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headed to Lido Treporti where another set of tower Finally, the barge came back to load the launching
legs connected to a bottom frame were joined to the gantry system and repeat the whole operation with
four towers sections (top frames) by means of a the other three barriers.
mobile crane. At this stage the launching gantry
structure was lifted by the four fixed gantries then
the SPMTs with the temporary supports were Conclusion
removed. The described operation will definitely represent
The launching structure was then lowered into the a landmark in the history of naval engineering
water and laid on the caissons that had been and that Fagioli are proud of having taken such a
previously positioned by Fagioli on the seabed. major role. Thanks to engineering and safety
Once laid on the caissons, the SPMTs loaded the studies Fagioli have been able to perform
mobile barrier that was moved under the launching extremely precise operations in the sea with zero
structure and connected to the support structure accident.
(fishing beam) (figure 27). Following the successful installation of the first nine
After this connection, the area was cleared from the caissons and completion of the two year project
barge and the barrier was lowered into the water by including engineering phase, Fagioli won an Esta
means of the four strand jacks positioned onto the award (European Association of abnormal road
crosshead beams (figure 28, figure 29). Then the transport and mobile cranes) for “Innovation and
mobile barrier was unhooked from the support Development” for its role in the MOSE project in
structure and fixed to the caisson. April 2013.

Rudy Corbetta

Rudy, graduated in “Foreign Languages” at the University of Bergamo, is currently Marketing Manager and
Publicity Officer at Fagioli SpA

Francesca Tabloni

Francesca, graduated in “Asiatic Languages, Trades and Cultures” at the University of Bologna, is currently
Marketing Assistant at Fagioli SpA, Sant’Ilario d’Enza (Reggio Emilia)

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