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Elisa Poletti. Completed the Doutoramento in Doutoramento em Engenharia Civil in 2013/12/20 by Universidade do Minho Escola de Engenharia, Mestrado in Civil Engineering, structural curriculum in 2009/03/20 by Università degli Studi di Parma and Bacharelato in Civil Engineering in 2006/10/26 by Università degli Studi di Parma. Published 14 articles in journals. Has 2 section(s) of books. Works in the area(s) of Engineering and Technology with emphasis on Civil Engineering. In his curriculum Ciência Vitae the most frequent terms in the context of scientific, technological and artistic-cultural output are: Timber frame wall; buildings; Rehabilitation techniques; Macbeth analysis; Half-lap joint; Seismic retrofitting; Self-tapping screws; GFRP; NSM; Steel plates; Dissipative capacity; Viscoplasticity; Strain-rate dependency; Anisotropy; Destructuration; Clay; Damping ; timber; timber strengthening; experimental testing; numerical analysis; timber frame structures; accelerated weathering; .
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Identification

Personal identification

Full name
Elisa Poletti

Citation names

  • Poletti, Elisa

Author identifiers

Ciência ID
3D1C-1A14-C64A
ORCID iD
0000-0003-4358-2189

Email addresses

  • elisapoletti@civil.uminho.pt (Professional)

Addresses

  • Instituto para a Sustentabilidade e Inovação em Estruturas de Engenharia (ISISE). Campus de Azurém, 4800-058, Guimarães, Guimarães, Portugal (Professional)

Knowledge fields

  • Engineering and Technology - Civil Engineering

Languages

Language Speaking Reading Writing Listening Peer-review
English Advanced (C1) Proficiency (C2) Advanced (C1) Proficiency (C2)
Greek Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1) Intermediate (B1) Advanced (C1)
Spanish; Castilian Intermediate (B1) Intermediate (B1) Intermediate (B1) Intermediate (B1)
French Beginner (A1) Beginner (A1) Beginner (A1) Beginner (A1)
Portuguese Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1)
Education
Degree Classification
2013/12/20
Concluded
 Doutoramento em Engenharia Civil (Doutoramento)
Universidade do Minho Escola de Engenharia, Portugal
"Characterization of the seismic behaviour of traditional timber frame walls" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
 Approved with unanimity
2009/03/20
Concluded
 Civil Engineering, structural curriculum (Mestrado)
Università degli Studi di Parma, Italy
"Pushover analyses of precast RC shear wall buildings (in Italian)" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
 110/110 cum laude
2006/10/26
Concluded
 Civil Engineering (Bacharelato)
Università degli Studi di Parma, Italy
"Compression behaviour of confined columns realized with high-performance concretes (in Italian)" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
 110/110 cum laude
Affiliation

Others

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2019/01/10 - Current Junior Researcher Universidade do Minho - Campus de Azurém, Portugal
2015/03/01 - 2019/01/09 Postdoctoral research fellow Universidade do Minho - Campus de Azurém, Portugal
Instituto para a Sustentabilidade e Inovação em Engenharia Estrutural, Portugal
2014/03/01 - 2015/02/28 Postdoctoral researcher: Numerical model implementation and experimental validation of time dependent and creep constitutive soil models University of Nottingham, United Kingdom
2009/10/01 - 2013/12/31 PhD Candidate Universidade do Minho - Campus de Azurém, Portugal
2009/06/01 - 2009/12/31 Researcher for project SipdEco (Portuguese National Project, Proj. nº 3419, ADI). Numerical analyses relative to the development of a new non-structural building material made of cork, rubber and gyps Universidade do Minho, Portugal
Projects

Contract

Designation Funders
2022/04/01 - Current PROTIND - Protecting our industrial heritage: preservation and new uses for traditional warehouses
FBR_OC1_130
Principal investigator
Universidade do Minho - Campus de Azurém, Portugal
 EEA Grants
Ongoing
Outputs

Publications

Book chapter
  1. Sadhbh Donovan; Elisa Poletti; Hélder Sousa. "Analysis of Local Mechanical Characteristics and Global Structural Arch Behaviour of Cane (Arundo Donax)". 2024.
    10.1007/978-3-031-39450-8_61
  2. "Reinforcement of Traditional Timber Frame Walls". 157-174. Springer International Publishing, 2021.
    10.1007/978-3-030-67794-7_8
  3. Poletti, Elisa; Vasconcelos, Graça; Lourenço, Paulo B.; Ciocci, Maria Pia. "Numerical Approaches for the Analysis of Timber Frame Walls". In Historical Earthquake-Resistant Timber Framing in the Mediterranean Area, 183-192. Springer International Publishing, 2016.
    Published • 10.1007/978-3-319-39492-3_15
  4. Poletti, Elisa; 1B1A-7775-B5AD. "Seismic Performance of Traditional Half-Timbered Walls: Experimental Results". edited by Ruggieri, Nicola; Tampone, Gennaro; Zinno, Raffaele, 53-66. 2015.
    10.1007/978-3-319-16187-7_5
  5. 1B1A-7775-B5AD; Lourenço, PauloB; Poletti, Elisa. "An Overview on the Seismic Behaviour of Timber Frame Structures". edited by Ruggieri, Nicola; Tampone, Gennaro; Zinno, Raffaele, 119-132. 2015.
    10.1007/978-3-319-16187-7_10
  6. Poletti, Elisa. "Timber frames as an earthquake resisting system in Portugal.". In Seismic Retrofitting: Learning from Vernacular Architecture. CRC Press, 2015.
    Published
  7. Vasconcelos, Graça; Poletti, Elisa. "Traditional Timber Frame Walls: Mechanical Behavior Analysis and Retrofitting". In Handbook of Research on Seismic Assessment and Rehabilitation of Historic Structures, 30-59. IGI Global, 2015.
    Published • 10.4018/978-1-4666-8286-3.ch002
  8. Poletti, E.; Vasconcelos, G.; Lourenço, P.B.. "Timber frames as an earthquake resisting system in Portugal". 161-166. 2015.
  9. Vasconcelos, G.; Poletti, E.. "Traditional timber frame walls: Mechanical behavior analysis and retrofitting". 30-59. 2015.
Conference paper
  1. Poletti, Elisa. "Analysis of the behavior of traditional carpentry joints - effects of extreme climatic conditions". Paper presented in SHATiS’19 - 5th International Conference on Structural Health Assessment of Timber Structures, Guimarães, 2019.
  2. Poletti, Elisa. "A comparison of timber frame structures in Latin America and Mediterranean Europe". Paper presented in SHATiS’19 - 5th International Conference on Structural Health Assessment of Timber Structures, Guimarães, 2019.
    Published
  3. Hossain, Afrin; Lakshman, Ruthwik; Tannert, Thomas. "Single Step Joint Design and Reinforcement with Self-Tapping Screws". Paper presented in SHATiS'17 Structural Health Assessment of Timber Structures, Istanbul, 2017.
    Published • 10.1061/9780784479117.195
  4. Poletti, Elisa. "Historic Timber Frame Structures: A Comparison of Different Constructive Systems and Their Resistance to Seismic Actions.". Paper presented in SHATIS’17 Structural Health Assessment of Timber Structures, Istanbul, 2017.
  5. Poletti, Elisa; 1B1A-7775-B5AD. "Numerical modelling of the cyclic behaviour of timber-framed structures using OpenSees". Paper presented in SHATiS'17 Structural Health Assessmet of Timber Structures, Istanbul, 2017.
    Published
  6. Poletti, E.; Vasconcelos, G.; Lourenço, P.B.. "Timber frames as an earthquake resisting system in Portugal". 2015.
  7. Poletti, Elisa; 1B1A-7775-B5AD. "The confining effect of masonry infill on the seismic behaviour of traditional timber frame walls". Paper presented in 9th International Masonry Conference (9IMC), Guimarães, 2014.
    Published
Journal article
  1. Mehdipour, Z.; Poletti, E.; Branco, J.M.; Lourenço, P.B.. "Numerical Analysis of Masonry-Infilled RC-CLT Panel Connections". Buildings 12 11 (2022): http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85148515078&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.3390/buildings12112009
  2. Pilar Baquedano Juliá; Stefania Stellacci; Elisa Poletti. "Evaluation of Retrofitting Techniques for Historical Adobe Constructions Using a multi-criteria Decision Analysis: The Case Study of Chile". International Journal of Architectural Heritage 0 0 (2022): 1-24. https://doi.org/10.1080/15583058.2022.2103476.
    10.1080/15583058.2022.2103476
  3. "Numerical modeling of the seismic performance of Romanian timber-framed masonry walls". Engineering Structures 239 (2021): 112272-112272. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.engstruct.2021.112272.
    10.1016/j.engstruct.2021.112272
  4. "Structural Health Assessment of Timber Structures: Selected Papers from the SHATIS’19 Conference". International Journal of Architectural Heritage 15 2 (2021): 249-249. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/15583058.2020.1849912.
    10.1080/15583058.2020.1849912
  5. "Seismic behaviour of precast sandwich wall panels of steel fibre reinforced concrete layers and fibre reinforced polymer connectors". Engineering Structures 237 (2021): 112149-112149. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0141029621002996.
    https://doi.org/10.1016/j.engstruct.2021.112149
  6. Poletti, Elisa. "Effects of extreme environmental exposure conditions on the mechanical behaviour of traditional carpentry joints". Construction and Building Materials (2019): http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2019.04.030.
    10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2019.04.030
  7. Poletti, Elisa. "Experimentations on the retrofitting of damaged Single Step Joints with Self-Tapping Screws". Materials and Structures (2018): http://dx.doi.org/10.1617/s11527-018-1234-8.
    10.1617/s11527-018-1234-8
  8. Relja Lukic; Elisa Poletti; Hugo Rodrigues; Graça Vasconcelos. "Numerical modelling of the cyclic behavior of timber-framed structures". Engineering Structures 165 (2018): 210-221. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.engstruct.2018.03.039.
    10.1016/j.engstruct.2018.03.039
  9. Poletti, Elisa. "Multi-criteria analysis of rehabilitation techniques for traditional timber frame walls in Pombalino buildings (Lisbon)". Journal of Building Engineering 16 (2018): 184-198. http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2352710217304229.
    https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jobe.2018.01.001
  10. Poletti, Elisa. "Structural Permanence in Pre- and Post-Earthquake Lisbon: Half-Timbered Walls in Overhanging Dwellings and in Pombalino Buildings". International Journal of Architectural Heritage 11 3 (2017): 363-381. https://doi.org/10.1080/15583058.2016.1233297.
    10.1080/15583058.2016.1233297
  11. Poletti, Elisa. "Single Step Joint: overview of European standardized approaches and experimentations". Materials and Structures 50 2 (2017): 161-161. https://doi.org/10.1617/s11527-017-1028-4.
    10.1617/s11527-017-1028-4
  12. Poletti, Elisa. "Performance evaluation of traditional timber joints under cyclic loading and their influence on the seismic response of timber frame structures". Construction and Building Materials 127 Supplement (2016): 321-334. http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0950061816315720.
    https://doi.org/10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2016.09.122
  13. Poletti, Elisa. "A viscoplastic SANICLAY model for natural soft soils". Computers and Geotechnics 73 Supplement (2016): 128-141. http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0266352X15002530.
    https://doi.org/10.1016/j.compgeo.2015.11.023
  14. Poletti, Elisa. "Application of near surface mounted (NSM) strengthening technique to traditional timber frame walls". Construction and Building Materials 76 0 (2015): 34-50. http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0950061814012343.
    http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2014.11.022
  15. Poletti, Elisa; Vasconcelos, Graça; Jorge, Marco. "Full-Scale Experimental Testing of Retrofitting Techniques in Portuguese “Pombalino” Traditional Timber Frame Walls". Journal of Earthquake Engineering 18 4 (2014): 553-579.
    10.1080/13632469.2014.897275
  16. Poletti, Elisa; Vasconcelos, Graça. "Seismic behaviour of traditional timber frame walls: experimental results on unreinforced walls". Bulletin of Earthquake Engineering (2014): 1-32.
    10.1007/s10518-014-9650-9
  17. Vasconcelos, Graça; Poletti, Elisa; Salavessa, Eunice; Jesus, Abílio M. P.; Lourenço, Paulo B.; Pilaon, Preecha. "In-plane shear behaviour of traditional timber walls". Engineering Structures 56 0 (2013): 1028-1048.
    10.1016/j.engstruct.2013.05.017
  18. Vasconcelos, G.; Lourenço, P. B.; Mendonça, P.; Camões, A.; Mateus, R.; Bragança, L.; Brito, A. G.; Poletti, E.. "Proposal of an innovative solution for partition walls: Mechanical, thermal and acoustic validation". Construction and Building Materials 48 0 (2013): 961-979.
    10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2013.07.079
  19. Poletti, Elisa; Vasconcelos, Graca; Piazza, M; Riggio, M. "Seismic behaviour and retrofitting of timber frame walls". Structural Health Assessment of Timber Structures 778 (2013): 706-713.
    10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMR.778.706
Journal issue
  1. Poletti, Elisa. "Structural Health Assessment of Timber Structures: Selected Papers from the SHATIS’19 Conference". International Journal of Architectural Heritage (2020):
    Published • Coeditor
Activities

Supervision

Thesis Title
Role 		Degree Subject (Type)
Institution / Organization
2022/07/01 - Current TIMBER BASED ENVELOPES FOR AN INTEGRATED AND CARBON-EFFICIENT RENOVATION OF RC BUILDINGS
Co-supervisor
 Civil Engineering (PhD)
Universidade do Minho Departamento de Engenharia Civil, Portugal
2022/04/01 - 2022/07/08 Analysis of local mechanical characteristics and global structural arch behaviour of cane (Arundo Donax)
Supervisor
 Structual analysis of historical constructions (Master)
Universidade do Minho Departamento de Engenharia Civil, Portugal
2021/02/20 - 2022/02/02 Inspection and diagnosis of host House of Santa Maria Madalena "Casa das convertidas", Braga
Supervisor
 Mestrado em engenharia de estruturas (Master)
Universidade do Minho, Portugal
2021/04/01 - 2021/07 Seismic Analysis of a Mixed Timber-Masonry Structure: West Mill in Smiths Falls, Canada
Co-supervisor
2020/04/01 - 2020/09/07 Seismic behaviour of traditional timber-framed buildings: engineered vs vernacular systems
Supervisor
 SAHC (Master)
Universidade do Minho, Portugal
2019/04/01 - 2019/07/24 Numerical Modelling of the seismic performance of Romanian traditional timber-framed buildings
Supervisor
 SAHC (Master)
Universidade do Minho, Portugal
2017/04/01 - 2017/09/30 Oriented methodology assisting the intervention on historic masonry buildings using M-Macbeth
Supervisor
 ELARCH (Master)
Universidade do Minho, Portugal
2017/04/01 - 2017/07/25 Numerical modelling of the seismic behaviour of timber-framed structures using macro-elements with OpenSees
Supervisor
 SAHC (Master)
Universidade do Minho, Portugal
2016/04/01 - 2016/07/24 Analysis of the behaviour of traditional carpentry joints – effects of extreme climatic conditions
Co-supervisor
 SAHC (Master)

Event organisation

Event name
Type of event (Role) 		Institution / Organization
2018/06/01 - 2019/09/30 Executive Committee Member of SHATiS'19 - Structural Health Assessment of Timber Structures Organization of conference, social program and editor of conference proceedings (2019/09/25 - 2019/09/27)
Conference (Member of the Organising Committee)
2017/10/01 - 2018/03/30 Executive organising committe of TIASD 2018 (3rd International Workshop on Traditional and Innovative Approaches in Seismic Design), held on 26-28 March 2018 at the University of Minho in Guimarães. (2018/03/26 - 2018/03/28)
Workshop (Member of the Organising Committee)
 Universidade do Minho, Portugal

Mentoring / Tutoring

Topic Student name
2017/02/01 - 2017/10/30 Behaviour of traditional timber joints: influence of environmental exposure Catarina Soares