The paper focuses on the detailed analysis of the dynamic characterisation of polyurethane
to evaluate the effects of polyurethane injections into soil with the aim of geotechnical …

Chemical weathering is one of the dominant mechanisms for weathering of granite in
subtropical and tropical regions resulting in modifications of its chemical, physical and …

The effects of the shear strain rate γ˙= d γ/dt on the secant shear modulus G s of three clays
and three sands at small cyclic shear strain amplitudes γ c under simple shear loading …

This paper is to contribute to the understanding of the behaviour of tunnels in swelling
ground. An Italian case study of a tunnel, collapsed due to swelling of a stiff clay, is taken as …

In this paper, modelling of the superposition of stress-induced and inherent anisotropy of soil
small strain stiffness is presented in the framework of hyperelasticity. A simple hyperelastic …

Granite residual soil is a common engineering material, and its mechanical properties are of
great importance to engineering safety. This kind of soil presents obvious structural …

In many engineering applications, it is important to determine both effective rock properties
and the rock behavior which are representative for the problem's in situ conditions. For this …

The analysis of the historical reports and previous research projects allowed us to describe
high-level seismic risk scenarios for the city of Catania, located on the eastern coast of Sicily …

Eastern Sicily is very rich of historical buildings, but at the same time is one of the most
seismically active areas of Italy. In particular, the city of Augusta was damaged by the …

The self-balanced pressure arch theory is an important basis for excavation support in karst
caves, but it is difficult to quantify the empirical theory in coastal areas. In addition, the …