Allaix Lorenzo Diego
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Research area
Modern engineering practice relies on advanced computer models to assess the performance of structures. This is the field of computational structural analysis, and is a core expertise of the Department of Structural Engineering and Building Materials at Ghent University. The construction sector is responsible for a significant contribution to CO2 emissions, particularly due to the amount of material and energy resources required to produce and maintain the built environment. Besides the developments towards more environmentally friendly solutions (e.g. recycling of concrete), the use of advanced methods of structural design and assessment, such as nonlinear FEM, has been identified as one of the key factors to reduce the potential waste of material resources.
Recent results
My current role at Ghent University is visiting professor, with the responsibility of the course “FEM and Constitutive Material Laws in Structural Engineering”
PhD supervision
My current role at the University of Ghent does not involve the supervision of PhD students.
Top publications
- Bigaj-van Vliet, A., Allaix, D.L., Köhler, J., Scibilia, E. (2022). Standardisation in Monitoring, Safety Assessment and Maintenance of the Transport Infrastructure: Current Status and Future Perspectives. Lecture Notes in Civil Engineering 200 LNCE, 1152-1162.
- Engen, M., Hendriks, M.A.N., Monti, G., Allaix, D.L. (2021). Treatment of modelling uncertainty of NLFEA in fib Model Code 2020. Structural Concrete, 22(6): 3202-3212.
- Roubos, A., Allaix, D., Fischer, K., Steenbergen, R., Jonkman, S. (2020). Target reliability indices for existing quay walls derived on the basis of economic optimisation and human safety requirements. Structure and Infrastructure Engineering 16(4), 613-625.
Links
- Ghent University personal page: https://research.ugent.be/web/person/diego-lorenzo-allaix-0/en
- Diana Workshop at Ghent University: https://dianafea.com/2019-UGhentWorkshop