Patents and publications
Patents and Invention Disclosures
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Multiscale Structural Element (“Elemento Strutturale a Geometria Multiscala”) F. Fraternali, F. Fabbrocino, I. Farina, Italian Patent Application No.102015000044896, Filed August 17, 2015.pdf
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Seismic isolation device (“Dispositivo di isolamento sismico”), F. Fraternali, Italian Patent Application No. 102015000015521, Filed May 18, 2015. PCT International Application to the International Bureau of the World Intellectual Property Organization, Filed 17 May 2016, Submission No. 052854, Application No. PCT/IB2016/052854. pdf
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Design of a deployable tensegrity lamp, F. Fraternali, R.E. Skelton, Registered European Community Design. Registration No: 002058255-0001, Filed June 14, 2012. (DOI: 10.13140/2.1.4485.4084). pdf
Scientific publications and technical reports
[FCC+11b] Fraternali, F., Ciancia, V., Chechile, R., Rizzano, G., Feo, L., Incarnato, L. Studio Sperimentale sulle Proprietà Termo-Meccaniche di Calcestruzzi Rinforzati con Fibre di Plastica da Riciclo. IN CONCRETO, 110, 116-119, 2011. ANCE CODE: E188137. http://ita.zinio.com/
[FCC+11a] Fraternali, F., Ciancia, V., Chechile, R., Rizzano, G., Feo, L., Incarnato, L. Experimental Study of the Thermo-Mechanical Properties of Recycled PET Fiber Reinforced Concrete. COMPOSITE STRUCTURES, 93, 2368–2374, 2011. ISSN: 0263-8223, DOI: 10.1016/j.compstruct.2011.03.025.
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[FFP+12] Fraternali, F., Farina, I., Polzone, C., Pagliuca, E., Feo, L. On the use of R-PET strips for the reinforcement of cement mortars. COMPOSITES. PART B, ENGINEERING, 46, 207-210, 2013. ISSN: 1359-8368, DOI: 10.1016/j.compositesb.2012.09.070.
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[SFCM13] Skelton, R.E., Fraternali, F., Carpentieri, G., Micheletti, A. Minimum mass design of tensegrity bridges with parametric architecture and multiscale complexity. MECHANICS RESEARCH COMMUNICATIONS, 58, 124-132, 2014. ISSN: 0093-6413, DOI: 10.1016/j.mechrescom.2013.10.017.
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[FSB14] Fraternali, F., Spadea, S., Berardi, V.P.. Effects of recycled PET fibers on the mechanical properties and seawater curing of Portland cement-based concretes. CONSTRUCTION AND BUILDING MATERIALS, 61, 293-302, 2014. ISSN: 0950-0618, DOI: 10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2014.03.019.
[FFA14] Fortunato, A., Fraternali, F., Angelillo, A. Structural capacity of masonry walls under horizontal loads. INGEGNERIA SISMICA/INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF EARTHQUAKE ENGINEERING, 31(1), 41-51, 2014. ISSN: 0393-1420.
[AFC+14] Amendola, A., Carpentieri, G., De Oliveira, M., Skelton, R.E., Fraternali, F.. Experimental investigation of the softening-stiffening response of tensegrity prisms under compressive loading. COMPOSITE STRUCTURES, 117, 234-243, 2014. ISSN: 0263-8223, DOI: 10.1016/j.compstruct.2014.06.022.
[FGA15] Fraternali, F., Carpentieri, G., Amendola, A. On the mechanical modeling of the extreme softening/stiffening response of axially loaded tensegrity prisms. JOURNAL OF THE MECHANICS AND PHYSICS OF SOLIDS, 74, 136-157, 2015. ISSN: 0022-5096 DOI: 10.1016/j.jmps.2014.10.010.
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[FCP14] Spadea, S., Farina, I., Berardi, V.P., Dentale, F., Fraternali, F. Energy dissipation capacity of concretes reinforced with R-PET fibers. INGEGNERIA SISMICA/INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF EARTHQUAKE ENGINEERING, 2, 61-70, 2014. ISSN: 0393-1420.
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[SFC+15] Spadea, S., Farina, I., Carrafiello, A, Fraternali, F. Recycled nylon fibers as cement mortar reinforcement. CONSTRUCTION AND BUILDING MATERIALS, 80, 200-209, 2015. ISSN: 0950-0618, DOI: 10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2015.01.075.
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[FCA+14] Fraternali, F., Carpentieri, G., Amendola, A., Skelton, R.E., Nesterenko, V. F. Multiscale tunability of solitary wave dynamics in tensegrity metamaterials. APPLIED PHYSICS LETTERS, 105, 201903, 2014. ISSN: 0003-6951, DOI: 10.1063:1.4902071.
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[AHG+15] Amendola, A., Nava, E.H., Goodall, R., Todd, I., Skelton, R.E., Fraternali, F. On the additive manufacturing, post-tensioning and testing of bi-material tensegrity structures. COMPOSITE STRUCTURES, 131, 66-71, 2015. ISSN: 0263-8223, DOI: 10.1016/j.compstruct.2015.04.038.
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[FDS15] Fraternali, F., De Chiara, E., Skelton, R.E. On the use of morphing and wind stable tensegrity structures for shading facades of smart buildings. SMART MATERIALS AND STRUCTURES, 24, 105032 (10pp), 2015. ISSN: 0964-1726, DOI:10.1088/0964-1726/24/10/105032.
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[CSF15a] Carpentieri, G., Skelton, R.E., Fraternali, F. Minimum mass and optimal complexity of planar tensegrity bridges. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SPACE STRUCTURES, 30(3-4), 221-244, 2015. ISSN: 0266-3511, DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1260/0266-3511.30.3-4.221.
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[FFC+16a] Farina, I., Fabbrocino, F., Carpentieri, G., Modano, M., Amendola, A., Goodall, R., Feo, L., Fraternali, F., On the reinforcement of cement mortars through 3D printed polymeric and metallic fibers. COMPOSITES. PART B, ENGINEERING, 90, 76-85, 2016. ISSN: 1359-8368, DOI: 10.1016/j.compositesb.2015.12.006.
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[FCS+16]. Fraternali, F., Carpentieri, G., Skelton, R.E, Micheletti, A. Progettazione parametrica di ponti tensegrity (Parametric design of tensegrity bridges, in Italian). STRUCTURAL, 201, paper 02 (11pp), 2016. ISSN 2282-3794. DOI: 10.12917/Stru201.02
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[ASG+16] Amendola, A., Smith, C.J., Goodall, R., Auricchio, F., Feo, L., Benzoni, G., Fraternali, F. Experimental response of additively manufactured metallic pentamode materials confined between stiffening plates. COMPOSITE STRUCTURES, 142, 254–262, 2016. ISSN: 0263-8223, DOI: 10.1016/j.compstruct.2016.01.091.
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[SSF16] Singh, R., Singh, S., Fraternali F. Development of in-house composite wire based feed stock filaments of fused deposition modelling for wear-resistant materials and structures. COMPOSITES. PART B, ENGINEERING, 98, 244-249, 2016. ISSN: 1359-8368- DOI:10.1016/j.compositesb.2016.05.038.
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[FFC+16b] Farina, I., Fabbrocino, F., Colangelo, F., Feo, L., Fraternali, F., Surface roughness effects on the reinforcement of cement mortars through 3D printed metallic fibers. COMPOSITES. PART B, ENGINEERING, 99, 305-311, 2016. ISSN: 1359-8368, DOI:10.1016/j.compositesb.2016.05.055.
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[CSF16] Carpentieri, G., Skelton, R.E., Fraternali, F. A minimal mass deployable structure for solar energy harvesting on water canals. STRUCTURAL AND MULTIDISCIPLINARY OPTIMIZATION, ISSN: 1615-147X, 1-10, Online First (2016): DOI:10.1017/s00158-016-1503-5.
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[ACF+16] Amendola, A., Carpentieri, G., Feo, L., Fraternali, F. Bending dominated response of layered mechanical metamaterials alternating pentamode lattices and confinement plates. COMPOSITE STRUCTURES, 157, 71–77, 2016.. ISSN: 0263-8223, DOI: 10.1016/j.compstruct.2016.07.031.
[FAB+16] Fabbrocino, F., Amendola, A., Benzoni, G., Fraternali, F. Seismic application of pentamode lattices. INGEGNERIA SISMICA/INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF EARTHQUAKE ENGINEERING, 1-2, 62-71, 2016. ISSN: 0393-1420.
[SSF+16] Singh, R., Singh, N., Fabbrocino, F., Fraternali, F., Ahuja, I., Waste management by recycling of polymers with reinforcement of metal powder. COMPOSITES. PART B, ENGINEERING, 105, 23-29, 2016. ISSN: 1359-8368, DOI: 10.1016/j.compositesb.2016.08.029.
[SBF+16] Singh, R., Bedia, P., Fraternali, F., Ahuja, I. Effect of single particle size, double particle size and triple particle size Al2O3 in Nylon-6 matrix on mechanical properties of feed stock filament for FDM. COMPOSITE. PART B, ENGINEERING, 106, 20-27, 2016. ISSN: 1359-8368, DOI: 10.1016/j.compositesb.2016.08.039.
[BSF+16] Boparai, K.S., Singh, R., Fabbrocino, F., Fraternali, F. Thermal characterization of recycled polymer for additive manufacturing applications. COMPOSITE. PART B, ENGINEERING, 106, 42-47, 2016. ISSN: 1359-8368, DOI: 10.1016/j.compositesb.2016.09.009.
[SHS+16] Sing, N., Hui, D., Singh, R., Ahuja, I. Feo, L., Fraternali, F. Recycling of plastic solid waste: A state of art review and future applications. COMPOSITE. PART B, ENGINEERING, ISSN: 1359-8368, Online First (2016), DOI: 10.1016/j.compositesb.2016.09.013.
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[CMS+16] Cimmino, M.C., Miranda, R., Sicignano, E., Ferreira, A. J. M.; Skelton, R. E., Fraternali, F. Composite solar façades and wind generators with tensegrity architecture. COMPOSITE. PART B, ENGINEERING, ISSN: 1359-8368, Online first (2016), DOI: 10.1016/j.compositesb.2016.09.077.
[FA16] Fraternali, F., Amendola, A. Mechanical modeling of innovative metamaterials alternating pentamode lattices and confinement plates. JOURNAL OF THE MECHANICS AND PHYSICS OF SOLIDS, 99, 259-271, 2017. ISSN: 0022-5096, DOI: 10.1016/j.jmps.2016.11.010.
[ABF16] Amendola, A., Benzoni, G., Fraternali, F. Non-linear elastic response of layered structures, alternating pentamode lattices and confinement plates. COMPOSITE. PART B, ENGINEERING,ISSN: 1359-8368, Online first (2016), DOI: 10.1016/j.compositesb.2016.10.027.
[SSS+16] Singh, R., Sing, S., Singh, I.P., Fabbrocino, F., Fraternali, F. Investigation for surface finish improvement of FDM parts by vapor smoothing process. COMPOSITE. PART B, ENGINEERING, 111, 228-234, 2017. ISSN: 1359-8368, DOI: 10.1016/j.compositesb.2016.11.062.
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