On the geology and the geotechnical properties of pyroclastic flow deposits of the Colli Albani

Bulletin of Engineering Geology and the Environment

Volumn 69, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 185-206

  Cecconi, Manuela ^a   Scarapazzi, Maurizio ^b   Viggiani, Giulia M B ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PERUGIA   (Italy)

^b Progress Srl   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ROME TOR VERGATA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Compressibility; Physical properties; Pyroclastic deposits; Shear strength; Technical classification

Indexed keywords

CLASSIFICATION TESTS; COARSE-GRAINED; CONFINING STRESS; CREEP PROPERTIES; DIRECT SHEAR TEST; EXPERIMENTAL INVESTIGATIONS; FAILURE ENVELOPE; GEOTECHNICAL PROPERTIES; IN-SITU; MICRO-STRUCTURAL; PYROCLASTIC DEPOSITS; PYROCLASTIC FLOW DEPOSITS; SAMPLE PREPARATION; SHEAR STRENGTH PARAMETERS; TECHNICAL CLASSIFICATION; TECHNICAL SHEETS; VOLCANIC COMPLEX; WEAK ROCK;

COMPRESSIBILITY; DEPOSITS; ENGINEERING GEOLOGY; MATERIALS PROPERTIES; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; PAPER SHEETING; PHYSICAL PROPERTIES; SOILS;

SHEAR STRENGTH;

COMPRESSIBILITY; CREEP; GEOTECHNICAL PROPERTY; MICROSTRUCTURE; PYROCLASTIC DEPOSIT; SHEAR STRENGTH; SHEAR TEST; SUBSOIL; WEAK ROCK;

ALBAN HILLS; APENNINES; ITALY; LAZIO;

EID: 77953321524     PISSN: 14359529     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10064-009-0250-x     Document Type: Article

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