Draft:Walter Lacarbonara

Walter Lacarbonara (born February 27, 1968) is an Italian researcher, author, speaker, editor, and teacher. He is the Professor of Nonlinear Structural Mechanics at the Sapienza University of Rome and Director of the Sapienza Center for Dynamics.

His research involves nonlinear dynamics, metamaterials, nonlinear vibration absorbers, CNT/polymer nanocomposites, nonlinear control of vibrations, experimental nonlinear dynamics, asymptotic, and stability of structures.

Education
Lacarbonara completed his Ph.D. in Structural Engineering from Sapienza University in collaboration with Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University in 1998.

Career
Lacarbonara has been serving as a Professor of Nonlinear Structural Mechanics at the Sapienza University of Rome since 2000.

He worked as Visiting Professor at Stanford University and the French Institute of Science and Technology for Transport in 2010 and 2013, respectively. He was a Visiting Scientist at the Institute of Physical Science and Technology, University of Maryland, periodically from 2005 to 2010.

Lacarbonara was invited as a member of Phi Kappa Phi, Honor Society in 1996, Phi Beta Delta, and Honor Society for International Scholars in 1997.

He is a member of the Italian Society of Civil Engineers since 1997 and Associate Member of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) since 1997, the Italian Society of Theoretical and Applied Mechanics (AIMETA) since 2002, and European Mechanics Society (EUROMECH) since 2002. Since 2018, Lacarbonara is one of the founding members of the International Society of Nonlinear Dynamics (NODYS) and Chair of NODYS.

Lacarbonara received fellowships from different universities, such as the Gaikokujin Kenkyusha Program Fellowship in 2001 and the Fellowship of the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science in 2006.

As an Editor
As the Editor-in-chief of Nonlinear Dynamics, he launched initiatives to promote the scientific impact of the journal, including the podcast series Nodycast, an online Nonlinear Dynamics Seminar Series hosted by Cassyni, and the international Nonlinear Dynamics Conference Series called NODYCON.

Lacarbonara has served as an Associate Editor of the Journal of Applied Mechanics.

Research Work
Lacarbonara is known for his contributions to geometrically exact modeling of complex nonlinear structures and materials, including multilayer laminated plates, metamaterials, nanocomposite materials, mechanical systems with hysteresis, aircraft wings, suspensions, and arch bridges. He has provided the first theoretical and experimental proof of the importance of retaining a sufficiently large number of modes in the discretization of structures exhibiting mechanical asymmetry (i.e., the nonlinear stiffness is different in the two directions of motion), such as buckled beams, arches, shells, suspension/arch bridges, in order to accurately describe the softening/hardening nonlinearity inherent in these systems.

Lacarbonara’s experimental and theoretical studies on branched carbon nanotube/polymer composites have shown that the combination of interfacial CNT/polymer microstructural hysteresis with geometric nonlinearity can be tailored to obtain materials exhibiting softening or softening-hardening nonlinear behaviors. He has proposed and experimentally validated designs of vibration absorbers and isolators exploiting innovative wire ropes made of steel and NiTiNOL wires with stiffness-regulating mechanisms (including negative stiffness elements). His nonlinear absorbers have been shown to make buildings and infrastructure safer against earthquakes and wind storms.

Lacarbonara has also proposed designs of lightweight tensairity structures enhanced by NiTiNOL wire ropes with tension control. These pneumatic structures can be used as load-bearing components of bridges that can be lifted by helicopters and quickly installed in emergency scenarios. He has proposed a mechanical stabilization system for low-mass sling loads used in medical evacuation helicopter rescues, covered by a patent disclosure.

Patents

 * Hysteretic tuned-mass damper device (TMD) for passive control of mechanical vibrations (2011) (inventors: F. Vestroni, W. Lacarbonara, N. Carpineto), Sapienza University of Rome, Italian Patent No. RM2011A000434 (10.8.2011), PCT/IT2012/000253 (09.08.2012), WO/2013/042152A1 (28.3.2013), EP 2742254 A1 (18.6.2014).
 * Multi-performance hysteretic rheological device (2014) (inventors: W. Lacarbonara, B. Carboni), Sapienza University of Rome, RM2015A000075 (20.2.2015), PCT/IT/2016/000043 (22.2.2016), WO2016132394A3 (12.1.2017), EP20160722955, US20180245655, China and Hong Kong.
 * Tensairity structure with shape memory strands (2015) (inventors: W. Lacarbonara, B. Carboni), Sapienza University of Rome, Italian Patent No. 102015000055410 (25.9.2015), PCT/IT2016/000213 (2016-09-16), WO2017051440A8, EP3353360A1 (2018-08-01).
 * Negative stiffness multidirectional hysteretic vibration isolator (2021) (inventors: A. Salvatore, B. Carboni, W. Lacarbonara), Sapienza University of Rome, Italian Patent disclosure N. 102021000025130 (30.09.2021).

Publications
Lacarbonara is an avid researcher who has authored one book and published around 125 archival journal papers, 25 book chapters, 137 conference papers, six co-edited books, and six editorials. Below are a few notable examples of his publications.

Books

 * Nonlinear Structural Mechanics. Theory, Dynamical Phenomena, and Modeling (2013). Springer Verlag, New York, http://www.springer.com/engineering/book/978-1-4419-1275-6.
 * Nonlinear Dynamics of Structures, Systems and Devices, 2020, Lacarbonara, W., Balachandran, B., Ma, J., Tenreiro Machado, J.A., Stepan, G. (Eds.). Proceedings of the First International Non-linear Dynamics Conference (NODYCON 2019), Volume I. Springer, Switzerland.
 * Nonlinear Dynamics and Control, 2020, Lacarbonara, W., Balachandran, B., Ma, J., Tenreiro Machado, J.A., Stepan, G. (Eds.). Proceedings of the First International Non-linear Dynamics Conference (NODYCON 2019), Volume II, Springer, Switzerland.
 * New Trends in Nonlinear Dynamics, 2020, Lacarbonara, W., Balachandran, B., Ma, J., Tenreiro Machado, J.A., Stepan, G. (Eds.). Proceedings of the First International Non-linear Dynamics Conference (NODYCON 2019), Volume III. Springer, Switzerland.
 * Nonlinear Dynamics of Structures, Systems and Devices, 2021, Lacarbonara, W., Balachandran, B., Leamy, M., Ma, J., Tenreiro Machado, J.A., Stepan, G. (Eds.). Advances in Non-linear Dynamics. Proceedings of the Second International Nonlinear Dynamics Conference (NODYCON 2021), Volume I. Springer, Switzerland.
 * Nonlinear Dynamics and Control, 2021, Lacarbonara, W., Balachandran, B., Leamy, M., Ma, J., Tenreiro Machado, J.A., Stepan, G. (Eds.). Advances in Non-linear Dynamics. Proceedings of the Second International Non-linear Dynamics Conference (NODYCON 2021), Volume II. Springer, Switzerland.
 * New Trends in Nonlinear Dynamics, 2021, Lacarbonara, W., Balachandran, B., Leamy, M., Ma, J., Tenreiro Machado, J.A., Stepan, G. (Eds.). Advances in Non-linear Dynamics. Proceedings of the Second International Non-linear Dynamics Conference (NODYCON 2021), Volume III. Springer, Switzerland.

Book Chapters

 * G. Rega, W. Lacarbonara, A. H. Nayfeh (2000) Reduction methods for non-linear vibrations of spatially continuous systems with initial curvature, in Solid Mechanics and Its Applications 77, Kluwer, 235-246
 * W. Lacarbonara, A. Paolone, F. Vestroni (2006) Linear and non-linear elastodynamics of nonshallow cables, IUTAM Bookseries, Vol. 2, in Proceedings of the IUTAM Symposium on Dynamics and Control of Non-linear Systems with Uncertainty, Nanjing, China, September 18-22, 2006; Hu, H.Y.; Kreuzer, E. (Eds.), Springer.
 * W. Lacarbonara, C. Steele (2010) Non-linear wave propagation in the cochlea with feed-forward and feed-backward, IUTAM Bookseries, Vol., in Proceedings of the IUTAM Symposium on Dynamics Modeling and Interaction Control in Real and Virtual Environments, Budapest, June 7-11, 2010; G. Stepan (Ed.), Springer
 * W. Lacarbonara, F. Vestroni (2012) Non-linear phenomena in hysteretic systems, Procedia IUTAM, Vol., in Proceedings of the IUTAM Symposium on 50 Years of Chaos: Applied and Theoretical, Kyoto, November 28- December 2, 2011; T. Hikihara (Ed.), Elsevier.
 * M. Pasquali, W. Lacarbonara, C.J. Stull, C.R. Farrar (2012) On assessing the robustness of an input signal optimization algorithm for damage detection: the Info-Gap Decision Theory approach. In Proceedings of the International Conference on Structural Non-linear Dynamics and Diagnosis (CSNDD’2012), Marrakech, Marocco, 30 aprile–2 maggio 2012. MATEC Web of Conferences 1 01003 (2012).
 * G. Quaranta, B. Carboni, W. Lacarbonara (2012) On the reliability of a PCA-based method for structural diagnosis in bridge structures with environmental disturbances. In Proceedings of the International Conference on Structural Non-linear Dynamics and Diagnosis (CSNDD’2012), Marrakech, Marocco, 30 aprile–2 maggio 2012. MATEC Web of Conferences 1 01002 (2012)
 * B. Carboni, C. Mancini, W. Lacarbonara (2015) Hysteretic beam model for steel wire ropes hysteresis identification. In: Belhaq M. (eds) Structural Non-linear Dynamics and Diagnosis. Springer Proceedings in Physics, vol. 168. Springer, Cham, 261-282.
 * F. Mosti, G. Quaranta, W. Lacarbonara (2015) Numerical and experimental assessment of the modal curvature method for damage detection in plate structures. In: Belhaq M. (eds) Structural Non-linear Dynamics and Diagnosis. Springer Proceedings in Physics, vol 168. Springer, Cham
 * A. Casalotti, W. Lacarbonara (2016) Non-linear vibration absorber optimal design via asymptotic approach, Procedia IUTAM, in Proceedings of the IUTAM Symposium on Analytical Methods in Non-linear Dynamics, Frankfurt, July 6-9, 2015; P. Hagedorn (Ed.), Elsevier, Volume 19:65–74. 13
 * W. Lacarbonara, M. Tal`o, B. Carboni, G. Lanzara (2018) Tailoring of hysteresis across different material scales. In: Belhaq M. (ed) Recent Trends in Applied Non-linear Mechanics and Physics. Springer Proceedings in Physics, vol. 199. Springer, Cham.
 * A. Arena, F. Massimi, W. Lacarbonara (2019) Dynamic morphing of actuated elastic membranes, Chapter 4 in Proceedings of the IUTAM Symposium on Exploiting Non-linear Dynamics for Engineering Systems, Novi Sad, July 15-19, 2018; I. Kovacic, S. Lenci (Ed.), Springer, pp37-48.
 * M. Antonelli, B. Carboni, W. Lacarbonara, D. Bernardini, T. Kalm´ar-Nagy (2020) Quantifying Rate-Dependence of a Non-linear Hysteretic Device, in Proceedings of the First International Non-linear Dynamics Conference (NODYCON 2019), Volume I, Lacarbonara, W., Balachandran, B., Ma, J., Tenreiro Machado, J.A., Stepan, G. (Eds.). Springer Nature, Switzerland.
 * P. Rosatelli, W. Lacarbonara, A. Arena, D. J. Inman (2020) Dynamic Response of a Morphing Wing, in Proceedings of the First International Non-linear Dynamics Conference (NODYCON 2019), Volume I, Lacarbonara, W., Balachandran, B., Ma, J., Tenreiro Machado, J.A., Stepan, G. (Eds.). Springer Nature, Switzerland.
 * A. Morock, A. Arena, M. Lanzerotti, J. Capps, B. Huff, W. Lacarbonara (2020) Active Sling Load Stabilization, in Proceedings of the First International Non-linear Dynamics Conference (NODYCON 2019), Volume II, Lacarbonara, W., Balachandran, B., Ma, J., Tenreiro Machado, J.A., Stepan, G. (Eds.). Springer Nature, Switzerland.
 * A. Salvatore, B. Carboni, L-Q Chen, W. Lacarbonara (2020) Experimental Dynamic Response of a Non-linear Wire Rope Isolator, in Proceedings of the First International Non-linear Dynamics Conference (NODYCON 2019), Volume II, Lacarbonara, W., Balachandran, B., Ma, J., Tenreiro Machado, J.A., Stepan, G. (Eds.). Springer Nature, Switzerland.
 * A. Boccamazzo, B. Carboni, G. Quaranta, W. Lacarbonara (2020) Optimization Strategies of Hysteretic Tuned Mass Dampers for Seismic Control, in Proceedings of the First International Non-linear Dynamics Conference (NODYCON 2019), Volume II, Lacarbonara, W., Balachandran, B., Ma, J., Tenreiro Machado, J.A., Stepan, G. (Eds.). Springer Nature, Switzerland.
 * M. Talò, B. Carboni, G. Formica, G. Lanzara, M. Snyder, W. Lacarbonara (2020) Non-linear Dynamic Response of Nanocomposite Cantilever Beams, in Proceedings of the First International Non-linear Dynamics Conference (NODYCON 2019), Volume III, Lacarbonara, W., Balachandran, B., Ma, J., Tenreiro Machado, J.A., Stepan, G. (Eds.). Springer Nature, Switzerland.
 * 18. L. Leonetti, G. Formica, D. Magisano, M. Tal`o, G. Garcea, W. Lacarbonara (2020) A Numerical Strategy for Multistable Nanocomposite Shells, in Proceedings of the First International Non-linear Dynamics Conference (NODYCON 2019), Volume III, Lacarbonara, W., Balachandran, B., Ma, J., Tenreiro Machado, J.A., Stepan, G. (Eds.). Springer Nature, Switzerland.
 * D. De Domenico, G. Quaranta, G. Ricciardi, W. Lacarbonara (2021) Optimal design and seismic performance of non-linear TMD with pinched hysteresis, in Proceedings of the Second International Non-linear Dynamics Conference (NODYCON 2021), Volume II, Lacarbonara, W., Balachandran, B., Leamy, M., Ma, J., Tenreiro Machado, J.A., Stepan, G. (Eds.). Springer Nature, Switzerland.
 * J.-S. Pei, B. Carboni, W. Lacarbonara (2021) Modeling Asymmetric Hysteresis Inspired and Validated by Experimental Data, in Proceedings of the Second International Non-linear Dynamics Conference (NODYCON 2021), Volume II, Lacarbonara, W., Balachandran, B., Leamy, M., Ma, J., Tenreiro Machado, J.A., Stepan, G. (Eds.). Springer Nature, Switzerland.
 * A. Morock, A. Arena, M. Lanzerotti, J. Capps, W. Lacarbonara, T. Aldhizer (2021) Variable Length Sling Load Hoisting Control Method, in Proceedings of the Second International Non-linear Dynamics Conference (NODYCON 2021), Volume II, Lacarbonara, W., Balachandran, B., Leamy, M., Ma, J., Tenreiro Machado, J.A., Stepan, G. (Eds.). Springer Nature, Switzerland.
 * S. K. Guruva, B. Carboni, G. Formica, F. Fabriani, G. Lanzara, W. Lacarbonara, B. Krause (2021) Non-linear Damping Characteristic Of Nanocomposite Beams Via Dynamical Analysis, in Proceedings of the Second International Non-linear Dynamics Conference (NODYCON 2021), Volume II, Lacarbonara, W., Balachandran, B., Leamy, M., Ma, J., Tenreiro Machado, J.A., Stepan, G. (Eds.). Springer Nature, Switzerland.
 * N. Heidari, A. Alneamy, W. Lacarbonara, E. Abdel-Rahman (2021) Single Input Single Output MEMS Gas Sensor, in Proceedings of the Second International Non-linear Dynamics Conference (NODYCON 2021), Volume II, Lacarbonara, W., Balachandran, B., Leamy, M., Ma, J., Tenreiro Machado, J.A., Stepan, G. (Eds.). Springer Nature, Switzerland.
 * A. Salvatore, W. Lacarbonara (2021) On the shock performance of a tri-stable vibration isolator, in Proceedings of the Second International Non-linear Dynamics Conference (NODYCON 2021), Volume II, Lacarbonara, W., Balachandran, B., Leamy, M., Ma, J., Tenreiro Machado, J.A., Stepan, G. (Eds.). Springer Nature, Switzerland.
 * B. Carboni, S. K. Guruva, S. Catarci, G. Quaranta, W. Lacarbonara, Non-linear normal modes for damage detection: theoretical concepts and preliminary experimental validation, in Proceedings of the 8th World Conference on Structural Control and Monitoring (8WCSCM), Springer Nature, USA.

Selected papers

 * W. Lacarbonara, A. H. Nayfeh, W. Kreider (1998) Experimental validation of reduction methods for nonlinear vibrations of distributed-parameter systems: analysis of a buckled beam. Nonlinear Dynamics 17:95-117. doi:10.1023/A:1008389810246.
 * W. Lacarbonara, G. Rega, A. H. Nayfeh (2003) Resonant nonlinear normal modes. Part I: analytical treatment for Structural one-dimensional Systems, International Journal of Non-Linear Mechanics 38:851-872. doi:10.1016/S0020-7462(02)00033-1.
 * W. Lacarbonara, F. Vestroni (2003) Nonclassical responses of oscillators with hysteresis. Nonlinear Dynamics 32:235-258. doi:10.1023/A:1024423626386.
 * G. Formica, W. Lacarbonara, R. Alessi (2010) Vibrations of carbon nanotube-reinforced composites, Journal of Sound and Vibration 329:1875-1889. doi:10.1016/j.jsv.2009.11.020.
 * A. Arena, W. Lacarbonara (2012) Nonlinear parametric modeling of suspension bridges under aeroelastic forces: torsional divergence and flutter. Nonlinear Dynamics 70:2487-2510. doi:10.1007/s11071-012-0636-3.
 * G. Formica, M. Talò, W. Lacarbonara (2014) Nonlinear modeling of carbon nanotube composites dissipation due to interfacial stick-slip. International Journal of Plasticity 53:148-163. doi:10.1016/j.ijplas.2013.07.009.
 * B. Carboni, W. Lacarbonara (2016) Nonlinear dynamic response of a new hysteretic rheological device: experiments and computations. Nonlinear Dynamics 83:23-39, doi:10.1007/s11071-015-2305-9.
 * B. Carboni, W. Lacarbonara (2016) A nonlinear vibration absorber with pinched hysteresis: theory and experiments. Journal of Engineering Mechanics 142, doi:10.1061/(ASCE)EM.1943-7889.0001072.
 * G. Formica, W. Lacarbonara (2017) Three-dimensional modeling of interfacial stick-slip in carbon nanotube nanocomposites. International Journal of Plasticity 88:204-217, doi:10.1016/j.ijplas.2016.10.012.
 * A. Casalotti, S. El-Borgi, W. Lacarbonara (2016) Metamaterial beam with embedded nonlinear vibration absorbers. International Journal of Non-Linear Mechanics 98:32-42. doi:10.1016/j.ijnonlinmec.2017.10.002
 * M. Talò, G. Lanzara, B. Krause, A. Janke, W. Lacarbonara (2019) "Sliding Crystals" on low-dimensional carbonaceous nanofillers as distributed nanopistons for highly damping materials. ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces 11:38147-38159, doi:10.1021/acsami.9b12536.
 * G. Formica, W. Lacarbonara (2020) Asymptotic dynamic modeling and response of hysteretic nanostructured beams. Nonlinear Dynamics 99:227-248, doi:10.1007/s11071-019-05386-8.
 * G. Quaranta, W. Lacarbonara, S. Masri (2020) A review on computational intelligence for identification of nonlinear dynamical systems. Nonlinear Dynamics 99:1709-1761, doi:10.1007/s11071-019-05430-7.
 * A. Salvatore, B. Carboni, W. Lacarbonara (2022) Nonlinear dynamic response of an isolation system with negative stiffness and shape memory-based damping. Nonlinear Dynamics 107, 1765–1790, doi:10.1007/s11071-021-06666-y.
 * W. Lacarbonara, S. K. Guruva, B. Carboni, B. Krause, A. Janke, G. Formica, G. Lanzara (2023) Unusual nonlinear switching in branched carbon nanotube nanocomposites. Scientific Reports 13, 5185. doi:10.1038/s41598-023-32331-y.
 * M. Murer, S. K. Guruva, G. Formica, W. Lacarbonara (2023) A multi-band gap metamaterial with multi-frequency resonators. Journal of Composite Materials 57(4):783-804, doi:10.1177/00219983231151578.
 * Y. Shen, W. Lacarbonara (2023) Nonlinearity enhanced wave bandgaps in metamaterial honeycombs embedding spider web-like resonators. Journal of Sound and Vibration 562, 117821, doi:10.1016/j.jsv.2023.117821.