This dissertation primarily deals with the development of a new geostatistical model for the
independent management of Epistemic Uncertainties (EUs) and Aleatory Variabilities (AVs) …

ABSTRACT A blast-induced liquefaction test was conducted in the surroundings of Mirabello
(NE Italy), where extensive liquefaction phenomena were observed after the 2012 Emilia …

A new seismic dilatometer (SPDMT) has been developed to combine the measurements of
the flat dilatometer (DMT) geotechnical parameters with both P-and S-waves velocities. This …

Geophysical surveys, and specifically seismic tests, provide powerful tools for geotechnical
site investigation. Indeed, they cover the whole range of soils and rocks, independently of …

The recently constructed diffuse field theory from isotropic energy equipartition has been
well developed in elasticity for full-wave interpretation of horizontal-to-vertical ratio (HVSR) …

For engineering purposes, the density of soil is often expressed in terms of void ratio. Void
ratio is a key parameter in critical state soil mechanics and governs our understanding of soil …

Invasive seismic testing methods are used to evaluate the in-situ small-strain stiffness of soil
and rock for geotechnical earthquake engineering analysis and design. These methods …

A large number of papers has been presented in the session devoted to geophysical
methods, confirming their consolidated role in site characterization. Different applications …