Graduations
Mussie Amaha Birhane and Furkan Turan graduated with their MSc thesis titled “Automated decision-making framework for the end-of-life scenario of steel structures using convolutional neural networks” in cooperation with Catherine de Wolf, and “Prediction of experimental test results of thin-walled racking components using machine learning“, in cooperation
News & Events
8 September 2022
We kicked-off EU-RFCS CONSTRUCTADD project in Milano, aiming to place the Metal Additive Manufacturing in the mainstream of Architecture, Engineering and Construction industry by the year 2026.
Partnership covers the whole-supply chain of AEC industry:
Politecnico di Milano (coordinator), RWTH Aachen University, Università di Pisa, Prima
Graduations
21 December 2022
Hassan Haidar graduated with his MSc thesis titled “Seismic response prediction of steel moment frames using machine learning methods“.
His thesis was co-supervised by PhD candidate Aleksei Kondratenko.
Amazing results achieved: hours of non-linear time history analysis were reduced to seconds with 80% accuracy for multi-storey
News & Events
22 December 2022
End of 1st semester 2022/2023. Steel, timber and reinforced concrete structures course completed. Done together with 170 great students and expert collaborators Alberto Piaia, Manuel Quagliaroli, Aleksei Kondratenko, Matteo Bocchi.
News & Events
1 February 2023
3D Printing Industry published an article with Alper Kanyilmaz on how ConstructAdd project is aiming to increase resource efficiency in the automobile and construction sectors through the use of 3D-printed steels:
You can read the full article at the link.
News & Events
9 February 2023
ConstructAdd 2nd coordination meeting in Madrid took place in Madrid, Spain.
Project coordinator Alper Kanyilmaz from the Politecnico di Milano, Gorka Iglesias from ArcelorMittal Europe Tubular Products and Sastry Y Kandukuri from Det Norske Veritas (DNV-GL) share their thoughts on ConstructAdd at the six month mark.
ConstructAdd coordination meeting, Madrid, Spain
News & Events
6 March 2023
Alper Kanyilmaz and José Oliveira Pedro (Senior Bridge Engineer in GRID International Consulting Engineers, Portugal) discussed the pain points of the structural design that can be addressed with the opportunities of metal 3d printing.
Graduations
25 May 2023
Davide Papini graduated with his MSc thesis titled “A Metal 3D Printing Workflow to Design Lightweight Façade Joints“, with an evaluation of 110/110 cum laude. His thesis has been co-supervised by Prof Ali Gokhan Demir and Prof Barbara Previtali from Mechanical Engineering Department of Politecnico di Milano. The focus of the thesis was on topology
Publications
15 July 2023
Chierici, M., Demir, A.G., Kanyilmaz, A., Previtali B., Castiglioni C.A, Berto, F. Hybrid manufacturing of steel construction parts via arc welding of LPBF-produced and hot-rolled stainless steels. Prog Addit Manuf (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s40964-023-00466-z
Publications
15 July 2023
Menghini, A., Kanyilmaz, A., Calado, L., Castiglioni C.A. Experimental Assessment of the Behavior of Tubular Truss Girder Joints Fabricated with Laser Cutting Technology. Journal of Structural Engineering 149; 6 https://doi.org/10.1061/JSENDH.STENG-12019 (2023). This article presented truss girder joints developed with Laser cutting technology (LCT). An experimental campaign of 31 specimens has been presented.