Biography
I am currently a College Research Fellow at Darwin College & Department of Engineering, and a Walter Benjamin Fellow from the German Research Foundation (DFG).
Previously, I worked as a Research Associate at Bauhaus University Weimar (Germany), where I earned my doctorate and Master's degrees. My Bachelor's degree is from Ss. Cyril and Methodius University in Skopje (North Macedonia). In addition, I have had extended stays at the University of Notre Dame (USA), Politecnico di Milano (Italy), and Tongji University (China).
In the industry world, I worked as a Senior Engineer at SOFiSTiK, where I developed construction software. I was also a part of a small team at Guido Morgenthal Technologien in Bauingenieurwesen, where I provided independent consulting services on several landmark projects, including long-span bridges and tall towers.
Research
I am an engineer interested in dynamical systems from the perspective of civil structures. I try to understand how and why structures dance by looking at both sides of the equation of motion, the structural system and the loading. Most of my research work revolves around wind engineering and dynamics of structures, computational fluid dynamics, system identification, and vehicle and pedestrian loading.
You can read more about my work here.
Publications
Kavrakov, I., McRobie, A., and Morgenthal, G., 2022. Data-driven aerodynamic analyses of structures using Gaussian Processes. Journal of Wind Engineering and Industrial Aerodynamics, 222, 104911.
Kavrakov, I., Kareem, A., and Morgenthal, G., 2020. Comparison metrics for time-histories: Application to bridge aerodynamics. ASCE Journal of Engineering Mechanics, 146, 04020093.
Kavrakov, I., Legatiuk, D., Gürlebeck, K., and Morgenthal, G., 2019. A categorical perspective towards aerodynamic models for aeroelastic analyses of bridge decks. Royal Society Open Science, 6, 181848.
Kavrakov, I., Argentini, T., Omarini, S., Rocchi, D., and Morgenthal, G., 2019. Determination of complex aerodynamic admittance of bridge decks under deterministic gusts using the vortex particle method. Journal of Wind Engineering and Industrial Aerodynamics, 193, 103971.
Kavrakov, I., and Morgenthal, G., 2018. Aeroelastic analyses of bridges using a turbulent Pseudo-3D vortex method and velocity-based synthetic turbulence generation. Engineering Structures, 176, 825-839.
Tesfaye, S., Kavrakov, I., and Morgenthal, G., 2022. Numerical investigation of the nonlinear interaction between the sinusoidal motion-induced and gust-induced forces acting on bridge decks. Journal of Fluids and Structures, 113, 103680.
Diana, G., Stoyanoff, S., [and 18 others, including Kavrakov, I.], 2022. IABSE Task Group 3.1 benchmark results. Numerical Full Bridge Stability and Buffeting Simulation. Structural Engineering International. (Member of the IABSE TG 3.1)
Abbas, T., Kavrakov, I., Morgenthal, G., and Lahmer, T., 2020. Prediction of aeroelastic response of bridge decks using artificial neural networks. Computers and Structures, 231, 106198.
Camara, A., Kavrakov, I., Nguyen, K., and Morgenthal, G., 2019. Complete framework of wind-vehicle-bridge interaction with random road surfaces. Journal of Sound and Vibration, 458, 197-217.
Diana, G., Stoyanoff, S., [and 18 others, including Kavrakov, I.], 2019. IABSE Task Group 3.1 benchmark results. Part 1: Numerical 2-degrees-of-freedom sectional deck model with analytical aerodynamics. Structural Engineering International, 303, 401-410. (Member of the IABSE TG 3.1)
Diana, G., Stoyanoff, S., [and 18 others, including Kavrakov, I.], 2019. IABSE Task Group 3.1 benchmark results. Part 2: Numerical 3-degrees-of-freedom sectional deck model with experimental aerodynamics. Structural Engineering International, 303, 411-420. (Member of the IABSE TG 3.1)
Kavrakov, I., and Morgenthal, G., 2018. Asynergistic study of a CFD and semi-analytical models for aeroelastic analysis of bridges in turbulent wind conditions. Journal of Fluids and Structures, 82, 40-58.
Göbel, L., Mucha, F., Kavrakov, I., Abrahamcyzk, L., and Kraus, M., 2018. Influence of real material properties on the response of a numerical model: Case study concrete pole. Bautechnik, 95, 111-122. (In German)
Kavrakov, I., and Morgenthal, G., 2017. A comparative assessment of aerodynamic models for buffeting and flutter of long-span bridges. Engineering, 3, 823-838.
Abbas, T., Kavrakov, I., and Morgenthal, G., 2017. Methods for flutter stability analysis of long-span bridges: A review. Proc. ICE - Bridge Engineering, 170, 271-310. (Mokshagundam Visvesvaraya Award)
Teaching and Supervisions
Demonstrations
2CW Integrated Coursework - A2 Structures Lab
4D6 Dynamics in Civil Engineering
Supervisions
3D4 Structural Analysis and Stability
