Structural Engineering and Mechanics

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
  • Structural dynamics
  • Structural engineering: r.c., steel, masonry, wood structures
  • Seismic engineering
  • Environmental and Anthropic loads on structures
  • Construction design, preservation and retrofitting
  • Structural identification, monitoring and control

The researchers involved in this theme are: Antonio Brencich, Chiara Calderini, Serena Cattari, Luigi Gambarotta, Sergio Lagomarsino, Marco Lepidi, Roberta Massabò, Carlotta Pagnini, Giuseppe Piccardo, Maria Pia Repetto, Giovanni Solari, Roberta Sburlati, Federica Tubino.

Relevant publications (reverse chronological order)

  • 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
  • Penna, A., Calderini, C., Sorrentino, L., Carocci, C., Cascatti, E., Sisti, R., Borri, A., Modena, C., Prota A. (2019). Damage to churches in the 2016 central Italy earthquakes, Bulletin of Earthquake Engineering, in press. DOI: 10.1007/s10518-019-00594-4
  • 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 )
  • Vadalà, F., Bacigalupo, A., Lepidi, M., Gambarotta, L. (2019). Acoustic waveguide filters made up of rigid stacked materials with elastic joints , Meccanica, DOI: 10.1007/s11012-019-00959-8
  • Darban, H., Massabò, R. (2018). A homogenized structural model for shear deformable composites with compliant interlayers. Multiscale Multidiscip Model Exp Des, 1, 269–90, DOI:10.1007/s41939-018-0032-x.
  • 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
  • Repetto, M.P., Burlando, M., Solari, G., De Gaetano, P., Pizzo, M., Tizzi, M. (2018). A web-based GIS platform for the safe management and risk assessment of complex structural and infrastructural systems exposed to wind, Advances in Engineering Software, 117, pp. 29-45, DOI: 10.1016/j.advengsoft.2017.03.002
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Vadalà, F., Bacigalupo, A., Lepidi, M., Gambarotta, L. (2018). Bloch wave filtering in tetrachiral materials via mechanical tuning, Composite structures, 201, 340-351.
  • 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.
  • Cannizzaro, F., Pantò, B., Lepidi, M., Caddemi, S., Caliò, I. (2017). Multi-directional seismic assessment of historical masonry buildings by means of macro-element modelling: application to a building damaged during the L’Aquila earthquake (Italy, Buildings, 7(4), 106. ISSN: 2075-5309, DOI: 10.3390/buildings7040106
  • Ferrarotti, A., Piccardo, G. , Luongo, A. (2017). A novel straightforward dynamic approach for the evaluation of extensional modes within GBT 'cross-section analysys', Thin-Walled Structures, 114, 52-69, DOI: 10.1016/j.tws.2017.01.001
  • Massabò, R. (2017). Cut-off frequencies and correction factors of equivalent single layer theories. Procedia Eng., 199, DOI:10.1016/j.proeng.2017.09.406
  • 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
  • Pagnini, L.C., Piccardo, G. (2017). A generalized gust factor technique for evaluating the wind–induced response of aeroelastic structures sensitive to vortex-induced vibrations. Journal of Fluids and Structures, 70, pp. 181-200
  • 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
  • Ferrarotti, A, Tubino, F. (2016). Generalized equivalent spectral model for pedestrian-induced forces on footbridges, Journal of Bridge Engineering ASCE, 21(12). DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)BE.1943-5592.0000963.
  • Pongiglione, M., Calderini, C., (2016). Sustainable structural design: Comprehensive literature review, ASCE Journal of Structural Engineering, 142(12): 04016139, DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)ST.1943-541X.0001621
  • 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).
  • Bacigalupo A., Brencich A., Gambarotta (2013). A simplified assessment of the dome and drum of the Basilica of S. Maria Assunta in Carignano in Genoa, Engineering Structures, 56, 749-765, 2013.
  • 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.
Ultimo aggiornamento 31 Maggio 2019