Department name

Department of Engineering
for Innovation

Computational Mechanics Lab

Advanced numerical analyses on structures of complex shapes characterized by smart innovative materials. Numerical assessment of doubly-curved shells accounting for generally anisotropic materials.

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The "Computational Mechanics Lab" is a research laboratory focused on the Scientific Disciplinary Sector (the Italian SSD) ICAR/08: Construction Science of the Department of Engineering for Innovation at the "Università del Salento". 

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The main target of the research group is to focus on the theoretical and numerical assessment of structures of double curvature composed by very innovative materials. A constant research work is taken on the geometrical description of structures and the multiscale implementation of advanced innovative materials.

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Il CompMechLab al Festival

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Il CompMechLab al Festival "Grandi Menti" di Surbo con il progetto Mini 4WD UniSalento

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Scienza delle Costruzioni in pista: il CompMechLab all'I.I.S.S.

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Scienza delle Costruzioni in pista: il CompMechLab all'I.I.S.S. "Del Prete Falcone" di Sava

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Terza Missione: il seminario di orientamento attivo per le scuole superiori

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Terza Missione: il seminario di orientamento attivo per le scuole superiori

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Computational Mechanics Laboratory - Solid and Structural Mechanics Research Group

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Computational Mechanics Laboratory - Solid and Structural Mechanics Research Group

Seminario:

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Seminario: "Principi Fondamentali del Calcolo Strutturale col Metodo degli Elementi Finiti"

03 marzo 2026 read more

Education

Dynamics of Structures (ITA)
Master Degree in Civil Engineering, II Year.

 Provincial road Lecce-Monteroni -
73100, Lecce (Italy)
"La Stecca" building - second floor, Campus Ecotekne
 +39 0832 297275
 francesco.tornabene@unisalento.it
 https://www.unisalento.it/scheda-utente/-/people/francesco.tornabene
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Coordinator

Prof. Francesco Tornabene

Prof. Francesco Tornabene, Assistant Professor

University of Salento - Department of Engineering for Innovation

"La Stecca" building - second floor, Campus Ecotekne, Provincial road Lecce-Monteroni, 73100 Lecce (Italy)

Tel. +39 0832 297275

Email francesco.tornabene@unisalento.it

STAFF

  • Rossana Dimitri (rossana.dimitri@unisalento.it)
  • Marco Trullo (marco.trullo@unisalento.it)
  • Matteo Viscoti (matteo.viscoti@unisalento.it)
  • Martina Rinaldi (martina.rinaldi@unisalento.it)

Publications

The research activity has been reported in a series of articles in International Journals. The structural assessment of doubly-curbed shell structures is performed under static and dynamic conditions.

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ProjectS

DiQuMASPAB Project (Differential Quadrature for Mechanics of Anisotropic Shells, Plates, Arches and Beams)

Partners and collaborations