STRUCTURAL DYNAMICS

Structures and infrastructure are continuously affected by solicitations that can alter their dynamic behavior. The study of vibrations and the analysis of how they – or the dynamic characteristics of a body – change over time, can be considered a reliable system for detecting the onset of potential failures. The research performed through these years in the field of structural dynamics aimed to understand the behavior of systems subjected to different kind of vibrations (e.g., earthquake and machine-induced) and how it is possible to assess the state of health of the system. In particular, studied conducted focused on: