Musmeci bridge

Properties

Element type
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Civil engineering work
Civil engineering type
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Road network Bridge
Year of construction
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1975
Composed of materials
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Reinforced concrete
Description
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The Musmeci bridge was built in Potenza, southern Italy, in 1975 and is named after its designer Sergio Musmeci. It has an innovative shape with a curved reinforced concrete membrane designed to work in compression, with a reinforced concrete box girder on top. The focus of this case study is on the expansion joints in the box girder, which are deteriorating due to deicing salts and insufficient water drainage with consequential chloride induced corrosion. This detail has a critical role in the global structural capacity.
Location coordinates
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40.627409, 15.806398
Country
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Physical address
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Potenza
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