Updated on 28/05/2026.

Publications

Journal Papers

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Franchini, A., Morrisset, D., Emberley, R., and Van Coile, R., 2026. On the uncertainty of flashover correlations and its effect on risk assessment. Fire Safety Journal, 104759. Link. Code.

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Franchini, A., Van Coile, R., 2025. Quantifying the expected utility of fire tests and experiments before execution. Fire Safety Journal, 104538. Link.

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Franchini, A., Barake, B., Galasso, C., Moreyra Garlock, M.E., Mulligan, J., Quiel, S. and Torero, J.L., 2024. Integrating fire safety into bridge design is essential for resilient infrastructure. Nature Communications, 15, 6629. Link.

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Franchini, A., Galasso, C., and Torero, J.L., 2024. Probabilistic Performance-based Fire Design of Structures: A Hazard-Centred and Consequence-Oriented Perspective. Fire Technology, 60, p. 2845–2873. Link.

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Franchini, A., Galasso, C., and Torero, J.L., 2024. Consequence-oriented fire intensity optimization for structural design under uncertainty. Journal of Structural Engineering, 150(4), p.04024020. Link.

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Franchini, A., Galasso, C., and Torero, J.L., 2023. Optimising the inherent fire capacity of structures. Fire Safety Journal, 141, p.103883. Link.

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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.

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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

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Franchini, A., Jovanović, B., Yarmohammadian, R., Bisby, L., and Van Coile, R. 2025. The role of furnace testing for performance-based design and future regulations. SiF 2026. The 14th International Conference on Structures in Fire. Queen’s University/York University, Canada, 18-21 May 2026. Conference proceedings.

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Van Coile, R. and Franchini, A., 2025. Which test is the best? Choosing the fire test that maximizes the information gain. Journal of Physics Conference Series 3121(1):012037. 5th European Symposium on Fire Safety Science, September 3-5, 2025, Ljubljana, Slovenia. iopscience | biblio.ugent.be.

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Yarmohammadian, R., Jovanović, B., Franchini, A., and Van Coile, R., 2025. Physics-informed surrogate modelling for the temperature of protected steel elements in fire. INTERFLAM 2025: 16th International Conference and Exhibition on Fire Science and Engineering, Royal Holloway, University of London, UK. biblio.ugent.be.

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Peng, M., Franchini, A., Jovanović, B., and Van Coile, R., 2025. Exploiting invalid test results for assessing the distribution of glazing fracture strength. IPW 2025: the 21st International Probabilistic Workshop, ce/papers 8(3-4), p.144-151, Rostock, Germany. onlinelibrary.wiley.com | biblio.ugent.be.

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Peng, M., Symoens, E., Franchini, A., Yarmohammadian, R. and Van Coile, R., 2024. In-thickness absorption in soda-lime-silica glazing: experimental studies and 1D heat transfer models. The 4th International Conference on Structural Safety Under Fire & Blast Loading, September 9-10, 2024, London, UK.

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Franchini, A. and 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.

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Franchini, A., Galasso, C., and Torero, J.L., 2023. Addressing the pitfalls of risk-based methods for fire safety design of structures. ICASP14, July 9-13, 2023, Trinity College Dublin, Ireland.

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Franchini, A., Galasso, C., and Torero, J.L., 2022. Maximum allowable consequence approach to fire safety design of bridges. SiF2022, November 30 - December 2, 2022, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University.

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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.

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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).

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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).

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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.