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Andrea Piccolroaz
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foto Assistant Professor
Solid and Structural Mechanics Group
Currently on leave for a Marie Curie Fellowship at Aberystwyth University

Department of Mechanical and Structural Engineering
University of Trento
via Mesiano, 77
I-38050 Trento - Italy

Tel.: +39 0461 882583
Fax: +39 0461 882599

e-mail: andrea.piccolroaz@ing.unitn.it email
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Education
2004 Ph.D. in "Materials and Structural Engineering", University of Trento, Italy.
2000 Materials Engineering Degree, University of Trento, Italy.

Professional experiences
01/08/2010 - 31/07/2012 Marie Curie Fellow, Aberystwyth University, Aberystwyth, UK.
05/07/2010 - 30/07/2010 Visiting Faculty, International Centre for Mathematical Sciences, Edinburgh, UK.
14/07/2009 - 31/08/2009 Visiting Researcher, Institute of Mathematics and Physics, Aberystwyth University, Aberystwyth, UK.
07/07/2008 - 07/09/2008 Visiting Researcher, Institute of Mathematics and Physics, Aberystwyth University, Aberystwyth, UK.
12/07/2007 - 31/07/2007 Visiting Researcher, Applied Mathematics Division, Department of Mathematical Sciences, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, UK.
09/01/2006 - 09/10/2006 Research Associate, Applied Mathematics Division, Department of Mathematical Sciences, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, UK.
20/05/2003 - 30/09/2003 Visiting Researcher, Department of Applied Mathematics and Theoretical Physics, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK.

Teaching experiences
Lecturer of Mechanics of Materials and Fracture Mechanics.
Lecturer of Structural Instability.

Research grants
  • FIRB 2010
    Structural mechanics models for renewable energy applications.
    Role: Scientific Coordinator of UNITN unit
    Coordinator: Dr. Marco Paggi
    Duration: 4 years
    Total budget: 954,800.00 Euro

  • INTERCER2
    MARIE CURIE IAPP 2011: Modelling and optimal design of ceramic structures with defects and imperfect interfaces.
    Role: Proposer
    Coordinator: Prof. Davide Bigoni
    Duration: 4 years
    Total budget: 2,398,292.00 Euro

  • INTERCRACKS
    MARIE CURIE IEF 2009: Unsolved problems in Fracture Mechanics of heterogeneous materials.
    Role: Principal Investigator
    Coordinator: Prof. Gennady Mishuris
    Duration: 2 years
    Total budget: 173,404.00 Euro
Participation in research projects
  • ICMS Research-in-groups 2010: Singular solutions of mathematical elasticity in compound domains and modelling of failure in bi-material structural interfaces,
    coordinator Prof. G. Mishuris.

  • VESUVIUS 2009: Modelling and analysis of damage in alumina components for steel industry,
    coordinator Prof. D. Bigoni.

  • SACMI 2005: Modelling and simulation of ceramic powder compaction,
    coordinator Prof. D. Bigoni.

  • MARIE CURIE ToK 2004 (MTKD-CT-2004-509809): Mathematical modelling of fracture in adhesive joints,
    coordinator Prof. A.B. Movchan.

  • MIUR-COFIN 2004: Mechanical damage phenomena of interfaces in structural systems: applications to civil engineering and emerging research fields,
    Trento Research Unit, coordinator Prof. A. Tralli.

  • MIUR-COFIN 2003: Mechanical damage phenomena of interfaces in structural systems: applications to civil engineering and emerging research fields,
    Trento Research Unit, coordinator Prof. A. Tralli.
Conference organization
Invited Talks
  • Steady-state propagation of a Mode III crack in couple stress elastic materials.
    Chinese-Italian Bilateral Meeting on Mechanics.
    City University of Hong Kong, 28-29 August 2012.

  • Fracture and waves propagation in a bimaterial lattice structure.
    The Second Wiener-Hopf Workshop.
    Aberystwyth University, 25-26 June 2012.

  • Steady-state crack propagation in couple stress elastic materials.
    Elasticity Day, One-Day Workshop on Mathematical Modelling in Solid Mechanics.
    Liverpool University, 5 May 2012.

  • Fracture in heterogeneous and microstructured materials.
    Homogenization and micromechanics to understand the mechanical properties of bone.
    School of Mathematics, Alan Turing Building, University of Manchester, 26-27 March 2012.

  • New fundamental solutions in linear fracture mechanics disclosed by the Wiener-Hopf technique.
    Wiener-Hopf Workshop.
    Institute of Mathematical and Physical Sciences, Aberystwyth University, 28-29 June 2010.

  • Weight functions and evaluation of Lazarus-Leblond constants in singular asymptotics at the edge of an interfacial wavy crack.
    Seminar on singularities and fracture mechanics.
    Department of Mathematics, University of Keele, 19 July 2007 and Department of Mathematical Sciences, University of Liverpool, 24 July 2007.

  • A dynamical interpretation of flutter instability in a continuous medium.
    Seminar on asymptotic methods and integral equations.
    Department of Mathematical Sciences, University of Liverpool, 7 February 2006 and Department of Civil and Structural Engineering, University of Sheffield, 19 June 2006.
Conference participations
  • Piccolroaz, A., Mishuris, G. (2012)
    Integral identities for a semi-infinite interfacial crack in 2D and 3D elasticity.
    The 23rd International Congress of Theoretical and Applied Mechanics.
    Beijing, China, August 19-24, 2012.

  • Piccolroaz, A., Mishuris, G. (2012)
    Integral identities for a semi-infinite interfacial crack in 2D and 3D elasticity.
    IUTAM 2012 Symposium - Fracture Phenomena in Nature and Technology.
    University of Brescia, Italy, July 1-5, 2012.

  • Piccolroaz, A., Mishuris, G., Movchan, A.B., Movchan, N. (2011)
    Mode III crack advancing in a bimaterial plane with finite array of defects.
    International Workshop on Computational Mechanics of Materials 2011.
    University of Limerick, Ireland, August 21-24, 2011.

  • Piccolroaz, A., Mishuris, G., Movchan, A.B., Movchan, N. (2011)
    Asymptotic solutions for cracks in heterogeneous media.
    WIMCS Gregynog Mathematics Colloquium 2011.
    Gregynog, Wales, UK, May 23-25, 2011.

  • Piccolroaz, A., Mishuris, G. and Movchan, A.B. (2010)
    Perturbation problems for interfacial cracks.
    The IV International Conference on Structural Engineering, Mechanics and Computation.
    Cape Town, South Africa, September 6-8, 2010.

  • Piccolroaz, A., Mishuris, G. and Movchan, A.B. (2010)
    Symmetric and skew-symmetric weight functions for the analysis of perturbed interfacial crack problems.
    IV European Conference on Computational Mechanics.
    Paris, France, May 16-21, 2010.

  • Piccolroaz, A. and Bigoni, D. (2009)
    Non-smooth yield criteria.
    XIX AIMETA National Congress.
    Ancona, Italy, September 14-17, 2009.

  • Piccolroaz, A., Mishuris, G., and Movchan, A.B. (2009)
    Unsymmetrical loading of interfacial cracks.
    7th Euromech Solids Mechanics Conference.
    Lisbon, Portugal, September 7-11, 2009.

  • Piccolroaz, A., Bigoni, D., Cocquio, A., Deseri, L., Gajo, A. and Galuppi, L. (2008)
    Constitutive modeling and simulation of cold forming of ceramic powders.
    8th World Congress on Computational Mechanics and 5th European Congress on Computational Methods in Applied Sciences and Engineering.
    Venezia, Italy, June 30 - July 4, 2008.

  • Piccolroaz, A., Mishuris, G. and Movchan, A.B. (2008)
    Interfacial crack loaded by asymmetric forces.
    GMA 2008.
    Genova, Italy, February 29 - March 1, 2008.

  • Piccolroaz, A., Mishuris, G. and Movchan, A.B. (2007)
    A singularly perturbed problem for three-dimensional interfacial cracks.
    XVIII AIMETA National Congress.
    Brescia, Italy, September 11-14, 2007.

  • Piccolroaz, A., Mishuris, G. and Movchan, A. (2006)
    Evaluation of SIFs for 3D interfacial crack with a wavy crack front.
    Multiphysics 2006.
    Maribor, Slovenia, December 14-15, 2006.

  • Piccolroaz, A., Bigoni, D. and Willis, J.R. (2006)
    A dynamical interpretation of flutter instability in non-associative elastoplastic solids.
    British Applied Mathematics Colloquium.
    Keele, UK, April 24-27, 2006.

  • Bigoni, D. and Piccolroaz, A. (2003)
    A new yield function for geomaterials.
    Constitutive modelling and analysis of boundary value problems in geotechnical engineering.
    Napoli, Italy, April 22-24, 2003.

  • Piccolroaz, A., Gajo, A. and Bigoni, D. (2002)
    Forming of advanced ceramics.
    VI convegno AIMAT.
    Modena, September 8-11, 2002.
Referee for the following international journals:
International Journal of Solids and Structures, Journal of Mechanics of Materials and Structures, Acta Mechanica Sinica, International Journal of Fracture, Mechanics of Advanced Materials and Structures, Journal of Elasticity, Continuum Mechanics and Thermodynamics, Computational Mechanics, Engineering Fracture Mechanics, ASME Journal of Applied Mechanics, Mechanics Research Communications, Multiscale Modeling and Simulation, ASCE Journal of Structural Engineering

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PhD thesis
  1. Elastoplastic models of compaction of granular materials (2004)
    Advisors: Prof. D. Bigoni and Prof. J.R. Willis. University of Trento, Trento, Italy.
Papers
  1. Gourgiotis, P.A., Piccolroaz, A. (2013)
    Steady-state propagation of a Mode II crack in couple stress elasticity.
    submitted.
    http://arxiv.org/abs/1304.7444.

  2. Morini, L., Piccolroaz, A., Mishuris, G., Radi, E. (2013)
    On fracture criteria for a crack propagating in couple stress elastic materials.
    submitted.
    http://arxiv.org/abs/1304.6019.

  3. Vellender, A., Mishuris, G., Piccolroaz, A. (2013)
    Perturbation analysis for an imperfect interface crack problem using weight function techniques.
    submitted.
    http://arxiv.org/abs/1303.6913.

  4. Poltronieri, F., Piccolroaz, A., Bigoni, D., Romero-Baivier, S. (2013)
    A simple and robust elastoplastic constitutive model for concrete.
    submitted.

  5. Morini, L., Piccolroaz, A., Mishuris, G., Radi, E. (2013)
    Integral identities for a semi-infinite interfacial crack in anisotropic elastic bimaterials.
    International Journal of Solids and Structures, 50, 1437-1448.
    http://arxiv.org/abs/1205.1321.

  6. Mishuris, G., Piccolroaz, A., Radi, E. (2012)
    Steady-state propagation of a Mode III crack in couple stress elastic materials.
    International Journal of Engineering Science, 61, 112-128.
    http://arxiv.org/abs/1203.3970.

  7. Piccolroaz, A., Mishuris, G., Movchan, A., and Movchan, N. (2012)
    Mode III crack propagation in a bimaterial plane driven by a channel of small line defects.
    Computational Materials Science, 64, 239-243.
    http://arxiv.org/abs/1110.5836.

  8. Piccolroaz, A. and Mishuris, G. (2013)
    Integral identities for a semi-infinite interfacial crack in 2D and 3D elasticity.
    Journal of Elasticity, 110, 117-140.
    http://arxiv.org/abs/1110.3612.

  9. Piccolroaz, A., Mishuris, G., Movchan, A., and Movchan, N. (2012)
    Perturbation analysis of Mode III interfacial cracks advancing in a dilute heterogeneous material.
    International Journal of Solids and Structures, 49, 244-255.
    http://arxiv.org/abs/1105.3497.

  10. Mishuris, G., Movchan, A., Movchan, N. and Piccolroaz, A. (2012)
    Interaction of an interfacial crack with linear small defects under out-of-plane shear loading.
    Computational Materials Science, 52, 226-230.
    http://arxiv.org/abs/1010.6223.

  11. Piccolroaz, A., Mishuris, G. and Radi, E. (2012)
    Mode III interfacial crack in the presence of couple stress elastic materials.
    Engineering Fracture Mechanics, 80, 60-71.
    http://arxiv.org/abs/1010.1822.

  12. Piccolroaz, A., Mishuris, G. and Movchan, A.B. (2010)
    Perturbation of Mode III interfacial cracks.
    International Journal of Fracture, 166, 41-51.
    http://arxiv.org/abs/1004.0320.

  13. Piccolroaz, A. and Bigoni, D. (2009)
    Yield criteria for quasibrittle and frictional materials: a generalization to surfaces with corners.
    International Journal of Solids and Structures, 46, 3587-3596.
    http://arxiv.org/abs/0904.3869.

  14. Piccolroaz, A., Mishuris, G. and Movchan, A.B. (2009)
    Symmetric and skew-symmetric weight functions in 2D perturbation models for semi-infinite interfacial cracks.
    Journal of the Mechanics and Physics of Solids, 57, 1657-1682.
    http://arxiv.org/abs/0812.4529.

  15. Piccolroaz, A., Mishuris, G. and Movchan, A.B. (2007)
    Evaluation of the Lazarus-Leblond constants in the asymptotic model of the interfacial wavy crack.
    Journal of the Mechanics and Physics of Solids, 55, 1575-1600.
    http://arxiv.org/abs/math-ph/0609047.

  16. Piccolroaz, A., Bigoni, D. and Willis, J.R. (2006)
    A dynamical interpretation of flutter instability in a continuous medium.
    Journal of the Mechanics and Physics of Solids 54, 2391-2417.

  17. Piccolroaz, A., Bigoni, D. and Gajo, A. (2006)
    An elastoplastic framework for granular materials becoming cohesive through mechanical densification. Part. I - small strain formulation.
    European Journal of Mechanics A/Solids 25, 334-357.

  18. Piccolroaz, A., Bigoni, D. and Gajo, A. (2006)
    An elastoplastic framework for granular materials becoming cohesive through mechanical densification. Part. II - the formulation of elastoplastic coupling at large strain.
    European Journal of Mechanics A/Solids 25, 358-369.

  19. Bigoni, D. and Piccolroaz, A. (2004)
    Yield criteria for quasibrittle and frictional materials.
    International Journal of Solids and Structures 41, 2855-2878.

  20. Piccolroaz, A., Gajo, A. and Bigoni, D. (2003)
    Cold compaction of ceramic powders.
    Materials Engineering 14, 157-170.
Chapter of books
  1. Piccolroaz, A., Gajo, A. and Bigoni, D. (2002)
    Forming of advanced ceramics. In: Selected mechanical problems in structural ceramics.
    Bigoni, D., Ed., Polish Academy of Sciences, Warsaw, Poland.
Conference proceedings
  1. Morini, L., Piccolroaz, A. and Mishuris, G. (2013)
    Dynamic energy release rate in couple-stress elasticity.
    International Symposium on Dynamic Deformation and Fracture of Advanced Materials 2013.
    Loughborough University, UK, 9-11 September 2013.

  2. Piccolroaz, A., Morini, L., Mishuris, G. and Gourgiotis, P.A. (2013)
    Loading profile effects on dynamic crack propagation in couple stress elastic materials.
    10th HSTAM International Congress on Mechanics.
    Chania, Crete, Greece, 25-27 May 2013.

  3. Piccolroaz, A., Mishuris, G. and Movchan, A.B. (2010)
    Perturbation problems for interfacial cracks.
    Advances and Trends in Structural Engineering, Mechanics and Computation.
    Cape Town, South Africa, 6-8 September 2010.

  4. Bigoni, D., Piccolroaz, A. and Willis, J.R. (2005)
    Flutter instability in elastoplastic solids with nonassociative flow rule: a dynamical interpretation.
    XVII AIMETA National Congress.
    Firenze, Italy, 12-15 September 2005.

  5. Bigoni, D. and Piccolroaz, A. (2003)
    A new yield function for geomaterials.v Constitutive modelling and analysis of boundary value problems in geotechnical engineering.
    Napoli, Italy, 22-24 April 2003.
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