Search results for " Rete"

Volumetric Behaviour of Lime Treated High Plasticity Clay Subjected to Suction Controlled Drying and Wetting Cycles

2017

The paper presents some experimental results collected on samples recovered from an experimental embankment obtained by compacting a lime-treated clay. Samples were collected soon after the in situ compaction and they were cured in controlled environmental conditions for at least 18 months. Mercury intrusion porosimetry tests (MIP) were carried out on freeze-dried specimens to characterize the microstructure of the material. In order to assess the durability of the improved material, laboratory tests focused on the effects of cyclic variations of the degree of saturation on the water retention properties and the volumetric behaviour of the stabilized clay. Collected results show that the li…

Experimental analysis of the water retention behaviour of shales

2014

Shales are among the most commonly considered geomaterials in current energy-related geomechanical investigations, as they are involved in engineering applications such as the unconventional extraction of natural gas, CO2 sequestration and nuclear waste geological storage. A deep understanding of their behaviour with regard to variations in the degree of saturation is of primary significance for such applications. With the aim to establish a sound protocol for shale retention behaviour analysis, this paper presents an advanced experimental methodology that takes into account the specificities of shales such as small pore size dimensions and the large variations in water potential to be appl…

Shot-clay MX-80 bentonite: An assessment of the hydro-mechanical behaviour

2014

This study presents the results of an experimental study conducted to characterise the hydro-mechanical behaviour of shot-clay MX-80 bentonite. In the shot-clay process, granular bentonite was mixed continuously with water and shot on the walls of a tunnel section at the Grimsel Underground Research Laboratory (URL), in Switzerland. The shot-clay was placed to create a layer of bentonite in direct contact with the host rock to avoid preferential water and/or gas flow along the tunnel wall. Samples for an experimental programme were collected during the shooting. The index properties, microstructural features, swelling potential and water retention properties of the shot-clay were analysed. …

Anisotropic volumetric behaviour of Opalinus clay shale upon suction variation

2016

Opalinus clay shale is under consideration to serve as the host geomaterial for the underground storage of nuclear waste in Switzerland. Water retention behaviour and anisotropic behaviour represent two main features of this geomaterial; however, a comprehensive understanding of the interaction between these two features is still lacking. This paper aims to provide a detailed experimental analysis of the coupling between the water retention capacity and the anisotropic behaviour of two facies (shaly and sandy) of the Opalinus clay shale. The response of the tested geomaterials is characterised by an unequal swelling and shrinkage response in directions parallel and perpendicular to the bed…

Le arti performative nel mondo di Internet e dell’Interaction Design: l’avventura tecno-artistica di Kònic Thtr di Barcellona

2017

Che cos’è internet? Cosa rappresenta e come cambia quando s’intreccia alle arti performative, da sempre legate a uno spazio di condivisione fisico e reale? Come si libera dal suo livello strettamente tecnologico - permettere la comunicazione tra individui a distanza - per divenire tecnica mediata, medium, linguaggio metaforico? Attraverso l’analisi di alcune performance del gruppo di Barcellona Kònic Thtr si cercherà di tracciare quale sia oggi la relazione e in particolare il grado d’ibridazione tra internet e le arti performative. What is the internet? What does it represent and how does it change when it intertwines with the performing arts, which have always been linked to a physical an…

On the use of ionic liquids as mobile phase additives in high-performance liquid chromatography. A review.

2015

The popularity of ionic liquids (ILs) has grown during the last decades in several analytical separation techniques. Consequently, the number of reports devoted to the applications of ILs is still increasing. This review is focused on the use of ILs (mainly imidazolium-based associated to chloride and tetrafluoroborate) as mobile phase additives in high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC). In this approach, ILs just function as salts, but keep several kinds of intermolecular interactions, which are useful for chromatographic separations. Both cation and anion can be adsorbed on the stationary phase, creating a bilayer. This gives rise to hydrophobic, electrostatic and other specific in…

Soil moisture influences sorptivity and water repellency of topsoil aggregates in native grasslands

2017

Abstract Water repellency is associated to coating of soil particles by hydrophobic substances, usually of organic origin, affecting water dynamics in soil matrix. We analyzed the effect of water repellency on water sorptivity of topsoil aggregates of six soil types under three initial moisture conditions (10 kPa, 100 kPa, and air-dried). Undisturbed soil samples were collected to evaluate sorptivity in the 0–5 cm soil layer at different locations in Pampa Biome in southern Brazil. Disturbed soil samples were also collected for soil particle size distribution, particle density and organic matter content. Sorptivity test was conducted in a tension micro-infiltrometer, using distilled water a…

RILIEVI CINEMATICI IN NRTK PRESSO IL KARTODROMO DI TRISCINA (TP)

2012

Già da alcuni anni i ricercatori del DICAM hanno avviato programmi di ricerca rivolti ad indagare la implicazioni che hanno i tracciati cinematici nella determinazione della posizione, con particolare riferimento alle prove condotte sulle reti di stazioni permanenti presenti nel territorio siciliano. La situazione di queste reti GNSS per il tempo reale, infatti nella nostra regione è in continua trasformazione: cronologicamente, dal 2007 è stata messa a punto una rete privata gestita dalla C.G.T. di Palermo, chiamata VRS Sicilia, con strumentazione Trimble, costituita da 18 SP, inquadrata nel datum ETRF89, mentre nel 2008 è stata realizzata la rete di stazioni pubblica GNSS progettata e rea…

GRANDE, Antonio: Una rete di ascolti. Viaggio nell?universo musicale neo-riemanniano

2021

29 ibridi a confronto in Italia: le prove varietali 2014 per il sorgo da granella.

2015

Nel 31° anno della rete di confronto tra ibridi di sorgo da granella sono state condotte prove in 6 località . Le precipitazioni superiori alla media e temperature non eccessive hanno permesso agli ibridi di ciclo tra medio e il medio-tardivo di ottenere rese interessanti