Walter Salvatore

- University degree with honour in Civil Engineering, University of Pisa, June 22, 1993
- Ph.D. in Structural Engineering discussing the final dissertation on "Modelling of traffic loads on road
bridges", September 16, 1997
- Post-Ph.D. grant, University of Pisa, on the "influence of initial imperfections on ultimate structural
strength of steel cable-stayed columns", 1998-1999
- Research grant, University of Pisa for the execution of research studies on "lateral-torsional buckling of
steel beams", 2000-2002
- Assistan Professor of Structural Engineering, Technics of Constructions (SSD ICAR/09), Department of
Structural Engineering, University of Pisa, August 1, 2002 - December 29, 2011
- Member (elected) of Scientific Committee of University of Pisa on Civil Engineering and Architecture
(Area 08), 2002-2006
- Responsible of experimental activities of the "Laboratorio per le Esperienze dei materiali da Costruzione"
for material and structural testing, University of Pisa , January 27, 2009 - October 18, 2012
- Member (elected) of Executive Committee of Faculty of Engineering of University of Pisa, 2009-2012
- Director of Teaching Board of Master of II Level in Design, Construction and Control in Earthquake-prone
Areas of University of Pisa, 2011-present
- Associate professor of Structural Engineering, Technics of Constructions (SSD ICAR/09), Department of
Civil Engineering, University of Pisa, December 30, 2011-present
- Member (elected) of Scientific Committee of University of Pisa on Civil Engineering and Architecture
(Area 08), 2012-present
- Technical Responsible of the "Laboratorio per le Esperienze dei materiali da Costruzione" dell'università
di Pisa for material and structural testing, October 19, 2012-present

04/2012 04/2012
Associate Member on behalf of Italian National Association on Earthquake Engineering, ANIDIS, (2011-2012) and teaching course on "seismic design of steel structures" (04/2012) in the Eurasian
University Network for International Cooperation in Earthquakes (www.eu-nice.eu), coordinated by University "La Sapienza" of Rome and including partners from Greece, Portugal, Pakistan, Nepal, China, Bangladesh, Thailand, India.

04/2102
Member of Teaching Body of the International Doctorate in Civil and Environmental Engineering coordinated by University of Florence and TU ""Carolo Wilhelmina" Du Braunschweig; other associated members: University of Pisa, ISTI-CNR, University "La Sapienza" of
Rome, University IUAV Venezia, University of Trieste, University of Chieti-Pescara, University Mediterranea Reggio Calabria.

12/2010 12/2010
Member of Final Examination Board for PhD School in Structural Mechanics, Katholieke Universiteit of Leuven, Belgium

Member of EAEE, European Association of Earthquake Engineering
Member of IABSE, International Association for Bridge and Structural Engineers
Member (elected) of Steering Committee of ANIDIS, Italian National Association of Earthquake Engineering
Member of Scientific Committee of Association of ISI, Italian Earthquake Engineering (www.ingegneriasismicaitaliana.it)
Member of Scientific Committee of Forum on Structural Engineering (http://www.madeexpo.it/it/eventi_forum.php), MADE EXPO, Milano

Author of more than 100 paper published in international journals or conference proceedings.

RESEARCH INTERESTS AND MAIN RELATED RESULTS
Main research interests carried out in the whole academic career are:
- Modeling of traffic loads for road bridges
- Mechanical characterization of natural stones
- Fire design and assessment of reinforced concrete and steel-concrete composite structures
- Seismic design of steel and steel-concrete composite structures
- Application and development of techniques for experimental dynamic analysis, model updating and
health monitoring of civil constructions
- Analysis and optimization of mechanical performance of steel products for constructions
- Vulnerability analysis and seismic rehabil