Fiumicino Airport

Flood risk mitigation works at Rome Fiumicino Airport, with more than 3.6 km of large-diameter PALADEX steel and polyethylene pipes.

Location
Fiumicino, Rome
Scope
Flood risk mitigation works
Installation of PALADEX DN 2000 pipes at Fiumicino Airport

The project

ClassA = SN 8
DiametersDN 2000, DN 1400, DN 1000
Quantity3200 m, 270 m, 140 m

Site challenges

  • Urgent completion deadlines
  • Very high surface loads
  • Considerable flow to be drained
  • Need for perfect hydraulic tightness of the pipelines

The results

36-metre pipe lengths handled with ease and 2 km of DN 2000 pipes installed in 30 days.

Handling a 36-metre PALADEX pipe length
Fiumicino Airport: handling a 36-metre-long PALADEX pipeline
PALADEX pipelines in the trench at Fiumicino
Fiumicino Airport: DN 2000 pipelines in the trench, 2 km laid in 30 days
Laying the pipelines between the excavation sheet piling
Fiumicino Airport: laying the pipelines between the excavation sheet piling
Lifting a PALADEX pipe with the excavator
Fiumicino Airport: lifting a PALADEX pipe with the site excavator

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