Elena Mele

About Elena Mele

Elena Mele, With an exceptional h-index of 25 and a recent h-index of 21 (since 2020), a distinguished researcher at Università degli Studi di Napoli Federico II, specializes in the field of structural and seismic engineering, steel structures, seismic isolation, tall buildings, masonry structures.

His recent articles reflect a diverse array of research interests and contributions to the field:

A diagram‐based design procedure for Intermediate Isolation System in existing buildings with inelastic behavior

Steel exoskeletons for integrated seismic/energy retrofit of existing buildings-General framework and case study

Sustainable and Efficient Structural Systems for Tall Buildings: Exploring Timber and Steel–Timber Hybrids through a Case Study

FreeGrid: a benchmark on design and optimisation of free-edge gridshells

Intermediate Isolation System with nonlinear lower structure and isolation system

Exploring new frontiers in gridshell design: The FreeGrid benchmark

Effectiveness of isolated vertical extension of masonry buildings as nonconventional TMD

Seismic retrofit of existing masonry buildings through inter-story isolation system: A case study and general design criteria

Elena Mele Information

University

Position

Professor Dept. Structures for Engineering and Architecture

Citations(all)

2558

Citations(since 2020)

1311

Cited By

1709

hIndex(all)

25

hIndex(since 2020)

21

i10Index(all)

42

i10Index(since 2020)

30

Email

University Profile Page

Google Scholar

Elena Mele Skills & Research Interests

structural and seismic engineering

steel structures

seismic isolation

tall buildings

masonry structures

Top articles of Elena Mele

Title

Journal

Author(s)

Publication Date

A diagram‐based design procedure for Intermediate Isolation System in existing buildings with inelastic behavior

Earthquake Engineering & Structural Dynamics

Francesco Esposito

Diana Faiella

Elena Mele

2024/1/8

Steel exoskeletons for integrated seismic/energy retrofit of existing buildings-General framework and case study

Journal of Building Engineering

Diana D’Agostino

Diana Faiella

Enrico Febbraro

Elena Mele

Francesco Minichiello

...

2024/4/15

Sustainable and Efficient Structural Systems for Tall Buildings: Exploring Timber and Steel–Timber Hybrids through a Case Study

Buildings

Fabrizio Ascione

Francesco Esposito

Giacomo Iovane

Diana Faiella

Beatrice Faggiano

...

2024/2/15

FreeGrid: a benchmark on design and optimisation of free-edge gridshells

Proceedings of IASS Annual Symposia

Luca Bruno

Paolo Cignoni

Stefano Gabriele

Ernesto Grande

Maura Imbimbo

...

2023/10/1

Intermediate Isolation System with nonlinear lower structure and isolation system

Applied Sciences

Francesco Esposito

Mario Argenziano

Diana Faiella

Elena Mele

2023/4/4

Exploring new frontiers in gridshell design: The FreeGrid benchmark

Structures

Luca Bruno

Stefano Gabriele

Ernesto Grande

Maura Imbimbo

Francesco Laccone

...

2023/12/1

Effectiveness of isolated vertical extension of masonry buildings as nonconventional TMD

Soil Dynamics and Earthquake Engineering

D Faiella

M Argenziano

F Esposito

G Brandonisio

M Fraldi

...

2023/2/1

Seismic retrofit of existing masonry buildings through inter-story isolation system: A case study and general design criteria

Journal of Earthquake Engineering

Diana Faiella

Bruno Calderoni

Elena Mele

2022/3/12

Optimal design of viscoelastic tuned mass dampers for structures exposed to coloured excitations

M Argenziano

E Mele

A Palmeri

2022/9/2

The Effect of Nonlinear Response of the Primary System in Nonconventional TMDs

Francesco Esposito

Diana Faiella

Mario Argenziano

Giuseppe Brandonisio

Elena Mele

2022/9/11

Generalization of the Den Hartog model and rule-of-thumb formulas for optimal tuned mass dampers

Journal of Sound and Vibration

M Argenziano

D Faiella

AR Carotenuto

E Mele

M Fraldi

2022/11/10

Intermediate isolation system for the seismic retrofit of existing masonry buildings

D Faiella

M Argenziano

G Brandonisio

F Esposito

E Mele

2022/9/2

Coupling of Structural Additions for the Mitigation of Seismic Response in Existing Buildings

Diana Faiella

Mario Argenziano

Francesco Esposito

Elena Mele

2022/9/11

Innovative mass-damping approaches for sustainable seismic design of tall buildings

Elena Mele

Diana Faiella

2022

Structural grammar for design optimization of grid shell structures and diagrid tall buildings

Automation in Construction

Valentina Tomei

D Faiella

F Cascone

E Mele

2022/11/1

Generative design of mega-structures: A structural grammar approach

V Tomei

D Faiella

F Cascone

E Mele

2022/7/8

Improving the Seismic Response of Tall Buildings: From Diagrid to Megastructures and Mega-Subcontrol Systems

The Open Construction & Building Technology Journal

Diana Faiella

Mario Argenziano

Elena Mele

2022

PROGETTAZIONE STRUTTURALE DI EDIFICI ALTI-20 ANNI DAL COLLASSO DEL WTC

COSTRUZIONI METALLICHE

Francesco Esposito

Diana Faiella

Elena Mele

2021

Upwards-Vertical extensions of masonry built heritage for sustainable and antifragile urban densification

Journal of Building Engineering

M Argenziano

D Faiella

F Bruni

C De Angelis

M Fraldi

...

2021/12/1

Stress lines inspired structural patterns for tall buildings

Engineering Structures

E Mele F Cascone

D Faiella

V Tomei

2021/2/15

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