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The paper deals with stress-release effects induced by man-made cuts or excavations into natural stiff clay slopes that experienced erosion in response to valley deepening. The study was focused on the Monte Mario hill in Rome (Italy), which formed part of an area of recent urban expansion. The methodology of the study relied on a reference engineering-geology model, which was developed on the basis of site and laboratory data and stress–strain analyses. The latter analyses were carried out with the finite-difference code FLAC 4.0. Numerical modelling was based on a sequential approach, taking into account the main evolutionary stages of the Tiber river valley in Romeȁ9s urban area and then making cuts at the bottom of the slope located south of the Monte Mario Astronomical Observatory. The simulation revealed the stress-release effects that fluvial erosion and excavation fronts have caused on the investigated slopes and their consequent gravitational instabilities. These processes appear with metre-scale displacements, followed by stress-release cracks (actually observed on the slopes under review). In quantifying stress-release deformations, the simulation took into account the possible role of creep in the observed retardation of stress-release effects.Research activities were carried on with the co-operation of Dȁ9Arcangelo A. (Consorzio TREESSE, andrea.darcangelo@libero.it) and Moretti S. (IMG S.r.l. Servizi Tecnici per lȁ9Ingegneria e lȁ9Ambiente, moretti@img-srl.it) 相似文献
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The study proposes a weathering model of Pliocene–Pleistocene stiff and jointed blue-grey clay transforming into yellow clay. Physical, mineralogical, chemical and textural changes, as well as the weathering profile were investigated in a quarry of central Italy. Based on geological records and inferences, these changes are likely to have occurred within a time-span of about 50,000 years BP, upon overburden stress unloading and in a stress regime that is locally controlled by suction. Weathering propagated into the clay at a rate of about 0.3 mm/year and was enhanced by the enlargement of the pre-existing tectonic discontinuities and by the formation of new joints. A mass loss of about 22–25 wt.% was calculated. Considering Fe and P as immobile elements, the individual oxides contribute to mass loss in the following order: SiO2 > CaO = CO2 > Al2O3 > MgO > K2O > S > Na2O > TiO2 > MnO. The Fe2O3 / (Fe2O3 + FeO) ratio varies from 9–29% in the blue-grey clay to 75–82% in the yellow one. Oxidation and/or dissolution of 7 Å-Fe2+-bearing clay minerals, mica-like minerals and calcite and parallel increase of smectite and Fe-hydroxides play a critical role in the chemical changes and explain the higher plasticity of the yellow clay with respect to the blue-grey one. The role of water during the weathering process was inferred to occur in cyclical steps: 1) seepage of meteoric water; 2) dissemination of highly oxidizing meteoric water; 3) triggering of oxidation and dissolution of minerals; 4) water evaporation; 5) partial migration of the elements contained in the aqueous solution and consequent deposition of minerals in the joints. 相似文献
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Displacement patterns of a landslide affected by human activities: insights from ground-based InSAR monitoring 总被引：2，自引：0，他引：2
Francesca Bozzano Ivan Cipriani Paolo Mazzanti Alberto Prestininzi 《Natural Hazards》2011,59(3):1377-1396
Landslides interacting with large infrastructures represent a major problem for the economy, society as a whole, and the safety
of workers. Continuous monitoring for 23 months using an integrated platform with a ground-based SAR interferometer (GB-InSAR),
a weather station, and an automatic camera gave us the opportunity to analyze the response of an unstable slope to the different
phases of work. The deformational behavior of both the natural slope and the man-made structures was recorded and interpreted
in relation to the working stages and the rainfall conditions during the whole monitoring period. A typical pattern of displacement
was identified for shallow landslides, debris produced by the excavation and gabions, metallic walls, and anchored bulkheads.
Furthermore, insights into the dynamics and behavior of the slope and the man-made structures that interact with the landslide
were obtained. Extreme rainfall is the main trigger of shallow landslides and gabion deformations, while anchored bulkheads
are less influenced by rainfalls. Movement of debris that is produced by excavations and temporary metallic barrier deformation
are closely related to each other. The herein proposed monitoring platform is very efficient in monitoring unstable slopes
that are affected by human activities. Moreover, the recorded patterns of displacement in the slope and the man-made structures
can be used as reference data for similar studies and engineering designs. 相似文献
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A. Caserta S. Martino F. Bozzano A. Govoni F. Marra 《Bulletin of Earthquake Engineering》2012,10(4):1133-1162
The presence of peats and high compressibility inorganic clays within alluvial fills on the left-side tributaries of the Tiber River, close to Rome’s historic center in Italy, is well documented in literature. Nevertheless, few literature data exist until now on the dynamic properties of these deposits by undisturbed bore-hole samples. The Galba test-site was set up to characterise dynamic properties of the alluvial deposits by using lab-tests as well as to derive velocity profiles by seismic noise measurements. These were performed in the Giustiniano Imperatore area located in the Grottaperfetta valley, about 2?km south of Rome’s historic centre. The alluvial deposits filled a paleovalley excavated in the bedrock during the Würm glacial (18–20 ky). The stratigraphic setting of the alluvial body was reconstructed along three geological cross-sections by means of the available logs; seven lithotecnical horizons can be distinguished within the alluvial body, some tens of meters thick, based on both log-stratigraphic data and in-site geotechnical tests. These horizons include peaty layers (T) and high compressibility inorganic clays (AGI), which characterise the alluvial deposits in the Grottaperfetta valley. They do not have direct correlation with the alluvial horizons which constitute the alluvial body of the main Tiber valley in Rome’s historical centre. These alluvial horizons which are distinguished and characterised at the Galba test-site can be regarded as typical of other lateral valleys of the Tiber River in Southern Rome. They are characterised by the presence of similar high compressibility clayey deposits as well as peaty layers up to some meters thick. Undisturbed samples were also obtained at the Galba test-site for dynamic testing via resonant column and cyclic torsional shear tests. In order to attribute dynamic properties to the alluvial body at the Grottaperfetta valley, an extrapolation process was performed based on a detailed engineering-geology model of the alluvial body which was reconstructed along three transversal geological sections of the valley using bore-hole data. Three subsoil profiles, considered representative of the geological setting along the three reconstructed transversal cross sections, were analysed by seismic noise measurements performed specifically to derive S-waves velocity profiles. The results obtained show a very low velocity (<180 m/s) for the layers T and AGI. 1D modelling of seismic shaking was performed by the code Shake91, in order to evaluate the influence of the low-velocity strata on maximum shear strains induced within the alluvial deposits under the maximum expected seismic action. The results of the numerical modelling indicate that the AGI and the T layers play a key role in: (i) concentrating the maximum shear strain along the subsoil profiles, even though the volumetric threshold is never exceeded; (ii) increasing the maximum shear strain along the subsoil profiles; (iii) causing the resonance frequency of the alluvial fill to assume an almost constant value (about 1Hz) which is quite similar to that measured in the main Tiber River valley, despite a significant change in thickness of the alluvial body along the Grottaperfetta valley. 相似文献
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Land—ocean transfer of sediment and organic matter along the Moroccan Atlantic margin (NW Africa) seems to have been very effective during the last 130 ka. In a marine core from this region, we found total organic carbon (TOC) values ranging from 0.3 to 1.7 dry wt% of bulk sediments. These relatively high values are fairly unusual, as the core was recovered from an open-ocean environment that is currently oligotrophic. In order to explain this trend, more typical of an upwelling eutrophic setting, three processes were evaluated: (1) in situ primary production associated with the extension of the Cape Ghir upwelling filament, (2) bottom water conditions that may favour organic carbon preservation and (3) lateral organic carbon advection. The site occasionally experienced more eutrophic conditions, especially during termination I; here, we recorded a relative high abundance of the planktonic foraminifer Globigerina bulloides, suggesting high primary production. However, given the absence of correlation between TOC and G. bulloides records, high TOC storage cannot be attributed exclusively to primary production. Preservation factors such as bottom water ventilation are also ruled out. Lateral TOC advection seems to be the most plausible process. Today, lateral advection and offshore transport of nutrients and organic matter characterize the study region. However, the triggering mechanisms deserve further investigation. Different controlling factors influencing the mobilization and advection of organic carbon from coastal upwelling sites to the deep basin are discussed. The correlation found between down-core TOC and sea-level changes suggests sea-level fluctuations as the most effective mechanism driving nepheloid layer detachment and seaward material transport. 相似文献
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M. Floris F. Bozzano C. Strappaveccia V. Baiocchi A. Prestininzi 《Environmental Earth Sciences》2014,72(11):4223-4236
This paper presents the results of analyses measuring variations in anthropic pressure and the influence of anthropic pressure on the variations in subsidence rates from 1954 to 2005 in the Tivoli-Guidonia area, located to the East of Rome, Italy. In the last 60 years, this area underwent exceptional demographic growth, as well as an increase in the quarrying and hydrothermal industries. The calculation of the increase in anthropic pressure was based on two factors: the expansion of built-up areas and the increase in quarrying. Photogrammetric techniques permitted a multi-temporal analysis of aerial photos taken in 1954, 1985, 1993, 1998 and 2005. The aim of this analysis was to estimate the increase in both urban surface area and travertine quarrying. Non-conventional techniques, such as the reconstruction of photograms using photo retouching software, allowed for the use of aerial photos from 1954. These photos were fundamental for establishing a medium-term evaluation of anthropic activity in the area. The results of the photogrammetric analysis were compared to the phases of acceleration and stabilization in subsidence phenomena, deduced from a RADAR interferometry study published by the Italian Ministry of the Environment. This comparison showed a close relationship between the rise and temporary halt of anthropic development and the rise and fall of subsidence rates. Furthermore, data on the distribution of private wells in the study area, variations in the groundwater table level and the precipitation regime were analyzed, but, although helpful in defining the geological context and considerable transformations of the territory, they were considered as qualitative data due to the lack of systematic measures or an unclear relationship to the variations in subsidence rate. Despite the difficulties involved in evaluating both the amount of anthropic pressure and the role of different human activities on environmental change, it was possible to estimate the variations in anthropic pressure and their influence on potentially dangerous geological processes. 相似文献
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Research and development of advanced technologies for landslide hazard analysis in Italy 总被引：2，自引：0，他引：2
Francesca Bozzano Paolo Mazzanti Alberto Prestininzi Gabriele Scarascia Mugnozza 《Landslides》2010,7(3):381-385
The Research Centre on Prediction, Prevention and Control of Georisks, "Sapienza Università di Roma" (CERI) was selected as
one of the World Centres of Excellence on Landslide Risk Reduction (WCoE) under the title of “Research and development of
advanced technologies for landslide hazard analysis in Italy” in the period 2008–2011. The present paper provides background
information on the activities carried out by the CERI, in the frame of the WCoE network. Pre-defined purposes have been achieved
by the implementation of integrated monitoring systems and early warning systems for landslides movements. The application
of GBInSAR technique for monitoring landslides interacting with infrastructures is discussed, and two case histories are presented.
It is shown that this technique is particularly suitable for the displacements monitoring of landslides interacting with infrastructures,
thanks to its peculiar features (i.e. areal mapping, operability under every weather and lighting conditions and continuous
and completely remote monitoring). Hence, it can be considered a very important tool for the reduction of risks connected
to the realisation and activity of large infrastructures. 相似文献
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F. Bozzano L. Lenti Salvatore Martino A. Paciello G. Scarascia Mugnozza 《International Journal of Earth Sciences》2011,100(4):861-879
The basin-like setting of stiff bedrock combined with pre-existing landslide masses can contribute to seismic amplifications
in a wide frequency range (0–10 Hz) and induce a self-excitation process responsible for earthquake-triggered landsliding.
Here, the self-excitation process is proposed to justify the far-field seismic trigger of the Cerda landslide (Sicily, Italy)
which was reactivated by the 6th September 2002 Palermo earthquake (M
s = 5.4), about 50 km far from the epicentre. The landslide caused damage to farm houses, roads and aqueducts, close to the
village of Cerda, and involved about 40 × 106 m3 of clay shales; the first ground cracks due to the landslide movement formed about 30 min after the main shock. A stress–strain
dynamic numerical modelling, performed by FDM code FLAC 5.0, supports the notion that the combination of local geological
setting and earthquake frequency content played a fundamental role in the landslide reactivation. Since accelerometric records
of the triggering event are not available, dynamic equivalent inputs have been used for the numerical modelling. These inputs
can be regarded as representative for the local ground shaking, having a PGA value up to 0.2 m/s2, which is the maximum expected in 475 years, according to the Italian seismic hazard maps. A 2D numerical modelling of the
seismic wave propagation in the Cerda landslide area was also performed; it pointed out amplification effects due to both
the structural setting of the stiff bedrock (at about 1 Hz) and the pre-existing landslide mass (in the range 3–6 Hz). The
frequency peaks of the resulting amplification functions (A(f)) fit well the H/V spectral ratios from ambient noise and the H/H spectral ratios to a reference station from earthquake records, obtained by in situ velocimetric measurements. Moreover,
the Fourier spectra of earthquake accelerometric records, whose source and magnitude are consistent with the triggering event,
show a main peak at about 1 Hz. This frequency value well fits the one amplified by the geological setting of the bedrock
in correspondence with the landslide area, which is constituted of marly limestones and characterised by a basin-like geometry. 相似文献