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Luca Giacosa PhD Student of Civil Engineering

Luca Giacosa  

Ph.D. Student Civil Engineering
University of Illinois at Chicago

Ph.D. Student Civil Engineering
Polytechnic of Torino (Italy)

M.S. Civil Engineering (2002)
Polytechnic of Torino (Italy)



Contact Information
Lab: 1254 SEL
Lab Phone: 312-996-3568
Fax: 312-996-2426
E-mail: luca.giacosa@polito.it
 

Research Interests

Graduate Thesis: “Identification and Active Control by Megneto-Rheological Fluids of Torsionally Asymmetric Building Structures”, by Washington University of St Louis, Missouri, U.S.A. (October 2001 – February 2002).
  • Structural Identification
  • Health Monitoring
  • Structural Control
        - Dynamic behaviour and protection of bridges
        - Seismic behaviour and vulnerability of ancient historical buildings
        - Mechanical characterization and diagnosis af structures by ambient vibration dynamic tests and advanced signal processing, in time and time-frequency domain
        - Structural diagnosis via signal processing and neural techniques
        - Assessment of seismic vulnerability of ancient masonry buildings based on the analysis of archived administrative documents

    Publications and Reports

    Diego Giraldo, Osamu Yoshida, Shirley J. Dyke and Luca Giacosa, “Control-oriented System Identification Using ERA” Earthquake Engineering & Structural Dynamics, November 2003

    O. Yoshida, S.J. Dyke, L.M. Giacosa, and K.Z. Truman, "Torsional Response Control of Asymmetric Buildings Using Smart Dampers," Proceedings of the 15th ASCE Engineering Mechanics Conference, New York, NY, June 2-5, 2002.

    O. Yoshida, S.J. Dyke, L.M. Giacosa, and K.Z. Truman, "Experimental Verification of Torsional Response Control of Asymmetric Buildings Using MR Dampers," Earthquake Engineering & Structural Dynamics, June 2002 (submitted).

    L.M. Giacosa, O. Yoshida, S.J. Dyke, ”Control-oriented System Identification Using ERA” Proceeding of the Third World Conference on Structural Control, Como, Italy, April 8-10, 2002.

    L.M. Giacosa, A. De Stefano, "Identificazione Strutturale e Controllo Attivo con Fluidi Magneto-Reologici della Torsionalità di Strutture Asimmetriche" ANIDIS, Genova, Italy, January 25-29, 2004

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