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L'evento del Vajont nei suoi aspetti geodinamici

2011; National Institute of Geophysics and Volcanology; Volume: 19; Issue: 1 Linguagem: Inglês

10.4401/ag-5037

2037-416X

P. Caloi,

Dam Engineering and Safety

The results of geodynamic investigations, in a space of ten years (1953-1963) obtained in the Vajont's gorge during and after construction of the « Carlo Semenza » dam, they are here resumed. On their basis, it is examined the probable reasons of the October 9th 1963 tragic event. It is taken into consideration the seismic activity's awaking -towards the eastern zone of the dam- in the first ten days of September 1965 occurred.