Ph.D. in Ingegneria Civile E Ambientale , 31st cycle (2015-2018)
Ph.D. obtained in 2019
Dissertation:
Windblown Sand Modelling and Mitigation for Civil Structures (Abstract)
Tutors:
Luca Bruno Luigi PreziosiProfile
Research interests
Scientific branch
(Area 0008 - Civil engineering and architecture)
Teaching
Collegi of the degree programmes
- Collegio di Architettura e Design. Componente
Teachings
Master of Science
- Architettura e forme strutturali A (modulo di Tecnica delle costruzioni). A.A. 2017/18, ARCHITETTURA COSTRUZIONE CITTA'. Collaboratore del corso
- Architettura e forme strutturali A (modulo di Tecnica delle costruzioni). A.A. 2018/19, ARCHITETTURA COSTRUZIONE CITTA'. Collaboratore del corso
Research
Research fields
Research projects
Projects funded by commercial contracts
- Protocollo di Intesa tra il Politecnico di Torino DAD-DISMA e Optiflow (20/06/2024-19/06/2029) , (2024-2029) - Responsabile Scientifico
Memoranda of Understanding - Assessment and mitigation of windblown sand induced hazard along the Iraq Development Road infrastructure project on behalf of BTP Infrastrutture , (2024-2024) - Responsabile Scientifico
Commercial Research - Assessment of performance against windblown sand of the Blue-line and Red-line in the framework of SIEMENS high-speed rail system in Egypt , (2023-2023) - Responsabile Scientifico
Commercial Research - Analysis of windblown sand hazard and design of sand mitigation measures along the Green-Line railway project in Egypt , (2022-2022) - Responsabile Scientifico
Commercial Research
Supervised PhD students
- Sara Bordigoni Pistorello. Programme in Ingegneria Civile E Ambientale (cycle 40, 2025-in progress)
Research subject: Gridshell structures: new methods for design and performance assessment with applications
Numerical Modelling and Simulation Structural Design and Safety Structural Engineering Numerical Modelling and Simulation Structural Design and Safety Structural Engineering Numerical Modelling and Simulation Structural Design and Safety Structural Engineering
Publications
Works published during the Ph.D. View all publications in Porto@Iris
- Raffaele, Lorenzo; Bruno, Luca (2019)
Windblown sand action on civil structures: Definition and probabilistic modelling. In: ENGINEERING STRUCTURES, vol. 178, pp. 88-101. ISSN 0141-0296
Contributo su Rivista - Raffaele, Lorenzo (2019)
Windblown Sand Modelling and Mitigation for Civil Structures. relatore: BRUNO, Luca; PREZIOSI, LUIGI; , 31. XXXI Ciclo, P.: 200
Doctoral Thesis - Raffaele, Lorenzo; Bruno, Luca (2019)
Probabilistic Assessment of Windblown Sand Accumulation Around Railways. In: XV Conference of the Italian Association for Wind Engineering, Napoli (IT), 9-12 settembre, pp. 562-572
Contributo in Atti di Convegno (Proceeding) - Raffaele, Lorenzo; Bruno, Luca; Wiggs, Giles F. S. (2018)
Uncertainty propagation in aeolian processes: From threshold shear velocity to sand transport rate. In: GEOMORPHOLOGY, vol. 301, pp. 28-38. ISSN 0169-555X
Contributo su Rivista - Bruno, Luca; Horvat, Marko; Raffaele, Lorenzo (2018)
Windblown sand along railway infrastructures: A review of challenges and mitigation measures. In: JOURNAL OF WIND ENGINEERING AND INDUSTRIAL AERODYNAMICS, vol. 177, pp. 340-365. ISSN 0167-6105
Contributo su Rivista - Bruno, Luca; Coste, Nicolas; Fransos, Davide; Lo Giudice, Andrea; Preziosi, Luigi; ... (2018)
Shield for Sand: An Innovative Barrier for Windblown Sand Mitigation. In: RECENT PATENTS ON ENGINEERING, vol. 12, pp. 237-246. ISSN 1872-2121
Contributo su Rivista - Raffaele, Lorenzo; Bruno, Luca; Fransos, Davide; Pellerey, Franco (2017)
Incoming windblown sand drift to civil infrastructures: A probabilistic evaluation. In: JOURNAL OF WIND ENGINEERING AND INDUSTRIAL AERODYNAMICS, vol. 166, pp. 37-47. ISSN 0167-6105
Contributo su Rivista - Raffaele, Lorenzo; Bruno, Luca; Pellerey, Franco; Preziosi, Luigi (2016)
Windblown sand saltation: A statistical approach to fluid threshold shear velocity. In: AEOLIAN RESEARCH, vol. 23, pp. 79-91. ISSN 1875-9637
Contributo su Rivista