ABSTRACT
The collapse of the Fossano bridge (Italy) occurred on April 18th, 2017 and it put high pressure on the Italian society for infrastructural risk perception. First of all, this collapse was the third in the last sixteen months. Then, the bridge was relatively young, being erected in 2001. Additionally, this bridge was just one of the 108 spans that composed the entire viaduct of the Fossano bypass road. In this scenario, the italian road authority (A.N.A.S.) conducted an in-depth investigation over the causes of the collapse and its implications on the existing remaining span. Moreover, study for monitoring and restorations were encouraged and supported. In this paper, we present the results of the forensic analyses, the studies over the entire infrastructure and the management of the data over a one year monitoring with and Artificial Intelligence framework for vulnerability assessment and risk prediction. Furthermore, we present study over the investigated structural solutions for safety refurbishment. We believe that this work will be significantly useful for both researchers and technicians employed in bridge management.
