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Gianluca Speranza
Cette personne n’est plus à l’EPFL
Publications associées (5)
Life cycle environmental assessment of retaining walls in unsaturated soils
Alessio Ferrari, Gianluca Speranza
Retaining structures above groundwater level support soils that are usually in a state of partial saturation and subject to the actions of atmospheric agents. The current design approach considers the possible extremes of soil conditions - either totally d ...
ELSEVIER2022Geotechnical and environmental performance of retaining structures in unsaturated soils
Presently, environmental issues are considered as critical aspects concerning the market competitiveness in the building and construction sector. However, the construction sector is regarded as one of the main areas contributing to CO2 emissions and resour ...
EPFL2020TERRE project: interplay between unsaturated soil mechanics and low-carbon geotechnical engineering
Alessio Ferrari, Jacopo Zannin, Gianluca Speranza
The geotechnical construction industry is a major component of the overall construction sector and is strategically important in infrastructure development (transportation, flood and landslide protection, building foundations, waste disposal). Although ind ...
E D P SCIENCES2020An experimental investigation on the water retention behaviour of a silty soil for the computation of the lateral earth thrust on a retaining wall
Lyesse Laloui, Alessio Ferrari, Gianluca Speranza
Retaining structures often interact with soils in unsaturated conditions and their performance is influenced by environmental actions. Currently, geotechnical analysis and design approaches mainly consider the soils either totally dry or totally saturated. ...
E3S Web of Conferences2019Long-term performance and life cycle assessment of energy piles in three different climatic conditions
Lyesse Laloui, Alessio Ferrari, Melis Sütman, Gianluca Speranza
The main purpose behind the use of energy piles is to enable the exploitation of geothermal energy for meeting the heating/cooling demands of buildings in an efficient and environment-friendly manner. However, the long-term performance of energy piles in d ...
2019