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Engenharia Hidráulica - Port of Piombino 2024

A crane lowers a trapunta unit along the quay wall into the harbor basin

Engenharia Hidráulica - Port of Piombino 2024

Delivery of netting rolls and construction materials for the Trapunta framework on-site

Engenharia Hidráulica - Port of Piombino 2024

Workers construct and secure Trapunta units along the dockside

Engenharia Hidráulica - Port of Piombino 2024

An assembled Trapunta unit is prepared for lifting and placement

Engenharia Hidráulica - Port of Piombino 2024

Crane positioning Trapunta for underwater deployment

Engenharia Hidráulica - Port of Piombino 2024

Zoom for differences between the surveys of the TECCO® Trapunta installation area: No displacement observed. - Source: Efficiency of Tecco® Trapunta for propeller quay-wall scour protection, MeteOcean Research Group - meteocean.Science, University of Genoa, Prof. Eng. Giovanni Besio

 
 

Ano de instalação

2024

Situação inicial

The Molo Trieste at the port of Piombino has an evident excavation phenomenon at the foot of the quay due to erosion induced by the casting of the ferry’s propulsion propellers. This leads to instability of the infrastructure, with impacts on human safety and the economy if maritime operations are disrupted.

Descrição

In a pilot project, 26 Trapuntas* were installed to prevent further erosion and validate the solution.

In the project's initial phase, netting rolls were delivered to make the metal framework. Once the material for filling arrived, construction of the Trapuntas began. With the use of a bobcat (functioning like a communication submarine drone), a semi-mobile crane, and the assistance of experienced divers, the first modules were laid on the seabed in record time, successfully setting a precedent for the underwater installation of Trapuntas. This meant less downtime and a sustainable use of the harbor.

This project is monitored regularly to allow the punctual measurement of every possible displacement. At the end of 2025, after three measurements, the results indicate a stable installation, and the structure's geometry does not exhibit modifications due to induced sediments.

Check our video displaying the installation at the Port of Piombino.

*) Trapunta is Italian and means quilt.

País / Região

Itália

Empreteiro

Geobrugg Italia

Contratante

Geobrugg Italia

Objecto protegido

Infra-estrutura, Porto/Mole

Proteção contra a corrosão

INOX / STAINLESS

O seu contacto local

Kevin Coyle
 

Kevin Coyle

Riscos naturais
Engenharia Hidráulica
Geobrugg North America, LLC,3 Beaudet Terr,CT 06237 Columbia / Estados Unidos

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Norwin Vögeli, Global Ingress, Inc.
 

Norwin Vögeli

CEO Global Ingress, Inc.

Engenharia Hidráulica
Global Ingress, Inc.,Ponte Vedra Beach , Global Ingress, Inc. CEO Global Ingress, Inc.

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