We are currently involved, in partnership with the Dutch firm EconStruct, in a large campaign aimed at the investigation of the seismic vulnerability and design of retrofit interventions of a large number of existing structures located in the Groningen region, The Netherlands, subjected to  seismicity induced by gas extraction on onshore fields. This project, which started in January 2018, has

We performed the seismic assessment of several buildings hosting school complexes. The structures are mostly characterized by a mixed structural system, constituted by masonry walls and reinforced concrete frames. The buildings, with total surface of approx. 2500 m² and mainly rectangular footprints, are constituted by two or more storeys above ground with bearing systems composed by unreinforced masonry walls and

In the framework of a large campaign aimed at the seismic assessment of existing masonry buildings subjected to induced seismicity in the Groningen (NL) area we were mandated with the task of developing a Fast Assessment Procedure for the seismic evaluation of URM building stock. The request for such procedure comes from the need of being able to obtain in

In the framework of a large project aimed at defining the seismic vulnerability of existing masonry structures subjected to induced seismicity in the Groningen region (The Netherlands), we were mandated the task of the interpretation of the results of an in-situ testing campaign. The testing campaign, aimed at the definition of the mechanical properties of the masonry material typically found

We provided a consultancy to the company Entsorga S.p.A. to design an organic waste digester for the production of biomethane. The structure of the digester consisted of a rectangular tank measuring with a box-like section in reinforced concrete (dimensions of 9m x 9m x 37m), constructed without thermal expansion joints. The consultancy covered the following issues: Definition of design specifications

We provided a consultancy for the seismic design of 15 showcases designed and built by Goppion S.p.A. for the Asian Art Museum of San Francisco. The assessment of non-structural components, in particular the masterpieces, is essential to guarantee their protection in case of seismic event. In this case, given the complexity of the showcases, a FEM model has been developed

We performed the seismic assessment and designed the retrofit solutions of a URM building with historical and architectural value. The building complex (approx. 9500 m²) is composed by a former Jesuit college and a church both built in the XVII century. We performed a consulting intervention for the company Si.Me.Te. S.r.l. concerning the design of seismic retrofit interventions for the

At the request of the city council of Wellington (NZ), in collaboration with Dicar of University of Pavia, a peer review of the Detailed Seismic Assessment (DSA) of a three-storey brick masonry located in Newtown has been conducted. A DSA of the building was conducted by means of FEM nonlinear time history analyses (NLTHA) in order to determine the current

We provided a consultancy for the structural design and the installation of the display case for Raphael’s Cartoon for the ‘School of Athens’, on display in the Pinacoteca Ambrosiana of Milan since 2019. The display case designed and built by Goppion to respect the delicate conservative constraints of the work and, at the same time, to allow it to be

We designed an alternative fuel dosing tower for a kiln burner of an industrial complex for Entsorga S.p.A. in Hungary. The structure is a 27-m-high steel tower having 5 floors above the ground and a rectangular footprint measuring 6 m by 10 m. The lateral stability of the structure was ensured by providing moment resisting frames (MRF) in the transverse