The Civil Engineering staff held a seminar for the technicians of the Province of Reggio Emilia
A thesis carried out in the United States, developed during four months of activity in the laboratories of San Diego State University, was discussed on Monday 13 March by Chiara Nascioli, a student of the three-year program in Civil Engineering at the University of the Republic of San Marino: the project, carried out in collaboration with the Californian academic institution, earned her the degree with 110 cum laude.
At the center of the research are some tests on alternative materials to steel, specifically resin bars reinforced with glass fibers, to strengthen the piers of reinforced concrete bridges, which also play a key role in the event of any seismic events.
The graduation session, which took place in the university headquarters of the World Trade Center in Dogana, also saw the discussion of a study carried out within the laboratories of the University in collaboration with the San Marino Autotrasporti Association (ASA). The objective: to verify the resistance of concretes made with recycled materials, compared to traditional ones through a series of experimental investigations.
The thesis, edited by Tiziano Andreani, stood out for its 'green' vocation, in line with the contents proposed by the course of study: "The use of recycled aggregates characterized by a low environmental impact - reported the student - is an effective solution for reducing the ecological footprint of building activities” because it limits “the amount of material entering existing landfills for inert waste” and, at the same time, reduces “the use of non-renewable resources. Furthermore, the treatments aimed at recycling have less impact than those for the processing of natural aggregates".
Among the analyzes discussed and carried out in partnership between the University of San Marino and other academic, administrative and private realities, there is also a method developed by the student Lorenzo Bignardi to establish how to measure the traffic flows on the streets of the Municipality of Riccione using radar sensors. His thesis was carried out in collaboration with GEAT (Gestione Servizi per l'Ambiente e il Territorio), a municipal company in charge of managing road maintenance and more.
The project adds to the studies already carried out by members of the University of San Marino for Romagna institutions, which have included interactive maps to check road conditions and instability, as well as to define priority areas for maintenance interventions.
Precisely in this sector, more and more administrations of the peninsula are turning to the University of San Marino to update their structures and working methods: on 28 February last, the staff of the Civil Engineering degree course held a Reggio
Emilia a seminar on the most up-to-date techniques developed for the use of recycled materials in asphalt. Approximately fifty managers and technicians took part in the meeting.