ROMATRESTRUTTURE - Key Persons
He graduated (110/110 cum laude) in Civil Engineering, from the University of Catania (Italy), with the thesis "A new macro-element for the assessment the seismic behaviour of the masonry buildings". Completed his PhD course in Structural Engineering at the University of Catania with the PhD thesis: "The modelling of masonry buildings. An innovative approach based on a 3D macro-element". Subsequently, He participated in several research aiming at the numerical modelling and retrofitting of existing buildings with particular focus on masonry structures. His research area includes: Non-linear numeric procedures; Seismic vulnerability and retrofitting of masonry and mixed masonry-r.c. buildings; Seismic vulnerability and retrofitting of historical and monumental buildings; Assessment of the seismic response of masonry buildings by means of macro-models. Since 2015 He is contract lecturer at the department of Civil Engineering and Architectural of the University of Catania for the courses "Design of structures in seismic areas" and "Dynamic of the Structures". In 2015 obtained a postdoctoral scholarship advanced masters in structural analysis of monuments and historical constructions at the department of Civil Engineering of the University of Minho (Portugal). In 2016 obtained a scholarship at the department of Engineering at the RomaTre University (Rome), within the project "Smart Environments" titled: "Cultural Heritage Safety Diagnostics Conservation and Restoration", task: Integrated methodologies for the seismic assessment of historical heritage". The results of his research activity have been published in several international journals, specialized in Structural and Seismic Engineering
Blerta Lipo got her PhD in Civil Engineering at the Univeristy Roma Tre, with a research period at the University of Cambridge, under the joint supervision of prof. Gianmarco de Felice and prof. Matthew DeJong. During her PhD she worked at the formulation and implementation of a model for the out-of-plane analyses of masonry walls rocking on elastic foundation. After the PhD she had the opportunity to work in Paris as maitre assistant associe at ENSA Paris Malaquais.
Dr. Fabio Sabetta, born in 1952, graduated in Physics in 1975 at the University of Rome. Researcher, for 15 years, at the Environment Department of ENEA in the fields of Engineering Seismology, Earthquake Engineering and Environment Protection.
Member of several scientific and technical committees, among others the Project Team 1 responsible for the definition of seismic actions in Eurocode 8. He participated, as European Expert for the ground motion characterization, in the "Pegasos" Project for a new Probabilistic Seismic Hazard Analysis of the Swiss nuclear power plants.
Job Titles:
- Associate Professor
- Associate Professor in Structural Engineering at University Roma Tre
Fabrizio Paolacci is Associate Professor in Structural Engineering at University Roma Tre - Department of Engineering. Graduated in Civil Engineering in 1992 at the University of Rome "La Sapienza", he got the Ph.D. in Structural Engineering in 1997. He was Visiting Scholar in 1999 at the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering of University of California at Berkeley. From 2008 to 2013, he assumed the role of scientific coordinator of the Laboratory of Testing Materials and Structures of the Department of Structures of the University Roma Tre. Currently, He is Chair of PVP Division Seismic Engineering Technical Committee of the American Society of Mechanical Engineering.
He gained a long standing experience in the management of international research projects about experimental and numerical assessment of the seismic response of civil and industrial structures. His main scientific interests are focused on Performance-based design of steel-concrete composite bridges, Assessment and reduction of the seismic risk of reinforced concrete buildings and bridges, Seismic risk of major-hazard industrial plants and applicability of innovative protection systems (base isolation and energy dissipation), Seismic vulnerability of high-voltage electric networks and substations and applicability of innovative seismic protection systems, Passive and semi-active control of structures.
He is author of more than 100 publications on International peer-reviewed Journals and conferences.
Gobbin Francesca graduated in Architectural Engineering at the University of Padua in July 2017 with a dissertation regarding a semi-probabilistic model for the seismic vulnerability assessment. Since November 2017, she has been a PhD student at the Department of Engineering at Roma Tre University. Her main research interest concerns about Distinct Elements modelling for masonry structures through the software UDEC. In March and April 2018, she was visiting student at the National Laboratory for Civil Engineering (LNEC) in Lisbon for carrying on her research topic.
Job Titles:
- Research Associate
- Research Assistant at the Department of Engineering of Roma Tre University
Francesca Roscini is a post doc research assistant at the Department of Engineering of Roma Tre University, in Rome, Italy. She is a civil engineer and she got her BSc, MSc in Civil Engineering at Perugia University. She worked at Perugia University as a research fellow. Her research was focused on the structural rehabilitation, testing and control. She carried out experimental investigations on the fatigue behaviour of concrete and numerical studies related to the structural health monitoring with FE models. She got her PhD in Civil Engineering at Roma Tre University. Thanks to her PhD dissertation in "Strengthening of masonry vaults with Steel Reinforced Grout", she won "Galileo Galilei" international award (young edition), she has been finalist in "Ing. Dario Scapaticci" national award and her thesis summery is included in "Innovation in Concrete Structures and Cementitious Materials-2018" for the ACI Italy Chapter and Federbeton Award.
Her research topics have included the rehabilitation structures damaged by earthquakes with Externally Bonded Reinforcements (EBR) with composites.
She is author of journal articles, conference papers and documents in advanced materials for innovative solutions in building retrofitting topics. She is involved in an international research programme for the experimental investigation of the mechanical properties innovative composites for the structural reinforcement, as a member of RILEM TC 250 committee, COST Action TU1207 and ReLUIS task group. In January 2016 Francesca attended FRP Training Course "Reinforcing and strengthening of structures with FRP reinforcement" in Ghent University, thanks to a fellowship award from COST Action TU1207. For a period in 2017, she has been Visiting PhD Student in "The University of Sheffield"-Department of Civil and Structural Engineering.
She is seminar research lecturer and speaker at International Conferences and in international meetings. Since 2012 she has taught as lecturer and tutor in structural engineering and she has been assistant supervisor for students in BSc and MSc thesis.
Gianmarco de Felice is Professor of Structural Engineering at the Department of Engineering of Roma Tre University. Graduated in 1990 at the University La Sapienza in Rome, he got his PhD in 1994 from the University of Florence. Research fellow at the Ecole Nationale des Ponts et Chaussées, Paris in 1994-95, researcher at the Faculty of Architecture of Roma Tre University in 1996-2001, associate professor at the Faculty of Engineering and then full professor since 2011.
He teaches the following courses at the Department of Engineering of Roma Tre University: Design of Steel and Reinforced Concrete Structures, Earthquake Engineering, Rehabilitation of Structures.
He is chairman of the RILEM Technical Committee TC-250 CSM "Composites for Sustainable strengthening of Masonry"; chair of the ACI Liaison Committee ACI 5490L, member of the Management Committee of the COST Action TUD 1207 "Next Generation Design Guidelines for Composites in Construction";member of the Drafting Committee of the "Charter of Rome on the Resilience of Art Cities to Natural Catastrophes", approved by IAP - The Global Network of Science Academies; associate editor of the Frontiers Structural Materials Journal and of the Journal Advances in Civil Engineering.
He has been the scientific coordinator for the design of engineering projects on heritage conservation and structural rehabilitation, such as: the restoration of Abbey of San Clemente in Casauria supported by the World Monuments Fund and awarded by the Domus International Prize for Restoration and Conservation, the seismic retrofitting of San Bernardino Convent after L'Aquila 2009 earthquake, the restoration of the Farnese Palace in Ischia di Castro, attributed to Antonio da Sangallo.
His current research activity encompasses the structural performance of architectural heritage, the seismic assessment and retrofitting of masonry and reinforced concrete structures, the modelling of soil-structure interaction due to excavation, the development of strengthening systems with composites, the mechanical characterization of composites. On these topics he has the responsibility of different research projects and has been invited to give general or keynote lectures to the several Conferences, among which 8th SAHC 2012, 15th MASE 2013; MuRiCo4 2014; Lincei Academy 2015; 10th SAHC 2016.
Giovanni Moretti is a PhD Student at the Department of Engineering of "Roma Tre" University since November 2021. He got his MSc in July 2021 with a dissertation titled: "Integrated design of works for the safety and seismic improvement of masonry buildings".
Giovanni Tomaselli it's a Phd Student at Civil Engineering department since November 2016, his research it's focused of Strengthening of Masonry Structures with Composite Materials.
He previously studied in the University of Catania at the Istitute of Civil Engineering, where he graduated in July 2014.
From August 2014 to October 2016 Giovanni worked as Structural Engeneer in a Office, achieving experience with bulding made in Concrete, Masonry, X-lam and Steel.
In 2016 Giovanni attended "Digital Forensics Course", "Building Wood Houses" course and "Seismic adaptation with composite materials" course.
In January 2017 Giovanni attended FRP Training Course "Reinforcing and strengthening of structures with FRP reinforcement" in Ghent University, thanks to a fellowship award from COST Action.
Job Titles:
- Civil ( Structural ) Engineer
- Student
Mario Lorello is civil (structural) engineer, Ph.D. Student in Civil Engineering at Roma Tre University since November 2020, where he's member of the Structures Research Group. He got his MSc in July 2020 with a dissertation titled: "seismic vulnerability of monumental buildings: the case study of S. Martino dei Gualdesi church in Catelsantangelo sul Nera", concerning the FEM modelling and the seismic behaviour study with an innovative approach of a structure involved in the Central Italy Earthquake (2016-2017), part of a current specific research program of the ReLuis consortium and the Civil Protection Department.
I did my MS Structural engineering from Tianjin University, China 2017-2019 and MS Thesis topic was "Study on Behavior of Rectangular and Circular CFST Columns subjected to Different loads"
After that I worked as Research assistant at Zhejiang University, China 2019-2022 and worked on different innovative projects. Structural properties of sustainable precast self-compacting concrete shell Beam incorporating grounded coal bottom Ash and Coir Fibre, Cantilever beam vibrations by using a Quanser Shaking table machine and optical measuring system, Parametric study of four points loading of I shaped Basalt fiber reinforced polymer BFRP beams etc.
Noemi Fiorini graduated in Civil Engineering at Roma Tre University and since 2014 is an external consultant for the Department of Civil Protection(DPC) of Rome. Her research activity focuses on the buildings that have a strategic role for DPC in the analysis of the emergency condition of a urban settlement after an earthquake. In particular she is involved in the management of permanently monitored buildings that belong to the Seismic Observatory of Structures (OSS) by DPC. In this context her field of research also includes the engineering characterization of seismic input and the evaluation of seismic hazard and seismic risk. Since 2015 she makes a contribution to Dr. Fabio Sabetta in the course of Seismology and Seismic Hazard assesment at Roma Tre University.
Pietro Meriggi is a Researcher (RTD/A) and member of the Structures Research Group at the Department of Engineering of Roma Tre University, in Rome (Italy). Born in 1992, he got his BSc in 2014, his MSc in 2017, and his PhD in Civil Engineering in 2021 at Roma Tre University.
Pietro's research interests include the experimental, analytical and numerical analysis of the static and seismic behaviour of existing buildings, with particular interest in the preservation of the historical built heritage.
In particular, the development and design of composite systems for structural strengthening (FRCM, CRM), laboratory tests from material to structure scale, the development of analytical models for the verification of reinforced and unreinforced existing constructions, discrete element modelling (DEM) of masonry constructions, and the surveying and monitoring of existing structures and infrastructures with both traditional and innovative digital systems (digital photogrammetry and image and video processing), are the main activities carried out by Pietro in his research work.
In January 2020 Pietro was visiting PhD Student at Navier Laboratory - IFSTTAR in Paris, where he worked on the investigation of possible strengthening techniques for 3D printed digital concrete structures.
Pietro has recently been involved in International Technical Committees, including the RILEM TC 250-CSM "Composites for sustainable strengthening of masonry" and the ACI 549 0L - RILEM TC 250 CSM Liaison Subcommittee "Design and Construction of Externally Bonded Fabric Reinforced Cementitious Matrix (FRCM) Systems for Repair and Strengthening Masonry Structures".
Sara Fares is a Post-doctoral Researcher at the Department of Engineering of Roma Tre University, in Rome (Italy). Born in 1991, she got her MSc in 2019 and her PhD in Civil Engineering in 2023 at Roma Tre University. Experimental researcher in structural rehabilitation and structural safety assessment; seismic assessment and retrofit of masonry structures with externally bonded mortar-based composites (FRCM/TRM); laboratory testing of traditional and innovative materials; digital image correlation for the measurement of displacements and strains in laboratory tests; analytical modelling of masonry constructions reinforced with mortar-based composites; development of rules for the design of masonry structures retrofitted with FRCM/TRM.
Sourabh Vern is a post-doctoral researcher in the FIRST-WIRE project, supported by the EU research grant RFCS-2019-899299 at Roma Tre University since 2022. He received his PhD from Malaviya National Institute of Technology Jaipur (MNIT), Jaipur, India.
Job Titles:
- Associate Professor
- Associate Professor in Structural Engineering
Stefano De Santis is Associate Professor in Structural Engineering (SSD Icar/09, Tecnica delle Costruzioni) at the Department of Engineering of Roma Tre University, in Rome, Italy. He is a member of the Structures Research Group, of the Scientific Board of the PhD School in Civil Engineering, and appointed teacher for the Courses of Design of Steel and Reinforced Concrete Structures (Tecnica delle Costruzioni, BSc course) and of Special Structures (Strutture Speciali, MSc course). He got his BSc, MSc and PhD in Civil Engineering at Roma Tre University. Before getting his current position, he was a post-doc research assistant at the University of the West of England (UWE) at Bristol, UK (2012), and at Roma Tre University (2013-2017), researcher (RTD/A, 2018-2019) and tenured researcher (RTD/B, 2019-2022) at Roma Tre University.
Stefano's scientific interests and expertise include laboratory and field testing of traditional and innovative materials and of full-scale structural members (both unreinforced and reinforced) under static and dynamic/seismic loading, rehabilitation and strengthening of structures with composites, seismic assessment of existing constructions including bridges and cultural/architectural heritage, analytical/numerical modelling, testing methods and acceptance criteria for composite materials, innovative measurement techniques for laboratory testing, and structural health monitoring and condition assessment.
On these topics, Stefano coordinated scientific activities involving research and industrial partners and is author of about 70 scientific publications including papers in International Journals, conference proceedings, and a book on masonry arch bridges based on his PhD Thesis, which was awarded a Special Mention at the Edoardo Benvenuto Prize (10th edition, 2012). He presented his works in national and international conferences and has been invited to give lectures and seminars. Stefano is review editor for the section on Structural Materials included in the International Journals Frontiers in Materials and Frontiers in Built Environments and member of the scientific committee of International Conferences. He has been supervisor of about 40 PhD and MSc Theses.
In February 2017, Stefano was Visiting Researcher at the Department of Civil and Structural Engineering of the University of Sheffield, with a Short Term Scientific Mission grant awarded by the Cost Action TU1207. In October 2016, Stefano was visiting researcher at the University of Miami, within the Science and Technology Cooperation Project "Composites with inorganic matrix for sustainable strengthening of architectural heritage".
Stefano is (or has recently been) involved in International Research Projects and is member of Technical Committees, including the RILEM TCs 292-MCC, 290-IMC, 250-CSM, and 223-MSC, the ASTM D30 Committee, the COST Action TU1207, and the UIC Research Group on Masonry Arch Bridges. Stefano is member of standardization boards, including the ACI 549-0L Committee "Design and Construction of Externally Bonded Fabric Reinforced Cementitious Matrix (FRCM) Systems for Repair and Strengthening Masonry Structures", the CNR Committee for the development of design recommendations for externally bonded reinforcements with FRCM composites, and the Committee "Guidelines for the desing, construction and acceptance testing of FRCM structural reinforcements" (Commissione Relatrice del CSLLPP "Linee Guida per la progettazione, l'esecuzione e il collaudo di interventi di rinforzo strutturale tramite l'impego di FRCM").