Author: luciano

Storebælt Crossing

Written by luciano on 7 January 2021. Posted in Road Infrastructures, Suspension Bridges.

Denmark, 1986-1987, 1988, 1994-1995

Clients Storebælt A/S, CMF Sud Inc, Coinfra Inc

The Storebælt Suspension Bridge is the main crossing in the Great Belt Fixed Link between the Danish islands of Zealand and Funen and, with its centre span of 1624 m, was when opened in 1998 the second worldwide. In a first phase E.D.In. participated to the International Board for the review of the design on behalf of the concessionaire Storebælt A/S, now Sund&Belt A/S. Subsequently acted as designer for CMF Sud for the participation to tender, winner, preparing the design for tender of global and minor alternatives, the latter accepted and introduced in the project, as well as designing a major alternative, accepted, for the access viaducts proposing a typical span of 193 m. Last, during the construction acted as expert witness for claims related to the steel deck erection on behalf of COINFRA.

Ref: F. Brancaleoni, R. Bartelletti, S. Caramelli, G. Diana, L. Sanpaolesi, THE EAST BRIDGE FOR THE GREAT BELT PERMANENT LINK: ITALIAN ROLE IN THE DESIGN, Atti Congresso Nazionale ‘Giornate Italiane della Costruzione in Acciaio’, Collegio Italiano dei Tecnici dell’Acciaio, CTA, Viareggio, October 1993.

Osman Gazi Bridge

Written by luciano on 7 January 2021. Posted in Suspension Bridges.

Turkey, 2011

Client COWI A/S

The Osman Gazi Bridge on the Izmit Bay is the main crossing in the Istanbul-Izmir road link and, with its central span of 1550 m, was when opened in 2016 the fourth worldwide. E.D.In. participated to the detailed design through a staff secondment at the Main Designer COWI offices, working on the seismic design and on dynamic soil-structure interaction.

Sulafjorden Suspension Bridge

Written by luciano on 7 January 2021. Posted in Suspension Bridges.

Norway, 2015

Client Multiconsult A/S for Statens Vegvesen

The Sulafjorden is a stretch of sea nor far from Alesund, whose crossing is part of the known E39 infrastructural project in Norway. In such scenario E.D.In. prepared a concept design for a single 2800 m span suspension bridge alternative.

The Messina Strait Bridge

Written by luciano on 7 January 2021. Posted in Suspension Bridges.

Italy, 1974-1979, 1983-1992, 2002, 2006-2011

Clients GPM Inc, Stretto di Messina Inc, Eurolink SCpA, COWI A/S

The Messina Strait crossing is a lifetime project for E.D.In. and for its partner prof. Fabio Brancaleoni that, fresh graduate, started in 1974 his collaboration with GPM participating to feasibility studies on single or multi span alternatives, as well as for underground tunnels. After E.D.In. was founded, the collaboration continued in the eighties with Stretto di Messina Inc, continuing feasibility studies on single or multi span alternatives and on submerged floating tunnels. This period was concluded in 1992, with the selection of the 3300 m single span bridge and the preparation of the corresponding Progetto di Massima (intermediate design according to former Italian regulations). After a long stop, in 2002 E.D.In. updates the design modifying it in a Preliminary Design for General Contractor tender. After award, collaborates with the contractor Eurolink and the main designer Cowi A/S for the preparation of the Progetto Definitivo (detail design according to present Italian regulations), completed in 2011.

F. Brancaleoni, et alii, DESIGN CONCEPT, FROM EARLY DAYS TO PRESENT, IABSE Symposium London 2011, invited lecture, Special Session on the Messina Strait Crossing.

F. Brancaleoni, et alii, THE MESSINA STRAIT BRIDGE – A CHALLENGE AND A DREAM, Volume, CRC Press, 2009.

F. Brancaleoni, THE MESSINA STRAITS CROSSING PROJECT, Keynote Lecture, Seminar on Bridge Structures, Bridge Engineering Association, New York, 2004.

F. Brancaleoni, G. Diana, THE AERODYNAMIC DESIGN OF THE MESSINA STRAITS BRIDGE, International Journal of Wind Engineering and Industrial Aerodynamics, n. 48, 395-409, 1993.

F. Brancaleoni, A. Castellani, P. D’Asdia, ON THE RESPONSE OF SUBMERGED TUNNELS TO ENVIRONMENTAL ACTIONS, International Journal of Engineering Structures, January 1989.

Braila Suspension Bridge

Written by luciano on 7 January 2021. Posted in Suspension Bridges.

Braila, Romania, 2015, 2018-2023

Client: CNAIR, Association Webuild-IHI

The suspension bridge on the Danube at Braila, located not far from the river delta, is the main crossing in an important North-South road link of local and transnational relevance. Opened in June 2023, with its 1120 m of main span and a total length of 2204,3 m is one of the largest in Europe and the largest in Central-Southern Europe. In 2015 E.D.In. prepared the feasibility design of the structures of the bridge with Client CNAIR, the Romanian road authority. Later, in 2018-2023 carried out the engineering services for the structural design, including design for approval, final design and construction drawings with Client the General Contractor, the Italian-Japanese Association Webuild S.p.A.-Ishikawajima-Harima Heavy Industries Co. Ltd. The concrete structures of the bridge have been awarded the 2022 AICAP prize as the best concrete structures with Italian involvement of the previous two-year-period.

F. Brancaleoni, CONCEPTS AND NEW PERSPECTIVESFOR LONG SPAN BRIDGES Keynote Lecture, CAR International Conference, Bucharest, 9 – 11 July 2015.

F. Brancaleoni, PONTE SOSPESO DI BRAILA, ROMANIA: MODELLAZIONE NUMERICA GLOBALE E LOCALE, Convegno “Processi innovativi digitali per i Ponti e le Infrastrutture”, Rome, 2019.

F. Brancaleoni, M. Averardi Ripari, G. Carrapetta, D. Caschera, A. Del Vecchio, T. Idani, A. Minniti, T. Shima, IL PONTE SOSPESO SUL DANUBIO A BRAILA, PROGETTO E STATO ATTUALE, Costruzioni Metalliche, 2022.

F. Brancaleoni, L. Bonomo, G. Carrapetta, G. De Santis, A. Minniti, LE STRUTTURE IN CALCESTRUZZO PER IL PONTE SOSPESO SUL DANUBIO A BRAILA, Atti Italian Concrete Conference 2022, Neaples, 2022.

F. Brancaleoni, M. Averardi Ripari, IL CALCESTRUZZO NEI PONTI SOSPESI, Invited Lecture, Atti Italian Concrete Conference 2024, Florence, 2024.

Miscellaneous Civil works,
an overview

Written by luciano on 6 January 2021. Posted in Civil Works.

Miscellaneous Civil works, an overview

Station Square Town Library & Park, Underground Parking, Bus Station, detail structural design, architect Monestiroli Architects, Pescara, Italy, Client TOTO Inc, 2008

Da Vinci Park Commercial Complex, Fiumicino, Rome, construction design of steel structures, Client MCM Ltd, 2008

Cinema and Entertainment complex, Rovigo, Italy, construction design, Client Rovigo Due Inc., 2007

Re-use of the Maritime Testing facilities buildings as New Engineering Faculty of the Roma Tre University, final structural design, architect Andrea Vidotto, Client University of Roma Tre, 2007

Hospitality buildings & underground parking, S. Frumenzio complex, construction design of structures, Rome, Client Vicariato di Roma, 2005

New “Collina della Pace” Public Park, construction design, architect Luigi Franciosini, Rome, Client Municipality of Rome, 2004

Refurbishing and upgrading, former O.N.M.I. building as location of the welfare policies sector, Italy, Client Pescara Municipality, 2005

Monumental Buildings

Written by luciano on 6 January 2021. Posted in Civil Works.

E.D.In. has been involved in several projects for the seismic response and strengthening of monumental buildings, an overview of the most relevant follows.

Gizzi Castle –National monument, Torrre de’ Passeri, Pescara, Italy. Structural and functional rehabilitation and seismic strengthening of the Castle. Preliminary, final and construction design. Client Mrs. Lina De Lutiis in Gizzi, 2011-2019.

Church of Santa Maria del Suffragio or Delle Anime Sante, L’Aquila, Italy, damaged by the 2009 earthquake, preliminary and final structural and seismic strengthening design, Client Vice Commissario ai Beni Culturali dell’Abruzzo, 2011

Complex of the Bishop Palace and of the Church of S.S. Massimo and Giorgio, the Duomo, L’Aquila, Italy, damaged by the 2009 earthquake, design of provisional short-term strengthening works and monitoring, Client the Prime Minister Office, 2009

Colonna Palace, Colonna, Rome, final and construction design for structural and seismic strenghtening, Client Polis Srl, Main Client Municipality of Colonna, 2010.

Lunetta Hotel, Rome, re-use of a medieval building erected on the remains of the Roman Pompeius Theater, historical studies, final and construction structural design, works assistance, Client TCL RE Project Management Inc, 2010

Mausoleum of Emperor Augustus, Rome, final and construction structural design for the rehabilitation of the Square, awarded as winner of international design contest, main architect Francesco Cellini, Client Roma Capitale, 2012

Re-use of the former Slaughterhouse (Mattatoio) in the neighbourhood of Testaccio, Rome, as the New Faculty of Architecture of the University of Roma Tre, final structural design for pavilions, main architects Francesco Cellini and Stefano Cordeschi, Client University of Roma Tre, 2007

Re-use of the former “Gelsomini” workshop as the New Humanistic Faculties Library, Perugia, Italy, detailed structural design, architect Alessandro Anselmi, Client prof. Fabio Brancaleoni, Main Client University of Perugia, 2004.

Steel roofing of the Archaeological area of the Roman Villa of Patti Marina, Italy, construction structural design, architect Franco Ceschi, Client Franco Ceschi, Main Client Regione Sicilia, 2003.

Santo Spirito (The Holy Ghost) Hospitality Home, adjacent to the S. Peter Colonnade, Vatican State, Rome, construction structural design for refurbishment and strengthening, Client I.A.C.E. Inc, 1999

Ruspoli Palace, Nemi, Rome, construction design for structural and seismic strengthening, Client Poligest Inc., 2001

The Pantheon, Rome, construction design for the rehabilitation of the Main Gate, whose right door was closed since the 1750 Jubilaeum, works supervision, Client Minguzzi Ltd, 1999

Re-Use of the former Aurum complex as University Campus, Pescara, Italy, structural rehabilitation design, Client University of Chieti, 1995

EDIN Santa Maria Suffragio Anime Sante Edifici Monumentali

EDIN Piazza Augusto Imperatore Edifici Monumentali

EDIN Patti Copertura Edifici Monumentali

EDIN Palazzo Colonna Edifici Monumentali

EDIN Ex Vasca Navale Edifici Monumentali

EDIN Ex Mattatoio Testaccio Edifici Monumentali

EDIN Ex Gelsomini Collage Edifici Monumentali

EDIN Collage Pantheon Edifici Monumentali

EDIN Casa Accoglienza Pellegrino Vaticano Edifici Monumentali

EDIN Albergo Lunetta Edifici Monumentali

MAXXI Contemporary Art Museum

Written by luciano on 6 January 2021. Posted in Civil Works.

Rome, Italy, 2007

Client Italiana Costruzioni Inc

Construction design of the staircases and other steel structures of complex geometry, architect Zaha Hadid.

Maldonado Water Works

Written by luciano on 6 January 2021. Posted in Civil Works.

Buenos Aires, Argentina, 2013

Client Ghella Inc.

The Maldonado Stream is an underground spillway that runs under Juan B. Justo Avenue draining into the Río de la Plata, 21.3 kilometres in length, protecting from floods several areas of the city. Detailed design and construction drawings of shafts and hydraulic works.

EDIN Maldonado 1 Maldonado Punta Carrasco BingMap

Stations

Written by luciano on 6 January 2021. Posted in Civil Works.

E.D.In. has been involved in several projects for rail or metro underground stations, whose overview follows.

Detailed design of the New Venice Airport Rail Link, comprising the underground structures of the new station, Italy, Client Italferr Inc, 2017

Detailed design for the Turin railway junction, Porta Susa-Stura segment quadrupling, underpassing the Dora River and comprising the Rebaudengo and Dora underground stations, Italy, Client Italferr Inc, 2003-2004

New Florence High Speed Station, Italy, evaluation of the effects of settlements on historical buildings, Client NODAVIA SCpA, 2016

New Copenaghen Metro, Denmark, construction drawings for the Stations of Marmorkirken and Vibenshus Runddel, Client SGS Ltd, 2014.

Giardinetti Station, Metro C, Rome, Italy, consultancy for rehabilitation design, Client Metro C Inc, 2013

New Bologna High Speed Station, Italy, construction design of civil works for Lot 11, expert witnessing concerning settlements of nearby buildings, retrofitting design of the FIN.FER. building, Client Italferr Inc, 2007-2010

Independent check of the structural design of the underground stations, Metro C line, Rome, Italy, carried out by staff of the company within a contract between Romametropolitane Inc and the University of Rome Tre, 2010-2012

Rome Underground, D Line, preliminary design of the S. Silvestro, Nievo, Fermi and Roma TRE Stations, Client JV Soc. ITALIANA per CONDOTTE D’ACQUA Inc. – Impresa PIZZAROTTI & C. Inc., 2007.

New Florence High Speed Station, Italy, design contest, shortlisted for preparation of preliminary design, architects Alessandro Anselmi and Francesco Cellini, Client TAV Inc, 2002.

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