25 research outputs found
Geotechnical Properties of Silty Alluvial Soils from CPTU Tests
No full textThe majority of shallow formations in the low Veneto plain (Italy) range from medium-fine sand to silty clay of medium-low plasticity. Due to their alluvial origin these soils frequently appear interbedded with each other, and consequently an estimation of their geotechnical properties requires expensive in situ and laboratory investigation. Moreover, the calibration of tools for CPTU data interpretation has been generally carried out for prevalently cohesive or granular soils with particular features of homogeneity. In this paper the reliability of the most frequently used relationships for CPTU tests interpretation in estimating the soil profile and geotechnical parameters on two sites is critically examined
An extensive investigation of land subsidence in the Euganean thermal basin
No full textThe study concerns the geotechnical characterization of the euganean thermal basin. To this end, a 300 m deep borehole was drilled and continuously sampled to investigate geotechnical properties in the alluvial soils. The effect of high temperature on soil parameters and on land subsidence occurrence are also investigated
Geotechnical characterization of land subsidence in the Euganean thermal basin.
No full textThe paper provides a comprehensive geotechnical characterization of the phenomenon of man-induced subsidence occurring in the euganean thermal basin (North-Eastern Italy
