Michele Bacciocchi

Biographical profile

Michele Bacciocchi is a Full Professor of Mechanics of Building Materials at the University of the Republic of San Marino (SSD CEAR-06/A, formerly ICAR/08). He has gained extensive international experience, holding visiting professorships at Wuhan University and Beihang University (China), as well as spending a period as a Research Scholar at Texas A&M University (College Station, Texas, USA).

He obtained the National Scientific Qualification for the role of Associate Professor in 2022 and, subsequently, Full Professor in 2023, in the Competition Sector 08/B2 – Structural Mechanics. In 2018, he received his PhD in Civil Engineering, Environmental Chemistry, and Materials from the University of Bologna.

Since 2022, he has been an Associate Editor of the international scientific journal Composite Structures (Elsevier). He is the author of 74 articles indexed in Scopus and co-author of 52 conference proceedings, 28 of which he personally presented as a speaker. He has contributed to six volumes and two book chapters, and has been the advisor of numerous undergraduate and graduate theses.

He is actively involved in the scientific organization of international events, serving as Conference Co-Chair in 9 international conferences.

He is currently Deputy Director of the Civil Engineering, Master's Degree Programs in Civil Engineering, and Construction and Land Management at the University of San Marino. He is also the Rector's Delegate for Environmental Sustainability Policies and Initiatives and the Rector's Delegate for Research, Technical-Scientific Sector, at the University of San Marino.

Main publications

The complete list of publications is available in the University repositoryBelow are some selected publications:

1. Bacciocchi, N. Fantuzzi (2023) – On the mapping procedure based on higher-order Hermite polynomials for laminated thin plates with arbitrary domains in gradient elasticity, International Journal for Numerical Methods in Engineering, 124, 2552-2570.
2. Bacciocchi, N. Fantuzzi, R. Luciano, A.M. Tarantino (2023) – Finite element solution of vibrations and buckling of laminated thin plates in hygro-thermal environment based on strain gradient theory, Mechanics of Advanced Materials and Structures, 30, 4383-4396.
3. Bacciocchi, V. Savino, L. Lanzoni, M. Viviani, AM Tarantino (2022) – Multi-phase homogenization procedure for estimating the mechanical properties of shot-earth materials, Composite Structures, 295, 1-11, 115799.
4. Bacciocchi, AM Tarantino (2022) – Finite anticlastic bending of hyperelastic laminated beams with a rubberlike core, Mechanics of Advanced Materials and Structures, 29, 3674-3693.
5. Bacciocchi, N. Fantuzzi, R. Luciano, AM Tarantino (2021) – Linear eigenvalue analysis of laminated thin plates including the strain gradient effect by means of conforming and nonconforming rectangular finite elements, Computers and Structures, 257, 1-19, 106676.
6. Bacciocchi, AM Tarantino (2021) – Bending of hyperelastic beams made of transversely isotropic material in finite elasticity, Applied Mathematical Modelling, 100, 55-76.
7. Bacciocchi, AM Tarantino (2021) – Analytical solutions for vibrations and buckling analysis of laminated composite nanoplates based on third-order theory and strain gradient approach. Composite Structures, 272, p. 1-15, 114083.
8. Bacciocchi, AM Tarantino (2021) – Finite bending of hyperelastic beams with transverse isotropy generated by longitudinal porosity, European Journal of Mechanics, A/Solids, 85, 104131.
9. Bacciocchi, N. Fantuzzi, AJM Ferreira (2021) – Static finite element analysis of thin laminated strain gradient nanoplates in hygro-thermal environment, Continuum Mechanics and Thermodynamics, 33, 969-992.
10. Bacciocchi (2020) – Buckling analysis of three-phase CNT/polymer/fiber functionally graded orthotropic plates: Influence of the non-uniform distribution of the oriented fibers on the critical load, Engineering Structures, 223, 111176.
11. Bacciocchi, N. Fantuzzi, AJM Ferreira (2020) – Conforming and nonconforming laminated finite element Kirchhoff nanoplates in bending using strain gradient theory, Computers and Structures, 239, 106322.
12. Bacciocchi, AM Tarantino (2020) – Critical buckling load of honeycomb sandwich panels reinforced by three-phase orthotropic skins enhanced by carbon nanotubes, Composite Structures, 237, 111904.

Research interests

His research activity focuses on the mechanics of structures (in particular theories of beams, plates and shells), on the theory of nonlinear elasticity in large deformations, on computational mechanics (finite element method), on innovative composite materials (functionally graded materials, carbon nanotubes, nanomaterials), on non-local elasticity (through strain gradient theories and advanced numerical modeling), as well as on the study of sustainable materials (concretes and mortars with recycled aggregates).