In this paper the results of 2D FE analyses of the seismic ground response of a clayey
deposit, performed adopting linear visco-elastic and visco-elasto-plastic constitutive models …

Nonlinear time domain numerical approaches together with elasto-plastic effective stress
soil constitutive models are nowadays available to geotechnical researchers and …

The seismic performance of dams must be checked against expected ground motions
verifying the possible occurrence of a serviceability or of an ultimate limit state. In this …

This paper presents selected results from the study on the seismic behaviour of a large earth
dam. The study relies on the availability of field and laboratory tests, as well as on …

This paper discusses some aspects of the seismic behaviour of large homogeneous earth
dams. Numerical analyses were carried out using a plane-strain finite difference model of an …

Nel campo dell'ingegneria civile, una criticità relativa al patrimonio infrastrutturale esistente
riguarda la valutazione della vulnerabilità sismica di opere costruite in un periodo storico …

Many earth dams in Italy are located in seismic areas with a seismicity from moderate to
high. Moreover, they were built several years ago when the seismic Italian zonation and the …

Nella prima parte di questa relazione si discute degli effetti della parziale saturazione sul
comportamento dei terreni compattati, evidenziando come l'ampia sperimentazione e …

The research activity carried out during the PhD period focused on the numerical modelling
of earth dams. In particular, dam response to a drawdown of the reservoir after a strong …

Instability phenomena of large existing earth dams are one of the major source of seismic
vulnerability in Italy, as most of them were constructed in the absence of specific seismic …