Structural vulnerability assessment in the event of an earthquake for “Palazzo Esercito”, Italian Army Headquarters
- Client Technical Department of Ministry of Defense
- Site Rome
- Date of service 2014
- Assignment Seismic vulnerability assessment, Material and soil testing
- Team ALL Ingegneria, ing. Roberto Giacchetti
The "Palazzo Esercito" building complex is a cultural heritage building hosting the Italian Army Headquarters, located in Rome, XX Settembre street.
The building construction began in 1875 in place of the pre-existing monasteries of the Teresiane and Barberine nuns. The building complex is constituted in some parts up to nine stories. The structure has a compact rectangular plan configuration, with dimensions of 154 m x 120 m and is built around five courtyards.
The safety tests were conducted by Non-Linear Static Seismic Analysis and local analysis of the floors and masonry walls (failure mechanisms off plan).
The commission from the Technical Department of Ministry of Defense to assess the levels of structural safety and seismic vulnerability of the Italian Army Headquarters, called "Palazzo Esercito", in Rome, constituted a complete and complex professional experience and a matter of great pride and satisfaction, in virtue of the satisfaction expressed by the Client during and at the end of the assignment.