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Flavia De Luca is a Professor of Structural Earthquake Engineering at the University of Bristol. She joined the university in September 2014 and has a rich background in structural earthquake engineering, focusing particularly on reinforced concrete frame structures. De Luca completed her PhD in Seismic Risk at the University of Naples Federico II on January 18, 2012, under the supervision of Professor Gaetano Manfredi, with a thesis that addressed capacity curve fits for reinforced concrete damage states in a performance-based earthquake engineering framework. Following her doctorate, she worked as a postdoctoral fellow at the University of Naples Federico II, collaborating with various researchers across Europe. De Luca has contributed significantly to earthquake geotechnical engineering and has been involved in notable projects at the University of Bristol, including work on soil-structure interaction integral bridges. She is an active researcher with a keen interest in seismic performance and has published work on aspects of earthquake engineering including the seismic vulnerability assessment of reinforced concrete structures. In addition to her research, she has delivered talks at various conferences and contributed chapters for encyclopedias in her field.
University of Bristol • Bristol, UK
Overseeing postgraduate research progression and governance.
Department of Physics research themes include Astrophysics, Materials and Devices, Particle Physics, and Quantum and Soft Matter.