Research Activity

The research interests regard structural engineering and in particular performance seismic design and assessment methodologies based on structural displacements control (Displacement Based Design, Performance Based Earthquake Engineering).

Other topics are the theoretical and experimental research on civil construction typologies and technological components in precast structures, both for structural and non-structural elements, focusing on the study and development of dissipating and re-centering devices/structural elements and on the relative design procedures definition (precast connections, cladding panels, rocking walls, hybrid walls).

It is also of interest the seismic vulnerability evaluation of existing buildings, the development of retrofit solutions and the dynamic identification and structural health monitoring of structural systems.

Latest interests regard the rehabilitation of existing RC buildings under multi-criteria approaches (life cycle thinking, coupled strengthening interventions, building sustainability)

Selected Keywords:

Displacement Based Design and Assessment, Performance Based Earthquake Engineering,

Precast structures, Precast connections, Cladding panels, Rocking and hybrid walls

SHM: Structural health monitoring

Life Cycle Thinking, Coupled retrofit interventions, Environmental impact and Seismic risk