Considerations over the Italian road bridge infrastructure safety after the Polcevera viaduct collapse: past errors and future perspectives

• Main Authors: Fabio Bazzucchi, Luciana Restuccia, Giuseppe Andrea Ferro
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Gruppo Italiano Frattura 2018-10-01
• Series: Frattura ed Integrità Strutturale
• Subjects: Bridge collapse; Existing infrastructural constructions; Prestressed concrete failure; Bridge robustness; Innovative monitoring
• Online Access: http://www.gruppofrattura.it/pdf/rivista/numero46/numero_46_art_37.pdf
• ISSN: 1971-8993

In the last four years, Italy experienced the collapse of five road bridge: Petrulla viaduct (2014), Annone (2016) and Ancona (2017) overpasses, Fossano viaduct (2017) and Polcevera (2018) bridge.