Reliable Soil Property Maps over Large Areas: A Case Study in Central Italy

2016 ◽  
Vol 22 (1) ◽  
pp. 37-52 ◽  
Author(s):  
GIULIA FANELLI ◽  
DIANA SALCIARINI ◽  
CLAUDIO TAMAGNINI
Keyword(s):  
Soil Property ◽  
Central Italy

scholarly journals A Case-Study of Sustainable Countermeasures against Shallow Landslides in Central Italy

Geosciences ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (4) ◽  
pp. 130
Author(s):  
Diana Salciarini ◽  
Evelina Volpe ◽  
Ludovica Di Pietro ◽  
Elisabetta Cattoni
Keyword(s):  
Slope Stability ◽  
Natural Environment ◽  
Mechanical Characteristics ◽  
Soil Property ◽  
Central Italy ◽  
Probabilistic Approach ◽  
Slope Stabilization ◽  
Standard Type ◽  
Technical Solutions

Traditional technical solutions for slope stabilization are generally costly and very impacting on the natural environment and landscape. A possible alternative for improving slope stability is based on the use of naturalistic engineering techniques, characterized by a low impact on the natural environment and being able to preserve the landscape identity and peculiarities. In this work, we present an application of such techniques for slope stabilization along a greenway located in central Italy, characterized by an extraordinary natural environment. First, 22 potentially unstable slopes have been identified and examined; then, among these, two standard type slopes have been selected. For both of them, an appropriate naturalistic engineering work has been proposed and stability analyses have been carried out. These have been performed by considering different piezometric conditions and using two different approaches: (a) a classical deterministic approach, which adopts deterministic values for the mechanical properties of the soils neglecting any uncertainty, and (b) a probabilistic approach that takes into account a statistical variability of the soil property values by means of their probability density functions (PDFs). The geometry of each slope derives from a digital model of the soil with 1 meter resolution, obtained through Light Detection and Ranging (LiDAR) survey provided by the Italian Ministry of the Environment. The soil mechanical characteristics and their PDFs are derived from the geotechnical soil property database of the Perugia Province. Results show an increase in slope stability produced by the adopted countermeasures measured in terms of Factor of Safety ( F s ), Probability of Failure (PoF) and efficiency.

Reliable soil property maps over large areas: a case study in central Italy

2015 ◽  
pp. 1078-7275.EEG-1709 ◽  
Author(s):  
Giulia Fanelli ◽  
Diana Salciarini ◽  
Claudio Tamagnini
Keyword(s):  
Soil Property ◽  
Central Italy

scholarly journals A case study on farmed European seabass and gilthead seabream in central Italy: The negligible parasitological risk of nematode larvae paves the way for the freezing derogation

Food Control ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 125 ◽  
pp. 107964
Author(s):  
Daniele Castiglione ◽  
Lisa Guardone ◽  
Francesca Susini ◽  
Federica Alimonti ◽  
Valeria Paternoster ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Central Italy ◽  
Gilthead Seabream ◽  
Nematode Larvae ◽  
European Seabass ◽  
The Way

Seismic Performance Assessment of Existing Steel Buildings: A Case Study

2018 ◽  
Vol 763 ◽  
pp. 1067-1076 ◽  
Author(s):  
Luigi di Sarno ◽  
Fabrizio Paolacci ◽  
Anastasios G. Sextos
Keyword(s):  
Numerical Study ◽  
Central Italy ◽  
Steel Structures ◽  
Eurocode 8 ◽  
Building Structures ◽  
Steel Buildings ◽  
Seismic Performance Assessment ◽  
Masonry Infills ◽  
Main Shocks

Numerous existing steel framed buildings located in earthquake prone regions world-wide were designed without seismic provisions. Slender beam-columns, as well as non-ductile beam-to-column connections have been employed for multi-storey moment-resisting frames (MRFs) built before the 80’s. Thus, widespread damage due to brittle failure has been commonly observed in the past earthquakes for steel MRFs. A recent post-earthquake survey carried out in the aftermath of the 2016-2017 Central Italy seismic swarm has pointed out that steel structures may survive the shaking caused by several main-shocks and strong aftershocks without collapsing. Inevitably, significant lateral deformations are experienced, and, in turn, non-structural components are severely damaged thus inhibiting the use of the steel building structures. The present papers illustrates the outcomes of a recent preliminary numerical study carried out for the case of a steel MRF building located in Amatrice, Central Italy, which experienced a series of ground motion excitations suffering significant damage to the masonry infills without collapsing. A refined numerical model of the sample structure has been developed on the basis of the data collected on site. Given the lack of design drawings, the structure has been re-designed in compliance with the Italian regulations imposed at the time of construction employing the allowable stress method. The earthquake performance of the case study MRF has been then investigated through advanced nonlinear dynamic analyses and its structural performance has been evaluated according to Eurocode 8-Part 3 for existing buildings. The reliability of the codified approaches has been evaluated and possible improvements emphasized.

scholarly journals Assessing soil-structure interaction during the 2016 Central Italy seismic sequence (Italy): preliminary results

2016 ◽  
Vol 59 ◽  
Author(s):  
Arrigo Caserta ◽  
Fawzi Doumaz ◽  
Antonio Costanzo ◽  
Anna Gervasi ◽  
William Thorossian ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Soil Structure ◽  
Central Italy ◽  
Seismic Energy ◽  
Soil Structure Interaction ◽  
Seismic Sequence ◽  
Structure Interaction ◽  
Preliminary Results ◽  
The Church ◽  
Moderate Magnitude

<p><em>We used the moderate-magnitude aftershocks succeeding to the 2016 August 24<sup>th</sup>, Mw = 6.0, Amatrice (Italy) mainshok to asses, specially during an ongoing seismic sequence, the soil-structure interaction where cultural Heritage is involved. We have chosen as case study the</em><em> San Giovanni Battista</em><em> church (A.D. 1039)  in Acquasanta Terme town, about 20 Km northeast of Amatrice. First of all we studied the soil shaking features in order to characterize the input to the monument. Then, using the recordings in the church, we tried to figure out  how the input seismic energy is distributed over the different monument parts. Some preliminary results are shown and discussed.</em></p><p><em><br /></em></p>

Factors governing travertine deposition in fluvial systems: The Bagni San Filippo (central Italy) case study

2021 ◽  
pp. 106023
Author(s):  
Lianchao LUO ◽  
Enrico CAPEZZUOLI ◽  
Orlando VASELLI ◽  
Huaguo WEN ◽  
Marta LAZZARONI ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Central Italy ◽  
Fluvial Systems ◽  
Travertine Deposition

scholarly journals The Energy and Carbon Footprint of an Urban Waste Collection Fleet: A Case Study in Central Italy

Recycling ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 5 (4) ◽  
pp. 25
Author(s):  
Alessio Quintili ◽  
Beatrice Castellani
Keyword(s):  
Energy Consumption ◽  
Municipal Solid Waste ◽  
Solid Waste ◽  
Co2 Emissions ◽  
Carbon Footprint ◽  
Local Level ◽  
Central Italy ◽  
Waste Collection ◽  
Solid Waste Collection

Municipal solid waste collection and transport are functional activities in waste management, with a significant energy and carbon footprint and a significant effect on the urban environment. An issue related to municipal solid waste collection and transport is their regional and municipal implementation, affected by sorting and recycling strategies at local level. An efficient collection is necessary to optimize the whole recycling process. The present paper shows the results of an energy, environmental, and economic evaluation of a case study, analyzing the fleet used for municipal solid waste collection and transport in 10 municipalities in Central Italy. The current scenario was compared with alternative scenarios on the basis of some parameters for performance evaluation: vehicles’ energy consumption, carbon footprint, routes, and costs. Results show that for passenger cars, the alternative scenario based on an entire fleet of dual compressed natural gas (CNG) vehicles led to a reduction of the CO2 emissions (−2675 kgCO2eq) in the analyzed period (January–August 2019) and a reduction of the energy consumption (−1.96 MJ km−1). An entire fleet of CNG vehicles led to an increase of CO2 emissions: +0.02 kgCO2eqkgwaste−1 (+110%) for compactors (35–75 q) and +0.09 kgCO2eqkgwaste−1 (+377%) for compactors (80–180 q). Moreover, both categories report a higher fuel consumption and specific energy consumption. For waste transport high-capacity vehicles, we propose the installation of a Stop-Start System, which leads to environmental and energy benefits (a saving of 38,332 kgCO2eq and 8.8 × 10−7 MJ km−1kgwaste−1). On three-wheeler vehicles, the installation of the Stop-Start System is completely disadvantageous.

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