Bernhard Schrefler
Centre
of Mechanics of Biological Materials - University of Padova
Dipartimento di Costruzioni e Trasporti via F. Marzolo, n. 9 -35131 Padova
(PD)
tel +39 049 8275611 - fax +39 049 8275604 - e-mail bernhard.schrefler@unipd.it
Date of birth: October 04, 1942
Bernhard Schrefler is professor of Structural Mechanics at the University of Padova and Secretary General of the International Centre for Mechanical Science (CISM) at Udine. Obtained a Ph.D. and D.Sc. at the University of Wales. He published over three hundreads papers, five textbooks and fifteen edited texts. The text "The Finite Element Method in the Static and Dynamic Deformation and Consolidation of Porous Media" is an accepted state-of-the-art book. He server on the Editorial Board of many academic journals. Active within European Community R & D and training initiatives. Within the sixth framework programme he takes part in MAECENAS, UPTUN, IALAD, KMM-NoE, RAMWASS, a MARIE CURIE Programme and in a EURATOM/CNR-ENEA contract on thermo-mechanical problems in superconducting coils for ITER. Further he is involved in a SOCRATES contract with Poland. Research interests are in the following areas: Environmental Geomechanics, Soil Science and Reservoir Engineering, Structural-and Materials Engineering, Fusion Technology.
Educational activity
Teaching activity is developed at University of Padova, with regard to the courses of Structural Mechanics within the frame of Structural Engineering education. Seminars are held at different universities and research centres by specific invitation.
Membership and Appointment
Member of: Accademia Galileiana di Scienze, Lettere ed Arti; National (Italian) Academy of Sciences (“dei XL”); Istituto Veneto di Scienze, Lettere ed Arti, (corresponding member); Istituto Lombardo di Scienze, Lettere ed Arti, (corresponding member).
Awards and Honors
Honorary Doctor of Science, St. Petersburg State Technical University (1999), Honorary Doctor of Science and Technology, University of Technology of Lodz (2002), Honorary Degree from the University of Wales Swansea (2005), Honorary Doctor of Engineering (Dr.-Ing. E.h.) from Leibniz University of Hannover (2006), Honorary Professor of Dalian University of Technology (2007), Honorary Doctor of the Russian Academy of Sciences (2008), Chevalier dans l’ordre des Palmes Académiques, France (2006), Fellow of IACM (International Association for Computational Mechanics) (1998), Computational Mechanics Award (2002), IACM Award (2006)
Publications
[max
10 publications
in the last 3 years]
P. Kanoute, D.P. Boso, J.L. Chaboche, B.A. Schrefler, Multiscale modelling for composites: a Review, Archives of Computational Mechanics (2009), 16:31-75
F. Pesavento, D. Gawin, B.A. Schrefler, Modeling cementitious materials as multiphase porous media: theoretical framework and applications, Acta Mechanica, 201 (2008), 313-339, DOI:10.1007/s00707-008-0065-z
S. Secchi, L. Simoni, B.A. Schrefler, Numerical Difficulties and Computational Procedures for Thermo-Hydro-Mechanical Coupled Problems of Saturated Porous Media, Computational Mechanics, 43:179-189, 2008, DOI:10.1007/s00466-008-0302-2
D. Gawin, F. Pesavento, B.A. Schrefler, Modeling of cementitious materials exposed to isothermal calcium leaching, with considering process kinetics and advective water flow. Part 2: Numerical solution”, Solids and Structures, 45, 6241-6286 (2008), DOI:10.1016/j.ijsolstr.2008.07.023
D. Gawin, F. Pesavento, B.A. Schrefler, Modeling of cementitious materials exposed to isothermal calcium leaching, with considering process kinetics and advective water flow. Part 1: Theoretical model”, Solids and Structures, 45, 6221-6240 (2008), DOI:10.1016/j.ijsolstr.2008.07.010. 2008
R. Zanino, D. P. Boso, M. Lefik, P. L. Ribani, L. Savoldi Richard, B. A Schrefler, Analysis of Bending Effects on Performance Degradation of ITER-Relevant Nb3Sn Strand Using the THELMA Code, IEEE Transactions on Applied Superconductivity vol. 18/2, 1067-1071, 2008
S. Cola, L. Sanavia, P. Simonini, B.A. Schrefler, Coupled thermo-hydro-mechanical analysis of Venice lagoon marshes, Water Resources Research 44 (2008), W00C05, doi:10.1029/2007WR006570,2008
A. Menin, V.A. Salomoni, R. Santagiuliana, L. Simoni, A. Gens, B.A. Schrefler, A mechanism contributing to subsidence above gas reservoirs and its application to a case study, International Journal for Computational Methods in Engineering Science & Mechanics, 9(5), 270-287, 2008 (ISSN: 1550-2287, DOI:10.1080/15502280802225234)
M. Zeiml, R. Lackner, F. Pesavento, B.A. Schrefler Safety assessment of shallow tunnels subjected to fire loading considering thermo-hydro-chemical couplings, Fire Safety Journal, 43 (2008): 83-95.
A. Witek., D. Gawin, F. Pesavento, B.A. Schrefler
Finite Element analysis of various methods for protection of concrete structures against spalling during fire, Comp. Mech., 39 (2007): 271-292.