The French approach for the monitoring of structural elements highlighted at the Fabre conference in Rome
The CETU participated in the second Fabre consortium conference, which took place in Rome from 16th to 19th February 2026. Created in 2020, this consortium helps promote the scientific activities of universities and research institutes in the field of civil engineering.
The round table on the design and implementation of safety measures for existing tunnels brought together Italian project owners from road and rail networks and, more briefly, from metro networks. They presented the latest applications of the approaches currently being implemented in Italy for assessing the condition of tunnels and prioritising the associated works. These approaches are part of a regulatory change initiated with the first guidelines in 2018, the applicable version of which dates from 2022, while a new publication is expected at the end of the year or early 2027.
During this round table, the CETU presented the French approach to the monitoring of structural elements in tunnels, with a focus on the differences between the French and Italian approaches applied to cross-border tunnels.
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