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Fernando Fraternali

Fernando Fraternali

D-Index & Metrics

Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering

D-Index
58
Citations
10446
World Ranking
779
National Ranking
14

Overview

Fernando Fraternali is affiliated with the University of Salerno in Italy. The research focus centers around engineering, with a significant number of publications contributing to this primary field. Within engineering, their work is especially concentrated in subfields such as civil and structural engineering, mechanical engineering, biomedical engineering, building and construction, and architecture.

The scientist's portfolio includes contributions to a variety of topics, including:

  • Structural Analysis and Optimization
  • Advanced Materials and Mechanics
  • Acoustic Wave Phenomena Research
  • Architecture and Computational Design
  • Innovations in Concrete and Construction Materials
  • Structural Analysis of Composite Materials
  • Structural Engineering and Vibration Analysis

Frequent co-authors in their research record include:

  • Ada Amendola
  • Ilenia Farina
  • Narinder Singh
  • Filipe Santos
  • Julia de Castro Motta

Several publication venues are notable in their scholarly contributions. These include:

  • COMPDYN Proceedings
  • IOP Conference Series Materials Science and Engineering
  • EURODYN...
  • Mechanics Research Communications
  • Nanomaterials

Some recently published and cited papers authored or co-authored by Fernando Fraternali reflect an interest in materials, structures, and metamaterials. These papers include:

  • Emerging topics in nanophononics and elastic, acoustic, and mechanical metamaterials: an overview, 2023, Nanophotonics
  • Low velocity impact response of 3D printed structures formed by cellular metamaterials and stiffening plates: PLA vs. PETg, 2020, Composite Structures
  • Effect of prestress on phononic band gaps induced by inertial amplification, 2021, International Journal of Solids and Structures
  • Mechanics of smart origami sunscreens with energy harvesting ability, 2020, Mechanics Research Communications
  • Physical and mechanical characteristics of raw jute fibers, threads and diatons, 2022, Construction and Building Materials

Best Publications

  • Recycling of plastic solid waste: A state of art review and future applications

    Narinder Singh;David Hui;Rupinder Singh;I.P.S. Ahuja

  • Experimental study of the thermo-mechanical properties of recycled PET fiber-reinforced concrete

    Fernando Fraternali;Vincenzo Ciancia;Rosaria Chechile;Gianvittorio Rizzano

  • Anisotropic constitutive equations and experimental tensile behavior of brain tissue

    F. Velardi;Fernando Fraternali;Maurizio Angelillo

  • Recycled nylon fibers as cement mortar reinforcement

    Saverio Spadea;Ilenia Farina;Anna Carrafiello;Fernando Fraternali

  • Biomechanics of traumatic brain injury

    Tamer El Sayed;Alejandro Mota;Fernando Fraternali;Michael Ortiz

  • Dimensional accuracy analysis of coupled fused deposition modeling and vapour smoothing operations for biomedical applications

    Jasgurpreet Singh Chohan;Rupinder Singh;Kamaljit Singh Boparai;Rosa Penna

  • A thrust network approach to the equilibrium problem of unreinforced masonry vaults via polyhedral stress functions

    Fernando Fraternali

  • Optimal Design of Composite Granular Protectors

    Fernando Fraternali;Mason A. Porter;Chiara Daraio

  • Multiscale tunability of solitary wave dynamics in tensegrity metamaterials

    Fernando Fraternali;Gerardo Carpentieri;Ada Amendola;Robert E. Skelton

  • On the reinforcement of cement mortars through 3D printed polymeric and metallic fibers

    Ilenia Farina;F. Fabbrocino;Gerardo Carpentieri;Gerardo Carpentieri;M. Modano

  • Multi-Material Additive Manufacturing of Sustainable Innovative Materials and Structures

    Rupinder Singh;Ranvijay Kumar;Ilenia Farina;Francesco Colangelo

  • Eigenfracture: An Eigendeformation Approach to Variational Fracture

    Bernd Schmidt;Fernando Fraternali;Michael Ortiz

  • Solitary waves on tensegrity lattices

    Fernando Fraternali;L. Senatore;C. Daraio

  • Graphene as biomedical sensing element: State of art review and potential engineering applications

    Ranvijay Kumar;Rupinder Singh;David Hui;Luciano Feo

  • Effects of recycled PET fibres on the mechanical properties and seawater curing of Portland cement-based concretes

    Fernando Fraternali;Saverio Spadea;Valentino P. Berardi

  • Investigation for surface finish improvement of FDM parts by vapor smoothing process

    Rupinder Singh;Sunpreet Singh;Iqwinder Preet Singh;Francesco Fabbrocino

  • On the mechanical modeling of the extreme softening/stiffening response of axially loaded tensegrity prisms

    Fernando Fraternali;Gerardo Carpentieri;Ada Amendola

  • Emerging topics in nanophononics and elastic, acoustic, and mechanical metamaterials: an overview

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  • Experimental response of additively manufactured metallic pentamode materials confined between stiffening plates

    A. Amendola;C.J. Smith;R. Goodall;F. Auricchio

  • On the additive manufacturing, post-tensioning and testing of bi-material tensegrity structures

    Ada Amendola;E. Hernandez-Nava;R. Goodall;I. Todd

  • Friction welding of dissimilar plastic/polymer materials with metal powder reinforcement for engineering applications

    Rupinder Singh;Ranvijay Kumar;Luciano Feo;Fernando Fraternali

Frequent Co-Authors

Luciano Feo
Luciano Feo University of Salerno
Robert E. Skelton
Robert E. Skelton Texas A&M University
Francesco Fabbrocino
Francesco Fabbrocino Pegaso University
Chiara Daraio
Chiara Daraio California Institute of Technology
Rupinder Singh
Rupinder Singh National Institute of Technical Teachers Training and Research
Nicola Pugno
Nicola Pugno University of Trento
Francesco Colangelo
Francesco Colangelo Parthenope University of Naples
Vitali F. Nesterenko
Vitali F. Nesterenko University of California, San Diego
Michael Ortiz
Michael Ortiz California Institute of Technology
David Hui
David Hui University of New Orleans

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