UniTrento - Timber & Structural Retrofit Research Group

Welcome to the Linkedin page of the Timber&Structural Rehabilitation Research Group at the University of Trento, Italy. Our team of professors, postdoctoral researchers, PhD students, research fellows and engineers, excels in scientific research and technical development in the field of modern and existing structures, in accordance with the challenges of the 21st century. Listed below the main research topics we are involved: 1. Innovative seismic reinforcement techniques for existing reinforced RC, masonry and timber structures using timber technologies; 2. Structural consolidation using fiber-reinforced composites; 3. Development and support for development of new mechanical connections in timber structures; 4. Design-oriented analytical and numerical modelling procedures for multi-storey timber buildings; 5. Seismic design of timber lateral load resisting systems; 6. Analysis of taller mass timber buildings under load accidental situations; 7. Durability prediction of timber elements; 8. Optimization methods for the design of timber superelevations; 9. New hybrid steel-wood technologies for the design of multi-story buildings; 10. Laboratory and in site experimental and diagnostic tests; 11. Support to the revision process of national and international Standards.