{"id":45362,"date":"2026-07-14T07:33:32","date_gmt":"2026-07-14T06:33:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.eucentre.it\/?p=45362"},"modified":"2026-07-14T10:53:17","modified_gmt":"2026-07-14T09:53:17","slug":"structural-monitoring-milano-cortina-2026-eucentre","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.eucentre.it\/en\/structural-monitoring-milano-cortina-2026-eucentre\/","title":{"rendered":"Structural monitoring for Milano-Cortina 2026: Eucentre ensuring safety in Livigno"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Milano-Cortina 2026<\/strong> is now a memory, but it is still worth mentioning the crucial role played by the Eucentre Foundation<\/strong> in ensuring the safety of the Winter Olympic Games. In record time, Eucentre installed a static and dynamic monitoring system on the supporting structure of the Slopestyle course in Livigno. While the athletes competed with jumps and acrobatics, an invisible network of sensors monitored the stability of the complex temporary metal structure.<\/p>\n

An engineering challenge in the snow<\/strong><\/h2>\n

The project, commissioned by Infrastrutture Milano Cortina 2026 S.p.A.<\/strong>, involved the structure located at the Mottolino Car Park (Bondi). It was a temporary engineering structure designed to support the enormous weight of the snow cover without overloading the underground car park beneath it.<\/p>\n

In this context, structural monitoring was not merely an option but a technical necessity to ensure the safety and success of the event.<\/p>\n

Olympic construction site: installation in extreme temperatures<\/strong><\/h2>\n

The Eucentre team worked in gruelling conditions. Upon arriving in Livigno on 27 December 2025, the technicians faced nighttime temperatures as low as -20 \u00b0C.<\/p>\n

\u201cFrom an operational point of view, one of the most complex tasks was bonding the strain gauge sensors in the presence of extreme temperatures<\/em>,<\/strong>\u201d <\/em>explains Giovanni Ferri<\/strong>, Technical Supervisor. \u201cWe had to preheat the metal tubes using infrared heaters and diesel burners to allow the adhesive to cure properly<\/em>.\u201d<\/p>\n

Advanced technology: FBG sensors and accelerometers<\/strong><\/h2>\n

The monitoring system designed by engineers at the Eucentre Foundation in collaboration with Engineer Giorgio Nosenzo and Smartec SA<\/a> (a Swiss company specialising in fibre-optic measurement technology) was based on two technological pillars:<\/p>\n