Brief Curriculum Vitae Engineering Degree (Laurea cum laude ) in Civil Engineering at Politecnico di Torino (Torino, I) in 1992 Doctoral Degree (Dottorato) in Structural Engineering at Politecnico di Torino (Torino, I) in 1996 discussing a thesis entitled "Short term deformability of reinforced concrete beams" Postdoctoral research fellow in Structural Engineering at Politecnico di Torino in 1996 Assistant Professor of Structural Mechanics at Universita' di Parma since 1997 Visiting Scholar at Northwestern University (IL, USA) during fall 2000 Associate Professor of Structural Mechanics at Universita' di Parma - Faculty of Architecture - since 2004

Main Research Activities Non-linear analysis and stability of reinforced concrete frames Serviceability behavior of reinforced concrete beams (tension-stiffening, moment-curvature relationship, cracking moment, crack width) Ductility of RC beams (minimum reinforcement, crushing of compressed concrete, ultimate rotation) Behavior of RC structures strengthened by FRP glued plates (bond-slip relationship, peeling cracks) Stability of ancient masonry towers (size effect, diffusion of humidity, creep, carbonation) Finite element analysis of ancient masonry structures (effects of creep and temperature) Experimental study of quasi brittle materials (concrete, marble, masonry) by means of interferometric techniques (ESPI, speckle photography, laser holography, geometric moire') Self compacting concrete realized with steel slags (mix design, mechanical properties)

Some Recent Publications Ferretti D., Iori I., Morini M. (2002), " La stabilita`delle strutture: il caso delle costruzioni in cemento armato", McGraw-Hill Italia. Ferretti, D., Bažant, Z.P. (2006) , "Stability of ancient masonry towers: Moisture diffusion, carbonation and size effect", Cement and Concrete Research 36 (7), pp. 1379-1388. Ferretti, D., Bažant, Z.P. (2006) , "Stability of ancient masonry towers: Stress redistribution due to drying, carbonation, and creep ", Cement and Concrete Research 36 (7), pp. 1389-1398 Beeby, A.W., Ålander, C., Cairns, J., Eligehausen, R., Mayer, U., Lettow, S., Ferretti, D., (...), Tastani, S. (2005) "The influence of the parameter φ/ρeff on crack widths", Structural Concrete 6 (4), pp. 155-165 Fantilli, A.P., Ferretti, D., Rosati, G. (2005) "Effect of bar diameter on the behavior of lightly reinforced concrete beams", Journal of Materials in Civil Engineering 17 (1), pp. 10-18 Ferretti D., Savoia M. (2002), "Cracking evolution in R/C tensile members strengthened by FRP-plates", Engineering Fracture Mechanics, 2003, 70, 1069-1083. Fantilli, A.P., Ferretti, D., Iori, I., Vallini, P. (2002) "Mechanical model for failure of compressed concrete in reinforced concrete beams ", Journal of Structural Engineering, ASCE, 128, 5, 637-645.

Structural engineering Structural analysis of piers and domes of the French Pantheon", (Paris, France) Structural analysis of the Adolphe Bridge(Luxembourg) Seismic analysis of some historic masonry schools (Parma, Italy) Seismic analysis of the "Patio de los Leones" of the Alhambra (Granada, Spain) Seismic analysis of the "Petruzzelli Teather" (Bari, Italy) Structural analysis of an ancient adobe dome(Nisa, Turkmenistan)

Last revised March 3 2007