About

I'm a PhD student at University College London. My research aims at defining probabilistic optimisation approaches for structures subject to natural and man-made hazards.

Research interests

• Structural optimisation
• Fire engineering
• Earthquake engineering

• Bridges
• Probabilistic design
• Sustainability

Publications

Journal papers

1. Franchini, A., Galasso, C. and Torero, J.L., 20xx. Consequence-oriented fire intensity optimisation for structural design under uncertainty. ASCE Journal of Structural Engineering (in press).
2. Franchini, A., Galasso, C. and Torero, J.L., 2023. Optimising the inherent fire capacity of structures. Fire Safety Journal, 141, p.103883. Link. (Paper presented at the 14th International Symposium on Fire Safety Science, IAFSS2023, October 23-27, 2023, Tsukuba, Japan)
3. Franchini, A., Sebastian, W. and D'Ayala, D., 2022. Surrogate-based fragility analysis and probabilistic optimisation of cable-stayed bridges subject to seismic loads. Engineering Structures, 256, p.113949. Link.
4. Franchini, A., Bursi, O.S., Basone, F. and Sun, F., 2020. Finite locally resonant metafoundations for the protection of slender storage tanks against vertical ground accelerations. Smart Materials and Structures, 29(5), p.055017. Link.

Conference papers

1. Franchini, A., Galasso, C., 2023. Seismic optimisation of cable-stayed bridges based on expected annual loss and embodied carbon. The SECED 2023 Conference, September 14-15, 2023, Cambridge, UK.
2. Franchini, A., Galasso, C. and Torero, J.L., 2023. Addressing the pitfalls of risk-based methods for fire safety design of structures. The 14th International Conference on Application of Statistics and Probability in Civil Engineering, ICASP14, July 9-13, 2023, Trinity College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland.
3. Franchini, A., Galasso, C. and Torero, J.L., 2022. Maximum allowable consequence approach to fire safety design of bridges. The 12th International Conference on Structures in Fire, SiF2022, November 30 - December 2, 2022, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Kowloon, Hong Kong.
4. Franchini, A., De Poli, M. and Galasso, C., 2022. Competing seismic-safety and sustainability goals in cable-stayed bridge optimisation. 12th National Conference on Earthquake Engineering, 12NCEE, June 27-July 1, 2022, Salt Lake City, Utah, USA.
5. Franchini, A., Sebastian, W. and D’Ayala, D., 2021. Parameterized seismic fragility functions for cable-stayed bridges. 13th International Conference on Structural Safety & Reliability, ICOSSAR 2021-2022, September 13-17, 2021, Tongji University, Shanghai, China (held online).
6. Franchini, A., Bursi, O.S., Xiao, L., Basone, F. and Sun, F., 2020. Periodic metafoundations for the protection of storage tanks against vertical ground accelerations. 17th World Conference on Earthquake Engineering, 17WCEE, September 13-18, 2020, Sendai, Japan (held online).
7. Franchini, A., Sun, F. and Bursi, O.S., 2018. Design of a Periodic Foundation for the Seismic Protection of a Slender Storage Tank Against Vertical Ground Accelerations. 4th Huixian International Forum on Earthquake Engineering for Young Researchers. August 21-22, 2018, Shanghai, China.

Projects

Seismic optimisation of cable-stayed bridges

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Probabilisitc performance-based fire design

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Multihazard optimisation

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Locally resonant metafoundtions

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