Kleio Avrithi, Ph.D.

Biography

Dr. Kleio Avrithi joined Marian University’s Witchger School of Engineering in Fall 2023 as an Assistant Professor of Civil Engineering. She has been teaching and developing civil engineering courses for the past eight years.  Dr. Avrithi’s research interests include both analytical and laboratory work. She focuses on the uncertainty and risk quantification for design, performance of soil, structural mechanics, resilience of the built environment, and systems design. She is a licensed professional engineer with several years of experience in designing and analyzing buildings and power plant components and in geotechnical engineering.

Education

• Ph.D., Civil Engineering, University of Maryland, College Park
• M.S., Mechanical Engineering, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
• M.S., Structural Engineering, National Technical University of Athens
• B.S., Civil Engineering, National Technical University of Athens

Research Interests and Expertise

Uncertainty and risk quantification for design, performance of soil, structural mechanics, resilience of the built environment, systems design, and engineering education.

Selected Papers

• Avrithi, K., et. al., 2023, ““Hydraulic Conductivity of Soil with Poly-vinyl Alcohol (PVA),” Geotechnical Special Publication (GSP 339), pp. 331-339.
• Avrithi, K., 2021, “On the Material Properties for Piping Load and Resistance Factor Design,” Jn. of Pressure Vessel Technology, Transactions of ASME, Vol. 143(4), pp. 044503, August. 
• Avrithi, K., 2019, “On the ‘Introduction to Engineering’ Course,” ASEE Annual Conference, Tampa FL.
• Avrithi, K. and Kim, H. M., 2017, “Optimization of Piping Supports and Supporting Structure,” Journal of Pressure Vessel Technology, Transactions of ASME, Vol. 139(4), 044503, April.
• Avrithi, K. and Ayyub B. M., 2010, “Reliability–Based Low-Cycle Fatigue Analysis for Class 2 and 3 piping,” Journal of Pressure Vessel Technology, Transactions of ASME, Vol. 132(5), pp. 051202, October.
• Avrithi, K. and Ayyub B. M., 2010, “Load and Resistance Factor Design of Nuclear Piping for Primary Loads,” Journal of Pressure Vessel Technology, Transactions of ASME, Vol. 132(2), pp. 021101, April.
• Avrithi, K. and Ayyub, B. M., 2010, “A Reliability-Based Expression of Eq. (11) of the ASME B&PV Code for Class 2 and 3 Nuclear Pipes,” Journal of Pressure Vessel Technology, Transactions of ASME, Vol. 132(5), October.
• Avrithi, K. and Ayyub, B. M., 2009, “Strength Model Uncertainties of Burst, Yielding and Excessive Bending of Piping,” Journal of Pressure Vessel Technology, Transactions of ASME, Vol. 131(3), pp. 031207, June.
• Avrithi, K. and Ayyub, B. M., 2009, “Reliability-Based Design of Nuclear Piping for Internal Pressure,” Journal of Pressure Vessel Technology, Transactions of ASME, Vol. 131(4), pp. 041201, August.

Professional Activities

• Licensed Professional Engineer
• Envision Sustainability Professional
• Member of ASCE, ASME, ASEE, AISC, and ASTM
• Member of ASME Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code, Section III, Committees
• ABET Program Evaluator