Landslides are among the most important and frequent natural calamities that cause severe socio-economic and human losses. After earthquakes, landslides are responsible for the greatest number of casualties and the largest amount of damage to man-made structures. On average, southern Italy is affected by a high spatial density of landslides due to its complex geological setting, which often predisposes it to slope instability phenomena under both natural and anthropogenic influences. Structurally complex formations are widespread in the southern Apennines and are characterized by high heterogeneity and very poor mechanical properties. Thus, these formations represent one of the main factors contributing to the predisposition of slopes to landsliding. In this paper, landslide-induced damage was investigated and analyzed in an area within the municipality of Agnone (Moliseregion), which is affected by a complex landslide that involves a structurally complex formation. The approaches used werebased on six different methods that have previously been described in the literature, and a comparison of the results was made. Data regarding the damage, which consists largely of cracks observed in buildings and at the ground, were compiled through field surveys. The results were critically analyzed to note the advantages and constraints of each classification scheme. The aim of the work was to apply and compare different approaches in order to test the best and most accurate procedures for assessing damage due to landslides at the scale of individual buildings as well as to provide an objective assessment of the degree of landslide damage to structures and facilities.

Assessment of landslide-induced damage to structures: the Agnone landslide case study (southern Italy) / Del Soldato, Matteo; Di Martire, Diego; Bianchini, Silvia; Tomás, Roberto; de Vita, Pantaleone; Ramondini, Massimo; Casagli, Nicola; Calcaterra, Domenico. - In: BULLETIN OF ENGINEERING GEOLOGY AND THE ENVIRONMENT. - ISSN 1435-9529. - 78:(2019), pp. 2387-2408. [10.1007/s10064-018-1303-9]

Assessment of landslide-induced damage to structures: the Agnone landslide case study (southern Italy)

Di Martire, Diego;de Vita, Pantaleone;Ramondini, Massimo;Calcaterra, Domenico
2019

Abstract

Landslides are among the most important and frequent natural calamities that cause severe socio-economic and human losses. After earthquakes, landslides are responsible for the greatest number of casualties and the largest amount of damage to man-made structures. On average, southern Italy is affected by a high spatial density of landslides due to its complex geological setting, which often predisposes it to slope instability phenomena under both natural and anthropogenic influences. Structurally complex formations are widespread in the southern Apennines and are characterized by high heterogeneity and very poor mechanical properties. Thus, these formations represent one of the main factors contributing to the predisposition of slopes to landsliding. In this paper, landslide-induced damage was investigated and analyzed in an area within the municipality of Agnone (Moliseregion), which is affected by a complex landslide that involves a structurally complex formation. The approaches used werebased on six different methods that have previously been described in the literature, and a comparison of the results was made. Data regarding the damage, which consists largely of cracks observed in buildings and at the ground, were compiled through field surveys. The results were critically analyzed to note the advantages and constraints of each classification scheme. The aim of the work was to apply and compare different approaches in order to test the best and most accurate procedures for assessing damage due to landslides at the scale of individual buildings as well as to provide an objective assessment of the degree of landslide damage to structures and facilities.
2019
Assessment of landslide-induced damage to structures: the Agnone landslide case study (southern Italy) / Del Soldato, Matteo; Di Martire, Diego; Bianchini, Silvia; Tomás, Roberto; de Vita, Pantaleone; Ramondini, Massimo; Casagli, Nicola; Calcaterra, Domenico. - In: BULLETIN OF ENGINEERING GEOLOGY AND THE ENVIRONMENT. - ISSN 1435-9529. - 78:(2019), pp. 2387-2408. [10.1007/s10064-018-1303-9]
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