Francesca Shara Caggiula
Fracto-emissions and statistical seismic precursors: The case-study of Murisengo gypsum mine (January 2018 - June 2019).
Rel. Alberto Carpinteri, Oscar Borla. Politecnico di Torino, Master of science program in Civil Engineering, 2019
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Abstract
In recent decades, a large number of laboratory tests and experimental observations have shown that acoustic, electromagnetic and neutron emissions are phenomena closely related to seismic activity. Through these tests it was demonstrated how, by subjecting brittle or quasi-brittle materials to mechanical stress, it is possible to observe ultrasonic acoustic emissions (AE), electromagnetic emissions (EME) and neutron emissions (NE) during the fracture process. These three forms of energy are called Fracto-emissions and, if analysed simultaneously in specific monitoring sites, can provide important information in terms of environmental protection against seismicity. Beside the Fracto-emissions, the temporal variation of the b-value, a statistical precursor deriving from the Gutenberg-Richter's law for the magnitude-frequency distribution, is proposed as a further parameter for seismic prevention.
For the detection of the above-mentioned forms of energy, a specific monitoring platform has been installed at the “San Pietro - Prato Nuovo” gypsum mine located in Murisengo (Alessadria, Italy)
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