Collection
Engineering: Accidental and Extreme Actions on Structures
Accidental and extreme design loads are particularly challenging for design of buildings and structures, because they may have different causes (including high-strain natural hazards, man-made attacks, and accidents), and also derive from extreme operational conditions (severe temperature variations, humidity, etc.). All of these aspects can be critical for specific structural typologies and/or materials that are particularly sensitive to external conditions. In this regard, dedicated and refined methods are required for their design, analysis, and maintenance under the expected life-time. Major challenges are related to their structural typology and material properties, with respect to the key features of the imposed design load.
In this Topical Collection, we invite the publication of original research studies, review papers, case study examples and experimental and/or numerical investigations on the performance of buildings and structures under accidental and extreme actions. A particular interest will be given to the analysis at the material, component, or assembly level, as well as to the retrofit and mitigation of existing facilities.
Editors
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Chiara Bedon
Dr. Chiara Bedon, Associate Professor, University of Trieste, Italy. Her research activity deals with experimental and numerical analysis of building components, materials, and construction systems under extreme design loads.
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Flavio Stochino
Dr. Flavio Stochino, Assistant Professor, University of Cagliari, Italy. His scientific research deals with extreme loads on structures. in particular, he is interested blast/impulsive loading and fire design of R.C. structures. Furthermore, he deepened his knowledge in sustainable materials, computational mechanics, reliability and seismic analysis of existing structures. He worked also on structural optimization problems.
