Loss, Cristiano

Statement

In general, my research aims to develop high-performance wood-based systems and structures, as well as related performance-based optimum design procedures for engineers to provide them with cost-effective safer buildings, also under extreme events. Specifically, my research vision focuses on integrating new engineered wood products, structural elements, and prefabricated hybrid composite systems into a coherent framework of innovative methods of design and construction for the next generation of buildings and sustainable urban development.

Research areas

• Timber Engineering
• Structural Engineering
• Earthquake Engineering

Research Interests

• Displacement-based design of timber structures
• Seismic design and analysis of timber buildings
• Industrialized construction systems for multi-story buildings
• Innovative design methods for mass timber construction
• Development of design guidance for hybrid buildings in earthquake-prone areas
• Towards a rational design of tall wood-based buildings
• Naturally-inspired industrialized construction systems
• Experimental tests of timber assemblies