Borehole seismic surveys for the mechanical characterization of a calcarenite cliff in the area of Ispica (southern Sicily)

Verfasser / Beitragende:
[S. Imposa, G. Mele, M. Corrao, G. Coco]
Ort, Verlag, Jahr:
2015
Enthalten in:
Bulletin of Engineering Geology and the Environment, 74/3(2015-08-01), 971-980
Format:
Artikel (online)
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520 3 |a In this study, we investigate the mechanical properties of the substrate underlying the historical Franciscan Friars Minor convent of Ispica (southern Sicily). The convent, where new fractures recently occurred, is located on top of a calcarenite cliff formed along one of the planes of the regional Pozzallo-Ispica-Rosolini normal fault system. Taking advantage of three existing mechanical drillings 30m deep, we have carried out downhole tests and a seismic tomography survey in uphole configuration. The downhole tests provided vertical profiles of P-wave and S-wave velocities measured at 1m depth intervals, from which we have derived the basic elastodynamic and seismic parameters, while the tomography survey imaged vertical sections of P-wave velocity across the cliff. The results highlight variable mechanical properties of the subsoil and a step-like pattern of velocity variations parallel to the cliff face that could suggest the occurrence of secondary ruptures related to the main Ispica fault. 
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690 7 |a Downhole tests  |2 nationallicence 
690 7 |a Uphole seismic tomography  |2 nationallicence 
690 7 |a Ispica  |2 nationallicence 
690 7 |a Sicily  |2 nationallicence 
700 1 |a Imposa  |D S.  |u Dipartimento di Scienze Biologiche, Geologiche e Ambientali, Sezione di Scienze della Terra, Università degli Studi di Catania, Corso Italia 57, 95129, Catania, Italy  |4 aut 
700 1 |a Mele  |D G.  |u Istituto Nazionale di Geofisica e Vulcanologia, Via di Vigna Murata 605, 00143, Rome, Italy  |4 aut 
700 1 |a Corrao  |D M.  |u Geocheck S.r.l., Via Stazzone 45, 95025, Aci Sant'Antonio, CT, Italy  |4 aut 
700 1 |a Coco  |D G.  |u Geocheck S.r.l., Via Stazzone 45, 95025, Aci Sant'Antonio, CT, Italy  |4 aut 
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