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View article: Using Posidonia Oceanica Fibres for the Mechanical Improvement of Sediments
Using Posidonia Oceanica Fibres for the Mechanical Improvement of Sediments Open
This study presents the first step of research aiming at investigating the potential use of Posidonia Oceanica (PO) as a natural additive for the mechanical improvement of dredged sediments or soils. Leveraging image analysis methodologies…
View article: Ex Situ Stabilization/Solidification Approaches of Marine Sediments Using Green Cement Admixtures
Ex Situ Stabilization/Solidification Approaches of Marine Sediments Using Green Cement Admixtures Open
The routine dredging of waterways produces huge volumes of sediments. Handling contaminated dredged sediments poses significant and diverse challenges around the world. In recent years, novel and sustainable ex situ remediation technologie…
View article: Experimental evidences of bio-chemo-mechanical processes in contaminated sediments
Experimental evidences of bio-chemo-mechanical processes in contaminated sediments Open
The research shows the results of a micro to macro testing programme carried out on contaminated marine sediments from a natural deposit to assess the effects of bio-chemo-mechanical coupled processes which may act in complex natural envir…
View article: On the use of seashells as <i>green</i> solution to mechanically stabilise dredged sediments
On the use of seashells as <i>green</i> solution to mechanically stabilise dredged sediments Open
The article reports the results of an experimental activity conducted on dredged fine-grained marine sediments and aimed to find out novel eco-friendly solutions for their mechanical stabilisation. The main idea of this research is to use …
View article: Effects of bio-chemo-mechanical processes on the properties of contaminated marine sediments
Effects of bio-chemo-mechanical processes on the properties of contaminated marine sediments Open
A detailed multi-scale investigation of the geotechnical, chemical and mineralogical properties was conducted on contaminated sediment samples collected within the Mar Piccolo, a marine basin in the south of Italy. The basin is located clo…
View article: Sustainable environmental geotechnics practices for a green economy
Sustainable environmental geotechnics practices for a green economy Open
The revitalisation of the global economy after the Covid-19 era presents environmental geotechnics with the opportunity to reinforce the need for a change in paradigm towards a green, circular economy and to promote aggressively the use an…
View article: The Geo-Hydro-Mechanical Properties of a Turbiditic Formation as Internal Factors of Slope Failure Processes
The Geo-Hydro-Mechanical Properties of a Turbiditic Formation as Internal Factors of Slope Failure Processes Open
Similar to many inner areas of Southern Europe, the Daunia Apennines are affected by widespread landsliding, often consisting of slow, deep-seated movements. Recurrent acceleration of these landslides causes damage to buildings and infrast…
View article: Localised strain in fissured clays: the combined effect of fissure orientation and confining pressure
Localised strain in fissured clays: the combined effect of fissure orientation and confining pressure Open
This paper reports the main results of an experimental study on the mechanics of intensely fissured natural clays, extending our previous studies on scaly clay from Santa Croce di Magliano. While previous work focused on the influence of t…
View article: A geo-chemo-mechanical study of a highly polluted marine system (Taranto, Italy) for the enhancement of the conceptual site model
A geo-chemo-mechanical study of a highly polluted marine system (Taranto, Italy) for the enhancement of the conceptual site model Open
The paper presents the results of the analysis of the geo-chemo-mechanical data gathered through an innovative multidisciplinary investigation campaign in the Mar Piccolo basin, a heavily polluted marine bay aside the town of Taranto (Sout…
View article: Environmental geotechnics: challenges and opportunities in the post-Covid-19 world
Environmental geotechnics: challenges and opportunities in the post-Covid-19 world Open
The outbreak of the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) pandemic not only has created a health crisis across the world but is also expected to impact negatively the global economy and societies at a scale that is maybe larger than that of …
View article: Marine Sediments from a Contaminated Site: Geotechnical Properties and Chemo-Mechanical Coupling Processes
Marine Sediments from a Contaminated Site: Geotechnical Properties and Chemo-Mechanical Coupling Processes Open
The city of Taranto in the south of Italy is one of the areas declared as “at high risk of environmental crisis” by the Italian government because it represents one of the most complex industrial sites in Europe, located near urban areas o…
View article: Geo-chemo-mechanical characterization of a polluted marine basin
Geo-chemo-mechanical characterization of a polluted marine basin Open
The work shows the first results of the characterization of the heavily polluted sediments in the Mar Piccolo basin (Taranto, south of Italy), obtained thanks to an integrated investigation method. In the field of the actions promoted by t…
View article: Influence of fissure inclination and confining pressure on the local behaviour of natural clays
Influence of fissure inclination and confining pressure on the local behaviour of natural clays Open
In this experimental study the influence of fissuring orientation and confinement pressure on the mechanical behaviour of natural clays is investigated. The tested material, the scaly clay from Santa Croce di Magliano (south of Italy), is …
View article: Stabilization and recycling of contaminated marine sediments
Stabilization and recycling of contaminated marine sediments Open
The paper deals with the treatment and reuse of submarine sediments, i.e. a relevant environmental issue due to the annual huge quantities of dredged sediments (over half contaminated) in Europe. In a vision of sustainability and circular …
View article: The inter-scale behaviour of two natural scaly clays
The inter-scale behaviour of two natural scaly clays Open
This paper describes the results of an experimental investigation of the inter-scale behaviour of two natural scaly clays. These have been tested by means of a custom-made inter-particle loading apparatus, which has enabled their mechanica…
View article: Methodology for Landslide Damage Assessment
Methodology for Landslide Damage Assessment Open
This article focuses on an original methodology for landslide damage assessment of either masonry or reinforced concrete ordinary buildings at the urban scale. In the first step of the methodology, an analysis of the crack patterns is quic…
View article: A Geomechanical Approach to Landslide Hazard Assessment: The Multiscalar Method for Landslide Mitigation
A Geomechanical Approach to Landslide Hazard Assessment: The Multiscalar Method for Landslide Mitigation Open
The landslide hazard assessment, when based on the deterministic diagnosis of the processes, can be pursued only through the interpretation and the geo-hydro-mechanical modelling of the slope equilibrium. In practice, though, landslide haz…