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Net Zero Emissions Buildings, Shifting the Focus from Energy Efficient to Whole Life Carbon Emission: A Review Study (2024)
Conference Proceeding
Obead, R., Khaddour, L., & D'Amico, B. (in press). Net Zero Emissions Buildings, Shifting the Focus from Energy Efficient to Whole Life Carbon Emission: A Review Study.

Building construction and operation are significant contributors to global world emissions. Therefore, reducing emissions in this sector is an essential step in global efforts toward a zero-emission economy. As a response to this need, many works hav... Read More about Net Zero Emissions Buildings, Shifting the Focus from Energy Efficient to Whole Life Carbon Emission: A Review Study.

Influence of parameters affecting the racking strength of partially anchored timber framed walls (2018)
Conference Proceeding
Zhang, B., Dohnju, R., Kermani, A., Porteous, J., & D'Amico, B. (2018). Influence of parameters affecting the racking strength of partially anchored timber framed walls. In WCTE 2018

A test-based assessment of the racking performance of partially anchored timber framed walls is described in this paper. The tested wall specimens were constructed and tested at the Centre for Timber Engineering (Edinburgh Napier University, UK) cons... Read More about Influence of parameters affecting the racking strength of partially anchored timber framed walls.

Structural Design with Reclaimed Materials: an Elastic Gridshell out of Skis (2017)
Conference Proceeding
Colabella, S., D'Amico, B., Hoxha, E., & Fivet, C. (2017). Structural Design with Reclaimed Materials: an Elastic Gridshell out of Skis. In Proceedings of the IASS Annual Symposium 2017 “Interfaces: architecture.engineering.science”

This paper presents the design and construction of a 36m² gridshell, the rigidity of which is achieved through the bending of an initially flat grid of 210 reclaimed skis. The generated waste for its production is near zero as it is mostly built from... Read More about Structural Design with Reclaimed Materials: an Elastic Gridshell out of Skis.

Building timber gridshells with air: Numerical simulations and technique challenges (2016)
Conference Proceeding
Liuti, A., D'Amico, B., & Pugnale, A. (2016). Building timber gridshells with air: Numerical simulations and technique challenges. In P. J. S. Cruz (Ed.), Structures and Architecture: Beyond their Limits

Construction has always been a fascinating and challenging aspect of timber gridshells. So far, only three techniques have successfully been used for the erection of such structures: the so-called ‘lift-up’, ‘push-up’ and ‘ease-down’ (Quinn et al. 20... Read More about Building timber gridshells with air: Numerical simulations and technique challenges.

A form finding method for post formed timber grid shell structures. (2014)
Conference Proceeding
D'Amico, B., Kermani, A., & Zhang, H. (2014). A form finding method for post formed timber grid shell structures. . https://doi.org/10.13140/2.1.3949.8888

Timber grid shells provide efficient ways of covering large openings with relatively small amount of materials. With three-dimensional CAD software, it is now possible to model a free-form surface and discretize it in smaller straight elements, thus... Read More about A form finding method for post formed timber grid shell structures..

Developing a fuzzy new -generation whole-life cost model for medium-sized office buildings. (2014)
Conference Proceeding
Tokede, O. O., D'Amico, B., Gupta, N. K., & Wamuziri, S. (2014). Developing a fuzzy new -generation whole-life cost model for medium-sized office buildings.

Purpose of this paper The purpose of this paper is to explore the investment appraisal aspects of the new-generation whole-life cost (NWLC) model and develops a fuzzy new-generation whole-life cost model for 25 simulated configurations of a steel-ty... Read More about Developing a fuzzy new -generation whole-life cost model for medium-sized office buildings..

Timber Post-formed Gridshell: Digital Form-finding / drawing and building tool. (2013)
Conference Proceeding
Pone, S., Colabella, S., D'Amico, B., Fiore, A., Lancia, D., & Parenti, B. (2013). Timber Post-formed Gridshell: Digital Form-finding / drawing and building tool.

Summary: This research deals with design, structural analysis and construction of timber post-formed gridshells. Starting from the scale modelling experience, from 1:20 to 1:1 scale, a digital form-finding strategy was early developed with a Building... Read More about Timber Post-formed Gridshell: Digital Form-finding / drawing and building tool..

Construction and form-finding of a post-formed timber grid-shell. (2013)
Conference Proceeding
Pone, S., Colabella, S., Parenti, B., Lancia, D., Fiore, A., D'Amico, B., …Ceraldi, C. (2013). Construction and form-finding of a post-formed timber grid-shell. In P. J. D. S. Cruz (Ed.), Structures and Architecture: Concepts, Applications and Challenges (245-252). https://doi.org/10.1201/b15267-32

In this paper, the design procedure and construction phases of a post-formed timber grid-shell are described. For form-finding and verification of structural safety, two different numerical models were developed. A particle-springs system tool was... Read More about Construction and form-finding of a post-formed timber grid-shell..

Contact buckling effects in built-up cold-formed steel beams. (2012)
Conference Proceeding
Portioli, F., D Lorenzo, G., D'Amico, B., Landolfo, R., & Mazzolani, F. M. (2012). Contact buckling effects in built-up cold-formed steel beams.

The aim of this paper is to investigate the effects of contact interactions on local buckling of a built-up cold-formed steel member assembled by mechanical fasteners. To this end a finite element model was developed. The numerical model was valida... Read More about Contact buckling effects in built-up cold-formed steel beams..

Modelling of geometric imperfections in numerical simulations of built-up cold-formed steel beams. (2011)
Conference Proceeding
Portioli, F., D'Amico, B., Di Lorenzo, G., & Landolfo, R. (2011). Modelling of geometric imperfections in numerical simulations of built-up cold-formed steel beams.

This paper is concerned with the modelling of geometric imperfections in the finite element analysis of a built-up cold-formed beam assembled with mechanical fasteners. The objective of the study was to investigate the effects of contact interactions... Read More about Modelling of geometric imperfections in numerical simulations of built-up cold-formed steel beams..