Curriculum

Curriculum

CURRICULUM VITAE of VINCENZO CRUPI
 
Address: Department of Engineering, University of Messina, Contrada di Dio, Sant’Agata, 98166, Messina
E-mail/Phone: crupi.vincenzo@unime.it / +39 090 6765251 (office)
ORCID ID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7498-4733
Author ID: 23391764000 (Author Scopus ID); H-3062-2011 (Web of Science Researcher ID)
Web sites: https://scholar.google.it/citations?user=XIs4lA8AAAAJ&hl=en (Google scholar) https://www.unime.it/it/persona/vincenzo-crupi (University of Messina)
 
 
CURRENT EMPLOYMENT
• since 26 Ottobre 2015: Full Professor at the Department of Engineering of the University of Messina, Italy Scientific field (SSD): ING/IND-02 “Naval and marine constructions and implants”
PREVIOUS EMPLOYMENTS
•23/12/2005: Assistant Professor of Ship Construction at the Department of Industrial Chemistry and Materials Engineering of the University of Messina, Italy (Scientific field: ING/IND-02 “Naval and marine constructions and implants”).
•2002-2005: Research contract at the Department of Industrial Chemistry and Materials Engineering of the University of Messina. Research subject: “Design and optimization of structures, made of traditional and innovative materials, used in the building of high speed craft” (Scientific Supervisor: Prof. E. Guglielmino).
•2000-2001: Research contract at the Mechanical Department of the Politecnico of Turin (Scientific Supervisor: Prof. P.M. Calderale).
EDUCATION
• 28 April 1999: PhD degree in “Structural Mechanics” (XI cycle) from the University of Catania, Italy
• 27 March 1995: Laurea degree cum Laude in Material Engineering from the University of Messina, Italy. He was the first graduate in the Faculty of Engineering of University of Messina
• 25 July 1989: “Diploma di maturità classica” with full grade (60/60) from the “Liceo Classico Pitagora” of Crotone, Italy
VISITING RESEARCHER               
•1998: Visiting Scientist at “Division of Biomechanics and Engineering Design” Leuven, Belgium. Scientific contact: Prof. Jos Vander Sloten.
•2001: Visiting Scientist at the Trinity College, Dublin, Ireland. Scientific contact: Prof. D. Taylor.
INSTITUTIONAL ACTIVITY
• since 1/10/2018 to 30/09/2024: Coordinator of Bachelor's Degree in "Sciences and Technologies of Navigation" of the University of Messina. Period: 6 years.
• since 21 January 2020 to 29 November 2021: Member of the Coordinating Committee and Responsible of “Naval mechanical engineering” Area of research and service center CERISI (http://cerisi.unime.it/en.html#navalmeccanica )
• 30 October 2018: National Coordinator of scientific field ING/IND-02
• since 14 April 2022 to 2024: Delegate of the Head of the Engineering Department for the teaching activity (Prot n. 48569)
•Member of Scientific Board of the PhD School of the University of Messina, Italy in :”Industrial and Information Engineering” (since 2023), “Chemistry and Engineering of Materials and Constructions” (since December 2013 to 2023), “Engineering and Chemistry of Materials” (December 2006 - December 2013)
PARTECIPATION TO COMMITTEE
• 15 November 2021: Expert reviewer of the national qualification committee (ASN 2021) for the Academic area 09/A1 “Aeronautical and aerospace engineering and naval architecture”
• 19 February 2019: Expert reviewer of the national qualification committee (ASN 2018) for 09/A1
• 13 February 2017: Expert reviewer of the national qualification committee (ASN 2016) for 09/A1
• since September 2017: Member of the Committees for the concourses for: 4 full professors, 5 associate professors, 2 RTDB, 1 RTDA for the SSD ING-IND/02, 1 full professor, 3 associate professors, 1 RTDB, 1 RTDA for the SSD ING-IND/01 and 1 associate professors for the SSD ING-IND/22.
TEACHING ACTIVITY
• Academic year  2021/22: Course title: “Yachting” (SSD: ING/IND-02; CFU 6).
Students’ evaluation (% of positive comments for the course): 93 %
• Academic year  2021/22: Course title: “Hydrographic vessels” (SSD: ING/IND-01; CFU 6)
Students’ evaluation (% of positive comments for the course): 92 %
• Academic years  2021/22-2020/21: Course title: “Ship design” (SSD: ING/IND-02; CFU 6)
Students’ evaluation (% of positive comments for the course):
98 % (2021-2022)
99 % (2020-2021)
• Academic year  2020/21: Course title: “Shipbuilding technologies” (SSD: ING/IND-02; CFU 6)
Students’ evaluation (% of positive comments for the course): 100 %
• Academic year  2019-2020: Course title: “Maneuverability and Ship design”(MSD) (SSD: ING/IND-02; CFU 12)
Students’ evaluation (% of positive comments for the course): 91 %
• Academic year  2018-2019: Course title: “Ship theory” (ST) (SSD: ING/IND-02; CFU 6)
Students’ evaluation (% of positive comments for the course): 89 %
• Academic years  2016/17-2019/20: Course title: “Structural Integrity” (SI) (SSD: ING/IND-14; CFU 6)
Students’ evaluation (% of positive comments for the course):
100 % (2019-2020)
94 % (2018-2019)
100 % (2017-2018)
100 % (2016-2017)
• Academic years  2011/12-2019/20: Course title: “Naval outfitting and Ship design” (NOSD) (SSD: ING/IND-02; CFU 12)
Students’ evaluation (% of positive comments for the course):
88 % for “Naval outfitting” and 71 % for “Ship design” (2016-2017)
100 % for “Naval outfitting” and 100 % for “Ship design” (2015-2016)
100 % for “Naval outfitting” and 100 % for “Ship design” (2014-2015)
95 % for “Naval outfitting” and 90 % for “Ship design” (2013-2014)
83 % for “Naval outfitting” and 85 % for “Ship design” (2012-2013)
93 % for “Naval outfitting” and 93 % for “Ship design” (2011-2012)
• Academic years  2005/06-2009/10: Course title: “Naval outfitting” (NO) (SSD: ING/IND-02; CFU 6)
Students’ evaluation (% of positive comments for the course):
97 % (2010-2011)
81 % (2009-2010)
95 % (2008-2009)
95 % (2007-2008)
85 % (2006-2007)
92 % (2005-2006)
• Academic years  2004/05-2010/11:Course title: “Ship design” (SD) (SSD: ING/IND-02; CFU 6)
Students’ evaluation (% of positive comments for the course):
99 % (2009-2010)
76 % (2008-2009)
95 % (2007-2008)
87 % (2006-2007)
• since 2004:Advisor of 70 Bachelor degree theses (42 Bachelor degree theses in Naval Engineering, 16 Bachelor degree theses in Industrial Engineering, 12 Bachelor degree theses in Science and Technology of Navigation).
• since 1996 to 2004:  Advisor of 6 Laurea degree theses in Material Engineering of the University of Messina, of 2 Laurea degree theses in Mechanical Engineering of the University of Catania, of 2 Laurea degree theses in Mechanical Engineering of the Politecnico of Turin
ITALIAN PROFESSORSHIP QUALIFICATION (ASN)
•03/02/2014: Awarded of the national scientific qualification as Full professor for the Academic area 09/A1 Aeronautical and aerospace engineering and naval architecture.
•03/02/2014: Awarded of the national scientific qualification as Associate professor for the Academic area 09/A1 Aeronautical and aerospace engineering and naval architecture.
•20/02/2014: Awarded of the national scientific qualification as Associate professor for the Academic area 09/A3 Industrial Design, Machine Construction and Metallurgy
•14/10/2014: Awarded of the national scientific qualification as Associate professor for the Academic area 09/A3 Industrial Design, Machine Construction and Metallurgy
RESPONSIBLE OF LABORATORIES
Responsible of the following laboratories (designated by the Board of the Department on 31/05/2022) of the Department of Engineering of the University of Messina:
- “Ship design”,
- “Mechanical tests”,
- “Large scale tests”.
RESEARCH ACTIVITY
• since 21 March 2022: Member of the Editorial Board of the journal “Journal of Marine Science and Engineering” for 'Ocean Engineering' section. Impact factor: 2.458 (JCR 2020).
• since 8 June 2020: Member of the Editorial Board of the journal “Metals”. Impact factor: 2.351 (JCR 2020).
• since 4 December 2018: Deputy Editor of the journal “Journal of Mechanical Engineering Science Part C” for the following Subject Category: Manufacture, Design, Surfaces & Interfaces. Impact factor: 1.762 (JCR 2020). Since 1st February 2014 to 4 December 2018: Associate Editor for the Design Section of the journal “Journal of Mechanical Engineering Science Part C”. Impact factor: 1.762 (JCR 2020). Since 19 September 2012 to 1st February 2014: Member of the editorial board of the journal “Journal of Mechanical Engineering Science Part C”. Impact factor: 1.762 (JCR 2020).
• since 03 April 2013: Member of the scientific board of the journal “Polish Maritime Research”. Impact factor: 0.982 (JCR 2020).
• 22 April 2022: Guest Editor of the Special Issue “The Application of Additive Manufacturing Technology for Marine Structures”. JMSE
• 8 June 2020: Guest Editor of the Special Issue “Welded and Adhesive Joints for Marine Applications”. Metals
•7 November 2016: Guest Editor of Special Issue on "Lightweight Design in Transportation Engineering", published on the Issue of April 2018 of  the Journal of Mechanical Engineering Science..
•16 November 2015:Guest Editor of Special Issue on "Wood Science, Engineering and Technology"", published on the Issue of January 2017 of the Journal of Mechanical Engineering Science.
• 8 November 2012: Guest Editor of Journal of Special Issue on "Fatigue Analysis and Design in Transportation Engineering", published on the Issue of May 2015 of the Journal of Mechanical Engineering Science.
AWARDS
• 26 October 2021: Inclusion in the list of the top 2 % most-cited scientists in various disciplines for the year 2020 (Stanford University) https://elsevier.digitalcommonsdata.com/datasets/btchxktzyw/3
• 16 October 2020: Inclusion in the 160.000 top-scientists list according to a study, published on Plos Biology. https://journals.plos.org/plosbiology/article?id=10.1371/journal.pbio.3000918
• 11 September 2021: Inclusion in the top italian scientists list https://topitalianscientists.org/home
SCIENTIFIC RESPONSIBLE OF RESEARCH PROJECTS
• 2017 – 2019: Scientific Responsible of the Research Unity of the University of Messina for the Research Project PRIN CLEBJOINT. Code:  2015PN8CEA_003 
• 2012 – 2013: Scientific Responsible of the Research Unity of the University of Messina for the Research Project PRIN “Innovative methods for the fatigue prediction of ship welded joints” Code: 2009AEBN29_002
•2012 – 2014: Scientific Responsible of the Research Project funded by the PON “Specialization course in the design of hulls with the application of innovative methods” Code: PON02_00153_2939534
•2013 – 2015: Scientific Responsible of the Research Project funded by the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affarirs. Project of Particular Relevance within the frame of the Executive Programme for Scientific and Technological Cooperation between Italy and China for the years 2013-2015. Title: “Advanced sandwich materials for lightweight structures”. Code: PGR00566
PARTICIPATION TO RESEARCH PROJECTS
•2021 – 2024: “DAS PHANTOMSHIFFE”. Code: F/190001/01-02-03/X44
•2021 - 2023:  “EOLO”. Code: ARS01_01044
•2019 - 2022: “THALASSA”. Code: ARS01_00293.
•2019 - 2022:  “AEROMAT”. Code: ARS01_01147
•2012 - 2015:  “CERISI”. Code: A03_00422
•2012 - 2015: “HIDRA”. Code: PON02_00153_2939534
•2011 - 2015:  “STEM-STELO”. Code: PON01_02380
• 2009- 2012:  “LIVE”. Code: MS01_00007
• 2009:  “MIMOSA”
• 2009:  “Transport Innovation Center of Competence  - C.C.I.T.”
• 2005-2007:  “SINAVE”
• 2003 - 2004: PRIN “Correlation between morphological and mechanical properties of sandwich panels made of light alloy for applications in the naval field”.
REVIEWER OF RESEARCH PROJECTS
Reviewer of projects for: Government of the Russian Federation, Croatian Science Foundation, Polish National Science Centre, Chilean Government, Czech Science Foundation, University of Campania Luigi Vanvitelli, Italy, University of Florence, Italy, Liguria Region, Italy.
ADVISOR OF PHD THESES
• since 2010: Advisor of 6 PhD theses of the University of Messina:
1. " Experimental analysis of welded joints used in the shipbuilding", PhD student: Luciano Musumeci, XXV Cycle of PhD course, 2010-2012
2. "Theoretical and experimental analysis by means of instrumented indentation tests", PhD student: Marco Cucinotta, XXVII Cycle of PhD course, 2012-2014
3. "Experimental and numerical analysis of ship welded joints", PhD student: Pasqualino Corigliano, XXVIII Cycle of PhD course, 2013-2015. (“Doctor Europaeus”)
4. "Experimental Tests and Numerical Analysis for an Air Cavity Yacht", PhD student: Felice Sfravara, XXX Cycle of PhD course, 2015-2017. (“Doctor Europaeus”)
5. " Lightweight structures for marine applications: From testing to design", PhD student: Giulia Palomba, XXXIII Cycle of PhD course, 2018-2020. (“Doctor Europaeus”).
6. "Design and investigation of additive manufacturing structures for marine applications", PhD student:  Simone Marchese Scattareggia, XXXVI Cycle of PhD course, 2021-2023.
ADVISOR OF RESEARCH FELLOWS
• since 2013: Advisor of 5 research fellows of the University of Messina
- Filippo Cucinotta (one year research fellow since 01/03/ 2013);
- Pasqualino Corigliano (two years research fellow since 01/01/ 2016),
- Pasqualino Corigliano (two years research fellow since 01/01/2018);
- Giulia Palomba (one year research fellow since 01/04/ 2021);
- Giulia Palomba (one year research fellow since 01/04/ 2022).
REVIEWER ACTIVITY FOR THE FOLLOWING JOURNALS
Acta Astronaut, Acta Metall Sin, Addit Manuf, Adv Eng Mater, Adv Mater Sci Eng, Appl Sci-Basel, Compos Struct, Compos Part B-Eng, Compos Sci Technol, Constr Build Mater, Eng Struct, Eng Fail Anal, Eng Fract Mech, Exp Mech, Fatigue Fract Eng M, Infrared Phys Techn, Int J Fatigue, Int J Impact Eng, Int J Mater Res, Int J Mech Sci, Int J Nonlin Mech, J Adhesion, J Compos Mater, J Eng Mech, J Eng Res, J Manufacturing Process, J Mater Process Tech, J Mater Eng Perform, J Mater Civil Eng, J Mater Sci, J Mech Sci Technol, J Reinf Plast Comp, J Sandw Struct Mater, J Ship Res, Lat Am J Solids Stru, Mar Struct, Materials, Mater Charact, Mater Design, Mech Adv Mater Struc, Mech Res Commun, Metall Mater Trans A, Metals-Basel, Ocean Eng, P I Mech Eng C-J Mec, P I Mech Eng L-J Mat, Ships Offshore Struc, Shock Vib, Steel Res Int, Strain, Structures, Struct Eng Mech, Theor Appl Fract Mec, Thin Wall Struct, Wood Mater Sci Eng
SCIENTIFIC COLLABORATIONS
The research activity was developed in collaboration with:
-             Trinity College Dublin – Ireland (Prof. D. Taylor), [13, 14, 46]
-             University of Michigan – United States (Prof. P. Dong) [20]
-             Southern Illinois University – United States (Prof. S. Abrate), [40]
-             Universidade de Lisboa – Portugal (Prof. Y. Garbatov, Dr. L. Sutherland) [48]
-             University TUHH  di Amburgo – Germany, (Prof. W. Fricke), [19]
-             Hunan University – China (Prof. XG Wang), [6 – 9]
-             Dalian University of Technology – China (Prof. C. Wu), [3]
-             Iran University of Science and Technology (Dr. H. Mozafari), [33, 34, 35, 42]
-             Hitit Universit – Turkey (Dr. E. Kara), [29, 36, 39, 40]
-             Qatar University, Doha – Qatar (Prof. A.M. Hamouda), [42]
-             Russian Academy of Sciences, Perm, Russian Federation (Dr. O. Plekhov),
-             University of Wolverhampton, United Kingdom (Dr. A. Baroutaji), [47]
-             Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Belgium (Prof. J. Vander Sloten),
-             Politehnica University of Timisoara, Romania (Prof. E. Linul), [30]
-             Università di Trieste (Prof. A. Marinò), [15, 16, 43, 44, 45]
-             Università di Napoli Parthenope (Prof. A. Scamardella),
-             Politecnico di Torino (Prof A. Audenino), [1]
-             Università di Napoli Federico II (Prof. A. Squillace), [12]
-             Università di Modena e Reggio Emilia (Prof. E. Dragoni), [24]
-             Università della Calabria (Prof. C. Maletta), [5]
-             Università di Catania (Prof. G. La Rosa),
-             Università di Palermo (Prof. G. Pitarresi),
-             CNR-ITAE Messina
-             Sicilian District of maritime transport NAVTEC
-             Shipyards (Fincantieri, Intermarine, Liberty).
RESEARCH TOPICS:
1.           LIGHT-WEIGHT STRUCTURES AND GREEN MATERIALS IN SHIPBUILDING
2.           INNOVATIVE METHODS FOR FATIGUE PREDICTION
PUBLICATIONS
Author of about 140 scientific publications in international and national journals and conferences
SCIENTIFIC PARAMETERS (DATE: 04/06/2022)
Citation Count (from Google Scholar) : 2641;
h-Index (from Google Scholar) :  32
Citation Count (from Scopus): 2045; 1576 (excluded self citations of all authors)
h-Index (from Scopus): 30; 23 (excluded self citations of all authors).
Citation Count (from Isi Web of Science): 1743; 1479 (excluded self citations);
h- Index (from Isi Web of Science): 25;
PUBLICATIONS IN JOURNALS WITH IMPACT FACTOR: 56
PUBLICATIONS IN Q1 JOURNALS: 28 (from JCR 2020); 35 (from SCIMAGO 2020)
TOTAL IMPACT FACTOR (JCR 2020): 190.08
AVERAGE IMPACT FACTOR (JCR 2020): 3.52
EVALUATION BY ANVUR (ITALIAN NATIONAL AGENCY FOR THE EVALUATION OF UNIVERSITIES AND RESEARCH INSTITUTES)                   
RESULTS OF EVALUATION RESEARCH QUALITY VQR 2004 – 2010: 6 EXCELLENT PAPERS
RESULTS OF EVALUATION RESEARCH QUALITY VQR 2011 – 2014: 4 EXCELLENT PAPERS
RESULTS OF EVALUATION RESEARCH QUALITY VQR 2015 – 2019: 9 EXCELLENT PAPERS (7 CLASS A, 2 CLASS B)

 
 
 LIST OF SOME PUBLICATIONS IN SCIENTIFIC JOURNALS WITH IMPACT FACTOR
 
INNOVATIVE METHODS FOR FATIGUE PREDICTION
THERMOGRAPHIC METHOD
1.           A.L. Audenino, V. Crupi, E.M. Zanetti “Correlation between thermography and internal damping in metals”, Int. J. Fatigue, Vol. 25, n. 4, pp. 343-351 2003.
2.           V. Crupi “An Unifying Approach to assess the structural strength”, Int. J. Fatigue, Vol. 30, n. 7, pp. 1150-1159, 2008. VQR 2004 – 2010: excellent
3.           J. Fan, X. Guo, C. Wu, V. Crupi, E. Guglielmino “Influence of Heat Treatments on Mechanical Behavior of FV520B Steel”, Exp. Tech., Vol. 39, n. 2, pp. 55 – 64, 2015.
4.           V. Crupi, E. Guglielmino, G. Risitano, F. Tavilla “Experimental analyses of SFRP material under static and fatigue loading by means of thermographic and DIC techniques”, Compos. Pt. B-Eng., Vol. 77, n. 2, pp. 268 – 277, 2015.
5.           C. Maletta, L. Bruno, P. Corigliano, V. Crupi, E. Guglielmino “Crack-tip thermal and mechanical hysteresis in Shape Memory Alloys under fatigue loading” Mater. Sci. Eng. A-Struct., Vol. 616, Issue 1, pp. 281-287, 2014. VQR 2011 – 2014: excellent
 
QUANTITATIVE THERMOGRAPHIC METHOD
6.           XG Wang, V Crupi, XL Guo, YG Zhao “Quantitative Thermographic Methodology for fatigue assessment and stress measurement”, Int. J. Fatigue, Vol. 32, n. 12, pp. 1970-1976, 2010.
7.           XG Wang, V Crupi, C. Jiang, E. Guglielmino “Quantitative Thermographic Methodology for fatigue life assessment in a multiscale energy dissipation framework” Int. J. Fatigue, Vol. 81, pp. 249-256, 2015. VQR 2015 – 2020: excellent, class A
8.           X.G. Wang,  V. Crupi, C. Jiang, E.S. Feng, E. Guglielmino, C.S. Wang “Energy-based approach for fatigue life prediction of pure copper” Int. J. Fatigue, Vol. 104, pp. 243-250, 2017. 
9.           E.S. Feng, X.G. Wang, C. Jiang, V. Crupi “Quantitative thermographic method for fatigue life prediction under variable amplitude loading” Fatigue Fract Eng Mater Struct., Vol. 45, Issue 4, pp.1199–1212, 2022.
 
VERY HIGH CYCLE FATIGUE
10.         V. Crupi, G. Epasto, E. Guglielmino, G. Risitano “Thermographic method for very high cycle fatigue design in transportation engineering”, Proc. Inst. Mech. Eng. Part C-J. Eng. Mech. Eng. Sci., Vol. 229, n. 7, pp. 1260-1270, 2015.
11.         V. Crupi, G. Epasto, E. Guglielmino, G. Risitano "Analysis of temperature and fracture surface of AISI4140 steel in very high cycle fatigue regime" Theor. Appl. Fract. Mech., Vol. 80, pp. 22 -30, 2015.
12.         V. Crupi, G. Epasto, E. Guglielmino, A. Squillace “Influence of microstructure [alpha + beta and beta] on very high cycle fatigue behaviour of Ti-6Al-4V alloy”, Int. J. Fatigue, Vol. 95, pp. 64-75, 2017. VQR 2015 – 2020: excellent, class A
 
HIGH CYCLE FATIGUE ASSESSMENT OF WELDED JOINTS BY CDM AND TM
13.         G. Crupi, V. Crupi, E. Guglielmino, D. Taylor “Fatigue assessment of welded joints using critical distance and other methods”, Eng. Fail. Anal., Vol. 12, n. 1, pp. 129-142, 2005. VQR 2004 – 2010: excellent
14.         V. Crupi, E. Guglielmino, A. Risitano, D. Taylor “Different methods for fatigue assessment of T welded joints used in ship structures”, J. Ship Res., Vol. 51, n. 2, pp. 150-159, 2007. VQR 2004 – 2010: excellent
15.         V. Crupi, E. Guglielmino, M. Maestro, A. Marinò “Fatigue analysis of butt welded AH36 steel joints: Thermographic Method and design S–N curve”, Mar. Struct., Vol. 22, n. 3, pp. 373-386, 2009. VQR 2004 – 2010: excellent
16.         V. Crupi, G. Epasto, E. Guglielmino, A. Marinò “Influence of Weld-Porosity Defects on Fatigue Strength of AH36 Butt Joints Used in Ship Structures”, Metals, Vol 11, Issue 3, 444, 2021.
 
LOW CYCLE FATIGUE ASSESSMENT OF WELDED JOINTS BY TM
17.         V. Crupi, G. Chiofalo, E. Guglielmino “Using Infrared Thermography in Low-Cycle Fatigue Studies of Welded Joints”, Weld. J., Vol. 89, n. 9, pp. 195-200, 2010.
18.         V. Crupi, G. Chiofalo, E. Guglielmino “Infrared investigations for the analysis of low cycle fatigue processes in carbon steels”, Proc. Inst. Mech. Eng. Part C-J. Eng. Mech. Eng. Sci., Vol. 225, n. 4, pp. 833 – 842, 2011.
19.         P. Corigliano, V. Crupi, W. Fricke, N. Friedrich, E. Guglielmino “Experimental and numerical analysis of fillet-welded joints under low-cycle fatigue loading by means of full-field techniques”, Proc. Inst. Mech. Eng. Part C-J. Eng. Mech. Eng. Sci., Vol. 229, n. 7, pp. 1327-1338, 2015.
20.         P. Corigliano, V. Crupi, X. Pei, P. Dong “DIC-based structural strain approach for low-cycle fatigue assessment of AA 5083 welded joints”, Theor. Appl. Fract. Mech., Vol. 116, Article number 103090, 2021.
 
FATIGUE ASSESSMENT OF BIMETALLIC JOINTS
21.         P. Corigliano, V. Crupi, E. Guglielmino, A.M. Sili “Full-field analysis of AL/FE explosive welded joints for shipbuilding applications”, Mar. Struct., Vol. 57, n. 1, pp. 207-218, 2018. VQR 2015 – 2020: excellent, class A
22.         P. Corigliano, V. Crupi, E. Guglielmino. “Non linear finite element simulation of explosive welded joints of dissimilar metals for shipbuilding applications”, Ocean Eng., Vol. 160, Issue 15, pp. 346-353, 2018. VQR 2015 – 2020: excellent, class A
23.         P. Corigliano, V. Crupi. “Fatigue analysis of TI6AL4V/INCONEL 625 dissimilar welded joints”, Ocean Eng., Vol. 221, 108582, 2021.
 
TORSION ON ADHESIVE JOINTS
24.         P. Corigliano, M. Ragni, D. Castagnetti, V. Crupi, E. Dragoni, E. Guglielmino “Measuring the static shear strength of anaerobic adhesives in finite thickness under high pressure”, J. Adhes., Vol. 97, Issue 8, pp. 783 – 800, 2021.
 
 
 
2. LIGHT-WEIGHT STRUCTURES AND GREEN MATERIALS IN SHIPBUILDING
25.         G. Palomba, G. Epasto, V. Crupi “Lightweight sandwich structures for marine applications: a review”, Mech. Adv. Mater. Struct., 2022. In press.
 
ALUMINIUM FOAM SANDWICHES
26.         V. Crupi, R. Montanini “Aluminium foam sandwiches collapse modes under static and dynamic three point bending”, Int. J. Impact Eng., Vol. 34, n. 3, pp. 509 - 521, 2007. VQR 2004 – 2010: excellent
27.         V. Crupi, G. Epasto, E. Guglielmino “Low-velocity impact strength of sandwich materials”, J. Sandw. Struct. Mater., Vol. 13, n. 4, pp. 409 - 426, 2011.
28.         V. Crupi, G. Epasto, E. Guglielmino “Impact Response of Aluminum Foam Sandwiches for Light-Weight Ship Structures,. Metals, Vol 1, pp. 98-112, 2011.
29.         V. Crupi, E. Kara, G. Epasto, E. Guglielmino, H. Aykul “Prediction model for the impact response of glass fibre reinforced aluminium foam sandwiches”, Int. J. Impact Eng., Vol.  77, pp. 97 – 107, 2015. VQR 2015 – 2020: excellent, class B
30.         G. Epasto, F. Distefano, H. Mozafari, E. Linul, V. Crupi “Nondestructive Evaluation of Aluminium Foam Panels Subjected to Impact Loading”, Appl. Sci.-Basel, Vol. 11, n. 3, 1148, 2021.
 
ALUMINIUM HONEYCOMB SANDWICHES
31.         V. Crupi, G. Epasto, E. Guglielmino “Comparison of aluminium sandwiches for lightweight ship structures: Honeycomb vs. foam”, Mar. Struct., Vol. 30, n. 1, pp. 74-96, 2013. VQR 2011 – 2014: excellent
32.         V. Crupi, G. Epasto, E. Guglielmino “Collapse modes in aluminium honeycomb sandwich panels under bending and impact loading”, Int. J. Impact Eng., Vol.  43, n. 2, pp. 6 – 15, 2012. VQR 2011 – 2014: excellent
33.         V. Crupi, G. Epasto, E. Guglielmino, H. Mozafari, S. Najafian “Computed tomography-based reconstruction and finite element modelling of honeycomb sandwiches under low-velocity impacts”, J. Sandw. Struct. Mater., Vol. 16, n. 4, pp. 377-397, 2014. VQR 2011 – 2014: excellent
34.         H. Mozafari, H. Molatefi , V. Crupi, G. Epasto, E. Guglielmino “In plane compressive response and crushing of foam filled aluminum honeycombs”, J. Compos Mater., Vol. 49, n. 26, pp. 3215–3228, 2015.
35.         H. Mozafari, S. Khatami, H. Molatefi , V. Crupi, G. Epasto, E. Guglielmino “Finite element analysis of foam-filled honeycomb structures under impact loading and crashworthiness design”, Int. J. Crashworthiness, Vol. 21, n. 2, pp. 148-160, 2016.
36.         V. Crupi, E. Kara, G. Epasto, E. Guglielmino, H. Aykul “Theoretical and experimental analysis for the impact response of glass fibre reinforced aluminium honeycomb sandwiches”, J. Sandw. Struct. Mater., Vol. 20, n. 1, pp. 42-69, 2018. VQR 2015 – 2020: excellent, class A
37.         G. Palomba, G. Epasto, V. Crupi, E. Guglielmino “Single and double-layer honeycomb sandwich panels under impact loading”, Int. J. Impact Eng., Vol.  121, pp. 77 – 90, 2018. VQR 2015 – 2020: excellent, class B
38.         G. Palomba, G. Epasto, V. Crupi “Collapse modes of aluminium honeycomb sandwich structures under fatigue bending loading”, Thin-Walled Struct., Vol. 145, Article number 106363, pp. 1 – 9, 2019. VQR 2015 – 2020: excellent, class A
 
ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING AND LATTICE STRUCTURES
39.         V. Crupi, E. Kara, G. Epasto, E. Guglielmino, H. Aykul  “Static behavior of lattice structures produced via direct metal laser sintering technology”, Mater. Des., Vol. 135, n. 5, pp. 246-256, 2017. VQR 2015 – 2020: excellent, class A
40.         S. Abrate, G. Epasto, E. Kara, V. Crupi, E. Guglielmino, H. Aykul “Computed tomography analysis of impact response of lightweight sandwich panels with micro lattice core”, Proc. Inst. Mech. Eng. Part C-J. Eng. Mech. Eng. Sci., Vol. 232, Issue 8, pp. 1348–1362, 2018.
41.         G. Palomba, G. Epasto, V. Crupi “Additively manufactured lightweight monitoring drones: Design and experimental investigation”, Polymer, Vol. 241, Article number 124557, 2022.
 
THIN WALLED STRUCTURES
42.         H. Mozafari, A. Eyvazian, A.M. Hamouda, V. Crupi, G. Epasto, E. Gugliemino “Numerical and experimental investigation of corrugated tubes under lateral compression”, Int. J. Crashworthiness, Vol. 23, n. 4, pp. 461-473, 2018.
 
WOOD AND GREEN DESIGN
43.         V. Bucci, P. Corigliano, V. Crupi, G. Epasto, E. Guglielmino, A. Marinò “Experimental investigation on Iroko wood used in shipbuilding”, Proc. Inst. Mech. Eng. Part C-J. Eng. Mech. Eng. Sci., Vol. 231, n. 1, pp. 128-139, 2017.
44.         P. Corigliano, V. Crupi, G. Epasto, E. Guglielmino, N. Maugeri, A. Marinò “Experimental and theoretical analyses of Iroko wood laminates”, Compos. Pt. B-Eng., Vol. 112, n. 1, pp 251-264, 2017.
45.         P. Corigliano, V. Crupi, S. Bertagna, A. Marinò “A. Bio-Based Adhesives for Wooden Boatbuilding”, J. Mar. Sci. Eng., Vol. 9, n. 1, pp. 1 -18, 2021.
 
BIOMIMETICS AND BLUE GROWTH
46.         G. Palomba, T. Hone, D.Taylor, V. Crupi “Bio-inspired protective structures for marine applications”, Bioinspir. Biomim., Vol. 15, Issue 5, page 056016, 2020. 
47.         H. Nikkhah, V. Crupi, A. Baroutajic “Crashworthiness analysis of bio-inspired thin-walled tubes based on Morpho wings microstructures”, Mech. Based Des. Struct. Mech., 2022. In press.
48.         G. Palomba, G. Epasto, L. Sutherland, V. Crupi “Aluminium Honeycomb Sandwich as a design alternative for lightweight marine structures”, Ships Offshore Struc., 2022. In press.