Juan Carlos Pina
Deputy Director of Research and Postgraduate of the Civil Engineering Department
PhD in Engineering
Associate Professor in Structural Engineering
E-mail: juan.carlos.pina@usach.cl
SUMMARY
- Juan Carlos Pina is an Associate Professor in Structural Engineering at the Department of Civil Engineering, University of Santiago, Chile.
- He studied Civil Engineering at the Universidad Nacional de Cuyo in Mendoza, Argentina, graduating In March 2005 with a major in structural engineering. Between December 2004 and July 2005 he was employed at Camps & Partners as a Junior Structural Engineering. From July 2005 to September 2007 he worked at Industrias Metallúrgicas Pescarmona S.A. as a Mechanical/Structural Design Engineering. During this period he was involved in the design of hydro-mechanical equipment for hydroelectric power plants. In October 2007, Juan Carlos went to the University of Swansea in Wales, for a Master degree in Computer Modelling and Finite Elements in Engineering Mechanics. In 2009, he graduated with Distinction within the Civil and Computational Engineering Centre with the thesis entitled “Yield strength of porous material – A multi-scale approach”, under the supervision of prof. E.A. de Souza Neto. After graduating, he started a PhD at the Eindhoven University of Technology in the Mechanics of Materials group under the supervision of prof.dr.ir. M.G.D. Geers and dr.ir. V.G. Kouznetsova. He obtained his PhD in May 2015 with a PhD thesis entitled “Elevated temperature thermo-mechanical behaviour of cast irons: a numerical-experimental investigation”. The work combined the use of numerical and experimental tools to study the thermo-mechanical response of cast irons for temperatures ranging from room temperature up to 500 ºC. Between June 2013 and August 2013 we worked as a Mechanical Analyst at ASML, one of the world’s leading manufacturers of chip-making equipment and a key supplier to the chip industry.
- His current research interests include: computational mechanics of solids and structures, mechanical and thermo-mechanical response of materials with complex microstructures, multiscale mechanics, micromechanics, plasticity and viscoplasticity for small and large deformations.
RESEARCH EXPERIENCE
Universidad de Santiago de Chile, Dirección de Investigación Científica y Tecnológica
- Numerical-experimental study on the degradation of the thermo-mechanical properties of radiata pine grown in Chile exposed to elevated temperatures. Proyecto Fondecyt de Iniciación en Investigación 2022, ANID, (2022 – 2024). Investigador Principal.
- Modelo multi-escala para el estudio de la degradación de las propiedades termo-mecánicas de elementos estructurales de madera sometidos a la acción del fuego. Proyecto DICYT Regular 052118PSAA (2021 –2023). Investigador Principal.
- Estudio experimental y numérico de sistema estructural híbrido madera-acero conformado en frío. Proyecto DICYT Regular (2020 – 2022). Co-Investigador.
- Modelo multi-escala para estudio del creep en madera. Proyecto DICYT Regular 051818P (2018 – 2020). Investigador Principal.
Materials Innovation Institute – Eindhoven University of Technology
- Microstructure-based material model for thermo-mechanical fatigue of cylinder heads. Proyecto MC2.06270 (2009 – 2013). PhD Researcher.
EDUCATION
- PhD in Engineering, Eindhoven University of Technology, Eindhoven, The Netherlands
- MSc in Computational Modelling & Finite Elements, University of Swansea, Swansea, UK Civil Engineer
- Ingeniero Civil, Universidad Nacional de Cuyo, Mendoza, Argentina
PUBLICATIONS
- Gálvez, N., Muñoz, G., Yañez, S., Gonzélez, S., Pina, JC. Influence on Physical and Mechanical Properties of Concrete Using Crushed Hazelnut Shell, 2023.
- Javadi, M., Flores, Saavedra, EI, Yanez, SJ, Avudaiappan, S, Pina, JC, Guzman, CF. Investigation of the Influence of Design Parameters on the Strength of Steel–Concrete Composite Shear Walls by Finite Element Simulations, 2023.
- Godoy, M., Roa Munoz, G, Yanez, SJ, Guzmán, CF, Saavedra, EI, Pina, JC. Numerical study of the thermo-mechanical behavior of steel-timber structures exposed to fire. Journal of Building Engineering, 2023.
J.C. Pina, S. Shafqat, V.G. Kouznetsova, J.P.M. Hoefnagels and M.G.D Geers. Microstructural study of the mechanical response of Compacted Graphite Iron: an experimental and numerical approach. Materials Science and Engineering A, 658:439-449, 2016. - J.C. Pina, V.G. Kouznetsova and M.G.D Geers. Thermo-mechanical analyses of heterogeneous materials with a strongly anisotropic phase: the case of cast iron. International Journal of Solids and Structures, 63:153-166, 2015.
- J.C. Pina, V.G. Kouznetsova, M.P.F.H.L van Maris and M.G.D Geers. Microstructural model for the time-dependent thermos-mechanical analysis of cast irons. GAMM-Mitteilungen, 248-267, 2015.
- R. Leiva, A. Roy, R. Bagueta and J.C. Pina. An Extension of the Birnbaum–Saunders Distribution as a Model for Fatigue Failure Due to Multiple Cracks. Journal of Statistical Theory and Practice, 9(1):88-121, 2015.
- J.C. Pina, V.G. Kouznetsova and M.G.D Geers. Elevated temperature creep of pearlitic steels: an experimental-numerical approach. Mechanics of Time-Dependent Materials, 18:611-631, 2014.
- E. Villafañe, C.J. Leiva and J.C. Pina. Sobre la utilización de pre y post procesamiento de datos para un manejo amigable del software para el análisis de cáscaras, placas y membranas reforzadas con vigas utilizando el elemento finito Semiloof. In Resúmenes de las XX Jornadas de Investigación y II de Posgrado de la Universidad Nacional de Cuyo. Universidad Nacional de Cuyo, Mendoza, Argentina, 2006.
- E. Villafañe, C.J. Leiva and J.C. Pina. Herramientas de Pre y Post procesamiento del Solver Semiloof en GiD. Desarrollos e Investigaciones Científico Tecnológicas en Ingenierías, ISBN 987-575-044-1. Universidad Nacional de Cuyo, Mendoza, Argentina, 2006.
- E. Villafañe, C.J. Leiva and J.C. Pina. Sobre el análisis de la respuesta flexional de cáscaras y placas utilizando Semiloof. Desarrollos e Investigaciones Científico Tecnológicas en Ingenierías, ISBN 987 43 9997 X. Universidad Nacional de Cuyo, Mendoza, Argentina, 2005.
- E. Villafañe, J.C. Pina and C.J. Leiva. Sobre estados de tensión plana en vigas de hormigón armado. In Memorias de las Jornadas de Investigación de la Facultad de Ingeniería, “Aplicaciones en Ingeniería”, ISBN 987 575 005-0. Universidad Nacional de Cuyo, Mendoza, Argentina, 2004.
- E. Villafañe, C.J. Leiva and J.C. Pina. Puesta a punto de software para el análisis lineal de cáscaras y placas utilizando el elemento finito Semiloof desarrollado por Bruce M. Irons. In Memorias de las Jornadas de Investigación de la Facultad de Ingeniería, “Aplicaciones en Ingeniería”, ISBN 987 575 005-0. Universidad Nacional de Cuyo, Mendoza, Argentina, 2004.
- M. Godoy Dellepiani, J.C. Pina, C.F. Guzman, S.J. Yanez and E.I. Saavedra Flores. Numerical study of the thermos-mechanical behavior of steel-timber structures exposed to fire. Under review at the Journal of Building Engineering, 2022.
- J.C. Pina, C.F. Guzman, S.J. Yanez, C.M. García-Herrera, A.A. Herrera González, G.A. Palma Medel and E.I. Saavedra Flores. Experimental study on the short-term stress relaxation response of Chilean radiata pine. Wood Science and Technology, 56:833-850, 2022.
- C.R. Vega, J.C. Pina, E. Bosco, E.I. Saavedra Flores, C.F. Guzman and S.J. Yanez. Thermo-mechanical analysis of wood through an asymptotic homogenisation approach. Construction and Building Materials, 125617, 2022.
- L. Torres, K. Saavedra, G. Pincheira & J.C. Pina. Simulation of Mode I Interlaminar Damage of a GFRP Composite Using Cohesive Laws in the Framework of the Equivalent LEFM R-Curve and an Optimised Algorithm. Polymers, 13(9):1482, 2021.
- M. Godoy Dellepiani, C. Rojas Vega, J.C. Pina and E.I. Saavedra Flores. Numerical investigation on the creep response of concrete structures by means of a multi-scale strategy. Construction and Building Materials, 263:119867, 2020.
- A. Díaz, E. I. Saavedra Flores, S. J. Yanez, D. Vasco, J. C. Pina, C. F. Guzmán, Multiscale modeling of the thermal conductivity of wood and its application to cross-laminated timber, International Journal of Thermal Sciences, 144:79-92, 2019.
- S.M. Ahmed, S. Avudaiappan, I.S. Sheet, E.I. Saavedra Flores, J.C. Pina, S.J. Yanez, C.F. Guzmán. Prediction of longitudinal shear resistance of steel-concrete composite slabs. Engineering Structures, 193:295-300, 2019.
- R.A. Iquilio, F.M. Castro Cerda, A. Monsalve, C.F. Guzman, S.J. Yanez, J.C. Pina, F. Vercruysse, R.H. Petrov, E.I. Saavedra Flores. Novel experimental method to determine the limit strain by means of thickness variation, International Journal of Mechanical Sciences, 153-154:208-218, 2019.
- J.C. Pina, S. Shafqat, V.G. Kouznetsova, J.P.M. Hoefnagels and M.G.D Geers. Microstructural study of the mechanical response of Compacted Graphite Iron: an experimental and numerical approach. Materials Science and Engineering A, 658:439-449, 2016.
- J.C. Pina, V.G. Kouznetsova and M.G.D Geers. Thermo-mechanical analyses of heterogeneous materials with a strongly anisotropic phase: the case of cast iron. International Journal of Solids and Structures, 63:153-166, 2015.
- J.C. Pina, V.G. Kouznetsova, M.P.F.H.L van Maris and M.G.D Geers. Microstructural model for the time-dependent thermos-mechanical analysis of cast irons. GAMM-Mitteilungen, 248-267, 2015.
- R. Leiva, A. Roy, R. Bagueta and J.C. Pina. An Extension of the Birnbaum–Saunders Distribution as a Model for Fatigue Failure Due to Multiple Cracks. Journal of Statistical Theory and Practice, 9(1):88-121, 2015.
- J.C. Pina, V.G. Kouznetsova and M.G.D Geers. Elevated temperature creep of pearlitic steels: and experimental-numerical approach. Mechanics of Time-Dependent Materials, 18:611-631, 2014.