Dr Brunella Balzano

(hi/ei)

Articles

• Balzano, B., Sharifi, S., Sweeney, J., Thompson, G., De Nardi, C. and Jefferson, A. 2024. Design of an electric activation system for the smart hybrid tendons crack-closure system in concrete beams. Developments in the Built Environment 18, article number: 100446. (10.1016/j.dibe.2024.100446)
• Bruno, A. W., Najdi, A. and Balzano, B. 2023. A thermal conductivity model for deformable and unsaturated soils to assess the thermal behaviour of energy piles. International Journal of Geosynthetics and Ground Engineering 9(5), article number: 58. (10.1007/s40891-023-00478-3)
• Maddalena, R. et al. 2022. Applications and life cycle assessment of shape memory polyethylene terephthalate in concrete for crack closure. Polymers 14(5), article number: 933. (10.3390/polym14050933)
• Balzano, B., Bruno, A. W., Denzer, H., Molan, D., Tarantino, A. and Gallipoli, D. 2021. REAL-TIME quality check of measurements of soil water status in the vadose zone. Physics and Chemistry of the Earth 121, article number: 102918. (10.1016/j.pce.2020.102918)
• Balzano, B., Sweeney, J., Thompson, G., Tuinea-Bobe, C. and Jefferson, A. 2021. Enhanced concrete crack closure with hybrid shape memory polymer tendons. Engineering Structures 226, article number: 111330. (10.1016/j.engstruct.2020.111330)
• Maddalena, R., Bonanno, L., Balzano, B., Sweeney, J. and Mihai, I. 2020. A crack closure system for cementitious composite materials using knotted shape memory polymer (k-SMP) fibres. Cement and Concrete Composites 114, article number: 103757. (10.1016/j.cemconcomp.2020.103757)
• Balzano, B., Tarantino, A. and Ridley, A. 2019. Preliminary analysis on the impacts of the rhizosphere on occurrence of rainfall-induced shallow landslides. Landslides 16(10), pp. 1885-1901. (10.1007/s10346-019-01197-5)
• Balzano, B., Tarantino, A., Nicotera, M. V., Forte, G., De Falco, M. and Santo, A. 2019. Building physically-based models for assessing rainfall-induced shallow landslide hazard at the catchment scale: the case study of the Sorrento Peninsula (Italy). Canadian Geotechnical Journal 56(9), pp. 1291-1303. (10.1139/cgj-2017-0611)

Book sections

• Balzano, B., Amabile, A., Caruso, M. and Tarantino, A. 2014. A numerical study of hydrological effects of vegetation on slope stability. In: Khalili, N., Russell, A. and Khoshghalb, A. eds. Unsaturated Soils: Research & Applications. CRC Press, pp. 1249-1256.
• Amabile, A., Balzano, B., Caruso, M. and Tarantino, A. 2014. A conceptual model for water-limited evapotranspiration taking into account root depth, root density, and vulnerability to xylem cavitation. In: Khalili, N., Russell, A. and Khoshghalb, A. eds. Unsaturated Soils: Research & Applications. CRC Press
• Balzano, B., Amabile, A., Urciuoli, G. and Tarantino, A. 2012. Effect of partial saturation on the stability of shallow foundations above the water table. In: Mancuso, C., Jommi, C. and D'Onza, F. eds. Unsaturated Soils: Research and Applications., Vol. 2. Springer, pp. 247-253., (10.1007/978-3-642-31343-1_31)

Conferences

• Sharifi, S. and Balzano, B. 2024. Pinball tendons crack closure technology. Presented at: Cardiff University Engineering Research Conference 2023, Cardiff, UK, 12-14 July 2023 Presented at Spezi, E. and Bray, M. eds.Proceedings of the Cardiff University Engineering Research Conference 2023. Cardiff: Cardiff University Press pp. 34-38., (10.18573/conf1.i)
• Balzano, B., Sharifi, S. and Tsang, C. 2024. Smart activation system for the hybrid tendons crack closure technology. Presented at: Cardiff University Engineering Research Conference 2023, Cardiff, UK, 12-14 July 2023 Presented at Spezi, E. and Bray, M. eds.Proceedings of the Cardiff University Engineering Research Conference 2023. Cardiff: Cardiff University Press pp. 39-43., (10.18573/conf1.j)
• Neghabat Shirazi, B., Almutlaqah, A., Balzano, B. and Maddalena, R. 2024. Agricultural waste as a cementitious material — rice husk ash. Presented at: Cardiff University Engineering Research Conference 2023, Cardiff, UK, 12-14 July 2023 Presented at Spezi, E. and Bray, M. eds.Proceedings of the Cardiff University Engineering Research Conference 2023. Cardiff: Cardiff University Press pp. 48-51., (10.18573/conf1.l)
• Sweeney, J. et al. 2021. Injection moulding of ‘Spheritet’ component for concrete reinforcement. Presented at: Resilient Materials 4 Life 2020 (RM4L2020) International Conference, Online/Cardiff, 20-22 Sept 2021 Presented at Maddalena, R. and Wright-Syed, M. eds.Proceedings Resilient Materials 4 Life 2020 (RM4L2020). Cardiff: Cardiff University pp. 302-305.
• Sweeney, J. et al. 2021. Concrete crack closure and reinforcement using high performance shape memory polymers (SMP). Presented at: Resilient Materials 4 Life 2020 (RM4L2020) International Conference, Online/Cardiff, 20-22 Sept 2021 Presented at Maddalena, R. and Wright-Syed, M. eds.Proceedings Resilient Materials 4 Life 2020 (RM4L2020). Cardiff: Cardiff University pp. 306-310.

• Maddalena, R. et al. 2022. Applications and life cycle assessment of shape memory polyethylene terephthalate in concrete for crack closure. Polymers 14(5), article number: 933. (10.3390/polym14050933)
• Sweeney, J. et al. 2021. Injection moulding of ‘Spheritet’ component for concrete reinforcement. Presented at: Resilient Materials 4 Life 2020 (RM4L2020) International Conference, Online/Cardiff, 20-22 Sept 2021 Presented at Maddalena, R. and Wright-Syed, M. eds.Proceedings Resilient Materials 4 Life 2020 (RM4L2020). Cardiff: Cardiff University pp. 302-305.
• Sweeney, J. et al. 2021. Concrete crack closure and reinforcement using high performance shape memory polymers (SMP). Presented at: Resilient Materials 4 Life 2020 (RM4L2020) International Conference, Online/Cardiff, 20-22 Sept 2021 Presented at Maddalena, R. and Wright-Syed, M. eds.Proceedings Resilient Materials 4 Life 2020 (RM4L2020). Cardiff: Cardiff University pp. 306-310.