Fabrizio de Miranda facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Fabrizio de Miranda
Born	(1926-10-30)30 October 1926 Naples, Italy
Died	21 January 2015(2015-01-21) (aged 88) Milan, Italy
Nationality	Italian
Education	University of Naples
Occupation	Engineer
Engineering career
Discipline	Structural engineer
Institutions	Professor at Politecnico di Milano from 1965 until 1996 and member of Italian College of the Technicians of the steel (CTA) (President from 1970 until 1972).
Practice name	Studio De Miranda Associati - Milan (Italy)
Projects	Zarate-Brazo Largo Bridge - Indiano Bridge - Rande Bridge
Significant design	Cable stayed bridge across Strait of Messina - ex aequo first prize at international design competition (1969). Spans: 200+225+540+1300+540+225+200 m.
Awards	1978 European awards ECCS-CECM-EKS for the Indiano Bridge (Italy) - 1979 European awards ECCS-CECM-EKS for Rande Bridge (Spain)

Zarate-Brazo Largo Bridge over the Paranà Guazù and Paranà de las Palmas Rivers in Argentina. These were the first long cable-stayed steel bridges in the world for both roads and railways. (1969–1976)

Indiano Bridge across the Arno river near Florence (Italy) (1972-1978). It was the first cable-stayed steel bridge in the world anchored to the earth.

Rande Bridge near Vigo in Spain (1973-1977). At the time, it was the highway cable-stayed bridge with the longest and thinnest main span in the world.

Fabrizio de Miranda (born October 30, 1926 – died January 21, 2015) was a famous Italian engineer. He was an expert in building bridges and other large structures. He also taught at a university.

Building Bridges and Structures

Fabrizio de Miranda became a civil engineer in 1950. He studied at the University of Naples in Italy.

New Ways to Build

In 1955, he started using a new way to build. He combined steel and concrete in structures, especially for bridges. This made them stronger and more efficient.

He designed some of Italy's first motorway viaducts (bridge-like structures for roads). These were made with steel and built on the Autostrada del Sole highway in 1959.

Leading a Steel Company

From 1959 to 1967, Fabrizio de Miranda was the boss of Italy's biggest steel company. It was called "Costruzioni Metalliche Finsider S.p.A." in Milan.

Teaching and Research

He was also a professor at Politecnico di Milano university. He taught structural engineering from 1965 until 1996.

He helped start the Italian College of Steel Structures Technicians. He was even its president from 1970 to 1973.

Designing Famous Bridges

In 1968, he started his own company. It focused on designing bridges and other big structures. Over 50 years, he designed hundreds of projects.

Some of his most famous projects include:

• The Zarate-Brazo Largo Bridges in Argentina (1969–1976). These were the first long cable-stayed steel bridges in the world that carried both roads and trains.
• The Indiano Bridge across the Arno river near Florence, Italy (1972–1978). This was the first cable-stayed steel bridge in the world that was anchored into the earth.
• The Rande Bridge in Spain (1973–1977). When it was built, it was the highway cable-stayed bridge with the longest and thinnest main span in the world.

He also helped design elevated highways in cities like Genoa, Milan, and Rome in Italy.

Messina Bridge Competition

In 1969, he won a top prize in an international competition. This was for designing the Messina Bridge. This bridge would connect Sicily to mainland Italy.

Fabrizio de Miranda passed away in Milan on January 21, 2015.