In Genoa, currently the demolition work, the Morandi bridge, which had collapsed six months ago, on a length of 200 meters. 43 people were killed, including four children. The entire Demolition is expected to last a year.
As reported by the Italian newspaper “Il Secolo XIX”, published institution, the Swiss Federal laboratory for materials testing and research (Empa) your opinion on the disaster. This was included for the investigation of the collapse. The Empa confirmed to “20 minutes” the dispatch of the report.
Severely corroded ropes
In the concrete, the experts found, according to the report, various foreign bodies, which were found in the Material of the clamping ropes. The concrete products were Jute and Sand mixed in. The Tension cables were corroded also.
Like a number of Italian Online media, were the corroded steel ropes, however, decisive for the collapse in Genoa. Of the experts, the bridge operator Autostrade per L’italia (Aspi) came to the same conclusion.
new building to hold “a thousand years”
the experts had declared after the disaster, the collapse was due to many structural defects of prestressed concrete bridge predictable.
With an estimated cost of 200 million euros, the new bridge will be one of the most expensive in the whole of Europe. Architect Piano promised, the new structure will hold “a thousand years”. Piano’s design includes a white painted steel structure, which spans the port city. 43 pillars of light to remember the victims of the disaster.
Taken from “20 minutes”, edited by the editorial Board of Tamedia.
Created: 11.02.2019, 14:32 PM
