Abstract: Buildings founded in proximity to shallow tunnels under construction may be damaged by the ground displacements induced by tunneling. This is a matter of concern for design, and a variety of protective interventions are ...

Abstract: In this paper the main criteria adopted for the design and some aspects of the observed behavior of the piled foundations of a cluster of circular steel tanks are reported. They were designed to store sodium hydroxide, a ...

Abstract: A 27 m deep excavation in a pyroclastic sand has been constructed in the urban area of Napoli (Italy). The main excavation is supported by T-section reinforced concrete (RC) diaphragm walls. The presence of valuable ...

Abstract: Chiaia station is one of the art stations of Line 6 of the Naples underground network; it was constructed in a 50-m-deep excavation, a few meters from historic buildings and 4.5 m from the main façade of a sixteenth-century ...