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Stability domain and design of a plane metamaterial made up of a periodic mesh of rods with cross-bracing cables by Trentadue, Francesco, De Tommasi, Domenico, Marasciuolo, Nicola

“…In this work we examine a plane metamaterial subjected to a generic biaxial macrostress, obtained by coupling a periodic mesh of rods with a periodic mesh of…”
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Constrained reliability-based optimization of linear tuned mass dampers for seismic control by Marano, Giuseppe Carlo, Greco, Rita, Trentadue, Francesco, Chiaia, Bernardino

“…This paper deals with the optimum design of vibration absorbers utilized to reduce undesirable vibrational effects which are originated in linear structures by…”
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A Two-Step Hybrid Approach for Modeling the Nonlinear Dynamic Response of Piezoelectric Energy Harvesters by Trentadue, Francesco, Montegiglio, Pasquale, Quaranta, Giuseppe, Maruccio, Claudio, Acciani, Giuseppe

“…An effective hybrid computational framework is described here in order to assess the nonlinear dynamic response of piezoelectric energy harvesting devices. The…”
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Elastic Response of an Optimal Tensegrity-Type Metamaterial by De Tommasi, Domenico, Puglisi, Giuseppe, Trentadue, Francesco

“…We study the elastic response of a class of optimal planar metamaterials designed as periodic patterns of tensegrity cells. Specifically, we consider an…”
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Stochastic optimum design criterion for linear damper devices for seismic protection of buildings by Marano, Giuseppe Carlo, Trentadue, Francesco, Greco, Rita

“…This paper concerns a new approach for the reliability-based optimum design of linear multistory frames seismically protected by viscous dampers. A…”
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Optimal Design of Elastic Circular Plane Arches by Trentadue, Francesco, Fiore, Alessandra, Greco, Rita, Marano, Giuseppe C., Lagaros, Nikos D.

“…Arches represent a structural system adopted in construction practice for thousand years, and they are still widely adopted if large spans have to be covered…”
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A Heuristic Approach to Identify the Steel Grid Direction of R/C Slabs Using the Yield-Line Method for Analysis by Trentadue, Francesco, Giaccu, Gian Felice, Congiu, Eleonora, Colasanti, Valeria, Fenu, Luigi, Briseghella, Bruno

“…In the last few years, nonregular reinforced concrete (R/C) slabs have become more popular in buildings and bridges due to architectural or functional…”
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Volume/thrust optimal shape criteria for arches under static vertical loads by Giuseppe Carlo Marano, Francesco Trentadue, Rita Greco, Ivo Vanzi, Bruno Briseghella

“…Arches are widely used when large spans are necessary, e.g. to overpass large rivers, and further possess unquestioned aesthetics advantages. Their structural…”
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Stochastic optimum design criterion of added viscous dampers for buildings seismic protection by Marano, Giuseppe Carlo, Trentadue, Francesco, Greco, Rita

“…In this study a stochastic approach for linear viscous dampers design adopted for seismic protection of buildings is developed. Devices optimal placement into…”
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A predictive microstructure inspired approach for anisotropic damage, residual stretches and hysteresis in biodegradable sutures by Vitucci, Gennaro, De Tommasi, Domenico, Puglisi, Giuseppe, Trentadue, Francesco

“…We propose a predictive model for the mechanical behavior of biodegradable polymers of interest for biomedical applications. Starting from a detailed…”
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Thrust in a symmetric masonry arch with frictional joints on spreading supports by Trentadue, Francesco, De Tommasi, Domenico, Marasciuolo, Nicola, Vitucci, Gennaro

“…The effect of a supports settlement in a symmetric masonry arch is studied by modeling the arch as a system of rigid plastic blocks with frictional sliding. It…”
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A rigid-plastic micromechanical modeling of a random packing of frictional particles by Trentadue, Francesco

“…► The yield surface of a random packing of frictional rigid particles is a cone. ► The plastic macro strain cannot be associated, while it is associated in…”
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Limit analysis of frictional block assemblies by means of fictitious associative-type contact interface laws by Trentadue, Francesco, Quaranta, Giuseppe

“…A new method for the limit analysis of discrete systems formed by dry rigid blocks with Coulomb-type (non-associative) contact interface laws is here exposed…”
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Closed-form approximations of interaction diagrams for assessment and design of reinforced concrete columns and concrete-filled steel tubes with circular cross-section by Trentadue, Francesco, Quaranta, Giuseppe, Marano, Giuseppe C.

“…•Interaction diagrams of RC columns and CFST with circular cross-section are obtained.•A single closed-form expression is provided for both circular…”
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Elastic stability of a lattice of cross-braced shear deformable beams by Trentadue, Francesco, Caramia, Gianluca, De Tommasi, Domenico, Marasciuolo, Nicola, Vitucci, Gennaro

“…A plane metamaterial made up of a periodic square grid of shear deformable beams has been braced by crossing cables. This coupling, widely adopted in…”
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Nonlinear energy localisation in a model of plane metamaterial by Coclite, Giuseppe Maria, De Tommasi, Domenico, Maddalena, Francesco, Romano, Marzia, Trentadue, Francesco

“…Applying the concepts of nonlinear normal modes and limiting phase trajectories introduced by Manevitch in Manevitch (Arch Appl Mech 77:301–312, 2007) to a…”
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Optimal arches shape for single-point-supported deck bridges by Trentadue, Francesco, Marano, Giuseppe Carlo, Vanzi, Ivo, Briseghella, Bruno

“…The arch shape is a timeless structural solution as it has been widely used in the past but is still a common solution adopted nowadays for large spans…”
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Optimal arch shape solution under static vertical loads by Marano, Giuseppe Carlo, Trentadue, Francesco, Petrone, Floriana

“…In this paper, a new analytical solution for the optimal shape of a plane-statically determined arch subjected to uniform vertical loads is presented. The…”
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Analysis of piezoelectric energy harvester under modulated and filtered white Gaussian noise by Quaranta, Giuseppe, Trentadue, Francesco, Maruccio, Claudio, Marano, Giuseppe C.

“…•This work is concerned with linear piezoelectric bimorphs under random vibrations.•The base motion is modeled as modulated and filtered white Gaussian…”
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Closed-form approximation of the axial force-bending moment interaction diagram for hollow circular reinforced concrete cross-sections by Quaranta, Giuseppe, Trentadue, Francesco, Marano, Giuseppe C.

“…•Axial force-bending moment interaction diagrams for circular RC sections are derived.•A closed-form formulation is proposed for solid and hollow circular…”
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