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Researcher

Andrea Franchini

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20 Results

2026

Quantifying the expected utility of fire tests and experiments before execution

Andrea FranchiniRuben Van Coile

A1 Journal Article in FIRE SAFETY JOURNAL

2025

Exploiting invalid test results for assessing the distribution of glazing fracture strength

Mengying PengAndrea FranchiniBalša JovanovićRuben Van Coile

Guiding adaptive fire testing through expected information gain

Andrea FranchiniRuben Van Coile

Physics-informed surrogate modelling for the temperature of protected steel elements in fire

Ramin YarmohammadianBalša JovanovićAndrea FranchiniRuben Van Coile

Quantifying the expected utility of furnace testing for performance-based structural fire engineering

Andrea FranchiniBalša JovanovićRamin YarmohammadianRuben Van Coile

Which test is the best? Choosing the fire test that maximizes the information gain

Ruben Van CoileAndrea Franchini

2024

Consequence-oriented fire intensity optimization for structural design under uncertainty

Andrea FranchiniCarmine GalassoJose L. Torero

A1 Journal Article in JOURNAL OF STRUCTURAL ENGINEERING

In-thickness absorption in soda-lime-silica glazing : experimental studies and 1D heat transfer models

Mengying PengEvelien SymoensAndrea FranchiniRamin YarmohammadianRuben Van Coile

Integrating fire safety into bridge design is essential for resilient infrastructure

Andrea FranchiniBosibori BarakeCarmine GalassoMaria E. Moreyra GarlockJoseph MulliganSpencer QuielJose L. Torero

A1 Journal Article in NATURE COMMUNICATIONS

Probabilistic performance-based fire design of structures : a hazard-centred and consequence-oriented perspective

Andrea FranchiniCarmine GalassoJose L. Torero

A1 Journal Article in FIRE TECHNOLOGY

2023

Addressing the pitfalls of risk-based methods for fire safety design of structures

Andrea FranchiniCarmine GalassoJose L. Torero

Optimising the inherent fire capacity of structures

Andrea FranchiniCarmine GalassoJose L. Torero

A1 Journal Article in FIRE SAFETY JOURNAL

Seismic optimisation of cable-stayed bridges based on expected annual loss and embodied carbon

Andrea FranchiniCarmine Galasso

2022

Competing seismic-safety and sustainability goals in cable-stayed bridge optimisation

Andrea FranchiniMatteo De PoliCarmine Galasso

Maximum allowable consequence approach to fire safety design of bridges

Andrea FranchiniCarmine GalassoJose L. Torero

Surrogate-based fragility analysis and probabilistic optimisation of cable-stayed bridges subject to seismic loads

Andrea FranchiniWendel SebastianDina D'Ayala

A1 Journal Article in ENGINEERING STRUCTURES

2021

Parameterized seismic fragility functions for cable-stayed bridges

Andrea FranchiniWendel SebastianDina D'Ayala

2020

Finite locally resonant metafoundations for the protection of slender storage tanks against vertical ground accelerations

Andrea FranchiniOreste S. BursiFrancesco BasoneFeifei Sun

A1 Journal Article in SMART MATERIALS AND STRUCTURES

Periodic metafoundations for the protection of storagetanks against vertical ground accelerations

Andrea FranchiniOreste S. BursiLei XiaoFrancesco BasoneFeifei Sun

2018

Design of a periodic foundation for the seismic protection of a slender storage tank against vertical ground accelerations

Andrea FranchiniFeifei SunOreste S. Bursi