职称：院士、教授，博士生导师
通讯地址：广东省汕头市大学路243号，汕头大学土木与智慧建设工程系
办公：工北-314室
职务：欧洲科学院工程部主任、院士、国家级人才、讲席教授
E-mail: alberto@stu.edu.cn
*招收博士后、博士和硕士研究生
http://staff.polito.it/alberto.carpinteri
EDUCATION
Doctoral Degree in Nuclear Engineering cum Laude, University of Bologna, Bologna-Italy, 1976
Doctoral Degree in Mathematics cum Laude, University of Bologna, Bologna-Italy, 1981
CURRENT POSITION
Chair Professor of Civil Engineering, Shantou University, Shantou-China, 2023-
PREVIOUS POSITIONS
Chair Professor of Solid and Structural Mechanics, Politecnico di Torino, Turin-Italy, 1986-2023
Director of the “A. Castigliano” Fracture Mechanics Laboratory, Politecnico di Torino, Turin-Italy, 1999-2023
Head of the Department of Structural Engineering, Politecnico di Torino, Turin-Italy, 1989-1995
Founding Director, Doctoral School of Structural Engineering, Politecnico di Torino, Turin-Italy, 1990-2014
Head, Engineering Division, European Academy of Sciences, Brussels-Belgium, 2016-2023
President of the National Research Institute of Metrology (INRIM), Turin-Italy, 2011-2013
Vice-president of the National Research Institute of Metrology (INRIM), Turin-Italy, 2006-2011; Acting President, July-November 2009
President, International Congress on Fracture (ICF), 2009-2013
President, European Structural Integrity Society (ESIS), 2002-2006
President, International Association of Fracture Mechanics for Concrete and Concrete Structures (IA-FraMCoS), 2004-2007
President, Italian Group of Fracture (IGF), 1998-2005
Member of the Congress Committee, International Union of Theoretical and Applied Mechanics (IUTAM), 2004-2012
Member of the Executive Board, Society for Experimental Mechanics (SEM), 2012-2014
Assistant Professor of Solid and Structural Mechanics, University of Bologna, Bologna-Italy, 1980-1986
Researcher, Nuclear Power Plants Programme, Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche (CNR), Bologna-Italy, 1978-1980
Engineer, Technical Office, Breda Fucine, Milan-Italy, 1977
VISITING POSITIONS
“Zhujiang (Pearl River)” Professor of Guangdong Province, Shantou University, Shantou-China, 2019-2022
Visiting Professor, University of São Paulo, São Paulo-Brazil, July-August 2010
Visiting Professor, Tsinghua University, Tongji University, Architectural Institute of Nanjing, China, May-June 1996
Visiting Scientist, Lehigh University, Bethlehem-Pennsylvania,USA, 1982-1983
Visiting Scholar, Universities and Research Institutions across South Africa (Cape Town, Johannesburg, Pretoria, Bloemfontein), sponsored by the International Rotary Foundation, April-May 1981
COMMISSIONS OF TRUST
Chair of the International Committee for the Pascal Medal in Engineering, awarded by the European Academy of Sciences, Brussels-Belgium, 2016- 2023
Chair of the Awards Committee, International Congress on Fracture (ICF), 2013-2017
Member of the Committee for the International Panetti-Ferrari Prize in Applied Mechanics, awarded by the Turin Academy of Sciences, Turin-Italy, 1999-
Nominator,JapanPrize, 2016-
Nominator, Global Energy Prize, 2015-
Editor-in-Chief of the International Journal “Meccanica” (Springer Nature; in three years, the issues per year were brought from 6 to 12), 2012-2014
Member of the Editorial Board of ten International Journals:
“Theoretical and Applied Fracture Mechanics”, 1984-2013
“Numerical and Analytical Methods in Geomechanics”, 1995-2013
“Strength, Fracture and Complexity”, 2003-
“Engineering Fracture Mechanics”, 2005-2022
“Physical Mesomechanics”, 2005-
“International Journal of Fracture”, 2006-2013
“Strain – An International Journal for Experimental Mechanics”, 2009- 2015
“Curved and Layered Structures”, 2016-
“Archive of Mechanical Engineering”, 2010-
“Engineering Transactions”, 2016-
Member of the Expert Panel for the Research Evaluation of the Department of Civil Engineering at the Technical University of Denmark, Lyngby-Denmark, 2007
Member of the Expert Panel for the Scientific and Teaching Evaluation of the School of Civil Engineering at the University of Tianjin, Tianjin-China, 2019
Member of the Evaluation Committee for the attainment of the position of Full Professor at the following Universities:
(1) Israel Institute of Technology (Technion), Haifa-Israel, 2011
(2) Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore-India, 2011
(3) University of Athens, Athens-Greece, 2012
FELLOWSHIPS
Life Fellow of the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE), Reston-Virginia, USA, 1995-; Member 1985-1995
Life Fellow of the European Academy of Sciences, Brussels-Belgium, 2009-
Life Fellow of the Academia Europea, London-UK, 2013-
Fellow of the European Academy of Sciences and Arts, Salzburg-Austria, 2012-
Fellow of the International Academy of Engineering, Moscow-Russia, 2010-
Foreign Member of the Academy of Athens, Athens-Greece, 2023-
Fellow of the Turin Academy of Sciences (founded by G.L. Lagrange in 1783), Turin-Italy, 2005-; Member, 1995-2005
Member of the Istituto Lombardo – Accademia di Scienze e Lettere (founded by A. Volta in 1804), Milan-Italy, 2006-
Member of the Bologna Academy of Sciences, Bologna-Italy, 2011-
Member of the Accademia Teatina per le Scienze, Chieti-Italy, 2006-
Honorary Fellow of the International Congress on Fracture (ICF), Ottawa-Canada, 2009-
Founding Fellow, Indian Structural Integrity Society (InSIS), Hyderabad-India, 2018-
Fellow of the European Structural Integrity Society (ESIS), Brno-Czech Republic, 2008-
Fellow of the International Association of Fracture Mechanics for Concrete and Concrete Structures (IA-FraMCoS), Jeju-Korea, 2010-
INTERNATIONAL AWARDS AND RECOGNITIONS
Odone Belluzzi Prize for Structural Mechanics, University of Bologna, Bologna-Italy, 1976
Robert l'Hermite Medal, International Union of Laboratories for Materials and Structures (RILEM), Paris-France, 1982
NATO Senior Research Fellowship, Lehigh University, Bethlehem-Pennsylvania, USA, 1982
NATO Senior Research Fellowship, Northwestern University, Evanstone-Illinois, USA, 1985
Eminent Scientist Award, Wessex Institute of Technology (WIT), Southampton-UK, 2000
Griffith Medal for Fracture Mechanics, European Structural Integrity Society (ESIS), Brno-Czech Republic, 2008
Jerold L. Swedlow Memorial Lecture Award, American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM), Philadelphia-Pennsylvania,USA, 2011
Inaugural Paul Paris Gold Medal, International Congress on Fracture (ICF), Beijing-China, 2013
Guglielmo Marconi Prize, Academy of Sciences, Republic of San Marino, 2014
Frocht Award, Society for Experimental Mechanics (SEM), Indianapolis-Indiana,USA, 2017
Giuliano Preparata Medal, International Society for Condensed Matter Nuuclear Science (ISCMNS), Assisi-Italy, 2022
George Irwin Medal, American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM), Washington-DC, USA, 2023
INTERNATIONAL HONORARY TITLES
Honorary Professorship, Tianjin University, Tianjin-China, 2017
Honorary Professorship, Northeastern University, Shenyang-China, 2024
Doctorate Honoris Causa in Engineering, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow-Russia, 2016
Honorary Editor of the International Journal “Smart Construction & Sustainable Cities”, 2023-
SUPERVISION OF PhD AND MSc DISSERTATIONS
Supervisor of 35 PhD Candidates. Presently, most of them are taking University Faculty positions inItalyor abroad (17/35): Six Full Professors, nine Associate Professors, two Assistant Professors, five Post-doctoral Fellows, one PhD Student, whereas the remaining twelve are managers or officers in public or private enterprises
Supervisor of 121 Master Candidates
EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES
European Coordinator of the “Innovative Learning and Training On Fracture (ILTOF)” Project, in the framework of the European Union Leonardo da Vinci Programme for Education and Culture (Total financial budget = Euro 480,000), 2006-2008
Courses taught at the Politecnico di Torino since 1986:
Structural Mechanics (Electrical Engineering, 14 credits), 1986-1987
Structural Mechanics (Mechanical Engineering, 14 credits), 1987-2002
Statics (Architecture, 8 credits), 1999-2000
Structural Mechanics (Civil Engineering, 10 credits), 2001-2002
Advanced Structural Mechanics (Civil Engineering, 10 credits), 2002-2010
Theory of Structures (Civil Engineering, 5 credits), 2004-2010
Fracture Mechanics (Civil Engineering, 5 credits), 2004-2010
Static and Dynamic Instability of Structures (Civil Engineering, 6 credits), 2010-2023
Fracture and Plasticity (Civil Engineering, 8 credits), 2010-2023
Adjunct Professor of Structural Mechanics (6 credits), National School of the Italian Army, 2018-2022
Visiting Professor of “FractureMechanics: Fundamentals and Advanced Applications” (6 credits), Shantou University, Shantou-China, 2019-
ORGANISATION OF MAJOR SCIENTIFIC EVENTS
Organizer and Chairman, International ESIS-RILEM-CEB Workshop on “Applications of Fracture Mechanics to Reinforced Concrete”, Turin-Italy, 1990
Organizer and Chairman, International CNR Workshop on “Advanced Technology for Design and Fabrication of Composite Materials and Structures”, Turin-Italy, 1993
Organizer and Chairman of the Scientific Committee, IUTAM Symposium on “Size-Scale Effects in the Failure Mechanisms of Materials and Structures”, Turin-Italy, 1994
Organizer and Chairman of the Scientific Committee, 11th International Conference on Fracture (ICF11), Turin-Italy, 2005 (Record in the ICF history: 1041 official participants)
Organizer and Chairman of the Scientific Committee, 6th International Conference on Fracture Mechanics for Concrete and Concrete Structures (FraMCoS-6), Catania-Italy, 2007
Organizer and Chairman, Mini-Symposium on “Cohesive Zone Models of Fracture and Failure”, 22nd International Congress of Theoretical and Applied Mechanics, Adelaide-Australia, 2008
Organizer and Chairman, 15th International Workshop on “Anomalies in Hydrogen Loaded Metals”, Assisi-Italy, 2022
Organizer and Chairman, Mini-Symposium on “Fracto-emissions in Structural and Seismic Monitoring”, 15th International Conference on Fracture (ICF15), Atlanta-Georgia, USA, 2023
SCIENTIFIC ACTIVITIES AND MAJOR ACHIEVEMENTS
H-Index (Google Scholar) = 94
Total Citations (Google Scholar) = over 35,000
H-Index (Scopus) = 66
Total Citations (Scopus) = over 16,000
H-Index (Web of Science) = 54
Total Citations (Web of Science) = over 10,000
Ranking order position as a Top Scientist according to Research.com (Microsoft Academic) in the area “Engineering and Technology”:
D-Index = 81
Total Citations = over 24,000
n. 3 inItaly
n. 243 in the World
Author of over 1,000 publications, of which more than 500 appear in Refereed International Journals, and 59 are authored or edited volumes, on the following research topics:
Structural mechanics, fracture mechanics, fatigue resistance and fatigue crack growth, thermo-elasticity, seismic structures, reinforced concrete, structural health monitoring, contact mechanics, fragmentation and comminution, drilling and wear, multi-layered and functionally-graded materials, nano-structured and hierarchical materials, acoustic, electromagnetic, and neutron emissions from fracture and earthquakes, buckling and snap-through in shallow roofing structures, dynamic flutter instability in long-span suspension bridges, tall buildings, seismic precursors, dynamics of macromolecular and protein structures, next-generation reinforced concrete, high-performance prestressed concrete, FRP-bar reinforced concrete, fibre-reinforced concrete, hybrid-reinforced concrete, size-scale ductile-to-brittle transitions
Five single-authored books published by major International Publishers:
A. Carpinteri: Mechanical Damage and Crack Growth in Concrete: Plastic Collapse to Brittle Fracture, Martinus Nijhoff Publishers, Dordrecht (1986), XIII + 234
A. Carpinteri: Structural Mechanics: A Unified Approach, Chapman & Hall, London (1997), XV + 761
A. Carpinteri: Structural Mechanics Fundamentals, CRC Press (Taylor & Francis), Boca Raton (2014), XIV + 498
A. Carpinteri: Advanced Structural Mechanics, CRC Press (Taylor & Francis), Boca Raton (2017), XIII + 531
A. Carpinteri: Fracture and Complexity, Springer Nature, Heidelberg (2021), XXXI + 949
RESEARCH TOPICS AND CUTTING-EDGE RESULTS
Several specific topics have been considered, always giving them a personal and original contribution. In some cases such a contribution resulted to be also innovative, anticipating even by years the trends in cutting-edge research. Among these peculiar aspects, it is significant to recall the following ones.
(1) Application of Dimensional Analysis (Buckingham’s Theorem) and definition of the dimensionless Brittleness Number in the scaling competition between plastic collapse and brittle fracture, which are failure mechanisms governed by generalized forces with different physical dimensions
(2) Interpretation of the phenomena of mechanical instability such as brittle crack propagation, frictional stick-slip, and buckling in thin shells in the framework of Catastrophe Theory by René Thom
(3) Multi-fractal Scaling Laws (MFSL) for tensile strength (lacunar fractals) and fracture energy (invasive fractals) in concrete-like and metallic materials
(4) Application of Fractional Calculus to field and boundary equations of elastic bodies deformable only in fractal sub-sets
(5) Solution to the problem of propagation stability for cracks bridged by reinforcements and/or fibres based on rigorous conditions of static equilibrium and kinematic compatibility (Bridged Crack Model)
(6) Scaling and fractality of Fatigue Limit (Woehler’s Curve) and Fatigue Threshold (Paris Law): Solution to the Short Crack problem in the framework of Fractal Geometry
(7) Acoustic, electromagnetic, and subatomic particle emissions from fracture and earthquakes: Fracto-emissions as seismic precursors
((8) Dynamics and stability of elastic structures: from mega-structures (long-span bridges and high-rise buildings) to nano-structures (proteins and macromolecular structures)
MAJOR INVITED PRESENTATIONS AT INTERNATIONAL MEETINGS, INSTITUTIONS, AND ADVANCED COURSES (LAST FEW YEARS)
Several Invited Courses and Lectures at Conferences, Universities, and Research Institutions, in the following 35 countries: Italy, Republic of San Marino, Switzerland, Austria, France, Spain, Germany, The Netherlands, United Kingdom, Hungary, Poland, Greece, Denmark, Russia, Portugal, Finland, Sweden, Serbia, Turkey, Czech Republic, Belgium, USA, Mexico, South Africa, India, Japan, Australia, China, Malaysia, Canada, Brazil, Korea, Norway, Thailand, Hong Kong
Opening Lecture on “Fracture mechanics and complexity sciences”, 16th European Conference on Fracture, Alexandroupolis-Greece, 2006
Invited Lecture on “Asymptotic analysis in Elasticity: From the pioneering studies by Wieghardt until today”, Karl Wiegaardt and George Irwin Centenary Conference on Structural Integrity, Vienna-Austria, 2007
Introductory Lectures as the principal Organizer for the two following courses, International Centre for Mechanical Sciences (CISM), Udine-Italy:
“Non-linear Fracture Mechanics Models”, 2008, and “Fractals and Fractional Calculus in Continuum Mechanics”, 1996
Introductory Lecture, Mini-Symposium on “Cohesive Zone Models of Fracture and Failure”, 22nd International Congress of Theoretical and Applied Mechanics, Adelaide-Australia, 2008
Keynote Lecture on “The mitigation of stress-singularities in linear elasticity”, 12th International Conference on Fracture, Ottawa-Canada, 2009
Opening Lecture on “Application of nonlinear fracture mechanics to the assessment of rotational capacity in reinforced concrete beams”, 51° Congresso Brasileiro do Concreto (IBRACON-51), Curitiba-Brazil, 2009
Plenary Lecture on “Energy emissions from fracture of concrete: Acoustic, electromagnetic, piezonuclear”, 7th International Conference on Fracture Mechanics of Concrete and Concrete Structures”, Jeju-Korea, 2010
Opening Lecture on “Evidence of piezonuclear fission reactions: Neutron emissions, microchemical analysis, geological transformations”, 9th Youth Symposium on Experimental Solid Mechanics, Trieste-Italy, 2010
Honorary Lecture on “Dimensional analysis and fractal modelling of fatigue crack growth”, ASTM Fracture and Fatigue Conference, Anaheim-California,USA, 2011
Closing Lecture on “Piezonuclear reactions produced by brittle fracture: From laboratory to planetary scale”, 19th European Conference on Fracture, Kazan-Russia, 2012
Opening Lecture on “Failure mode scaling transitions in reinforced concrete beams in flexure: Tensile, shearing, crushing”, 8th International Conference on Fracture Mechanics of Concrete and Concrete Structures, Toledo-Spain, 2013
Honorary Presidential Lecture on “Piezonuclear fission reactions due to fracture and earthquakes: From the chemical evolution of our planet to the so-called cold fusion”, 13th International Conference on Fracture, Beijing-China, 2013
Invited Lecture on “Piezonuclear fission reactions from fracture and turbulence: The chemical evolution in the planets of the Solar System”, European Academy of Sciences, Toulouse-France, 2013
Distinguished Lecture in Solid Mechanics on “Acoustic, electromagnetic, and neutron emissions from brittle fracture and earthquakes”, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena-California,USA, 2014
Invited Lecture on “Hydrogen embrittlement, microcracking, and piezonuclear fission reactions at the Ni and Pd electrodes of electrolysis “cold fusion” experiments”, 12th International Conference on Nanostructured Materials, Moscow-Russia, 2014
Invited Seminar on “Acoustic, electromagnetic, and neutron emissions from brittle fracture and earthquakes”, Perm State University, Perm-Russia, 2014
Keynote Lecture on “Opto-acoustic and neutron emissions from fracture and earthquakes”, Annual Conference and Exposition on Experimental and Applied Mechanics, Costa Mesa-California,USA, 2015
Opening Lecture on “Static-kinematic duality in beams, plates, shells and its central role in the Finite Element Method”, International Conference on Shells, Plates, Beams, Bologna-Italy, 2015
Invited Lecture on “LENR induced by nanomechanics instabilities and vibrations: From the geochemical evolution of the planet to cold fusion”, Seminario ENEA sulle Reazioni Nucleari a Bassa Energia, Rome-Italy, 2016
Invited Lecture on “Nano-scale fracture phenomena and TeraHertz pressure waves as the fundamental reasons for geochemical evolution”, 14thInternational Conference on Fracture, Rhodes-Greece, 2017
Honorary Professorship Lecture on “Fracto-emissions as seismic precursors”, Tianjin University, Tianjin-China, 2017
Invited Lecture on “Size-scale transition from plastic collapse to brittle fracture”, Tianjin University, Tianjin-China, 2018
Opening Lecture on “Scaling and fractality in fatigue crack growth: Implications to Paris Law and Woehler’s Curve”, 2nd Structural Integrity Conference and Exhibition (InSIS), Hyderabad-India, 2018
Invited Lecture on “Nano-mechanics instabilities and THz vibrations: Their strong correlations to low energy nuclear reactions (LENR)“, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen-China, 2018
Plenary Lecture on “Earthquake neutrons and Earth-Crust LENR: From seismic precursors to geochemistry evolution“, 22nd International Conference on Condensed Matter Nuclear Science (ICCF-22), Assisi-Italy, 2019
Plenary Lecture on “Correlation between nano-mechanics instabilities, THz phonons, and sub-atomic particle emissions: Implications to geo- and electro-chemistry”, 14th International Workshop on Anomalies in Hydrogen Loaded Metals (IWAHLM-14), Assisi-Italy, 2021
Plenary Lecture on “Calorimetric measurements and heat generation in electrolysis experiments: Correlations to electrode microcracking, chemical changes, and sub-atomic particle emissions”, 15th International Workshop on Anomalies in Hydrogen Loaded Metals (IWAHLM-15), Assisi-Italy, 2022
Plenary Lecture on “Renormalization group and Catastrophe theory in Geomechanics: From universal (fractal) material properties to scale-invariant constitutive laws”, Sustainable Industrial Processing Summit (SIPS), Phuket-Thailand, 2022
Plenary Lecture on “Correlation between nano-mechanics instabilities, TeraHertz phonons, and sub-atomic particle emissions: Implications to Geophysics and Geochemistry”, Sustainable Industrial Processing Summit (SIPS), Phuket-Thailand, 2022
Plenary Lecture on “Highly correlated phenomena in Geo-physics and Geo-chemistry: Nano-mechanics instabilities, THz phonons, sub-atomic particle emissions, compositional changes”, International Forum on Condensed Matter Physics, Porto-Portugal, 2023
Induction Speech on “Fracture & Complexity”, Academy of Athens, Athens-Greece, 2023
Invited Lecture on “Fracture and Complexity”, Shantou University, College of Engineering, Shantou-China, 2023
Opening Lecture on “Micro-damage instability mechanismsin composite materials: Cracking coalescence versus fibre ductility and slippage”, 4th International Conference on Damage Mechanics, Baton Rouge-Louisiana, USA, 2023
Keynote Lecture on “Compressio failure in rocks: Fracto-emissions and related stoichiometric balances”, 15th International Conference on Fracture (ICF15), Atlanta-Georgia, USA, 2023
Opening Speech on “Remembrance of Takeo Yokobori by Alberto Carpinteri”, Memorial Session, 15th International Conference on Fracture (ICF15), Atlanta-Georgia, USA, 2023
Acceptance Speech for the ASTM I Irwin Medal on “Fracture & Complexity”, 21st International ASTM /ESIS Symposium on Fatigue and Fracture Mechanics, Washington-DC, USA, 2023
Opening Lecture on “Fractals in strength, fracture, and fatigue”, Silk Road International Symposium, Xi’an, China, 2023
Invited Lecture on “Fracture & Complexity”, Northwestern Polytechnic University, Xi’an, China, 2023
Invited Lecture on “Scale effects on the ductile-to-brittle transition in plain and reinforced materials”, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Hong Kong, 2024
Invited Lecture on “Fracto-emissions as seismic precursors”, City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, 2024
Invited Lecture on “Scale effects on the ductile-to-brittle transition in plain and reinforced materials”, Northeastern University, Shenyang, China, 2024
Invited Lecture on “Scale effects on the ductile-to-brittle transition in plain and reinforced concrete structures”, Tsinghua University, Beijing, China, 2024
Invited Lecture on “Scale effects on the ductile-to-brittle transition in plain and reinforced concrete structures”, Tianjin University, Tianjin, China, 2024
MAJOR RESEARCH GRANTS (LAST FEW YEARS)
The following research grants exceeding Euro 400,000 were coordinated as Project Leader or Principal Investigator.
(1) Italian Ministry of Education, Research and University: “Process Development, Innovative Methods of Implementing, and Design of Composite High-tech and Coating Ceramic Materials” (PROMOMAT), 2002-2005
(2) Italian Ministry of Education, Research and University: “Fracture Mechanics Advanced Applications to Ductility and Durability of Reinforced or Retro-fitted Structural Elements” (PRIN), 2010-2012
(3) Regione Piemonte: “Preservation, Safeguard, and Valorization of Masonry Decorations in the Architectural Historical Heritage of Piedmont” (RE-FRESCOS), 2010-2013
(4) MetalWork S.p.A. (Private Company): “Hydrodynamic cavitation, nano-bubble implosion, THz vibration, and correlated energy aspects”, 2015-2019
(5) European Union: “Clean Energy from Hydrogen-Metal Systems” (CleanHME), 2020-2024
(6) Shantou University, Shantou-China: “Next-generation reinforced concrete structures: Brittle behaviour and fracture mechanics assessment”, 2023-2026
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