When carrying out the stability analysis of a slope using the well-established software Geostru Slope Stability analysis – Slope, the user has the option of placing a retention structures of his choice : Walls, Piles, Ground Anchor and Reinforced soil. Selecting the latter will open the module Reinforced Earth – MRE. We speak of a…
Application of static penetrometric tests in stratigraphic profile reconstruction Diego Lo Presti,* Claudia Meisina,** Nunziante Squeglia* Cone penetration tests are a well-established in situ test methods for site characterization. Their widespread use for subsurface explorations is due to their reliability, speed, economy and to the fact that they supply continuous records with depths of soil…
Indagini geognostiche, prove di laboratorio e risultati della relazione geologica: tutto quello che occorre sapere grazie alla utile guida geotecnica dei geologi del Lazio Per la progettazione accurata di un’opera, è essenziale condurre un approfondito studio del sottosuolo al fine di ottimizzare le risorse economiche in relazione alle prestazioni richieste. Il Collegio dei Geologi della…
Preliminary sizing of naturalistic engineering works is one of the most important operations to be carried out before the detailed design of the works, certainly preceding technical checks and subsequent final sizing. Having quick and efficient tools at your disposal to perform initial checks and assess whether the chosen techniques can solve the issues has…
The permeability test in the oedometer cell is aimed at determining the coefficient of permeability (K) through direct measurement under variable hydraulic loading during the oedometric test. This type of test can be performed on soil samples primarily composed of silts and clays, whose permeability is greater than 10^-6 to 10^-7 m/s. Advanced configuration of…
Liquefaction and earthquake Liquefaction is an extraordinarly complex and potentially destructive phenomenon that can occur during a seismic event of significant intensity. The accelerations generated by a seismic event result in an increase in the neutral pressure of the interstitial water contained in saturated sandy soil. Figure 1 – Comparison between stable soil on the…
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Integrare il BIM nella Geotecnica e nella Geologia. Come definito dal NIBS (National Institute of Building Sciences), il Building Information Modeling è “una rappresentazione digitale delle caratteristiche fisiche e funzionali di una struttura, una risorsa di conoscenza condivisa di informazioni che costituisce una base affidabile per qualsiasi decisione lungo il suo ciclo di vita, dalla…
The Cam-Clay constitutive model is one of the most widely used mathematical representations to describe the mechanical behavior of undrained clayey soils. The model is named after A.W. Skempton and R.V. Whitman, who developed it in the 1960s. The Cam-Clay model is based on the idea that the behavior of undrained clayey soil is governed…
L’idrologia, la geologia applicata e l’idrogeologia sono campi strettamente interconnessi nella gestione e nello studio dei corsi d’acqua, dei canali idraulici e del ciclo dell’acqua nel suo complesso. Questi campi scientifici si uniscono in un approccio integrato per risolvere complessi problemi ingegneristici e ambientali. L’idrologia è lo studio della distribuzione, del movimento e delle proprietà…
