Research

Fire risk analysis; fire and smoke movement modeling; computational fluid dynamics; response of timber-frame walls and floors to fire; connections in fire, design fires; occupant response and evacuation in fires; atrium smoke exhaust, fire safety in tunnels and transportation facilities.

Application

Fire safety in buildings, performance-based codes, fire safety in tunnels and subway stations, smoke management in atria.

Activities

• Member of IAFSS Committee (2009-present)
• Member of Editorial Board of Fire Technology
• Coordinator of CIB W-14 Fire
• Fellow of Society of Fire Protection Engineers (SFPE)
• Member of ULC Fire Test Committee (2005-present)
• Member of ASHRAE Technical Committee TC 5.9 – Enclosed Vehicular Facilities
• Member of National Fire Protection Association (NFPA)

Journal Articles

•1. E. Zalok, G. V. Hadjisophocleous, and J. R. Mehaffey, Fire Loads In Commercial Premises, Fire and Material.,33, 63-78, 2009

• 2. Hadjisophocleous, G., Ko Y, Impact of Various Parameters on the CFD Predictions of Atrium Smoke Management Systems. ASHRAE Transactions, CH-09-028, 2009
• 3. Yoon J. Ko, Richard Michels, and George V. Hadjisophocleous, Instrumentation Design for HRR Measurements in a Large-Scale Fire Facility, Submitted to Fire Technology, 2008
• 4. Lei Peng, George Hadjisophocleous, Jim Mehaffey and Mohammad Mohammad, Predicting the Fire Resistance of Wood-Steel-Wood Timber Connections, Submitted to Fire Technology, 2008
• 5. Hadjisophocleous, G.V., Jia, Q, Comparison of FDS Prediction of Smoke Movement in a 10-storey Building with Experimental Data, Submitted to Fire Technology, also in Proceedings of International Congress Smoke Control in Buildings and Tunnels, Santander, Spain, pp19-28, 2008
• 6. Craft, S.T.; Isgor, B.; Hadjisophocleous, G.V. and Mehaffey, J.R. 2008. Predicting the Thermal Response of Gypsum Board Subjected to a Constant Heat Flux. Fire and Materials, 32, 333-355, 2008.
• 7. Klote, J, and Hadjisophocleous G.V., An Overview of Evacuation Analysis with Application to Smoke Control Systems, ASHRAE Transactions, SL-08-014, pp. 143150, 2008
• 8. Hadjisophocleous G.V. and Zhou J., Evaluation of Atrium Smoke Exhaust Make-up Air Velocity, ASHRAE Transactions, Volume 114, Part 1, pp 147-155, 2008
• 9. Zhou J. and Hadjisophocleous G.V., Parameters Affecting Fire Plumes, ASHRAE Transactions, Volume 114, Part 1, pp. 140-146, 2008
• 10. Ko Y, Hadjisophocleous, G., Lougheed, G., “CFD Study of the Air Entrainment of Balcony-Spill Plumes at the Balcony Edge”, ASHRAE Transactions, Volume 114, Part 1, pp. 344-354, 2008.

•11. Kang, Y., Hadjisophocleous, G.V. , Khoo, H.A , Effect of Partial loss of Spray-on Protection on the Load Capacity of Steel Beams during a Standard Fire, Journal of Fire Protection Engineering, 2008; vol. 18: pp. 5 – 27,

• 12. Hadjisophocleous, G.V., Fu, Z., Foo, S., and Dutcher, C., “Prediction of Fire Growth for Compartments of Office Buildings as Part of a Fire Risk/Cost Assessment Model”, SFPE Journal of Fire Protection Engineering, pp 185-209, 2007