Prof. Fabio BIONDINI

Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Politecnico di Milano

Piazza Leonardo da Vinci, 32 - 20133 Milan, Italy

E-mail: fabio.biondini@polimi.it

Website: https://biondini.faculty.polimi.it

Advisoring Activity

Research Fellows and Associates | Research Scholarships and Visiting Scholars | Ph.D. Candidates | Post-Graduate and Master Students

Research Fellows ^(*)

Period	Fellow	Research Project
2021-2024	Luca Capacci	Maintenance and management of structures and infrastructures: Life-cycle reliability, robustness, and resilience of bridges and bridge networks

^(*) R.T.D. Junior

Research Associates ^(*)

Period	Associate	Research Project
2023-present	Mattia Anghileri	Life-Cycle of Bridges and Critical Infrastructures Resilient to Climate Change
2023-present	Rezan Choobdarian	Life-Cycle of Bridges and Critical Infrastructures Resilient to Climate Change
2022-2023	Mattia Anghileri	Life-cycle safety and robustness of bridges and infrastructure networks
2020-2021	Luca Capacci	Life-cycle resilience of bridges and infrastructure networks
2019-2021	Silvia Bianchi	Condition state and residual lifetime assessment of bridges and viaducts
2012-2018	Andrea Titi	Probabilistic lifetime assessment of concrete structures in seismic areas
2010-2017	Bruno Dal Lago	Seismic performance of precast structures with dissipative cladding panel connections

^(*) Sponsored and supervised.

Research Scholarships ^(*)

Period	Associate	Research Project
2024-present	Giuseppe Nava	Nonlinear structural analysis of RC/PC bridges under corrosion
2023-present	Luca Rossi	Nonlinear structural analysis of RC/PC bridges under corrosion
2022-2023	Giuseppe Nava	Nonlinear structural analysis of RC/PC bridges under corrosion
2021-2022	Leila Jafari	Time-variant structural reliability, robustness and resilience of bridges and road networks

^(*) Sponsored and supervised.

Ph.D. Students

Year ^(*)	Student	Thesis Title
In progress	Leila Jafari	Multi-hazard life-cycle seismic resilience of bridges and infrastructure networks under climate change
In progress	Xihong Ning	Life-cycle sustainability assessment of deteriorating bridges using interpretable machine learning
In progress	Adriano D'Iorio	Life-cycle seismic reliability and residual lifetime of RC/PC bridges under corrosion
In progress	Chihiro Yoshii	Effect of structural repairs on life-cycle performance of RC bridges exposed to chloride-induced corrosion
In progress	Zhibin Wang	Optimum life-cycle management of deteriorating bridges considering corrosion and fatigue
In progress	Lorenzo Casti	Semi-probabilistic assessment of existing urban structures under climate change MSCA-COFUND-CLEAR-Doc Program, Universite' Gustave Eiffel, Paris, France Co-advised with Prof. Franziska Schmidt
In progress	Enrique Ibarra	Bayesian models for life-cycle reliability analysis of aging bridges
In progress	Sicong Xie	Climate change effects on life-cycle performance of deteriorating structural systems
In progress	Davide Valoti	Condition state assessment of RC/PC bridges and viaducts Interdisciplinary Doctoral Program, Co-advised with Prof. Maddalena Carsana
In progress	Ruiqi Luo	Structural monitoring and damage identification of bridges
2022	Mattia Anghileri	Life-cycle performance of RC/PC bridges under corrosion: Computational modeling and experimental validation
2020	Luca Capacci	Life-cycle seismic resilience of aging bridges and infrastructure networks Giuseppe Grandori Ph.D. Thesis Award in "Earthquake Engineering and Seismic Risk", Politecnico di Milano, 2022. WCEE Early Career Award, 17th World Conference on Earthquake Engineering, Sendai, Japan, October 2^nd, 2021.
2019	Silvia Bianchi	Life-cycle assessment of deteriorating RC structures using artificial neural networks
2015	Bruno Dal Lago	Seismic performance of precast structures with dissipative cladding panel connections fib Achievement Award for Young Engineers (AAYE), Special Mention. Awarded by the International Federation for Structural Concrete (fib). Presented at the fib Symposium 2017, Maastricht, Belgium, June 12, 2017.
2013	Elena Camnasio	Lifetime performance and seismic resilience of concrete structures exposed to corrosion
2012	Andrea Titi	Lifetime probabilistic seismic assessment of multi-story precast buildings
2010	Paola Limonta	Structural robustness of deteriorating systems (Co-advised with Prof. Pier Giorgio Malerba)
2010	Roberta Stucchi	Optimal maintenance planning of structures in aggressive environments (Co-advised with Prof. Pier Giorgio Malerba)

^(*) Thesis Defense.

Visiting Scholars

Period	Scholar	Affiliation and Role
Sept. 2024 Nov. 2024	Karel Van Den Hende	Ph.D. Candidate Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium
Jan. 2024 Apr. 2024	Chunyi XU	Associate Professor Shenyang-Jianzhu University, Shenyang, China
May. 2023 Oct. 2023	Ana Bergman	Ph.D. Candidate University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Canada
Nov. 2021 Nov. 2022	Rongxin Peng	Ph.D. Candidate Dalian University of Technology, Dalian, China
Sept. 2021 March 2022	Chihiro Yoshii	M.Sc. Student Tokyo Institute of Technology, Tokyo, Japan
June 2021 June 2022	Yachao Tang	Ph.D. Candidate Dalian University of Technology, Dalian, China
May 2021 May 2022	Leila Jafari	Ph.D. Candidate University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran
Jan. 2020 Jan. 2021	Mehmet F. Yilmaz	Assistant Professor Ondokuz Mayis University, Samsun, Turkey
Dec. 2019	Yongtao Bai	Associate Professor Xi'an Jaotong Technical University, Xi'an, China | Ruhr Universitat Bochum, Germany
July 2018 Jan. 2019	Sina Heyrani	Ph.D. Candidate Ferdowsi University, Mashhad, Iran
Feb. 2018 Feb. 2019	Wang Guanglin	Ph.D. Candidate and Lecturer Dalian University, Dalian, China
Feb. 2018 Feb. 2019	Chen Xin	Ph.D. Candidate and Lecturer Shenyang-Jianzhu University, Shenyang, China
Sep. 2017 Oct. 2018	Hu Cheng	Ph.D. Candidate Dalian University of Technology, Dalian, China
April 2015 Aug. 2015	Luis Montoya	Ph.D. Candidate Universitat Politecnica de Catalunya (UPC), Barcelona, Spain
Feb. 2015	Enson Portela	Ph.D. Candidate University of Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil
Jan. 2012 Aug. 2012	Ehsan Mohtashami	Ph.D. Candidate Ferdowsi University, Mashhad, Iran
Jan. 2010 June 2011	Tu Xi	Ph.D. Candidate Tongji University, Shanghai, China

Post-Graduate and Master's Students

Year ^(*)	Student(s)	Thesis Title
In progress	J. Du	Surrogate models for life-cycle reliability analysis of deteriorating concrete bridges
In progress	P. Fiaschetti	Nonlinear analysis of shear-critical RC structures under corrosion
In progress	S. Romagnoli	Condition assessment of cable-stayed bridges
In progress	T. Medici	Structural engineering and art installations
In progress	F. Teodoro	Bayesian model updating for life-cycle structural reliability analysis
In progress	L. Lopez Aguilar	Monitoring and model updating for structural assessment of the Vitan railway bridge Co-Advised with Prof. Gabriel Sas, Lulea University of Technology, Lulea, Sweden
2024	S.I. Prastiwi	A data-driven approach for bridge vulnerability assessment and maintenance prioritization using principal component analysis and clustering techniques Prize for most innovative M.Sc. theses ''Environment, Innovation, and Sustainability: Youth Actively Building Their Future'' - V edition - Politecnico di Milano, Lecco Campus
2024	L. Fenoglio	Lifetime Structural Performance, Redundancy and Robustness of Maillart Arch Bridges Under Corrosion
2024	A. Agrawal	Validation of shear strength prediction models of corrosion-damaged concrete beams
2024	M. Montone	Probabilistic modeling of cable corrosion
2023	F. Liotta	Corrosione nelle strutture in calcestruzzo: effetti, modellazione, prevenzione e manutenzione (Tesina) Corrosion in concrete structures: effects, modelling, prevention and maintenance (Report)
2023	L. Lal	Modeling of strand corrosion in prestressed concrete structures
2023	X. Ning	Response surface methods for life-cycle structural reliability analysis
2023	C. Libardi	Bridge information modeling for infrastructure management: Application to BRIDGE|50 research project
2023	F. Cosentino	Documentary-based bridge prioritization at infrastructure scale
2022	G.V. Nava	Effect of climate change on life-cycle reliability of concrete structures under corrosion
2022	E. Micheli	Hysteretic behavior of reinforced concrete structures under corrosion (Report)
2022	A.M. Agredo	On-site measurements and structural modeling for residual prestressing assessment: The Kalix bridge (Report) Co-Advised with Prof. Gabriel Sas, Lulea University of Technology, Lulea, Sweden
2022	J.D. Oviedo	On structural analysis and monitoring of cable-stayed bridges Alberto Giovannini Award for "Innovation and Digitalization in Infrastructures" Awarded by Webuild S.p.A. to young M.Sc. graduate or near-to graduate students
2022	T. Lu	Condition rating of bridge components using machine learning methods (Report)
2022	S. Kashkooli	Cellular automata for diffusion analysis and corrosion modeling in concrete structures (Report)
2022	C.D. Bonilla I.C. Cotes Prieto	Time-variant collapse analysis and failure times of deteriorating structures (Report)
2022	N.A. Le Noir	Structural reliability analysis under aleatory and epistemic uncertainties
2022	F. Padovani	Advanced simulation methods for life-cycle seismic assessment of RC bridges
2022	N. Santocchi	Shear-flexural beam finite element for nonlinear analysis of concrete structures
2022	I. De Giorgio	Damage identification and structural assessment of an existing bridge (Report) Co-Advised with Prof. Eleni Chatzi, ETH, Zurich, Switzerland
2021	C. Giovani	Probabilistic robustness assessment of deteriorating structures
2021	R. Guarrera	Multi-objective prioritization for life-cycle management of bridge networks
2021	C. Caleffi	Optimal location of sensors for structural monitoring of deteriorating grillage bridge decks
2021	A. D'Iorio	Lifetime vulnerability of code-conforming RC viaducts under corrosion
2021	M. Restrepo	Life-cycle structural reliability assessment based on stochastic finite element methods (Report)
2021	F. Rota	Il sistema di monitoraggio strutturale del ponte Storstrom (Tesina) Structural monitoring system of the Storstrom bridge (Report)
2021	C.M. Ascunce	Seismic vulnerability and risk assessment of code-conforming highway bridges in Italy Giuseppe Grandori M.Sc. Thesis Award in "Earthquake Engineering and Seismic Risk" Politecnico di Milano, 2022
2021	A.E. Moja	Information updating in reliability assessment of bridges and bridge networks
2021	L. Casti	Life-cycle reliability of aging structures under climate change
2021	R. Sciuto	Automatic generation of Strut-and-Tie models in RC elements using load paths
2021	E. Bahadir	Nonlinear analysis of deteriorating RC shells
2020	T. Bonsembiante	Robustness assessment of deteriorating systems using interval analysis (Report)
2020	G. Giacalone	Valutazione strutturale di ponti e viadotti mediante reti neurali Bridge structural assessment using neural networks
2020	S. Tronci	Seismic risk assessment of long-span precast industrial buildings
2020	T. Berkovitch	Design of a new road bridge over the Rhine river in Eglisau, Switzerland (Report)
2020	M.M. Messore	Life-cycle cost-based risk assessment of aging bridge networks Giuseppe Grandori MSc. Thesis Award in "Earthquake Engineering and Seismic Risk" Politecnico di Milano, 2021
2019	K. Gajera	Seismic risk assessment of precast frame structures with cladding panels
2018	M. Fazeli	Optimum prestressing in circular cylindrical tanks
2018	M. Anghileri D. Colmenares	Damage modelling and multi-objective optimization for robustness assessment of deteriorating structural systems
2018	C. Manni	Valutazione dello stato di conservazione di ponti e viadotti mediante reti neurali Structural condition assessment of bridges and viaducts by means of neural networks
2018	N. Akkamis	Cost-based recovery process optimization of resilient bridge networks under seismic hazards
2018	M.V. Falconi	Post-earthquake repair strategies and functionality recovery profiles of damaged bridges
2018	P. Palomo	Life-cycle seismic risk assessment of aging bridges and road transportation networks
2018	L. Rossi	Structural analysis of cable-stayed bridges under cable corrosion damage
2017	F. Monachello J.S. Garcia	BEF element with rigid joints and lumped elasticity for structural analysis of axisymmetric shells with ring beams
2017	M. Capalbo	Structural integrity and robustness of deteriorating systems
2016	A. Rodriguez F. Sanchez	Reliability analysis of deteriorating structures
2015	L. Capacci	Seismic resilience of bridge networks
2015	S. Bianchi G. Marelli	Evolutionary structural optimization of dissipative connectors for precast structures
2014	E. Bargues	Beam finite element for nonlinear analysis of floating structures
2013	V. Di Silvestri	Lifetime robustness and seismic performance of concrete structures exposed to corrosion
2012	I. Mendola	Misura della resilienza di strutture soggette a degrado Measure of resilience of structures subject to damage
2012	V. Persico	Ruolo delle unioni pilastro-fondazione nella risposta sismica di strutture prefabbricate Role of column-foundation joints in the seismic response of precast structures
2011	G. Bartoli L. Dartizio	Analisi non lineare di strutture in calcestruzzo rinforzate con FRP Nonlinear analysis of concrete structures strengthened with FRP
2011	P. Ciuffarin	Tracciamento dei percorsi di carico e ottimizzazione evolutiva di modelli strut-and-tie Load path analysis and evolutionary optimization of strut-and-tie models
2010	M. Vergani	Modellazione del degrado in strutture in calcestruzzo armato soggette a corrosione Damage modeling in concrete structures exposed to corrosion AICAP Award "Brunello Sarno". Awarded by the Italian Association for Reinforced and Prestressed Concrete (AICAP). Presented at the AICAP Congress 2011, Padua, Italy, May 19, 2011.
2010	E. Altomare	Analisi sismica di strutture in calcestruzzo soggette a degrado Seismic analysis of deteriorated concrete structures (Co-advised with Dr. Alessandro Palermo)
2009	N. De Mare	Un elemento finito di trave per l'analisi non lineare di strutture rinforzate con FRP A finite beam element for the nonlinear analysis of structures strengthened with FRP
2009	E. Camnasio	Sul progetto ottimale di ponti in zona sismica On the optimal design of bridges in seismic areas (Co-advised with Dr. Alessandro Palermo)
2008	A.J. Torii	The role of self weight and loading conditions in optimization of truss structures Post-Graduate Thesis, Master School for Concrete Structures
2008	L. Corradini	Effetti della temperatura nell'analisi limite di strutture in calcestruzzo armato soggette ad incendio Effects of temperature in the limit analysis of concrete structures under fire
2008	E. Famoso	Procedure evolutive per l'ottimizzazione di modelli strut-and-tie Evolutionary procedures for optimization of strut-and-tie models
2008	G. Zani	Ottimizzazione multiobiettivo di strutture soggette a degrado Multiobjective optimization of structures undergoing damage
2007	L. Assinnata	Formulazione di un elemento di trave tridimensionale per l'analisi nel tempo di strutture in calcestruzzo armato soggette a degrado Formulation of a three-dimensional beam element for the analysis over time of reinforced concrete structures subjected to damage
2007	S. Restelli	Misura della robustezza strutturale di sistemi soggetti a degrado Measure of structural robustness of systems under damage
2007	D. Diana	Analisi non lineare di strutture a guscio in calcestruzzo armato Nonlinear analysis of reinforced concrete shell structures
2006	L. Alfieri D. Bassi	Una procedura per l'ottimizzazione evolutiva della morfologia strutturale A procedure for the evolutionary optimization of the structural morphology
2006	S. Mangano	Generazione automatica di modelli strut-and-tie in elementi di calcestruzzo armato Automatic generation of strut-and-tie models in reinforced concrete elements
2006	C. Pozzoli	Analisi limite e progetto ottimale di lastre in calcestruzzo armato Limit analysis and optimal design of reinforced concrete membrane elements
2005	A. Nero	Analisi non lineare di strutture in calcestruzzo armato soggette ad incendio Nonlinear analysis of reinforced concrete structures under fire
2005	E. Riboldi	Ottimizzazione strutturale multiobiettivo mediante algoritmi genetici Multiobjective structural optimization by using genetic algorithms
2005	R. Ciccardi L. Consoli	Affidabilita' di sistemi strutturali soggetti a degrado Reliability of structural systems undergoing damage (Co-advised with Prof. Elsa Garavaglia)
2005	L. Azzarello	Ottimizzazione di sistemi strutturali con prestazioni variabili nel tempo Optimization of structural systems with time-variant performance
2005	A. Malini	Analisi della robustezza strutturale di sistemi intelaiati Evaluation of the structural robustness of frame systems
2005	M. Martignoni	Metodi analitici e numerici per lo studio dell'interazione veicolo-struttura nei ponti ferroviari Numerical and analytical methods for studying the vehicle-structure interaction in railway bridges
2004	F. Bontempi F. Capsoni	Un cassone multicellulare sommerso a supporto di paratie mobili per la protezione lagunare A submerged multicellular caisson for mobile high water defense barriers (Co-advised with Prof. Pier Giorgio Malerba)
2004	D. Volpe	Ottimizzazione della precompressione in strutture intelaiate (Tesina) Optmization of prestressing in framed structures (Report)
2004	S. Brusoni	Definizione della tipologia strutturale mediante reti neurali Definition of the structural typology by using neural networks (Co-advised with Prof. Pier Giorgio Malerba)
2004	M. Medizza	Ottimizzazione strutturale di ponti costruiti in avanzamento Structural optimization of segmental launched bridges (Co-advised with Prof. Pier Giorgio Malerba)
2004	M. Sartori	Analisi per strisce finite della stabilita' di strutture a folded plates Finite strip stability analysis of folded plate structures (Co-advised with Prof. Pier Giorgio Malerba)
2003	M. Di Domizio	Analisi non lineare in grandi spostamenti e deformazioni di strutture strallate e sospese Nonlinear analysis with large displacements and large strains of cable-supported structures (Co-advised with Prof. Pier Giorgio Malerba)
2002	S. Boiocchi A. Marchiondelli	Natura e Progetto: le procedure evolutive nell'ottimizzazione dei sistemi strutturali Design and Nature: evolutionary procedures in the optimization of structural systems (Co-advised with Prof. Pier Giorgio Malerba)
2002	F. Minazzi	Analisi limite e ottimizzazione di piastre in calcestruzzo armato Limit analysis and optimization of reinforced concrete plates (Co-advised with Prof. Pier Giorgio Malerba)
2002	M. Maiocchi	Analisi strutturale a logica fuzzy e misura della sicurezza in presenza di incertezze Fuzzy structural analysis and safety measure under uncertainty (Co-advised with Prof. Pier Giorgio Malerba)
2002	C. Ardigo' S. Motta	Analisi della durabilita' di strutture in calcestruzzo armato soggette all'azione diffusiva di agenti aggressivi Durability analysis of reinforced concrete structures under diffusive attack of aggressive agents (Co-advised with Prof. Pier Giorgio Malerba)
2002	C. Malerba	Modellazione di elementi strutturali in cemento armato mediante il Tension Chord Model (Tesina) Modeling of reinforced concrete elements through the Tension Chord Model (Report) (Co-advised with Prof. Sergio Tattoni)
2001	A. Bergamini	Ottimizzazione di strutture a folded plates Optimization of folded plate structures (Co-advised with Prof. Pier Giorgio Malerba)
2000	M. Gambini	Identificazione ed ottimizzazione di schemi strutturali mediante procedure di tipo evolutivo Definition and optimization of structural schemes by means of evolutionary procedures (Co-advised with Prof. Pier Giorgio Malerba and Prof. Franco Bontempi)
1999	A. Baseggio	Una tecnica evolutiva per l'ottimizzazione di strutture in stato piano di sforzo (Tesina) An evolutionary procedure for structural optimization in plane stress (Report) (Co-advised with Prof. Pier Giorgio Malerba and Prof. Franco Bontempi)
1999	S. Guarino	Progetto di un serbatoio sopraelevato (Tesina) Design of an elevated tank (Report) (Co-advised with Prof. Francesco Martinez y Cabrera)

^(*) Thesis Defense.

Last Update: November 2024