Personal Information

Fields of Interest and Expertise

Admixtures and mineral additives for mortars and concrete.

Deterioration, durability and repair of concrete structures.

Design of the concrete composition (mix-design).

Deterioration and restoration of historical buildings.

Corrosion and protection of rebars in reinforced concrete and reinforced pre-cast concrete structures.

Teaching

Structural Materials for Constructions, University of Bergamo

Chemistry and Technology of Materials for Repair and Maintenance, University of Bergamo

Curriculum Vitae

1989: Degree certificate in civil engineering at Ancona University.Degree thesis: “Steel corrosion in concrete immersed in seawater”.

1989-2001: Manager of the technical department and of the material testing laboratory at Enco, Engineering Concrete Company, at Spresiano (TV).

2001-2004: MAPEI S.p.A. Technical Service Manager.

2005 - present time: Professor at University of Bergamo - Faculty of Engineering.



Awards

2000: American Concrete Institute (ACI) and Canadian Institute of Materials, Energy and Transportation (CANMET) for the "Outstanding and sustained contributions to enhace the Durability of Concrete".

• Bergamo

• The rheological and mechanical performances of concrete manufactured with blended admixtures based on phosphonates. Key Engineering Materials (2016)
• Impact of the associated cation on chloride binding of Portland cement paste. Cement and Concrete Research (2015)
• Rheological and mechanical performances of concrete manufactured by using washing water of concrete mixing transport trucks. American Concrete Institute, ACI Special Publication (2015)
• Mechanical characterization of cement composites reinforced with fiberglass, carbon nanotubes or glass reinforced plastic (GRP) at high strain rates. Applied Mechanics and Materials (2011)
• Electrical properties of carbon nanotubes cement composites for monitoring stress conditions in concrete structures. Applied Mechanics and Materials (2011)