Michele Godio

I am a researcher in the field of structural engineering, specialized in the dynamics of structures. With a background in solid and computational mechanics, I explore since some years the use of AI and computer-vision techniques for the smart, automated assessment of buildings and infrastructure.

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Bio

I hold a double master’s degree in Civil and Structural Engineering from Milan’s Politecnico and Paris’ Ponts et Chaussées University, along with an advanced research master’s degree in Mechanics of Materials from Paris’ Ponts et Chaussées, and a PhD in Mechanics of Materials and Structures from the same school. I joined RISE in October 2019, after a 4-year postdoctoral stay at the Earthquake Engineering and Structural Dynamics laboratory of Lausanne's Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale (EPFL, Switzerland).

Research domains

Structural dynamics
• Blast/Impact engineering
• Earthquake engineering

Solid mechanics
• Mechanics of microstructured materials
• Classical and micropolar continuum theories

Structural mechanics
• Beam and plate theories
• Limit analysis and plasticity theories

Computational mechanics
• Discrete elements simulations
• Contact modelling

Monitoring
• Frequency identification
• Crack detection (computer vision, machine learning)

Current research interests

• AI for engineering
• Automation in engineering
• Sustainability in engineering

Latest updates

Journal article | Low-velocity out-of-plane impact tests on double-wythe unreinforced brick masonry walls instrumented with optical measurements. International Journal of Impact Engineering. April 2023

Top downloaded article | The paper A variational rigid-block modeling approach to nonlinear elastic and kinematic analysis of failure mechanisms in historic masonry structures subjected to lateral loads, Earth. Eng. Str. Dyn. (2021) 50:3332–3354 has been awarded by Wiley's EESD journal as top downloaded article of 2021.

Journal article | Seismic analysis of failure mechanisms in adjacent interacting stone masonry buildings via rigid block modeling. Bulletin of Earthquake Engineering. March 2023

Journal article | Shake-table testing of a stone masonry building aggregate: overview of blind prediction study. Bulletin of Earthquake Engineering. March 2023

Visiting | 10-16/12/2022: Visiting for the 2nd time the GCE pole of the iMMC Institute at the UCLouvain University (Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium). It was the opportunity to attend I. Bouckaert's PhD confirmation exam and catch up with the other researchers on ongoing research. What a spendid group! Many thanks to Prof João Almeida for the invitation!

Best Paper Award | Delighted to receive this award for the paper Measuring the hydraulic transmissivity of a rock joint under varying normal load at the latest EUROCK conference at Espoo (Finland, 12-15/09/2022)!

Dataset | Experimental data: Low-velocity out-of-plane impact tests on double-wythe unreinforced brick masonry walls instrumented with optical measurements, August 25 2022

Journal article | Machine-learning for damage assessment of rubble stone masonry piers based on crack patterns. Automation in Construction. Volume 140, August 2022, 104313

Special Issue organization | Blast Loading and Blast Effect on Structures. Applied Sciences. Submissions open until 31/10/22

Journal article | Investigating the cracking of plastered stone masonry walls under shear–compression loading. Construction and Building Materials, Volume 306, 1 November 2021, 124831

Visiting | 22-30/09/2021: iMMC Institute, GCE pole, UCLouvain University, Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium

Journal article | A variational rigid-block modeling approach to nonlinear elastic and kinematic analysis of failure mechanisms in historic masonry structures subjected to lateral loads. Earthquake Engineering & Structural Dynamics, 1-23, August 2021

Review article | Experimental and numerical approaches to investigate the out-of-plane response of unreinforced masonry walls subjected to free far-field blasts. Engineering Structures, Volume 239, 15 July 2021, 112328

Journal article | Comparison of crack segmentation using digital image correlation measurements and deep learning. Construction and Building Materials, Volume 261, 20 November 2020, 120474

Event organisation| Minisymposium at 14th WWCM and 2020 Eccomas congress, January 2021: Modelling of historical masonry structures under extreme events: earthquakes, impacts and soil movements. Organisers: C. Calderini, M. Godio, M. Malena, F. Portioli