Published research / software

Composite-panel modelling.

Translate panel geometry and load–displacement response into equivalent modelling properties.

Supplied layered panel FE representation, from the collaborative manuscript. Fulgione, Palladino, Esposito, Sarfarazi & Modano; published Buildings study. Individual test leadership is not implied. Publication · 10.3390/buildings15213900

Role: Co-author · credited application developer
Period: 2025
Methods: ANSYS · Surrogate models
Status: Published research / software

Engineering software / Streamlit

A defined input.
An inspectable decision.

For panel-system engineers and modelling specialists

Translate panel geometry and load–displacement response into equivalent modelling properties.

01 / INPUT

Set the engineering case

Panel geometry, reinforcement and material descriptors, applied load, bending and shear displacements

02 / OUTPUT

Inspect the result

Equivalent thickness and elastic modulus; single or batch results

03 / DECISION

Compare the next options

Compare reduced representations before committing to a detailed panel model.

Technical basis

ANSYS · Surrogate models

Validation evidence

Credited collaborative publication, numerical models and supplied interface.

Current scope

Shared contribution; equivalent properties require calibration for the intended panel system.

Public deployment has not been verified. The supplied interface and source establish the implementation shown.

Engineering record

Scope, method and evidence.

Publisher contribution statement credits all five authors with software, validation and analysis. It does not establish sole leadership or a personally conducted test campaign.

01Relating panel behaviour to tractable models

The collaborative manuscript studies a three-layer composite panel, with bending and shear response used to inform equivalent mechanical properties. It links these properties to one-dimensional and three-dimensional representations and a prototype/modal-comparison context.

The engineering question is how much of the physical behaviour can be represented by equivalent modulus and thickness without losing the response features relevant to the intended analysis.

02Attribution and current evidence status

Published collaborative research in Buildings 15 (2025), 3900. Authors: Marcello Fulgione, Simone Palladino, Luca Esposito, Sina Sarfarazi and Mariano Modano.

The publisher credits all five authors with methodology, software, validation, formal analysis and investigation. This establishes shared contribution, without establishing sole test leadership or ownership of every model.

Published contribution statement

03Technical scope documented in the manuscript

Three-layer panel bending and shear response.
Equivalent elastic modulus and equivalent thickness for simplified representation.
Comparison of 1D and 3D representations; the published three-dimensional modelling uses ANSYS APDL with SOLID187 elements.
A two-storey prototype and modal-response comparison.
Machine-learning and interface elements within the research lineage.

These items describe the collaborative study’s scope. They are not a list of independently commissioned services delivered on this project.

04Evidence to make the comparison inspectable

Supplied layered FE representations and model geometry make the research scope inspectable. Figures belong to the collaborative study.

Supplied panel layers, mesh and supports. — Layer, mesh and support definitions.

Supplied panel-building numerical model. — Prototype/building representation.

Release-specific metrics remain withheld until their dataset and evaluation split are reconciled. Published status does not resolve every local file version.

05Interpretation and limits

A simplified equivalent-property model is useful only within a stated response and configuration. Bending, shear and modal comparisons should not be collapsed into a single generic accuracy claim.

This page documents the research direction and current evidence boundary. It does not establish a validated commercial panel design, certified product or delivered building performance.

06Related analysis work

Structural Analysis & FE Modelling describes the analysis scope that can be discussed for an assignment.

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