Petroleum and Refinery

Biography

Fabrizio Paolacci graduated in Civil Engineering in 1992 at the University of Rome "La Sapienza" and completed his PhD in Structural Engineering in 1997. He is currently working as an Assistant Professor in Structural Engineering at University Roma Tre, Department of Engineering. He gained a long standing experience in the management of research projects about experimental assessment of the seismic response of structures. He is currently PI of many European projects. From 2008 to 2013, he assumed the role of Scientific Coordinator of the Laboratory of Testing Materials and Structures of the Department of Structures of the University Roma Tre. He has received a Fellowship provided by CNR (National Research Council) for a research activity of six months at the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering of University of California at Berkeley from September 1999 to February 2000 as a Visiting Scholar. He is author of more than 100 publications on international peer-reviewed journals and conferences.

Abstract

Abstract : Seismic isolation of elevated steel storage tanks by sliding concave bearings