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Keynotes





Giovanni A. Plizzari
Fiber orientation in FRC: a problem or an opportunity?


Joaquim A. O. Barros
fib Bulletin 117 - a contribution for the analysis and design of FRC structures


Joaquim A. O. Barros is Full Professor of the Department of Civil Engineering of Minho University, Director of the PhD in Civil Engineering, header (up to 31/12/2025) of the Structural Composites Group, Fellow of ACI and IIFC, active member of several ACI, fib and RILEM Technical Committees. He is the convener of the Convener of the fib WP 2.4.1-Modelling of Fibre Reinforced Concrete Structures. His research interests include structural strengthening, composite materials, fibre reinforced concrete and the development of materials constitutive models, and their implementation in software based on the finite element method. He his author of more than 900 publications (>250 in ISI journals), co-founder of FEMIX FEM-based computer program, founder of Civitest company and inventor of several national and international patents. He participates(ed) in 48 research projects (25 as coordinator). Supervisor of 14 Pos-Doc (concluded), 57 PhD (49 concluded) and 42 MSc (concluded). Chairman of 10 international and 4 national conferences, and 7 Seminars/Workshops. He is World's Top 2% Scientist since 2020 (“Stanford Ranking”).

Marco di Prisco
Fibre Reinforced Concrete: what we know and what we do not know


Marco di Prisco is Full Professor of Structural Design at the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at Politecnico di Milano. Head of the Department of Structural Engineering from 2009 and 2012 and coordinator of the Course on Civil Engineering Risk Mitigation from 2013 to 2018, its main research interests are constitutive modeling of advanced cement-based materials, reinforcement-concrete interaction mechanisms, sustainable design of new and existing R/C, P/C, FRC and TRC structural elements, prefabricated structures, structural response at exceptional loads, tunnel and bridge safety and green regeneration of R/C heritage structures. Author of more than 400 papers in the scientific literature, he is Series Editor of Lecture Notes in Civil Engineering for Springer-Nature, Springer Tracts in Civil Engineering and honorary editor of European Journal of Environmental and Civil Engineering. Presidium member of fib, he is convener of fib TG 4.1 on FRC, coordinator of the Committee for MC2020 chapters on FRC, convener of the Commission TC250/SC2/Wg1/TG2 to introduce FRC in EC2. Expert of the National Superior Council of Public Works on the use of innovative materials in constructions, member of the Standards Commission of the National Research Center, President of the National Federation for Civil Engineering, since 2018 he is Technical Director of Design of Sustainable Constructions (DSC)-Erba Company.

Fausto Minelli
HPFRC for the Strengthening of Aging Structures with Flexural and Shear Deficiencies


Fausto Minelli Fausto Minelli is a Full Professor at the Department of Civil, Environmental, Architectural Engineering and Mathematics (DICATAM) of the University of Brescia, Italy. His scientific activity is focused on the behaviour and structural modelling of concrete structures, with particular emphasis on reinforced and high-performance concrete, fibre-reinforced concrete (FRC), and the nonlinear modelling of reinforced concrete structures. His research also addresses strengthening and rehabilitation techniques for existing buildings, including masonry structures and prestressed reinforced concrete bridge girders, as well as advanced assessment and strengthening strategies for existing bridges and critical structural components. His work is aimed at achieving a comprehensive understanding of structural response through the integration of theoretical and experimental approaches, with the objective of identifying the fundamental parameters governing the global behaviour of structures and validating advanced numerical models. Professor Minelli is the author of over 150 scientific publications, more than 110 of which have been published in peer-reviewed international journals and conference proceedings. He has supervised approximately 180 Master’s theses and co-supervised about 90 Master’s theses, some of them carried out in collaboration with European universities. His teaching activity includes serving as co-lecturer of the course Structural Engineering and Laboratory (12 ECTS) in the Single-cycle Master’s Degree in Building Engineering (4th year). He is also lecturer of the course Theory and Design of Reinforced and Prestressed Concrete Structures (9 ECTS), offered in the Master’s Degree in Civil Engineering and in the Single-cycle Master’s Degree in Building Engineering (5th year), as well as lecturer of the course Design and Rehabilitation of Bridges (9 ECTS) in the Master’s Degree in Civil Engineering (5th year). With regard to his scientific and academic roles, Professor Minelli has been President of the Degree Programme Council in Building Engineering since 2022. He has been a Member of fib Task Group 4.1 “Fibre-Reinforced Concrete” since 2013, a Member of fib Task Group 2.2 “Ultimate Limit State Models” since 2008, a Member of fib Working Party 2.2.2 “Shear in Members with Steel Fibres” since 2025, and a Member of fib Working Party 1.1.7 “Performance Evaluation and Service Life Extension of Existing Bridges” since 2025. Since 2013, he has also been a Member of the PhD Board in Civil, Environmental, International Cooperation and Mathematics Engineering (DICACIM) at the University of Brescia, where he actively contributes to the curriculum in “Historic and Contemporary Building Rehabilitation.” In the field of international research and scientific committees, Professor Minelli was Organizer and Editor of the international workshop “FRC Workshop”, held in Desenzano del Garda in June 2018, and of the international workshop “Recent Developments on Shear and Punching Shear in RC and FRC Elements”, held in Salò in October 2010. He has also been a member of the scientific committee and organizer of over 20 national and international conferences.

Pierre Clement Rossi
HPFRC for the Strengthening of Aging Structures with Flexural and Shear Deficiencies


Pierre Clement Rossi
Born March 15 1956 (Paris, France) Married (2 children)
Professional position
Since March 2023: Civil Engineering Consultant in Pierre Rossi Consulting and Professor in the civil engineering department of Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ, Brazil)
Graduations
  • Doctor (PHD) of Ecole Nationale des Ponts et Chaussées, Paris, France (1986).
  • French Researches Management Enabling (HdR, 1990): obligatory graduation to access to a full professor position in French University.
Topics of research interest and expertise
  • Mechanical and numerical (finite elements) models related to the cracking of concrete structures (static, dynamic and creep loadings).
  • Fibre reinforced concretes (from ordinary to ultra-high performances fibre reinforced concretes).
Technical and scientific publications and products
  • > 110 articles in International Journals,
  • > 110 articles in International Conferences (referenced),
  • 6 books,
  • 3 patents.
Awards
  • 1996: Robert L'HERMITTE (RILEM) award.
  • 2001: French Civil Engineering Association (AFGC) award.
  • 2005 : « Chevalier de l'Ordre National du Mérite » (High French National Distinction).

Jean-Philippe Charron
UHPFRC strengthening of bridge slabs - Towards a better understanding and prediction of failure mode under shear load


Jean-Philippe Charron is a full professor at the Department of Civil Engineering of Polytechnique Montreal. He is specialized in the development of fiber-reinforced concretes (FRC), characterization of their properties and design of FRC structures and repairs for reinforced concrete structures. He developed the first Canadian ultra-high performance fiber-reinforced concrete (UHPFRC) commercialized by Sika Canada. He held since 2005 an industrial research chair on structural applications in fiber-reinforced concretes, and led several research projects with major owners of concrete structures in Quebec. Prof. Charron is a member of the ACI-239 UHPC and ACI-544 FRC technical committees.

Barzin Mobasher
ACI Com 544 actitities and sustaianbility of FRC