Experimental tests for the assessment of the shear strength of marble waste dumps

Abstract

The large dumps of waste material called ravaneti from marble quarrying activities in Alpi Apuane basin are distinguished features of the local landscape. They are strongly heterogeneous, never compacted and frequently subject to local instabilities. The access roads to the marble quarries cross the dumps; therefore, it is concern of the local authorities to hinder such phenomena. In this respect it is of paramount importance to evaluate the shear strength of the material comprising the dumps at the proper scale. In this note, the results of in-situ direct shear and tilt tests on samples of metric size are illustrated, together with the interpretation according to a strength criterion relative to rockfills. The results of a series of lab tests on the finer fraction of the waste material are also


Autore Pugliese

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  • Iabichino G , Barbero M , Cravero M , Fidelibus C , Usai G

Titolo volume/Rivista

ENVIRONMENTAL EARTH SCIENCES


Anno di pubblicazione

2014

ISSN

1866-6280

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