Terrible floods of the rivers Torrente Boate and Torrente San Francesco caused devastating damage to the city of Rapallo.
After detailed surveys and a detailed hydraulic one- and two-dimensional modeling of the creek bed and the surrounding terrain, it was possible to expel the potential flooding zones. With the goal, to protect the city against 200 years flood, the engineers of Patscheider & Partner engineers Ltd. In collaboration with the Donauconsult Ziviltechniker Ltd. developed various Methods.
A sufficient protection could only be give combining various interventions. So the band decided to make a modest sole deepening in the analyzed profile, an enhancement of the retaining wall in various areas, the new bridge construction and the construction of 2 debris retaining barriers. In this way, the necessary flood protection of the city could be reach.