Matteo Zerbin

• PhD in Earthquake Engineering
• Research Fellow in Geotechnical Engineering at University of Ferrara

Precast RC structures have been widely used in industrial and commercial buildings since the 60 s in the most developed areas. However, during those decades of economic growth, most buildings were constructed without seismic design criteria, accounting for gravity loads only. For this reason, this structural typology often faces a significant seism...

Precast RC structures have been widely used in Italy during past 60 years and mainly adopted to host industrial and commercial activities, as well as school buildings, such as the “Ercole I d’Este” in Ferrara. For these structures, quite common features are poor connections between structural elements, along with limited shear strength and flexural...

Precast RC structures are commonly adopted for industrial and commercial buildings, to build huge spaces with limited costs and construction times. Due to the lack of efficient seismic regulations until recent times, and adequate assessments of seismic hazard, a huge number of seismically inadequate precast RC buildings are spread through Southern...

In the context of developing an innovative seismic dissipation system, which aims to compromise on the steadiness of friction and processes costs, this work deals with the tribological characterization of an S355JR structural steel, whose surface has been preliminarily treated by different mechanical and galvanic processes. Tribological tests were...

Any design of standard structures in keeping with seismic safety norms is usually founded on an approach characterised by force-based design. Research has proven, over the course of several decades, that such an approach has a solid basis and can easily be applied by the engineers in charge of the design project. Furthermore, when taken in conjunct...

Pilotis buildings have widely spread out in developed countries since World War II onwards. From the structural point of view, Pilotis RC frames exhibit substantial lack in ductility capacity and shear resistance localized at the first floor, since they have been mainly realized before the seismic codes’ era. The present study shows the performance...

Seismic design of standard structures is typically founded on a force-based design approach. Over the years this approach has proven robust and easily applicable by design engineers and – in combination with capacity design principles – it provides a good protection against premature structural failures. However, it is also known that the force-bas...

Competitor for: Innovation in Concrete Structures and Cementitious Materials ACI Italy Chapter, Federbeton Award – 2018 Summary of the PhD Dissertations defended in Italy in years 2017 Editors: Pietro G. Gambarova and Roberto Realfonzo SAIE, Bologna, October 19, 2018 ISBN: 978-88-98720-20-0

Seismic upgrading of existing structures is a technical and social issue aimed at risk reduction. Sustainable design is one of the most important challenges in any structural project. Nowadays, many retrofit strategies are feasible and several traditional and innovative options are available to engineers. Basically, the design strategy can lead to...