Technology transfer for simulation and prevention of losses
due to natural and man-made events
FORENSICS srl – Spin off company of the University of Naples Federico II
Mission
To provide advanced engineering services using innovative and integratedmethodologies and tools for prediction and back-analysis o f damage topeople, constructed facilities (buildings, infrastructu res, etc.) and naturalenvironment due to natural, man-made and NaTech events.
Earthquakes
Tsunamis
Hurricanes
Explosions
Fires
Landslides
Floods
Andrea D’AnnaFire, Explosion &
Pollution
Rosario RomanoAcoustic Engineering &
Monitoring Systems
Fulvio ParisiStructural & Risk
Engineering
Francesco Murena (CEO)Business Development
Nicola AugentiStructural Failures &Forensic Engineering
Elia AcconciaCivil Engineering &
Software Development
Martina ScalvenziStructural & Geotechnical
Engineering
Assunta CammardellaManagement Engineering
Team
Business Units
BU1: Structural and Risk Engineering
BU2: Fire, Explosion and Pollution
BU3: Acoustic Engineering and Monitoring Systems
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Engineering services
Advanced numerical simulations (either single- or multi-p hysics) forprediction and reverse analysis of damage to people, physic alproperty and natural environment
Safety assessment and risk mitigation measures for identif ied andnon-identifiable hazards
Structural health monitoring for safety assessment and ris k mitigationof buildings and infrastructures
Environmental monitoring (either site-specific or spatia lly distributed)for assessment of noise and pollution (water, soil, air)
Software development for multiple electronic devices (com puters,mobile phones, tablets, etc.)
Strengths
Continuous process and product innovation integrated with digitaltechnologies and data-driven techniques (artificial inte lligence,virtual/augmented/mixed reality, cloud computing, inter net of things,robotics, etc.)
Multidisciplinary problem solving thinking for complex en gineeringissues to support decision makers and stakeholders
Strong connection with industry and facility managers to so lve real-world problems and to foster practice-oriented research st udies (e.g.response to regional, national and international calls for projects)
Direct involvement smart young people such as top PhD studen ts,graduate/post-graduate trainees (including top students of MScprogramme in Forensic Engineering at University of Naples F edericoII), research fellows and young professional engineers
Earthquakes, landslides and windstorms
INTERNAL (BARE) FRAME
EXTERNAL(INFILLED)FRAME
FLOW MASS
Mudflow modelling and impact assessment (e.g. Sarno, Italy, 1998)
Structures and Infrastructures
Prediction and simulation of the impact of natural and man-made events on structures and infrastructures
Damage to single elements
Partial or total collapse of residual structure
Fire, explosion and impact
Structures and Infrastructures
Prediction and simulation of the impact of natural and man-made events on structures and infrastructures
Human error in design, construction and maintenance
Prediction and simulation of the impact of natural and man-made events on structures and infrastructures
Structures and Infrastructures
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Flaring is modelled by CFD using detailed kinetics for oxidation, pyrolysis and formation of toxic combustion by-products:
• 3D flow patterns of velocities, temperatures and species
• Radiative and convective heat fluxes
• Long- and short-range pollutant dispersion and transformation in the atmosphere
• Secondary pollutant formation
Evaluation of the emission of odorous substances an d toxic combustion by-products from industrial flares
Pollution, Explosions, Fire and Smoke releases
Computational Fluid Dynamics to predict:• 3D flow patterns and velocities• Temperature distributions• Smoke layer and toxic-species concentrations• Radiative and convective heat fluxes• Active fire protection methods (sprinklers, fast water supply systems)• Time-dependent or steady-state solutions
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Highway tunnel grid for fire and smoke modelling
Pollution, Explosions, Fire and Smoke releases
Fire and smoke simulations
Acoustic Engineering and Monitoring Systems
Acoustic simulations
Advanced analytical and numericalmodelling for simulation of the indoor andoutdoor sound propagation to meet legalrequirements imposed by authorities for awide range of acoustic characteristics:• Noise levels• Airborne and impact sound insulation• Reverberation time• Acoustic quality of rooms
Acoustic Engineering and Monitoring Systems
Audio signal processing
Advanced audio signal processing techniques for several purposes:• to assess the authenticity of audio recordings• to improve the intelligibility of conversations recorded by hidden
microphones• to make audio recording interpretations as objective as possible• to perform complex analysis for system behaviour assessment
Info and Contacts
HeadquartersUniversity of Naples Federico IISan Giovanni a Teduccio CampusCorso Nicolangelo Protopisani – 80146 Napoli – ItalyBuilding L2, 2nd floor
Administrative officeViale Antonio Gramsci, 15 – 80122 Napoli – Italy
Websitewww.forensicssrl.it
[email protected]@legalmail.it (PEC)
Assess and prevent failures
FORENSICS srl – Spin off company of the University of Naples Federico II