On May 20, 2012 an earthquake of magnitude ML=5.9 struck the Emilia Romagna Region of Italy and a little portion of Lombardia Region. Successive earthquakes occurred on May 29, 2012 with ML=5.8 and ML=5.3, and June 3, 2013, ML = 5.1. The earthquakes caused 27 deaths, of which 13 on industrial buildings. The damage was considerable. 12,000 buildings were severely damaged; big damages occurred also to monuments and cultural heritage of Italy, causing the collapse of 147 campaniles. The May 20 and 29 earthquakes caused widespread liquefaction phenomena; particularly the May 20 shake caused significant liquefaction and lateral spreading in some localities in the Ferrara Province, located at about 17 km SE of the epicenter.
Liquefaction: the recent italian experience
FIORAVANTE, Vincenzo;GIRETTI, Daniela
2015
Abstract
On May 20, 2012 an earthquake of magnitude ML=5.9 struck the Emilia Romagna Region of Italy and a little portion of Lombardia Region. Successive earthquakes occurred on May 29, 2012 with ML=5.8 and ML=5.3, and June 3, 2013, ML = 5.1. The earthquakes caused 27 deaths, of which 13 on industrial buildings. The damage was considerable. 12,000 buildings were severely damaged; big damages occurred also to monuments and cultural heritage of Italy, causing the collapse of 147 campaniles. The May 20 and 29 earthquakes caused widespread liquefaction phenomena; particularly the May 20 shake caused significant liquefaction and lateral spreading in some localities in the Ferrara Province, located at about 17 km SE of the epicenter.I documenti in SFERA sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
