A5068712805- Seismic Waves and Analysis
- Geophysical Methods and Applications
- Landslides and related hazards
- Geophysical and Geoelectrical Methods
- Soil Moisture and Remote Sensing
- Structural Health Monitoring Techniques
- Seismology and Earthquake Studies
- Seismic Performance and Analysis
- Masonry and Concrete Structural Analysis
- earthquake and tectonic studies
- Soil and Unsaturated Flow
- Remote Sensing and Land Use
- Rock Mechanics and Modeling
- Soil Geostatistics and Mapping
- Soil and Land Suitability Analysis
- Underground infrastructure and sustainability
- Remote-Sensing Image Classification
- Structural Analysis of Composite Materials
- Cryospheric studies and observations
- Seismic Imaging and Inversion Techniques
- Fire effects on ecosystems
- Hygrothermal properties of building materials
- Air Quality and Health Impacts
- Air Quality Monitoring and Forecasting
- Climate change impacts on agriculture
National Research Council - Institute of Methodologies for Environmental Analysis
2014-2024
National Research Council
2011-2023
Consorzio Roma Ricerche
2022
National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine
2010
Fire effects consist not only in direct damage to the vegetation but also modification of both chemical and physical soil properties. can affect alteration properties different ways depending on fire severity type. The most important consequences concern changes responsiveness water action subsequent increase sediment transport erosion. Post loss first year by several orders magnitude compared pre-fire In this study a distributed model based Revised Universal Soil Loss Equation (RUSLE) is...
The frequency of extreme rainfall events has significantly risen in recent years, compelling administrators urban areas to develop and adopt innovative strategies effectively manage precipitation overload. This climatic trend heightened the complexity addressing hydrogeological risks, requiring a deeper understanding mechanisms driving catastrophic events. Among these, landslides represent one most critical challenges, necessitating multidisciplinary approaches improve prediction,...
Predicting ground motion over large areas seems to be the frontier in enhancement of seismic hazard maps at national level. Simplified approaches based on 1D numerical simulations have gained traction due limited availability detailed geological and geotechnical data. The Italian Project PRIN-SERENA (mapping Seismic site Effects REgional National scAle) aims improve amplification by deriving site-specific functions (FAs) through modelling validating these models against experimental data...
This study proposes an integrated methodology to investigate hydrogeological instability, combining remote sensing with in-situ geophysical surveys in Gorgoglione, a small town Basilicata, southern Italy, located low mountain area (~800 m a.s.l.). The Italian Apennines, where Gorgoglione is situated, are highly susceptible geomorphological instability due the interplay of lithology, relief morphology, active tectonics, seismicity, climate, and vegetation. In recent decades, land abandonment...
The WP7 - GEOSPHERE-LANDSURFACE of the ITINERIS project (Italian Integrated Environmental Research Infrastructures System, PNRR M4C2 Inv.3.1 IR), funded by European Union – Next Generation EU, aims to provide openly accessible digital data on solid Earth scientific community, public, and decision-makers in line with Digital concept.Specifically, Activity 7.4 is dedicated developing an integrated multi-scale, multi-resolution, multi-sensor approach for characterizing surface,...
In this study, we present the results of 76 Horizontal-to-Vertical Spectral Ratio (HVSR) measurements carried out near three active fault lineaments on eastern flank Mt. Etna (Santa Tecla-Linera, Fiandaca and Trecastagni). area, earthquakes are very shallow (within 2 km depth) produce surface fracturing deformations around identified emerging zones, even for moderate magnitude (Mw > 3.5), leading to widespread damage  buildings. Therefore, accurately identifying zones...
The Italian NEW AGE project (PRIN 2022 “New Integrated Approach for Seismic Protection and Enhancement of Heritage Buildings on Historic Earthen Deposits”) seeks to advance seismic risk mitigation strategies all cities with significant monumental heritage historic centres.The adopts a holistic approach, treating the urban environment as an integrated soil-building system, assess address mutual interactions between subsurface conditions overlying cultural structures. This...
A methodological approach based on the integration of different survey techniques may be particularly suitable for study areas with complex geology such as those affected by landslide phenomena. The results obtained application combined electrical resistivity tomography (ERT) technique, ambient seismic noise measurements (single station and array), geological investigation granulometric analysis to characterize a occurred December 3rd, 2013 in Basilicata region (southern Italy) are presented...
Abstract FRIBAS database is an open access ( https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6505442 ) composed of the characteristics 312 buildings (71 masonry, 237 reinforced concrete and 4 mixed types). It collects harmonizes data from different surveys performed on in Basilicata Friuli Venezia Giulia regions (Southern Northeastern Italy, respectively). Each building defined by 37 parameters related to foundation soil characteristics. The fundamental periods were experimentally estimated based ambient...
<p>The authors have surveyed many damaged villages located at the epicentre of ML=6.0 earthquake which occurred on August 24, 2016 in central Italy. Some unexpected anomalies were discovered such as very different levels damage Vezzano and Pescara del Tronto (Arquata Municipality, Ascoli Piceno province). The two are situated just 1300 meters from each other. suffered heavy with masonry building collapses 48 fatalities, while only light to few buildings. This paper provides a...
Abstract. This paper reports the results of a geoelectrical survey carried out to investigate Montaguto earth-flow, located in southern Apennines (Campania Region, Italy). The aim was reconstruct geometry landslide body, improve knowledge on geological setting and indirectly test effectiveness drainage system. Although electrical resistivity contrasts images were not very pronounced, due lithological characteristic outcropping lithotypes, it possible observe presence both lateral vertical...
This paper deals with a geophysical survey carried out in some critical urban areas of the historical city Matera (Southern Italy). has very complex shallower stratigraphy characterized by both anthropic and natural “targets” is affected geological instability. Therefore, represents an ideal challenging outdoor laboratory for testing novel approaches near-surface explorations areas. Here, we present results jointly applying Ground Penetrating Radar (GPR) Electrical Resistivity Tomography...
Core Ideas Accurate estimation of the linear model co‐regionalization (LMC) requires dense sampling. Once LMC is known, an approach to design a sampling strategy can be set up. Soil electrical resistivity improve moisture prediction accuracy via co‐kriging A methodology assess different uncertainty models was tested. reduces simulation. Geophysics constitutes possible estimate soil with cost‐competitive and minimally invasive measurements carrying information about various physical...
Abstract Nowadays, policies addressed to prevention and mitigation of seismic risk need a consolidated methodology finalised the assessment local response in explosive volcanic settings. The quantitative reconstruction subsoil model provides key instrument understand how geometry internal architecture outcropping buried geological units have influence on propagation waves. On this regard, we present multidisciplinary approach test area Stracciacappa maar (Sabatini Volcanic District, central...
An integrated geophysical approach using non-invasive, non-destructive, and cost-effective seismic electromagnetic techniques has been implemented to recognize the static dynamic properties (i.e. eigenfrequencies, equivalent viscous damping factors, related modal shapes) of Gravina Bridge its interaction with foundation soils. The “Gravina” is a bow-string bridge located on outcropping calcarenites in city Matera (Southern Italy) develops for 144 m along steel-concrete deck. soil...
Italy is one of the European countries most affected by landslides. In order to mitigate risk, analysis such phenomena should involve a broad spectrum studies understand geological and geomorphological properties unstable areas, geometric features landslides causes their trigger, evolution over time, works risk mitigation taken as well effectiveness time. This article concerned with multidisciplinary investigations on historical earth flow occurred in Montemurro (Basilicata, Southern Italy)...
A geophysical approach, based on the integration of satellite differential interferometric SAR technique and in situ geoelectrical seismic methods, was applied with aim to characterize a portion urban area Avigliano (PZ) town Basilicata Region (southern Italy) affected by ground instability phenomena. Satellite analysis helped discriminate areas superficial deformations monitor dynamic behaviour structures located these areas. Results from (active passive) methods were compared direct data...