Valerio Varano Curriculum Vitae et Studiorum Born Rome, 17-10-1976 Education Ph.D. in Civil Engineering at University Roma Tre, 2007. First-class grade (magna cum laude) in Architecture at University Roma Tre, 2002. Actual position Technician at LaMS (Modelling and Simulation Lab), University Roma Tre Main research lines Microstructured continua. Masonry mechanics. Buckling and postbuckling of thin walled structures. Wave propagation in micro-cracked materials. Growth and remodeling of intracranial saccular aneurysms. Mechanics of the heart. Differential geometry and strain induced shape formation. Research Projects Prin 2009 Soft and Biological Active Matter: Mathematical Modelling and Computational Issues Coordinator: prof. G.Saccomandi Prin 2007 Modellazione ed analisi, su base prestazionale, di strutture non lineari Coordinator: prof.r.casciaro 2006-2007 Progetto Pietra di Trani Coordinator: prof. G.Salerno. Dipartimento di Strutture dell Università RomaTre. 2006-2007 Progetto GNFM Giovani Ricercatori: Riorganizzazione Materiale e Microstrutture nei Materiali Polimerici e Ferromagnetici Coordinator: prof. L.Teresi. Prin 2005 Modelli Matematici per la Scienza dei Materiali Coordinator: prof.a. Di Carlo. 2004 Progetto Masterplan della Medina di Costantina. Dipartimento di Progettazione e Studio dell Architettura dell Università RomaTre. Prin 2003 Definizione di metodi integrati per la verifica strutturale di edifici in muratura Coordinator: prof. R.Casciaro. Scientific conferences XX congresso AIMETA di Meccanica Teorica e Applicata. Bologna 12-15 settembre 2011 1
Influence of the parameterization in the interval solution of elastic beams. S.Gabriele, V.Varano How mode interaction can affect the initial postbuckling behaviour of thin-walled frames. N.L.Rizzi, V.Varano Thirteenth International Conference on Civil, Structural and Environmental Engineering Computing Chania, Crete, Greece 6-9 September 2011 On the Postbuckling Analysis of Thin-Walled Frames. N.L.Rizzi, V.Varano GMA 2011 Riunione Del Gruppo Materiali Dell AIMETA Associazione Italiana di Meccanica Teorica ed Applicata Udine 23-25 febbraio 2011 Caratterizzazione di distorsioni compatibili anisotrope P.Nardinocchi, L.Teresi, V.Varano XIX congresso AIMETA di Meccanica Teorica e Applicata. Ancona 14-17 settembre 2009 Elastic waves in a microcracked bar: the constitutively coupled case. P.Trovalusci, G. Rega, V.Varano, A.Murrali Buckling of thin-walled frames. M.P. Pignataro, N.L. Rizzi, G.C. Ruta, V.Varano A mechanical modeling of cardiac pressure volume loops. THERMEC09 International Conference on processing & manufacturing of advanced materials Processing, Fabrication, Properties, Applications August 25-29, 2009, MARITIM Hotel Berlin, Germany In the International Symposium on Multiscale Mechanical Modelling of Complex Materials and Engineering Applications MCM2 by P. Trovalusci, M. Ostoja-Starzewski Masonry panels as second gradient microstructured continua Microracked Materials As Non-Simple Continua P.Trovalusci, V. Varano Joint 8th. World Congress on Computational Mechanics (WCCM8) and 5th. European Congress on Computational Methods in Applied Sciences and Engineering (ECCOMAS 2008) Lido Island in Venice (Italy) on 30 June - 4 July 2008 Joint IACM IUTAM Minisymposium 2
Role of Heterogeneities and Uncertainties in Inelastic Response of Materials Minisymposium organized by Adnan Imbrahimbegovic and Hermann Matthies Modelling Damage in Brickwork Joints Antonio Di Carlo, Giovanni Formica, V. Varano GMA 2008 Riunione Del Gruppo Materiali Dell AIMETA Associazione Italiana di Meccanica Teorica ed Applicata Facoltà di Architettura, Università degli Studi di Genova 29 febbraio-1 marzo 2008 Continuum models for masonry panels N.L. Rizzi and V.Varano XVIII congresso AIMETA di Meccanica Teorica e Applicata. Elastic waves in a microcracked bar based on a multifield continuum modelling. P.Trovalusci, G. Rega, V.Varano XVIII congresso AIMETA di Meccanica Teorica e Applicata. Applicazioni di un modello monodimensionale per lo studio delle biforcazioni di travi di spessore sottile. G.C. Ruta, M.P. Pignataro, V.Varano, N.L. Rizzi USNCCM9 9th US National Congress on Computational Mechanics 22-26 luglio 2007 San Francisco, California Competing Remodeling Mechanisms in the Development of Saccular Aneurysms V. Sansalone, A. Di Carlo, A. Tatone, V. Varano USNCCM9 9th US National Congress on Computational Mechanics 22-26 luglio 2007 San Francisco, California Continuum models for out of plane behaviour of masonry panels A.Cecchi, N.L.Rizzi and V.Varano THERMEC' 2006 International Conference on Processing & Manufacturing Of Advanced Materials July 4-8, 2006 Vancouver, Canada A Homogenization Procedure for Arched and Vaulted Masonry Structures A. Cecchi, N.L. Rizzi and V.Varano Congresso SIMAI Baia Samuele (Ragusa), 22-26 Maggio 2006 all interno del mini-simposio Mathematical methods for cell and tissue biology Living shell-like structures A. Di Carlo, V. Sansalone, A. Tatone, V. Varano 5th World Congress of Biomechanics Munich, July 29th - August 4th 2006 Growing shells A. DiCarlo, V. Sansalone, A. Tatone, V. Varano XVII congresso AIMETA di Meccanica Teorica e Applicata. Firenze 11-15 settembre 2005 Modelli continui 1D di sistemi di blocchi in forma di archi e piattabande. N.L. Rizzi and V.Varano Workshop Modellistica Matematica: Distribuzione Di Informazioni E Didattica On-Line 3
CINCOM dell Università della Calabria Arcavacata di Rende (Cs). 7-8 ottobre 2002 Leo nel Paese delle Meravigliose Strutture N.L. Rizzi and V.Varano Publications 1) Modelli non standard per strutture monodimensionali in muratura Tesi di Dottorato V.Varano Docente guida: prof.n.l.rizzi Collana delle Tesi di Dottorato di Ricerca in Scienze dell'ingegneria Civile Università degli Studi Roma Tre Tesi n 15, Febbraio 2007 2) Living shell-like structures A. Di Carlo, V. Sansalone, A. Tatone, V. Varano In Applied and Industrial Mathematics in Italy II Selected Contribution from the 8th SIMAI Conference Baia Samuele (Ragusa), Italy 22-26 May 2006 Edited by V.Cutello, G.Fotia, L.Puccio Published by World Scientific Publishing ISBN-13 978-981-270-938-7 ISBN-10 981-270-938-X pag.315-326 3) Modelli continui 1D di sistemi di blocchi in forma di archi e piattabande N.L. Rizzi and V.Varano Atti del XVII congresso AIMETA di Meccanica Teorica e Applicata. Firenze 11-15 settembre 2005 4) Leo: a Multimedia Tale of Structural Mechanics N.L. Rizzi and V.Varano NEXUS NETWORK JOURNAL-VOL.7 NO.1, 2005 5) Applicazioni di un modello monodimensionale per lo studio delle biforcazioni di travi di spessore sottile G.C. Ruta, M.P. Pignataro, V.Varano, N.L. Rizzi Atti del XVIII congresso AIMETA di Meccanica Teorica e Applicata. 6) Elastic waves in a microcracked bar based on a multifield continuum modelling P. Trovalusci, V.Varano, G. Rega Atti del XVIII congresso AIMETA di Meccanica Teorica e Applicata. 7) A beam model for the flexural-torsional buckling of thin-walled members with some applications Ruta G., Varano V., Pignataro M., Rizzi N.,(2008) 4
Thin-Walled Structures Volume 46, Issues 7-9, July-September 2008, Pages 816-822 doi:10.1016/j.tws.2008.01.020. 8) Buckling of thin-walled frames G.C. Ruta, M.P. Pignataro, V.Varano, N.L. Rizzi Atti del XIX congresso AIMETA di Meccanica Teorica e Applicata. Ancona 14-17 settembre 2009 9) A mechanical modeling of cardiac pressure volume loops Atti del XIXcongresso AIMETA di Meccanica Teorica e Applicata. Ancona 14-17 settembre 2009 10) Microcracked materials as non-simple continua P. Trovalusci, V. Varano Materials Science Forum Vols. 638-642 (2010) pp 2749-2754 (2010) Trans Tech Publications, Switzerland doi:10.4028/www.scientific.net/msf.638-642.2749 (Proceedings from THERMEC09 International Conference on processing & manufacturing of advanced materials Processing, Fabrication, Properties, Applications August 25-29, 2009, MARITIM Hotel Berlin, Germany) 11) Effects of warping constraints and lateral restraint on the Buckling of thin-walled frames G.C. Ruta, M.P. Pignataro, V.Varano, N.L. Rizzi Proceedings of the ASME 2009 International Mechanical Engineering Congress & Exposition IMECE 2009 November 13-19, 2009, Lake Buena Vista, Florida 12) Growth and Remodeling of Intracranial Saccular Aneurysms A. Di Carlo, V. Sansalone, A. Tatone, V. Varano Proceedings of COMSOL Conference 2009 Milan, Italy, October 14-16, 2009. 13) The effects of warping constraints on the buckling of thin-walled structures M.P. Pignataro, N.L. Rizzi, G.C. Ruta, V.Varano Journal of Mechanics of Materials and Structures Vol. 4 (2009), No. 10, 1711 1727 14) A generalized continuum formulation for composite microcracked materials and wave propagation in a bar P. Trovalusci, V.Varano, G. Rega ASME Journal of Applied Mechanics Vol.77, Issue 6, 061002 ( 11 pages) doi:10.1115/1.4001639 5
15) The effects of warping on the postbuckling behaviour of thin-walled structures Thin Walled Struct (2011), doi:10.1016/j.tws.2011.04.001 16) Stone-masonry new constructions: science and history in the service of beauty and environment G. Salerno, G. Formica, S. Gabriele, V. Varano Proceedings from ICSA2010 International Conference on Structures and Architecture 21-23 July 2010, Guimaraes-Portugal 17) Multifield continuum simulations for damaged materials: a bar with voids P. Trovalusci, V. Varano International Journal for Multiscale Computational Engineering (2011) Vol.9 issue 15 18) On the Postbuckling Analysis of Thin-Walled Frames in B.H.V. Topping, Y. Tsompanakis, (Editors), "Proceedings of the Thirteenth International Conference on Civil, Structural and Environmental Engineering Computing", Civil-Comp Press, Stirlingshire, UK, Paper 43, 2011. doi:10.4203/ccp.96.43 19) Influence of the parameterization in the interval solution of elastic beams S.Gabriele, V.Varano Atti del XX congresso AIMETA di Meccanica Teorica e Applicata. Bologna 12-15 settembre 2011 20) A simplified mechanical modeling for myocardial contractions and the ventricular pressure volume relationships Mechanics Research Communications 38 (2011) 532 535 21) Torsion of the human left ventricle: Experimental analysis and computational modeling A. Evangelista, P. Nardinocchi, P.E. Puddu, L. Teresi, C. Torromeo, V. Varano Progress in Biophysics and Molecular Biology 107 (2011) 112-121 22) Ribbon Formation in Twist-Nematic Elastomers L.Teresi, V. Varano In Proceedings of the COMSOL Conference 2012 Milan (2012) 23) Left Ventricular Motion in Clinical Studies and Theoretical Modeling. A. Evangelista, P. Nardinocchi, P.E. Puddu, L. Teresi, C. Torromeo, V. Varano In: Proceedings of ESB2012: 18th Congress of the European Society of Biomechanics. Bologna, 12-15 Settembre (2011), vol. 45, p. S461 24) On the Imperfection Sensitivity of Thin-Walled Frames S.Gabriele, 6
in B.H.V. Topping, Y. Tsompanakis, (Editors), " Proceedings of the Eleventh International Conference on Computational Structures Technology ", Civil-Comp Press, Stirlingshire, UK, Paper 15, (2012). 25) Le poutre élastique en plusieurs pièces In in R. Gargiani (a cura di), L architrave le plancher la plate-forme. Nouvelle histoire de la construction, Presses Polytechniques et universitaires romandes (PPUR), Losanna, (2012) 26) Advantages in the Torsional Performances of a Simplified Cylindrical Geometry due to Transmural Differential Contractile Propertie P. Nardinocchi, P.E.Puddu, L. Teresi, V. Varano EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF MECHANICS. A, SOLIDS, vol. 36, (2012) p. 173-179 27) Strain Induced Shape Formation in Cylindrical Tubes. JOURNAL OF THE MECHANICS AND PHYSICS OF SOLIDS, vol. 60, (2012) p. 1420-1431 28) Modeling helicoid to spiral-ribbon transitions of twist-nematic elastomers. L. Teresi, V. Varano Soft Matter, (2013), 9, 3081 29) Initial postbuckling behavior of thin-walled frames under mode interaction, S.Gabriele Thin-Walled Structures 68 (2013) 124 134 30) The elastic metric: A review of elasticity with large distortions International Journal of Non-Linear Mechanics (2013) http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijnonlinmec.2013.05.002i 31) Evaluation of the strain-line patterns in a human left ventricle: a simulation study. Gabriele, S., Nardinocchi, P., Varano, V., Computer Methods in Biomechanics and Biomedical Engineering (2013). DOI:10.1080/10255842.2013.847094 32) 4D-analysis of Left Ventricular Heart Cycle Using Procrustes Motion Analysis. Piras, P., Evangelista, A., Gabriele, S., Nardinocchi, P., Teresi, L., Torromeo, C., Varano, V., Puddu, P.E. PLoS ONE 9(1): e86896. (2014) doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0086896 14-02-2014 Valerio Varano 7