Sediments play a fundamental role in the aquatic environment, especially for their interaction with the aquatic life. However, in the last decades, due to the increasing anthropic activities, a large amount of contaminants ...

The ultimate behaviour of aluminium members is strongly affected by the interactive local buckling in the elastic-plastic range occurring in the element plates constituting the cross-sections and by the strain-hardening ...

The will to face the issue of small towns in inland areas comes from the awareness of the importance of these realities for the sustainable development of territories. There is a growing need to establish valorization ...

This research aimed at investigating the potential of Sustainable Drainage Systems (SuDS) in the mitigation of flooding risk in urban areas... [edited by Author]

Results of experimental tests carried out on Reinforced Concrete (RC) frames and connections equipped with integrated slab pointed out that the presence of the slab increases the flexural capacity of the connection, by ...

The major risks for users in the event of a tunnel fire derive from the high temperatures generated by the burning vehicle, the smoke that progressively fills the tunnel reducing the visibility for people evacuation, the ...

Masonry curved elements, such as arches, vaults and domes, are among the most widespread, and fascinating, world historical Architecture structural elements. Written historical records about the set of technical rules used ...

Premise and research topic. The ex-ante assessment of the investment risk for civil works is an essential part of the decision-making process. In fact, when it is not possible to express with certainty forecasts on the ...

Masonry is one of the oldest construction materials used by man and still widespread worldwide. Historic buildings with a masonry structure are generally admirable engineering works with paramount socio-economic value and ...

The slow-moving landslides, being able to develop in different geological contexts, yearly induce huge damages on structures and/or infrastructures interacting with them with consequent losses of economic nature. For this ...