Francesco CANNIZZARO

The research activity is mainly devoted to the following topics:

• Seismic vulnerability and retrofitting of masonry and mixed masonry-r.c. buildings
• Seismic vulnerability and retrofitting of historical and monumental buildings
• Assessment of the seismic response of masonry buildings by means of macro-models
• Dynamics of inhomogeneous beam models by means of mathematical models based on generalised functions
• Stability of inhomogeneous beam models by means of mathematical models based on generalised functions
• Finite element modeling of inhomogeneous beam models by means of mathematical models based on generalised functions
• Finite element modeling of inhomogeneous beam models by means of mathematical models based on generalised functions
• Static and dynamic damage identification in cracked beams
• Experimental and numerical dynamic behavior of rigid blocks
• Nonlinear modelling of masonry arch bridges
• Fiber-reinforced retrofitting strategies of masonry structures
• Nonlinear time histories of masonry structures