Publications

List of refereed journal articles, conference proceedings, preprints, and communications.

Refereed journal articles
  1. Neural integration for constitutive equations using small data
    Filippo Masi, and Itai Einav
    Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and Engineering, 2024
  2. Evolution TANN and the identification of internal variables and evolution equations in solid mechanics
    Filippo Masi, and Ioannis Stefanou
    Journal of the Mechanics and Physics of Solids, 2023
  3. Multiscale modeling of inelastic materials with Thermodynamics-based Artificial Neural Networks (TANN)
    F Masi, and I Stefanou
    Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and Engineering, 2022
  4. Scaling laws for rigid-body response of masonry structures under blast loads
    F Masi, I Stefanou, and V Maffi-Berthier
    Journal of Engineering Mechanics, 2021
  5. Thermodynamics-based Artificial Neural Networks for constitutive modeling
    Filippo Masi, I Stefanou, P Vannucci, and V Maffi-Berthier
    Journal of the Mechanics and Physics of Solids, 2021
  6. A Discrete Element Method based-approach for arched masonry structures under blast loads
    Filippo Masi, I Stefanou, V Maffi-Berthier, and P Vannucci
    Engineering Structures, 2020
  7. Resistance of museum artefacts against blast loading
    Filippo Masi, I Stefanou, P Vannucci, and V Maffi-Berthier
    Journal of Cultural Heritage, 2020
  8. Rocking response of inverted pendulum structures under blast loading
    Filippo Masi, I Stefanou, P Vannucci, and V Maffi-Berthier
    International Journal of Mechanical Sciences, 2019
  9. A nonlinear approach to the wind strength of Gothic Cathedrals: The case of Notre Dame of Paris
    P Vannucci, Filippo Masi, and I Stefanou
    Engineering Structures, 2019
  10. Blast actions in aircrafts: An integrated methodology for designing protection devices
    Filippo Masi, PM Mariano, and P Vannucci
    Engineering Structures, 2018
  11. On the origin of the cracks in the dome of the Pantheon in Rome
    Filippo Masi, I Stefanou, and P Vannucci
    Engineering Failure Analysis, 2018
  12. A study on the effects of an explosion in the Pantheon of Rome
    Filippo Masi, I Stefanou, and P Vannucci
    Engineering structures, 2018

Book chapters

F Masi. ''Introduction to regression methods.'' In: Machine Learning in Geomechanics, vol. I (in press – postprint). Ed. by I Stefanou and F Darve. Wiley, ISTE, 2024.

F Masi and I Stefanou. “Physics-informed and thermodynamics-based artificial neural networks for constitutive modeling”. In: Machine Learning in Geomechanics, vol. II (in press – postprint). Ed. by I Stefanou and F Darve. Wiley, ISTE, 2024.

Reviewed international conferences

A Morsel, F Masi, I Stefanou, P Kotronis, G Racineux, and E Marché. ''Reduced-scale testing of masonry structures to explosions.'' In: 9th International Conference on Structural Engineering and Concrete Technology: ICSECT 2024, London, United Kingdom, April 14 – 16 2024 (Accepted – in press).

F Masi, I Stefanou, P Vannucci, and V Maffi-Berthier. ''Material modeling via thermodynamicsbased artificial neural networks.'' In: Geometric Structures of Statistical Physics, Information Geometry, and Learning. Ed. by F Barbaresco and F Nielsen. Les Houches, France: Springer International Publishing, 27–31 July 2021, pp. 308–329. doi: 10.1007/978-3-030-77957-3_16.

F Masi, I Stefanou, P Vannucci, and V Maffi-Berthier. ''Response of monumental buildings to internal explosions.'' In: 7th ECCOMAS Thematic Conference on Computational Methods in Structural Dynamics and Earthquake Engineering. Ed. by M Papadrakakis and M Fraiadakis. Crete, Greece, 24-26 June 2019. doi: 10.7712/120119.6958.19630.

F Masi, I Stefanou, P Vannucci, and V Maffi-Bertier. “Rocking response and overturning of museum artefacts due to blast loading (invited keynote)”. In: 7th ECCOMAS Thematic Conference on Computational Methods in Structural Dynamics and Earthquake Engineering. Ed. by M Papadrakakis and M Fraiadakis. Crete, Greece, 24-26 June 2019. doi: 10.7712/120119.7119.19577.

F Masi, I Stefanou, P Vannucci, and V Maffi-Berthier. ''Discrete Element Method approach for the preservation of the architectural heritage against explosions.'' In: 12th HSTAM International Congress on Mechanics. Thessaloniki, Greece, 22-25 September 2019.

F Masi, I Stefanou, P Vannucci, and V Maffi-Berthier. ''Michelangelo’s David or Aphrodite of Milos: Who is More Resistant to Blast Loads?'' In: 12th HSTAM International Congress on Mechanics. Thessaloniki, Greece, 22-25 September 2019.

Reviewed national conferences

F Masi and I Stefanou. ''Réseaux de neurones artificiels basés sur la thermodynamique (TANN) pour la mécanique computationnelle et la modélisation multi-échelle.'' In: 25e Congrès Français de Mécanique - S22 - Approches multi-échelles en mécanique des solides. Nantes, France, 29 August - 2 September 2022.

F Masi, I Stefanou, A Morsel, and P Kotronis. ''Reduced-scaled experiments of masonry structures under blast loads.'' In: 25e Congrès Français de Mécanique - S31 - Choc, impact et explosion. Nantes, France, 29 August - 2 September 2022.

G Piunno, F Masi, I Stefanou, and C Jommi. ''Multi-scale modelling of natural composites via Thermodynamics-based Artificial Neural Networks.'' In: 25e Congrès Français de Mécanique - S22 - Approches multi-échelles en mécanique des solides. Nantes, France, 29 August - 2 September 2022.

Other international publications

A Morsel, F Masi, I Stefanou, P Kotronis, G Racineux, and E Marché. ''Reduced-scale testing of masonry structures to explosions (poster).'' In: 34th Workshop ALERT Geomaterials, Aussois, France. 2023.

A Morsel, F Masi, I Stefanou, and P Kotronis. ''Design of reduced-scale experiments of masonry structures subjected to blast loads (poster).'' In: 33rd Workshop ALERT Geomaterials, Aussois, France. 2022.

F Masi and I Stefanou. ''Thermodynamics-based Neural Networks: a general framework for modeling microstructured materials displaying path-dependency (poster).'' In: 32nd Workshop ALERT Geomaterials, Aussois, France. 2021.

F Rabie, F Masi, and I Stefanou. ''Thermodynamics-based Artificial Neural Networks for Nonlinear Seismic Analysis of High-rise Buildings (poster).'' In: 32nd Workshop ALERT Geomaterials, Aussois, France. 2021.

Conference communications

F Masi. “Unraveling the behavior of masonry structures under explosions and data-driven approaches for computational mechanics (invited speaker)”. In: 15e colloque national en calcul des structures. Giens, France, 16-20 May 2022.

F Masi and I Stefanou. “Data- and thermodynamics-driven discovery of state variables and evolution equations”. In: 41stInternational Workshop on Bayesian Inference and Maximum Entropy Methods in Science and Engineering. Paris, France, 18-22 July 2022.

F Masi and I Stefanou. “Multiscale modeling of inelastic microstructured materials with TANN”. In: 18th European Mechanics of Materials Conference. Oxford, UK, 4-6 April 2022.

F Masi and I Stefanou. “Understanding the behavior of masonry structures subjected to blast loads”. In: International Conference on Nonlinear Solid Mechanics. Alghero, Italy, 13-16 June 2022.

F Masi. “Mechanics and Deep Learning for protecting cultural heritage against explosions (invited speaker)”. In: 6th ECCOMAS Young Investigators Conference. Valencia, Spain, 7-9 July 2021.

F Masi and I Stefanou. “Thermodynamics-based Artificial Neural Networks (TANN) and constitutive modeling”. In: Mechanistic Machine Learning and Digital Twins for Computational Science, Engineering & Technology. San Diego, CA, USA, 26-29 September 2021.

F Masi and I Stefanou. “Thermodynamics-based Artificial Neural Networks for the constitutive modeling of inelastic materials”. In: 14th World Congress on Computational Mechanics. Paris, France, 11-15 January 2021.

F Masi, I Stefanou, P Vannucci, and V Maffi-Berthier. “Micro-modelling of masonry structures under blast loads via a Discrete Element Method approach”. In: 14th World Congress on Computational Mechanics. Paris, France, 11-15 January 2021.

F Masi, I Stefanou, P Vannucci, and V Maffi-Berthier. “Masonry vaults under explosive loads”. In: 7th International Conference on Computational Methods in Structural Dynamics and Earthquake Engineering. Crete, Greece, 24-26 June 2019.

F Masi, I Stefanou, P Vannucci, and V Maffi-Berthier. “Étude de la réponse structurale de structures à géométrie complexe aux explosions: le cas du Panthéon de Rome”. In: 2e Édition des Jounées Nationales Maçonnerie. Marne-la-Vallée, France, 22-23 March 2018.

F Masi, I Stefanou, P Vannucci, and V Maffi-Berthier. “Simulations of blast effects in monumental structures”. In: 13th World Congress on Computational Mechanics. New York, NY, USA, 22-27 July 2018.

F Masi, I Stefanou, P Vannucci, and V Maffi-Berthier. “Une approche non-linéaire pour l’étude de la résistance au vent d’une cathédrale gothique: Notre Dame de Paris”. In: 2e Édition des Jounées Nationales Maçonnerie. Marne-la-Vallée, France, 22-23 March 2018.