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

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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

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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

Contactsinfo@forensicssrl.itforensics@legalmail.it (PEC)

Assess and prevent failures

FORENSICS srl – Spin off company of the University of Naples Federico II