Direction:Civil Engineering
Position:Assistant Professor
Igor Timchenko. Profession – Civil Engineer. He was born on 24.01.1958n Tbilisi. 1974 Graduated from 63 secondary school with a gold medal. 1979- Graduated from the Georgian Polytechnic Institute, Faculty of Civil Engineering with a red diploma; 1980- Graduated from the Faculty of Public Professions of the same institute with a red diploma, specializing in technical translation (French). 1988 Graduated from the Moscow Institute of Foreign Languages (English). 1979-1982 Studied at the K. Zavriev Institute of Construction Mechanics and Earthquake Resistance of the Georgian Academy of Sciences; In 1989 defended his PhD dissertation at the Tashkent Polytechnic Institute. From 1982 he worked as a junior researcher at the K.Zavriev Institute of Structural Mechanics and Earthquake Engineering of Georgian Academy of Sciences, and from 1999-2006. – Senior Research Fellow in the Earthquake Engineering Department of this Institute. 2006-2014 Leading engineer in “Transproject” Ltd. In 2003-2004 engineer-designer at J.A.Jones Construction Ltd. during the construction of the US Embassy building in Tbilisi. 2009-2015 – Senior Structural Engineer at Hill International Ltd. in Baku. Since 2015 Chief Engineer in “Progress” Ltd; since 2018 FEA Senior Engineer at CUBICON Ltd., Since 2018 -in Ilia State University.
Participated in international scientific and engineering projects with the support of NATO, INTAS, USAID, EURASIA, TACIS, World Bank. For years he participated in the development of many projects of buildings and structures – Batumi Plaza (2007-2008), House by the Pool (2008), Akhali Gldani Complex on Kerchi St. (2017-2018) and others (Chief SE); In technical expertises of buildings and structures, in numerical analyses of structures – Sports Palace, Dinamo Stadium, Tbilisi Central, Gallery Tbilisi, Panorama Tbilisi (2017), Hotel Marriott-Courtyard, Hotel Tbilisi-Marriott, Batumi Technical University Tall Building (2012), Reconstruction of Pravda Sanatorium and Coastal Buildings (Kavgiprotrans Ltd, Sochi, 1998-2003), Baku Flame Towers Buildings in Baku, Baku Ministry of Taxation (2013-2014), Baku Yeni Hayat Complex (2014 ) and many others. Participated in the analysis of the consequences of the Spitak and Racha earthquakes; In the analysis of consequences of the 25.04.2002 Tbilisi earthquake, in the calculation of the dynamic soil response in the territory of Tbilisi and in the compilation of maps (Center for Applied Geophysics, Engineering Seismology and Seismic Protection of Buildings, 2003). Participates in the development of the National Annex to the Eurocodes. Scientific interests include Nonlinear Time History Analyses (NLTHA), Soil Seismic Response Analyses, Discrete and Probabilistic Analysis of Soil Seismic Stability. Married, wife – Nana Lomidze. He has two children and two grandchildren.
Scientific interests / research interests
Numerical structural analyses & design, soil-structure interaction, soil seismic response, earthquake recordings analysis and processing, soil stability analyses
Featured publications
⦁ I.Timchenko. Seismic resistance of reinforced large block buildings. Proceedings of the XI European Conference on Earthquake Engineering, Sept., 6-11, 1998, Paris, France (CD ROM edition).
⦁ I.Timchenko, N.Chachava, M.Lekveishvili. Planning of the Development of the City Center’s Historical Territory Based on the Estimation of the Seismic Risk of its Buildings. Urban Settlements and Natural Disasters. Proc. Of VIA Region II Workshop. Ed. Emine M.Komut. 1999, pp. 78-84.
⦁ I.Timchenko, V.Zaalishvili. Earthquake engineering and development of practical insurance methodology in Georgia. Proceedings of the 1st international conference «The housing sector of the city of Tbilisi in the transition period: management reform and investment policy», Oct., 23-25 1999. Tbilisi, Coord. Centre Eurocity-XXI, pp. 105-112.
⦁ I.Timchenko, M.Otinashvili, V.Zaalishvili. Improvement of account of ground conditions in designing of seismic resistant buildings and structures. The Second international conference on earthquake hazard and seismic risk reduction. 15-21, Sept, 1998, Erevan, Armenia. p. 222.
⦁ I.Timchenko, T.Mukhadze. The analysis of NIS countries new seismic building codes. The Second international conference on earthquake hazard and seismic risk reduction. 15-21 Sep, 1998, Erevan, Armenia, p. 252.
⦁ I.Timchenko, V.Zaalishvili, N.Chachava. Seismic risk in assessment of ways of city historical center’s rehabilitation. Proceedings of the 1st international conference «The housing sector of the city of Tbilisi in the transition period: management reform and investment policy», Oct., 23-25 1999. Tbilisi, Coord. Centre Eurocity-XXI, pp.101-104.
⦁ I.Timchenko, T. Mukhadze. Analysis of NIS countries seismic codes. Earthquake hazard and seismic risk reduction. Ed.:S.Balassanian, .Cisternas, M.Melkumyan. Kluwer Academic Publishers. Dordrecht, Boston, London, 2000.
⦁ I.Timchenko, H.Docherty, G.Homeriki, M.Mamardashvili. Experience of reconstruction and rehabilitation of historical buildings in the downtown of Tbilisi. Proceedings of the XII World Conference on Earthquake Engineering, Jan., 2000, Auckland, New Zealand (CD ROM edition).
⦁ I.Timchenko, T.Mukhadze. The Analysis of New Seismic Codes of NIS Countries. Building Theory and Seismic Resistance. Tbilisi, 2000, pp. 135-140 (in Russian).
⦁ I.Timchenko, M.Otinashvili, V.Zaalishvili. Analysis of Ground Media Strong Motion with Usage of Digital Method. Theory & Earthquake Resistance. Proceedings of ISMEE No.1, Tbilisi, 2000, pp. 67-71 (in Georgian).
⦁ I.Timchenko, A.Odisharia et al. Engineering Macroseismic Investigation of the Epicentral Zone of the Dec 14, 2000 Earthquake in Tbilisi. Building Theory and Seismic Resistance, Tbilisi, 2000, pp. 189-194 (in Russian).
⦁ I.Timchenko, V.Zaalishvili, V.Kacharava. Strong motion instrumentation for structures of civil engineering and economical aspects of planning of territory of big cities M.Erdik et al. (eds.), Strong motion instrumentation for civil engineering structures. Kluwer Academic Publishers. 2001, pp. 593-602.
⦁ I.Timchenko, V.Zaalishvili, O. Kuranova, T.Zaalishvili. The tool of seismic microzonation. Patent of Russian Federation #2162613. Joint Inst. of Physics of the Earth. January 2001.
⦁ I.Timchenko, V.Zaalishvili, M.Otinashvili, I.Javrishvili. Calculation of nonlinear vibration of soil media using numerical FEM method of seismic microzonation. Building Theory and Seismic Resistance. No. 2, Tbilisi, 2001, pp. 67-74. (in Russian).
⦁ I.Timchenko. Account of soil conditions in seismic calculations of buildings and structures. Building theory and Seismic Resistance. . No.2. Tbilisi, 2001 (in Russian).
⦁ I.Timchenko. Seismic Vulnerability Assessment of Buildings on the Basis of Numerical Analyses. Proc. of XII ECEE, London, 2002. CD-ROM Edition. Paper No. 734.
⦁ I.Timchenko, T. Mukhadze. Epicentral Earthquake on April 2002, Tbilisi, Georgia: the Capital in Front of Problems. Proc. of SE-40EEE. Skopje Earthquake 40 Years of European Earthquake Engineering. Skopje-Ohrid, 2003. CD-ROM Edition, Paper No. 0143.
⦁ I.Timchenko, G.Lomidze, M.Otinashvili. Case Study of the April 2002 Tbilisi Earthquake: Soil Seismic Response. Proc. of SE-40EEE. Skopje Earthquake 40 Years of European Earthquake Engineering. Skopje-Ohrid, 2003. CD-ROM Edition, Paper No. 0052.
⦁ I.Timchenko, G.Gabrichidze, T.Mukhadze. Engineering Analysis of the 2002 Earthquake in Tbilisi. Building Theory and Earthquake Resistance No.4, Tbilisi, 2004 (in Russian), pp. 22-31.
⦁ I.Timchenko, G.Gabrichidze, T.Mukhadze, A.Datunashvili. Assessment of the 2002 Earthquake Intensity in Tbilisi. Building Theory and Earthquake Resistance No.4, Tbilisi, 2004 (in Russian), pp. 32-42.
⦁ I.Timchenko, G.Gabrichidze, T.Mukhadze. Consequences of the 2002 Epicentral Earthquake in Tbilisi. Earthquake Engineering. Safety of Structures. 2004, #1 (in Russian), pp. 56-59.
⦁ I.Timchenko, T.Mukhadze. Intensity of the Tbilisi, 2002 Earthquake by Seismological and Macroseismic Data. The 4th International Electronic Conference “Natural and Antropogenic Catastrophes”, 2004, http://www.acnet.ge/catastrophes/I_8.htm .
⦁ I.Timchenko, G.Gabrichidze, T.Mukhadze. April 2002 Earthquake in Tbilisi, Georgia: Main Consequences. The 4th International Electronic Conference “Natural and Antropogenic Catastrophes”, 2004, http://www.acnet.ge/catastrophes/II_4.htm .
⦁ I.Timchenko, Z.Javakhishvili, T.Godoladze, M.Elashvili, T.Mukhadze. The Tbilisi Earthquake of April 25, 2002 in the Context of the Seismic Hazard of the Tbilisi Urban Area. Bolletino di Geofisica Teorica ed Applicata, Vol. 45, N.3, pp. 169-185, September 2004.
⦁ I.Timchenko. Accuracy of structural modeling and seismic safety. EE-21C, Earthquake Engineering in the 21st Century, Skopje-Ohrid, Macedonia, August 27-September 1, 2005, Paper No. e153.
⦁ I.Timchenko, N.Chachava, M.Lekveishvili. Reconstruction as a tool of seismic risk mitigation in historical cities. .EE-21C, Earthquake Engineering in the 21st Century, Skopje-Ohrid, Macedonia, August 27-September 1, 2005, Paper No. e191.
⦁ T.Mukhadze, I.Timchenko, L.Chanadiri. The intensity assessment of the April 25, 2002 earthquake in Tbilisi, Journal “Building” #7, 2007(in Georgian).
⦁ I.Timchenko, J.Gigineishvili, G.Chikvaidze, D.Gigineishvili. Foundation, computer modeling and design features of the water reservoir in Salibauri. Scientific-Technical Journal “Mshenebloba” (“Building”), “Building”, #1 (16), 2010, pp.11-16 (in Georgian).
⦁ I.Timchenko, T.Davitashvili. Estimation of existing tall buildings pile foundations bearing capacity under seismic and wind loads. The Seventh International Conference on Material Technologies and Modeling MMT-2012. Ariel University Center of Samaria, Ariel, Israel. August 20 – 23, 2012.
⦁ I.Timchenko. Calculation of artificial accelerograms for structural design of high rise buildings (Rus). “Scientific-Technical Progress in Construction & Architecture”, Baku, AzIMETI 2014, pp. 97-102.
⦁ I.Timchenko, J.Gigineishvili, N.Intskirveli. Modern problems and application prospects of composit, including basalt-plastic for reinforcement of concrete and rehabilitation of structures (Rus). Scientific-Technical Journal “Mshenebloba” (“Building”), #4, 2016, pp. 6-13.
⦁ I.Timchenko, J.Gigineishvili. Structural and architectural design in conditions of the complex topography of Georgia.-Proceedings of 9th international conference “Contemporary problems of architecture and construction”. Batumi-Georgis, Sep. 13-18, 2017, pp.404-411.
⦁ I.Timchenko, J.Gigineishvili, D.Gigineishvili. Current problems and application prospects of different types of composite reinforcement basalt-plastic rebars for concrete and for strengthening of structures.-Proceedings of 9th international conference “Contemporary problems of architecture and construction”. Batumi-Georgis, Sep. 13-18, 2017, pp.397-403.
⦁ I.Timchenko, J.Gigineishvili, M.Chorkhauli, K.Korkia. Restoration and strengthening of structural materials using glass of basalt fiber and the SPRUT polymeric composition. Scientific-Technical Jourbal “Building”, #3 (52), 2019, pp. 15-26.
Current Courses |
Course Catalog |
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| CIV E 525 Design of steel structures ‘ , bachelor’s level |
CIV E 301 Introduction to solid mechanics, 2019 Fall, bachelor’s level; CIV E 321 Structural analysis, 2020 Spring, bachelor’s level. |