Constraints for the Vs profiles from engineering-geological qualitative characterization of shallow subsoil in seismic microzonation studies

G Romagnoli, E Tarquini, A Porchia, S Catalano… - Soil Dynamics and …, 2022 - Elsevier
A statistical analysis has been performed aiming at determining to what extent a qualitative
engineering-geological characterization of subsoil may provide constraints to the shear …

Evaluation of complex site effects through experimental methods and numerical modelling: the case history of Arquata del Tronto, central Italy

S Giallini, A Pizzi, A Pagliaroli, M Moscatelli… - Engineering …, 2020 - Elsevier
This work deals with the experimental and numerical evaluation of the local seismic
response of Arquata del Tronto area (Marche Region, central Italy), severely struck by the …

Together but separate: decoupled Variscan (late Carboniferous) and Alpine (Late Cretaceous–Paleogene) inversion tectonics in NW Poland

P Krzywiec, M Kufrasa, P Poprawa, S Mazur… - Solid Earth …, 2021 - se.copernicus.org
In Europe, formation of the Palaeozoic Variscan orogenic belt, and then the Mesozoic-
Cenozoic Alpine-Carpathian orogenic belt led to a widespread inversion events within …

3D-thrust fault pattern control on negative inversion: An analogue modelling perspective on central Italy

C Del Ventisette, M Bonini, D Maestrelli, F Sani… - Journal of Structural …, 2021 - Elsevier
During the last decades, central Italy has been struck by severe seismic sequences. Some
authors have suggested that inherited thrust faults may have played an important role in …

The segmented campo felice normal faults: seismic potential appraisal by application of empirical relationships between rupture length and earthquake magnitude in …

G Schirripa Spagnolo, M Mercuri, A Billi… - …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
During earthquakes, fault rupture can involve multiple segments in synchronous or cascade
mechanisms, leading to an increasing magnitude of the mainshock or rate of aftershocks …

Empirical evidence of orthogonal relationship between directional site effects and fracture azimuths in an active fault zone: The case of the Mt. Etna lower eastern flank

F Panzera, G Tortorici, G Romagnoli, G Marletta… - Engineering …, 2020 - Elsevier
Abstract Mt. Etna, in eastern Sicily, is a composite active volcano whose eastern flank is
affected by several normal and strike-slip active faults. In this study geological-structural field …

The Pretare-Piedilama clastic deposit: New evidence of a Quaternary rock avalanche event in central Apennines (Italy)

ML Putignano, E Di Luzio, L Schilirò, A Pietrosante… - Water, 2023 - mdpi.com
This paper deals with the origin of the Pretare clastic deposit (PRA), which crops out along
the Morricone fluvial valley in the Central Apennines of Italy. With the aim of deciphering the …

Geomorphological hazard in active tectonics area: Study cases from Sibillini Mountains thrust system (Central Apennines)

D Aringoli, P Farabollini, G Pambianchi, M Materazzi… - Land, 2021 - mdpi.com
In many areas of the Umbria-Marche Apennines, evident traces of huge landslides have
been recognized; these probably occurred in the Upper Pleistocene and are conditioned by …

Joint Modelling and Uncertainty Estimation for Site Characterization of Dhanbad City (India) Using Global Optimization

RK Gupta, M Agrawal, J Pulliam - Pure and Applied Geophysics, 2023 - Springer
We present a novel strategy for joint modelling to estimate shear wave velocities at ten sites
in Dhanbad City, India. The joint modelling technique utilizes the complementary …

Seismic site characterization considering directional near-field seismogenic active faults in Aswan area, Egypt

M Thabet, K Omar, AN Mohamed, M Osman - Acta Geophysica, 2023 - Springer
Abstract Aswan area in South Egypt experiences continuous seismic activity due to
seismogenic active faults, particularly Kalabsha and Seiyal active EW faults. The seismic site …