From 1927 to 1932 he was director of the school of engineering (Scuola di Applicazione).

Replacing Costanzo Ciano, he was Undersecretary at the Ministry of Agriculture from 20 June to 30 August 1943.

He died of a heart attack in 1949 on his way to give a lecture at the University of Bologna.

He studied groundwater flow both theoretically and in electrical models and developed the method of "fluid inclusion volume" when calculating flood discharge by means of drainage ditches.

In structural hydraulic engineering he studied the effects of heat on dams and high pressure pipes.