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Carpinteri, Alberto was born on December 23, 1952 in Bologna, Italy. Son of Paolo Carpinteri and Miranda Cermignani.
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The ESIS-Technical Committee 9 on Concrete was established in 1990 and has met seven times. A proposal was put to European and extra-European laboratories entitled "Scale effects and transitional failure phenomena of reinforced concrete beams in flexure" which lead to several positive responses. The central topic discussed by the committee was that of the minimum reinforcement in concrete members. The minimum amount of reinforcement is defined as that for which "peak load at first concrete cracking" and "ultimate load after steel yielding" are equal. In this way, any brittle behaviour is avoided as well as any localized failure, if the member is not over-reinforced. In other words, there is a reinforcement percentage range, depending on the size-scale, within which the plastic limit analysis may be applied with its static and kinematic theorems. Carpinteri, Ferro, Bosco and El-Katieb propose a LEFM model, according to which reinforcement reactions are applied directly on the crack surfaces and a compatibility condition is locally imposed on the crack opening displacement in correspondence with the reinforcement. The theoretical model is found to provide a satisfactory estimate of the minimum percentage of reinforcement that depends on the scale and enables the element in flexure to prevent brittle failure.
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This book is based on a collection of contributions by leading researchers in the field of concrete technology. It provides readers with detailed descriptions of the latest computational techniques developed by researchers worldwide for analyzing concrete structures.
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This book presents a complete and unified treatment of the fundamental themes of structural mechanics, ranging from the traditional to the most advanced topics, covering mechanics of linear elastic solids, theory of beam systems, and phenomena of structural failure. The book considers explicitly all the static and kenetic operators of structural mechanics with their dual character. Topics relating to structural symmetry are covered in a single chapter while dynamics is dealt with at various points. The logical presentation allows the clear introduction of topics such as finite element methods, automatic calculation of framed beam systems, plate and shell theory, theory of plasticity, and fracture mechanics. Numerous worked examples, exercises with complete solutions and illustrations make it accessible both as a text for students and as a reference for research workers and practicing engineers.
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Following Volumes III and IV that dealt with the fracture mechanics of concrete emphasizing both material testing and structural application in general, it was felt that specimen size and loading rate effects for concrete require further attention. The only criterion that has thus far successfully linearized the highly nonlinear crack growth data of concrete is the strain energy density theory. In particular, the crack growth resistance curves plotting the strain energy density factor versus crack growth known as the SR·curves are straight lines as specimen size and loading steps or rates are altered. This allows the extrapolation of data and provides a useful design methodology. This book is unique in that it is devoted specifically to the application of the strain energy density theory to civil engineering structural members made of concrete. Analyzed in detail is the strain softening behavior of concrete for a variety of different components including the influence of steel reinforcement. Permanent damage of the material is accounted for each increment of loading by invoking the mechanism of elastic unloading. This assumption is justified in concrete structures where the effective stiffness depends primarily on the crack growth rate and load history. Crack growth data are presented in terms of SR-curves with emphases placed on scaling specimen size which alone can change the mode of failure from plastic collapse to brittle fracture. Loading rate effects can also be scaled to control failure by yielding and fracture.
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Carpinteri, Alberto was born on December 23, 1952 in Bologna, Italy. Son of Paolo Carpinteri and Miranda Cermignani.
Doctor of Philosophy in Nuclear Engineering cum laude, University Bologna, 1976. Doctor of Philosophy in Mathematics cum laude, University Bologna, 1981. Doctor of Physics honoris causa, Constantinian University, Cranston, Rhode Island, 1994.
Researcher Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche, Bologna, 1978-1980. Assistant professor University Bologna, 1980-1986. Professor Technology University of Turin, Italy, since 1986, director department structural engineering Italy, 1989-1995, founding member, director postgraduate School Structural Engineering Italy, since 1990.
Vice president National Research Institute of Metrology, since 2006. Visiting professor Lehigh University, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, 1982-1983, Tsinghua University, Beijing, 1996, Tongji University, Shanghai, 1996, Malaysia Institute of Technology, Johor Bahru, 1997. Honorary professor Nanjing (China) Architectural and Civil Engineering Institute, 1996, Albert Schweitzer University, Geneva, 2000.
Secretary Reunion Internationale des Laboratoires et Experts des Materiaux 89FMT Committee on Fracture Mechanics of Concrete, 1986-1991. Chairman ESIS Technology Committee 9 on Concrete Structures, 1991-1999. Invited lecturer in field.
(This book presents a complete and unified treatment of th...)
(Following Volumes III and IV that dealt with the fracture...)
(This book is based on a collection of contributions by le...)
(The ESIS-Technical Committee 9 on Concrete was establishe...)
Fellow: American Society of Civil Engineers, Academy of Sciences Turin, International Congress on Fracture (president since 2009), International Association of Fracture Mechanics for Concrete and Concrete Structures 2004-2007, Italian Group Fracture 1998—2005, European Structural Integrity Society 2002-2006. Member: American Association for the Advancement of Science, Academy Teatina per Science, Institute Lombardo Science and Letters, International Union Theoretical and Applied Mechanics, American Academy Mechanics, New York Academy of Sciences, Academy Santa Teodora, Reunion Internationale des Laboratoires d'Essals et de Recherches sur les Materlaux et les Constrn, European Mechanics Society.
Married Mariagiulia Amaldi, September 28, 1983. Children: Margherita, Sofia.