UNIRSM People Nicola Cosentino

Nicola Cosentino

Biographical profile

Engineer, freelancer in Bologna and contract professor at the University of San Marino.
In 1996 he obtained a Degree in Civil Engineering – Transportation Section at the University of Bologna. In 2002 he obtained a PhD in Structural Mechanics at the University of Bologna – DISTART Department.

Main publications

M. Majowiecki, S. Pinardi, N. Cosentino, G. Berti, “Pedestrian bridge over the Swan River in Perth, history of structural design from concept to construction and evaluation of wind and pedestrian induced vibrations”, Costruzioni Metalliche, Jul-Aug 2019
G. Barozzi, N Cosentino, L. Lanzoni, AM Tarantino, “Safety assessment of historic timber structural elements”, Case Studies in Construction Materials, n. 8 (2018) 530–541.
T. Argentini, G. Diana, S. Giappino, S. Muggiasca, D. Rocchi, N. Cosentino, M. Majowiecki, “Wind effects of a pedestrian arch bridge with complex shape”, 19th IABSE Congress, Stockholm, 21-23 September 2016.
M. Deganutti, N. Cosentino, “The survey of damages, vulnerabilities and costs in the post-earthquake”, Proceedings of the conference: Rebuilding the memory, the cultural heritage of Friuli forty years after the earthquake, Udine, May 2016
N. Cosentino, M. Majowiecki, C. Utili, “Optimal Damping Systems for Flexible Footbridges”, Proc. of Footbridge 2005 – 2nd International Conference, Venice December 2005
Cosentino N., Flamand O., Ceccoli C. “Rain-Wind Induced Vibration of Stay Cables. Part I: Experimental Investigation and Physical Explanation” Wind & Structures, an Int. J., Vol. 6, n. 6, Nov. 2003 , 471-484.
Cosentino N., Flamand O., Ceccoli C. “Rain-Wind Induced Vibration of Stay Cables. Part II: Mechanical Modeling and Parameter Characterisation” Wind & Structures, an Int. J., Vol. 6, n. 6, Nov. 2003 , 485-498.

Research interests

Wind engineering, seismic engineering, structural dynamics, historical masonry structures.
The research activity was initially oriented to the study of fluid-structure interaction phenomena with particular reference to the theoretical-experimental analysis of multivariate stochastic pressure fields induced on large span roofs and to aeroelastic phenomena on flexible structures. Among the latter, the excitations of bridge cables, induced by the combined action of wind and rain, were the subject of the development of the Doctoral Thesis. The main techniques of stochastic dynamic analysis of structures subjected to random actions were also studied and applied.
In the professional activity, the research has been mainly oriented to the dynamics of structures, with particular attention to the experimental dynamic characterization, to the dynamic excitation induced by the wind on flexible structures and by pedestrians on pedestrian bridges, to the design of seismic isolation systems and dynamic damping systems in general, and their optimization.
In more recent years, a further line of research dedicated to cultural heritage has been added, with particular attention to the characterization of wooden elements and the theoretical and experimental behavior of historical masonry structures.