DICATDipartimento di Ingegneria delle Costruzioni, dell’Ambiente e del TerritorioUniversità degli Studi di Genova
Via Montallegro 1 - 16145 Genova – www.dicat.unige.it
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Founded in 2007 by the civil, environmental, building and architectural researchers
of the Faculty of Engineering of the University of Genova
DICAT consists of 49 faculty members
24 technicians and administrative staff16 contract researchers
19 post-doctoral researchers 25 PhD students
The teaching activity of the DICAT faculty members covers degrees in:o Civil Engineering o Environmental Engineering o Building Engineering and Architectureand fundamental courses for other Engineering degrees
DICAT is the centre of the doctoral courses in Fluid Dynamics and Environmental Engineering Processes and Structural and Geotechnical Engineering in the Doctoral School of Science and Technologies for Engineering
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Morphodynamics
Conservation and Earthquake Engineering
Fluid and Bio-fluid MechanicsGeotechnical
Engineering Building Technology
MaterialEngineering
Energy and Process Engineering
Hydrology
Environment Architectural Design
Port and Coastal Engineering
Mechanics of Solids and Materials
Wind Engineering and Dynamics
Design and Construction of
Marine Structures
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A research team of DICAT works in the field of morphodynamics, which is the study of the evolution
of landscapes and seascapes in response to the erosion and deposition of sediment. The main interests of the group are in
morphodynamics associated with rivers, coasts and estuaries.
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Fluid and Bio-fluid Mechanics
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Coastal Morphodynamics
Utrecht University - Granada University - HR Wallingford – UPC Barcelona - Twente University – Delft University of Technology - Cambridge University – Naval Postgraduate School Monterey – M.I.T – Politecnico di Bari – Oxford University - Technical University of Denmark - University of Nottingham – University of Ancona
River and Estuarine Morphodynamics
People: Prof. P. Blondeaux – Prof. G. Vittori – Dr. G. Besio - Dr. N. Tambroni
Collaborations:
University of Firenze – University of Padova – University of Trento –University of Urbana-Champain - University of Minnesota - Imperial College - University of Bristol - Florida State University - University of Tokyo - University of Kyoto – University of l’Aquila
People: Prof. G. Seminara – Prof. M. Colombini – Dr. A. Stocchino - Dr. M. Bolla PittalugaDr. V. Garotta – Dr. N. Tambroni – Dr. J. Costa
Collaborations:
Fluid and Bio-fluid Mechanics
University of Toulouse – University of Salerno – University of Nancy – Imperial College - CERFACS
People: Prof. A. Bottaro – Prof. P. Blondeaux – Prof G. Seminara – Prof. M. Colombini – Prof G. Vittori - Dr. A. Stocchino – Dr. D. Biau – Dr. H. Wedin – Dr. J. Favier – Dr. A. Dauptain
Collaborations:
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Hydrologic measurements
Hydrology
Hydrologic requirements for hydropower design
People:
P.Bartolini E.CarcanoE.Cordano
Rainfall-runoff modelling
Collaborations:
Colorado State University.The University of Arizona.
Topics:
Rainfall-runoff transformation.ARMA and Neural Network modelling of hydrologic time-series.Hydrology and Hydroelectric Power Plants.Water Resources management.Soil-water relationships.Hydrologic measurements.
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Hydrological processes in natural and urban watershedTopics: analysis and modeling of extreme hydrological events, geo-morpho-climatic
characterization of the hydrological response of natural drainage network, space-time structure of intermittent rain field, error estimation in tipping bucket rain gauges, metals partitioning and speciation in rainfall-runoff process, storm water runoff pollution monitoring and modelling, sustainable urban drainage systems…
Collaborations & highlights of group work:Hydrology 2006 “Correlation Patterns and information flows in rainfall field”; Urb. Wat. 2007 “Hydrologic influence on stormwater pollution…”; Hydrol. Proc. 2004 “The impact of TBRs measurement errors on design rainfall for urban-scale applications,,
WMO Laboratory Intercomparison of Rainfall Intensity gauges
People:
P. La Barbera L.G. Lanza
A. MoliniC. BerrettaI. GneccoA. Palla
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Port and Coastal Engineering
People:Prof. L. Rebaudengo LandòProf. S. SturaDr. R. Gentile
Collaborations:University of Lecce.University of Padova.University of Roma.Ligurian Region.European Centre for Training and Research in Earthquake Engineering.
Topics:Port and maritime structures.Specification of design wave for maritime structures.Seismic vulnerability of port structures.Devices for energy production from wave motion.
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Topics: Ceramic Material sintering and stress analysis. (Instron, Dynamic Laser Young Modulus) Porous Material, Polymer Composites, Ceramic Functionalized Biomedical Cements Powder Engineering, Surface Area (BET) Wetting and Interfaces analysis at Macro-Micro size (Static, Dynamic Wilhelmy, Viscosimetry)
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People:Marco CapurroLuigi BarcoFabrizio BarberisPaolo Cirillo
Collaborations:• University of California, Berkeley CNR• Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory – LBNL ENEA• National Institute of Standard and Technologies – NIST ANSALDO
Material Engineering and Interfaces
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Process Engineering Research Team - PERT
Energy production from fuel cell systems and CO2 capture
Gas-liquid interaction in high-temperature metallic systems
Green hydrogen and syngas from biomass or sludge
Water treatment(desalination and conditioning)
Topics: Chemical and electrochemical heterogeneous kinetics, chemical and electrochemical reactors, steady-state and dynamic simulation of process engineering systems, programming and accomplishment of experimental tests, data analysis and identification problems, equipment scale-up and dimensioning, environmental themes, …
People: Elisabetta Arato Barbara BosioPaolo Greppi Nicola Di GiulioMichela MazzoccoliDaniele BernoccoZaida Chavez RomeroDaniela Pellegrini
Collaborations:Univ. Politecnica de Valencia Univ Catolica S.to Toribio de MongrovejoUniversità di Trento CIRPS ABB CNRAnsaldo Fuel Cells ENEAAnsaldo Ricerche ERGA.M.I.A.S. FISIACESI Paul WURTH
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Architectural Urban DesignTopics:
Projects of revaluation and compatible reuse of industrially interesting buildings.
Reintegration with new technologies and materials, environmental sustainability.
Collaborations :A.I.PA.I. (Associazione Italiana per il Patrimonio Archeologico Industriale),
T.IC.C.I.H. (The International Commitee for the Conservation of the Industrial Heritage)
Regione Liguria
Soprintendenza ai Beni Ambientali e Architettonici della Liguria
Direzione Regionale per i Beni e le Attività Culturali della Liguria
Fondazione Ansaldo
People:ARCH_IN Industrial Archaeology Laboratory
(responsible S. De Maestri)
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Survey and knowledge for the historical architecture Topics:
The scientific activity turns to the assertion of the drawing, not only regarded as an instrument of communication but, principally as an indispensable instrument for the analysis of the environment and the existing historical manufactured based on thematic of: survey, architecture city drawing representation, as well as on the typological characters. The principal study-thematics are: buildings and public squares, materials and constructive techniques, for the conservation of the cultural properties besides for the cataloguing and the reclaiming of monuments.
Collaborations : U.I.D. (Unione Italiana per il Disegno)CRUIE (Centro di Ricerca in Urbanistica e Ingegneria Ecologica),Regione LiguriaSoprintendenza ai Beni Ambientali e Architettonicidella Liguria
People: G. GuidanoM.C. CigoliniM.R. CroceE. Merello
G. Pellegri
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Natural Risks and Territorial Safeguard, Town Requalification and social and economic Revitalisation, Mobility and Infrastructural and harbour planning, Environmental Sustainability at different scales (neighborhood, territorial and urban planning, urban design), Strategic Environmental Evaluation
Topics: Urban and territorial planning
People: Collaborations:P. Ugolini (Director CRUIE)A. Chirico
F. Conelli, F. Cumbo,I. Delponte, F. Pirlone, R. Rovida, I. Spadaro, P. Tirelli
Regione Liguria, Regione Piemonte, Provincia di Savona, Provincia di Cuneo, Comune di Genova, Dip. DICATA Brescia, ESRI/Galileian Plus, CSTB (FR), BRGM (FR)
Sustainability Map
Infrastructural planning
Mobility AnalisysRisk scenarios
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Group of Structural and Geotechnical Engineering
●Mechanics of Solids and Materials
●Soil and Rock Mechanics - Geotechnical Engineering
●Seismic safety and Preservation
●Building Technology
●Wind Engineering and Structural Dynamics
Laboratory for Material Testing (established in 1904, enacted in 1936):
Experimental research and tests for a third party on material characterization, diagnosis of existing structures and damage; analysis of structural and geotechnical systems; …
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Mechanics of Solids and Materials
People:
L. Gambarotta, R. Massabò, I. Monetto, R. Sburlati, A. Cavicchi, G.M. Andrews, A. Bacigalupo, A. Brencich
Topics: analytical and computational mechanics, elasticity, fracture and damage mechanics, contact mechanics, constitutive modeling, composites, interfaces,
biomechanics, masonry mechanics.
Collaborations & highlights of group work: - Scienza delle Costruzioni, McGraw-Hill,
2003.- Nonlinear models for nonmetallic materials, Kluwer, 1999.
- Publications in: JMPS, IJSS, J. Biomechanics, Int. J. Fracture, Int. J. Engrg. Science, J. Elasticity, J. Applied mechanics, Eur. J. Mech.
- Northwestern Univ., IL, Univ. Of California at Santa Barbara, CA, Univ. Of Arizona at Tucson, AZ, Univ. of Wisconsin at Madison, WI, USA; Rockwell Scientific, CA, USA.
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Biaxial Strength of brittle materials – project for the Italian MIUR
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Soil and Rock Mechanics - Geotechnical Engineering
People:
R.Berardi, G.Dalerci
R.Passalacqua, R.Bovolenta
A.Baretto, G.Mercurio
Topics: Mechanics of saturated and unsaturated soils; mechanics of rocks and rock masses; soil-structure interaction; foundation engineering; slope stability and risk assessment; soil reinforcement techniques; physical model testing.
Collaborations & highlights of group work: Papers published on international
Journals (Geotechnique; J. Geotech. Eng. (ASCE);ASCE GSP; Proc. of ICE; Soils & Foundations; etc..)
Technical Univ. of Turin and Milan; City Univ. of London; Italian Geotech. Society; Int. Technical Committee ITC18 of ISSMGE; Industry; etc..
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Earthquake Engineering Conservation Engineering
Collaborations & highlights of group work: Research collaboration with ReLUIS, INGV, Eucentre (Pavia), UPC Barcelona (Spain), UNAM (Mexico City), BRGM (France), Italian Ministry for Cultural Heritage.
S. Lagomarsino served in the drafting panel of the “Guidelines for evaluation and mitigation of seismic risk to cultural heritage” (GU n. 24, 29/1/2008) and the Italian seismic code (OPCM 3431/05 – NTC 2008).
Papers published on International Journals (Earthquake Spectra, ASCE, JEE, EESD, IJAH )
Development of a software for the seismic analysis of masonry buildings (TREMURI)
Classificazione geologicasemplificata
A - RockB - StiffC - Soft
Chiese analizzate
Edifici vincolati
Edifici civili
Modeling
Monitoring and Diagnosis
Seismic Damage Assessment
Retrofitting
Seismic analysis
Risk Analysis
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People: S.Lagomarsino S.Podestà C.Calderini S.Cattari E.Curti S.Parodi S.Resemini
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Group of Structural Health Monitoring
A team of DICAT is active on Structural Health Monitoring research. Research topics include: application of innovative
sensor technologies (fiber optics), data analysis and interpretation for damage identification from static and
dynamic monitoring, diagnostics and decision support tools.
Main applications on bridge, heritage and maritime structures
Team members: A. Del Grosso, F. Lanata
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Building Technology
People:
E. Dassori
R. Morbiducci
Topics: building materials and technology, experimental characterization, sustainability of constructions, …
Collaborations & highlights of group work:
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Collaboration with: Magnetti Building, Italy; Quality Building, Italy; …
E. Dassori, reviewer for European Standard, Precast Concrete Products – Wall Elements: Product Properties and Performances (CENTG229/WG1/TG8 – N.349).
R. Morbiducci, member of European Commission COST, Action C25, Sustainability of Constructions
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Physic, mechanics andchromatic characterization
Sustainability of Constructions
Arup & Parteners
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Wind Engineering and Structural DynamicsPeople:
G. Solari
G. Piccardo
L.C. Pagnini
L. Carassale
M.P. Repetto
F. Tubino
A. Freda
Collaborations & Key Positions:
Wind & Structures. An International Journal
Centre of Excellence on Wind Effects on Buildings and Urban Areas, Tokyo
IAWE International Association for Wind Engineering
Master in Wind Engineering, Genoa-Milan
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Design and Construction of Marine StructuresPeople:
Enrico Rizzuto
Topics Loads and responses of marine structuresStructural reliability of marine structuresRisk based design of marine structuresStructure-borne noise propagation, acoustical planning on board ships Noise emissions from shipsUnconventional materials and joints for marine applications
Present memberships International Ship 6 Offshore Structures Congress (ISSC) 1998-2012 Committees: Extreme Hull Girder Loading, Fatigue Loading, Risk Based Design, Design Principles &Criteria International Forum on Engineering Decision Making (IFED) Advisory council Joint Committee on Structural Safety (JCSS) Off-shore, Marine & Artic Engineer.Conf.(OMAE) Symp. Org: Structures,Safety & Reliability
Ongoing projects MARSTRUCT Network of Excellence in Marine Structures (2004-2010) E.U. COSTAction TU601-Robustness of Structures (2007-2011) Manag.Comm.&WorkG1 SILENV-Ships oriented Innovative soLutions to rEduce Noise&Vibrations (2009-12) VII FP
Co-operations RINA,CETENA, FINCANTIERI, D’Appolonia, IST-Lisbon, DNV-Oslo, NTNU-Trondheim DTU-Copenhagen, ETH–Zurich, Univ. of Strathclyde-Glasgow, Newcastle Univ.,........