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The conglomerate sediments of the “Fossa Bradanica” (Italy)

Les sediments conglomeratiques de la “Fossa Bradanica” (Italie)

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Between the Apennine chain and the Murge highlands, in southern Italy, there is a deep tectonic depression, called the “Fossa Bradanica”. It is filled up by Pliocene and upper Pleistocene clayey and sandy sediments and subordinately by conglomerates. An extensive regional development plan providing for the construction of major public works (roads, motorways, dams) which have already been partially constructed, prompted the collection of a large amount of data on the geological and technical characteristics of the “Fossa Bradanica” sediments. These data, referring in particular to the conglomerates, have shown the influence of sedimentation, of synsedimentary structural evolution and of soil formation processes on the geotechnical properties of the materials and on their exploitation.

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Dans l'Italie méridionale, entre la chaîne de l'Apennin et le haut plateau des Murges (Région des Pouilles), se situe une profonde dépression tectonique (Fossa Bradanica) colmatée par des sédiments argileux, sableux et conglomératiques du Pliocène et du Pleistocène supérieur. La réalisation de grands travaux publics (routes, autoroutes, digues, etc.) prévus dans le cadre d'un plan régional de développement, a permis d'acquérir de nombreuses données sur les caractéristiques des terrains de la “Fossa Bradanica”. L'analyse critique de ces données, et en particulier de celles relatives aux sédiments conglomératiques a permis d'individualiser l'action des mécanismes de la sédimentation de l'évolution structurale synsédimentaire et des processus de pédogénèse sur les caractéristiques géotechniques et sur les méthodes d'exploitation.

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This study has been carried out within the programs of the CNR Centro di Studio per la Geologia Tecnica.

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Giovanni, G. The conglomerate sediments of the “Fossa Bradanica” (Italy). Bulletin of the International Association of Engineering Geology 29, 69–73 (1984). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02594377

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