Gianni ROYER CARFAGNI


Professor of Structural Mechanics
(Professore Straordinario di Scienza delle Costruzioni)
Department of Civil Engineering, Environmental Engineering and Architecture
University of Parma
Parco Area delle Scienze, 181/A
43100 Parma - Italy
tel. +39 0521 905917 or 905922
fax +39 0521 905924
e-mail gianni.royer@unipr.it

 
 
 
 

Brief Curriculum Vitae
  • 1990. Structural Engineering Degree (Laurea cum laude), Università of Pisa, Italy.
  • 1993. Ph. D. (Dottorato) in Structural Engineering, University of Florence (consortium with the Universities of Bari, Genova, Pisa, Udine). Thesis entitled "Deformations and Vibrations in Cable Stayed Bridges".
  • 1994-1995. Post-doc Associate, Department of Aerospace Engineering and Mechanics, University of Minnesota, USA.
  • 1995-1996. Post-doc researcher, Department of Structural Engineering, University of Pisa.
  • 1997-2002. Assistant Professor of Structural Mechanics (Scienza delle Costruzioni), University of Parma.
  • 2000. Visiting Assistant Professor of Mechanics, Department of Aerospace Engineering and Mechanics, University of Minnesota, USA.
  • 2000-present. Research fellow, CNR, Istituto per le Applicazioni del Calcolo M. Picone, Rome.
  • 2002-2004. Associate Professor of Structural Mechanics (Scienza delle Costruzioni), University of Parma.
  • 2004-present. Full Professor of Structural Mechanics (Scienza delle Costruzioni), University of Parma.
  • Main Research Activities
  • Theoretical research in non-linear elasticity.
  • Experimental and theoretical research on damage of quasi-brittle materials (of marble and calcareous rocks in particular).
  • Experimental and Theoretical research on metal plasticity.
  • Structural optimization and bridge design.
  • Design of glass structures (New).
  • Ten Recent Publications
  • Gelli, M., Royer-Carfagni, G., Separation of scales in fracture mechanics. From molecular to continuum theory via G-convergence, ASCE Journal of Eng. Mechanics, 130, pp. 204-215, 2004·
  • Royer-Carfagni, G., Parametric-resonance induced cable-vibrations in network cable stayed bridges. A continuum approach, J. Sound and Vibration, 262(5), pp. 1191-1222, 2003.
  • Fosdick, R., Royer-Carfagni, G., The Lagrange multipliers and hyperstress constraint reactions in incompressible multipolar elasticity theory. Journal of the Mechanics and Physics of Solids, 50, pp. 1627-1647, 2002.
  • De-Lellis, C., Royer-Carfagni, G., Interaction of fractures in tensile bars with non-local spatial dependence, Journal of Elasticity, 65, pp. 1-31, 2001.
  • Fosdick, R., Royer-Carfagni, G., The Constraint of Local Injectivity in Linear Elasticity Theory, Proceedings of the Royal Society of London, A457, pp. 2167-2187, 2001.
  • Royer-Carfagni, G., Can a Moment-Curvature Relationship Describe the Flexion of Softening Beams? European Journal of Mechanics A-Solids, 20, pp. 253-276, 2001.
  • Royer-Carfagni, G., Slip Bands and Stress Oscillations in Bars, Journal of Elasticity, 59, pp. 131-143, 2000.
  • Royer-Carfagni, G., Some Considerations on the Warping of Marble Façades. The example of Alvar Aalto’s Finland Hall in Helsinki. Construction and Building Materials, 13, n.8, pp. 449-457, 2000.
  • Froli, M., Royer-Carfagni, G., A Mechanical Model for Elastic-Plastic behavior of Metallic Bars, International Journal of Solids and Structures, 37, n.29, pp. 3901-3918, 2000.
  • Royer-Carfagni, G., On the Thermal Degradation of Marble, International Journal of Rock Mechanics and Mining Science, 36, pp. 119-126, 1999
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