The crucial role that underground structures play today in transportation and utility networks
makes their seismic vulnerability a fundamental topic. The present paper deals with the role …

To investigate the geotechnical soil properties of Emilia Romagna Region, a large series of
in situ tests, laboratory tests and geophysical tests have been performed, particularly at the …

This paper investigates the seismic responses of homogenous single-faced rock slopes
subjected to vertically propagating shear waves by numerical simulations in order to explore …

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 …

Structural damage which occurs during earthquakes is related to both the soil dynamic
behavior attributes and soil response spectrums. Therefore, soil characterization based of S …

The presence of tunnels close to aboveground structures may modify the response of these
structures, while the contrary is also true, the presence of aboveground structures may …

The complex cyclic shear stress path experienced by the soil during an earthquake, which
could also induce liquefaction phenomena, can be approximated in the laboratory only by …

Thematic maps, such as seismic risk maps, are a useful tool that researchers use for
representing the adverse outcomes that a natural catastrophic event can have over the …

Identification of soil condition at the working face of a tunnel boring machine (TBM) is a key
factor for the efficiency and safety of TBM tunneling. The paper presents the first application …

The complex coseismic process of the Aso-Bridge landslide during the main shock of the
2016 Kumamoto Earthquake was investigated. Finite element analysis and discrete element …