Research

• Laguardia, Franchin, Tesfamariam (2023). “Risk-based optimization of concentrically braced tall timber buildings: Derivative free optimization algorithm.”, Earthquake Engineering and Structural Dynamics

• Laguardia, Franchin (2022). “Risk-based optimization of bracing systems for seismic retrofitting of RC buildings.”, ASCE Journal of Structural Engineering

• Franchin, Petrini, Mollaioli (2018). “Improved risk-targeted performance-based seismic design of reinforced concrete frame structures.” Earthquake Engineering and Structural Dynamics, John Wiley and Sons Ltd, 47(1), 49–67.

• Franchin, Petrini, Mollaioli (2017). “Risk-targeted seismic performance-based design of RC structures: application to an irregular building frame.” Conference: PESDES 2017 International Workshop on Performance-Based Seismic Design of Structures D. Beskos, Y. Zhou, J. Qian, X. Lu (eds.) , 13-15 October 2017At: Tongji University, Shanghai, China

• Franchin, Pinto (2012). “Method for probabilistic displacement-based design of RC structures.” ASCE Journal of Structural Engineering , 138(5), 585–591.

• Gehl, Cavalieri, Franchin (2018). “Approximate Bayesian network formulation for the rapid loss assessment of real-world infrastructure systems.” Reliability Engineering & System Safety, Elsevier Ltd, 177, 80–93.

• Cavalieri, Franchin, Gehl, D’Ayala (2017). “Bayesian networks and infrastructure systems: Computational and methodological challenges.” Springer Series in Reliability Engineering, Springer London, 385–415.

• Franchin, Lupoi, Noto, Tesfamariam (2016). “Seismic fragility of reinforced concrete girder bridges using Bayesian belief network.” Earthquake engineering and structural dynamics, 45(1), 29–44.

• Franchin, Laura (2014). “Probabilistic Inference in the Physical Simulation of Interdependent Critical Infrastructure Systems.” SAFECOMP, 328–338. Firenze: Springer.

• Cavalieri, Franchin, Giovinazzi (2023). “Multi-hazard analytical assessment of increased flooding hazard due to earthquake-induced damage to the un-piped drainage system.” Reliability Engineering & System Safety

• Guidotti, Cavalieri, Gardoni, Franchin (2021). “Bayesian Updating of Hazard and Vulnerability Models for Regional Risk Analysis.” ICOSSAR 2021. 

• Cavalieri, Franchin (2020). “Seismic Risk of Infrastructure Systems with Treatment of and Sensitivity to Epistemic Uncertainty.” Infrastructures 5.11 : 103.

• Franchin (2018). “Research needs towards a resilient community: Vulnerability reduction, infrastructural systems model, loss assessment, resilience-based design and emergency management.” Geotechnical, Geological and Earthquake Engineering, Springer Netherlands, 661–691.

• Cavalieri, Franchin, Giovinazzi (2016). “Earthquake-altered flooding hazard induced by damage to storm water systems.” Sustainable and Resilient Infrastructure, 9689(May), 1–18.

• Franchin, Cavalieri (2014). “Probabilistic assessment of civil infrastructure resilience to earthquakes.” Computer-Aided Civil And Infrastructure Engineering, 00, 1–18.

• Esposito, Iervolino, D’Onofrio, Santo, Cavalieri, Franchin. (2014). “Simulation-Based Seismic Risk Assessment of Gas Distribution Networks.” Computer-Aided Civil And Infrastructure Engineering, 00, 1–16.

• Cavalieri, Franchin, Buritica Cortes, Tesfamariam (2014). “Models for Seismic Vulnerability Analysis of Power Networks: Comparative Assessment.” Computer-Aided Civil And Infrastructure Engineering, 00, 1–18.

• Franchin (2014). “Framework for Systemic Seismic Vulnerability Analysis of Complex Systems.” (pp. 23-56), in K.Pitilakis et al. (eds.) SYNER-G: Systemic Seismic Vulnerability and Risk Assessment of Complex Urban, Utility, Lifeline Systems and Critical Facilities, Geotechnical, Geological and Earthquake Engineering 31, ISBN 978-94-017-8834-2, DOI 10.1007/978-94-017-8835-9_2. Springer Science+Business Media Dordrecht

• Weatherill, Esposito, Iervolino, Franchin, Cavalieri (2014). “Framework for Seismic Hazard Analysis of Spatially Distributed Systems.” SYNER-G: Systemic Seismic Vulnerability and Risk Assessment of Complex Urban, Utility, Lifeline Systems and Critical Facilities: Methodology and Applications, K. Pitilakis, P. Franchin, B. Khazai, and H. Wenzel, eds., Springer Netherlands, 57–88.

• Cavalieri, Franchin, Gehl, Khazai (2012). “Quantitative assessment of social losses based on physical damage and interaction with infrastructural systems.” Earthquake engineering and structural dynamics, John Wiley & Sons, Ltd, 41(11), 1569–1589.

• Franchin, Lupoi, Pinto (2006) “On the role of road networks in reducing human losses after earthquakes” Journal of Earthquake Engineering, Imperial College Press, Vol.10(2): 195-206

Integral abutment bridges and earth-retaining diaphragm-walls

• Marchi, Franchin (2023). “Equivalent static methods for seismic design of straight integral abutment bridges.” Earthquake Engineering and Structural Dynamics, Wiley. https://doi.org/10.1002/eqe.4052

• Marchi, Gallese, Gorini, Franchin, Callisto (2023). “On the seismic performance of straight integral abutment bridges: from advanced numerical modelling to a practice-oriented analysis method.” Earthquake engineering and structural dynamics, Wiley

• Marchi, Franchin (2022). “A pushover method for seismic design of Integral Abutment Bridges.” 14th fib International PhD Symposium in Civil Engineering.

• Franchin, Cavalieri (2014). “Seismic performance-based design of flexible earth-retaining diaphragm walls.” Engineering Structures, Elsevier Ltd, 78, 57–68.

• Franchin, Pinto (2013). “Performance-based seismic design of integral abutment bridges.” Bulletin of Earthquake Engineering, 12(2), 939–960.

• Franchin, Pinto, Noto (2007). “A simplified nonlinear dynamic model for seismic analysis of earth-retaining diaphragm-walls.” 4th International Conference on Earthquake Geotechnical Engineering.

Buildings

• Iovino, Noto, Di Laora, de Sanctis, Franchin (2022). “Seismic demand on mid-twentieth century reinforced concrete buildings founded on piles: effect of soil-foundation-structure-interaction.” doi:10.1080/13632469.2022.2038728. Journal of Earthquake Engineering, Taylor & Francis

• Noto, Iovino, Di Laora, de Sanctis, Franchin (2022). “Non‐linear dynamic analysis of buildings founded on piles: Simplified modelling strategies for soil‐foundation‐structure interaction.” Earthquake engineering and structural dynamics, Wiley, 51, 744–763.

• Franchin, Baltzopoulos, Biondini, Callisto, Capacci, Carbonari, Cardone, Dall’Asta, Flora, Gorini, Iervolino, Marchi, Noto, Perrone (2023). “Seismic reliability of Italian code-conforming bridges.” Earthquake Engineering and Structural Dynamics.

• Borzi, Ceresa, Franchin, Noto, Calvi, Pinto (2015). “Seismic vulnerability of the Italian roadway bridge stock.” Earthquake Spectra, 31(4), 2137–2161.

• Pinto, Franchin (2010). “Issues in the upgrade of Italian highway structures.” Journal of Earthquake Engineering, 14(8), 1221–1252.

• Franchin, Pinto (2009). “Allowing traffic over mainshock-damaged bridges.” Journal of Earthquake Engineering, 13(5), 585–599.

• Lupoi, Franchin, Pinto, Monti (2005). “Seismic design of bridges accounting for spatial variability of ground motion.” Earthquake engineering and structural dynamics, 34(4-5), 327–348.

• Franchin, Monti, Pinto (2001). “On the accuracy of simplified methods for the analysis of isolated bridges.” Earthquake engineering and structural dynamics, (July 1999), 363–382.

• De Risi, Di Domenico, Manfredi, Terrenzi, Camata, Mollaioli, Noto, Ricci, Franchin, Masi, Spacone, Verderame (2022) "Modelling and seismic response analysis of pre-code and low-code reinforced concrete buildings in Italy. Part I: bare frames." Journal of Earthquake Engineering

• Di Domenico, De Risi, Manfredi, Terrenzi, Camata, Mollaioli, Noto, Ricci, Franchin, Masi, Spacone, Verderame (2022). "Modelling and seismic response analysis of pre-code and low-code reinforced concrete buildings in Italy. Part II: infilled frames." Journal of Earthquake Engineering

• Lucchini, Melo, Arêde, Varum, Franchin, Rossetto. (2022). “Load Path Effect on the Response of Slender Lightly Reinforced Square RC Columns under Biaxial Bending.” ASCE Journal of Structural Engineering, 148(3), 04021278.

• Franchin, Lucchini, Melo (2021) “Reinforced Concrete Columns: Insight on Energy-Based Assessment from Biaxial Tests with Different Load Paths.” Lecture Notes in Civil Engineering, 155 LNCE, pp. 63–70

• Lucchini, Franchin, Kunnath (2017). “Failure simulation of shear-critical RC columns with non-ductile detailing under lateral load.” Earthquake engineering and structural dynamics, John Wiley and Sons Ltd, 46(5), 855–874.

• Franchin, Pinto, Rajeev (2010) “Confidence Factor?” Journal of Earthquake Engineering, Taylor and Francis, Vol.14(7): 989-1007.

• Liberatore, Noto, Mollaioli, Franchin (2018). “In-plane response of masonry infill walls: Comprehensive experimentally-based equivalent strut model for deterministic and probabilistic analysis.” Engineering Structures, Elsevier Ltd, 167, 533–548.

• Lucchini, Franchin, Mollaioli (2017). “Median floor acceleration spectra of linear structures with uncertain properties.” Earthquake engineering and structural dynamics, John Wiley and Sons Ltd, 46(12), 2055–2060.

• Lucchini, Franchin, Mollaioli (2017). “Uniform hazard floor acceleration spectra for linear structures.” Earthquake engineering and structural dynamics, John Wiley and Sons Ltd, 46(7), 1121–1140.

• Lucchini, Franchin, Mollaioli (2016). “Probabilistic seismic demand model for nonstructural components.” Earthquake Engineering & Structural Dynamics, 45(4), 599–617.

• Franchin, Noto (2023). “Reliability‐based partial factors for seismic design and assessment consistent with second‐generation Eurocode 8.” Earthq. Eng. Struct. Dyn. Wiley. https://doi.org/10.1002/eqe.3840.

• Iervolino, Baraschino, Belleri, Cardone, Della Corte, Franchin, Lagomarsino, Magliulo, Marchi,  Penna, Viggiani, Zona (2023). “Seismic Fragility of Italian Code-Conforming Buildings by Multi-Stripe Dynamic Analysis of Three-Dimensional Structural Models.” J. Earthquake Eng., 1–34. Taylor & Francis.

• CEN/TC250/SC10/AhG (2022). “Reliability background of the Eurocodes.” JRC-TR, Technical report of the Joint Research Center of the European Commission

• Skoulidou, Romão, Franchin (2019). “How is collapse risk of RC buildings affected by the angle of seismic incidence?” Earthquake engineering and structural dynamics, John Wiley and Sons Ltd.

• Ricci, Manfredi, Noto, Terrenzi, Petrone, Celano, De Risi, Camata, Franchin, Magliulo, Masi, Mollaioli, Spacone, Verderame (2018). “Modeling and seismic response analysis of Italian code-conforming reinforced concrete buildings.” Journal of Earthquake Engineering, Taylor & Francis, 22(sup2), 105–139.

• Franchin, Ragni, Rota, Zona (2018). “Modelling uncertainties of Italian code-conforming structures for the purpose of seismic response analysis.” Journal of Earthquake Engineering, Taylor & Francis, 22(sup2), 1964–1989.

• Pinto, Franchin (2016). “Probabilistic seismic assessment of existing buildings: The CNR-DT212 Italian provisions.” Multi-Hazard Approaches to Civil Infrastructure Engineering, P. Gardoni and J. M. LaFave, eds., Springer International Publishing Switzerland, 125–140.

• Jalayer, Franchin, Pinto (2007) “A scalar damage measure for seismic reliability analysis of RC frames” Earthquake engineering and structural dynamics, Vol.36(13): 2059-2079.

• Schotanus, Franchin, Lupoi, Pinto (2004). “Seismic fragility analysis of 3D structures.” Structural Safety, 26(4), 421–441.

• Pinto, Giannini, Franchin (2004). Seismic reliability analysis of structures. IUSSpress, Pavia, ISBN 9788873580171.

• Franchin (2004). “Reliability of uncertain inelastic structures under earthquake excitation.” ASCE Journal of Engineering Mechanics.

• Franchin, Ditlevsen, Der Kiureghian (2002). “Model correction factor method for reliability problems involving integrals of non-Gaussian random fields.” Probabilistic Engineering Mechanics, 17(2), 109–122.

• Scott, Franchin, Fenves, Filippou (2004). “Response sensitivity for nonlinear beam-column elements.” ASCE Journal of Structural Engineering , 130(9), 1281–1288.

• Pignataro, Pasca, Franchin (2000). “Post-buckling analysis of corrugated panels in the presence of multiple interacting modes.” Thin-Walled Structures, 36(1), 47–66.