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Abstract: The Stretch of the Italian High Speed Railway between Genoa and Milano is currently under construction with more than 78 km running tunnels and will be completed by 2021. More than 20 km of the tunnel excavation will be executed by EPB TBM, with overburden ranging from 5 to 600 m and geomechanical condition varying from hard rock to soft marble. Segmental lining, in precast concrete and...
Abstract: Italy is one of the countries in the Mediterranean with the highest seismic risk. The Italian technical standards for construction since 2008 requires the estimation of seismic site amplification. The paper attempts to give a critical overview of the field of site response analysis evaluating the influences of the main sources of uncertainties considering Equivalent Linear and Non Linear...