A new container quay namely "Calata Bettolo", will be built inside the Genova harbour. Detailed in situ and laboratory tests have been made for site characterisation, to face all geotechnical design aspects of the quay, including the evaluation of the seismic behaviour of the Calata Bettolo. Among the in situ tests performed for the design, before of the construction, Seismic Dilatometer Marchetti tests (SDMTs) have been carried out with the aim of general site characterisation of soil properties and the evaluation of the soil profile of shear waves velocity (Vs) and horizontal stress index Kd. The Seismic Dilatometer Marchetti Tests were performed up to a depth of 42 meters. The results show a very detailed and stable shear waves profile. The shear waves profiles obtained by SDMT compare well with other laboratory tests.
Site Characterisation by in Situ and Laboratory Tests of the Sea Bed in the Genova Harbour (Italy)
Cavallaro A;
2013
Abstract
A new container quay namely "Calata Bettolo", will be built inside the Genova harbour. Detailed in situ and laboratory tests have been made for site characterisation, to face all geotechnical design aspects of the quay, including the evaluation of the seismic behaviour of the Calata Bettolo. Among the in situ tests performed for the design, before of the construction, Seismic Dilatometer Marchetti tests (SDMTs) have been carried out with the aim of general site characterisation of soil properties and the evaluation of the soil profile of shear waves velocity (Vs) and horizontal stress index Kd. The Seismic Dilatometer Marchetti Tests were performed up to a depth of 42 meters. The results show a very detailed and stable shear waves profile. The shear waves profiles obtained by SDMT compare well with other laboratory tests.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
