The paper focuses on the seismic response of earth dams close to active faults. The
engineering implications of such an issue may be crucial since many existing dams, which …

In the geotechnical field, the risk related to slope instabilities or collapse of geotechnical
structures are increasingly being faced by early warning systems, capable of:(1) predicting …

The seismic performance of dams must be checked against expected ground motions
verifying the possible occurrence of a serviceability or of an ultimate limit state. In this …

Passive stabilization is a new ground improvement technique against liquefaction. It consists
of the low pressure injection of colloidal silica in the pores of a liquefiable soil. After well …

Among the various possible types, the embankment dams with bituminous concrete facing
represent an important category, being largely present in the Italian territory and worldwide …

The paper summarizes the main damage mechanisms suffered by earth dams under both
strong earthquakes and normal operation to identify the limit states that should be taken into …

La ricerca sulle tecniche di misura della velocità delle onde di taglio, VS, basate sulla
propagazione delle onde superficiali (Surface Wave Methods, SWM) ha avuto nell'ultimo …

Molte dighe presenti sul territorio nazionale sono state progettate e costruite utilizzando
metodologie che attualmente vengono considerate superate. Negli ultimi anni, inoltre, la …

The research activity carried out in PhD period focused on numerical modelling of the
seismic response of soil embankments in near-source conditions. The interest on such a …

Il contributo illustra i risultati di analisi dinamiche semplificate ed avanzate, condotte
secondo l'approccio progettuale agli Stati Limite delle Norme Tecniche per le Costruzioni …