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This project aims to develop master curricula for natural disasters risk management in Western Balkan countries, with a focus on innovative teaching methods. The project is funded by the European Commission.
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Development of master curricula for natural disasters risk management in Western Balkan countries Ernesto Cascone University of Messina – Department of Engineering, ITALY The Geotechnical Laboratory Workshop on Training of teaching staff for innovative teaching methods Messina, 19-21 September2017 Project number: 573806-EPP-1-2016-1-RS-EPPKA2-CBHE-JP "This project has been funded with support from the European Commission. This publication reflects the views only of the author, and the Commission cannot be held responsible for any use which may be made of the information contained therein"
You are goingtosee… • Standard equipmentfor • soilclassification and identification • oedometrictests • directsheartests • triaxialcompressiontests
You are goingtosee… Equipmentforcyclic and dynamictests on standard soilsamples (38-50mm) Resonantcolumn and cyclictorsionalshear test Low frequencycyclictriaxial test on “large” soilsamples (70-150mm) Resonantcolumn and cyclictorsionalshear test Cyclictriaxial test (fmax = 5 Hz) Cyclicsimpleshear test Benderelements test
You are goingtosee… BE: bender elements CTS: cyclictorsionalshear RC: resonantcolumn BE CSS:cyclicsimpleshear CTX:cyclictriaxial CTS RC CSS CTX
You are goingtosee… Equipmentformonotonictests on “large” soilsamples Directshear test 300x300mm Stress pathcontrolledtriaxial test d=200mm on “standard” soilsamples High pressure (10 Mpa) stress pathcontrolledtriaxialtests
You are goingtosee… d200 (TX; TD300) d150 (CTX) d100 (RC; CTX; CTS;CSS) d70 (RC; CTX; CTS) d50 (RC; CTX; CTS; CSS) d38 (RC; CTX; CTS)
Shape Size Sphericity = PEQPC/Preal Aspect ratio = Fmin/Fmax Convexity = A/(A+B) dEQPC PEQPC Preal You are goingtosee… Morphometriccharacterization
You are NOTgoingtosee… SHAKING TABLE – payload 330 kN at a=1g – payload 400 kN at a=0.75g – fmax=40 Hz SHEAR STACK - Length 6 m - Width 1,5 m - Height 2 m
CERISI-EUROLAB EUROLAB is the lab of CERISI (Centro di Eccellenza per la Ricerca e l’Innovazione su Strutture e Infrastrutture di grandi dimensioni) of the University of Messina (Funding 22,1 Millions euro)
EUROLAB “Moving Mouse” Fatigue tests on cables and staycables
Pseudostatic and dynamictests 2 contrast frames, strong wall Set of static and dynamic actuators
“Quick” dynamicstructuralidentification Radar interferometer for static and dinamic monitoring of bridges and buildings