Main activities

The activities carried out within the Laboratory of Experimental Dynamics focus on developing tests for research, teaching, third mission initiatives, and consulting services for external clients in the fields of Structural Mechanics, Structural Engineering, Structural Dynamics, and Seismic Engineering. Specifically, the laboratory conducts theoretical, numerical, and experimental research activities, including:

• Techniques and algorithms for the dynamic monitoring of structures, infrastructures, and cultural heritage;

• Structural identification techniques, model updating, and damage identification;

• Vibration control and mitigation strategies in industrial and seismic contexts;

• Techniques and methods of random dynamics for linear and nonlinear systems;

• Vibration mitigation and seismic protection of cultural heritage and museum artefacts;

• Numerical techniques and theoretical investigations for measuring and assessing structural reliability;

• Experimental validation of predictive models for the dynamic behavior of linear and nonlinear systems;

• Constitutive models of advanced materials using fractional-order theories;

• Design of devices for mitigating vibrations affecting humans;

• Development of innovative algorithms for real-time acquisition and monitoring of vibrations transmitted to the human body during vehicle driving;

• Design of 3D-printed devices for mitigating vibrations transmitted to the human body while driving vehicles.