Symposium Celebrating the 70th Birthday of Professor Larry Bergman, Allerton Park, Monticello, IL, October 17-19, 2014 University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign http://sstl.cee.illinois.edu/bergman/index.html

1. Almost Twenty Years
of Knowledge.
Franco Bontempi
Professor of Structural Analysis and Design
School of Civil and Industrial Engineering
University of Rome La Sapienza
Rome, ITALY
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2. 1997
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1997

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1959
1964
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7. 1959
1964
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1959
1964
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BIFURCATION

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1998
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2000
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VIEW
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EXIT
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2010
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PARTY
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20. 20 StroNGER - who we are
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20/61
Chiara Crosti, PhD
StroNGER srl, CEO
Expertise: Fire Safety Engineering
Forensic Engineering
Stefania Arangio, PhD
StroNGER srl, Director
Expertise: Structural Safety
Structural Identification
Franco Bontempi, PhD
StroNGER srl, Scientific Advisor
Prof. of Structural Analysis and Design
Sapienza University of Rome
Francesco Petrini, PhD
StroNGER srl, Vice Director
Expertise: Wind-Structure interaction
Performance-Based Design
Konstantinos Gkoumas, PhD
StroNGER srl, Partner
Expertise: Energy Harvesting
Transportation Infrastructure Design
Support entities:
Structural Analysis and Design
group of Prof. Bontempi at the
Sapienza University of Rome
Technical-scientific
consultancy
FILAS - Finanziaria Laziale di
Sviluppo
Fund raising/Financial grant
ESA -European Space Agency
and ASI / Agenzia Spaziale
Italiana
Financial grant and technology
transfer support
Business Incubator Centre -
BIC Lazio
Business assistance (pre-incubation
concluded)
WSENSE - Sapienza
University of Rome Spin-off
Partner (sensor network
and communication)
Universities and engineering
companies
Scientific collaboration

21. Structural System
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22. Time Horizon
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23. Failure Development
HAZARD
IN-DEPTH DEFENCE
HOLES DUE TO
ACTIVE ERRORS
HOLES DUE TO
HIDDEN ERRORS
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24. Evolutive vs Innovative Design
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25. NEW KNOWLEDGE
REQUIRED BY
AN INNOVATIVE
DESIGN
KNOWLEDGE
REQUIRED
BY AN EVOLUTIVE
DESIGN
ACTUAL
KNOWLEDGE BASIS
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Knowledge Growth Process
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26. Maslow's hierarchy of needs
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27. 200000000 $
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28. 5 women
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30. 1 man
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31. CITATIONS
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DISCUSSIONS
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PROLOGUE
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