AP&P

Research

Cutting-edge structural and architectural research combined with hands-on site experience: publications, academic activity and innovation projects with universities and international bodies.

Railway deck testing

Publications

Over 250 publications and 11 books

250+scientific publications authored by Alessio Pipinato
11books, including the technical best-seller “Innovative Bridge Design Handbook” (Elsevier)

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Academic Activity

Between academia and practice

  • For more than ten years a lecturer at the University of Padua in Structural Engineering and Bridge Design.
  • International teaching for NATO.
  • UNI CT/21 National Technical Committee for Structural Engineering; full member of UNI.
  • Member of IABSE, Associate Member of ASCE, member of the Italian and European Chapters of the AIA.

Innovation

Research and development projects

PROLIFE RFCS European projectEuropean Commission. 2015 international grant for research on steel bridges and viaducts.
SEBE International FellowshipSince 2019 AP&P has supported international universities through R&D projects: Young Fellowship (since 2019) and Advanced Fellowship (since 2020).
Experimental researchStatic, multi-static and fatigue tests on railway bridge decks with research bodies and universities (Padua–Trento).
Bridge Management SystemsDesign and implementation of BMS and structural health monitoring systems for ordinary and complex bridge networks.
Optical load testingTests on railway and road bridges using advanced optical technology combined with wireless microsensors.
BIM and dronesUNI 11337-7 certified BIM team and in-house drone fleet for work-at-height inspections and photogrammetry.