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Shear and flexural strength of corroded R.C. beams
2016
Simplified equations aimed at evaluating the flexural and shear capacity of corroded R.C. beams are presented and discussed in this paper, with reference to ordinary beams reinforced both longitudinally (with same-size bars) and transversely (with stirrups). A model is developed to take care of diffused and localised corrosion (pitting corrosion), concrete decay in compression and bond-strength decay at concrete-reinforcement interface. A fairly innovative contribution of this study is the introduction into the proposed equations of the main parameters governing the corrosion processes. The proposed approach is simple and effective, and may be adopted in the assessment of many damaged struc…
Les plafonds voûtés des traités historiques aux applications en Sicile
2016
I controsoffitti lignei voltati - a partire dal XVII secolo e con notevole diffusione ed impiego nel XVIII secolo in tutta l’Europa - hanno qualificato sia edifici pubblici e privati di pregio che anche gran parte dell’edilizia di base, per le loro caratteristiche di indipendenza strutturale, leggerezza e di facile assemblaggio delle parti. Lo studio e la ricerca vogliono restituire memoria dei materiali costitutivi e delle tecniche costruttive impiegate nella realizzazione dei manufatti, per offrire un utile strumento di conoscenza agli studiosi ed ai tanti operatori del settore impegnati nell’intervento di recupero e/o restauro. C’est grâce à l’indépendance structurelle, à la légèreté et …
Interaction problems between in-plane and out-plane plates by SBEM
2010
Drainage inlets efficiency and its impact on pluvial flooding hazard evaluation uncertainty
2014
Flooding events in urban areas occur quite frequently as a consequence of rain events of lower intensity than the design one, even in case of correct network dimensioning. Inlets are in those cases the critical nodes, and efficient drainage is only ensured when care is taken on their appropriate design and positioning within the pluvial flood-prone areas. Classical approach for design and position of these hydraulic structures can result in high level of uncertainty in defining properly risk levels in urban areas. Further, evaluation of flood hazard in urban areas is made even more difficult if one considers that pluvial flooding can be caused by storm events characterised by a low return t…
Analysis of FBG reflection spectra under uniform and non-uniform transverse loads
2019
Loads applied transversely on the external surface of waveguides change their circular cross-sectional geometry generating birefringence. Due to this effect the reflected spectrum of a Fibre Bragg grating (FBG) undergoes a splitting of the single peak of the Bragg wavelength. In this work, we employed the Transfer Matrix Method (TMM) for x- and y-polarized wave-modes to model the uniform FBG reflection spectra for uniform and non-uniform transverse loads. We also performed experimental measurements for two different transverse load scenarios. The load profiles chosen for these experiments were applied on the FBG sensor through a block of steel and a roll bearing pin. Then, the modelled and …
Niccolò Palmeri
2014
Profilo biografico dell'economista, storico e politico siciliano (1788-1837) pubblicato sul Dizionario Biografico degli Italiani A biographical sketch of the Sicilian political economist and historian (1788-1837) in the Dizionario Biografico degli Italiani
A Cohesive-frictional Grain-boundary Technique for Microstructural Analysis of Polycrystalline Materials
2018
The development of a 3D microstructural model for the analysis of degradation and failure in polycrystalline materials is reviewed in the present chapter. The material is explicitly modelled at the grain level, using integral equations in conjunction with a phenomenological crystal plasticity framework for the bulk grains, and with cohesive-frictional laws to represent inter-granular micro-cracking processes. The method allows to capture the initiation, development and coalescence of damage or plasticity at the aggregate scale. The formulation’s key feature is the representation of the mechanical problem in terms of inter-granular variables only, which allows to reduce the computational cos…
L'influenza dei fenomeni lenti nella costruzione e nell'esercizio dei ponnti in c,aa.p. - Parte I: Basi teoriche
2009
Ponti in Sicilia fra Sette o Ottocento. Il modello dell'acquedotto romano
2015
Nella seconda metà del XIX secolo in Sicilia furono costruiti diversi ponti. Essi riprendevano ancora il modello degli antichi acquedotti romani, modello rilanciato nell'isola, negli anni Settanta del XVIII secolo, da Ignazio Paternò Castello, V principe di Biscari, che costruì un grandioso ponte acquedotto nel feudo di Aragona, presso Catania. Fin dal tado Settecento e nel corso del XIX infatti questo modello fu riattualizzato e si diffuse in tutta Europa attraverso numerosi trattati specialistici, portando alla realizzazione di strutture similari, con diversi ordini di arcate a tutto sesto. In the second half of 19th century some bridges were built in Sicily. They still raised the model o…