Milani Gabriele

Gabriele Milani, Eng. PhD, is Full Professor of Structural Mechanics (Scienza delle Costruzioni) at the Department of Architecture, Built Environment and Construction Engineering ABC, Technical University of Milan, Italy. Previously Associate (2014-2019) and Assistant Professor (2008-2014) in the same university. Chair professor at Yangzhou University, PRC (2019-2020), visiting at Newcastle University, UK (2016, 2017) and IIT Bombay, India (2022). He published more than 350 papers in high-impact international journals in different fields of structural mechanics, he edited several books and co-authored many book chapters, he was invited as keynote speaker in internationally recognized conferences, co-chaired the 18th International Masonry Conference in 2018 (Milan, Italy) and the 18th International Brick and Block Masonry Conference in 2024 (Birmingham, UK). He is the first author in Scopus under the keyword "Masonry". EB member in both high-reputation journals and international congresses, he was awarded a Most Cited Author Award for a paper in Computers & Structures, a Telford Premium and a K.J. Bathe Award.

Career

PhD in Civil and Industrial Engineering, University of Ferrara, 2005.

MSc in Civil Engineering, University of Ferrara, 2001.

Research

His scientific interests are in the structural mechanics field. They are manyfold and include masonry modelling and experimentation, seismic engineering, preservation of historical constructions, timber, limit analysis, innovative strengthening with composite materials, Structural Health Monitoring, genetic algorithms (GA), rubber vulcanisation and elastomeric seismic isolation.

Selected Publications

D'Altri, A.M. Sarhosis, V. Milani, G. Rots, J. Cattari, S. Lagomarsino, S. Sacco, E. Tralli, A. Castellazzi, G. de Miranda, S. (2020) "Modeling Strategies for the computational analysis of unreinforced masonry structures: review and classification", Archives of Computational Methods in Engineering, 27 (4), pp. 1153 - 1185.

Sarhosis, V. Milani, G. Formisano, A. Fabbrocino, F. (2018) "Evaluation of different approaches for the estimation of the seismic vulnerability of masonry towers", Bulletin of Earthquake Engineering, 16 (3), pp. 1511 - 1545.

Chiozzi, A. Milani, G. Tralli, A. (2017) "A Genetic Algorithm NURBS-based new approach for fast kinematic limit analysis of masonry vaults", Computers and Structures, 182, pp. 187 - 204.

Carozzi, F.G. Milani, G. Poggi, C. (2014) "Mechanical properties and numerical modeling of Fabric Reinforced Cementitious Matrix (FRCM) systems for strengthening of masonry structures", Composite Structures, 107, pp. 711 - 725.

Milani, G. Lourenço, P.B. Tralli, A. (2006) "Homogenised limit analysis of masonry walls, Part I: Failure surfaces", Computers and Structures, 84 (3-4), pp. 166 - 180.

Grants, awards and Honours

Most Cited Author Award Computers & Structures, Years 2006-2010.

Telford Premium Award, by the UK Institution of Civil Engineers.

K.J. Bathe Award 2014. This award is named to recognize the outstanding contributions made by Professor K.J. Bathe.

Best Paper Award 2024 in Engineering Structures for the paper Engineering Structures 282, #115792.

2026 – 2028: Tubitak (Turkey)- MAECI (Italy) cooperation project financed by the Ministry of Cooperation and Foreign Affairs, on masonry walls, stereotomy and interlocking.

2023 – 2025: MUR Italian Ministry of University and Scientific Research MUR, for a project on additive manufacturing COM^3D-CREATE Advanced mechanical models and computational methods for large-scale 3D printing of innovative concrete structures.

2022 – 2024: Indian-Italian MAECI cooperation project, Ministry of Cooperation and Foreign Affairs.