Abstract
The soils of the Ionian coastal zone, except those in proximity to Taranto where overconsolidated clays outcrop, are not currently well known from the perspective of their physical characteristics and mechanical behaviour. This note report a series of data from laboratory and on site tests (SPT and CPT) that have made it possible to undertake interesting quantitative comparisons as well as verifying some correlations proposed in the literature. The results show how to deal with, at least for more obviously sandy soils, medium and/or high density sands, to which can be attributed friction angles even of the order of 40° and greater, while the soils nearer the surface show notable variability related to the presence of soils with finer grain size distribution.
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Cherubini, C., Lupo, M. Geomechanical properties of sandy soil near Scanzano Jonico (Basilicata, Italy). Geotechnical and Geological Engineering 20, 371–392 (2002). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1021259711507
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