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  • Client: Valencia Club de Fútbol

  • Location: Valencia

  • Year: 2025 – Present

  • Photos: Las Provincias & SOCOTEC Team

Project Context

The urban transformation associated with the Nou Mestalla surroundings, located on the emblematic Avenida de les Corts Valencianes, constitutes one of the most relevant and innovative real estate and infrastructure developments in the city of Valencia. Within this major project, the "Phase I – Mixed-Use Tertiary Building" is being developed, a strategic structure designed to equip the complex with hotel, commercial, restaurant, and office spaces.

This area will revitalize the zone by offering complementary services to both the sports venue and the surrounding urban fabric. To guarantee the highest standards of quality, structural safety, durability, and watertightness in this first phase, the SOCOTEC team has carried out quality control, material inspection, and technical monitoring of the construction work.

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Arturo Cifres

Regional Director – Inspection & Testing (Levante Region)

Valencia

Regional Director – Inspection & Testing (Levante Region)

Amparo Pérez

Construction Laboratory Manager – Levante Region

Valencia

Construction Laboratory Manager – Levante Region

Jose Manuel Martínez

Technical Director – Construction Testing Laboratory (Levante Region)

Valencia

Technical Director – Construction Testing Laboratory (Levante Region)

Technical Services Deployed by SOCOTEC

Given the high technical complexity of the structural and foundation elements that make up Phase I (diaphragm walls, piles, slabs, and columns), SOCOTEC has implemented a comprehensive testing and control program, which includes:

  • Structural Concrete Control: On-site reception control, methodical verification of workability and consistency, and compressive strength testing.

  • Steel Structure and Weld Inspection: Visual inspection and non-destructive testing (NDT) using ultrasonic testing and liquid penetrant testing to validate joints and metallic integrity.

  • Core Extraction and Testing: Laboratory testing on core samples for direct verification of hardened concrete performance.

  • Durability and Pathology Diagnosis: Analysis of chloride penetration and carbonation testing to prevent reinforcement corrosion and extend the service life of the structure.

Deep Foundation Verification: Specific geotechnical and structural tests on piles and diaphragm walls, evaluating their load-bearing capacity, integrity, and continuity.

Automated Movement Monitoring: Real-time preventive control using automatic inclinometers for early detection of potential deformations or displacements in the ground and adjacent infrastructure during excavation phases.

Watertightness Testing: Control and verification of the hydraulic performance of waterproofing on roofs, flashings, drainage networks, and distribution lines.

SOCOTEC's Global Expertise in Stadiums and Sports Infrastructure

The award of the works in the surroundings of Nou Mestalla reinforces SOCOTEC's position as a leading engineering firm in the field of major stadiums and high-impact public infrastructure.

SOCOTEC brings a solid technical track record in supporting clubs, developers, and public administrations in the development, redevelopment, and control of iconic sports venues, providing technical rigor, structural engineering solutions, and quality control for large-scale projects:

 

Spotify Camp Nou

FC Barcelona

Key technical involvement in the engineering, inspection, and control services for the comprehensive stadium redevelopment. SOCOTEC provides its expertise across all project phases: from the initial geotechnical investigation for the preliminary draft and supervision of the detailed structural design, to technical inspection, noise monitoring, quality control, and materials testing throughout the transformation process.

Estadio Benito Villamarín

Real Betis

SOCOTEC provides its technical expertise through the digitization of the existing structure, continuous monitoring and control during construction, and the development of structural engineering tailored to the project, ensuring maximum safety and technical rigor for this major sports infrastructure.

This combination of geotechnical knowledge, materials engineering, and advanced structural monitoring enables SOCOTEC to anticipate the challenges of major urban and sports developments, providing maximum technical confidence to its clients.

 

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