HYPERION
Full title: Development of a Decision Support System for Improved Resilience & Sustainable Reconstruction of historic areas to cope with Climate Change & Extreme Events based on Novel Sensors and Modelling Tools
Project number: 821054
Financing: Horizon 2020 (EU)
Total budget: €5,997,728.75 EUR (€691,172.50 EUR allocated to OsloMet)
Project period: 1st June 2019 – 30th November 2023 (4.5 years)
HYPERION’s ambition is to produce a comprehensive tool to assess the threats of climate change in tandem with other natural hazards to cultural heritage sites.
Dr. Kioumarsi is currently the leader of work package 5: Multi-Hazards Modelling, Vulnerability & Impact Assessment of the historic areas.
Participating institutions: Institute of Communications and Computer Systems, Greece; Finnish Meteorological Institute, Finland; Resilience Guard Gmbh, Switzerland; Oslo Metropolitan University, Norway; National Technical University of Athens, Greece; Risa Sicherheits analysen Gmbh, Germany; University of Padova, Italy; University of Granada, Spain; Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece; Cyprus Research And Innovation Center Ltd, Cyprus; University of Venice, Italy; Vestfold County, Norway; City of Venice, Italy; Municipality of Rhodes, Greece; Ephorate of Antiquities of the Dodecanese, Greece; Ayuntamiento De Granada, Spain; Intercultural Euro-Mediterranean Center for UNESCO, Greece; RED SpA, Italy.
http://www.hyperion-project.eu
TRANSFORM
Full title: TRANSFORM – Advanced Materials and Technologies for Sustainable and Resilient Structures: Global Solutions through Adaptable Educational Modules
Project number: UTF-2020/10107
Financing: Direktoratet for høyere utdanning og kompetanse (HK-dir)
Total budget: 300,000.00 NOK
Project period: 1st August 2021 – 31st July 2025 (4 years)
Dr. Kioumarsi is the project manager.
Participating institutions: Oslo Metropolitan University, Norway; Iowa State University (ISU), the USA; ISU’s Center for Excellence in Learning and Teaching (CELT), ISU Study Abroad Center, and COE-LAS Online Learning (ELO) Center.
The goals of this project are to (1) establish long-life cooperation between the OsloMet—Oslo Metropolitan University and Iowa State University (ISU), (2) implement multi-year student/staff exchange and mobility between two partners, (3) develop adaptable educational modules with an open course/accessible model, and (4) involve relevant industry leaders from both countries to guide and mentor the involved students and staff members. These goals are linked to the common research interest of connecting a fundamental understanding of building and construction materials to the practical considerations essential for the design of high-performance buildings and bridges that meet the sustainability and resiliency goals.
The main activities of the projects are project meetings, forming an international industry advisory panel, developing a joint physical course on “Advanced Materials and Technologies for Sustainable and Resilient Structures” in ISU, long-term students exchange and staff mobility, visiting factories and project sites with students, preparation of joint applications, and offering of a joint online open course and a guideline for sustainable cooperation on future research and educational exchanges for a diverse group of Master and PhD students.
OsloMet and ISU are two main partners of this project. In addition, the project team will benefit from a strong support system, including ISU’s Center for Excellence in Learning and Teaching (CELT), ISU Study Abroad Center, and COE-LAS Online Learning (ELO) Center, ensuring various cultural and pedagogical aspects.
ReSEDiA
Full title: Research-based Structural Engineering in the Digital Age
Financing: Faculty of Technology, Art and Design (TKD), OsloMet
Total budget: 2 million NOK
Project period: 1st January 2019 – 31st December 2021 (3 years)
The objective of the ReSEDiA project is to strengthen the research basis of the Structural Engineering Research Group, establish its presence in the area both nationally and internationally, and to become leading in the field, while moving to the digital era and taking full advantage of digitalization. This is important for the Bachelor, Master and PhD studies in Civil Engineering at OsloMet. The aim is for the group to be positioned in the national front in structural engineering while making impact also internationally. Furthermore, the cooperation with the Applied Artificial Intelligence group of OsloMet will promote interdisciplinarity and will open new interesting research challenges and paths.
CONSTIN
Full title: Effect of corrosion on the steel-to-concrete interaction
Financing: Department of Built Environment, OsloMet
Total budget: 200,000.00 NOK
Project period: 1st January 2019 – 30st June 2021 (2.5 years)
Dr. Kioumarsi is the project manager.
Participating institutions: Oslo Metropolitan University, Norway; University of Niccolò Cusano, Italy.
The research aims to investigate the influence of the concrete cover on the decay of the bond strength in reinforced concrete elements damaged by corrosion. The experimental survey has planned the realization of two types of specimens of different cover-to-diameter ratios but characterized by the same bar diameter and concrete material properties.
OPTION
Full title: Effect of corrosion on prestressed reinforced concrete beam
Financing: Department of Built Environment, OsloMet
Total budget: 200,000.00 NOK
Project period: 1st January 2019 – 30st June 2021 (2.5 years)
Dr. Kioumarsi is the project manager.
Participating institutions: Oslo Metropolitan University, Norway; University of Niccolò Cusano, Italy; Tor Vergata University, Italy.
The OPTION project aims to conduct full-scale experimental tests to investigate the effect of corrosion on the residual flexural capacity of the corroded prestressed reinforced concrete beams.