BLEDIAN NELA

PhD Student

PhD program:: XXXVI
email: bledian.nela@uniroma1.it
phone: +383 (0) 49 701 038

supervisor: Prof.ssa Patrizia Trovalusci
co-supervisor: Dr. Marco Pingaro

Academic Career:

2020 (present) - PhD student - Structural and Geotechnical Engineering Sapienza - University of Rome, Rome (Italy)

2018 - Master of Civil Engineering - Advanced Masters in Structural Analysis of Monuments and Historical Constructions (SAHC) University of Minho, Guimaraes (Portugal) & Czech Technical University in Prague, Prague (Czech Republic)
Diploma with Honors
Thesis: "The analysis of the timber roofs of the Loreta in Prague"

2018 - Master of Civil Engineering - Structural/Construction Department University of Prishtina "Hasan Prishtina", Prishtina (Kosovo)
Thesis: "Masonry infill influence on the bearing capacity of the reinforced concrete frames"

2014 - Bachelor of Civil Engineering - Structural/Construction Department University of Prishtina "Hasan Prishtina", Prishtina (Kosovo)
Thesis: "The construction project of a residential house"

2010 - High School Diploma "Mehmet Akif College", Prishtina (Kosovo)

Professional Work:

2014 - 2021 N.P.N.I "ARTING" (Kosovo) - Structural Engineer
2020 - 2021 A.R.S. Progetti (Italy) - Conservation Engineer (Local Consultant)
2018 - 2020 IRD Engineering (Italy) - Structural Engineer (Local Consultant)
2020 - ARUP (London) & World Bank (International) - Local Expert

Membership:

ICOMOS - International Council on Monuments and Sites
FIB - International Federation for Structural Concrete
IStructE - Institution of Structural Engineers
AIMETA - Associazione Italiana Compositi
DOCOMOMO - Documentation and Conservation of buildings, sites and neighborhoods of the Modern Movement Research

Research Grants:

2022 - "Enhanced Strategies for Study the Behavior of Historical Masonry Structures: Numerical Modeling, Laboratory Tests and Green Retrofitting Strategies", Progetti di Ricerca - Progetti Medi. Role: Member of Research Group

2021 - "Computational Mechanical Modelling and Laboratory Testing Campaign Towards Non-intrusiveness Principle for Heritage and Monumental Masonry Structures", Progetti per Avvio alla Ricerca - Tipo 1. Role: Principal Investigator (PI)

2021 - "Advanced Methods for the Mechanical Modeling of Heritage Structures. Materials Characterization, Health Monitoring, Safety Assessment and Conservation Issues", Progetti di Ricerca Grandi - Progetti Grandi. Role: Member of Research Group

Research products

11573/1686085 - 2023 - Parametric analysis of masonry arches following a limit analysis approach: Influence of joint friction, pier texture, and arch shallowness (01a Articolo in rivista)
ALEJANDRO JIMENEZ RIOS, BLEDIAN NELA, MARCO PINGARO, Patrizia TROVALUSCI
11573/1666536 - 2023 - Masonry arches simulations using cohesion parameter as code enrichment for limit analysis approach (01a Articolo in rivista)
BLEDIAN NELA, ALEJANDRO JIMENEZ RIOS, MARCO PINGARO, EMANUELE RECCIA, Patrizia TROVALUSCI
11573/1666558 - 2022 - A limit analysis approach to the assessment of masonry arch structures under the influence of fundamental parameters (04d Abstract in atti di convegno)
BLEDIAN NELA, ALEJANDRO JIMENEZ RIOS, MARCO PINGARO, EMANUELE RECCIA, Patrizia TROVALUSCI
11573/1666553 - 2022 - Limit analysis for masonry arches: influence of pier texture, arch shallowness and joint friction (04d Abstract in atti di convegno)
BLEDIAN NELA, ALEJANDRO JIMENEZ RIOS, MARCO PINGARO, EMANUELE RECCIA, Patrizia TROVALUSCI
11573/1634545 - 2022 - Rotation and sliding collapse mechanisms for in plane masonry pointed arches: statistical parametric assessment (01a Articolo in rivista)
ALEJANDRO JIMENEZ RIOS, BLEDIAN NELA, MARCO PINGARO, Patrizia TROVALUSCI
11573/1655084 - 2022 - Limit analysis of locally reinforced masonry arches (01a Articolo in rivista)
BLEDIAN NELA, MARCO PINGARO, EMANUELE RECCIA, Patrizia TROVALUSCI
11573/1559896 - 2021 - Structural analysis of the Barrô Romanesque Church (01a Articolo in rivista)
BLEDIAN NELA
11573/1615895 - 2021 - Masonry simulations using cohesion parameter as code enrichment for a non-standard limit analysis approach (04d Abstract in atti di convegno)
BLEDIAN NELA, MARCO PINGARO, ALEJANDRO JIMENEZ RIOS, EMANUELE RECCIA, Patrizia TROVALUSCI
11573/1559722 - 2020 - Design upgrade for the hybrid glulam-steel roof structure of the sports hall for the new High School in Graçanica (04b Atto di convegno in volume)
BLEDIAN NELA
11573/1559736 - 2020 - Structural assessment of the south-west wing timber roofs of the Loreta in Prague (04b Atto di convegno in volume)
BLEDIAN NELA
11573/1559714 - 2019 - Structural Investigations for the Refurbishment Project of the Municipal Building of Gjakova (04b Atto di convegno in volume)
BLEDIAN NELA
11573/1559726 - 2019 - Numerical approach: FEM testing of masonry specimens with different bond configurations of units (04b Atto di convegno in volume)
BLEDIAN NELA
11573/1559705 - 2019 - The analysis of the timber roofs of the Loreta in Prague (04b Atto di convegno in volume)
BLEDIAN NELA
11573/1559697 - 2017 - Structural analysis of a concrete elements strengthened with FRP using different Codes and Manuals (04b Atto di convegno in volume)
BLEDIAN NELA