Dr Nicola Grillanda
School of Mechanical, Aerospace and Civil Engineering
Research Associate in Bridge Engineering
n.grillanda@sheffield.ac.uk
Room D120a, Sir Frederick Mappin Building (Broad Lane Building)
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Dr Nicola Grillanda
School of Mechanical, Aerospace and Civil Engineering
Room D120a
Sir Frederick Mappin Building (Broad Lane Building)
Mappin Street
Sheffield
S1 3JD
School of Mechanical, Aerospace and Civil Engineering
Room D120a
Sir Frederick Mappin Building (Broad Lane Building)
Mappin Street
Sheffield
S1 3JD
- Profile
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Dr Nicola Grillanda received his MSc degree in Civil Engineering from the University of Ferrara (Ferrara, Italy) in 2016. He spent almost two years as Research Fellow at the University of Ferrara before starting a PhD in Architecture, Built Environment, and Construction Engineering at the Politecnico di Milano (Milan, Italy). He obtained the PhD during March 2022, and after that he worked as Postdoctoral Research Fellow in the same university. Since January 2023, he is a Research Associate in at The University of Sheffield, UK, where he is working on the EPSRC-funded project “Exploiting the resilience of masonry arch bridge infrastructure: a 3D multi-level modelling framework”.
His research interests include numerical methods for the collapse behaviour of brittle structures, e.g. masonry structures, with particular attention to constructions characterized by curved geometries. Within these topics, he is author of more than 20 journal papers, 1 book chapter and several conference proceedings.
- Research interests
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Computational mechanics, structural engineering, failure analysis, geometry
- Publications
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Journal articles
- Seismic assessment of Romanian Orthodox masonry churches in the Banat area through a multi-level analysis framework. Engineering Failure Analysis, 153, 107539-107539.
- Heuristic molecular modelling of quasi-isotropic auxetic metamaterials under large deformations. International Journal of Mechanical Sciences, 251.
- NURBS solid modeling for the three-dimensional limit analysis of curved rigid block structures. Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and Engineering, 399, 115304-115304.
- Novel non-linear static numerical model for curved masonry structures based on a combined adaptive limit analysis and discrete FE computations. International Journal of Solids and Structures, 236-237, 111265-111265.
- Nonlinear finite and discrete element simulations of multi-storey masonry walls. Bulletin of Earthquake Engineering, 20(4), 2219-2244.
- Modelling the nonlinear static response of a 2-storey URM benchmark case study: comparison among different modelling strategies using two- and three-dimensional elements. Bulletin of Earthquake Engineering, 20(4), 2085-2114.
- Three-dimensional adaptive limit analysis of masonry arch bridges interacting with the backfill. Engineering Structures, 248, 113189-113189.
- Advanced Modeling of a Historical Masonry Umbrella Vault: Settlement Analysis and Crack Tracking via Adaptive NURBS Kinematic Analysis. Journal of Engineering Mechanics, 147(11).
- A two-step automated procedure based on adaptive limit and pushover analyses for the seismic assessment of masonry structures. Computers & Structures, 252, 106561-106561.
- Tilting plane tests for the ultimate shear capacity evaluation of perforated dry joint masonry panels. Part I: Experimental tests. Engineering Structures, 238, 112124-112124.
- SHM of a severely cracked masonry arch bridge in India: Experimental campaign and adaptive NURBS limit analysis numerical investigation. Construction and Building Materials, 280, 122490-122490.
- NURBS upper bound prey-predator scheme for collapse analysis of masonry vaults. Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers - Engineering and Computational Mechanics, 174(2), 82-95.
- Tilting plane tests for the ultimate shear capacity evaluation of perforated dry joint masonry panels. Part II: Numerical analyses. Engineering Structures, 228, 111460-111460.
- Numerical insights on the structural assessment of historical masonry stellar vaults: the case of Santa Maria del Monte in Cagliari. Continuum Mechanics and Thermodynamics, 33(1), 1-24.
- Limit analysis of masonry arch bridges through an adaptive GA-NURBS upper-bound approach. International Journal of Masonry Research and Innovation, 5(4), 538-538.
- A Genetic Algorithm adaptive homogeneous approach for evaluating settlement-induced cracks in masonry walls. Engineering Structures, 221, 111073-111073.
- Efficient meta-heuristic mesh adaptation strategies for NURBS upper–bound limit analysis of curved three-dimensional masonry structures. Computers & Structures, 236, 106271-106271.
- Advanced numerical strategies for seismic assessment of historical masonry aggregates. Engineering Structures, 212, 110441-110441.
- Masonry structures in the presence of foundation settlements and unilateral contact problems. International Journal of Solids and Structures, 191-192, 187-201.
- ANUB-Aggregates: a fully automatic NURBS-based software for advanced local failure analyses of historical masonry aggregates. Bulletin of Earthquake Engineering, 18(8), 3935-3961.
- Collapse behavior of masonry domes under seismic loads: An adaptive NURBS kinematic limit analysis approach. Engineering Structures, 200, 109517-109517.
- UB-ALMANAC: An adaptive limit analysis NURBS-based program for the automatic assessment of partial failure mechanisms in masonry churches. Engineering Failure Analysis, 85, 201-220.
- A fast and general upper-bound limit analysis approach for out-of-plane loaded masonry walls. Meccanica, 53(7), 1875-1898.
- An Adaptive Procedure for the Limit Analysis of FRP Reinforced Masonry Vaults and Applications. American Journal of Engineering and Applied Sciences, 9(3), 735-745.
- NURBS-based kinematic limit analysis of FRP-reinforced masonry walls with out-of-plane loading. Frattura ed Integrità Strutturale, 14(51), 9-23.
Chapters
- NURBS-Based Limit Analysis of Masonry Vaults, From Corbel Arches to Double Curvature Vaults (pp. 205-231). Springer International Publishing
Conference proceedings papers
- Seismic assessment of typical historical masonry churches in the Banat region, Romania - Part II. Procedia Structural Integrity, Vol. 44 (pp 2044-2051)
- Seismic Assessment of Typical Historical Masonry Churches in Banat region, Romania - Part I. Procedia Structural Integrity, Vol. 44 (pp 2058-2065)
- Advanced Structural Investigation Through Structural Health Monitoring and Adaptive Limit Analysis: the Case of a Damaged Masonry Arch Bridge in India. 2022 IEEE International Workshop on Metrology for Living Environment (MetroLivEn), 25 May 2022 - 27 May 2022.
- Shear capacity assessment of dry joint masonry panels through tilting tests: Experimental test and numerical representation. INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE OF NUMERICAL ANALYSIS AND APPLIED MATHEMATICS ICNAAM 2020
- Fast 3D adaptive limit analysis of masonry arch bridges interacting with backfill. INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE OF NUMERICAL ANALYSIS AND APPLIED MATHEMATICS ICNAAM 2020
- Adaptative limit analysis of N-plane loaded partially grouted reinforced masonry shear walls. INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE OF NUMERICAL ANALYSIS AND APPLIED MATHEMATICS ICNAAM 2020
- Seismic vulnerability assessment for historical masonry aggregates. 2022 IMEKO TC-4 International Conference on Metrology for Archaeology and Cultural Heritage, MetroArchaeo 2022 (pp 323-328)
- Fast Adaptive Limit Analysis of Masonry Arch Bridges in Presence of Differential Settlements of Bridge Piles (pp 437-443)
- Combined Adaptive Limit Analysis and Discrete FE Approach for the Structural Assessment of Skew Arches (pp 444-451)
- A two-step procedure for the numerical analysis of curved masonry structures. INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE OF COMPUTATIONAL METHODS IN SCIENCES AND ENGINEERING ICCMSE 2020
- Adaptive NURBS based local failure analyses of retrofitted masonry aggregates. INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE OF COMPUTATIONAL METHODS IN SCIENCES AND ENGINEERING ICCMSE 2020
- Three-dimensional analysis of masonry vaults subjected to differential settlements. INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE OF COMPUTATIONAL METHODS IN SCIENCES AND ENGINEERING ICCMSE 2020
- A novel genetic algorithm homogeneous approach for the in-plane analysis of masonry walls subjected to settlements. INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE OF COMPUTATIONAL METHODS IN SCIENCES AND ENGINEERING ICCMSE 2020
- Role of repeated seismic events on the collapse of two Calidaria in Rome dating back to the imperial age. COMPDYN Proceedings, Vol. 2021-June
- Seismic vulnerability of masonry historical structures: A simple adaptive nurbs FE approach for the limit and the subsequent non-linear static analysis with few dofs. COMPDYN Proceedings, Vol. 2021-June
- A NURBS-based numerical approach for the assessment of masonry vaults undergoing differential settlements. COMPDYN Proceedings, Vol. 2021-June
- Vulnerability assessment of masonry aggregates through an automated NURBS-based limit analysis approach. INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE OF NUMERICAL ANALYSIS AND APPLIED MATHEMATICS ICNAAM 2019
- On Unilateral Contact Between Rigid Masonry Blocks (pp 1910-1917)
- Automatic assessment of partial failure mechanisms in retrofitted historical masonry aggregates through adaptive nurbs limit analysis. Proceedings of the International Conference on Structural Dynamic , EURODYN, Vol. 2 (pp 4282-4291)
- Adaptive limit analysis of historical masonry structures modeled as nurbs solids. Proceedings of the International Conference on Structural Dynamic , EURODYN, Vol. 2 (pp 4243-4254)
- Settlement analysis of the masonry umbrella vault of the Masegra Castle. 2020 IMEKO TC-4 International Conference on Metrology for Archaeology and Cultural Heritage (pp 293-297)
- Three-dimensional analysis of a damaged masonry arch bridge under horizontal load. PROCEEDINGS OF THE INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE OF COMPUTATIONAL METHODS IN SCIENCES AND ENGINEERING 2019 (ICCMSE-2019)
- SEISMIC ASSESSMENT OF MASONRY AGGREGATES: A NURBS-BASED LIMIT ANALYSIS COMPUTATIONAL TOOL. Proceedings of the 7th International Conference on Computational Methods in Structural Dynamics and Earthquake Engineering (COMPDYN 2015), 24 June 2019 - 26 June 2019.
- Safety assessment of masonry bridges through a fast kinematic limit analysis procedure. Proceedings of the International Masonry Society Conferences, Vol. 0(222279) (pp 401-410)
- On the analysis of the stellar vault of Santa Maria del Monte in Cagliari. AIP Conference Proceedings
- On the analysis of the stellar vault of Santa Maria del Monte in Cagliari. AIP Conference Proceedings
- Vulnerability assessment of masonry churches through an automated fast limit analysis approach. AIMETA 2017 - Proceedings of the 23rd Conference of the Italian Association of Theoretical and Applied Mechanics, Vol. 2 (pp 1481-1488)
- A numerical approach to the evaluation of collapse load multiplier of masonry curved structures. AIMETA 2017 - Proceedings of the 23rd Conference of the Italian Association of Theoretical and Applied Mechanics, Vol. 2 (pp 1515-1525)
- FAST KINEMATIC LIMIT ANALYSIS OF MASONRY WALLS WITH OUT-OF-PLANE LOADING. Proceedings of the 6th International Conference on Computational Methods in Structural Dynamics and Earthquake Engineering (COMPDYN 2015), 15 June 2017 - 17 June 2017.
- NURBS-Based Upper Bound Limit Analysis of FRP Reinforced Masonry Vaults through an Efficient Mesh Adaptation Scheme. Key Engineering Materials, Vol. 817 (pp 205-212)
- On Collapse Behavior of Reinforced Masonry Domes under Seismic Loads. Key Engineering Materials, Vol. 817 (pp 275-282)
- Fast and Reliable Limit Analysis Approach for the Structural Assessment of FRP-Reinforced Masonry Arches. Key Engineering Materials, Vol. 747 (pp 196-203)
- Seismic assessment of Romanian Orthodox masonry churches in the Banat area through a multi-level analysis framework. Engineering Failure Analysis, 153, 107539-107539.
- Research group
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Computational Mechanics & Design