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Detailed engineering-geological mapping in selected Italian mountainous areas: Methodology and examples

Cartographie Geotechnique Detaillee Dans Des Regions Montagneuses Choisies En Italie: Methodologie Et Exemples

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A detailed engineering-geological mapping in selected Italian mountainous areas is presented. Two maps have been prepared for each sample area: an analytical geological map and a derivative multi-purpose map.

For the preparation of the geological map the main elements that form the geological environment (bedrock, overburden, landscape, active processes and hydrogeological conditions) were analyzed separately. The derivative map is an engineering-geological zoning map, prepared using all the information present on the geological map.

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Présentation d’un levé de carte géotechnique de détail effectué dans des régions montagneuses choisies en Italie. Chaque exemple comprend deux cartes: une carte géologique analytique et une carte interprétative à usages multiples.

Pour la préparation de la carte géologique analytique, on a analysé séparément les principaux éléments du contexte géologique (soubassement, couverture, paysage, processus actifs et conditions hydrogéologiques). La carte interprétative est une carte de zonage géotechnique, préparée en utilisant toutes les données fournies par la précédente.

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  1. Geotecneco S.p.A., San Lorenzo in Campo, Pesaro, Italy

    Merla A., Merlo C. & Oliveri F.

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Callaborators: Field surveys — C. Casati, L. Ceffa, M. Costa, G. Paris; Photointerpretation — A. Giovacchini, L. Zan; Hydrogeology — G.C. Crema

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Merla, A., Merlo, C. & Oliveri, F. Detailed engineering-geological mapping in selected Italian mountainous areas: Methodology and examples. Bulletin of the International Association of Engineering Geology 13, 129–135 (1976). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02634777

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