Geothermal reservoirs are highly anisotropic and heterogeneous, and thus require a variety
of structural geology, geomechanical, remote sensing, geophysical and hydraulic …

Monitoring rock mass damaging through the analysis of seismic records is an affirmed tool to
manage rock fall risk in view of mitigation strategies. This study proposes a novel approach …

Rock mass characterization and rockfall/rock slope stability monitoring methods are one of
the fastest evolving research areas in the field of geosciences. Traditionally, simple …

The evaluation of strain in rock masses is crucial information for slope stability studies. For
this purpose, a monitoring system for analyzing surface strain using resistivity strain gauges …

This study reports a comparative analysis of the environmental conditions and micro-
seismicity recorded on a rock wall resulting from an intense meteorological event. The …

The study of the deformation of rock masses in response to near-surface thermal stresses is
nowadays considered crucial in the field of geological risk mitigation. The superposition of …

Terraced landscapes represent one of the most widespread human-induced/man-made
transformations of hilly-mountainous environments. Slope terracing produces peculiar …

Thermomechanical processes caused by short-and long-term temperature fluctuations are a
prevalent weathering mechanism on exposed rock walls. While many authors have explored …

Over the last decades, engineering-geology has increasingly made use of multidisciplinary
approaches aimed at detecting physical-mechanical characteristics of the subsoil in the near …

This study summarises the research activity carried out in the Acuto Field Laboratory (FR,
Italy), where experiments testing the stability of a subvertical rock wall in limestone are …