go to publisher web-site: Structural Analysis with Finite Elements P. Rugarli - Thomas Telford LTD, London 2010

This is the English version of the book Calcolo Strutturale con gli Elementi Finiti (Rome 2003), published in May 2010 by London publisher Thomas Telford (that is the editorial branch of ICE, Institution of Civil Engineers) .

Calcolo di Strutture in Acciaio P. Rugarli - EPC LIBRI, ROMA 2008 (Steel Structures Checks to Eurocode 3)

This book, published by EPC libri in April 2008, is an introduction to Eurocode 3 (EN 1993-1-1) bundled with a straight-beams software (simple or continuous) named CESCOSTEEL (a limited version of CESCO PLUS).The book is divided in several parts: 1) Introduction to the standard and to the checks; 2) Worked examples; 3) Software guide; 4) Benchmarks referred to Eurocode 3 (also available in this website); 5) References and annexes. 

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The book has 480 pages (ISBN 978-88-6310-010-5). Can be bought directly from the Publisher. It is also planned a possible translation into English

Technical Standards for Structural Constructions, edited by P. Rugarli - EPC LIBRI, ROME 2008 (1ed) e 2009 (2ed)

This book, published by EPC libri in March 2008, is an edition of the Italian Standards named NTC 2008 (DM 14-1-2008) with a wide analytic index, and bundled with a software, named NTCSISMA, useful to compute seismic spectra parameters (here in Italy PGA depends on latitude and longitude of the site of the construction. Besides some probable errors in the text of the standards (some of them have been amended after the publication of the book, namely the so-called room effect

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The book has 768 pages (ISBN 978-88-6310-016-7). It may be purchased by the Publisher directly.

This book, published by EPC libri in March 2007, is entirely focused on the cross-section classification problem, according to Eurocode 3. The book also embeds a software, named CLEI, which is able to classify I- and H- cross-sections under mixed internal actions (axial force plus biaxial bending). CLEI uses the algorithms introduced in SARGON starting from 1992.  Here the volume chapters (the book is in Italian): 1) Foreword 2) Overview of the problem 3) Classification, what is and how it works 4) Classification of I- or H- cross-sections under mixed internal actions according to Eurocode 3 5) Tables of design maps 6) Software guide 7) Worked examples of the design-map use 8) References

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The book has 254 pages (ISBN 88-8184-461-6). It may be bought directly by the Publisher.

P. Rugarli, Calcolo di strutture in legno , EPC LIBRI, ROMA 2006 (Wood Structures Checks to Eurocode 3)

This book, published by EPC in October 2006, is an introduction to Eurocode 5 bundled with a software (a limited version of CESCO PLUS). Here the chapters: 1) Introduction 2) How to check members 3) Software guide 4) Worked examples

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The book has 221 pages (ISBN 88-8184-435-4). It may be bought directly by the Publisher.

P. Rugarli, Analisi Modale Ragionata , EPC LIBRI, ROMA 2005 (Reasoned Modal Analysis)

This book, published by EPC libri in October 2005, is fully related to modal analysis. Here the chapters: 1) Introduction 2) Single degree of freedom oscillators 3) Multiple degrees of freedom oscillators (modal analysis) 4) Stiffness-side modelling 5) Mass-side modelling 6) Damping-side modelling 7) Hints about numerical techniques 8) Practical analysis of the modal response 9) Response-spectrum analysis 10) References;  Annexes: i) Natural periods ii) Minimum glossary iii) Main symbols iv) Symbols, notation and computational recalls v) The software in CD (sargon lite)

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The book has 512 pages (ISBN 88-8184-382-X).

P. Rugarli, Calcolo Strutturale con gli Elementi Finiti, EPC LIBRI,ROME 2003

This book, published by EPC libri in September 2003, is a serious effort to explain in an easy-to-understand fashion how the Finite Element Method works. Here are the Chapters of the book: 1)Overview 2)Elasticity: special formulations 3)The finite element 4)Assembly 5)The actions 6)The constraints 7)Solution and stress-recovery 8)Error evaluation 9)The structural problems 10)The finite elements most used 11)Modelling problems 12)The checking problem 13)References Annexes: i) Calculus recalls ii)Theory of elasticity recalls iii)Main symbols iv) Minimum glossary v) CS content (Sargon lite)

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The book has 440 pages (ISBN 88-8184-295-5), and it is in Italian.

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PAPERS

P. Rugarli, Classification of I- or H- shaped cross-sections under mixed internal actions, Journal of Constructional Steel Research, 65, 1597-1606, 2009

This paper, published in the important peer-reviewed international magazine JCSR, explains the research work done (in 1993) about the cross-section classification problem, and the "reclasses" classification method, proposed by Paolo Rugarli.

P. Rugarli, Automatic checks of steel connections designed by freely placing components - Acta XXII Congress CTA, Padova  September 2009

This paper is about steel connections calculation and presents the results got by program CSE.

C.Bernuzzi, P. Rugarli, Prediction of the load carrying capacity of slender cross-section members under eccentric axial load. Part 1: the approach, Costruzioni Metalliche, Jul-Aug-2009 (English)

This paper presents a new method to compute load carrying capacity of thin-walled, cold-formed cross-sections. The paper also discusses the current EN 1993-1-3 approach.

C.Bernuzzi, P. Rugarli, Prediction of the load carrying capacity of slender cross-section members under eccentric axial load. Part 2: validation, Costruzioni Metalliche, Nov-Dec-2009 (English)

This is the second part of the previous paper, where results got are compared with experimental ones, showing quite good results.

P. Rugarli, Simplified formulae to flexural and lateral-torsional buckling checks according to Eurocode 3 (EN 1993-1-1), Method 2 - Acta XXII Congress CTA, Padova  September 2009

This paper presents an alternative way, very useful, to write the formulae for flexural and lateral-torsional buckling checks as required by Eurocode 3.

P. Rugarli, Zones, Grids or...Rooms? - Ingegneria Sismica 1/2008

This paper examines the new Italian seismic standards rules (NTC 2008) to determine design spectra. The paper shows that the standard had several important problems of application, and that the precision required by this standard is completely illusive. The "room-effect", that is the abrupt up to 20% change of design PGA from one room to another of the same flat - due to clear errors in the standard -, is here acknowledged for the very first time.

P. Rugarli, Limit states load combinations: the un-told of the standards Ingegneria Sismica 2/2004

This important paper shows that the combination rules used by the Italian standard and by Eurocodes embed not safe-side assumptions. The paper is a critic to the presently adopted way to apply Load and Resistance Factor design (limit states).

P. Rugarli, Le magnifiche sorti e progressive-L'Edilizia n° 133 (2004)

This paper refers to the previous one, disclosing to a wide public its main results. It also reconnects to the public debate which followed Italian Ordinances 3274/2003 e 3316/2003, issued by Silvio Berlusconi's Prime Minister office.

P. Rugarli, In margine all'Ordinanza 3274- Ingegneria Sismica 3/2003

This paper has been published by the Italian technical magazine Ingegneria Sismica, and clearly enumerates several technical reasons why Ordinance 3274 must be criticized.

P. Rugarli,Riflessioni e osservazioni sulla nuova Ordinanza 3274 - Il Giornale dell'Ingegnere n°18/2003, pagg 8-9

P. Rugarli,Software di calcolo- in Manuale dell'Ingegnere "Colombo", 84^ed., Hoepli

P. Rugarli, Elastic and Plastic Flexural Properties. Automatic computation of generic cross-sections - Costruzioni Metalliche 4/1998 (link to English version)

P. Rugarli, La classificazione secondo Ec3 dei profili ad I sottoposti a sollecitazioni miste - Acta  Congress C.T.A. October 1993 This method is used by the automatic Sargon. automatic Eurocode 3 checker. The paper is important because it shows that yet in 1993 problems due to the real applicability of the formulae to classify cross-sections according to Eurocode 3 were pointed out. The paper deals with axial force plus biaxial bending stress states and proposes a method which almost 20 years later has been published in JCSR (see above).

P. Rugarli, Software orientati alla comunicabilità ed al controllo dei dati nella ingegneria delle strutture - Acta Congress C.T.A. October 1991