Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering

Professor Luca Martinelli and Francesco Foti awarded during the OIPEEC 2024 conference

Francesco Foti and Professor Luca Martinelli were awarded during the biennial conference of the Organization Internationale Pour l’Etude des Cables (OIPEEC) in 2024, where 157 delegates from 27 nations gathered to discuss the latest developments in the cable industry.

Their contribution, titled “Analytical Model and its Implementation in the Steel Wire Rope Industry” represents a collaboration between Politecnico di Milano, with Foti and Martinelli, and Teufelberger-Redaelli Tecna S.p.A., with Maurizio Meleddu and Najih Amin Muhammad. This work was distinguished with the second prize for best presentation, thus highlighting its relevance and the innovation it brings to the sector.