Investigation on rainwater infiltration into layered shallow covers in pyroclastic soils and its effect on slope stability

E Damiano, R Greco, A Guida, L Olivares… - Engineering Geology, 2017 - Elsevier
In recent years, a number of flowslides and debris flows triggered by rainfall affected a wide
mountainous area surrounding the Piana Campana (Southern Italy). The involved slopes …

A first step towards a IoT-based local early warning system for an unsaturated slope in Norway

L Piciullo, V Capobianco, H Heyerdahl - Natural Hazards, 2022 - Springer
A framework for a IoT-based local landslide early warning system (Lo-LEWS) has been
proposed. Monitoring, modelling, forecasting and warning represent the main phases of the …

Analysis of Safety Factor in unsaturated pyroclastic slope

M Pirone, R Papa, MV Nicotera… - … and Engineered Slopes …, 2018 - taylorfrancis.com
The paper deals with the analysis of Safety Factor in unsaturated pyroclastic slope
instrumented at Monteforte Irpino in southern Italy. Suction and volumetric water content …

Mechanism and future risk of slope instability induced by extreme rainfall event in Izu Oshima Island, Japan

I Towhata, S Goto, S Goto, T Akima, J Tanaka… - Natural Hazards, 2021 - Springer
A volcanic slope in Izu Oshima Island in Japan experienced a profound rain-induced
disaster in October 2013. Since this slope had been stable for centuries except for minor …

Estimating actual and potential bare soil evaporation from silty pyroclastic soils: Towards improved landslide prediction

G Rianna, A Reder, L Pagano - Journal of Hydrology, 2018 - Elsevier
The estimation of evaporative fluxes and their effects on soil suction is assuming a
prominent role in the field of interpretation and early-warning prediction of rainfall-induced …

Transient infiltration tests in pyroclastic soils with double porosity

C Sepe, D Calcaterra, E Damiano, D Di Martire… - Journal of Mountain …, 2023 - Springer
Fallout volcanic deposits of Somma-Vesuvius (Campania, southern Italy), characterized by
the presence of layers with contrasting textural and hydraulic properties, are frequently …

Capillary barriers during rainfall events in pyroclastic deposits of the Vesuvian Area

C Sepe, D Calcaterra, M Cecconi, D Di Martire… - Geosciences, 2021 - mdpi.com
In the present paper, the capillary barrier formation at the interface between soil layers,
which is characterized by textural discontinuities, has been analyzed. This mechanism has …

Some aspects of water and energy budget of a pyroclastic cover

A Reder, G Rianna, L Pagano - Environmental Geotechnics, 2016 - icevirtuallibrary.com
This paper investigates the soil–atmosphere interaction for a pyroclastic soil. With this aim, a
physical model has been developed, consisting of a pyroclastic layer exposed to the …

Investigating the influence of future climate on slope stability-A case study in Eidsvoll, SE Norway

SMK Falkeid - 2023 - duo.uio.no
The main objective of this thesis is to investigate the influence of future climate on slope
stability, define slope stability thresholds, and identify triggering factors leading to slope …

Two applications of soil water balance in unsaturated pyroclastic soils

M Pirone, G Rianna, A Reder, L Pagano, G Urciuoli - Procedia Engineering, 2016 - Elsevier
Abstract Evaluation of the monthly soil water balance (SWB) provides a tool for
understanding and predicting the effects of seasonal and long-term changes in soil water …