Francesco
Ranaudo
Francesco is an architect and chartered structural engineer specialised in tall building design, structural optimization and performance-based seismic design.
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
Affiliation
Project
Analysis Design and Optimisation of Funicular Floors
NCCR publications
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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, Joris Burger, Francesco Ranaudo, Mihail-Andrei Jipa, 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
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Design of a funicular concrete bridge with knitted formwork (2021)
- Date: 01.01.2021
- Authors: Sam Bouten, Dr. Mariana Popescu, Francesco Ranaudo, Dr. Tom Van Mele, Prof. Dr. Philippe Block, Pierre Mengeot, Kenneth Wyns
- Event: IABSE Congress: Structural Engineering for Future Societal Needs
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A low-carbon, funicular concrete floor system: design and engineering of the HiLo floors (2021)
- Date: 01.01.2021
- Authors: Francesco Ranaudo, Dr. Tom Van Mele, Prof. Dr. Philippe Block
- Event: IABSE Congress: Structural Engineering for Future Societal Needs
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Redefining structural art: strategies, necessities and opportunities (2020)
- Date: 01.01.2020
- Authors: Prof. Dr. Philippe Block, Dr. Tom Van Mele, Dr. Matthias Rippmann, Francesco Ranaudo, Cristian Javier Calvo Barentin, Noelle Paulson
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Imposing Challenges, Disruptive Changes: Rethinking the floor slab (2020)
- Date: 01.01.2020
- Authors: Prof. Dr. Philippe Block, Cristián Calvo Barentin, Francesco Ranaudo, Noelle Paulson