “Enhancing Mechanical and Durability Properties of Recycled Aggregate Concrete”, Construction and Building Materials 158, pp.228-235, 2018.