Dr. Luisa Molari

DICAM Department

University of Bologna, Italy

Assistant Professor

Email: luisa.molari@unibo.it

Qualifications

2004 Ph.D., University of Bologna, Structural Mechanics, Italy

2000 M.Sc., University of Bologna, Civil Engineering, Italy

Publications

1. G.N. Wells, K. Garikipati, L. Molari A discontinuous Galerkin formulation for a strain gradient-dependent continuum model, Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and Engineering, Vol. 193(33-35), 3633-3645, 2004.
2. L. Molari, G.N. Wells, K. Garikipati, F. Ubertini, A Discontinuous Galerkin method for strain gradientdependent damage: Study of interpolations and convergence, invited paper for the special issue of Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and Engineering for the 60th birthday of Tom Hughes, Vol. 195(13-16), 1480-1498, 2006.
3. L. Molari, F. Ubertini A flexibility-based finite element for linear analysis of arbitrarily curved arches, International Journal for Numerical Methods in Engineering, Vol. 65(8), pagg. 1333-1353, 2006.
4. M. Cannarozzi, L. Molari A mixed stress model for elastodynamics of arbitrarily curved beams, International Journal for Numerical Methods in Engineering, Vol.74, 116-137, 2008.
5. S. de Miranda, L. Molari, F. Ubertini A consistent approach for mixed stress finite element formulations in linear elastodynamics, Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and Engineering, Vol. 197, pagg. 1376-1388, 2008.
6. S. de Miranda, K. Garikipati, L. Molari, F. Ubertini A simple solution strategy for coupled piezo-diffusion in elastic solids, Computational Mechanics, Vol. 44: 191-203, 2009.
7. S. de Miranda, L. Molari, F. Ubertini, On theretical and numerical modeling of driven mass diffusion in elastic solids, AES Technical Reviews International Journal, IJAMAIM, 1(1) 2009.
8. M. Maraldi, G.N. Wells, L. Molari, Phase field model for coupled displacive and diffusive microstructural processes under thermal loading, Journal of the Mechanics and Physics of Solids, 59(8), pp. 1596-1612, 2011.
9. M. Maraldi, L. Molari, P.G. Molari, Towards modelling diffusive and displacive phase transitions, La metallurgia italiana, 104, 29-34, 2012.
10. M. Maraldi, L. Molari, D. Grandi, A unified thermodynamic framework for the modelling of diffusive and displacive phase transitions, International Journal of Engineering Science, 50, pp. 31-45, 2012.
11. D. Grandi, M. Maraldi, L. Molari, A macroscale, phase-field model for shape memory alloys with nonisothermal effects: influence of loading rate and environmental conditions on the mechanical response, Acta Materialia, 60, pp.179-191, 2012.
12. S. de Miranda, L. Molari, G. Scalet, F. Ubertini Leakage evolution in longitudinally cracked presurized pipes, ASCE Journal of Structural Engineering, 138, 1065-1074,2012.
13. D. Grandi, M. Maraldi, L. Molari, A non-isothermal Phase-field Model for Shape Memory Alloys: Numerical Simulations of Superelasticity and Shape Memory Effect Under Stress-controlled Conditions, Journal of Intelligent Material System and Structures, 23, 1083-1092, 2012.
14. G. Castellazzi, C. Colla, S. de Miranda, G. Formica, E. Gabrielli, L. Molari, F. Ubertini, A coupled multiphase model for hygrothermal analysis of masonry structures and prediction of stress induced by salt crystallization, Construction and Building Materials, 41, 717-731, 2013.
15. M. Cannarozzi, L. Molari, Stress-based formulation of non-linear planar deformations of elastic straight and curved beams, International Journal of Non-linear Mechanics, 55, 35-47, 2013.
16. S. de Miranda, L. Molari, G. Scalet, F. Ubertini Leakage evolution in longitudinally cracked presurized pipes, Engineering Structures, 79, 142-148, 2014.
17. G. Castellazzi, S. de Miranda, G. Formica, L. Molari, F. Ubertini, Coupled hygro-mechanical multiscale analysis of masonry walls. Engineering Structures, 84, p.266-278, 2015.
18. J. Desarnaud, H. Derluyn, L. Molari, S. de Miranda, V. Cnudde, N. Shahidzadeh, Drying of salt contaminated porous media: effect of primary and secondary nucleation, Journal of Applied Physics, 118, 1-10, 2015.
19. G. Castellazzi, S. de Miranda, L. Grementieri, L. Molari, F. Ubertini, Multiphase model for hygrothermal analysis of porous media with salt crystallization and hydration. Materials and Structures, 49, 1039-1063, 2016.
20. M. Fabrizio, D. Grandi, L. Molari, Water evaporation and condensation by phase-field model, Journal of nonequilibrium Thermodynamics, 41, 295-312, 2016.
21. Maraldi, M., Molari, L., Regazzi, N., Molari, G., Method for the characterisation of the mechanical behavior of straw bales, Biosystems Engineering 151, pp. 141-151.
22. L. Molari, M. Maraldi, G. Molari, Non-linear rheological model of straw bales behavior under compressive loads, Mechanics Research Communications, 81, 32-37, 2017.
23. Maraldi, M., Molari, L., Regazzi, N., Molari, G., Analysis of the Parameters Affecting the Mechanical Behaviour of Straw Bales Under Compression, Biosystems Engineering, 160, 179-193, 2017.
24. L. Grementieri, F. Daghia, L. Molari, G. Castellazzi, S. de Miranda, H. Derluyn, V. Cnudde, A multi-scale approach for the analysis of the mechanical effects of salt crystallisation in porous media, International Journal of Solids and Structures , 126-127, 225-239, 2017.
25. L. Grementieri, L. Molari, H. Derluyn, J. Desarnaud, V. Cnudde, N. Shahidzadeh, S. de Miranda, Numerical simulation of salt transport and crystallization in drying Prague sandstone using an experimentally consistent multiphase model, Building and Environment, 123, 289-298, 2017.

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