Francesco Tornabene - Top Italian Scientist in Engineering
Francesco Tornabene (nicknamed by his students: "The Lord of The Shells and Beyond") was born in Bologna, January 13, 1978. Degree in Mechanical Engineering (Struct. Mech.) at University of Bologna on 23/07/2003. Title of Thesis: "Dynamic Behavior of Cylindrical Shells: Formulation and Solution". Ph.D. in "Structural Mechanics" at University of Bologna on 31/05/2007. Title of PhD Thesis: "Modeling and Solution of Shell Structures Made of Anisotropic Materials". Associate Professor at University of Salento.
Theory of Shells Plates Arches & Beams Generalized Differential Quadrature Method & Finite Element Method (GDQM & FEM) Strong and Weak Formulation Finite Element Methods (SFEM & WFEM) Fracture Mechanics: Piezoelectric Materials Stability of Equilibrium: Non-Conservative Forces Strong Formulation IsoGeometric Analysis Weak Formulation IsoGeometric Analysis


Rank: 40
H-Index: 78
Citations: 17400
Nation: Italy
Area: Engineering - Mechanics - Civil
Macroarea: Engineering
Italian Institution(s): Università del Salento  and  European Academy of Sciences
Email: francesco.tornabene@unisalento.it; francesco.tornabene@unibo.it
Rank: 40
H-Index: 78
Citations: 17400
Nation: Italy
Area: Engineering - Mechanics - Civil
Macroarea: Engineering
Italian Institution(s): Università del Salento  and  European Academy of Sciences
Email: francesco.tornabene@unisalento.it; francesco.tornabene@unibo.it