The main research topics are:
- Critical and post-critical behaviour of thin-walled beams;
- Nonlinear dynamics of wires orbiting
systems;
- Sensitivity analysis of defective and nearly-defective dynamical systems;
- Perturbation methods for multiple-bifurcations
analysis of multi-parameter systems;
- Stability and bifurcation od discrete and continuous mechanical systems;
- Contact and impact
modeling;
- Dynamics and seismic responce of 2D and 3D rigid blocks;
- Static characterization of shell structures;
- Mono
and bi-dimensional models of structural fiber-reinforced elements;
- Tuned Mass Damper versus Base Isolation;
- Passive systems
(base isolation and TMD) for the protection of non-symmetric rigid blocks;
- Active systems and active mass damper in the
protection of rigid blocks-like structures;
- Intermediate structural disconnection to improve the dynamic and the seismic behaviour
of frame structures;
- improvement of the dynamic and the seismic response of frame structures by the coupling with
non conventional external devices.
- Analysis of the Effectiveness of Geotechnical Seismic Isolation on Post-Tensioned Rocking Piers.
- Member of the Italian Association of Theoretical and Applied Mechanics (AIMETA);
- Member of the Italian Group of Computational Mechanics
(GIMC):
- Member of the research group funded by Italian Ministry of University PRIN-COFIN 1997, 1999,
2001, 2003, 2005, 2007,
2009;
- Member of the research group PRIN 2022 and PRIN 2022 PNRR;
- Member of the research project INTAS (European funds)
for the scientific interchange between
Russia and Italy (2004-2007);
- Head of the research project entiteled 'Static and
dynamic models of bi-dimensional curved
structures also fiber-reinforced, University of L'Aquila, Italy, 2013;
- Member
of the Organizing Committe of the 4th International Workshop DISS_15 - Dynamic
Interaction of Soil and Structure, Rome
November 2015.
- Teacher of the training course 'Stability and Bifurcation of Nonlinear Dynamical System',
L'Aquila, Italy,
2008 (SICON - European project 'Marie Curie' for the diffusion of the scientific
knowledge);
- Reviewer of several International
Scientific Journals: Nonlinear Dynamics, Earthquake
Engineering and Structural Dynamics, Computer & Structures, Advances
in Structural
Engineering, Shock and Vibration, Earthquake Engineering and Engineering Vibration,
Meccanica, Journal
of Sound and Vibration, Mathematical Problems in Engineering,
Bullettin of Earthquake Engineering, Earthquakes and Structures,
Advances in Civil Engineering,
Construction & Building Materials, Journal of Vibration and Control, Int. Journal of
Non-Linear Mechanics, Mechanical Systems and Signal Processing, Smart Materials
and Structures, Journal of Earthquake engineering,
Journal of Vibration and Acoustic, Structures,
Int. J. of Structural Stability and Dynamics, Structural Engineering
and Mechanics, Computer-Aided
Civil and Infrastructure Engineering; Computer and Concrete; Journal of Building Engineering.
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Until November 25th 2022, associate Editor of 'Mathematical Problems in Engineering',
'Advances in Civil Engineering'.
- Member
of the Reluis research group since 2015: Activity RS4 – Osservatorio sismico sulle
strutture e Monitoraggio - Sub-sector:
Monitoraggio delle strutture in muratura ed in
cemento armato.
- Member of the Scientific Committee of the CERFIS - Centro
di Ricerca e Formazione in
Ingegneria Sismica, DICEAA, University of L'Aquila (Research Center in Seismic Engineering).
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Head of the research project entiteled 'Metodi e tecniche innovative per la protezione sismica
delle strutture strategiche,
storiche e monumentali', Fondazione CARISPAQ,
Prot. n. U820.2022/UOAI.765, 2022/2023.
- Member of the Global Network of Geotechnical
Seismic Isolation (GSI) (GSI Global).
- Member of the research team working on 'Safety removal of provisional post-earthquake
shorings', funded by Formedil, Italy.
D.I.C.E.A.A. - Dipartimento di Ingegneria Civile, Edile-Architettura e Ambientale
