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GEOTECHNICS FOR THE ENVIRONMENT AND THE TERRITORY

Dario PEDUTO GEOTECHNICS FOR THE ENVIRONMENT AND THE TERRITORY

0622500044
DEPARTMENT OF CIVIL ENGINEERING
EQF7
ENVIRONMENTAL AND TERRITORIAL ENGINEERING
2024/2025



OBBLIGATORIO
YEAR OF COURSE 1
YEAR OF DIDACTIC SYSTEM 2022
FULL ACADEMIC YEAR
CFUHOURSACTIVITY
1GEOTECNICA AMBIENTALE
660LESSONS
2INDAGINI E MONITORAGGI GEOTECNICI CONVENZIONALI E INNOVATIVI
660LESSONS
DARIO PEDUTO2 T Curriculum
MARIA CLORINDA MANDAGLIO1 Curriculum
Objectives
MODULE 1 ENVIRONMENTAL GEOTECHNICS, (60 HOURS)
MAIN GOAL
MODULE 1 PROVIDES THE THEORETICAL AND APPLICATIVE TOOLS TO ADDRESS THE MAIN ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES OF GEOTECHNICAL ENGINEERING AND THE SKILLS TO ANALYZE THE MECHANICAL BEHAVIOR OF SLOPES AND THE GEOTECHNICAL ASPECTS OF THE DESIGN OF ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING PLANTS.

KNOWLEDGE AND ABILITY TO UNDERSTAND
THE STUDENT WILL:
- KNOW THE METHODS TO ANALYZE THE SLOPE STABILITY UNDER VARIOUS LOADING CONDITIONS;
- KNOW THE GEOTECHNICAL BEHAVIOUR OF COMPACTED NATURAL SOILS;
- INCLUDE THE FUNDAMENTAL PROPERTIES OF GEOSYNTHETICS;
- UNDERSTAND THE DRAINAGE SYSTEM DESIGN;
- KNOW THE MAIN ELEMENTS THAT MAKE UP THE BARRIER SYSTEMS OF ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING PLANTS.

ABILITY TO APPLY KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING
THE STUDENT WILL BE ABLE TO:
- ASSESS THE SAFETY FACTOR OF A SLOPE,
- PLAN AND INTERPRET SURVEYS FOR THE GEOTECHNICAL CHARACTERIZATION OF COMPACTED SOILS;
- DESIGN THE DRAINAGE SYSTEMS,
- SELECT SUITABLE MATERIALS FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF BARRIER SYSTEMS,
- UNDERSTAND THE MAIN PROBLEMS OF ENVIRONMENTAL GEOTECHNICS.


AUTONOMY OF JUDGMENT
THE STUDENT WILL BE ABLE TO:
- TO ANALYZE AND INVESTIGATE THE STUDIED ISSUES AND SOLVE MEDIUM-DIFFICULT PROBLEMS FOR THE ENVIRONMENT AND THE TERRITORY PROTECTION.

COMMUNICATION SKILLS
THE STUDENT WILL BE ABLE TO:
- WORK IN TEAM AND GIVE ORAL PRESENTATIONS ON ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING;
- REPRESENT AND COMMUNICATE, BY MEANS OF TEXTS OR VIRTUAL INSTRUMENTS, THE RESULTS OF OWN RESEARCH OR PROCESSING.

LEARNING SKILLS
THE STUDENT WILL BE ABLE TO:
- APPLY THE KNOWLEDGE ACQUIRED TO CONTEXTS DIFFERENT FROM THOSE PROPOSED DURING THE COURSE;
- DEEPEN THE TOPICS DEALT WITH USING ANALYSIS TOOLS DIFFERENT FROM THOSE PROPOSED OR COMPLEMENTARY TO THEM IN ORDER TO MAKE CHOICES SUITABLE FOR THE ENVIRONMENT;
- CONTINUOUSLY UPDATE OWN KNOWLEDGE, USING TECHNICAL AND SCIENTIFIC LITERATURE.


MODULE 2. CONVENTIONAL AND INNOVATIVE GEOTECHNICAL INVESTIGATIONS AND MONITORING, 60 HOURS
GENERAL OBJECTIVE
MODULE 2 AIMS TO PROVIDE THE MAIN THEORETICAL, TECHNOLOGICAL AND APPLICATIVE BACKGROUND FOR THE DESIGN OF BOTH CONVENTIONAL AND INNOVATIVE GEOTECHNICAL INVESTIGATIONS AND MONITORING SYSTEMS
AND THE ANALYSIS AND INTERPRETATION OF MEASUREMENT DATA.

KNOWLEDGE AND ABILITY TO UNDERSTAND
MODULE 2
THE STUDENT WILL KNOW:
- THE THEORIES UNDERLYING THE SELECTION AND FUNCTIONING OF CONVENTIONAL AND INNOVATIVE SYSTEMS FOR CARRYING OUT LITHOSTRATIGRAPHIC INVESTIGATIONS AND MEASURING THE WATER CONTENT OF SOILS,
- THE TECHNIQUES FOR MONITORING GROUND DISPLACEMENTS AND THEIR INTERACTION WITH STRUCTURES/INFRASTRUCTURES,
- THE CONTROL TECHNIQUES OF GEOTECHNICAL SYSTEMS DURING EXECUTION AND OPERATION

ABILITY TO APPLY KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING
MODULE 2
THE STUDENT WILL BE ABLE TO:
- ANALYZE A SPECIFIC CIVIL/GEOTECHNICAL ENGINEERING PROBLEM IN ORDER TO DESIGN THE INVESTIGATION PLAN AND THE MOST SUITABLE MONITORING AND/OR CONTROL SYSTEM;
- PROPOSE ENGINEERING SOLUTIONS THAT COMBINE CONVENTIONAL TECHNIQUES WITH THE MOST INNOVATIVE ONES.

INDEPENDENCE OF JUDGMENT
MODULE 2
THE STUDENT WILL BE ABLE TO:
- CRITICALLY EXAMINE THE LIMITS AND POTENTIAL OF INVESTIGATION AND MONITORING TECHNIQUES.

COMMUNICATION SKILLS
MODULE 2
THE STUDENT WILL BE ABLE TO:
- WORK IN GROUPS AND ORALLY PRESENT ENVIRONMENTAL GEOTECHNICAL ENGINEERING TOPICS;
- REPRESENT AND COMMUNICATE, THROUGH TEXTS OR VIRTUAL TOOLS, THE RESULTS OF RESEARCH OR OWN ELABORATIONS.

LEARNING ABILITY
MODULE 2
THE STUDENT WILL BE ABLE TO:
- APPLY THE KNOWLEDGE ACQUIRED WITH REFERENCE TO CONTEXTS DIFFERENT FROM THOSE EXAMINED DURING THE COURSE;
- DELVE DEEPER INTO THE TOPICS COVERED USING ANALYSIS TOOLS DIFFERENT FROM THOSE EXPOSED OR COMPLEMENTARY TO THEM IN ORDER TO MAKE THE MOST SUITABLE DESIGN CHOICES;
- PROCEED WITH THE CONTINUOUS UPDATING OF ONE'S KNOWLEDGE, USING TECHNICAL AND SCIENTIFIC LITERATURE.
Prerequisites
MODULE 1 ENVIRONMENTAL GEOTECHNICS, (60 HOURS)
BASIC KNOWLEDGE OF SOIL MECHANICS ACQUIRED IN PREVIOUS COURSES SUCH AS: PRINCIPLE OF EFFECTIVE STRESSES; STRESS AND STRAIN STATE IN MULTIPHASE POROUS MEDIA; STEADY-STATE AND TRANSIENT FLOW IN POROUS MEDIA; MECHANICAL BEHAVIOUR OF MULTI-PHASE POROUS MEDIA, IN SATURATED AND UNSATURATED CONDITIONS; LABORATORY TESTS FOR THE MECHANICAL CHARACTERIZATION OF SOILS
NO PREREQUISITE IS MANDATORY

MODULE 2. CONVENTIONAL AND INNOVATIVE GEOTECHNICAL INVESTIGATIONS AND MONITORING, 60 HOURS
PREREQUISITES ARE: STRESS AND DEFORMATION STATE OF SOILS; FIELD EQUATIONS FOR THE SIMULATION OF THE MECHANICAL BEHAVIOR OF LOOSE ROCKS; GEOTECHNICAL CHARACTERIZATION OF SOILS.
PROPEDEUTICITY: NONE.
Contents
THE COURSE IS DIVIDED INTO TWO MODULES, CALLED ENVIRONMENTAL GEOTECHNICS AND CONVENTIONAL AND INNOVATIVE GEOTECHNICAL INVESTIGATIONS AND MONITORING.
MODULE 1 ENVIRONMENTAL GEOTECHNICS, (60 HOURS)
INTRODUCTION TO THE MODULE, APPLICATION FIELDS OF ENVIRONMENTAL GEOTECHNICS (THEORY HOUR: 2).
TYPES OF SLOPES, NATURAL AND ARTIFICIAL. CLASSIFICATION AND TYPES OF LANDSLIDES. SLOPE SAFETY FACTOR. LIMIT EQUILIBRIUM METHODS. SLOPE STABILITY CHARTS. BACK-ANALYSIS (THEORY HOURS 10, TUTORIAL HOURS 10).
SOIL COMPACTION. THEORY AND GEOTECHNICAL PROPERTIES OF COMPACTED SOILS. LABORATORY AND FIELD COMPACTION TESTS. CONTROL METHODS OF COMPACTION. (THEORY HOURS 4, TUTORIAL HOURS 2)
PERMEABILITY OF COMPACTED SAMPLES. LABORATORY TESTS: TYPE OF TESTS AND PERMEAMETERS. IN SITU PERMEABILITY TESTS: PERMEAMETERS, INFILTROMETERS, LYSIMETERS. (THEORY HOURS 8, TUTORIAL HOURS 4)
GEOTECHNICAL ASPECTS OF DISPOSAL SYSTEMS. NATURAL AND SYNTHETIC BARRIERS. GEOSYNTETICS USED IN DISPOSAL SYSTEM CONSTRUCTION: GEOMEMBRANES, GEOTEXTILES, DRAINAGE AND BENTONITE GEOCOMPOSITES. GEOTECHNICAL ASPECTS RELATED TO MECHANICAL BEHAVIOUR OF MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTES. (THEORY HOURS 16, TUTORIAL HOURS 4).

MODULE 2. CONVENTIONAL AND INNOVATIVE GEOTECHNICAL INVESTIGATIONS AND MONITORING (60 HOURS)
INVESTIGATIONS AND MONITORING IN GEOTECHNICS (LESSONS 8 HOURS; EXERCISES 2 HOURS)
STANDARDS, MULTI-SOURCE SYSTEMS AND OBSERVATIONAL APPROACH TO DESIGN. LITHO-STRATIGRAPHIC INVESTIGATIONS: WELLS, TUNNELS, BOREHOLES, OPEN EXCAVATIONS, TRENCHES. SAMPLING.
MONITORING DATA: CHARACTERISTICS, INTERPRETATION AND PRESENTATION OF DATA.

IN-SITU TESTS FOR SOIL MECHANICAL CHARACTERIZATION (LESSONS 5 HOURS)
TESTS: SPT, CPT, CPTU, SCPTU, VANE-TEST, PRESSURE GAUGE, FLAT DILATOMETER, SEISMIC DILATOMETER.

GROUND LEVELS, PORE PRESSURES, HYDRAULIC PROPERTIES OF THE SOILS (LESSONS 7 HOURS)
OPEN TUBE PIEZOMETERS, CASAGRANDE PIEZOMETERS, PIEZOMETRIC CELLS, ELECTRIC AND VIBRATING WIRE PIEZOMETERS. MEASUREMENTS IN WELLS, PUMPING TESTS. LUGEON TEST.
SUCTION MEASUREMENTS IN UNSATURATED SOILS: TENSIOMETERS. WATER CONTENT MEASUREMENTS: TDR PROBES.

GEOPHYSICAL INVESTIGATIONS (LESSONS 6 HOURS; EXERCISES 2 HOURS):
GEORADAR, DOWN-HOLE, CROSS-HOLE, SASW, MASW, MAGNETOMETER, ERT TESTS: PRINCIPLES, TECHNIQUES OF RESTITUTION AND INTERPRETATION; DIAGNOSTIC APPLICATIONS.

GIS SYSTEMS AND SATELLITE TECHNIQUES (LESSON 6 HOURS; EXERCISES 2 HOURS)
GIS SYSTEMS FOR THE DESIGN OF SURVEYS AND GEOTECHNICAL MONITORING.
SATELLITE RADAR INTERFEROMETRY (DINSAR): PRINCIPLES, ALGORITHMS, PRECISION/ACCURACY, DATA ARCHIVE, DATASET SELECTION, APPLICATIONS TO GEOTECHNICAL PROBLEMS.

LANDSLIDES (LESSONS 5 HOURS; EXERCISES 5 HOURS)
CHARACTERIZATION. MONITORING OF PORE PRESSURES AND SUPERFICIAL AND DEEP DISPLACEMENTS.
MULTI-SOURCE DATA FOR RISK ANALYSIS.

SUBSIDENCE (LESSONS 3 HOURS; EXERCISES 5 HOURS)
CAUSES, PREDISPOSING FACTORS, MONITORING OF BUILDINGS, BRIDGES, EMBANKMENTS. ASSESSMENT OF THE VULNERABILITY OF THE EXPOSED ELEMENTS.

TUNNELLING (LESSONS 3 HOURS)
TUNNEL MONITORING WITH GPR; LASERSCANNER: OPERATION AND APPLICATIONS.

OPTICAL FIBERS (LESSONS 1 HOUR)
PRINCIPLES, APPLICATIONS.
Teaching Methods
MODULE 1 ENVIRONMENTAL GEOTECHNICS, 60 HOURS
THE MODULE INCLUDES THEORETICAL LESSONS (40 HOURS, 4 CFU) AND TUTORIALS (20 HOURS, 2 CFU).
MODULE ISSUES ARE PRESENTED DURING THE THEORETICAL LESSONS WHEREAS SPECIFIC PROBLEMS ARE SOLVED USING THE TECHNIQUES PRESENTED IN THE THEORETICAL LESSONS DURING THE TUTORIALS. THE TUTORIALS ARE GUIDED BY THE TEACHER THAT TRIES TO DEVELOP AND STRENGTHEN THE STUDENT'S ABILITY TO IDENTIFY THE MOST SUITABLE TECHNIQUES FOR THE APPLICATION.
ACCORDING TO UNIVERSITY RULES, ATTENDANCE IS NOT MANDATARY.

MODULE 2. CONVENTIONAL AND INNOVATIVE GEOTECHNICAL INVESTIGATIONS AND MONITORING, 60 HOURS
THE COURSE FAVORS A DISTINCTLY APPLICATIVE APPROACH AND INCLUDES THEORETICAL FRONTAL LECTURES (3 CFU), CLASSROOM EXERCISES (2 CFU), STUDENT AND FIELD GROUP ACTIVITIES, DIDACTIC MEETINGS WITH EXPERTS, PROFESSIONALS AND COMPANIES OPERATING IN THE FIELD OF GEOTECHNICAL INVESTIGATIONS AND MONITORING, TECHNICAL VISITS (1 CFU).
THERE IS NO MANDATORY ATTENDANCE REQUIREMENT.
Verification of learning
MODULE 1 ENVIRONMENTAL GEOTECHNICS, 60 HOURS
THE ASSESSMENT OF THE ACHIEVEMENT OF THE ESTABLISHED OBJECTIVES TAKES PLACE THROUGH AN ORAL EXAM, AT THE END OF THE MODULE, CONCERNING THE TOPICS PRESENTED DURING THE LESSONS AND THE DISCUSSION OF A CASE STUDY OR A PROJECT DETAILED BY THE STUDENT DURING THE TUTORIAL.
THE ORAL EXAM CONSISTS OF AN INTERVIEW IN WHICH THE LEVEL OF THE STUDENT'S THEORETICAL KNOWLEDGE IS ASSESSED ON MODULE TOPICS. THE EXAMINATION IS ALSO AIMED AT DEEPENING THE AUTONOMY OF ANALYSIS AND JUDGMENT AND THE STUDENT'S EXHIBITION SKILLS.
THE EVALUATION TAKES INTO ACCOUNT THE COMPLETENESS, ACCURACY, AND CLARITY OF THE ANSWERS, AS WELL AS THE READINESS DEMONSTRATED BY THE STUDENT IN THE PRESENTATION OF THE TOPICS. THE FINAL GRADE IS EXPRESSED IN THIRTIETHS WITH POSSIBLE "LAUDE". THE MINIMUM LEVEL OF ASSESSMENT (18) IS ASSIGNED WHEN THE STUDENT HAS A PIECEMEAL KNOWLEDGE OF THE TOPICS COVERED AND SHOWS A LIMITED ABILITY TO USE THEM IN THE CONTEXT OF THE STUDY. THE MAXIMUM LEVEL (30) IS ASSIGNED WHEN THE STUDENT DEMONSTRATES A COMPLETE AND IN-DEPTH KNOWLEDGE OF THE METHODOLOGIES AND TOOLS AND HAS A CONSIDERABLE ABILITY TO USE THEM IN THE CONTEXT OF STUDY. PRAISE IS GIVEN WHEN THE CANDIDATE DEMONSTRATES SIGNIFICANT MASTERY OF METHODOLOGIES AND TOOLS AND SHOWS CONSIDERABLE OWNERSHIP OF LANGUAGE AND AUTONOMOUS PROCESSING SKILLS EVEN IN CONTEXTS DIFFERENT FROM THOSE PROPOSED BY THE TEACHER.

MODULE 2. CONVENTIONAL AND INNOVATIVE GEOTECHNICAL INVESTIGATIONS AND MONITORING, 60 HOURS
THE EVALUATION OF THE ACHIEVEMENT OF THE SET OBJECTIVES WILL TAKE PLACE THROUGH TWO TESTS AT THE END OF THE COURSE:
- AN ORAL INTERVIEW DIVIDED INTO THREE QUESTIONS AIMED AT VERIFYING THE LEVEL OF KNOWLEDGE OF THE TOPICS COVERED IN CLASS AND DURING THE TUTORIALS.
- THE DISCUSSION AT THE END OF THE COURSE OF A CASE STUDY DEEPENED BY THE STUDENT IN THE FIELD OF GEOTECHNICAL INVESTIGATIONS MONITORING IN THE CONTEXT OF A GROUP WORK.
THE RESULT OF THE FINAL EVALUATION OF THE LEARNING WILL RESULT IN AN OVERALL JUDGMENT THAT TAKES INTO ACCOUNT BOTH THE ORAL INTERVIEW AND THE GROUP WORK.
FOR THE PURPOSES OF “CUM LAUDE”, ACCOUNT WILL BE TAKEN OF:
- THE QUALITY OF EXPOSURE, IN TERMS OF THE USE OF APPROPRIATE SCIENTIFIC LANGUAGE;
- THE TRANSVERSAL CORRELATION CAPACITY BETWEEN THE DIFFERENT TOPICS OF THE COURSE AND, WHERE POSSIBLE, WITH OTHER DISCIPLINES;
- AUTONOMY OF JUDGMENT .

THE FINAL OUTCOME OF THE EXAM WILL RESULT FROM THE AVERAGE OF THE MARKS ASSIGNED ON EACH MODULE.
Texts
MODULE 1 ENVIRONMENTAL GEOTECHNICS, 60 HOURS
1.C. AIRÒ FARULLA. ANALISI DI STABILITÀ DEI PENDII. I METODI DELL'EQUILIBRIO LIMITE. HEVELIUS EDIZIONI, 2015
2.COLOMBO P., COLLESELLI F. ELEMENTI DI GEOTECNICA, ED. ZANICHELLI, BOLOGNA 2004
3.KOERNER R.M. DESIGNING WITH GEOSYNTHETICS, 5TH EDITION. PRENTICE HALL, 2005.
4.ROWE K. R. GEOTECHNICAL AND GEOENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING. SPRINGER – VERLAG NEW YORK INC. 2012
5.NOTES FROM LESSONS AND TUTORIALS.

MODULE 2. CONVENTIONAL AND INNOVATIVE GEOTECHNICAL INVESTIGATIONS AND MONITORING, 60 HOURS
[S1] LECTURE NOTES PREPARED BY THE LECTURER (HTTPS://DOCENTI.UNISA.IT/021291/RISORSE),
[S2] COLLECTION OF CASE HISTORIES DERIVING FROM THE MOST RECENT SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNICAL LITERATURE (HTTPS://DOCENTI.UNISA.IT/021291/RISORSE),
[S3] REFERENCE LEGISLATION.
[T1] JOHN DUNNICLIFF, GEOTECHNICAL INSTRUMENTATION FOR MONITORING FIELD PERFORMANCE, JOHN WILEY & SONS, 2008.
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MODULE 1 ENVIRONMENTAL GEOTECHNICS, 60 HOURS
TUTORIAL ACTIVITIES ARE PROVIDED TO THE STUDENT DURING THE COURSE.
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