The Morandi Bridge - Performance under pressure

Andrea Gazzola

21 January 2021

When on 14 August 2018, a 210 m (688 ft) section of the Morandi Bridge collapsed, Genoa suffered one of the saddest tragedies that had ever occurred in the history of this ancient and glorious city.

Since 1963, the bridge had not only been part of the modern landscape and architectural representation of the city, but due to its location, was one of the major links from Italy to France.

After this tragic event, the city of Genoa supported by the Italian government decided to accelerate demolition of the bridge. Fagioli was called along with other expert operators for the removal of the Morandi Bridge sections. This included experts in structural and architectural design and companies specialising in environmental reclamation.…

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