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Assoc. Prof. Dr. Eng. Borislava Nikolova

Faculty of Structural Engineering, Department Reinforced Concrete Structures

Assoc. Prof. Dr. Eng. Borislava Nikolova
Office Room 446
Phone 9635245/523
E-mail nikolova_borislava@abv.bg
Birth Place and Date Sofia
Year Started 2008

Lectures

  1. "Construction engineering basics" - Geodesy, II year
  2. "Investigation and testing of building structures" - Structural engineering, IV year, english language

 

Education

01.IV.2003 - 30.IX.2006 UACEG - doctor, PhD
dissertation "Strengthening with advanced FRP composite materials of masonry walls reached ultimate states”

28.VIII.1992 - 28.VII.1998 UACEG - civil engineer, M.Sc.
"Industry and civil construction"

Language Skills

• English - very good

• Italian - very good

• Russian - very good

Professional Skills

• design of building structures

• lecturer's work

• scientific and research work

• experimental and laboratory wotk

Participation in Design Projects

Megapark, Sofia

Sofia Airport Center „Tishman”, Sofia

Airport Sofia – new terminal building, finger, garages and related works

Paradise beach - hotel complex, Elenite

Hilton Hotel, Sofia

Grand hotel Sofia, Sofia

• other residential and public buildings

Other Posts and Activities

reinforced concrete structures, masonry, strengthening, composite materials, eurocode

Publications

1. Nikolova, B., Rangelova, F., Panichkov, D. “A method for rehabilitation of the exploitatiton ability of bearing brick masonry walls reached ultimate state”, Third National Conference with international participation “Design and construction of buildings and structures – DCB2004”, Plovdiv, Bulgaria, 7-10 October, 2004.

2. Nikolova, B., Rangelova, F., Panichkov, D. “Rehabilitation of the Bearing Capacity of the Masonry Wall with the GFRP (Experimental Study)”, Fifth International Conference on Composite Science and Technologies (ICCST/5), Sharjah, United Arab Emirates, February 1-3, 2005 (accepted for publication).

3. Nikolova, B., Rangelova, F., Panichkov, D. “Composites Repair Technology - Constructive Solution on Masonry Wall’s Strengthening (Experimental Study)”, SAMPE 2005 Symposium & Exhibition (50th ISSE) “New Horizons for Materials and Processing Technologies”, Long Beach Convention Center, Long Beach, California, USA, May 1-5, 2005.

4. Nikolova, B., Rangelova, F., Panichkov, D., "Experimental Evaluation of the Masonry Wall’s Strengthening with the Advanced FRP Elements”, The Fourth Middle East Symposium on Structural Composites for Infrastructure Applications “MESC-4”, Alexandria, Egypt, May 20-23, 2005.

5. Nikolova, B., Panichkov, D., Rangelova, F. “Rehabilitation of the exploitation ability of bearing brick masonry walls – experimental study”, Scientific conference with international participation VSU 2005, Higher School of Civil Engineering, Sofia, Bulgaria, 26-27 May 2005.

6. Nikolova, B., Rangelova, F., Panichkov, D. “Strengthening the Seismic Performance of the Masonry Wall – Experimental FRP Application”, An International Conference of the Civil Engineering Infrastructure Systems (CEIS) 2005, Beirut, Lebanon, June 6-8, 2005.

7. Nikolova, B., Rangelova, F., Panichkov, D. “Retrofitting of the Bearing Masonry Wall for Seismic Loads – Experimental Study with Application of the FRP”, Third International Conference on Construction Materials: Performance, Innovations and Structural Implications “ConMat’05”, Vancouver, Canada, August 22-24, 2005.

8. Nikolova, B., Panichkov, D. “Experimental study on bearing brick masonry walls, reached inadmissible limiting state and strengthened with fiber reinforced polymer composite materials“, Jubilee scientific conference „65 years University of Architecture, Civil Engineering and Geodesy”, 17-18 May, 2007, Sofia.

9. Nikolova B., Barakova N., Abdulahad E., Panichkov D., “Experimental study on bearing brick masonry walls strengthened with advanced composite materials“, International conference – Science and practice “We build the infrastructure of Bulgaria”, UACEG, Sofia, 29-31 October, 2009.

10. Barakova N., Nikolova B., Abdulahad E., Panichkov D., “Study on the bearing capacity of masonry wall strengthened with advanced composite materials “, International conference – Science and practice “We build the infrastructure of Bulgaria”, UACEG, Sofia, 29-31 October, 2009.

11. Nikolova, B., Panichkov, D. “Experimental study and comparison between brick masonry walls strengthened with advanced composite materials“, First stientific-practical conference „Strengthening of building structures with advanced composite materials”, Varna, Bulgaria, 8 December 2009.

12. Abdulahad E., Hristov P., Panchkov D., Dimov D., Nikolova B. „Course protocols on ”Investigation and testing of buildings and structures”, UACEG, Sofia, Bulgaria, February 2010