Location: LARGO LUCIO LAZZARINO 2, 56126 PISA
Email: andrea.chiocca@unipi.it
Phone: 050 2218036
Website: https://andreachiocca.github.io/
Profile
Unit: Dipartimento di Ingegneria Civile e Industriale
Scientific-disciplinary sector: Progettazione Meccanica e Costruzione di Macchine IIND-03/A
Teaching
Incarichi di co-docenza in moduli/insegnamenti
- Costruzione di Macchine (Cod. 231II) per Laurea Magistrale in Ingegneria aerospaziale
- Laboratorio di Progettazione Assistita (Cod. 2167Z) per Laurea in Tecniche per la meccanica e la produzione
Student consultation hours
Location: Sala dottorandi I piano - Ed. B45
Time: È possibile prenotare un ricevimento, da tenersi il lunedì mattina, sia di persona che su Teams, tra le 9:00 e le 12:30. Per procedere con la prenotazione è sufficiente inviare una richiesta via email o tramite Microsoft Teams.
Research
Research interests
My research activity is primarily concerned with fatigue analysis and structural integrity, with a focus on the development and application of advanced numerical methods and experimental procedures to evaluate the behavior of different materials when subjected to complex loading conditions. My research includes the development of complex numerical analyses to predict residual stresses and the implementation of innovative approaches for fatigue assessment of components subjected to multiaxial and non-proportional loading conditions. In particular, I have developed, together with Prof. Frendo, the Effective Critical Plane (ECP) method, an innovative approach designed for evaluating the fatigue behavior of notched components subjected to complex loading scenarios. In addition, I perform static and fatigue investigation of welded joints and materials made via additive manufacturing and characterize the structural integrity of composite, polymeric, and metallic materials. These activities have wide applications in both industrial and academic settings.
Publications
- Temperature Effect on Fatigue Performance of Thermoset and Thermoplastic Composites (Chiocca, Andrea; Sgamma, Michele; Franceschini, Alessandro; Vestri, Alessio; Mancini, Simone; Bucchi, Francesco; Frendo, Francesco; Squarcini, Raffaele - 2025 - 4.1 Contributo in Atti di convegno)
- A perspective on the structural integrity of notched components through the Effective Critical Plane approach (Frendo, F.; Chiocca, A.; Sgamma, M. - 2025 - 1.1 Articolo in rivista)
- Application of the Effective critical plane approach for the fatigue assessment of ductile cast iron under multiaxial and non-proportional loading conditions (Chiocca, A.; Pedranz, M.; Zanini, F.; Carmignato, S.; Fontanari, V.; Benedetti, M.; Frendo, F. - 2024 - 1.1 Articolo in rivista)
- Fatigue assessment of structural components through the Effective Critical Plane factor (Chiocca, A.; Frendo, F. - 2024 - 1.1 Articolo in rivista)
- Rapid and accurate semi-analytical method for the fatigue assessment with critical plane methods under non-proportional loading and material plasticity (Sgamma, M.; Chiocca, A.; Frendo, F. - 2024 - 1.1 Articolo in rivista)
- A Comparative Analysis: Time vs. Frequency Domain Definitions of the Fatemi-Socie Criterion (Nieslony, Adam; Böhm, Michal; Sgamma, Michele; Chiocca, Andrea; Bucchi, Francesco; Frendo, Francesco - 2024 - 4.1 Contributo in Atti di convegno)
- How many critical planes? A perspective insight into structural integrity (Chiocca, A.; Sgamma, M.; Frendo, F. - 2024 - 4.1 Contributo in Atti di convegno)
- An efficient algorithm for critical plane factors evaluation (Chiocca, A.; Frendo, F.; Marulo, G. - 2023 - 1.1 Articolo in rivista)
- Influence of residual stresses on the fatigue life of welded joints. Numerical simulation and experimental tests (Chiocca, Andrea; Frendo, Francesco; Aiello, Francesco; Bertini, Leonardo - 2022 - 1.1 Articolo in rivista)
- Evaluation of residual stresses in a pipe-to-plate welded joint by means of uncoupled thermal-structural simulation and experimental tests (Chiocca, Andrea; Frendo, Francesco; Bertini, Leonardo - 2021 - 1.1 Articolo in rivista)