Antonio P. Sberna

PhD student of Structural Engineering

Politecnico di Torino

Biography

Antonio P. Sberna is a Ph.D. student in Civil and Environmental Engineering, specializing in structural design at the Polytechnic University of Turin in Italy. His research is centered on structural optimization, with a specific focus on enhancing seismic retrofitting of existing structures. He spent a period as a visiting researcher at the University of California, San Diego, where he contributed in performance-based design methodologies for seismic retrofitting interventions in non-ductile structures.

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Interests

Structural Design
Earthquake Engineering
Structural Optimization
Computer-aided structural design
Existing structures retrofitting

Education

Visiting researcher, 2023

University of California San Diego
PhD in Civil and Environmental Engineering, current

Polytechnic University of Turin

Education

Visiting research period

University of California in San Diego

Dec 2022 – Dec 2023 San Diego (US)

Research topic: Seismic retrofit optimization of non-ductile RC buildings using soft-computing techniques within the framework of probabilistic performance-based earthquake engineering.

Advisor: Prof. Joel P. Conte

PhD in Civil and Environmental Engineering

Polytechnic University of Turin

Oct 2020 – Present Turin (Italy)

Research intererest: Optimization of retrofitting intervention of existing structures. Artificial intelligence applications for seismic engineering and collapse risks reduction.

Advisors: Prof. Giuseppe Marano and Prof. Fabio Di Trapani

MEng Civil Engineering (structures)

Polytechnic University of Turin

Oct 2017 – Jul 2020 Turin (Italy)

Master thesis (in english): Optimal seismic retrofitting of reinforced concrete buildings by steel-jacketing using a genetic algorithm-based framework

Advisors: Prof. Fabio Di Trapani and Prof. Giuseppe Marano

BSc Civil and Environmental Engineering

University of Catania

Oct 2013 – Apr 2017 Catania (Italy)

Bachelor thesis (in italian): Influenza dello sforzo normale sul collasso plastico di strutture intelaiate (Effect of axial load on the plastic analysis of frame structures)

Advisor: Prof. Annalisa Greco

Papers

in International Peer-Review Journals

Structural health monitoring of masonry structure by stress sensors: Experimental induced damage tests and proposed numerical approach for real time monitoring

Investigates innovative stress sensors for Structural Health Monitoring in masonry structures.

Cost-effective topology optimization of existing masonry structure seismic reinforcements by a new genetic algorithm-based framework

New framework for the cost optimization of CRM retrofitting in masonry structures involving linear elastic analyses.

Dynamic progressive collapse response of multi-storey frame structures with masonry infills

An analysis of the effect of masonry infills on progressive collapse of RC frame structures

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Proceedings

in National and International Conferences

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Antonio P. Sberna, Di Trapani Fabio, Marano Giuseppe Carlo (2022). A new GA-based framework based on Expected Annual Loss for optimizing seismic retrofitting in reinforced concrete frame structures. 19^th ANIDIS Conference - Seismic Engineering in Italy , 11^th-15^th September 2022 | Turin (Italy).

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Di Trapani Fabio, Antonio P. Sberna, Bertagnoli Gabriele, Marano Giuseppe Carlo (2022). A novel genetic algorithm-based optimization framework for minimizing seismic retrofitting costs in existing masonry structures. 19^th ANIDIS Conference - Seismic Engineering in Italy , 11^th-15^th September 2022 | Turin (Italy).

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Di Trapani Fabio, Antonio P. Sberna, Demartino Cristoforo, Marano Giuseppe C (2022). Genetic algorithm‐based seismic retrofitting optimization for existing masonry structures. 3ECEES - 3^rd European conference on Earthquake Engineering and Seismology, 4^th-9^th September 2022 | Bucharest (Romania).

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