Messina, Italy, 2010
Client SINA Inc
Detail design of the Messina Strait Bridge road and rail access viaduct on the Sicily side, Southern Italy. Conceived so as to recall the Man Crossing deck shapes, comprises simply supported composite rail spans and continuous orthotropic plate steel spans for the road carriageways, both with typical span of 73 m and a total length of 438 m.
North Western Italy, in progress since 2018
Clients the various Concessionaries
The ASTM group concessions comprise ADF Autostrada dei Fiori Inc, SALT Società Autostrada Ligure Toscana Inc, S.A.V. Società Autostrade Valdostane Inc, S.A.T.A.P. Inc, Autovia Padana Inc, Autostrada Asti-Cuneo Spa, SITAF Inc. Scope of work, carried out in a continuous manner, is concerned with the review and validation of the inspection and assessment activities aimed at the works priority definition, check of the implementation of the corresponding planning, case study analyses of seismic response and of allowable traffic loads.
Calabria, Italy, 2008
Client 3T Italia Inc.
The Cosenza-Altilia segment of the A3 motorway runs for about 30 km South of Cosenza in Southern Italy. Within the activities for the renewal of the motorway E.D.In. carried out the design of several bridges and viaducts, among the most notable a 169 m span steel arch to replace the existing Ruiz viaduct and a continuous composite viaduct with spans up to 120 m to replace the existing Stupino viaduct.
Central Italy, 2007-2008
Client San Benedetto Val di Sambro Scarl
Within the Apennines Bypass of the A1 Motorway from Sasso Marconi to Barberino di Mugello in Central Italy, lots 6 and 7, E.D.In. developed the construction design of the Molino di Setta and Sparvo viaducts, for a total length of about 2 km. The viaducts feature a continuous beam scheme, with steel-concrete composite decks of 6 and 7 span respectively, whose length is from 55 to 120 m.
Georgia, 2016-2018
Client Salini Impregilo Inc
Costruction design for new road and ten bridges on the Enguri and Nenskra river, erected to allow the transit of the TBM and other equipment for the Nenskra dam construction. All the bridges feature steel concrete composite decks
Calabria, Southern Italy, in progress
Client ANAS SpA
Detail and construction design of bridges and viaducts, Main Roads SS182 “Trasversale delle Serre” and SS106 “Ionica”, Gerace Junction and Caulonia By-pass. Comprise the Turriti II viaduct, overall length 645 m, the Gerace viaducts and its ramps, as well as five viaducts with overall length up to 500m, all with steel-concrete composite decks.
Southern Italy, 2019-in progress
Client ANAS Inc
Doubling project of the Main Road SS372 “Telesina”, an important link in Campania, Southern Italy. For Lot 1, from San Salvatore Telese to Benevento, E.D.In. was in charge of the detailed design of twenty five viaducts, among which most relevant are named Maria Cristina, Pantano and Sanniti, all on the Calore river, with composite continuous beam structure. Fifteen existing viaducts have been upgraded as well, replacing their prestressed concrete simply supported decks with new continuous beam composite ones, preserving and refurbishing piers and foundations. All the viaducts are seismically isolated. Last, Lot 1 comprises five underpasses and eleven flyovers, whose typology is the winner of the “Reinventa Cavalcavia” design contest.
It is presently under development the detail and construction design of the Lot 2 of the same Main Road, comprising as main works the bridges on the Volturno and Titerno rivers.
Genoa, Italy, 2019-2020
Clients Pergenova ScpA, Fincantieri Infrastructure Inc.
The known new bridge on the Polcevera Valley, that replaced the Morandi bridge collapsed in 2018. Scope of work comprised consultancy for the review of the detailed design, numerical analyses of the erection stages for the construction drawings and for the simulation of the as built erection, assistance to load testing.
Miscellaneous rail bridges, an overview:
Detail design of the substructures, Piadena-Mantova segment, Codogno-Mantova line, Lombardy, northern Italy, Client Italferr Inc, 2020
Detail design of the Bicocca-Catenanuova – Raddusa segment, comprising twenty seven rail viaducts and four road viaducts, Sicily, southern Italy, Client Italferr Inc, 2015
Construction design of bridges and viaducts for the Catania Siracusa line, Bicocca – Targia segment. Major structure is the bridge on the Gornalunga viaduct, Sicily, Client Italferr Inc, 2013
Detail design of the Parma – Vicofertile segment, within the doubling of the Parma – La Spezia line. Comprises several cut and cover tunnels, central Italy, Client Italferr Inc, 2011
Detail design of the doubling for the Fiumetorto-Cefalù-Castelbuono segment, Palermo-Messina line. Of relevance the viaduct on the Malpertugio stream and the Carbone 1 and 2 viaducts, Sicily, southern Italy, Client Italferr SpA, 2005
Imperia Station, located on a bridge on the homonymous river, preliminary design, architect Massimiliano Fuksas, Client Italferr Inc, 2000
Bridge on the Biferno river, Termoli-Chieuti line, comprises access spans for a length of about 1800m and three main steel truss 70m spans, construction design, Client Italferr Inc, 2002
High Speed Line Venice-Trieste, Portogruaro-Ronchi dei Legionari segment, comprises viaducts on the rivers Tagliamento, Stella and Isonzo, preliminary design, Client Italferr Inc, 2006
Existing viaducts in the Casalbordino-Vasto line, southern Italy, studies, experimental investigations and dynamic tests on the substructures subject to AAR phenomena, Client RFI Inc, 2006
Milan-Neaples High Speed Line, proof engineering for the Modena viaducts, engineer prof. Fabio Brancaleoni, comprising about 600 prefabricated prestressed concrete simply supported spans and a pair of three span continuous viaducts, with max span 55m, Client TAV Inc, 2005
Rome-Neaples High Speed Line, proof engineering for eight prestressed concrete viaducts, engineer prof. Fabio Brancaleoni, Client TAV Inc, 2003
Milan-Neaples High Speed Line, proof engineering for Fontanellato cut and cover tunnel, engineer prof. Claudio Valente, Client TAV Inc, 2005
Saronno-Malpensa rail link, Sacconago-Vanzaghello segment, comprises the Vanzaghello Station and miscellaneous civil works, construction design, Client Ferrovie Nord Milano Inc, 2005
Costantina Metro, Algeria, design for participation to tender of the Station and of two viaducts, Client SINA Inc, 2007
Rome-Lido rail, part of Rome Metro, B Line, construction design for the strengthening of a steel overpass on Malafede Road and of a masonry arch bridge over the Laurentina Road, Client Met.Ro. Inc, 2006
Several seismic vulnerability analyses of rail bridges, all in Italy, carried out either within assessment activities or within their rehabilitation design. Among them:
Detail design for the rehabilitation and seismic upgrading of ten existing viaducts, Ferrandina-Matera line, Basilicata, Client Italferr Inc, 2019
Seismic vulnerability of the 1 km long Angitola viaduct, Battipaglia-Reggio Calabria line, Client RFI Inc, 2019-2020
Turin-Venice High speed railway line, Treviglio-Brascia segment, design of the monitoring system for civil works, including five viaducts, Client CEPAV 2 Consortium, 2015-2016
Guidelines for the structural and environmental monitoring system, preliminary design, Messina Strait Bridge, Client Stretto di Messina Inc, 2002
Guidelines for the monitoring in construction and operation, load testing, inspection and relevant databases for the bridges and viaducts of the High Speed Train System in Italy, Clients Italferr SpA & TAV SpA, 1995
