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Mr Giuseppe Loporcaro

Contact

Department: Civil and Natural Resources Engineering

Email: giuseppe.loporcaro@canterbury.ac.nz

Direct Dial: +64 3 3694797

Office: Civil & Natural Resources Engineering E311

Language: English

About
Research / Creative works

Fields of Research

  • Building Information Modelling (BIM) and parametric design
  • Low-cycle fatigue of metals
  • Materials and 3D printing in construction
  • Diagnostics and low-invasive techniques for damage detection in buildings
  • Residual capacity of earthquake-damaged reinforced concrete buildings
  • Digital technologies in the architecture, engineering and construction industry

Researcher Summary

My research interests are linked to different aspects of the buildings design (i.e. architectural, structural, materials selection, etc.) and buildings conservation. My previous research projects include the development of a low-invasive technique for the damage assessment of steel reinforcement in earthquake damage buildings; the effects of earthquakes on the mechanical and fatigue properties of steel reinforcement. Currently, I am developing new research interests in the areas of Building Information Modelling (BIM), parametric design and digital technologies (e.g. AR) to improve the architecture, engineering and construction industry; the application of sustainable materials and 3D printing in architectural, structural and humanitarian engineering.

Subject Area: Disciplines

  • Architecture, Design, Planning, Surveying: Architecture, Design, Planning, Surveying
  • Engineering and Technology: Structural

Research/Scholarly/Creative Works

  • Loporcaro G., Pampanin S. and Kral M. (2020) Low-cycle fatigue testing on strain-aged steel reinforcing bars. Christchurch, New Zealand: 8th International Conference on Advances in Experimental Structural Engineering, 3-5 Feb 2020. (Conference Contributions - Other)
  • Ma Z., Zhao E., Granello G. and Loporcaro G. (2020) Drone Aided Machine-Learning Tool for Post-Earthquake Bridge Damage Reconnaissance. Sendai, Japan: 17thWorld Conference on Earthquake Engineering, 13 Sep 2020. (Conference Contributions - Other)
  • Müssig J., Clark A., Hoermann S., Loporcaro G., Loporcaro C. and Huber T. (2020) Imparting materials science knowledge in the field of the crystal structure of metals in times of online teaching: A novel online laboratory teaching concept with an augmented reality application. Journal of Chemical Education 97(9): 2643-2650. http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/acs.jchemed.0c00763. (Journal Articles)
  • Loporcaro G. and Zhao A. (2019) Exploring opportunities and limitations of 3D concrete printing technology in New Zealand. Dunedin, New Zealand: Concrete NZ Conference, 10 Oct 2019-12 Oct 2020. (Conference Contributions - Other)
  • Loporcaro G., Bellamy L., McKenzie P. and Riley H. (2019) Evaluation of Microsoft HoloLens Augmented Reality Technology as a construction checking tool. Bangkok, Thailand: 19th International Conference on Construction Applications of Virtual Reality, 13-15 Nov 2019. (Conference Contributions - Other)
  • Loporcaro G., Pampanin S. and Kral MV. (2019) Long-term strain-ageing effects on low-carbon steel reinforcement. Construction and Building Materials 228 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2019.07.332. (Journal Articles)
  • Palermo A., Loporcaro G., Campbell W., Hyndman D., Walker A. and Wood R.. (2019) Post-earthquake recovery phase of winery facilities. A case study in the Marlborough area. In : 8. (Conference Contributions - Published)
  • Loporcaro G., Cuevas A., Pampanin S. and Kral MV.. (2018) Monotonic and low-cycle fatigue properties of earthquake-damaged New Zealand steel reinforcing bars. The experience after the Christchurch 2010/2011 earthquakes. In Bartoli G; Betti M; Fagone M; Pintucchi B (Eds). Procedia Structural Integrity 11: 194-201. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.prostr.2018.11.026. (Conference Contributions - Published)
  • Loporcaro G., Pampanin S. and Kral MV. (2018) Estimating Plastic Strain and Residual Strain Capacity of Earthquake-Damaged Steel Reinforcing Bars. Journal of Structural Engineering 144(5) 04018027: 9. http://dx.doi.org/10.1061/(ASCE)ST.1943-541X.0001982. (Journal Articles)
  • Dizhur D., Simkin G., Giaretton G., Loporcaro G., Palermo A. and Ingham J. (2017) Performance of winery facilities during the 14 November 2016 Kaikōura earthquake. Bulletin of the New Zealand Society for Earthquake Engineering 50(2): 206-224. (Journal Articles)
  • Kral M., Loporcaro G. and Pampanin S.. (2017) Case Study: Application of The Hardness Method to Estimate the Residual Capacity of Reinforcement in an Earthquake Damaged Building. In. (Conference Contributions - Published)
  • Loporcaro G. (2017) A least invasive method to estimate the residual strain capacity of steel reinforcement in earthquake-damaged buildings. Christchurch. University of Canterbury. (Theses / Dissertations)
  • Loporcaro G. (2017) The Hardness Method to Estimate the Residual Strain Capacity of Steel Reinforcement in Earthquake Damaged Buildings. Christchurch. University of Canterbury. (Theses / Dissertations)
  • Palermo A., Liu R., Rais A., McHaffie B., Andesheh K., Pampanin S., Gentile R., Nuzzo I., Granerio M. and Loporcaro G. (2017) Performance of road bridges during the 14 November 2016 Kaikoura Earthquake. Bulletin of the New Zealand Society for Earthquake Engineering 50(2): 253-270. (Journal Articles)
  • Loporcaro G., Kral, M.V. and Pampanin, S. (2016) Residual strain capacity of earthquake damaged reinforcing bar: damage assessment and remaining ductility prediction through Vickers hardness testing.. Taupo: 1st QuakeCoRE Annual Meeting, 31 Aug 2016. (Conference Contributions - Other)
  • Loporcaro G., Pampanin S. and Kral MV.. (2016) Comparison between accelerated and natural strain ageing effects on NZ manufactured Grade 300E steel reinforcing bars. In Proceedings of NZSEE 2016: 11. (Conference Contributions - Published)
  • Loporcaro G., Pampanin S. and Kral MV.. (2015) Experimental validation of "the hardness method" to estimate the residual ductility of plastically deformed steel reinforcement. In. (Conference Contributions - Published)
  • Loporcaro G., Pampanin S. and Kral MV.. (2014) Investigating the relationship between hardness and plastic strain in reinforcing steel bars. In. (Conference Contributions - Published)
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