Theme: Laboratory

Laboratory of Geomechanics

geomech_lab_pressa2 Laboratory for the measurement of the main physical and mechanical properties of soft rocks and ...

RIVERbank Surveillance bAsed on Fiber optic sEnsors

In the last decades Europe and Italy suffered many damaging floods, causing thousands of deaths, the displacement of millions of people and billions of euros in insured economic losses. Veneto Region has been also strongly stricken in 2010. The European Commission has identified the need for adaptation of risk management in several documents in order to reduce the likelihood and/or the impact of floods [1]. Starting from these remarks, the main ...

Innovative System for Monitoring and assessment of hIgh risk LANDslides

One of the main challenges in the field of engineering geology is the comprehension of the triggering mechanisms of landslides and the forecast of possible evolutionary scenarios in order to assess the correct mitigation measures. Landslides can be initiated by a variety of triggers: from earthquakes to meteorological events, including intense or prolonged rainfall, rapid snow melting, and variations of the surface temperature conditions. ...