Laboratory Technician at the Material Testing Laboratory of the Department of Civil, Environmental Engineering and Architecture (DICAAR) - Faculty of Engineering and Architecture, University of Cagliari (Italy) 

web site: https://people.unica.it/laboratorioprovedis/

 

Courses Taught

Since 2022 she has been involved as a contracted teacher within the first-level degree in TECHNIQUES FOR BUILDING CONSTRUCTION AND LAND DEVELOPMENT.

She taught:

- PRINCIPLES OF CONSTRUCTION SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY. Modulus taught: Structural Design (2022 - 2023)

- Laboratory of INVESTIGATION, DIAGNOSIS AND MONITORING OF CONSTRUCTION (2024) 

Education

2004: PhD in Geoengineering, University of Cagliari
1996: Degree in Civil Engineering, specialization in Structural Engineering, University of Cagliari

Non-Destructive Testing (NDT) expert operator - Certified Level  III according to EN ISO 9712 and UNI/PdR 56:2019 in the following Non-Destructive Techniques:

• Infrared thermography of civil engineering
• Visual inspection of civil structures and infrastructures 
• Taking core samples and in situ chemical tests
• Load testing 
• Structural health monitoring
• Determination of ultrasonic pulse velocity
• Determination of rebound number
• Electromagnetic covermeter

 

Main research interests

She has been involved in several research projects funded by regional public agencies. She is interested in reliability, structural diagnosis and restoration of existing structures. She is also interested in Non-Destructive Techniques, Sustainability in Construction and Timber Engineering. She is a reviewer for some international journals and scientific associations. 

 

Main Scientific Publications

A. MAJUMDER; F. STOCHINO; A. FRATTOLILLO; M. VALDES; G. GATTO; E. MARTINELLI Sustainable Retrofitting Solutions: Evaluating the Performance of Jute Fiber Nets and Composite Mortar in Natural Fiber Textile Reinforced Mortars Sustainability 2024, 16(3), 1175; https://doi.org/10.3390/su16031175

M.L. PUPPIO, F. COCCU, A. USMAN, M. VALDÉS, A. FRATTOLILLO & M. SASSU Aggregates for innovative use in precast concrete panels: State of the Art and perspectives – In: Life-Cycle of Structures and Infrastructure Systems – Biondini & Frangopol (Eds) 2023 - ISBN 978-1-003-32302 - DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1201/9781003323020-306

MAJUMDER A, STOCHINO F., FRATTOLILLO A., VALDES M, MANCUSI G., MARTINELLI E., Jute fiber reinforced mortars: Mechanical response and thermal performance - Journal of Building Engineering Volume 66 (2023), Available online 14 January 2023, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jobe.2023.105888

MAJUMDER A, STOCHINO F., FARINA I, VALDES M, FRATERNALI F., MARTINELLI E., Physical and mechanical characteristics of raw jute fibers, threads and diatons - Construction and Building Materials Volume 326 (2022), 126903 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2022.126903

MAJUMDER A, STOCHINO F., FARINA I, VALDES M, FRATERNALI F., MARTINELLI E., Sustainable Building Material: Recycled Jute Fiber Composite Mortar for Thermal and Structural Retrofitting - In: Gervasi, O., Murgante, B., Misra, S., Rocha, A.M.A.C., Garau, C. (eds) Computational Science and Its Applications – ICCSA 2022 Workshops. ICCSA 2022. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 13379. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-10545-6_44

PANI L., FRANCESCONI L., VALDES M., STOCHINO F., Structural performances of recycled aggregates concrete foundation plinths - ICC2022 - Italian Concrete Conference 2022 “Concrete in the Ecological Transition – October 12- ISBN 978-88-99916-64-0

CONCU, G., GIACCU, G.F., MELONI, D., VALDES, M., RIU, R., Advances in reinforcing of cross-laminated timber panels World Conference on Timber Engineering 2021, WCTE 2021, Santiago 9 August 2021 through 12 August 2021Code 174133 Conference Proceedings ISBN(PDF): 978-1-7138-4111-1 ISBN(Print): 978-1-7138-4097-8

G. CONCU, ACHENZA, M.M., BACCOLI, R., RIU, R., VALDES, M. Local Supply Chains and Circular Economy for Building Materials. The PLES Project in Computational Science and Its Applications – ICCSA 2021 21st International Conference Cagliari, Italy, September 13–16, 2021 Proceedings, Part X, Lecture Notes in Computer Science book series LNCS 12958, pp. 44–58,  https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-87016-4_4

F. STOCHINO, M. VALDES, F. MISTRETTA, M. SASSU, Assessment of lightweight concrete properties under cryogenic temperatures: Influence on the modulus of elasticity - Procedia Structural Integrity Volume 28 (2020) 1467–1472 – (Conference paper: 1st Virtual European Conference on fracture) - https://doi.org/10.1016/j.prostr.2020.10.120

M. VALDES, G. F. GIACCU, D. MELONI, G. CONCU, Reinforcement of maritime pine cross-laminated timber panels by means of natural flax fibers - Construction and Building Materials - Volume 233 (2020) - https://doi.org/10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2019.117741

G.F. GIACCU, D. MELONI, G. CONCU, M. VALDES, M. FRAGIACOMO Use of the cantilever beam vibration method for determining the elastic properties of maritime pine cross-laminated panels - Engineering Structures – Volume 200 (2019) - https://doi.org/10.1016/j.engstruct.2019.109623

G.L. DEIANA, A. DESSI’, F. MISTRETTA, G. SANNA, E. URRU, G. VACCA, M. VALDES (Conference paper – 2019) Terrestrial Laser Scanner and Close Range Photogrammetry accuracy assessment for the structure deformations monitoring - FIG Working Week - Hanoi, Vietnam 22 - 26 April 2019 – ISBN 978-87-92853-90-5

 G. F. GIACCU, D. MELONI, G. CONCU, M. VALDES (Conference paper - 2018) Considerations on Dynamic Identification of Wood Composite Panels using a Cantilever Beam Vibration Method – 2018 – World Conference on Timber Engineering, WCTE 2018; COEX Convention and Exhibition Center - Seoul; South Korea; 20 August 2018 through 23 August 2018; Code 142112

D. MELONI, G. CONCU, M. VALDES, G. F. GIACCU (Conference paper - 2018) Fem Models for Elastic Parameters Identification of Cross Laminated Maritime Pine Panels - Method – 2018 – World Conference on Timber Engineering, WCTE 2018; COEX Convention and Exhibition Center - Seoul; South Korea; 20 August 2018 through 23 August 2018; Code 142112

M. VALDÉS, N. TRULLI and B. DE NICOLO (2018) - From Plastic Waste to Building Material: Mechanical Properties of Recycled Thermoplastic Timber - International Journal of Structural Glass and Advanced Materials Research - Volume 2, Issue 1 pp 55-65 - ISSN (Print): 2616-4507 - ISSN (Online): 2616-4515 - doi:10.3844/sgamrsp.2018.55.65 http://thescipub.com/journals/sgamr

G. CONCU, N. TRULLI and M. VALDÉS (2018) - Knowledge Acquisition of Existing Buildings by means of Diagnostic Surveying. Case Studies - International Journal of Structural Glass and Advanced Materials Research Volume 2, Issue 1 pp 22-29 - ISSN (Print): 2616-4507; ISSN (Online): 2616-4515 – doi:10.3844/sgamrsp.2018.22.29 - Published On Line: February 20, 2018 http://thescipub.com/journals/sgamr

G.F. GIACCU, D. MELONI, M. VALDÉS & M. FRAGIACOMO (2017) - Dynamic Determination of the Modulus of Elasticity of Maritime Pine Cross-Laminated Panels Using Vibration Methods - WIT eLibrary in volume 226 of WIT Transactions on Ecology and The Environment, Sustainable Development and Planning IX – pp. 571-579 - ISSN 1743-3541 - www.witpress.com, ISSN 1746-448X (on-line) - doi:10.2495/SDP170501  

G. CONCU, M. FRAGIACOMO, N. TRULLI, M. VALDÉS (2017) - Non-Destructive Assessment of Gluing in Cross-Laminated Timber Panels - WIT eLibrary in volume 226 of WIT Transactions on Ecology and The Environment, Sustainable Development and Planning IX – pp. 559-569 - ISSN 1743-3541 - www.witpress.com, ISSN 1746-448X (on-line) - doi:10.2495/SDP170491

N. TRULLI, M. VALDÉS, B. DE NICOLO, M. FRAGIACOMO (2017) - Grading of low-quality wood for use in structural elements - Wood in Civil Engineering – Book edited by Giovanna Concu, ISBN 978-953-51-2986-8, Print ISBN 978-953-51-2985-1, pp 3-24, Published: March 1, 2017 under CC BY 3.0 license - InTech, DOI: 10.5772/67129. Available from: http://www.intechopen.com/books/wood-in-civil-engineering/grading-of-low-quality-wood-for-use-in-structural-elements

G. CONCU, B. DE NICOLO, M. FRAGIACOMO, N. TRULLI & M. VALDÉS (2017) - Grading of maritime pine from Sardinia (Italy) for use in cross-laminated timber - Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers - Construction Materials Vol. 171 Issue 1, February, 2018 - pp 11–21 https://doi.org/10.1680/jcoma.16.00043 - Published online 23/01/2017 ISSN 1747-650X | E-ISSN 1747-6518

G. CONCU, B. DE NICOLO, R. RIU, N. TRULLI, M. VALDèS, M. FRAGIACOMO (2016) - Sonic testing on cross-laminated timber panels - SEMC 2016: THE SIXTH INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON STRUCTURAL ENGINEERING, MECHANICS AND COMPUTATION - 5 - 7 September 2016 Cape Town, South Africa - | pp 1727–1730 Insights and Innovations in Structural Engineering, Mechanics and Computation – Zingoni (Ed.) © 2016 Taylor & Francis Group, London, Print ISBN 978-1-138-02927-9 - eBook ISBN: 978-1-317-28063-7 - DOI:10.1201/9781315641645-285

Last update: May 2024