The Capo d’Orlando is a terrigenous formation outcropping in the northeastern part of Sicily (southern Italy). Its deposition is related to the preliminary erosion of basement metamorphic rocks, and subsequent transport through gravitational processes in different sedimentation basins. This led to the formation of heterogeneous deposits consisting in sandstone banks, locally alternating with pelitic and conglomeratic layers. The present research aims to study the sandstones at the scale of both intact rock, that was analyzed in laboratory to assess their physical - mechanical properties, and rock mass, through field surveys. The achieved results confirmed that although the sandstones are part of the same geological formation their physical-mechanical features are strongly variable.
On the physical-mechanical characterization of heterogeneous sandstones from Capo d’Orlando formation (northeastern Sicily)
Zocco G.
Primo
;Mineo S.;Pappalardo G.Ultimo
2024-01-01
Abstract
The Capo d’Orlando is a terrigenous formation outcropping in the northeastern part of Sicily (southern Italy). Its deposition is related to the preliminary erosion of basement metamorphic rocks, and subsequent transport through gravitational processes in different sedimentation basins. This led to the formation of heterogeneous deposits consisting in sandstone banks, locally alternating with pelitic and conglomeratic layers. The present research aims to study the sandstones at the scale of both intact rock, that was analyzed in laboratory to assess their physical - mechanical properties, and rock mass, through field surveys. The achieved results confirmed that although the sandstones are part of the same geological formation their physical-mechanical features are strongly variable.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
