Colombo pier

The structure is a pier in Genoa harbor for the docking of large ships. The main structural deck consists of five U-shaped pre-fabricated beams.

Aim of monitoring:

Thanks to the measurements obtained with the SOFO system, it’ll be possible to follow the behaviour of the structure when boats dock at the pier.

Related Papers:

1. Monitoring of harbor piers with fiber optic displacement sensors, D. Inaudi, G. Brunetti, A. Del Grosso, M. Fedolino, SPIE, 7th International Symposium on Smart Structures and Materials, Newport Beach, USA – (Vol 3995, p 175-179) – 2000
2. Long-term deformation monitoring of historical constructions with fiber optic sensors, D. Inaudi, N. Casanova, B. Glisic, 3rd International Seminar on Structural Analysis of Historical Constructions, Guimaraes, Portugal, November – (Univrsity of Minho Publisher, pp. 421-430) – 2001
3. Structural Health Monitoring of Harbour Piers, A. Del Grosso, Lanata, G. Brunetti, A. Pieracci, The 3rd International Conference on Structural Health Monitoring of Intelligent Infrastructure – SHMII-3, November 13-16 – (On Proceedings CD) – 2007