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Biography

1998 - Master degree in Aerospace Engineering.
2003 - PhD in Machine Design.
2005 - 2012: Assistant Professor in Machine Design at Politecnico di Torino (Italy).
2007: Visiting scholar at the Imperial College (London, UK).
2012 - 2014: Marie Curie Fellow at the University of Michigan (USA).
2014 - 2020: Associate Professor in Machine Design at Politecnico di Torino (Italy).
Since 2020: Full Professor in Machine Design at Politecnico di Torino (Italy).

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Employment (5)

Politecnico di Torino: Torino, Piemonte, IT

2020-03 to present | Full Professor (Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering)
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Stefano Zucca

Politecnico di Torino: Torino, Piemonte, IT

2014-10 to 2020-03 | Associate Professor (Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering)
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Stefano Zucca

Politecnico di Torino: Torino, Piemonte, IT

2012-09-16 to 2015-03-15 | Marie Curie Fellow (Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering)
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Stefano Zucca

Politecnico di Torino: Torino, Piemonte, IT

2005-01 to 2012-09 | Assistant Professor (Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering)
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Stefano Zucca

Politecnico di Torino: Torino, Piemonte, IT

2002-11 to 2004-12 | Research Associate (Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering)
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Education and qualifications (2)

Politecnico di Torino: Torino, Piemonte, IT

1999-11 to 2002-10 | PhD in Machine Design (Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering)
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Stefano Zucca

Politecnico di Torino: Torino, IT

1992-09 to 1998-07 | Master in Aerospace Engineering
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Funding (2)

EXPERTISE - models, EXperiments and high PERformance computing for Turbine mechanical Integrity and Structural dynamics in Europe

2017-03 to 2021-08 | Grant
European Commission (Brussels, BE)
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Grant agreement No 721865

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Stefano Zucca

complex dynamic interactions of nonlinear, mUltistage and localization Phenomena in turbine enGines: development and validation of efficient and accuRAte moDeling tEchniques (UPGRADE)

2012-09 to 2015-03 | Grant
Research Executive Agency (Brussels, BE)
GRANT_NUMBER:

PIOF-GA-2011-299771

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Works (50 of 84)

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The Impact of Different Equilibrium Hypotheses on the Nonlinear Response of Bladed Disks

Journal of Engineering for Gas Turbines and Power
2025-09-01 | Journal article
Contributors: Gianmarco Zara; Teresa Maria Berruti; Stefano Zucca
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Parametric instability analysis of rotors under anisotropic boundary conditions

International Journal of Mechanical Sciences
2024-12 | Journal article
Contributors: Xing Tan; Pengfei Deng; Weiting Chen; Stefano Zucca; Teresa Maria Berruti; Tao Wang; Huan He
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Modal Derivatives for Efficient Vibration Prediction of Geometrically Nonlinear Structures with Friction Contact

Applied Sciences
2024-05-05 | Journal article
Contributors: Fahimeh Mashayekhi; Stefano Zucca
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Guidelines to use input contact parameters for nonlinear dynamic analysis of jointed structures: Results of a round robin test

Tribology International
2024-03 | Journal article
Contributors: Alfredo Fantetti; Daniele Botto; Stefano Zucca; Christoph Schwingshackl
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A test rig for the full characterization of the dynamics of shrouded turbine blades

Mechanical Systems and Signal Processing
2023 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-85145260420

Part of ISSN: 10961216 08883270
Contributors: Ahmed, R.; Maria Firrone, C.; Zucca, S.
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An Experimental Investigation on the Dynamic Response Variability of a Turbine Blade With Midspan Dampers

Journal of Engineering for Gas Turbines and Power
2023 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-85143634335

Part of ISSN: 15288919 07424795
Contributors: Ferhatoglu, E.; Botto, D.; Zucca, S.
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A coupled approach to model wear effect on shrouded bladed disk dynamics

International Journal of Mechanical Sciences
2023-01 | Journal article
Contributors: Lakshminarayana Reddy Tamatam; Daniele Botto; Stefano Zucca
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An experimental and computational comparison of the dynamic response variability in a turbine blade with under-platform dampers

Mechanical Systems and Signal Processing
2022 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-85125704564

Part of ISSN: 10961216 08883270
Contributors: Ferhatoglu, E.; Gastaldi, C.; Botto, D.; Zucca, S.
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AN EXPERIMENTAL INVESTIGATION ON THE DYNAMIC RESPONSE VARIABILITY OF A TURBINE BLADE WITH MID-SPAN DAMPERS

Proceedings of the ASME Turbo Expo
2022 | Conference paper
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2-s2.0-85141435790

Contributors: Ferhatoglu, E.; Botto, D.; Zucca, S.
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EXPERIMENTAL INVESTIGATION OF THREE-DIMENSIONAL SHROUD CONTACT FORCES IN FORCED-VIBRATION TESTING OF A SHROUDED BLADE

Proceedings of the ASME Turbo Expo
2022 | Conference paper
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2-s2.0-85141381529

Contributors: Ahmed, R.; Firrone, C.M.; Zucca, S.
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Stefano Zucca via Scopus - Elsevier

Nonlinear Vibration Analysis of Turbine Bladed Disks With Midspan Dampers

Journal of Engineering for Gas Turbines and Power
2022 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-85125749883

Part of ISSN: 15288919 07424795
Contributors: Ferhatoglu, E.; Zucca, S.; Botto, D.; Auciello, J.; Arcangeli, L.
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A coupled approach to model the effect of wear on the dynamics of the shrouded bladed disk

arXiv
2021 | Other
EID:

2-s2.0-85101950956

Part of ISSN: 23318422
Contributors: Tamatam, L.R.; Botto, D.; Zucca, S.
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A novel test rig to study the effect of fretting wear on the forced response dynamics with a friction contact

Nonlinear Dynamics
2021 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-85109342115

Part of ISSN: 1573269X 0924090X
Contributors: Tamatam, L.R.; Botto, D.; Zucca, S.
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Experimental and numerical assessment of mistuning effects on vibratory response of a bladed disk with underplatform dampers

Journal of Engineering for Gas Turbines and Power
2021 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-85107454688

Part of ISSN: 15288919 07424795
Contributors: Pourkiaee, S.M.; Berruti, T.; Zucca, S.; Neuville, G.
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On the non-uniqueness of friction forces and the systematic computation of dynamic response boundaries for turbine bladed disks with contacts

Mechanical Systems and Signal Processing
2021 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-85105259161

Part of ISSN: 10961216 08883270
Contributors: Ferhatoglu, E.; Zucca, S.
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Relative cyclic component mode synthesis: A reduced order modeling approach for mistuned bladed disks with friction interfaces

Mechanical Systems and Signal Processing
2021 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-85109219052

Part of ISSN: 10961216 08883270
Contributors: Pourkiaee, S.M.; Zucca, S.; Parker, R.G.
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Upgraded reduction technique for dynamic analysis of structures with friction contact

AIAA Journal
2021 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-85099012571

Part of ISSN: 1533385X 00011452
Contributors: Mashayekhi, F.; Zucca, S.; Nobari, A.S.
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Determination of periodic response limits among multiple solutions for mechanical systems with wedge dampers

Journal of Sound and Vibration
2021-03 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 0022-460X
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Design of wave-like dry friction and piezoelectric hybrid dampers for thin-walled structures

Journal of Sound and Vibration
2021-02 | Journal article
Contributors: Y.G. Wu; L. Li; Y. Fan; H.Y. Ma; S. Zucca; M. Gola
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Design and Calibration of a Tri-Directional Contact Force Measurement System

Applied Sciences
2021-01-19 | Journal article
Contributors: Rizwan Ahmed; Christian Maria Firrone; Stefano Zucca
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Comparison of contact parameters measured with two different friction rigs for nonlinear dynamic analysis

Proceedings of ISMA 2020 - International Conference on Noise and Vibration Engineering and USD 2020 - International Conference on Uncertainty in Structural Dynamics
2020 | Conference paper
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2-s2.0-85105794397

Contributors: Fantetti, A.; Pennisi, C.; Botto, D.; Zucca, S.; Schwingshackl, C.
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Experimental and numerical assessment of mistuning effects on vibratory response of a bladed disk with underplatform dampers

Proceedings of the ASME Turbo Expo
2020 | Conference paper
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2-s2.0-85099785770

Contributors: Mehrdad Pourkiaee, S.; Zucca, S.; Berruti, T.; Neuville, G.
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Nonlinear dynamic analysis of gas turbine combustor leaf seal

Proceedings of ISMA 2020 - International Conference on Noise and Vibration Engineering and USD 2020 - International Conference on Uncertainty in Structural Dynamics
2020 | Conference paper
EID:

2-s2.0-85105809534

Contributors: Tamatam, L.R.; Botto, D.; Zucca, S.; Funghi, F.
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Nonlinear vibration analysis of turbine bladed disks with mid-span dampers

Proceedings of the ASME Turbo Expo
2020 | Conference paper
EID:

2-s2.0-85099776355

Contributors: Ferhatoglu, E.; Zucca, S.; Botto, D.; Auciello, J.; Arcangeli, L.
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Design of dry friction and piezoelectric hybrid ring dampers for integrally bladed disks based on complex nonlinear modes

Computers & Structures
2020-06 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 0045-7949
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Mixed-Boundary Component Mode Substitution for Nonlinear Dynamics of Mistuned Shrouded Bladed Disks

AIAA Journal
2020-01 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 0001-1452
Part of ISSN: 1533-385X
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A coupled approach to model the effect of wear on the dynamics of bladed disks

Proceedings of the 26th International Congress on Sound and Vibration, ICSV 2019
2019 | Conference paper
EID:

2-s2.0-85073002333

Contributors: Tamatam, L.R.; Botto, D.; Zucca, S.
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A coupled approach to model the effect of wear on the dynamics of bladed disks

Proceedings of the 26th International Congress on Sound and Vibration, ICSV 2019
2019 | Conference paper
EID:

2-s2.0-85084014693

Contributors: Tamatam, L.R.; Botto, D.; Zucca, S.
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A Reduced Order Model for Nonlinear Dynamics of Mistuned Bladed Disks with Shroud Friction Contacts

Journal of Engineering for Gas Turbines and Power
2019 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-85056089395

Contributors: Mehrdad Pourkiaee, S.; Zucca, S.
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Nonlinear forced response analysis of bladed disks using a relative cyclic component mode synthesis approach

Proceedings of the 26th International Congress on Sound and Vibration, ICSV 2019
2019 | Conference paper
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2-s2.0-85072996669

Contributors: Mehrdad Pourkiaee, S.; Zucca, S.
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Stefano Zucca via Scopus - Elsevier

Nonlinear forced response analysis of bladed disks using a relative cyclic component mode synthesis approach

Proceedings of the 26th International Congress on Sound and Vibration, ICSV 2019
2019 | Conference paper
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2-s2.0-85084015373

Contributors: Mehrdad Pourkiaee, S.; Zucca, S.
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Evaluation of free interface-based reduction techniques for nonlinear forced response analysis of shrouded blades

Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part C: Journal of Mechanical Engineering Science
2019-12 | Journal article
Contributors: Fahimeh Mashayekhi; Stefano Zucca; Ali S Nobari
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Hybrid reduction of mistuned bladed disks for nonlinear forced response analysis with dry friction

International Journal of Non-Linear Mechanics
2019-11 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 0020-7462
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Dynamic model order reduction of blisks with nonlinear damping coatings using amplitude dependent mistuning

International Journal of Non-Linear Mechanics
2019-05 | Journal article
Contributors: Mainak Mitra; Stefano Zucca; Bogdan I. Epureanu
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Application of Multiple-Scales Method for the Dynamic Modelling of a Gear Coupling

Applied Sciences
2019-03-23 | Journal article
Contributors: Enrico Pipitone; Christian Maria Firrone; Stefano Zucca
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A reduced order model for nonlinear dynamics of mistuned bladed disks with shroud friction contacts

Proceedings of the ASME Turbo Expo
2018 | Conference paper
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2-s2.0-85054004690

Contributors: Pourkiaee, S.M.; Zucca, S.
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A sensitivity based heuristic for optimal blade arrangement in a linear mistuned rotor

Proceedings of the ASME Turbo Expo
2018 | Conference paper
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2-s2.0-85054057744

Contributors: Mitra, M.; Bayrak, A.E.; Zucca, S.; Epureanu, B.I.
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Effect of variation in contact friction on the performance of the under-platform dampers

Proceedings of the 26th International Congress on Sound and Vibration, ICSV 2019
2018 | Conference paper
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2-s2.0-85073031746

Contributors: Umer, M.; Botto, D.; Zucca, S.
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Effect of variation in contact friction on the performance of the under-platform dampers

Proceedings of the 26th International Congress on Sound and Vibration, ICSV 2019
2018 | Conference paper
EID:

2-s2.0-85084014916

Contributors: Umer, M.; Botto, D.; Zucca, S.
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Jacobian projection reduced-order models for dynamic systems with contact nonlinearities

Mechanical Systems and Signal Processing
2018 | Journal article
EID:

2-s2.0-85028708494

Contributors: Gastaldi, C.; Zucca, S.; Epureanu, B.I.
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Nonlinear dynamics of mechanical systems with friction contacts: Coupled static and dynamic Multi-Harmonic Balance Method and multiple solutions

arXiv
2018 | Other
EID:

2-s2.0-85094436246

Part of ISSN: 23318422
Contributors: Zucca, S.; Firrone, C.M.
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Reduced order models for nonlinear dynamic analysis of structures with intermittent contacts

JVC/Journal of Vibration and Control
2018 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-85042074755

Contributors: Zucca, S.; Epureanu, B.I.
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Relative cyclic component mode synthesis and its application to nonlinear vibration analysis of mistuned bladed disks with friction joints

Proceedings of ISMA 2018 - International Conference on Noise and Vibration Engineering and USD 2018 - International Conference on Uncertainty in Structural Dynamics
2018 | Conference paper
EID:

2-s2.0-85060382113

Contributors: Mehrdad Pourkiaee, S.; Zucca, S.; Parker, R.G.
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A Comparison between Two Reduction Strategies for Shrouded Bladed Disks

Applied Sciences
2018-09-26 | Journal article
Contributors: Alessandro Sommariva; Stefano Zucca
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Influence of actual static transmission error and contact ratio on gear engagement dynamics

Conference Proceedings of the Society for Experimental Mechanics Series
2017 | Conference paper
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2-s2.0-85019267217

Contributors: Oliveri, L.; Rosso, C.; Zucca, S.
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Numerical computation of stress intensity factors in ultrasonic very-high-cycle fatigue tests

Key Engineering Materials
2017 | Book
EID:

2-s2.0-85029910125

Contributors: Hasani Najafabadi, S.; Zucca, S.; Paolino, D.S.; Chiandussi, G.; Rossetto, M.
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On the dual Craig–Bampton method for the forced response of structures with contact interfaces

Nonlinear Dynamics
2017-03-16 | Journal article
Contributors: Stefano Zucca
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Adaptive Microslip Projection for Reduction of Frictional and Contact Nonlinearities in Shrouded Blisks

Journal of Computational and Nonlinear Dynamics
2016 | Journal article
EID:

2-s2.0-84971468400

Contributors: Mitra, M.; Zucca, S.; Epureanu, B.I.
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Effects of contact mistuning on shrouded blisk dynamics

Proceedings of the ASME Turbo Expo
2016 | Conference paper
EID:

2-s2.0-84991662028

Contributors: Mitra, M.; Zucca, S.; Epureanu, B.I.
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Experimental and numerical investigations on the dynamic response of turbine blades with tip pin dampers

Journal of Physics: Conference Series
2016 | Conference paper
EID:

2-s2.0-84994091576

Contributors: Zucca, S.; Berruti, T.; Cosi, L.
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