Andrea Chiocca

Researcher in machine design (research contract) at the Department of Civil and Industrial Engineering, University of Pisa

I study fatigue and structural integrity, examining how repeated loads affect notched and welded components, materials and joints. My work combines finite element modelling, analytical methods and experimental testing, with applications in mechanical design, automotive components and additive manufacturing.

I hold a research contract at the University of Pisa and am Co-Leader of FABER WG3 (Fatigue Estimation Competition). I received my PhD in Industrial Engineering from Pisa in 2021.

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Laboratory capabilities

Current research activity

FABER (Fatigue Benchmark Repository)

COST Action CA23109 brings together researchers to develop fatigue datasets and benchmarks for comparing fatigue-life predictions.

Recent Publications

  1. Fatigue Assessment of Welded Joints Subjected to Multiaxial Loading Conditions through the Effective Critical Plane Approach
    Andrea Chiocca, and Francesco Frendo
    Fatigue & Fracture of Engineering Materials & Structures, 2026
    First published online on 25 August 2026.
    DOI Publisher
    BibTeX 
    @article{Chiocca2026WeldedECP,
  author = {Chiocca, Andrea and Frendo, Francesco},
  doi = {10.1111/ffe.70429},
  journal = {Fatigue \& Fracture of Engineering Materials \& Structures},
  note = {First published online on 25 August 2026.},
  number = {11},
  pages = {5048--5064},
  title = {Fatigue Assessment of Welded Joints Subjected to Multiaxial Loading Conditions through the Effective Critical Plane Approach},
  volume = {49},
  date = {2026-08-25},
  year = {2026}
}
  2. Application of the Effective critical plane approach for the fatigue assessment of ductile cast iron under multiaxial and non-proportional loading conditions
    Andrea Chiocca, Matteo Pedranz, Filippo Zanini, Simone Carmignato, Vigilio Fontanari, Matteo Benedetti, and Francesco Frendo
    International Journal of Fatigue, Mar 2025
    DOI Publisher
    BibTeX 
    @article{Chiocca2025,
  author = {Chiocca, Andrea and Pedranz, Matteo and Zanini, Filippo and Carmignato, Simone and Fontanari, Vigilio and Benedetti, Matteo and Frendo, Francesco},
  doi = {10.1016/j.ijfatigue.2024.108716},
  issn = {01421123},
  journal = {International Journal of Fatigue},
  month = mar,
  pages = {108716},
  publisher = {Elsevier},
  title = {{Application of the Effective critical plane approach for the fatigue assessment of ductile cast iron under multiaxial and non-proportional loading conditions}},
  volume = {192},
  year = {2025}
}
  3. Fatigue assessment of structural components through the Effective Critical Plane approach: methodology and applications
    Andrea Chiocca, Francesco Frendo, and Michele Sgamma
    In 14. International Conference on Multiaxial Fatigue and Fracture 2025, 2025
    DOI Publisher
    BibTeX 
    @inproceedings{Chiocca2025a,
  author = {Chiocca, Andrea and Frendo, Francesco and Sgamma, Michele},
  booktitle = {14. International Conference on Multiaxial Fatigue and Fracture 2025},
  doi = {10.48447/ICMFF14-2025-25},
  title = {{Fatigue assessment of structural components through the Effective Critical Plane approach: methodology and applications}},
  year = {2025}
}
  4. Temperature Effect on Fatigue Performance of Thermoset and Thermoplastic Composites
    Andrea Chiocca, Michele Sgamma, Alessandro Franceschini, Alessio Vestri, Simone Mancini, Francesco Bucchi, Francesco Frendo, and Raffaele Squarcini
    In SAE Technical Paper Series, 2025
    DOI Publisher
    BibTeX 
    @inproceedings{Chiocca2025ab,
  author = {Chiocca, Andrea and Sgamma, Michele and Franceschini, Alessandro and Vestri, Alessio and Mancini, Simone and Bucchi, Francesco and Frendo, Francesco and Squarcini, Raffaele},
  booktitle = {SAE Technical Paper Series},
  doi = {10.4271/2025-32-0006},
  journal = {SAE Technical Papers},
  pages = {2025-32-0006},
  title = {Temperature Effect on Fatigue Performance of Thermoset and Thermoplastic Composites},
  year = {2025}
}
  5. A perspective on the structural integrity of notched components through the Effective Critical Plane approach
    Francesco Frendo, Andrea Chiocca, and Michele Sgamma
    Engineering Failure Analysis, 2025
    DOI Publisher
    BibTeX 
    @article{Frendo2025,
  author = {Frendo, Francesco and Chiocca, Andrea and Sgamma, Michele},
  doi = {10.1016/j.engfailanal.2025.109517},
  issn = {13506307},
  journal = {Engineering Failure Analysis},
  pages = {109517},
  publisher = {Pergamon},
  title = {{A perspective on the structural integrity of notched components through the Effective Critical Plane approach}},
  volume = {175},
  year = {2025}
}
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Software and research data

Explore scientific software, engineering tools and datasets, including the FABER WG4.3 multiaxial fatigue library. The catalogue describes each resource and its development status.

Interested in research collaboration?

I welcome discussions with researchers and engineering teams about shared scientific interests, research proposals, fatigue-assessment methods and relevant industrial challenges.

andrea.chiocca@unipi.it