Meazza - San Siro Stadium

Location
Milan
Country
Italy
Year
1988 – 1990
Client
EDILMEDIOLANUM
Area
Sport
Services offered
Structural Engineering

Project description

Since 1980 San Siro Stadium, so called from the name of the Milanese district it is in, has been named after Giuseppe Meazza, one of the greatest Italian football players who played for Inter and Milan.

Not only is the stadium one of the symbols of Milan, but it is also one of the most famous sports facilities in the world. Over the years it acquired the appellation of “The Scala Theatre of soccer” thanks to the prestige and the importance of the events it hosted and it goes on hoisting.

On the occasion of the 1990 FIFA World Cup the current building of the stadium was considerably renovated and redeveloped, with the construction of a third level of bleachers, that stood over some stair towers, independent of the existing structures and of prestressed reinforced concrete curved beams. A new steel roof structure was also built for all bleachers.

The numbers

14 independent stair towers

80.018 seats

68 m height of the stairs towers

ACTIVITIES CARRIED OUT

Development and study of finite element calculation models for structural reinforced concrete and steel design.
Development and study of finite element calculation models for the structural reinforced concrete and steel works assembly.
Assistance to works management and static testing.

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IMPORTANT ASPECTS OF THE PROJECT

The static design was made by Mr Leo Finzi, together with CEAS to develop all the mathematical models for the roof structure and the third tier of bleachers, both in static (for the static verification of the structures) and dynamic field (vibrations, wind etc…), as well as for checking all the assembly phases of the structure.
CEAS with its staff also played an active role in the project management of the work built by Cogefar and Belleli. Always under the direction of Mr Leo Finzi, CEAS followed step by step the construction, in the workshop and on site, and the assembly of the big prestressed reinforced concrete box beams supporting the third tier of bleachers and of the steel trusses making up the roof structure.