Francesca Vecchi Email & Phone Number

Parma, It

Parma

Research Fellow at CIDEA (Centro Interdipartimentale per l’Energia e l’Ambiente, University of Parma). I'm working on the topic of recycled materials applications for mortars and structural lightweight concrete.

Parma, Italia

Research Fellow at the Department of Engineering and Architecture of the University of Parma in the framework of a Research Project of National Interest (PRIN 2015). I'working on Failure mechanisms caused by corrosion and by lack of constructive details in reinforced concrete structures.

Parma, Italia

During the PhD, I developed a fixed crack model, called PARC_CL 2.1, for the response prediction of new and existing reinforced concrete structures subjected to cyclic and dynamic loading. The PARC_CL 2.1 crack model is implemented in the software ABAQUS as a user subroutine written in Fortran code. The model is extended for corroded structures also characterized by pitting and non uniform corrosion.The title of the final thesis is: "PARC_CL 2.1 Crack Model for the Capacity Assessment of… Show more During the PhD, I developed a fixed crack model, called PARC_CL 2.1, for the response prediction of new and existing reinforced concrete structures subjected to cyclic and dynamic loading. The PARC_CL 2.1 crack model is implemented in the software ABAQUS as a user subroutine written in Fortran code. The model is extended for corroded structures also characterized by pitting and non uniform corrosion.The title of the final thesis is: "PARC_CL 2.1 Crack Model for the Capacity Assessment of New and Existing Reinforced Concrete Structures using Non-linear Finite Element Analysis". Main research topics:-Earthquake engineering-Reinforced concrete structures-Finite element modelling-Seismic and structural assessment of existing structures -Implementation of constitutive nonlinear material models for finite element analysis-Corroded structures-Existing structures with lack of seismic details Show less