Giorgio Diana Explained

Nationality:	Italian
Birth Date:	df=y 27 September 1936
Birth Place:	Blevio, Italy^[1]
Alma Mater:	Polytechnic University of Milan
Significant Projects:	Strait of Messina Bridge Stonecutters Bridge

Giorgio Diana (born 27 September 1936) is an Italian engineer, academic, writer, from 1980 full professor of Applied Mechanics at the Department of Mechanical Engineering of the Polytechnic University of Milan.^[2]

Biography

In 1961 Giorgio Diana graduated in Mechanical Engineering at Polytechnic University of Milan, Italy.^[2]

Career

Giorgio Diana's works.^[2]

• Designer of the Strait of Messina Bridge for the aspects related to aeroelastics and the road-rail passability of the bridge;
• Aerodynamic and aeroelastic analysis for the projects of the Stonecutters Bridge (Hong-Kong), Talavera (Spain), Adige (Italy);
• Analysis of wind-induced vibrations and design of damping systems for some of the largest overhead power lines in the world, including: Orinoco Crossing (Venezuela), Lake of Maracaibo Crossing (Venezuela), Gheshm Strait Crossing (Iran), Yangtze River Crossing (China);
• Analysis of wind-induced vibrations on cables and design of damping systems for the British Airways London Eye (UK), Beijing Great Wheel (China), Great Berlin Wheel (Germany) projects;
• Aerodynamic and/or aeroelastic study for the Pinacoteca Lingotto (Turin), Tre Torri (Milan), Varesine (Milan), Rho Fiera (Milan), Juventus Stadium (Turin), Braga Stadium (Portugal) projects;
• Optimization of sail plans for the Oracle America's Cup team (USA), 2008–2009;
• Railway passability of bridges and viaducts for the Italian High Speed railway lines;
• Railway passability of bridges and viaducts for the Beijing–Shanghai high-speed railway line;
• Analysis of the running stability (runnability or railway passability) and optimization of performance for high-speed railway vehicles, in collaboration with AnsaldoBreda, Fiat Ferroviaria, Bombardier Transportation, Rete Ferroviaria Italiana, Contact S.p.A

Books

Professor Giorgio Diana has written more about a dozen books, the most important hereinafter, most often dealing with the theme of Messina Bridge.^{[3] [4]}

• Book: Diana, Giorgio. Brancaleoni, Fabio. Faccioli, Ezio. Fiammenghi, Giuseppe. The Messina Strait Bridge: A Challenge and a Dream. CRC Press. Rome. 2009. 9780415468145.
• Book: Diana, Giorgio. Modelling of Vibrations of Overhead Line Conductors: Assessment of the Technology. Springer. Berlin. 2018. 9783319728087.
• Book: Diana, Giorgio. Cheli, Federico. Advanced Dynamics of Mechanical Systems. Springer. Berlin. 2015. 9783319181998.
• Book: Diana, Giorgio. Fossati, Fabio. Principi di funzionamento di un'imbarcazione a vela. Spiegel. Hamburg . 2000. 9788876601583.

Awards

During his career Diana received the following awards.^[5]

• ICARO Award (2007), by University of A Coruña, Spain
• Robert H. Scanlan Medal (2009) by American Society of Civil Engineers, Reston, Virginia, USA
• The CIGRE SC B2 Technical Committee Award (2012) by International Council on Large Electric Systems, Paris, France
• The European Railway Award (2014) by Community of European Railway and Infrastructure Companies, Brussels, Belgium

See also

• Strait of Messina Bridge
• Messina Bridge technical committee
• Wind Engineering

External links

• Giorgio Diana at Polimi

Notes and References

1. Web site: Albo Unico Ingegneri - Giorgio Diana. cni.it. it. 26 July 2024.
2. Web site: Giorgio Diana - Professore emerito del Politecnico di Milano. polimi.it. it. 26 July 2024.
3. Web site: Books by Giorgio Diana. goodreads.com. 26 July 2024.
4. Web site: Libri di Giorgio Diana. ibs.it. it. 26 July 2024.
5. Web site: Giorgio Diana Awards. polimi.it. 26 July 2024.