Post-Doc Fellow at ISTI-CNR

Research Collaborator and Adjunct Professor at UniPi

Research Activities

Main research interests are:

• Architectural geometry
• Structural optimization
• Structural design
• Bending-active structures
• Grid shells
• Glass structures
• Structural dynamics

Research Output

Journal Papers

• Vorogrid: A static-aware variable-density Voronoi mesh to design the tube structure tessellation of tall buildings
  Laccone F., Gaudioso D., Malomo L., Cignoni P., Froli M. (2022)
  Computer-Aided Civil and Infrastructure Engineering . DOI: 10.1111/mice.12912
  
• Design and construction of a bending-active plywood structure: the Flexmaps Pavilion
  Laccone F., Malomo L., Callieri M., Alderighi T., Muntoni A., Ponchio F., Pietroni N., Cignoni P. (2022)
  Journal of the International Association for Shell and Spatial Structures . DOI: 10.20898/j.iass.2022.007
  
• Automated generation of flat tileable patterns and 3D reduced model simulation
  Manolas I., Laccone F., Cherchi G., Malomo L., Cignoni P. (2022)
  Computers & Graphics. DOI: 10.1016/j.cag.2022.05.020
  
• Integrated computational framework for the design and fabrication of bending-active structures made from flat sheet material
  Laccone F., Malomo L., Pietroni N., Cignoni P., Schork T. (2021)
  Structures. DOI: 10.1016/j.istruc.2021.08.004
  
• Experimental and numerical investigation on a passive control system for the mitigation of vibrations on SDOF and MDOF Structures: mini Tribological ROCKing Seismic Isolation Device (miniTROCKSISD)
  Giresini L., Puppio M.L., Laccone F., Froli M.(2021)
  Journal of Earthquake Engineering. DOI: 10.1080/13632469.2021.1964646
  
• Morphogenesis of a bundled tall building: Biomimetic, structural, and wind-energy design of a multi-core-outrigger system combined with diagrid
  Laccone F., Casali A., Sodano M., Froli M. (2021)
  The Structural Design of Tall and Special Buildings. DOI: 10.1002/tal.1839
  
• Conceptual design and FEM structural response of a suspended glass sphere made of reinforced curved polygonal panels
  Froli M., Laccone F. (2020)
  Glass Structures & Engineering. DOI: 10.1007/s40940-020-00130-w
  
• A bending-active twisted-arch plywood structure: computational design and fabrication of the FlexMaps Pavilion
  Laccone F., Malomo L., Pérez J., Pietroni N., Ponchio F., Bickel B., Cignoni P. (2020)
  SN Applied Sciences. DOI: 10.1007/s42452-020-03305-w
  
• Glass-steel triangulated structures: parametric nonlinear FE analysis of in-plane and out-of-plane structural response of triangular laminated glass panels
  Laccone F., Louter C., and Froli M. (2020)
  Journal of Architectural Engineering. DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)AE.1943-5568.0000374
  
• TVT-Gamma Concept for Long-Span Glass–Steel Footbridges
  Froli M., Laccone F. Natali A. (2020)
  Journal of Bridge Engineering. DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)BE.1943-5592.0001514
  
• Automatic Design of Cable-Tensioned Glass Shells
  Laccone, F. Malomo L., Froli, M., Cignoni P., Pietroni N. (2019)
  Computer Graphics Forum. DOI: 10.1111/cgf.13801
  
• Dynamics of a new seismic isolation device based on tribological smooth rocking (TROCKSISD)
  Froli M., Giresini L., Laccone F. (2019)
  Engineering Structures, 193, pp. 154-169. DOI: 10.1016/j.engstruct.2019.05.014
  
• HYGLASS: Design Proposal for an Integrated Multifunctional Hybrid Glass-Steel Structure
  Froli M., Laccone F. (2018)
  International Journal of Structural Glass and Advanced Materials Research, Science Publications, Vol. 2, Issue 1, 15-21. DOI: 10.3844/sgamrsp.2018.15.21
  
• Static concept for long span and high-rise glass structures
  Froli M., Laccone F. (2018)
  Journal of Architectural Engineering, ASCE, Vol. 24, Issue 1. DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)AE.1943-5568.000028
  
• Experimental static and dynamic tests on a large-scale free-form Voronoi grid shell mock-up in comparison with finite-element method results
  Froli M., Laccone F. (2017)
  International Journal of Advanced Structural Engineering, Springer. DOI: 10.1007/s40091-017-0166-9
  
• The TVT glass pavilion: theoretical study on a highly transparent building made with long-spanned TVT portals braced with hybrid glass-steel panels
  Froli M., Laccone F., Maesano D. (2017)
  Buildings, MDPI, 7(2), 50. DOI: 10.3390/buildings7020050
  
• Conception And Parametric Design Workflow For A Timber Large-Spanned Reversible Grid Shell To Shelter The Archaeological Site Of The Roman Shipwrecks In Pisa
  Corio E., Laccone F., Pietroni N., Cignoni P., Froli M. (2017)
  International Journal of Computational Methods and Experimental Measurements, WIT Press, Vol. 5 No. 4, pp. 551-561. DOI: 10.2495/CMEM-V0-N0-1-11
  
  

Conference Contributions

• A computational tool for the analysis of 3D bending-active structures based on the dynamic relaxation method
  Manolas I., Laccone F., Cherchi G., Malomo L., Cignoni P. (2022)
  Smart Tools and Applications in Graphics - Eurographics Italian Chapter Conference, Cagliari, Italy, 17-18/11/2022. DOI: 10.2312/stag.20221250
  
• Exploratory study on a segmented shell made of recycled-HDPE plastic
  Laccone F., Manolas I., Malomo L., Cignoni P. (2022)
  Inspiring the Next Generation, p.3590; International Conference on Spatial Structures 2020/21, 7.
  
• Automated Design and Analysis of Reinforced and Post-Tensioned Glass Shells
  Laccone F., Malomo L., Pietroni N., Froli M., Cignoni P. (2020)
  Challenging Glass Conference Proceedings, v. 7, sep. 2020. ISSN 2589-8019. DOI: 10.7480/cgc.7.4496
  
• Concept and cable-tensioning optimization of post-tensioned shells made of structural glass
  Laccone F., Malomo L., Froli M., Cignoni P., Pietroni N. (2019)
  Form And Forces Proceedings
  
• FlexMaps Pavilion: a twisted arc made of mesostructured flat flexible panels
  Laccone F., Malomo L., Pérez J., Pietroni N., Ponchio F., Bickel B., Cignoni P. (2019)
  Form And Forces Proceedings
  
• A new seismic isolation device based on tribological smooth rocking (TROCKSISD)
  Froli M., Giresini L., Laccone F. (2019)
  CompDyn, M. Papadrakakis, M. Fragiadakis (eds.)
  
• Hybrid GLAss-Steel Stele (HYGLASS): preliminary mechanical study on a smart tetrahelical cantilevering tall structure
  Froli M., Laccone F. (2018)
  Challenging Glass Conference 6, Vol. 6, 611-616. DOI: 10.7480/cgc.6.2181
  

Chapters

• Froli M., Laccone F. (2018). Methods to protect the archaeological sites against extreme climatic events, in Sassu M., Territorial Emergencies: protection of urban areas and infrastructures from extreme climate events, Pisa University Press; ISBN: 978-886741-8169

Patents

• Sassu M., Giresini L., Puppio M.L., Laccone F. (2019). Teca involucro per l’esposizione ed il trasporto di manufatti di pregio (Case for the display and transport of valuable artifacts); Reference: 102019000012108, 17/07/2019, Italian Patent
• Froli M., Giresini L., Laccone F. (2019). Dispositivo per proteggere manufatti, in particolare opere d’arte, da azioni sismiche e fenomeni vibratori in genere, Applicant: University of Pisa; Reference: 102019000005478, 09/04/2019, Italian Patent
• Froli M., Laccone F. (2017). Nodo strutturale per il collegamento di elementi di involucro edilizio, e struttura reticolare comprendente detto nodo. Owner: University of Pisa [italian patent filed: 21/06/2017; international patent filed: 18/06/2018]

PhD thesis

• Reinforced and post-tensioned structural glass shells: Concept, morphogenesis and analysis
  Department of Energy, Systems, Territory and Construction Engineering - University of Pisa. Defended on the 2019-03-11
  DOI: 10.13131/unipi/etd/03062019-163928
  
  

Awards

• ISTI Young Researcher Award (YRA) 2020 - Beginner "Matteo Dellepiane" website
  
  
• Best Ph.D. Thesis Award of the University of Pisa (2019) together with other 13 theses (Dec. Rettorale, Protocol n. 123832, 19.11.2019) website
  
  
• First Prize in the Competition and exhibition of innovative lightweight structures at the 2019 IASS Symposium in Barcelona, with the “FlexMaps Pavilion: a twisted arc made of mesostructured flat flexible panels” website
  
  
• WIBE Prize 2017 edition (World Innovation in Bridge Engineering) second rank and Merit Award, with the design proposal: Froli M., Laccone F., Natali A. “The TVT-Delta“rainbow” bridge: a new technique for long-spanned, highly transparent footbridges” website website2
  
  

Teaching

• 2022/2023 Progetto di Strutture Speciali (243HH) CdLM Ing. Edile Architettura - University of Pisa
  
  
• 2021/2022 Progetto di Strutture Speciali (243HH) CdLM Ing. Edile Architettura - University of Pisa
  
  
• 2020/2021 Progetto di Strutture Speciali (243HH) CdLM Ing. Edile Architettura - University of Pisa
  
  
• 2019/2020 Progetto di Strutture Speciali (243HH) CdLM Ing. Edile Architettura - University of Pisa
  
  

Education