Dr. Gnida Sossou

Senior Lecturer

Dept: Civil Engineering
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My research includes theoretical and experimental analysis of the influence of concrete creep on the long duration nonlinear flexural characteristics ...~more

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Publications

    Books
    1. Sossou G. (1991) ”Influence of Concrete Creep on Limit States of Reinforced and Prestressed Concrete Beams”, Ph.D. thesis, Dniepropetrovsk Civil Engineering Institute, August 1991, Dniepropetrovsk, Ukraine, 163 pp.
    2. Bolshakov V.I., Yatsenko E.A., Sossou G., Lemaire M., Reynouard J.M., Kestens J., Warzee G., Cormeau I. (2000) ”The Bases of the Finite Element Method”, Pridnieprovskaya State Academy of Civil Engineering and Architecture”, ‘GAUDEAMUS PUBLISHERS’, Dniepropetrovsk, June 2000 - Ukraine, 254 pp.
    3. Yatsenko E.A., Karnilova S.V., Bovin A.A., Sossou G. (2000) ”Creep Theory of Reinforced Concrete Structures” Pridnieprovskaya State Academy of Civil Engineering and Architecture ‘GAUDEAMUS PUBLISHERS’, Dniepropetrovsk, June 2000 - Ukraine, 600 pp.
    Journal/Proceedings/Magazine Papers

     

    1. Yatsenko E.A. and Sossou G. (1992) ”Long Duration Flexure of Reinforced and Prestressed Concrete Beams, under the Effect of Concrete Nonlinear Creep”, Inter-departmental Journal of Building Constructions, ’Budivielnik Publishers’, No. 44, Kyiv, June 1992, Ukraine, pp. 62-69.

     

    1. Sossou G. (1992) ”Experimental Research on the Influence of Concrete Creep on the Stress-Strain Limit State of Reinforced and Prestressed Concrete Beams under Long Duration Loads”, Proceedings of Dniepropetrovsk Civil Engineering Institute. "Raising of the Effectiveness and the Quality of Building Constructions with the New Exploitation Conditions", Kyiv, June 1992, Ukraine, pp. 128-136.

     

    1. Yatsenko E.A. and Sossou G. (1994) ”Long Duration Flexural Theory and Experiment of Reinforced Prestressed Concrete Beams”, "Scientific Research for Building Constructions", Proceedings of Institute of Research on Ukraine Education Systems. April 1994, Kyiv, Ukraine, pp. 232-242.

     

    1. Sossou G. (1995) ”Stress-Strain State of Long-term Loaded Reinforced and Prestressed Concrete Beams.” Inter-departmental Proceedings of Kyiv Civil Engineering Institute, ”Strength of Materials and Theory of Structures” Kyiv, March 1995, Ukraine.

     

    1. Sossou G. (1995) ”Results of Experimental Research on the Long-term Flexure of Reinforced and Prestressed Concrete Beams”. Inter-departmental Proceedings, Kyiv Civil Engineering Institute, ”Strength of Materials and Theory of Structures” Kyiv, March 1995, Ukraine.

     

    1. Sossou G. (1999) ”Results of Experimental Research on Stress Redistribution in Long-term Loaded Reinforced and Prestressed Concrete Beams” The Mining Journal No 5, National Mining University of Ukraine, 1999, p.p. 25-30.

     

    1. Sossou G. (2002) «Formation de l’ingenieur ouest-africain dans la perspective du developpement et de la cooperation en genie civil», Proceedings of UNESCO, UNEVOC, International Centre for Technical and Vocational Education and Training, TVET in West Africa –Discussion Papers – 12 June 2002, pp 16-17.

     

    1. Sossou G. (2004) Theoretical and Experimental Structural Analysis of Reinforced Precast and Prestressed Concrete Beams, Used under Long-term Service Loads. Journal of Iron and Steel Research International, Special Issue, R & D Center, Toshiba Ceramics Co Ltd Japan, Tokyo, Japan, Part II of Two Parts, pp. 127-132. (Received in Redaction in 2002, but published in 2004).

     

    1. Sossou G. (2004) The Use of Differential Equations in Problem Solving Applied to Reinforced Precast and Pre-stressed Concrete Structures, Journal of the Ghana Institution of Engineers, Volume 2 Number 1, 2004, pp 37-41.

     

    1. Sossou G. (2010) Matrix Creep Influence on Structural Performance of Steel-concrete Composite Members Subjected to Long-term Loads, The World Journal of Engineering (WJOE), University of New Orleans, U.S.A., Vol. 7, No. 3, pp 138-145.

     

    1. Sossou G. (2010) Influence of Concrete Matrix Creep and Shrinkage on Performance of Steel-concrete Composite Prestressed Structural Members Subjected to Long-term Loads, The World Journal of Engineering (WJOE), University of New Orleans, U.S.A., Vol. 7, No. 3, pp 82-85.

     

    1. Sossou G (2010) Creep Influence on Durability and Reliability of Prestressed Concrete Structures, under Long-term Loads, Asian Center for Engineering Computations and Software(ACECOMS), Computer Application in Civil Engineering Magazine, Asian Institute of Technology (AIT), Thailand, 15th Anniversary Issue, March 2010, Vol. M37-03150-0310, pp 8-12.

     

    1. Sossou G. (2012) Influence of Concrete Shrinkage and Creep on Structural Characteristics of Pre-cast and Pre-stressed Concrete Shells, the World Journal of Engineering (WJOE), Vol. 9, No. 1, University of New Orleans, U.S.A. 9(1) (2012) 79-84.

     

    1. Sossou G (2012) Creep and Shrinkage Influence on Main Performance Characteristics of Precast and Prestressed Concrete Columns, Asian Center for Engineering Computations and Software(ACECOMS), Computer Application in Civil Engineering Magazine, Asian Institute of Technology (AIT), Thailand, June 2012 Issue, Vol.: M39-0317-0512, pp 24-28.

     

    Papers to Academic Conferences
    1. Yatsenko E.A. and Sossou G. (1990) ”Research on the Real Work of Reinforced Pre-stressed Concrete Beams, under Long Duration Loads, with Free Concrete Strains due to Concrete Shrinkage and Nonlinear Creep”, National Scientific Conference on "Reducing Ways of Prices and Material Consummation in the Building Construction and Reconstruction", October 22-23, 1990. Proceedings of Peinza Civil Engineering Institute, Russia, pp. 61-63.

     

    1. Sossou G. (1992) ”Long Duration Flexural Theory of Prestressed Concrete Beams, Reinforced with many Reinforcement Rows under the Concrete Nonlinear Creep Conditions”, First International Scientific Conference on "Materials for Building Constructions of XXI Century", September 2-4, 1992, Proceedings of Dniepropetrovsk Civil Engineering Institute, Dniepropetrovsk, Ukraine, pp. 109-110.

     

    1. Sossou G. (1992) ”Influence of Concrete Creep on Limit States of Reinforced and Prestressed Concrete Beams”, International Scientific Conference in the Memory of Professor K.F. Starodubov, on "Problems of Actual Materials' Physics", April 15-19, 1992, Proceedings of Dniepropetrovsk Metallurgical Institute, Dniepropetrovsk, Ukraine, pp. 47.

     

    1. Sossou G. (1993) ”Theoretical and Experimental Results of the Concrete Creep Influence on the Limit States of Reinforced and Prestressed Concrete Beams, Second International Scientific Conference on "Materials for Building Constructions of XXI Century". September 5-7, 1993, Proceedings of Dniepropetrovsk Civil Engineering Institute, Dniepropetrovsk, Ukraine, 1993, pp. 31.

     

    1. Sossou G., and Bolshakov V.I. (1994) ”Effectiveness of the Use of Reinforcement, Thermically Strengthened Steels for Reinforced and Prestressed Concrete Structures under Long Duration Loads”, III International Scientific Conference on "Materials for Building Constructions of XXI Century". June 8-10 1994, Proceedings of Makievka Civil Engineering Institute, Makievka, Ukraine, pp. 107-108.

     

    1. Sossou G., Bolshakov V.I., and Pritykin L.M. (1994) ”Creep Mechanics of Composite Materials Established on Mineral Basis”, International Scientific Conference "Composite Materials, Technology and Production", October 11-13, 1994. Proceedings of the Technological Academy of Ukraine and Ukraine Home of Economical, Scientific and Technical Knowledge, Peshanoe, Kyiv, Ukraine, pp. 99.

     

    1. Sossou G., Yatsenko E.A. and Bolshakov V.I. (1994) ”Calculation Model of Reinforced and Prestressed Concrete Beams' Systems under Long Duration Loads”, III International Scientific Conference on "Materials for Building Constructions of XXI Century", June 8-10, 1994, Proceedings of Makievka Civil Engineering Institute, Makievka, Ukraine, pp. 147-148.

     

    1. Sossou G. and Yatsenko E.A. (1994) ”Long Duration Flexure of Reinforced and Prestressed Concrete Beams.” International Scientific and Practical Conference "Improvement of Building Materials and Building Constructions' Technology and Computation Methods with New Economical Conditions", October 25-27, 1994, Proceedings of Sumy Agronomical Institute, Sumy, Ukraine, pp. 120-121.

     

    1. Sossou G. and Bolshakov V.I. (1994) ”Hardly Strengthened Steels Reinforcement, for Composite Mineral Materials, Tested under Long Duration Loads”, International Scientific Conference "Composite Materials, Technology and Production", October 11-13, 1994. Proceedings of Technological Academy of Ukraine and Ukraine Home of Economical, Scientific and Technical Knowledge, Peshanoe, Kyiv, Ukraine, pp. 100.

     

    1. Sossou G. and Bolshakov V.I. (1995) ”Mixed Reinforcement for Reinforced Concrete Structures - Economical Reserve of Reinforcement Steel”, International Seminar in the Memory of Professor K. F. Starodubov, on "Problems of Actual Materials’ Physics", April 18-20, 1995, Proceedings of Ukraine Ministry of Education, Ukraine State Metallurgical Academy, Pridnieprovskaya State Academy of Civil Engineering and Architecture. Ferrous Metallurgical Institute of Ukraine National Scientific Academy, Dniepropetrovsk, Ukraine, pp. 128-129.

     

    1. Sossou G. and Bolshakov V.I. (1996) ”Model for the Determination of Prestressing Losses in Composite Structures under Long-term Service Loads”, XXXV International Seminar on the Problems of Simulation and Optimization of Composites ”Simulation and Computation, Experiment in Metal Physics, MOK’35”, April 25-26, 1996, Proceedings of Odessa State Academy of Civil Engineering and Architecture, Odessa, Ukraine, pp 78.

     

    1. Sossou G. (1996) Long Duration Static Testing of Reinforced and Pre-stressed Cracked and Non-cracked Concrete Beams. The 2nd Rilem International Conference on Diagnosis of Concrete Structures, October 1996, International Union of Testing and Research Laboratories for Materials and Structures, Bratislava, Slovakia, pp. 164-172.

     

    1. Sossou G. (1996) Durability and Nonlinear Creep Behaviour of Reinforced Concrete Slabs, Prestressed in Both Directions, under Long-term Service Loads. The 2nd Rilem International Conference on Diagnosis of Concrete Structures, October 1996, International Union of Testing and Research Laboratories for Materials and Structures, Bratislava, Slovakia, pp. 489-492.

     

    1. Sossou G. (1996) Time-dependent Prestressing Losses in Reinforced and Prestressed Concrete Slabs, IV International Conference ICMB’ 96, Building Materials and Building Structures, Proceedings of Pridnieprovskaya State Academy of Civil Engineering and Architecture, Dniepropetrovsk, 29-30 May 1996; pp. 64-66.

     

    1. Sossou G., Bolshakov V.I. (1996) ”Effect of the Consideration of the Prestressing Losses in Composite Reinforced and Prestressed Concrete Structures” International Conference on ”Economic Resourceful materials, Constructions, Civil Engineering Building and Structures”, October 15-17, 1996, Proceedings of Rovno State Administration Academy of Civil Engineering, Rovno, Ukraine, pp. 75.

     

    1. Sossou G. (1996) ”About Certain Important Preconditions for the Computation of Reinforced and Prestressed Concrete Slabs” First National Scientific Conference on ”Individual Apartment House”, October 8-10, 1996, Proceedings of Civil Engineering Academy of Ukraine, Vinitsa State Technical University, Vinitsa, Ukraine, pp. 74-75.

     

    1. Sossou G., Bolshakov V.I. (1996) ” Model for Economic Reserve of Reinforcement Steel in Mixed Reinforced Concrete Structures” International Conference on ”Economic Resourceful materials, Constructions, Civil Engineering Building and Structures”, October 15-17, 1996, Proceedings of Rovno State Administration Academy of Civil Engineering, Rovno, Ukraine, pp. 81.

     

    1. Sossou G., Bolshakov V.I. (1996) Evaluation of Time-Dependent Prestressing Losses and Long-term Deflections in Cracked and Non-cracked Concrete Members Using Finite Difference Method, 21st International Conference on ”Our World in Concrete & Structures”, 26-28 August 1996, Ready-Mixed Concrete Association of Singapore, American Concrete Institute Singapore Chapter, Singapore Concrete Institute, Singapore.

     

    1. Sossou G., Bolshakov V.I. (1997) Design Procedure for the Analysis of Pre-stressed Concrete Members, Reinforced with Thermically High-Strengthened Deformed Bars, Used under Long-Term Service Loads. FIP Symposium 1997 on ”The Concrete Way to Development”, 9-12 March 1997, The Concrete Society of Southern Africa, FIP, IABSE, Johannesburg, South Africa, pp. 213-221.

     

    1. Sossou G. (1997) Time-Dependent Stress Redistribution in Cracked and Non-cracked Multi-layer Reinforced and Pre-stressed Composite Beams Exploited under Long-term Service Loads. International Scientific Conference on ”Challenges to Civil and Mechanical Engineering in 2000 and beyond” - CCME’ 97, Technical University of Wroclaw, June 2-5, 1997, Wroclaw, Poland, pp. 439-448.

     

    1. Sossou G. (1997) Brief Experimental Results of Reinforced and Pre-stressed Concrete Beams, Statically Tested under Long-term Loads. FIP Symposium 1997 on ”The Concrete Way to Development”, 9-12 March 1997, The Concrete Society of Southern Africa, FIP, IABSE, Johannesburg, South Africa, pp. 447-453.

     

    1. Sossou G. (1997) Finite-Difference Method for Time Effects of Reinforced and Pre-stressed Concrete Beams, International Conference "Problems of Actual Materials' Physics", April 18-19, 1997, Proceedings of Ukraine Ministry of Education, Ukraine State Metallurgical Academy, Pridnieprovskaya State Academy of Civil Engineering and Architecture, Ferrous Metallurgical Institute of Ukraine National Scientific Academy, Part II, Dniepropetrovsk, Ukraine, pp. 209-213.

     

    1. Sossou G. (1997) Design Analysis and Computation of Time-Dependent Pre-stressing Losses and Long-term Deflections in Cracked and Non-cracked Steel-Concrete Composite Members. International Scientific Conference on ”Challenges to Civil and Mechanical Engineering in 2000 and beyond” - CCME’ 97, Technical University of Wroclaw, June 2-5, 1997, Wroclaw, Poland, pp. 419-428.

     

    1. Sossou G. (1997) ”About the Influence of Long-term Service Loads on the Exponents of Limit States of Reinforced Concrete Structures”, International Conference, Problems of Actual Materials' Physics", April 18-19, 1997, Proceedings of Ukraine Ministry of Education, Ukraine State Metallurgical Academy, Pridnieprovskaya State Academy of Civil Engineering and Architecture. Ferrous Metallurgical Institute of Ukraine National Scientific Academy, Part II, Dniepropetrovsk, Ukraine, pp. 205-209.

     

    1. Sossou G. (1997) Structural Behaviour of Reinforced Steel-Concrete Composite Slabs, Pre-stressed in Two Directions, under Long-term Service Loads. International Scientific Conference on ”Challenges to Civil and Mechanical Engineering in 2000 and beyond” - CCME’ 97, Technical University of Wroclaw, June 2-5, 1997, Wroclaw, Poland, pp. 429-438.

     

    1. Sossou G. (1998) ”About Certain Results of Experimental Research concerning Reinforced and Pre-stressed Concrete Beams”, 2nd National Scientific Conference on ”Individual Apartment House”. September 28-30, 1998, Proceedings of Civil Engineering Academy of Ukraine, Vinitsa State Technical University, Vinitsa, Ukraine, pp. 34-37.

     

    1. Sossou G. (1998) ”Influence of Stress Redistribution on Economical Exponents of Reinforced and Pre-stressed Concrete Slabs”, 2nd National Scientific Conference on ”Individual Apartment Houses”. September 28-30, 1998, Proceedings of Civil Engineering Academy of Ukraine, Vinitsa State Technical University, Vinitsa, Ukraine, pp. 38-41.

     

    1. Sossou G. (1998) Experimental Results of Statically tested Reinforced and Pre-stressed Concrete Beams for Structural Use, First International Scientific Conference on ”Science and Education”, April 23-30, 1998, Proceedings of Dniepropetrovsk - Odessa-Krivoy Rog - Kiev - Kharkov - Dnieproderjinsk, Tom 5, Science and Education Publisher, Dniepropetrovsk, Ukraine, pp. 193-194.

     

    1. Sossou G. (1998) Structural Design Procedure for the Analysis of the Stress Redistribution in Multi-layer Reinforced and Pre-stressed Concrete Slabs, First International Scientific Conference on ”Science and Education”, April 23-30, 1998, Proceedings of Dniepropetrovsk-Odessa-Krivoyrog-Kiev-Kharkov-Dnieproderjinsk, Tom 5, Science and Education Publishers, Dniepropetrovsk, Ukraine, pp. 194-195.

     

    1. Sossou G. (1999) Theoretical and Experimental Analysis of Reinforced and Pre-stressed Concrete Beams for Structural Use. Part 1 and Part 2, 'fib Symposium' ”Structural Concrete - The Bridge Between People” 13-15 October 1999. Prague - Czech Republic.

     

    1. Sossou G. (1999) Modern Computational Design Model for Theoretical and Experimental Analysis of Reinforced and Pre-stressed Concrete Beams for Structural Use. First International Conference on ”Advanced Engineering Design” 31 May - 2 June 1999. Prague - Czech Republic.

     

    1. Sossou G. (1999) Long-term Theoretical and Experimental Analysis of Limit States of Steel-Concrete Composite Beams for Structural Use. 12th International Conference on ”Composite Materials” ICCM12, July 5th - 9th 1999. Paris - France.

     

    1. Sossou G. (2000) Long-term Structural Characteristics of Steel-concrete Composite Slabs, Reinforced and Pre-stressed in Both Directions, Eleventh International Conference MCM-2000, Mechanics of Composite Materials, June 10-15, 2000, Riga, Latvia.

     

    1. Sossou G. (2000) Ongoing Theoretical Computational and Experimental Study on Structural Characteristics of Reinforced Concrete Slabs, Pre-stressed in Both Directions and Subjected to Prolonged Service Loads. EUROMECH: 4th European Solid Mechanics Conference (ESMC4), June 26-30, 2000, Metz, France.

     

    1. Sossou G. (2000) Ongoing Theoretical Computational and Experimental Study on Structural Characteristics of Steel-Concrete Composite Slabs, Pre-stressed in Both Directions and Subjected to Prolonged Service Loads. Seventh International Conference on: Composites Engineering. ICCE/7, July 2-8, 2000: Denver Colorado, USA.

     

    1. Sossou G. (2000) Ongoing Numerical and Experimental Analysis of Structural Characteristics of Reinforced Concrete Slabs, Pre-stressed in Both Directions and Subjected to Long-term Service Loads. EURO MAT 2000, European Conference on Advances in Mechanical Behaviour , Plasticity and Damage, November 7-9, 2000, Tours, France, pp. 547-552.

     

    1. Sossou G. (2001) Theoretical and Experimental Study on Long-term Structural Characteristics of Steel-Concrete Composite Slabs, Pre-stressed in Both Directions, 13th International Conference on ”Composite Materials”, ICCM12, June 25th - 29th 2001, Beijing – China.

     

    1. Sossou G. (2002) Ongoing Theoretical and Experimental Structural Analysis Concerning Different Characteristics of Reinforced Precast and Pre-stressed Concrete Beams, Used under Long-term Service Loads, 5th International Conference on ”Structural Engineering Analysis and Modeling – SEAM 5”, 26th –28th February 2002, Engineering Center, Accra, Ghana.

     

    1. Sossou G. (2002) Theoretical and Experimental Time-Dependent Structural Characteristics of Precast and Pre-stressed Steel-Concrete Composite Beams, Ninth International Conference on Composites Engineering, ICCE/9, July 1-6, 2002, San Diego, California, USA.

     

    1. Sossou G. (2003) Theoretical and Experimental Structural Characteristics of Precast and Prestressed Steel-Concrete Composite Beams. The 21st Biennial Conference of The Concrete Institute of Australia: ”CONCRETE IN THE THIRD MILLENNIUM”, 17-19 July 2003, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, pp 1171 – 1199.

     

    1. Sossou G. (2003) Theoretical and Experimental Characteristics of Steel-Concrete Composite Precast and Pre-stressed Columns, Subjected to Long-term Service Loads, Tenth International Conference on Composites/Nano Engineering, ICCE-10, July 20-26, 2003, New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S.A.

     

    1. Sossou G. (2004) Durability and Reliability of Prestressed Concrete Structures Under Long-term Loads, The Second International Conference on Structural Engineering, Mechanics and Computation SEMC 2004, Cape Town, South Africa, 5-7 July 2004, pp. 1707-1712.

     

    1. Sossou G. (2004) Theoretical and Experimental Structural Characteristics of Load Bearing Composite Precast and Pre-stressed Wall Panels, Subjected to Long-Term Loads, Eleventh International Conference on Composites/Nano Engineering, ICCE-11, August 8-14, 2004, Hilton-Head Island, South Carolina, U.S.A.

     

    1. Sossou G. (2005) Time-dependent Theoretical and Experimental Stress Analysis of Reinforced Precast Concrete Poles, 22nd Biennial Conference of The Concrete Institute of Australia, ”ISSUES OPORTUNITIES INNOVATIONS”, Volume 2, 17-19 October, 2005, Hotel Sofitel, Melbourne, Australia.

     

    1. Sossou G. (2006) Influence of Concrete Creep on Durability and Reliability Characteristics of Prestressed Composite Slabs, ’ The 2006 ASCE Architectural Engineering Conference: Building Integration Solutions’, March 30-April 2, 2006, Downtown Omaha, Nebraska, U.S.A.

     

    46. Sossou G. (2007) Influence of Concrete Creep on Performance Characteristics of Pre-stressed Concrete Columns, The Third International Conference on Structural Engineering, Mechanics and Computation SEMC 2007, Cape Town, South Africa, 10 - 12 September 2007. 

    1. Sossou G. (2007) Influence of Pre-stressing Losses in Steel-concrete Composite Precast and Prestressed Trusses, Subjected to Long-term Service Loads, Fifteenth International Conference on Composites/Nano Engineering, ICCE-15, July 15-21, 2007 in Hainan Island, China.

     

    1. Sossou G. (2009) Influence of concrete creep on main structural characteristics of precast and pre-stressed concrete shells, fib 2009 Symposium: Concrete 21st Century Superhero, 22nd -24th June 2009, London, UK.

     

    1. Sossou G (2009) Influence of Concrete Matrix Creep and Shrinkage on Performance of Steel-concrete Composite Prestressed Structural Members Subjected to Long-term Loads, 17th International Conference on Composites/Nano Engineering, ICCE-17, August 1, 2009, Honolulu, Hawaii, U.S.A.

     

    1. Sossou G (2009) Creep Influence on Reliability and Stability of Concrete Structures, International Association for Bridges and Structural Engineering (IABSE), 33rd IABSE 2009 Symposium on SUSTAINABLE INFRASTRUCTURE, Environment Friendly, Safe and Resource Efficient, September 9-11, Bangkok, Thailand.

     

    1. Sossou G. (2010) Performance characteristics of concrete wall panels under long-term loads, The Fourth International Conference on Structural Engineering, Mechanics and Computation SEMC 2010, Cape Town, South Africa, 5 - 8 September 2010.

     

    1. Sossou G. (2013) Creep Influence on Concrete Slabs Pre-stressed in Both Directions, The Fifth International Conference on Structural Engineering, Mechanics and Computation SEMC 2013, Cape Town, South Africa, 2 - 4 September 2013, . pp 1749-1754

     

    53 Sossou G. (2016) Creep and Shrinkage Influence on Pre-stressed Concrete Portal Frames under Service Loads, The Sixth International Conference on Structural Engineering, Mechanics and Computation SEMC 2016, Cape Town, South Africa, 5 - 7 September 2016, pp 1546-1551.

     

    1. Sossou G (2017) Early age cracking resistance of pre-stressed concrete beams subjected to long-term service loads, The 2nd International RILEM/COST Conference on Early Age Cracking and Serviceability in Cement-based Materials and Structures (EAC2), 12-14 September 2017, ULB-VUB, Brussels, Belgium, pp 615- 620.

     

    1. Sossou G (2018) Reliability of Pre-stressed Elliptical Paraboloidal Concrete Shells, 40th IABSE Symposium Nantes 2018 on TOMORROW’S MEGASTRUCTURES, September 19-21 2018, Nantes, France

     56. Sossou G (2022) Theoretical analysis and experimental test results calibrated from concrete beams, The Eighth International Conference on Structural Engineering, Mechanics and Computation SEMC 2022, Cape Town, South Africa, 5 - 7 September 2022, pp 1277-1282.

     

     

     

     

     

     LIST OF MAIN SELECTED PUBLICATIONS

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    Title and year

    Pages

    1.

    Sossou G (2022) Theoretical analysis and experimental test results calibrated from concrete beams, The Eighth International Conference on Structural Engineering, Mechanics and Computation SEMC 2022, Cape Town, South Africa, 5 - 7 September 2022, pp 1277-1282.

     

    2.

    Sossou G (2018) Reliability of Pre-stressed Elliptical Paraboloidal Concrete Shells, 40th IABSE Symposium Nantes 2018 on TOMORROW’S MEGASTRUCTURES, September 19-21 2018, Nantes, France.

    1-7

    3.

    Sossou G (2017) Early age cracking resistance of pre-stressed concrete beams subjected to long-term service loads, The 2nd International RILEM/COST Conference on Early Age Cracking and Serviceability in Cement-based Materials and Structures (EAC2), 12-14 September 2017, ULB-VUB, Brussels, Belgium, pp 615- 620.

    615-620

    4.

    Charles K. Kankam, Bismark K. Meisuh, Gnida Sossou, Thomas K Buabin (2017) Stress-strain Characteristics of Concrete Containing Quarry Rock Dust as Partial Replacement of Sand, Case Studies in Construction Materials.

    1-8

    5.

    Sossou G. (2016) Creep and Shrinkage Influence on Pre-stressed Concrete Portal Frames under Service Loads, The Sixth International Conference on Structural Engineering, Mechanics and Computation SEMC 2016, Cape Town, South Africa, 5 – 7 September 2016, pp 1546-1551.

    1546-1551

    6.

    Sossou G. (2013) Creep Influence on Concrete Slabs Pre-stressed in Both Directions, The Fifth International Conference on Structural Engineering, Mechanics and Computation SEMC 2013, Cape Town, South Africa, 2 - 4 September 2013, . pp 1749-1754

    1749-1754

    7.

    Sossou G (2012) Creep and Shrinkage Influence on Main Performance Characteristics of Precast and Pre-stressed Concrete Columns, Asian Center for Engineering Computations and Software(ACECOMS), Computer Application in Civil Engineering Magazine, Asian Institute of Technology (AIT), Thailand, June 2012 Issue, Vol.: M39-0317-0512, pp 24-28.

    24-28

    8.

    Sossou G. (2012) Influence of Concrete Shrinkage and Creep on Structural Characteristics of Pre-cast and Pre-stressed Concrete Shells, the World Journal of Engineering (WJOE), Vol. 9, No. 1, University of New Orleans, U.S.A. pp 79-84

    79-84

    9.

    Sossou G. (2010) Performance characteristics of concrete wall panels under long-term loads, The Fourth International Conference on Structural Engineering, Mechanics and Computation SEMC 2010, Cape Town, South Africa, 6 - 8 September 2010.

     

    10.

    Sossou G (2010) Creep Influence on Durability and Reliability of Pre=stressed Concrete Structures, under Long-term Loads, Asian Center for Engineering Computations and Software (ACECOMS), Computer Application in Civil Engineering Magazine, Asian Institute of Technology (AIT), Thailand, 15th Anniversary Issue, March 2010, Vol. M37-03150-0310, pp 8-12.

    8-12

    11.

    Sossou G. (2010) Influence of Concrete Matrix Creep and Shrinkage on Performance of Steel-concrete Composite Pre-stressed Structural Members Subjected to Long-term Loads, The World Journal of Engineering (WJOE), University of New Orleans, U.S.A., Vol. 7, No. 3, pp 82-85.

    82-85

    12.

    Sossou G. (2010) Matrix Creep Influence on Structural Performance of Steel-concrete Composite Members Subjected to Long-term Loads, The World Journal of Engineering (WJOE), University of New Orleans, U.S.A., Vol. 7, No. 3, pp 138-145.

    138-145

    13.

    Sossou G (2009) Creep Influence on Reliability and Stability of Concrete Structures, International Association for Bridges and Structural Engineering (IABSE), 33rd IABSE 2009 Symposium on SUSTAINABLE INFRASTRUCTURE, Environment Friendly, Safe and Resource Efficient, September 9-11, Bangkok, Thailand.

     

    14.

    Sossou G. (2009) Influence of concrete creep on main structural characteristics of precast and prestressed concrete shells, fib 2009 Symposium: Concrete 21st Century Superhero, 22nd -24th June 2009, London, UK.

     

    15.

    Sossou G. (2007) Influence of Pre-stressing Losses in Steel-concrete Composite Precast and Prestressed Trusses, Subjected to Long-term Service Loads, Fifteenth International Conference on Composites/Nano Engineering, ICCE-15, July 15-21, 2007 in Hainan Island, China.

     

    16.

    Sossou G. (2007) Influence of Concrete Creep on Performance Characteristics of Pre-stressed Concrete Columns, The Third International Conference on Structural Engineering, Mechanics and Computation SEMC 2007, Cape Town, South Africa, 10 - 12 September 2007.

     

    17.

    Sossou G. (2006) Influence of Concrete Creep on Durability and Reliability Characteristics of Prestressed Composite Slabs, ’ The 2006 ASCE Architectural Engineering Conference: Building Integration Solutions’, March 30-April 2, 2006, Downtown Omaha, Nebraska, U.S.A.

     

    18.

    Sossou G. (2005) Time-dependent Theoretical and Experimental Stress Analysis of Reinforced Precast Concrete Poles, 22nd Biennial Conference of The Concrete Institute of Australia, ”ISSUES OPORTUNITIES INNOVATIONS”, Volume 2, 17-19 October, 2005, Hotel Sofitel, Melbourne, Australia.

     

    19.

    Sossou G. (2004) Theoretical and Experimental Structural Characteristics of Load Bearing Composite Precast and Pre-stressed Wall Panels, Subjected to Long-Term Loads, Eleventh International Conference on Composites/Nano Engineering, ICCE-11, August 8-14, 2004, Hilton-Head Island, South Carolina, U.S.A.

     

    20.

    Sossou G. (2004) Durability and Reliability of Pre-stressed Concrete Structures Under Long-term Loads, The Second International Conference on Structural Engineering, Mechanics and Computation SEMC 2004, Cape Town, South Africa, 5-7 July 2004, pp. 1707-1712.

     

    21.

    Sossou G. (2004) The Use of Differential Equations in Problem Solving Applied to Reinforced Precast and Pre-stressed Concrete Structures, Journal of the Ghana Institution of Engineers, Volume 2 Number 1, 2004, pp 37-41.

    37-41

    22.
    1. (2004) Theoretical and Experimental Structural Analysis of Reinforced Precast and Pre-stressed Concrete Beams, Used under Long-term Service Loads. Journal of Iron and Steel Research International, Special Issue, R & D Center, Toshiba Ceramics Co Ltd Japan, Tokyo, Japan, Part II of Two Parts, pp. 127-132.

     

    23.

    Sossou G. (2003) Theoretical and Experimental Structural Characteristics of Precast and Pre-stressed Steel-Concrete Composite Beams. The 21st Biennial Conference of The Concrete Institute of Australia: ”CONCRETE IN THE THIRD MILLENNIUM”, 17-19 July 2003, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, pp 1171 – 1199.

     

    24.

    Sossou G. (2003) Theoretical and Experimental Characteristics of Steel-Concrete Composite Precast and Pre-stressed Columns, Subjected to Long-term Service Loads, Tenth International Conference on Composites/Nano Engineering, ICCE-10, July 20-26, 2003, New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S.A.

     

    25.

    Sossou G. (2002) Ongoing Theoretical and Experimental Structural Analysis Concerning Different Characteristics of Reinforced Precast and Prestressed Concrete Beams, Used under Long-term Service Loads, 5th International Conference on ”Structural Engineering Analysis and Modeling - SEAM5”, 26th –28th February 2002, Engineering Center, Accra, Ghana

     

    26.

    Sossou G. (2002) Theoretical and Experimental Time-Dependent Structural Characteristics of Precast and Pre-stressed Steel-Concrete Composite Beams, Ninth International Conference on Composites Engineering, ICCE/9, July 1-6, 2002, San Diego, California, USA.

     

    27.

    Sossou G. (2001) Theoretical and Experimental Study on Long-term Structural Characteristics of Steel-Concrete Composite Slabs, Pre-stressed in Both Directions, 13th International Conference on ”Composite Materials”, ICCM12, June 25th - 29th 2001, Beijing – China.

     

    28.

    Sossou G. (2000) Ongoing Numerical and Experimental Analysis of Structural Characteristics of Reinforced Concrete Slabs, Pre-stressed in Both Directions and Subjected to Long-term Service Loads. EURO MAT 2000, European Conference on Advances in Mechanical Behaviour , Plasticity and Damage, November 7-9, 2000, Tours, France, pp. 547-552.

     

    29.

    Sossou G. (2000) Ongoing Theoretical Computational and Experimental Study on Structural Characteristics of Reinforced Concrete Slabs, Pre-stressed in Both Directions and Subjected to Prolonged Service Loads. EUROMECH. 4th European Solid Mechanics Conference (ESMC4), June 26-30, 2000, Metz, France.

     

    30.

    Sossou G. (2000) Long-term Structural Characteristics of Steel-concrete Composite Slabs, Reinforced and Pre-stressed in Both Directions, Eleventh International Conference MCM-2000, Mechanics of Composite Materials, June 10-15, 2000, Riga, Latvia.

     

    31.

    Sossou G. (2000) Ongoing Theoretical Computational and Experimental Study on Structural Characteristics of Steel-Concrete Composite Slabs, Pre-stressed in Both Directions and Subjected to Prolonged Service Loads. Seventh International Conference on: Composites Engineering. ICCE/7, July 2-8, 2000: Denver Colorado, USA.

     

    32.

    Sossou G. (1999) ”Results of Experimental Research on Stress Redistribution in Long-term Loaded Reinforced and Pre-stressed Concrete Beams” The Mining Journal No 5, National Mining University of Ukraine, 1999, p.p. 25-30.

     

    33.

    Sossou G. (1999) Long-term Theoretical and Experimental Analysis of Limit States of Steel-Concrete Composite Beams for Structural Use. 12th International Conference on ”Composite Materials” ICCM12, July 5th - 9th 1999. Paris - France.

     

    34.

    Sossou G. (1999) Modern Computational Design Model for Theoretical and Experimental Analysis of Reinforced and Pre-stressed Concrete Beams for Structural Use. First International Conference on ”Advanced Engineering Design” 31 May – 2 June 1999. Prague - Czech Republic.

     

    35.

    Sossou G. (1999) Theoretical and Experimental Analysis of Reinforced and Pre-stressed Concrete Beams for Structural Use. Part 1 and Part 2, 'fib Symposium' ”Structural Concrete - The Bridge Between People” 13-15 October 1999. Prague – Czech Republic.

     

    36.

    Sossou G. (1998) Structural Design Procedure for the Analysis of the Stress Redistribution in Multi-layer Reinforced and Pre-stressed Concrete Slabs, First International Scientific Conference on ”Science and Education”, April 23-30, 1998, Proceedings of Dniepropetrovsk-Odessa-Krivoyrog-Kiev-Kharkov-Dnieproderjinsk, Tom 5, Science and Education Publishers, Dniepropetrovsk, Ukraine, pp. 194-195.

     

    37.

    Sossou G. (1998) ”Influence of Stress Redistribution on Economical Exponents of Reinforced and Pre-stressed Concrete Slabs”, 2nd National Scientific Conference on ”Individual Apartment Houses”. September 28-30, 1998, Proceedings of Civil Engineering Academy of Ukraine, Vinitsa State Technical University, Vinitsa, Ukraine, pp. 38-41.

     

    38.

    Sossou G. (1997) Structural Behaviour of Reinforced Steel-Concrete Composite Slabs, Pre-stressed in Two Directions, under Long-term Service Loads. International Scientific Conference on ”Challenges to Civil and Mechanical Engineering in 2000 and beyond” - CCME’ 97, Technical University of Wroclaw, June 2-5, 1997, Wroclaw, Poland, pp. 429-438.

     

    39.

    Sossou G. (1997) Design Analysis and Computation of Time-Dependent Pre-stressing Losses and Long-term Deflections in Cracked and Non-cracked Steel-Concrete Composite Members. International Scientific Conference on ”Challenges to Civil and Mechanical Engineering in 2000 and beyond” - CCME’ 97, Technical University of Wroclaw, June 2-5, 1997, Wroclaw, Poland, pp. 419-428.

     

    40.

    Sossou G. (1997) Brief Experimental Results of Reinforced and Pre-stressed Concrete Beams, Statically Tested under Long-term Loads. FIP Symposium 1997 on ”The Concrete Way to Development”, 9-12 March 1997, The Concrete Society of Southern Africa, FIP, IABSE, Johannesburg, South Africa, pp. 447-453.

     

    41.

    Sossou G. (1996) Long Duration Static Testing of Reinforced and Pre-stressed Cracked and Non-cracked Concrete Beams. The 2nd Rilem International Conference on Diagnosis of Concrete Structures, October 1996, International Union of Testing and Research Laboratories for Materials and Structures, Bratislava, Slovakia, pp. 164-172

     

    42.

    Sossou G. (1996) Durability and Nonlinear Creep Behaviour of Reinforced Concrete Slabs, Pre-stressed in Both Directions, under Long-term Service Loads. The 2nd Rilem International Conference on Diagnosis of Concrete Structures, October 1996, International Union of Testing and Research Laboratories for Materials and Structures, Bratislava, Slovakia, pp. 489-492.

     

    43.

    Sossou G. (1995) ”Stress-Strain State of Long-term Loaded Reinforced and Pre-stressed Concrete Beams.” Inter-departmental Proceedings of Kyiv Civil Engineering Institute: ”Strength of Materials and Theory of Structures” Kyiv, March 1995, Ukraine.

     

    44.

    Sossou G. (1995) ”Results of Experimental Research on the Long-term Flexure of Reinforced and Pre-stressed Concrete Beams”. Inter-departmental Proceedings, Kyiv Civil Engineering Institute: ”Strength of Materials and Theory of Structures” Kyiv, March 1995, Ukraine.

     

    45.

    Yatsenko E.A. and Sossou G. (1994) ”Long Duration Flexural Theory and Experiment of Reinforced Pre-stressed Concrete Beams”, "Scientific Research for Building Constructions", Proceedings of Institute of Research on Ukraine Education Systems. April 1994, Kyiv, Ukraine, pp. 232-242.

     

    46.

    Yatsenko E.A. and Sossou G. (1992) ”Long Duration Flexure of Reinforced and Pre-stressed Concrete Beams, under the Effect of Concrete Nonlinear Creep”, Inter-departmental Journal of Building Constructions, ’Budivielnik Publishers’, No. 44, Kyiv, June 1992, Ukraine, pp. 62-69.

     

    47.

    Sossou G. (1992) ”Experimental Research on the Influence of Concrete Creep on the Stress-Strain Limit State of Reinforced and Pre-stressed Concrete Beams under Long Duration Loads”, Proceedings of Dniepropetrovsk Civil Engineering Institute. "Raising of the Effectiveness and the Quality of Building Constructions with the New Exploitation Conditions", Kyiv, June 1992, Ukraine, pp. 128-136.

     

    48.

    Yatsenko E.A. and Sossou G. (1990) ”Research on the Real Work of Reinforced Pre-stressed Concrete Beams, under Long Duration Loads, with Free Concrete Strains due to Concrete Shrinkage and Nonlinear Creep”, National Scientific Conference on "Reducing Ways of Prices and Material Consummation in the Building Construction and Reconstruction", October 22-23, 1990. Proceedings of Peinza Civil Engineering Institute, Russia, pp. 61-63.

     

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