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Interface model for the nonlinear analysis of blocky structures of ancient Greek temples
2010
The presence of singularity surfaces with reference to the displacement field is a characteristic of a number of structural systems. Strong discontinuities are present in old masonry structures where dry joints connect the blocks or the mortar ageing suggests to neglect the adhesion properties. These structures cannot be considered a continuum but rather an assembly of blocks. These discontinuous structures could be modelled as an assembly of blocks interacting trough frictional joints whose mechanical behaviour is described by appropriate interface laws. In the present work an interface model present in literature is adopted, the double asperity model, which has been implemented in a stand…
De-Europeanizing at the UN? The Impact of the International Economic Crisis on Italian Foreign Policy
2015
Among the mechanisms identified in the literature on the Europeanization of Italian foreign policy, the idea of belonging to a group or "we-feeling" plays an important role. By shaking the idea of European solidarity, the international economic crisis has promoted greater Euroscepticism in Italy, suggesting that the previously recorded Europeanization of Italian foreign policy could eventually also be affected. The article explores whether and how much Italian foreign policy has been de-Europeanized by comparing Italian behavior at the UN before and after the crisis. This arena has the advantage of allowing an analysis of behavior on the most important foreign policy issues, but it is also …
The interphase elasto-plastic damaging model applied to masonry structures
2012
Heterogeneous structures studied by interphase elasto-damaging model.
2011
For all structures that are constituted by heterogeneous materials, the meso-modelling approach is the most rigorous since it analyzes such structures as an assembly of distinct elements connected by joints, the latter commonly simulated by apposite interface models. In particular, the zero-thickness interface (ZTI) models are extensively used in those cases where the joint thickness is small if compared to the other dimensions of the heterogeneosu material. In ZTI models the constitutive laws relate the contact tractions to the displacement discontinuities at the interface, but in many cases the joint response depends also on internal stresses and strains within the bulkmaterial. In this s…
Ultrasensitive and highly specific detection of iodine ions using zirconium (IV)-enhanced oxidation
2022
Nuclear energy has significantly promoted the development of human society. However, nuclear pollution caused by nuclear accidents can lead to significant hazards to the environment and human health. As a major radioactive product, radioactive iodine (mainly existing as I−) detection has attracted significant attentions. In this study, zirconium(IV) is used to enhance the oxidation of environmental I− to form I2. Subsequently, the generated I2 oxidizes the chemical chromogenic substrate 3,3′,5,5′-tetramethylbenzidine, which is used for I− detection and realizes an ultralow limit of detection (LoD) of 0.176 nM. The LoD of our method, to the best of our knowledge, is the lowest among those of…
Pressure-Induced Deformation of Pillar-Type Profiled Membranes and Its Effects on Flow and Mass Transfer
2019
In electro-membrane processes, a pressure difference may arise between solutions flowing in alternate channels. This transmembrane pressure (TMP) causes a deformation of the membranes and of the fluid compartments. This, in turn, affects pressure losses and mass transfer rates with respect to undeformed conditions and may result in uneven flow rate and mass flux distributions. These phenomena were analyzed here for round pillar-type profiled membranes by integrated mechanical and fluid dynamics simulations. The analysis involved three steps: (1) A conservatively large value of TMP was imposed, and mechanical simulations were performed to identify the geometry with the minimum pillar density…
Comportamento al creep di biocompositi a base di PLA in presenza di irraggiamento UV
2018
Negli ultimi anni, l’interesse nei confronti dei biocompositi (spesso chiamati “compositi verdi”), realizzati con matrici polimeriche biodegradabili/compostabili e riempitivi organico-naturali ha conosciuto un livello crescente di interesse, sia da parte del mondo accademico che dell’industria. La letteratura fornisce numerose informazioni riguardo il comportamento di tali materiali (in particolare, riguardo il comportamento meccanico), ma di contro sono disponibili solo pochi dati riguardo il comportamento a creep [1] e, a nostra conoscenza, non sono disponibili studi sistematici riguardo il comportamento a creep sotto azione di raggi ultravioletti. Ci siamo quindi occupati di condurre uno…
Problemi di Conservazione di un'opera di Land Art di straordinarie dimensioni: il Grande Cretto di Alberto Burri a Gibellina (TP)
2009
This work deals with the conservation of one of the largest land art works in the world. It is a sort of white shroud laid on the ruins of the town of Gibellina, Sicily, after the tremendous earthquake of January 1968. The most significant aspects of the degradation phenomena observed on site are related to some faults in the construction, due to the prevailing of the artistic requirements over the good rules of concrete technology. Furthermore the guidelines for both a conservation intervention and the subsequent maintenance of the art work are also indicated.
Simulazione numerica della risposta di travi in legno lamellare rinforzate lungo lo spessore con barre di GFRP
2008
Le travi in legno lamellare sono costituite da singole lamine assemblate attraverso giunti adesivi longitudinali e trasversali. Una tecnica per migliorare le propriet`a meccaniche di tali giunti consiste nell’inserimento di rinforzi trasversali in forma di barre FRP. La presente memoria indaga il comportamento di travi lamellari sia da un punto di vista sperimentale che numerico, attraverso la formulazione di un semplice modello di interfaccia bifase (giunto adesivo e rinforzo).
Prometeo genetista. Profitti delle tecniche e metafore della scienza
2016
Il saggio di Claude Calame affronta una tematica di grande rilievo scientifico, ossia il confronto tra il valore epistemologico e sociale dell'uso delle arti tecniche nell'antica Grecia e il valore epistemologico del linguaggio della scienza moderna in particolare applicato all'ambito della genetica e delle moderne biotecnologie e scienze di laboratorio. Lo spunto del confronto è offerto dall'analisi storico-culturale e antropologica del mito di Prometeo, come è stato diversamente declinato dai vari autori dell'antichità classica, a partire da Esiodo sino a Platone, passando per l'autore del dramma "Prometeo incatenato". In una prospettiva di indagine antropopoietica, le arti tecniche perme…