Mario D'Aniello

• PhD
• Professor (Associate) at University of Naples Federico II

DarkSide-20k (DS-20k) is a dark matter detection experiment under construction at the Laboratori Nazionali del Gran Sasso (LNGS) in Italy. It utilises ∼ 100 t of low radioactivity argon from an underground source (UAr) in its inner detector, with half serving as target in a dual-phase time projection chamber (TPC). The UAr cryogenics system must ma...

The use of buckling‐restrained braces (BRBs) is an effective strategy for improving the seismic performance of existing structures. BRBs can be included within existing frames, creating an additional load path and contributing to their strength, stiffness, ductility, and, in turn, energy dissipation capacity. However, BRBs are typically inserted wi...

Existing steel frames not complying with modern seismic codes are often vulnerable to earthquakes due to inadequate seismic detailing. These types of framed structures typically feature semi-rigid and partial strength column-base connections; the behaviour of such connections may significantly affect their seismic performance. However, current code...

https://ascelibrary.org/ajrua6/cfp-structures-vibration-control Background The reliability of civil engineering structures is paramount for sustainable and resilient infrastructure. Ensuring robust behavior, particularly in the face of extreme events, is crucial for longevity and adaptability. This Special Collection focuses on a pivotal aspect of...

Existing steel frames not complying with modern seismic codes are often vulnerable to earthquakes due to inadequate seismic detailing. These types of framed structures typically feature semi-rigid and partial strength column-base connections; the behaviour of such connections may significantly affect their seismic performance. However, current code...

Riveted railway bridges with already long structural lives can still be commonly found in service in Europe. In light of their peculiarities, they are often prone to fatigue damage; nevertheless, very few prescriptions regarding fatigue assessment of these structures can be found in current European provisions. Within this framework, the present pa...

This article presents an experimental campaign based on shake table tests conducted as part of the European research project FUTURE, funded in the framework of the H2020‐INFRAIA SERA program. Three steel moment‐resisting frame structures equipped with replaceable dissipative elements were tested. The experimental mockups were scaled two thirds from...

Moment-resisting frames (MRFs) and eccentrically braced frames (EBFs) can be effectively combined in multi-story steel buildings. In fact, MRFs provide redundancy and ductility, while EBFs provide initial and post-yield stiffness with high energy dissipation capacity. In addition, if detachable links are designed as dissipative fuses, it is possibl...

Coupled and tied-to-rigid base T-stub connections are characterized by different evolution of the damage pattern at large imposed deformations. Thus, experimental tests and numerical analyses have been carried out to investigate the reasons causing such differences. The experimental campaign comprises two tests that were conducted on a coupled and...

Parametric Finite Element (FE) simulations were performed to investigate the ultimate flexural of different configurations of friction steel beam-to-column joints equipped with FREEDAM (free from damage) dampers. The main aim of this study was to compare the effectiveness of friction dampers featuring either single or multiple slotted holes, examin...

FREEDAM joints have been recently seismically prequalified for applications in European seismically prone countries. Despite their excellent seismic response, FREEDAM joints are not purposely conceived for exceptional loading conditions, such as in the case of a column loss scenario. Therefore, a comprehensive parametric numerical study has been ca...

The direct search for dark matter in the form of weakly interacting massive particles (WIMP) is performed by detecting nuclear recoils produced in a target material from the WIMP elastic scattering. The experimental identification of the direction of the WIMP-induced nuclear recoils is a crucial asset in this field, as it enables unmistakable modul...

Recent studies highlighted the importance of an accurate assessment of the remaining life of historical steel riveted bridges to plan and design their maintenance. Such structures are usually prone to fatigue damage due to the high number of cumulated cyclic stresses over their service life. Currently, limited guidelines are available for evaluatin...

Metal foams are newly developed engineered materials with attractive mechanical properties such as lightness, high resistance-to-weight ratio, and insulation capabilities. Lately, applications of these technologies have demonstrated the possibility of obtaining high-performance sandwich panels with steel skins and metal foam core, with potential ap...

The unsymmetric prying response of the T-stub flange of Double-Tee connections with Concrete-Filled-Steel-Tube and Through-Bolts (CFST-TB) is investigated in the present article. A design method is presented and discussed to enhance the ductility of the connections accounting for the Unsymmetric Prying Action (UPA) and the longitudinal strain of th...

Cold formed Hollow Structural Sections (HSS) are widely used in structural applications, especially in multi‐storey buildings located in seismic areas because of their high strength‐to‐weight ratio and torsional stiffness. However, the current version of the European seismic code provides limited rules and guidance to evaluate the ductility and the...

Old‐steel riveted bridges are part of the heritage asset in many countries. Assessing the remaining life and fatigue strength of their structural riveted details is crucial in managing these structures. According to JRC‐ECCS document Assessment of Existing Steel Structures: Recommendations for Estimation of Remaining Fatigue Life , fatigue class 71...

Supplementary dissipative devices are viable solutions to enhance the seismic response of building structures. In particular, friction devices are low‐cost and easy‐to‐maintain systems that can be easily inserted into moment‐resisting beam‐to‐column joints of steel Moment Resisting Frames. The effectiveness of dissipative friction joints has been w...

The introduction of metal foams into the building market represents a significant opportunity to increase the use of metal in construction. Developing new structural products made of metal foams and steel could improve conventional buildings' performances in terms of stiffness and resistance. Steel or aluminium foams are characterised by mechanical...

Dark matter lighter than 10 GeV/c2 encompasses a promising range of candidates. A conceptual design for a new detector, DarkSide-LowMass, is presented, based on the DarkSide-50 detector and progress toward DarkSide-20k, optimized for a low-threshold electron-counting measurement. Sensitivity to light dark matter is explored for various potential en...

The Aria cryogenic distillation plant, located in Sardinia, Italy, is a key component of the DarkSide-20k experimental program for WIMP dark matter searches at the INFN Laboratori Nazionali del Gran Sasso, Italy. Aria is designed to purify the argon, extracted from underground wells in Colorado, USA, and used as the DarkSide-20k target material, to...

The behaviour of seismically damaged steel joints with reduced beam section (RBS) at elevated temperatures has not been widely investigated yet. Therefore, the study summarized in this article aimed to (i) analyse the response of RBS joints at high temperatures and (ii) investigate the influence of plastic damage, due to cyclic loading, on the fire...

Steel frames equipped with chevron bracing (Λ-CBF) are usually less ductile than other steel systems. Therefore, in many cases, it can be convenient to design Λ-CBF to exploit their stiffness and resistance to enforce a pseudo-elastic seismic response of the building in low to moderate seismic zones. In current EC8, the rules for moderate Λ-CBF are...

This paper summarizes the results of experimental tests and finite element simulations aimed at investigating the buckling response of cold-formed square and rectangular hollow columns. The material stress–strain curves of the tested columns have been derived from testing 83 coupons sampled from the flat and corner parts of the cross-sections, alon...

Dark matter lighter than 10 GeV/c$^2$ encompasses a promising range of candidates. A conceptual design for a new detector, DarkSide-LowMass, is presented, based on the DarkSide-50 detector and progress toward DarkSide-20k, optimized for a low-threshold electron-counting measurement. Sensitivity to light dark matter is explored for various potential...

Existing steel structures show a wide variability in terms of structural conception and typology of adopted resisting systems. Moreover, these structures do not often comply with existing codes, showing severe structural inadequacies in many cases. An example of this type of buildings is the existing non‐conforming six‐storey steel building describ...

The study described and summarised in this paper was aimed at developing a framework for the definition of force-displacement relationships for single-strut models for masonry infill walls within steel moment-resisting frames. The methodology is based on a genetic algorithm optimisation and can be used for the calibration of force–displacement curv...

FREEDAM connections consist of a symmetric friction device connecting the lower flange of the beam to the column by means of L-Stubs. This assembly prevents the damage of the connected members and dissipates energy by means of the slippage between the clamped steel elements and the friction pads of the device. In order to characterize the monotonic...

Steel moment resisting frames (MRFs) are drift‐sensitive structures and their design is largely influenced by code requirements to limit the lateral displacements and to control the second order effects. Current and next generation of Eurocode 8 recommend different rules to verify the lateral rigidity and resistance of steel MRFs that lead to struc...

Cold formed Hollow Structural Sections (HSS) are widely used in structural applications, especially in multi-storey buildings located in seismic areas because of their high strength-to-weight ratio and torsional stiffness. However, current version of European seismic code provides limited rules and guidance to evaluate the ductility as well as the...

The non-linear monotonic and hysteretic behaviour of as-built and retrofitted beam-to-column joints of an existing non-code conforming steel multi-storey building was investigated by means of finite element simulations. The building case study was originally designed to resist only gravity and wind loads without any capacity design principle. The a...

Nominated for Eurosteel 2021 Best Paper Award The introduction to the market of metal foams represents a significant opportunity to increase the use of metal in the construction market. In fact, the development of new products made of metal foams and steel could improve the performance of conventional buildings in terms of stiffness and resistance....

The EC8 design rules and requirements for steel moment-resisting frames (MRFs) mainly address far-field seismic scenarios. However, there are specific issues to account for Near Fault (NF) strong motions that may increase inelastic demand on structural steel members and joints. The latter are usually designed or qualified for far-field earthquakes....

The present work is focused on seismic assessment and retrofit of the beam-to-column joints of an existing non-conforming steel building. Refined finite element analyses were performed to investigate the performance of the existing beam-to-column joints under monotonic and cyclic loading conditions as well as the effectiveness of different strength...

This study aims at evaluating the capacity of steel moment frame (MRF) structures at collapse limit state designed according to the current version and next release of Eurocode 8. To this purpose, the framework of performance-based earthquake engineering according to PEER is adopted. The collapse intensity and subsequently the mean annual rate of c...

The presence of masonry infills may significantly affect the seismic behaviour of existing steel moment-resisting frames, characterised by low lateral force resistance and inadequate energy dissipation capacity due to the lack of seismic detailing. Masonry infills may cause variation of internal force distribution along beams and columns, resulting...

Most of existing steel multi-storey frames in Europe have been designed before the introduction of modern seismic design provisions, hence they often exhibit low performance under earthquake loads due to their low lateral resistance and energy dissipation capacity. In addition, such structures often include rigid and brittle masonry infill walls th...

The mechanical features of beam-to-column joints may highly affect the resistance of steel structures at elevated temperature. Therefore, the behaviour of steel joints under elevated temperature has been widely studied. However, few studies have been specifically devoted at investigating the response of bolted end-plate joints under elevated temper...

Different types of seismic dampers are available on the market of constructions. The more effective solutions are characterized by (i) stable and predictable response, (ii) localisation of demand into the dampers minimizing the post-earthquake damage in easily replaceable parts. Friction dampers typically satisfy both requirements. These dampers ar...

The introduction in the market of metal foams represents a significant opportunity to increase the use of metal in the construction market. In fact, the development of new products made of metal foams and steel could allow improving the performances of conventional buildings in terms of stiffness and resistance. The first structural applications of...

Existing steel moment-resisting frames in several seismic regions worldwide are often characterised by high vulnerability to earthquakes due to insufficient local and/or global ductility. Nowadays, it is of paramount importance to assess their response under strong motions and provide cost-effective retrofitting strategies. Amongst others, the seis...

It is now widely recognised that masonry infill plays an essential role in the seismic behaviour of existing steel buildings; however, there is still a lack of clear guidance on the modelling of masonry infill in the current Eurocode 8-Part 3. Several methods for the numerical modelling of masonry infills have been proposed in literature over the p...

Metal foams are engineered materials with attractive mechanical properties such as lightness, energy dissi-pation capacity, high resistance and stiffness. To date, the applications of these materials are mainly limited to aeronautic and mechanical engineering. However, their features can provide significant advantages also for the development of ne...

Beam-to-column joints equipped with friction dampers are promising solutions to improve the performance of steel moment resisting frames due to the possibility to guarantee large dissipation capacity limiting the structural damage under severe seismic conditions. In this paper, the experimental tests and the numerical simulations of two types of jo...

Endurance Time (ET) method is a dynamic analysis in which the structures are subjected to a predefined intensifying acceleration. The inherently dynamic nature of ET makes it applicable for various types of structures with different heights and degrees of freedom. The purpose of this study is to investigate the feasibility of ET method for analyzin...

Aria is a plant hosting a 350m cryogenic isotopic distillation column, the tallest ever built, which is being installed in a mine shaft at Carbosulcis S.p.A., Nuraxi-Figus (SU), Italy. Aria is one of the pillars of the argon dark-matter search experimental program, lead by the Global Argon Dark Matter Collaboration. It was designed to reduce the is...

…New Year and new results for the SGAMR community!! The year 2021 begins with the announcement of Awardees for the first (ongoing) edition of SGAMR awards for Young Investigator (SGAMR-YRA-2020), Best Paper (SGAMR-BPA-2020) and Outstanding Reviewer (SGAMR-ORA-2020)!! In this editorial, we want further to congratulate the Winners, but also present...

In recent years, modular construction has been used in low-to medium rise multi-story and even high-rise buildings. Pre-fabrication by off-site manufacture leads to faster and safer construction, improved quality, reduced resources and waste. The research activity summarized in this paper is carried out within the European project INNO3DJOINTS and...

Seismically pre-qualified beam-to-column joints guarantee large ductility in seismic scenarios thanks to the effectiveness of the design rules and technological requirements that are devoted to avoiding the failure of brittle components (i.e., bolts and welds). However, their performance under different severe actions like those induced by fire has...

In this paper, a novel friction-resistant steel joint, allowing for easy repair, disassembly and reuse of structural elements, is presented. Thanks to specifically designed friction-based bolted clamps, the joint is fully restrained under serviceability conditions, while dissipates energy under life safety level seismic actions. In case of damage,...

The seismic response of steel moment resisting frames (MRFs) is influenced by the behavior of joints. Within the ongoing research project “FUTURE”(Full-scale experimental validation of steel moment frame with EU qualified joints and energy efficient claddings under Near fault seismic scenarios), shake table tests will be carried out on a two-story...

This paper presents an application of a simplified assessment approach to steel structures which takes into account sustainability requirements. The proposed approach is based on a time-dependent, multi-performance-based design methodology. The simplified procedure is organized in three main steps concerning the environmental conceptual design, the...

The bolts and their arrangement strongly influence stiffness, strength and ductility of T-Stub connections. Preloaded bolts are typically adopted to improve the stiffness and limit the opening of the connection under serviceability conditions. EN1993-1-8 allows using two types of high resistance preloaded bolts, namely the German HV (acronym of Hoc...

The most of existing numerical and experimental studies on seismic resistant steel beeam-to-coluumn joints were carried out on planar assemblies, thus disregardding the presence of transvverse beams that typically resist gravity loads in multistorey buildings. In this article, the influence of the transverse beams and their shear connections on the...

Existing steel moment-resisting frames in several seismic regions worldwide are often characterised by high vulnerability to earthquakes due to insufficient local and/or global ductility. Therefore, it is of paramount importance to assess their response under strong motions and provide cost-effective retrofitting remedies. However, the current code...

The SGAMR Editorial Board is pleased to announce the inauguration of the yearly “SGAMR Best Paper Award” (SGAMR-BPA)

The SGAMR Editorial Board is pleased to announce the inauguration of the yearly “SGAMR Outstanding Reviewer Award” (SGAMR-ORA)

The SGAMR Editorial Board is pleased to announce the inauguration of the yearly “SGAMR Young Researcher Award” (SGAMR-YRA).

Summer 2017 is approaching when the International Journal of Structural Glass and Advanced Materials Research starts to walk and the “Volume 1” contains its first outcomes (Bedon et al., 2017). It is worth of interest that the attention of the contributors is on glass…. but not only,… and this represents a promising step for the journal growth and...

The year 2018 starts with a great confirmation for SGAMR! The journal has been selected to host the extended version of some selected papers presented during the 6th International Workshop on Design in Civil and Environmental Engineering (DCEE2017), held at the University of Cagliari (Italy) during November 2017...

The year 2019 represents a new growing step for SGAMR, that starts to publish “continuously” all the accepted papers, once they are subjected to positive, blinded peer-review process. This is a further effort to improve the service for the contributors and for the readers, given that the efficiency of the journal to share knowledge can be maximized...

Two storey X bracings are currently very popular in European practice, as respect to chevron and simple X bracings, owing to the advantages of reducing the bending demand in the brace intercepted beams in V and inverted V configurations and optimizing the design of gusset plate connections. However, rules for two storey X braced frames are not clea...

Non-preloadable grade 8.8 bolts are widely adopted in European market of steel constructions. EN 1993:1-8 provides design rules for bolted connections based on simplified elastic perfectly plastic response of bolts, disregarding their ultimate deformation capacity. In case of seismic design of bolted connections, the bolt response is assumed to be...

Hybrid structures are efficient and economical systems that can be successfully adopted for modular buildings. Novel hybrid industrialized and modular buildings with truss girder made of lightweight steel profiles and connected to tubular columns by means of innovative plug-and-play joints have been recently proposed within the RFCS INNO3DJOINTS wi...

A risk-consistent approach is proposed for the evaluation of behaviour factors that are compatible with Eurocode 8, using nonlinear static and dynamic analysis. It comprises seven discrete steps, involving hazard assessment and record selection at multiple sites, designing and modelling multiple archetype buildings and assessing their performance v...

The increasing development of the computational resources and numerical simulation methods explains the widespread use of finite element modelling (FEM) in both scientific field and design practice. Indeed, an increasing number of designers currently adopt the FEM based software for the calculation and assessment of non-conforming structures. In li...

Many existing steel multi-storey frames in Europe were designed prior to the provisions of modern seismic design codes; therefore, they often exhibit low resistance to earthquakes due to their insufficient energy dissipation capacity. However, the current framework for assessing existing structures in EC8-3 is inadequate and should be reviewed. Par...

Many existing steel multi-storey frames in Europe were designed prior to the provisions of modern seismic design codes; therefore, they often exhibit low resistance to earthquakes due to their insufficient energy dissipation capacity. However, the current framework for assessing existing structures in EC8-3 is inadequate and should be reviewed. Par...

AISC358-16 provides seismic pre-qualification rules and design procedures for fully restrained extended stiffened end-plate bolted connections, while the cases of partially restrained connections are generally not considered for seismic applications. However, provided that the failure of both bolts and the welds is prevented, partially restrained j...

The use of supplementary dissipative devices is an effective design strategy to improve the seismic response of structures. Friction devices inserted into beam-to-column joints can be a viable solution to optimize the seismic performance of steel Moment Resisting Frames (MRFs). The joints equipped with such devices are full rigid but very ductile p...

Cross concentrically braced frames (X‐CBFs) are commonly used as primary seismic resisting system, owing to their large lateral stiffness, simplicity of design, and relatively low constructional cost. Current EN 1998‐1 provides design rules theoretically aiming at developing ductile global plastic mechanism, namely enforcing plastic deformations in...