Research lines

Structural Mechanics
Plates and shells, lattice structures, smart actuators, piezoelectric sensors, shape memory alloys, magnetostrictive and electrostrictive materials, auxetic components, masonry structures.

Innovative Materials
Fiber-reinforced composites and laminates, functionally graded materials, carbon nanotubes, graphene nanoplatelets, auxetic materials, latticed and cellular materials, SMART constituents, Variable Angle-Tow laminates, self-healing materials.

Computational Mechanics and Numerical Techniques
Generalized Differential Quadrature and Generalized Integral Quadrature methods, Finite Element Analysis, Isogeometric Analysis.
 

Interfacial problems
Fracture mechanics and contact mechanics modelling.
 

3D printing
From micro/macro simulations to component design/optimization and production.