Blast-induced liquefaction in silty sands for full-scale testing of ground improvement methods: Insights from a multidisciplinary study

S Amoroso, KM Rollins, P Andersen, G Gottardi… - Engineering …, 2020 - Elsevier
In the engineering geology field increased attention has been posed in recent years to
potential liquefaction mitigation interventions in susceptible sand formations. In silty sands …

Floodplain evolution and its influence on liquefaction clustering: The case study of March 2021 Thessaly, Greece, seismic sequence

G Papathanassiou, S Valkaniotis, A Ganas… - Engineering …, 2022 - Elsevier
Abstract The March 2021 Thessaly, Central Greece, seismic sequence characterized by an
Mw= 6.3 mainshock and five Mw> 5.0 aftershocks triggered extensive liquefaction in the …

Influence of a layered liquefiable soil on seismic site response using physical modeling and numerical simulation

M Adampira, M Derakhshandi - Engineering geology, 2020 - Elsevier
In this research, the seismic behavior of liquefiable sub-layers and their effect on seismic
ground response have been evaluated. The initial patterns of seismic response along the …

[HTML][HTML] Fines content determination through geotechnical and geophysical tests for liquefaction assessment in the Emilia alluvial plain (Ferrara, Italy)

F Di Buccio, C Comina, D Fontana, L Minarelli… - Soil Dynamics and …, 2023 - Elsevier
The influence of the fines content on the cyclic resistance has been widely studied and the
importance of the determination of this parameter from different geotechnical tests has been …

The Polito Surface Wave flat-file Database (PSWD): statistical properties of test results and some inter-method comparisons

F Passeri, C Comina, S Foti, LV Socco - Bulletin of Earthquake …, 2021 - Springer
The compilation and maintenance of experimental databases are of crucial importance in all
research fields, allowing for researchers to develop and test new methodologies. In this …

[PDF][PDF] Development of an advanced geostatistical model for shear wave velocity profiles to manage uncertainties and variabilities in ground response analyses

F Passeri - Department of Structural, Geotechnical and Building …, 2019 - researchgate.net
This dissertation primarily deals with the development of a new geostatistical model for the
independent management of Epistemic Uncertainties (EUs) and Aleatory Variabilities (AVs) …

Sand liquefaction induced by a blast test: new insights on source layer and grain-size segregation mechanisms (Late Quaternary, Emilia, Italy)

D Fontana, S Amoroso… - Journal of …, 2019 - pubs.geoscienceworld.org
The composition and texture of liquefied sands represent an important tool for the
recognition of buried source layers and for a better understanding of earthquake-induced …

Comparative study of CPTU and SDMT in liquefaction-prone silty sands with ground improvement

S Amoroso, MF García Martínez, P Monaco… - … of Geotechnical and …, 2022 - ascelibrary.org
Abstract Following the 2012 Emilia-Romagna seismic sequence, widespread liquefaction of
silty sands was observed, providing the opportunity to enhance our knowledge of the …

Study on the liquefaction characteristics of saturated sands by millisecond delay blasting

Y Chen, C Li, W Wang, H Liu, Y Yao, S Ni… - Soil Dynamics and …, 2023 - Elsevier
The liquefaction in saturated sands under blast loading is an important research topic in
geotechnical engineering. The effect of blast loading on the liquefaction characteristics of …

Soil Arching Mechanisms Resulting from Excess Pore Pressure Dissipation Following Blast-Induced Liquefaction

JE Orozco-Herrera, B Turkel… - … of Geotechnical and …, 2024 - ascelibrary.org
This paper evaluates the stress changes and settlements following dissipation of local, 3D
excess pore pressure fields induced by controlled blasting. Field data gathered during a …