I was born in the city of Pomarico (Matera) in South Italy (Basilicata). I worked as structural engineer in fields related to design and construction of buildings (1993-2001), and I began (1993) my research activity in the Structural Test Laboratory of DiSGG where I worked (1999-2001) as supervisor and designer of the new laboratory and facilities equipped to perform Pseudodynamic tests on full scale specimens and structures (the facility enables the simulation of earthquake loading by using a Reaction Wall).
My doctoral degree has been obtained (1996) at the DiSGG (Department of Structural Engineering, Geotechnical Engineering and Engineering Geology of the University of Basilicata).
The DiSGG has a good reputation for excellence in the Earthquake and Structural Engineering research.
My research activities are related to Structural and Earthquake Engineering. They are based both on theoretical and numerical elaborations and on experimental tests carried out at the Structural Test Laboratory of DiSGG (Potenza) of the University of Basilicata.
The main research topics are:
1) Conventional reinforced concrete structures: seismic behavior, design, modeling and calculation, material characteristics, techniques and technologies for the seismic upgrading;
2) Seismic protection of buildings and other constructions using advanced techniques for seismic isolation and energy dissipation: design criteria, devices, experimental testing, aspects related to code;
3) strengthening techniques for structures with innovative advanced materials (e.g. FRP)
4) Vulnerability analysis of structures and infrastructures in seismic zones;
5) Confinement of Reinforced Concrete members.
At the Engineering Faculty and at the Faculty of Architecture of the University of Basilicata in Matera, I give, as associate professor, the following courses in Structural Engineering:
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✓ “Tecnica delle Costruzioni” (Reinforced Concrete Structures)
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✓ “Principi e Sistemi Strutturali per l’Architettura” (Structural Principles and Systems for Architecture)
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