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Multiscale models for the fatigue assessment of engineering applications: experimental investigation of fatigue mechanisms at micro and nanoscale.
-Fracture mechanics at small scales. With recent developments in and miniaturization of electronic devices, the size of elements has been approaching a few nanometers. Currently i'm studying the fracture mechanics and fatigue at small scales, considering micro and nano specimens. Effort is devoting on the application of local and non-local approaches to those small scales for the static and fatigue assessment of notched and cracked micro- nano-components, and in the evaluation of the breakdown of continuum theories. The activity includes sophisticated molecular dynamics (MD) simulations. The aim is to bridge together the different lengths scale in fracture and fatigue and to develop a unified fracture mechanics theory.
-Fatigue of welded structures: investigation of the fatigue assessment of welded structures made of thin plates in marine/ships applications. In particular, welded joints obtained from advanced methods such as ”laser hybrid” are considered. In general, applicability of local criteria to welded joints in those completely different scales are under evaluation and the development of new solution based on Strain Energy Density and other approaches is the main target. Attention is also paid to plasticity effects in thin welded joints.
All research activities involve international high level collaborations, e.g., Prof. T. Kitamura (Kyoto University).
-Fatigue of welded structures: investigation of the fatigue assessment of welded structures made of thin plates in marine/ships applications. In particular, welded joints obtained from advanced methods such as ”laser hybrid” are considered. In general, applicability of local criteria to welded joints in those completely different scales are under evaluation and the development of new solution based on Strain Energy Density and other approaches is the main target. Attention is also paid to plasticity effects in thin welded joints.
-Fracture mechanics at small scales. With recent developments in and miniaturization of electronic devices, the size of elements has been approaching a few nanometers. Currently i'm studying the fracture mechanics and fatigue at small scales, considering micro and nano specimens. Effort is devoting on the application of local approaches to those small scales for the static and fatigue assessment of notched and cracked micro- nano-components.
-Advanced mechanical design against fatigue at high temperature and interaction with creep phenomenon. The main purpose of the research conducted during the Ph.D. was the investigation of high temperature fatigue and creep-fatigue interaction of different structural materials, considering notched components. In continuity with the Ph.D. activity, i'm still working on the definition of methods to assess high temperature fatigue design of notches through local approaches, such as Strain Energy Density. Because of the non linear behavior observed at high temperature, theoretical aspects related with plasticity and J-Integral approach are studied as well.
Aalto University, post-doc (Academy of Finland)
January 2019-present (Academy from 09/2019)
Kyoto University, JSPS post-doc fellow
November 2016-December 2018
Aalto University, post-doc
April 2016-Novembre 2016
University of Padova, Italy
February 2016, Ph.D. in Mechatronics and Product Innovation Engineering
• Ph. D. Programme: Mechanics of Materials;
• Subject: Local Approaches for the Fatigue Design of Components Subjected
to High Temperature;
• Supervisor: Prof. Ph.D. Filippo Berto, Prof. Paolo Lazzarin.
2012, Master’s Degree in Product Innovation Engineering (Mech. Engineering)
2010, Bachelor’s Degree in Mechanical Engineering
Ritsumeikan University, Kyoto, Japan
4th-26th March 2016, Visiting Researcher
• Subject: Experimental and theoretical investigation of multi-axial fatigue of
notched components, under non-proportional loadings;
• Supervisors: Prof. T. Itoh, Prof. M. Sakane.
March-June 2015, Visiting Researcher
• Subject: Experimental and theoretical investigation of creep phenomenon;
• Supervisors: Prof. T. Itoh, Prof. M. Sakane.
University of Padova, Italy
February 2016, Ph.D. in Mechatronics and Product Innovation Engineering
• Ph. D. Programme: Mechanics of Materials;
• Subject: Local Approaches for the Fatigue Design of Components Subjected
to High Temperature;
• Supervisor: Prof. Ph.D. Filippo Berto, Prof. Paolo Lazzarin.
2012, Master’s Degree in Product Innovation Engineering (Mech. Engineering)
2010, Bachelor’s Degree in Mechanical Engineering
Ritsumeikan University, Kyoto, Japan
4th-26th March 2016, Visiting Researcher
• Subject: Experimental and theoretical investigation of multi-axial fatigue of
notched components, under non-proportional loadings;
• Supervisors: Prof. T. Itoh, Prof. M. Sakane.
March-June 2015, Visiting Researcher
• Subject: Experimental and theoretical investigation of creep phenomenon;
• Supervisors: Prof. T. Itoh, Prof. M. Sakane.
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-Member the the Scientific Advisory Board of the "Third International Conference on Theoretical, Applied and Experimental Mechanics (ICTAEM 3)", Athens, Greece, 2020.
-Awarded Academy of Finland postdoctoral researcher (May 2019); Total funds 377416 euro (70% by Academy, 30% by host institution).
-Chairman at 71st IIW International Conference 2018, Bali, Indonesia.
-Editorial Board Member of Advances in material Science and Engineering (March 2018).-Outstanding Journal Paper (Gallo, Berto, Advanced Engineering Materials, 2015). -Highly cited paper, (Berto, Lazzarin, Gallo, J. Strain Analysis, 2014).
-Top Reviewer Award for 2015, Fatigue and Fracture of Engineering Materials and Structures (August 2016).
-Honorable Editorial Member of ”Journal of Applied and Computational Mechanics”
(March 2016).
-Post-Doc fellowship, Aalto University (Finland), selected over 76 candidates (March 2016).
-Awarded a fellowship under the ”JSPS Postdoctoral Fellowship for Overseas Researchers” program at Kyoto University, Japan, (Japan Society for the Promotion of Science, August 2016). 1265 applications were received, among which 120 fellowships were awarded.
-Recognize reviewer award, International Journal of Fatigue, February 2016.
-Systematic reviewer for the journal Fatigue and Fracture of Engineering Materials and Structures. Reviewer for The Journal of Strain Analysis for Engineering Design, Theoretical and Applied Fracture Mechanics, International Journal of Fatigue, Engineering Failure Analysis.
-Co-Chairman at 44th National Conference AIAS (2015).
-Member of ESIS, ”European structural integrity society”.
-Member of AIAS, ”Italian scientific society of mechanical and machine design” and IGF ”Italian Fracture Team”.
-Outstanding Journal Paper (Gallo, Berto, Advanced Engineering Materials, 2015).
-Highly cited paper, (Berto, Lazzarin, Gallo, J. Strain Analysis, 2014).