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Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
Italy
2026

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Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering

D-Index
99
Citations
40450
World Ranking
68
National Ranking
2

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering in Italy Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering in Italy Leader Award
  • 2023 - Research.com Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering in Italy Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering in Italy Leader Award

Overview

Erasmo Carrera is affiliated with the Polytechnic University of Turin in Italy and has an extensive research profile in the field of engineering. Their work primarily addresses the mechanics of materials and structural engineering, with notable contributions to control and systems engineering, mechanical engineering, and biomedical engineering.

Their research focuses on several core topics including:

  • Composite Structure Analysis and Optimization
  • Structural Load-Bearing Analysis
  • Structural Analysis and Optimization
  • Vibration and Dynamic Analysis
  • Numerical Methods in Engineering
  • Acoustic Wave Phenomena Research
  • Mechanical Behavior of Composites

They have published extensively, with significant output in journals such as Mechanics of Advanced Materials and Structures and Composite Structures, among others. Frequent publication venues include:

  • Mechanics of Advanced Materials and Structures (52 publications)
  • Composite Structures (40 publications)
  • Acta Mechanica (9 publications)
  • Thin-Walled Structures (9 publications)
  • SSRN Electronic Journal (8 publications)

Among their recent scholarly papers are:

  • "Carrera unified formulation (CUF) for the micropolar plates and shells. I. Higher order theory" (2020), published in Mechanics of Advanced Materials and Structures
  • "Reflection of hygrothermal waves in a Nonlocal Theory of coupled thermo-elasticity" (2022), published in Mechanics of Advanced Materials and Structures
  • "Free vibration analysis of variable stiffness composite laminated beams and plates by novel hierarchical differential quadrature finite elements" (2021), published in Composite Structures
  • "Carrera unified formulation (CUF) for the shells of revolution. Numerical evaluation" (2022), published in Mechanics of Advanced Materials and Structures
  • "Carrera Unified Formulation (CUF) for the composite shells of revolution. Equivalent single layer models" (2023), published in Mechanics of Advanced Materials and Structures

The scientist has collaborated frequently with other researchers, including:

  • A. Pagani
  • R. Augello
  • Matteo Filippi
  • Marco Petrolo
  • Enrico Zappino

Best Publications

  • Historical review of Zig-Zag theories for multilayered plates and shells

    Erasmo Carrera

  • Theories and Finite Elements for Multilayered Plates and Shells:A Unified compact formulation with numerical assessment and benchmarking

    Erasmo Carrera

  • Thin Plates And Shells: Theory Analysis And Applications

    E Ventsel;T Krauthammer;E Carrera

  • Theories and Finite Elements for Multilayered, Anisotropic, Composite Plates and Shells

    Erasmo Carrera

  • Developments, ideas, and evaluations based upon Reissner’s Mixed Variational Theorem in the modeling of multilayered plates and shells

    Erasmo Carrera

  • Beam Structures: Classical and Advanced Theories

    Erasmo Carrera;Gaetano Giunta;Marco Petrolo

  • Static, free vibration and buckling analysis of isotropic and sandwich functionally graded plates using a quasi-3D higher-order shear deformation theory and a meshless technique

    A. M. A. Neves;A. J. M. Ferreira;Erasmo Carrera;Maria Cinefra

  • Effects of thickness stretching in functionally graded plates and shells

    Erasmo Carrera;Salvatore Brischetto;Maria Cinefra;Marco Soave

  • Stress, vibration and buckling analyses of FGM plates—A state-of-the-art review

    K. Swaminathan;D.T. Naveenkumar;A.M. Zenkour;A.M. Zenkour;E. Carrera;E. Carrera

  • Finite Element Analysis of Structures through Unified Formulation

    Erasmo Carrera;Maria Cinefra;Marco Petrolo;Enrico Zappino

  • Evaluation of Layerwise Mixed Theories for Laminated Plates Analysis

    Erasmo Carrera

  • A quasi-3D sinusoidal shear deformation theory for the static and free vibration analysis of functionally graded plates

    A. M. A. Neves;A. J. M. Ferreira;Erasmo Carrera;Maria Cinefra

  • Finite Element Analysis of Structures Through Unified Formulation: Carrera/Finite

    Erasmo Carrera;Maria Cinefra;Enrico Zappino;Marco Petrolo

  • On the use of the Murakami's zig-zag function in the modeling of layered plates and shells

    Erasmo Carrera

  • A Survey With Numerical Assessment of Classical and Refined Theories for the Analysis of Sandwich Plates

    Erasmo Carrera;Salvatore Brischetto

  • Refined beam theories based on a unified formulation

    Erasmo Carrera;Gaetano Giunta

  • Plates and Shells for Smart Structures: Classical and Advanced Theories for Modeling and Analysis

    Erasmo Carrera;Salvatore Brischetto;Pietro Nali

  • C0 REISSNER–MINDLIN MULTILAYERED PLATE ELEMENTS INCLUDING ZIG-ZAG AND INTERLAMINAR STRESS CONTINUITY

    Erasmo Carrera

  • Variable Kinematic Model for the Analysis of Functionally Graded Material plates

    Erasmo Carrera;Salvatore Brischetto;Alessandro Robaldo

  • Refined beam elements with arbitrary cross-section geometries

    E. Carrera;G. Giunta;P. Nali;M. Petrolo

  • Mixed layer-wise models for multilayered plates analysis

    Erasmo Carrera

Frequent Co-Authors

Alfonso Pagani
Alfonso Pagani Polytechnic University of Turin
Maria Cinefra
Maria Cinefra Polytechnic University of Bari
Salvatore Brischetto
Salvatore Brischetto Polytechnic University of Turin
Gaetano Giunta
Gaetano Giunta Luxembourg Institute of Science and Technology
Salim Belouettar
Salim Belouettar Luxembourg Institute of Science and Technology
António J.M. Ferreira
António J.M. Ferreira University of Porto
Luciano Demasi
Luciano Demasi San Diego State University
Ashraf M. Zenkour
Ashraf M. Zenkour King Abdulaziz University
C.M.C. Roque
C.M.C. Roque University of Porto
Olivier Polit
Olivier Polit Paris Nanterre University

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