Background

The Mose, Experimental Electromechanical Module, is an ultratechnological dam system designed to defend lagoon cities from the tidal hazard through giant bulkheads. Its construction, which began in 2013, involves a total of 78 mobile bulkheads installed in the three lagoon inlets-Lido, Malmocco and Chioggia. The barriers are designed to remain lowered in normal tidal conditions, completely invisible on the lagoon bottom, emerging only when high water rises above 110cm, to bar the inlets, and thus prevent the water from exceeding the guard levels.

The Group’s Work

In 2007, the Migliaccio Group collaborated for a year on the construction of the Mose, a barrier a barrier to protect the city of Venice from the tides through giant bulkheads. The Group was present on the island of Chioggia (VE) with 2 pumps, specifically two Putzmeister K36s, and a concrete pump with a 28-meter high boom and 5 concrete mixers that served the plant with exclusive use. The concrete used was an RCK 40-45 with exposure class for marine environment, thus a high-performance concrete. The work was done only during the daytime, and the pumps were working simultaneously to place the concrete in the caisson. The special feature was that this was produced on land and then lowered into the sea.