Giovanni A. Plizzari
Fiber orientation in FRC: a problem or an opportunity?
Giovanni A. Plizzari is Full Professor of Structural
Engineering at the University of
Brescia (since 2005).
For about 25 years his research activities have mainly concerned the structural appli-cations of
fiber-reinforced concrete (FRC), with particular reference to shear in beams, industrial flooring,
tunnel linings as well as to cracking phenomena (including those related to shrinkage) and the
durability of FRC structures. The research also dealt with the structural rehabilitation of masonry
and concrete structures. Recently, he has been working on sustainability and circular economy in
constructions by focusing the attention on the structural approach towards sustainable constructions
and studied the possibility of recycling materials for replacing the aggregates of the structural
con-crete.
Since 2012 he is a Fellow of the American Concrete Institute "in recognition of your contributions to
the work of ACI". From 2021 is Fellow of the International Association of structural concrete (fib).
Since 2023 he is Fellow of the International Union of La-boratories and Experts in Construction
Materials, Systems and Structures (Rilem).
In November 2024 received the “fib medal” “In recognition of significant personal con-tributions to
structural concrete and to the fib” (international federation of structural concrete).
Since 2024 he is Editor in Chief of the International Journal “Materials and Structures Journal”,
published by Springer.
He is currently a member of the following commissions dealing with Fiber Reinforced Concrete:
- fib TG 4.1 (formerly TG 8.3) - Fiber Reinforced Concrete;
- fib 10.2 - TG10.2 - Model Codes Updating;
- ACI 544 - Fiber Reinforced Concrete;
- CEN TC 250 / SC2 / WG1 / TG2 - Fiber Reinforced Concrete;
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.
Barzin Mobasher
Key Elements of Efficiency and Toughening in the Serviceability-Based Design of Hybrid FRC
Structures
Barzin Mobasher is a Full Professor of Civil,
Environmental, and Sustainable Engineering at Arizona State University. He received his Ph.D. from
Northwestern University (1990), M.S. from Northeastern University (1985), and B.S. from University of
Wisconsin-Platteville (1983, Summa Cum Laude).
He has been a faculty member at Arizona State University since 1991, serving as Professor since 2004.
He was a Visiting Professor at COPPE/Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (2013-2015) and
has held research and teaching positions at Northwestern and Northeastern Universities. His industrial
experience includes work at USG Corp. Research Center and the Federal Highway Administration.
His research interest include constitutive modeling of quasi-brittle materials, fracture mechanics,
non-destructive testing techniques, experimental stress analysis, biomechanics, brittle matrix
composite materials, chemical, mechanical, and durability of concrete.
His Full CV is available here.
Bruno Massicotte
Design, validation and construction of a fully precast bridge with UHPFRC connections meeting seismic
performances
Bruno Massicotte is Full Professor in the Department of
Civil, Geological and Mining
Engineering at Polytechnique de Montréal. He obtained his bachelor's degree in Civil
Engineering and his master's degree in Structural Engineering at Laval University in 1982 and
1984 respectively, and his doctorate degree in Structural Engineering at the University of
Alberta in 1988. After his studies, Dr. Massicotte joined the Quebec Ministry of Transportation
Bridge Department for two years and then he began an academic career at Polytechnique
Montréal in 1990.
Active in teaching and research, Professor Massicotte has been leading research activities in
collaboration with various public organizations and industrial partners. His research areas
combine experimental and analytical activities and focus mostly on the analysis, design and
strengthening of bridges, on the nonlinear finite element analysis of concrete structures, and
on the structural use of fibre-reinforced concrete. He is a member of the Canadian Bridge Code
CSA-S6 Technical Committee and Chair of this Code Committee on Methods of Analysis.
For more than 25 years, he has been a member of several scientific and standard committees
related to the structural use of fibre-reinforced concrete: RILEM TC162, FIB TG4.1, ACI-239,
ACI-544, CSA-S6-Annex 8.1, and CSA-A23.1-Annex U.
During his career, Dr. Massicotte played key roles for several public agencies on special studies
of bridges and tunnels. He was Quebec Ministry of Transportation expert team leader following
the Concorde Bridge collapse in 2006 and testified as lead expert at the Enquiry Commission.
In 2015, he led the feasibility study for the construction of an 8 km highway tunnel project under
the St-Lawrence River in Quebec City. He was also a member of the expert committee for the
Jacques-Cartier and Champlain Bridges Incorporated (JCCBI) for the evaluation and
strengthening of the Champlain Bridge and the seismic evaluation of the Jacques-Cartier
Bridge.
Fausto Minelli
HPFRC for the Strengthening of Aging Structures with Flexural and Shear Deficiencies
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
Eco-Resilient (ECORE) FRC Constructions
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.
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