The design of earthworks, i.e. structures built using loose soil, has as its main objective the creation of constructions that remain stable over time, guaranteeing adequate safety margins. The performance required varies according to the type of work: for example, for an earthen dam or a river embankment it is essential to ensure hydraulic impermeability,…
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…
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…
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…
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…
Important news in the latest update of the GeoStru software Retaining walls – MDC, in fact, it is now possible to design and verify retaining walls of the gabion and block type. In this article, we will quickly look at how to set up a gabion and block wall. Premise on calculations in gabions and…
At 16:58 (Local Time) on 13 February 2023, a strong earthquake struck Romania. The epicenter near the city of Târgu Jiu, the capital of the district of Gorj, in the historical region of Oltenia has about 80 thousand inhabitants. The earthquake had a magnitude of 5.2 on the Richter scale and a depth of 10km.…
The collapse of retaining walls may result from several factors, including: Soil instability (GEO): If the soil surrounding the wall is unstable, for example, due to telluric movements, accumulation of water, erosion, etc. Structural settlements (STR): If the wall has been improperly designed or built, for example with inadequate structural stability or poor quality materials,…
The EN Eurocodes apply to the structural design of buildings and other civil engineering works including, geotechnical aspects, structural fire design and situations including earthquakes, execution and temporary structures. For the design of special construction works (e.g. nuclear installations, dams, etc) other provisions than those in the EN Eurocodes might be necessary. It is basically used in 27…
In the design of road and rail embankments on fine-grained or very fine-grained soils, it is necessary to understand the settlements to overland the time. This is because, in the case of water infiltration, the drainage process takes place very slowly in the medium and long term. The problem is particularly felt in the sections…
