Abstract: Italy has a number of regions with mid to high vulnerable areas from a hydrogeological point of view. The causes are the result of both the fragility of territory and the anthropic influence on its continuous modifications. ...

Abstract: Soil constitutive models are frequently calibrated from laboratory tests that utilize global boundary measurements, which necessarily relegate soil response to that of a homogenized equivalent medium. This paper demonstrates ...

Abstract: By 2005, approximately 60,000 bridges throughout the US were identified as having unknown foundations. The Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) required Departments of Transportation (DOTs) across the US to evaluate the ...