Roberto Meli Piralla (Rome, Italy, 1938) is an Italian civil engineer, researcher, professor and academic. He has specialized in structural engineering and seismic design of structures.
In 2020 he was elected to the National Academy of Engineering "National Academy of Engineering (United States)") for promoting the conservation of historic structures and improving the seismic safety of concrete, masonry, and adobe structures worldwide.
Studies and teaching
He settled in Mexico in 1957, studying civil engineering at the Faculty of Engineering "Faculty of Engineering (National Autonomous University of Mexico)") of the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM). He was a disciple of Luis Esteva Maraboto, Francisco Robles and Roger Díaz de Cossío.[1].
Since 1964 he has taught Structural Engineering at his alma mater and has been coordinator of the postgraduate course in Seismic Engineering. He has given courses and conferences in various educational centers in Mexico and other countries. He has been a visiting professor at the University of Texas and at the Polytechnic of Milan. He is a member of the Academic Committee of the Graduate Program in Urban Planning and directs the Academic Subcommittee of Civil Engineering of the Graduate Program in Engineering at UNAM.
Researcher and academic
In 1967 he began his work as a researcher at the Engineering Institute "Instituto de Ingeniería (UNAM)") of UNAM. He participated in various works that were built for the 1968 Mexico Olympic Games. After the earthquake in Mexico on September 19, 1985, he coordinated the work to evaluate the effects that took place on the structures of the Valley of Mexico. He collaborated in the Construction Standards and Procedures Subcommittee of the Metropolitan Area Reconstruction Committee and in the Structural Safety Advisory Committee of the Government of the Federal District.[2].
He has participated in several Mexico City Metro projects, in the construction of elevated roads in the same city, in the Bicentennial Viaduct of the State of Mexico, in the rehabilitation of the deep drainage system and in the East Emission Tunnel project in the metropolitan area of the Federal District. He has collaborated in the Campeche probe oil platform projects.
Seismic design course
Introduction
Roberto Meli Piralla (Rome, Italy, 1938) is an Italian civil engineer, researcher, professor and academic. He has specialized in structural engineering and seismic design of structures.
In 2020 he was elected to the National Academy of Engineering "National Academy of Engineering (United States)") for promoting the conservation of historic structures and improving the seismic safety of concrete, masonry, and adobe structures worldwide.
Studies and teaching
He settled in Mexico in 1957, studying civil engineering at the Faculty of Engineering "Faculty of Engineering (National Autonomous University of Mexico)") of the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM). He was a disciple of Luis Esteva Maraboto, Francisco Robles and Roger Díaz de Cossío.[1].
Since 1964 he has taught Structural Engineering at his alma mater and has been coordinator of the postgraduate course in Seismic Engineering. He has given courses and conferences in various educational centers in Mexico and other countries. He has been a visiting professor at the University of Texas and at the Polytechnic of Milan. He is a member of the Academic Committee of the Graduate Program in Urban Planning and directs the Academic Subcommittee of Civil Engineering of the Graduate Program in Engineering at UNAM.
Researcher and academic
In 1967 he began his work as a researcher at the Engineering Institute "Instituto de Ingeniería (UNAM)") of UNAM. He participated in various works that were built for the 1968 Mexico Olympic Games. After the earthquake in Mexico on September 19, 1985, he coordinated the work to evaluate the effects that took place on the structures of the Valley of Mexico. He collaborated in the Construction Standards and Procedures Subcommittee of the Metropolitan Area Reconstruction Committee and in the Structural Safety Advisory Committee of the Government of the Federal District.[2].
Regarding structural rehabilitation, he has collaborated on the projects of the Metropolitan Cathedral of Mexico City, the Monument to the Revolution "Monumento a la Revolución (México)"), the Palace of Fine Arts "Palacio de Bellas Artes (Mexico City)"), the National Palace "Palacio Nacional (México)"), the church of Santo Domingo "Iglesia de Santo Domingo (Mexico City)"), the church of San Francisco, as well as the old temple of Corpus Christi and the temple of San Agustín in Zacatecas "Zacatecas (Zacatecas)"). From the monument to Independence, from the monument to Cuauhtémoc.[3].
He has collaborated as a consultant for the World Bank, the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC), the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) and the Getty Foundation. He is a member of the National Council of Monuments, the International Council of Monuments and Sites (ICOMOS) and the Consultative Council of Sciences of the Presidency of the Republic. He was president of the Mexican Society of Earthquake Engineering and vice president of the International Association of Earthquake Engineering. He was general director of the National Center for Disaster Prevention.[4].
Published works
He has published more than 160 research and dissemination articles; Likewise, he is the author of structural design books. Among its titles are:
[2] ↑ Secretaría de Educación Pública. «Roberto Meli Piralla. Premio Nacional de Tecnología y Diseño 1991». Premio Nacional de Ciencias y Artes. Consultado el 20 de noviembre de 2013.: http://www.pnca.sep.gob.mx/robert_meli.html
He has participated in several Mexico City Metro projects, in the construction of elevated roads in the same city, in the Bicentennial Viaduct of the State of Mexico, in the rehabilitation of the deep drainage system and in the East Emission Tunnel project in the metropolitan area of the Federal District. He has collaborated in the Campeche probe oil platform projects.
Regarding structural rehabilitation, he has collaborated on the projects of the Metropolitan Cathedral of Mexico City, the Monument to the Revolution "Monumento a la Revolución (México)"), the Palace of Fine Arts "Palacio de Bellas Artes (Mexico City)"), the National Palace "Palacio Nacional (México)"), the church of Santo Domingo "Iglesia de Santo Domingo (Mexico City)"), the church of San Francisco, as well as the old temple of Corpus Christi and the temple of San Agustín in Zacatecas "Zacatecas (Zacatecas)"). From the monument to Independence, from the monument to Cuauhtémoc.[3].
He has collaborated as a consultant for the World Bank, the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC), the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) and the Getty Foundation. He is a member of the National Council of Monuments, the International Council of Monuments and Sites (ICOMOS) and the Consultative Council of Sciences of the Presidency of the Republic. He was president of the Mexican Society of Earthquake Engineering and vice president of the International Association of Earthquake Engineering. He was general director of the National Center for Disaster Prevention.[4].
Published works
He has published more than 160 research and dissemination articles; Likewise, he is the author of structural design books. Among its titles are:
[2] ↑ Secretaría de Educación Pública. «Roberto Meli Piralla. Premio Nacional de Tecnología y Diseño 1991». Premio Nacional de Ciencias y Artes. Consultado el 20 de noviembre de 2013.: http://www.pnca.sep.gob.mx/robert_meli.html