Master in design of steel structures

Key Qualification
Structural Engineering.
Steel and Aluminium Structures, Seismic Design, Structural Restoration

Academic Career
1961               Graduate in Civil Engineering at the University of Naples with the highest marks cum laude
1969               Doctor degree in Structural Engineering
1975                Full professor of Structural Engineering at the University of Naples
1978/82           Director of the Institute of Technique of Construction at the Engineering Faculty of Naples
1995                Doctor Honoris Causa at Technical University of Bucharest
1996                Doctor Honoris Causa at Polytechnical University of Timisoara
since 1997     Promoter of contacts within the SOCRATES ERASMUS project
1997/2003       Responsible of the SOCRATES ERASMUS project for Civil Engineering    students
since   2000     Member of the Faculty Committee for external relationships
2001                “Charles Massonnet” Award
Since 2004     Director of the teaching staff for the Doctor Degree in Constructional   Engineering
since   2005    President of the Doctoral School of Civil Engineering
since   2006    President of the Master in Design of Steel Structures

National Organisations
1975/1997       Member of the Executive Board of the Italian Council of Steel Technicians (CTA)
Since 1975      Chairman of UNIMET Committee SC XIII “Aluminium Alloy Structures”
Since 1978      Member of CNR (National Research Council) Committee for Steel Structures and responsible of the following recommendations:
10026                “Lifting platforms”
10028                “Aluminium Alloy Structures for cranes”
10029                “High Strength Steel Constructions”
1978/80             Member of CNR Group for the project “Material for Civil Engineering”
1985/95             Member of the Executive Board of Italian Association of Seismic Engineering (ANIDIS)
1985/95            Member of CNR Group for the project “Earthquake Prevention”
Since 1988      Member of the Executive Board of Italian National Group of IABSE
Since 1989       Chairman of UNI Committee SC3 “Steel and Composite Structures” (mirror Committee for Eurocode 3 and Eurocode 4)
1990/92            Vice-President of the Italian Council of Steel Technicians (CTA)
Since 1990      Member of the Executive Board of Italian Association for the Strengthening and Repairing of Constructions (ASS.I.R.C.CO.)
1991/95              Member of the Italian National Committee of UNESCO
1992/94              President of the Italian Council of Steel Technicians (CTA)
Since 1992        Member of CNR Group for the project on “Cultural Heritage”
Since 1993      Member of Working Group on Seismic Isolation (GLIS)
1994/96              Vice-President of the Italian Council of Steel Technicians (CTA)
Since 1995      Chairman of CNR Committee “Protection of buildings against fire”
1998/1999         Member of the Working Group “Seismic Code” of Ministry of Public Works
2002                Honorary Member of the Italian Council of Steel Technicians(CTA)
Since 2002        Member of CNR Committee “Technical Codification”
Since 2005      Responsible of the Research Unit on “Seismic Behaviour of Steel and Composite structures” in the RELUIS project

International Organisations
1970/79           Former Chairman of Committee “Aluminium Alloy Structures” of ECCS (European Convention for Constructional Steelwork)
Since 1971       Member of Committee “Stability” of Council on Tall Building and Urban Habitat
Since 1977      Italian delegate in ISO-Committee TC 167 “Steel and Aluminium Structures”
Since 1980      Chairman of ECCS - TWG 2.2 “Strength and Stability of Aluminium Structures”
Since 1980      Member of ECCS - TWG 2.4 “Fatigue Design”
1984/91           Member of RILEM Committee on “Characterisation of ultimate limit state behaviour of materials”
Since 1985      Chairman of ECCS Committee TC 13 “Seismic Design”
Since 1989      Leader of the Italian delegation in Committee CEN-TC 250/SC3 “Steel Structures”
                         Leader of the Italian delegation in Committee CEN-TC 250/SC4 “Composite Structures”
1989/92           Italian responsible of the project EUREKA 269 on “Design of aluminium structures under fatigue loads”
1990/99           Italian representative in the COST-C1 Action on “The control of semi-rigid behaviour of connections in civil engineering”
1990                Founder member of AICPS (Association of Engineers, Constructors and Designers of Structures), Romania
1991/94           Italian responsible of the TEMPUS-JEP 2747 program on “Civil and Structural Engineering problems”
Since 1992      Chairman of Committee CEN-TC 250/SC9 “Aluminium Structures” (Eurocode 9)
Since 1993      Expert in Project Team PT1 “Members” of Committee CEN-TC 250/SC9 Expert in Project Team PT2 “Connections” of Committee CEN-TC 250/SC9
Since 1994      Member of RILEM Committee on “Testing of metallic structural materials for determining stress-strain relations under cyclic loading”
Since 1994      Chairman of the International Conference STESSA (Behaviour of Steel Structures in Seismic Areas)
1994                Founder member of ESDEP (European Steel Design Educational Program)
1995/96           Italian responsible of the TEMPUS PHARE-CHE 1198 on “Implementing of Structural Eurocodes in Romanian Civil Engineering Standards”
1995/97           Italian responsible of the TEMPUS-JEP 9524 programme on “Use of Steel in Refurbishment”
1995/97           Italian responsible of the TEMPUS-JEP 11297 programme on “Quality assessment of materials and structural reliability”
Since 1996       Member of the Committee ISO/TC 98/WG1 “Seismic actions on structures”
1997/2000       Co-ordinator of the INCO-COPERNICUS JOINT RESEARCH PROJECT on “Reliability of moment resistant connections of steel building frames in seismic areas” (RECOS)
2000                  Member of the Royal Academy of Engineers of Spain
Since 2000      Italian representative in the COST C12 Action on “Improvement of Building’s Structural Quality by New Technologies”
Since 2000     Chairman of WG2 on “Structural Integrity under Exceptional Loading” in the COST C12 Action on “Improvement of Building’s Structural Quality by New Technologies”
2003               Co-ordinator of the PROHITEC Project on “Earthquake Protection of Historical Buildings by Mixed Reversible Technologies”
2004                Member of the Academy of Engineers of Czech Republic
Since 2006   Chairman of the COST C26 Action on “Urban Habitat Constructions under Catastrophic Events”

Scientific Activity
Research director of many projects sponsored by CNR, Ministry of Education, Ministry of Public Works, Ministry of Research in Italy.
Scientific responsible and partner of research projects sponsored by the European Commission.
Participation to National and International Conferences as member of the Scientific Committee, invited speaker, keynote lecturer, general reporter, session chairman.
Lecturing in many Countries (Europe, US, Canada, South America, China, Japan) as visiting professor and invited speaker.
Scientific contacts with many Universities and Research Centres (about 100 in the World).
Reviewer and/or member of the Scientific Editorial Board in the following international Journals:
      - Materials and Structures
      - Journal of Constructional Steel Research
     - Computer and Structures
      - Engineering Structures
      - Materials and Design
      - Progress in Structural Engineering
      - Construction Métallique
      - Costruzioni Metalliche
Chairman of the International Conference on the “Behaviour of Steel Structures in Seismic Areas” (STESSA), in the editions:
     - STESSA ’94 (Timisoara, June 1994)
     - STESSA ’97 (Kyoto, August 1997)
     - STESSA 2000 (Montreal, August 2000)
     - STESSA 2003 (Naples, June 2003)
     - STESSA 2006 (Yokohama,August 2006)

Consulting Activity
Designer of structures (steel, reinforced concrete, aluminium, timber, composite).
Proof engineer for public and private constructions.
Expert in refurbishment of monument for the Ministry of Historical Heritage.
Consulting engineer of many National and International Companies.
Quality control for British Steel (now Corus) production.
National and international awards:

(1986) Jubilee Competition “Hundred Years of Aluminium”: prize for the Aluminium Tower for Parabolic Antennas in Naples
(1987) ECCS award for the main building of the New Fire Station in Naples
(1987) ACAI prize for the New Fire Station in Naples
(1987) INARCH prize for the New Fire Station in Naples
(1995) ACAI prize for the Malpensa Airport building in Milan
(1996) Prize of the International Jury for the Aquarium and Museum in Numea (New Caledonia)
(1999) ACAI prize for the Malpensa Airport building in Milan

Publications
·Author of more than 550papers published in national and international journals and conference proceedings, dealing with metal structures, seismic design and structural restoration.
Author of more than 20 books plus two in preparation.
The books of international circulation are:

“Aluminium Alloy Structures” (first edition)
(English and American edition by Pitman in 1985; Italian edition in 1986; Chinese edition in 1993)
“Aluminium Alloy Structures” (second edition)
(English edition by Chapman & Hall in 1994, with many additions, such as fatigue design, fire resistance, stability of shells, composite sections)
“Theory and Design of Steel Structures” (with G. Ballio)
Several editions:
1979 Italian (ed. Isedi - Mondadori)
1983 English (ed. Chapman & Hall)
1987 Italian (ed. Hoepli)
1987 Taiwan
1988 Chinese
“Testing of Metal for Structures” (editor of the RILEM Workshop in Naples, 1991)
“Design of Steel Structures in Seismic Areas” (with V. Piluso) ECCS Manual, doc. 76, 1994
“Behaviour of Steel Structures in Seismic Areas” - STESSA ‘94 (editor with V. Gioncu of the STESSA Conference Proceedings in Timisoara, published by Chapman & Hall, London, 1995)
“Theory and Design of Seismic Resistant Steel Frames” (with V. Piluso) (Chapman & Hall, London, 1996)
“Behaviour of Steel Structures in Seismic Areas” - STESSA ‘97 (editor with H. Akiyama of the STESSA Conference Proceedings in Kyoto, 1997, published by 10/17, Salerno)
“Behaviour of Steel Structures in Seismic Areas” - STESSA ‘2000 (editor with R. Tremblay of the STESSA Conference Proceedings in Montreal, 2000, published by Balkema, Rotterdam)
“Seismic Resistant Steel Structures” (editor with V. Gioncu; Springer-Verlag, 2000)
“Moment Resistant Connections of Steel Frames in Seismic Areas: Design and Reliability” (editor, published by E&FN SPON, London, 2000)
“Design of Metallic Cold-Formed Thin-Walled Members” (with A. Ghersi and R. Landolfo), Publisher E & FN SPON,London,2001
“Ductility of Seismic-resistant Steel Structures” (with V.Gioncu), Publisher E & FN SPON,London,2002
“Refurbishment of buildings and bridges” (co-editor with M. Ivanyi), Publisher Springer-Verlag,2002
“Aluminium Structural Design” (editor), Publisher Springer-Verlag, 2003
“Edifici con Struttura di Acciaio in Zona Sismica” (with R. Landolfo, G. Della Corte and B. Faggiano), IUSS Press Istituto Universitario di Studi Superiori di Pavia, 2006.
“Seismic upgrading of RC buildings by advanced techniques - The ILVA-IDEM Research Project” (co-ordinator & editor), Polimetrica International Scientific Publisher, Monza, 2006.

Federico Massimo Mazzolani