Dr Enrico Tubaldi
Reader
Civil and Environmental Engineering
Personal statement
Personal statement
Dr. Enrico Tubaldi joined the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering and the Center for Intelligent Infrastructure at University of Strathclyde in October 2017 as Lecturer in Structural Engineering. Before joining University of Strathclyde, he was Marie Curie Reaserch Fellow at Imperial College London (UK). His research interests include risk assessment of structures and infrastructure under natural hazards such as earthquakes and floods, and computational structural mechanics. This research aims at reaching a better understanding of the physical behavior of building and bridge structures, by also taking into account the stochastic nature of the loading environment and of the structural properties. This effort can lead to safer, more economic and more rational design procedures and contribute to make the built environment more resilient against the impact of natural disasters. Please feel free to contact Dr. Tubaldi if interested in research or knowledge exchange collaborations or doing a PhD under his supervision.
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Prize And Awards
- IABSE Outstanding Paper Award 2025
- Recipient
- 26/6/2025
- Scottish Power Innovation Forum Award-Project of the Year 2025.
- Recipient
- 2025
- Telford Premium Prize
- Recipient
- 6/6/2023
- Best paper award
- Recipient
- 17/5/2018
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Publications
- Test accuracy requirements for optimal decision-making in management of post-tensioned concrete bridges
- Zorzi Stefano, Rossi Francesco, Tubaldi Enrico, Quigley John, Zonta Daniele
- Structural Health Monitoring, pp. 1-23 (2025)
- https://doi.org/10.1177/14759217251356401
- Flexible joints for seismic-resilient design of masonry-infilled RC frames
- Manojlovski Filip, Tubaldi Enrico, Sheshov Vlatko, Rakicevic Zoran, Bogdanovic Aleksandra, Bojadjieva Julijana, Shoklarovski Antonio, Poposka Angela, Ivanovski Dejan, Kitanovski Toni, Markovski Igor, Filipovski Dejan, Naumovski Nikola, Turchetti Francesca, Marinković Marko, Bošković Matija, Butenweg Christoph, Gams Matija, Krtinić Nemanja, Freddi Fabio, Pieroni Ludovica, Losanno Daniele, Parisi Fulvio, Dhir Prateek, Pantó Bartolomeo, Ahmadi Hamid, Patel Jaymini, Schroeder Maximilian, Meyer Udo Joachim, Rosen Britta, Lotti Alessandro
- Scientific Data Vol 12 (2025)
- https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-025-05515-6
- Robust storm surge forecasts for early warning system : a machine learning approach using Monte Carlo Bayesian model selection algorithm
- MacDonald E, Tubaldi E, Patelli E
- Stochastic Environmental Research and Risk Assessment Vol 39, pp. 2789-2816 (2025)
- https://doi.org/10.1007/s00477-025-02993-3
- Dynamic behaviour and seismic response of scoured bridge piers
- Antonopoulos Christos, Tubaldi Enrico, Carbonari Sandro, Gara Fabrizio, Dezi Francesca
- Infrastructures Vol 10 (2025)
- https://doi.org/10.3390/infrastructures10040075
- Vibration-based Structural Health Monitoring from single-pass SAR images
- Lotti Alessandro, Vattulainen Aleksanteri, Diaz Riofrio Sebastian, Suppi Chiara, Tonelli Daniel, Rollo Finlay, Ilioudis Christos, Milillo Pietro, Tubaldi Enrico, Clemente Carmine, Zonta Daniele
- Experimental Vibration Analysis for Civil Engineering Structures 11th International Conference on Experimental Vibration Analysis of Civil Engineering Structures Lecture Notes in Civil Engineering Vol 674, pp. 402–411 (2025)
- https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-96110-6_38
- Performance and robustness assessment of roadway masonry arch bridges to scour-induced damage using multiple traffic load models
- Dhir Prateek Kumar, Losanno Daniele, Tubaldi Enrico, Parisi Fulvio
- Engineering Structures Vol 325 (2025)
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.engstruct.2024.119441
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Professional Activities
- Invited Seminar at International NORISK Workshop
- Participant
- 5/6/2025
- Panel member at "Driving Targeted Innovation in Scotland"
- Speaker
- 20/5/2025
- Invited presentation at ADEPT National Bridges Group meeting
- Speaker
- 26/3/2025
- Institution of Civil Engineers (ICE) Event: Presentation of book "The Bridge Between Worlds" by Gavin Francis
- Recipient
- 4/3/2025
- Invited presentation at CSS Wales - Gwynedd Council Support for Scour
- Speaker
- 4/3/2025
- Invited plenary lecture at Womab international workshop
- Speaker
- 12/9/2024
Projects
- Plausible multi-hazard scenarios for the assessment of interdependent cascading risks in critical infrastructure
- White, Chris (Principal Investigator) Ferguson, Neil (Co-investigator) Tubaldi, Enrico (Co-investigator)
- 01-Jan-2025 - 31-Jan-2025
- Reduction of Uncertainties in risk assessment of structures and infrastructures against Natural hazards (REUN)
- Tubaldi, Enrico (Principal Investigator) De Angelis, Marco (Co-investigator) Pytharouli, Stella (Co-investigator) Tarantino, Alessandro (Co-investigator)
- 01-Jan-2025 - 31-Jan-2027
- Structural Health Monitoring of Bridges using Low-cost Radar in Application to Vibration Estimation.
- Tubaldi, Enrico (Principal Investigator) Ramesh, Vikram Kumar (Researcher) Clemente, Carmine (Principal Investigator)
- Scottish Road Research Board: Student Research Competition Autumn 2024
Value: £3000 - 07-Jan-2025 - 06-Jan-2026
- Scottish Inward Investment Catalyst Fund (Gruppo Sismica and Strathclyde)
- Tubaldi, Enrico (Principal Investigator)
- The aim of this project is to pave the way for the use of HiStrA Bridges, the software developed by Gruppo Sismica, for the assessment of masonry arch bridges (MABs) in Scotland and the rest of UK.
MABs constitute a significant proportion of the bridge stock in UK (e.g. about 47% of Network Rail’s bridge stock). They are currently assessed by using oversimplified tools which provide inaccurate estimates of their capacity.
Within this project, research and development activities will be carried out to demonstrate the superior capabilities of HiStrA Bridges and promote uptake by UK-based engineering consultancies and transport agencies
Value: £ 9,932.00 - 18-Jan-2024 - 28-Jan-2025
- Enabling the low-cost, high-coverage monitoring of hydraulic actions on transport assets
- Tubaldi, Enrico (Principal Investigator)
- 01-Jan-2024 - 31-Jan-2025
- Exploring the use of natural fibres to improve the resilience of unreinforced masonry structures in Malawi
- Tubaldi, Enrico (Principal Investigator) Pedrotti, Matteo (Co-investigator)
- The project aims to investigate the effectiveness of using natural plant or animal fibres to develop sustainable construction and retrofit techniques targeting unreinforced masonry (UM) structures in Malawi, to increase the resilience against earthquakes, storms, and floods.
Non-engineered UM structures are the most popular construction dwelling typology in Malawi. Past devastating earthquakes (1500+ houses collapsed in the 2009 earthquake) and natural disasters (260,000+ houses damaged/destroyed by cyclone Freddy in 2023) have proven the high vulnerability of these structures and the need for effective strengthening solutions. There is also a need for more sustainable construction techniques based on unfired blocks to avoid recourse to fired brick, whose manufacturing has accelerated the loss of trees (Malawi risks of losing all its trees in 25- 30 years from the brick industry alone).
A study will be conducted to assess the fibres that could be locally available in Malawi and have the potential to be used within a circular economy framework. Different prototypes of unfired compressed blocks and plasters incorporating natural fibres will be created and tested. A workshop will be held in Malawi to disseminate the research outcomes and prepare the grounds for in-field testing and follow-on funding applications.
Funder: ISPF collaborative project between University of Strathclyde and Malawi University of Business and Applied Sciences
Funding: £24,986 - 21-Jan-2024 - 31-Jan-2025
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Contact
Dr
Enrico
Tubaldi
Reader
Civil and Environmental Engineering
Email: enrico.tubaldi@strath.ac.uk
Tel: 548 3250