Work Topic

Francesco focuses on the optimal design of unreinforced, sustainable, compression-only structural slabs and on their role in the floor plate of building structures.

Role in the NCCR Digital Fabrication

Alumni: PhD Researcher

Current position

NCCR publications

• Digitally fabricated ribbed concrete floor slabs: a sustainable solution for construction (2022)

  • Date: 06.07.2022
  • Authors: Dr. Jaime Mata Falcón, Patrick Bischof, Dr. Tobias Huber, Dr. Ana Anton, Dr. Joris Burger, Dr. Francesco Ranaudo, Andrei Jipa, Dr. Lukas Gebhard, Dr. Lex Reiter, Prof. Dr. Ena Lloret-Fritschi, Dr. Tom Van Mele, Prof. Dr. Philippe Block, Prof. Fabio Gramazio, Prof. Matthias Kohler, Prof. Benjamin Dillenburger, Dr. Timothy Wangler, Prof. Dr. Walter Kaufmann

• Design of a funicular concrete bridge with knitted formwork (2021)

  • Date: 01.01.2021
  • Authors: Sam Bouten, Dr. Mariana Popescu, Dr. Francesco Ranaudo, Dr. Tom Van Mele, Prof. Dr. Philippe Block, Pierre Mengeot, Kenneth Wyns
  • Event: IABSE Congress: Structural Engineering for Future Societal Needs

• A low-carbon, funicular concrete floor system: design and engineering of the HiLo floors (2021)

  • Date: 01.01.2021
  • Authors: Dr. Francesco Ranaudo, Dr. Tom Van Mele, Prof. Dr. Philippe Block
  • Event: IABSE Congress: Structural Engineering for Future Societal Needs

• Redefining structural art: strategies, necessities and opportunities (2020)

  • Date: 01.01.2020
  • Authors: Prof. Dr. Philippe Block, Dr. Tom Van Mele, Dr. Matthias Rippmann, Dr. Francesco Ranaudo, Cristian Javier Calvo Barentin, Noelle Paulson

• Imposing Challenges, Disruptive Changes: Rethinking the floor slab (2020)

  • Date: 01.01.2020
  • Authors: Prof. Dr. Philippe Block, Cristián Calvo Barentin, Dr. Francesco Ranaudo, Noelle Paulson

Media impressions

• Structure that creates stability

External URL(s)

• Vaulted
• Block Research Group
• LinkedIn
• GitHub