In Situ and Laboratory Tests for Site Response Analysis in the Ancient City of Noto (Italy)

Francesco Castelli, Antonio Cavallaro, Antonio Ferraro, Salvatore Grasso
Abstract:
The city of Noto belongs to a seismic area located on the eastern zone of Sicily (Italy). The following in situ investigations were carried out in order to determine the soil geotechnical characteristics: Down Hole (DH) tests, Dilatometer tests (DMT), Multichannel Analysis of Surface Waves (MASW) and geotechnical borings. Moreover the following investigations in the laboratory were carried out on undisturbed samples: Resonant Column, monotonic compression loading Triaxial tests and Direct shear tests. Finally synthetic seismograms have been drawn at the bedrock with the aim to perform the ground response analysis at the surface, in terms of time history and response spectra, by a linearequivalent model.
Keywords:
Site Effects, Amplification, Factor, Noto, Seismic
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Event details
IMEKO TC:
TC4
Event name:
TC4 International Workshop on Metrology for Geotechnics 2016
Title:

1st IMEKO TC4 International Workshop on Metrology for Geotechnics

Place:
Benevento, ITALY
Time:
17 March 2016 - 18 March 2016