PROF. ANDREA PROTA

Prof. Andrea Prota is Full Professor of Structural Engineering at the Faculty of Engineering of University of Naples Federico II where he is currently the Chair of the Department of Structures for Engineering and Architecture. Prof. Prota is a member of Great Risks Commission – Section Seismic Risk of the Italian Government Civil Protection.

He holds the courses of Innovative Building Materials, Structural Engineering, and Diagnosis and Therapy of Structural Failures. He is author of more than 500 scientific papers published on journals or proceedings of national and international conferences. The published papers summarize the main outcomes of research activities that deal with theoretical and experimental aspects of the following topics: non-linear behavior of reinforced concrete, masonry and adobe structures; seismic retrofit of concrete and masonry structures with composites; behavior of concrete structures reinforced with composite bars; reinforcement bars behavior under monotonic and cyclic compression actions; polymeric and composite structures; protection of structures subjected to fast dynamic loads; behaviour of materials under dynamic loads; confinement of solid and hollow reinforced concrete columns; buckling of smooth reinforcing bars under monotonic and cyclic loads; sustainability and LCA of reinforced concrete and masonry structures; response of reinforced concrete and masonry buildings under tsunami-induced loads.

He is editorial reviewer for the following international journals: ASCE Journal of Composites for Construction, ACI Structural Journal, ACI Material Journal, Composites Part B, Engineering Structures, Composite Structures, Construction and Building Materials, Bulletin of Earthquake Engineering, Earthquake Engineering and Structural Dynamics

He participates to the following National and International Scientific Bodies: Committee 440 of the American Concrete Institute (ACI), RILEM Technical Committee "Masonry Strengthening with Composite Materials”, Member of "Commission 7 – Sustainability” of fib, Member of "Commission 9 – Dissemination of knowledge” of fib, Member of the CNR Commission for technical provisions for constructions, Member of the Commission of Ministry for Infrastructures and Transportation that developed the Guidelines for Classification of Seismic Risk of Constructions, Member of the Commission of Ministry for Infrastructures and Transportation that developed the Guidelines for Qualification of FRP materials.