Paola Miglietta

PhD Graduate

Publications

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Miglietta, P. C. (2017). Application of the Hybrid Finite/Discrete Element Method to the Numerical Simulation of Masonry Structures (PhD Thesis). University of Toronto.

Miglietta, P. C., Bentz, E. C., & Grasselli, G. (2017). Finite/discrete element modelling of reversed cyclic tests on unreinforced masonry structures. Engineering Structures, 138, 159–169.Scopus.

Miglietta, P. C., Bentz, E. C., & Grasselli, G. (2016). FDEM: An innovative tool to model the seismic response of structural masonry. In K. Maekawa, J. Yamazaki, & A. Kasuga (Eds.), Proceedings of the 11th FIB International PhD Symposium in Civil Engineering, FIB 2016 (pp. 509–516). Presented at the 11th FIB International PhD Symposium in Civil Engineering, FIB 2016, Tokyo, Japan: A.A. Balkema Publishers.Scopus.

Miglietta, P. C., Grasselli, G., & Bentz, E. C. (2016). Finite/discrete element model of tension stiffening in GFRP reinforced concrete. Engineering Structures, 111, 494–504.Scopus.