Study on Seismic Response Analysis in "Vincenzo Bellini" Garden Area by Seismic Dilatometer Marchetti Tests

This paper deals with a research conducted at the Bellini Garden area in the city of Catania (Italy). The results of in situ and laboratory investigations are described and compared in order to provide a representative ge-otechnical model of soil conditions for a realistic seismic response analysis. In situ Seismic Dilatometer Mar-chetti Tests (SDMT) were carried out, with the aim to evaluate the soil profile of shear wave velocity (Vs). Moreover, laboratory tests were carried out on undisturbed samples. Among these Resonant Column Tests (RCT) were carried out. The Seismic Dilatometer Marchetti Tests were performed up to a depth of 30 meters. The seismic response analysis at the surface, in terms of time history and response spectra, has been obtained by linear equivalent 1-D codes.