PhD program in Civil, Chemical and Environmental Engineering
Curriculum in Structural and Geotechnical Engineering, Materials and Structures
Theme: Structural Engineering and Mechanics
The topics covered are:
- Structural mechanics
- Linear and non-linear structural dynamics
- Structural engineering: r.c., steel, masonry, wood, composite structures, FRC, PCM-based concrete, self-healing mechanisms, sustainable concretes
- Seismic engineering
- Environmental and Anthropic loads on structures
- Construction design, preservation and retrofitting
- Structural identification, monitoring and control
- Wind engineering and energy
The researchers involved in this theme are:
Andrea Bacigalupo,
Carlo Battini,
Antonio Brencich,
Antonio Caggiano,
Chiara Calderini,
Serena Cattari,
Stefania Degli Abbati,
Vito Diana,
Luigi Gambarotta,
Sergio Lagomarsino,
Marco Lepidi,
Roberta Massabò,
Luisa Pagnini,
Giuseppe Piccardo,
Maria Pia Repetto,
Roberta Sburlati,
Federica Tubino.
Relevant publications (reverse chronological order)
- Monetto, I., Massabò, R. (2021), An analytical solution for the inverted four-point bending test in orthotropic specimens,Engineering Fracture Mechanics, 245, 107521,http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.engfracmech.2020.107521
- Orlando, A., Pagnini, L., Repetto, M.P. (2021). Structural response and fatigue assessment of a small vertical axis wind turbine under stationary and non-stationary excitation, Renewable Energy, 170, pp. 251–266
- Zulli, D., Piccardo, G., Luongo, A. (2021). On the nonlinear effects of the mean wind force on the galloping onset in shallow cables, Nonlinear Dynamics, 2021, 103(4), pp. 3127–3148
- Lagomarsino, S., Marino, S., Cattari, S. (2020) Linear static procedures for the seismic assessment of masonry buildings: Open issues in the new generation of European codes. Structures, 26, pp. 427–440
- Pagnini, L., Piccardo, G., Solari, G. (2020), VIV regimes and simplified solutions by the spectral model description, Journal of Wind Engineering and Industrial Aerodynamics 198, 104100, doi: 10.1016/j.jweia.2020.104100
- Sivori, D., Lepidi, M., & Cattari, S. (2020). Ambient vibration tools to validate the rigid diaphragm assumption in the seismic assessment of buildings. Earthquake Engineering & Structural Dynamics, 49(2), 194-211
- Rossi, M., Calderini, C., Roselli, I., Mongelli, M., Canio, G.D., Lagomarsino, S. (2020) Seismic analysis of a masonry cross vault through shaking table tests: The case study of the Dey Mosque in Algiers. Earthquake and Structures, 18(1), pp. 57–72
- Bacigalupo, A., De Bellis, M. L., & Gnecco, G. (2019). Complex frequency band structure of periodic thermo-diffusive materials by Floquet–Bloch theory. Acta Mechanica, 230(9), 3339-3363.
- Bacigalupo, A., Gambarotta, L. (2019). Generalized micropolar continualization of 1D beam lattices.Internationa Journal of Mechanical Sciences, 155, 554-570, 2019
- Calderini, C., Piccardo, P., Vecchiattini, R. (2019). Experimental Characterization of Ancient Metal Tie-Rods in Historic Masonry Buildings. International Journal of Architectural Heritage, 13(3), 416–428, DOI: 10.1080/15583058.2018.1563230
- Marino S., Cattari S., Lagomarsino S. (2019) Are the nonlinear static procedures feasible for the seismic assessment of irregular existing masonry buildings?, Engineering Structures, 200,109700
- Rossi, M., Calderini, C., Di Napoli, B., Cascini, L., Portioli, F. (2019). Structural analysis of masonry vaulted staircases through rigid block limit analysis, Structures, 23, 180-190, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.istruc.2019.10.015
- Degli Abbati, S., D’Altri, A.M., Ottonelli, D., Castellazzi, G., Cattari, S., De Miranda, S., Lagomarsino, S. (2019). Seismic assessment of interacting structural units in complex historic masonry constructions by nonlinear static analyses, Computer and Structures, Elsevier, 213, 51-71, , DOI: 10.106/j.compstruc.2018.12.001
- Ferretti, M., Piccardo, G., Luongo, A. (2019). Semi-analytical approaches for the nonlinear dynamics of a taut string subject to a moving load. Nonlinear Dynamics 98(4), pp. 2463-2474, DOI: 10.1007/s11071-019-05162-8
- Gattulli, V., Lepidi M., Potenza, F., Di Sabatino, U., (2019). Modal interactions in the nonlinear dynamics of a Beam-Cable-Beam, Nonlinear Dynamics, in press. ISSN: 1573-269X, DOI: 10.1007/s11071-019-04940-8
- Piccardo, G, Tubino ,F, Luongo A. (2019). Equivalent Timoshenko linear beam model for the static and dynamic analysis of tower buildings, Applied Mathematical Modelling, 71, pp. 77-95, DOI: 10.1016/j.apm.2019.02.005
- Sburlati, R., Kashtalyan, M. (2019). Graded Insulation to Improve High Pressure Resistance in Deepwater Flowlines: a Closed Form Analytical Elastic Solution, In: Abali B., Altenbach H., dell'Isola F., Eremeyev V., Öchsner A. (eds) New Achievements in Continuum Mechanics and Thermodynamics. Advanced Structured Materials, vol 108. Springer, Cham. Chapter 29, 433-446, DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-13307-8_29 (online from 16 March 2019) (online ISBN: 978-3-030-13307-8 )
- Bacigalupo, A., Paggi, M., Dal Corso, F., & Bigoni, D. (2018). Identification of higher-order continua equivalent to a Cauchy elastic composite. Mechanics Research Communications, 93, 11-22.
- Darban, H., Massabò, R., (2018) A homogenized structural model for shear deformable composites with compliant interlayers, Multiscale and Multidisciplinary Modeling, Experiments and Design, Springer, 1:269–290, https://doi.org/10.1007/s41939-018-0032-x, 2018
- Degli Abbati S., Cattari S., Lagomarsino S (2018) Theoretically-based and practice-oriented formulations for the floor spectra evaluation, Earthquake and Structures, 15(5), 565-581.
- Fantoni, F., Bacigalupo, A., & Paggi, M. (2018). Design of thermo-piezoelectric microstructured bending actuators via multi-field asymptotic homogenization. International Journal of Mechanical Sciences, 146, 319-336.
- Pagnini, L., Piccardo, G., Repetto, M.P. (2018). Full scale behavior of a small size vertical axis wind turbine, Renewable Energy, 127, pp. 41-55. DOI: 10.1016/j.renene.2018.04.032
- Solari, G. (2018). Gust buffeting of slender structures and structural elements: simplified formulas for design calculations and code provisions. Journal of Structural Engineering, ASCE, 144(2): 04017185, DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)ST.1943-541X.0001949.ing Mechanics, 54, 9-24, DOI: 10.1016/j.probengmech. 2017.06.003.
- Solari, G., De Gaetano, P. (2018). Dynamic response of structures to thunderstorm outflows: response spectrum technique vs time-domain analysis. Engineering Structures, 176, 188-207, DOI: 10.1016/j.engstruct.2018.08.062.
- Tubino, F. (2018). Probabilistic assessment of the dynamic interaction between multiple pedestrians and vertical vibrations of footbridges, Journal of Sound and Vibration, 417, pp. 80-96, DOI: 10.1016/j.jsv.2017.11.057.
- Zhang, S., Solari, G., De Gaetano, P., Burlando, M., Repetto, M.P. (2018). A refined analysis of thunderstorm outflow characteristics relevant to the wind loading of structures. Probabilistic Engineer 8.
- Massabò, R. (2017). Propagation of Rayleigh-Lamb waves in multilayered plates through a multiscale structural model. Int J Solids Struct, 124, DOI:10.1016/j.ijsolstr.2017.06.020
- Pagnini, L.C. (2017) A numerical approach for the evaluation of wind-induced effects on inclined, slender structural elements, European Journal of Environmental and Civil Engineering, 21 (7-8), pp. 854-873, doi: 10.1080/19648189.2016.1164088
- Piccardo, G., Ferrarotti, A., Luongo, A. (2017). Nonlinear Generalized Beam Theory for open thin-walled members. Mathematics and Mechanics of Solids 22(10), pp. 1907-1921, 10.1177/1081286516649990
- Repetto, M.P., Torrielli, A. (2017). Long term simulation of wind-induced fatigue loadings, Engineering Structures, 132, pp. 551-561, DOI: 10.1016/j.engstruct.2016.11.057
- Pagnini, L.C., Piccardo, G. (2016). The three-hinged arch as an example of piezomechanic passive controlled structure. Continuum Mechanics and Thermodynamics 28(5), pp. 1247-1262, 10.1007/s00161-015-0474-x
- Sburlati, R., Kashtalyan, M. (2016). Elasticity analysis of sandwich pipes with functionally graded interlayers, European Journal of Mechanics-A/Solids, 59, 232-241, DOI: 10.1016/j.euromechsol.2016.03.012 (online from 22 March 2016), Elsevier Ltd., Exeter, U.K. (ISSN: 0997-7538).
- Brencich, A. (2010). Collapse of an industrial steel shed: a case study for basic errors in computational structural engineering and control procedures, Engineering Failure Analysis, 17, 213-225.
