Cristiano Loss

In general, my research aims to develop high-performance wood-based systems and structures, as well as related performance-based optimum design procedures for engineers to provide them with cost-effective safer buildings, also under extreme events. Specifically, my research vision focuses on integrating new engineered wood products, structural elements, and prefabricated hybrid composite systems into a coherent framework of innovative methods of design and construction for the next generation of buildings and sustainable urban development.

Research Interests

• Naturally-inspired industrialized construction systems
• Hybrid CLT-steel structures for mid- and high- rise buildings
• Design of sustainable constructions
• Seismic design and analysis of timber buildings
• Experimental tests of timber connections
• Displacement-based seismic methods for earthquake engineering

Awards

Postdoctoral fellowship (competitive), Department of Civil, Environmental and Mechanical Engineering, University of Trento, Italy 2013
Postdoctoral fellowship (competitive), Department of Civil, Environmental and Mechanical Engineering, University of Trento, Italy 2011
“Ito del Favero” award (first place), the “Italian National Association of Builders”, Italy 2008
Doctoral fellowship (competitive), second place, Italian Ministry of Education, Italy 2007
The best master’s thesis award, Bank of “Cassa Rurale di Primiero e Vanoi”, Italy 2007