Crespi Pietro Giuseppe

Associate Professor of Design of Structures at Politecnico di Milano since 2025. Assistant Professor of Design of Structures from 2008 to 2025. Collaboration on various national and international research programs on different topics since 1999. Head of Specializing Master courses at F.lli Pesenti Master School of Politecnico di Milano since 2017.

Career

Degree in Civil Engineering, Politecnico di Milano, 1998.

PhD in Structural Engineering, Politecnico di Milano, 2003.

Research

Main research topics: mechanical behavior of materials and structures; connection systems; technological systems and structures; seismic vulnerability and retrofitting of existing structures; retrofitting techniques; masonry structures; structural assessment of historical buildings.

Selected Publications

Cattaneo, S. Crespi, P. Scamardo, M. Vafa, N. (2023) "Cyclic behavior of masonry walls retrofitted with post-installed twisted bars or bonded rebars.", Construction and Building Materials, 409.

Scamardo, M. Cattaneo, S. Crespi, P. Biolzi, L. (2023) "Design method for masonry structures retrofitted with steel reinforced plaster. Journal of Building Engineering", 79.

Biolzi, L. Cattaneo, S. Crespi, P. Scamardo, M. Vafa, N. "Diagonal compression cyclic testing of unreinforced and reinforced masonry walls. Constr Build Mater", 363.

Crespi, P. Zucca, M. Valente, M. Longarini, N. (2022) "Influence of corrosion effects on the seismic capacity of existing RC bridges ", Engineering Failure Analysis, 140.

Longarini, N. Crespi, P. Zucca, M. (2022) "The influence of the geometrical features on the seismic response of historical churches reinforced by different cross lam roof-solutions", Bulletin of Earthquake Engineering, 20:6813–52.

Cattaneo, S. Crespi, P. Bonati, A. Scamardo, M. (2022) "Tensile behavior of different anchor channel connections ", Journal of Building Engineering, 45.

Franchi, A. Napoli, P. Crespi, P. Giordano, N. Zucca, M. (2022) "Unloading and Reloading Process for the Earthquake Damage Repair of Ancient Masonry Columns: The Case of the Basilica di Collemaggio ", International Journal of Architectural Heritage, 16:1683–98.

Crespi, P. Zucca, M. Valente, M. (2020) "On the collapse evaluation of existing RC bridges exposed to corrosion under horizontal loads", Engineering Failure Analysis, 116.

Giordano, N. Crespi, P. Franchi, A. "Flexural strength-ductility assessment of unreinforced masonry cross-sections: analytical expressions ", Engineering Structures, 148:399–409.

Crespi, P. Franchi, A. Giordano, N. Scamardo, M. Ronca, P. (2016) "Structural analysis of stone masonry columns of the Basilica S. Maria di Collemaggio." Engineering Structures, 129:81–90.