Direction:of Civil Engineering
Position: Professor
Chkhikvadze Konstantine was born on September 16, 1951, in Tbilisi. He graduated from Secondary School No. 9 in 1968.
From 1968 to 1973, he studied at the Faculty of Civil Engineering of the Georgian Polytechnic Institute, successfully graduating with a degree in Civil Engineering.
From 1973 to 1977, he worked at the design institute “Tbilkalakproekti” as a senior engineer.
Between 1976 and 1980, he was a postgraduate student at the Institute of Structural Mechanics and Seismic Resistance of the Academy of Sciences of Georgia. In 1985, he defended his dissertation on the topic:
“Joint Work of Reinforced Concrete Roof Shells, Foundation Structures, and the Base of Nuclear Power Plant Buildings under Seismic Loads.”
From 1977 to 1987, he worked at the Georgian Energy Institute (“Gruzniiegsi”) as a senior research associate. His scientific research focused on the seismic resistance of energy facilities, including the Enguri Arch Dam, nuclear power plants, and others.
Since 1987, he has been working at the Institute of Structures, Special Systems, and Engineering Maintenance of the Georgian Technical University (formerly the Institute of Space Structures) as the head of the Theoretical Department and a leading research associate.
His main research area involves the development of theoretical models for large-scale deployable space structures and the investigation of their fundamental parameters.
From 2011 to 2017, he worked at the Ministry of Defense of Georgia as a chief designer at the JLU Design Bureau.
Since 2013, he has been engaged in academic work at both the Agricultural University of Georgia and the Georgian Technical University as a professor, delivering lectures in various disciplines.
By the Decree of the President of Georgia No. 935, dated August 2, 1999, he was awarded the Order of Honor.
By the Decree of the President of Georgia No. 736, dated July 19, 2001, he was awarded the Medal “For Combat Merit.”
Structural Mechanics; Seismic Resistance of Structures; Nonlinear Behavior of Structures (Physical, Geometrical, and Structural Nonlinearity); Study and Application of Modern Specialized Software Based on the Finite Element Method for Structural Analysis, as well as Development of New Programs; Design, Theoretical Modeling, and Investigation of the Main Parameters of Large-Scale Deployable Space Structures.
Featured publications
Strength of Materials I, II; Structural Mechanics I, II; Finite Element Analysis; Advanced Course in Structural Stability and Seismic Resistance; Structural Mechanics and Seismic Resistance; Structural Analysis Software (LIRA-SAPR, SAP2000).