Nonlinear Masonry Mechanics
Both efficient and accurate multilevel strategy solving within mixed formulation brick-by-brick interactions through nonlinear mortar joints, and providing quasi-static carrying-capacity of 2D walls.
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span a wide range of application contexts,
from
nanocomposites
to
masonry structures,
all approached in terms of both modelling and numerical simulations.
mostly held for architecture students.
See the dedicated website:
Fondamenti di Meccanica delle Strutture
(Basics of Structural Mechanics, in Italian)
I pursue my research with a multi- and inter-disciplinary approach, spanning several application areas of structural mechanics and physics, usually developing home-made codes.
I investigated various aspects of both modeling and simulation, concerning non-standard Finite Element formulations, unconventional numerical strategies for nonlinear problems, and multiscale approaches.
I also developed equivalent constitutive models and ad-hoc numerical schemes for analyzing nonlinear phenomena of nano- and micro-structured materials.
I hold academic rank since 2005 at Roma Tre University. I earned my Ph.D. at Calabria University, while my post-doc was at HUT.
Ph.D. in Computational Mechanics earned at Calabria University with a thesis on "Multilevel analysis of brick masonry walls". Supervisor Prof. Raffaele Casciaro.
Post-Doc at the Institute of Mathematics, Helsinki University of Technology, on crack-growth numerical simulation in linear-elastic continua. Supervisor Dr. Mikko Lyly.
Professor rank in Solid Mechanics at Roma Tre University. Assistant Professor in 2005-2014. Associate Professor in 2015-2021. Full Professor since Nov 2021.
Both efficient and accurate multilevel strategy solving within mixed formulation brick-by-brick interactions through nonlinear mortar joints, and providing quasi-static carrying-capacity of 2D walls.
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Both efficient and accurate meta-heuristic optimization strategy, maximizing damping capacity of polymer-CNT nanocomposites, modeled as 3D continua constitutively nonlinear.
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Both robust and accurate pseudo-arclength pathfollowing schemes carrying out frequency response curves of general non-smooth dynamic systems, excited by time-periodic forcing inputs.
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We're collecting on a unique website "Incourant" C++ coding experiences we developed for several research projects.
Some collaborations on the mechanical analysis of graphene nanosheets is being explored through enhanced numerical approaches. Honeycomb metamaterials and their stop-band propagation properties are also being investigated. Read below ongoing works.
CFD framework coupling multiphase Lagrangian-Eulerian fluid-dynamics for numerical simulation of LMD process in 3D printing.
See the C++ code published on 
Enhanced pseudo-arclength pathfollowing schemes for generally nondifferentiable multi-dof dynamic systems.
We recently released the 2nd version of the C++ code at
This project is a collection of physics simulation softwares ranging from solid mechanics to fluid dynamics. We're currently released a Laser Metal Deposition simulator with Lagrangian-Eulerian mechanics, a pseudo-arclength pathfollowing solver for nonlinear frequency response curves (running also on iOS devices), and a dynamic solution scheme for optimal hysteretic-damping design of CNT-nanocomposites.
Incourant project
We're working on a C++ code able to solve milions of variables modeling interatomic actions in single-layer graphene sheets. We aim to predict the nonlinear mechanical response under quasi-static conditions, by exploring enhanced numerical solvers using multilevel and parallel/distributed strategies.
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We're investigating both models and numerical strategies for characterizing dynamical properties of honeycomb structures embedding local nonlinear resonators. Our activities (also supported by experimental studies) are tailored to design stop-bands distributions by optimizing lattice geometry.
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We're planning to extend the pathfollowing algorithm for running large-scale dynamic problems. We aim at a general-purpose framework able to perform periodic-solutions parameter continuation of nonlinear ODEs, just evaluating the vector field from FE (black-box) spatial discretizations.
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Krylov accelerated Newton–Raphson scheme for non-differentiable ODEs(June 2022)
Coupled multiphase Lagrangian-Eulerian framework for fluid-dynamics(March 2022)
FE parametric optimization of a construct of blocked threaded wires(November 2021)
Optimal design through nonlinear FE scheme controlling loss of stability (December 2020)
Multiscale nonlinear dynamics for understanding COVID-19 spreading in Italy(September 2020)
Both experimental and theoretical investigation of nonlinear dynamic hysteretic response(January 2020)
Asymptotic dynamic modeling and hysteretic response through asymptotic multiple-scales(December 2019)
Integrated CAD Strategy for Nonlinear Dynamics of 3D Suspended Bridges(October 2019)
Computational efficiency and accuracy for nonlinear analysis of CNT-nanocomposites(September 2018)
3D modeling of interfacial stick-slip in CNT-nanocomposites(January 2017)
Coupling FEM with parameter continuation for bifurcation analysis in nonlinear dynamics(April 2013)
hygrothermal analysis and prediction of stress induced by salt crystallization(April 2013)
Using equivalent continua for multilevel FE approach for brick masonry walls(July 2007)
A multilvel numerical strategy for nonlinear analysis of brick masonry walls(July 2007)
enhanced (Koiter) asymptotic approach for nonlinear infinitesimal mechanisms(January 2005)
A mixed solution strategy for nonlinear analysis of brick masonry walls(December 2002)
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Master's Degree in Structural Engineering earned at Calabria University with a thesis on "Nonlinear Analysis of brick masonry walls exhibiting damage and friction responses". Advisor Prof. Raffaele Casciaro.