Studio geologico del comprensorio Centane-Via Panoramica (Isola di Procida, Golfo di Napoli)

E' stato eseguito uno studio geologico del comprensorio Centane-Panoramica (Isola di Procida, Golfo di Napoli) finalizzato alla determinazione delle caratteristiche tecniche dei terreni e della granulometria nelle aree lato mare che caratterizzano la falesia costiera tufacea tra Punta Pizzaco e Punta Solchiaro. Sono state eseguite prove penetrometriche dinamiche i cui risultati sono stati elaborati unitamente alle curve granulometriche dei terreni. I risultati ottenuti hanno consentito di definire il grado di dissesto geomorfologico e la natura dei terreni in aree sub-pianeggianti poste alla sommità della falesia costiera.

Geophysics: Principles, applications and emerging technologies

This book presents research in the field of Geophysics, particularly referring to principles, applications and emerging technologies. Table of Contents: Preface pp. i-xxi Environmental Geophysics: Techniques, advantages and limitations (Pantelis Soupios and Eleni Kokinou, Department of Environmental and Natural Resources Engineering, Technological Educational Institute of Crete, Dynamics of the Ocean Floor, Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research Kiel, Geomar)pp i-xxi Application of Innovative Geophysical Techniques in Coastal Areas (V. Di Fiore, M. Punzo, D. Tarallo, and G. Cavuoto, Institute for Marine Coastal Environment, National Research Council, Naples)pp. i-xxi Marine Geophysics of the Naples Bay (Southern Tyrrhenian sea, Italy): Principles, Applications and Emerging Technologies (Gemma Aiello and Ennio Marsella, Institute for Marine Coastal Environment, National Research Council, Naples)pp. i-xxi Oceanic Oscillation Phenomena: Relation to Synchronization and Stochastic Resonance (Shinya Shimokawa and Tomonori Matsuura, National Research Institute for Earth Science and Disaster Prevention, Univ. of Toyama)pp. i-xxi Assessment of ocean variability in the Sicily Channel from a numerical three-dimensional model using EOFs decomposition (R. Sorgente, A. Olita, A.F. Drago, A. Ribotti, L. Fazioli, and C. Tedesco, Institute for Marine Coastal Environment, National Research Council, Oristano)pp. i-xxi Monitoring Test of Crack Opening in Volcanic Tuff (Coroglio Cliff. Italy) Using Distributed Optical Fiber Sensor (A. Minardo, A. Coscetta, M. Caccavale, G. Esposito, F. Matano, M. Sacchi, R. Somma, G. Zeni, and L. Zeni, Department of Industrial and Information Eng., Second University of Naples Aversa, Institute for Marine Coastal Environment, National Research Council Naples, National Institute for Geophysics and Volcanology, Osservatorio Vesuviano Naples, Institute for Electromagnetic Sensing of the Environment, National Research Council Naples)pp. i-xxi

New morpho-bathymetric and tectono-stratigraphic data on Naples and Salerno gulfs (southern tyrrhenian sea, Italy) derived from bathymetric and seismic data analysis and integrated geological interpretation

New morpho-bathymetric and tectono-stratigraphic data on Naples and Salerno Gulfs, derived from bathymetric and seismic data analysis and integrated geologic interpretation are here presented. The CUBE(Combined Uncertainty Bathymetric Estimator) method has been applied to complex morphologies, such as the Capri continental slope and the related geological structures occurring in the Salerno Gulf.The bathymetric data analysis has been carried out for marine geological maps of the whole Campania continental margin at scales ranging from 1:25.000 to 1:10.000, including focused examples in Naples and Salerno Gulfs, Naples harbour, Capri and Ischia Islands and Salerno Valley. Seismic data analysis has allowed for the correlation of main morpho-structural lineaments recognized at a regional scale through multichannel profiles with morphological features cropping out at the sea bottom, evident from bathymetry.Main fault systems in the area have been represented on a tectonic sketch map, including the master fault located northwards to the Salerno Valley half graben. Some normal faults parallel to the master fault have been interpreted from the slope map derived from bathymetric data. A complex system of antithetic faults bound two morpho-structural highs located 20km to the south of the Capri Island. Some hints of compressional reactivation of normal faults in an extensional setting involving the whole Campania continental margin have been shown from seismic interpretation.

Interactions between Late Quaternary volcanic and sedimentary processes in the Naples Bay, Southern Tyrrhenian sea

The interactions between Late Quaternary volcanic and sedimentary processes in the Naples Bay, Southern Tyrrhenian sea, are here discussed through the results of the marine geological survey at the scale 1:25.000. The example of the geological map n. 465 “Isola di Procida”, herein presented, has put in evidence the stratigraphy of marine Quaternary deposits and related volcanic seismic units. The volcanic deposits cropping out in the Procida island have been explained as the result of eruptions of local eruptive centres. The geological survey carried out onshore indicates the occurrence of several pyroclastic units linked to the eruptive activity of the Ischian and Phlegrean volcanic complexes, interstratified with the products erupted by local volcanic centres. The occurrence in the pyroclastic sequences of Ischia and Procida islands of several marker horizons and their stratigraphic correlations have allowed to reconstruct the volcanological evolution of the two islands and the interactions with sedimentary processes at the scale of the whole Tyrrhenian margin. Four geological maps at the scale 1:25.000 covering the whole Naples Bay have been reconstructed based on the interpretation of marine geological and geophysical data. The stratigraphic relationships between the seismic units and the eruptive deposits have testified the activity of several monogenetic volcanic centers, whose products are interstratified with marine and continental deposits of the Late Quaternary depositional sequence.

Stratigraphic Architecture of Deep Sea Depositional Systems in the Southern Tyrrhenian Sea: Some Examples in the Ischia and Stromboli Volcanic Islands (Southern Italy)

The stratigraphic architecture of deep sea depositional systems has been discussed in detail. Some examples in Ischia and Stromboli volcanic islands (Southern Tyrrhenian sea, Italy) are here shown and discussed. The submarine slope and base of slope depositional systems represent a major component of marine and lacustrine basin fills, constituting primary targets for hydrocarbon exploration and development. The slope systems are characterized by seven seismic facies building blocks, including the turbiditic channel fills, the turbidite lobes, the sheet turbidites, the slide, slump and debris flow sheets, lobes and tongues, the fine-grained turbidite fills and sheets, the contourite drifts and finally, the hemipelagic drapes and fills. Sparker profiles offshore Ischia are presented. New seismo-stratigraphic evidence on buried volcanic structures and overlying Quaternary deposits of the eastern offshore of the Ischia Island are here discussed to highlight the implications on marine geophysics and volcanology. Regional seismic sections in the Ischia offshore across buried volcanic structures and debris avalanche and debris flow deposits are here presented and discussed. Deep sea depositional systems in the Ischia Island are well developed in correspondence to the Southern Ischia canyon system. The canyon system engraves a narrow continental shelf from Punta Imperatore to Punta San Pancrazio, being limited southwestwards from the relict volcanic edifice of the Ischia bank. While the eastern boundary of the canyon system is controlled by extensional tectonics, being limited from a NE-SW trending (counter-Apenninic) normal fault, its western boundary is controlled by volcanism, due to the growth of the Ischia volcanic bank. Submarine gravitational instabilities also acted in relationships to the canyon system, allowing for the individuation of large scale creeping at the sea bottom and hummocky deposits already interpreted as debris avalanche deposits. High resolution seismic data (Subbottom Chirp) coupled to high resolution Multibeam bathymetry collected in the frame of the Stromboli geophysical experiment aimed at recording seismic active data and tomography of the Stromboli Island are here presented. A new detailed swath bathymetry of Stromboli Island is here shown and discussed to reconstruct an up-to-date morpho-bathymetry and marine geology of the area, compared to volcanologic setting of the Aeolian volcanic complex. The Stromboli DEM gives information about the submerged structure of the volcano, particularly about the volcano-tectonic and gravitational processes involving the submarine flanks of the edifice. Several seismic units have been identified around the volcanic edifice and interpreted as volcanic acoustic basement pertaining to the volcano and overlying slide chaotic bodies emplaced during its complex volcano-tectonic evolution. They are related to the eruptive activity of Stromboli, mainly poliphasic and to regional geological processes involving the geology of the Aeolian Arc.

Studio geologico-geomorfologico per la soluzione di problematiche tecnico-applicative nelle località Terra Murata (borgo medievale e costone lato Marina Corricella) e Centane-Panoramica (Isola di Procida, Golfo di Napoli)

Nel presente rapporto tecnico viene illustrato uno studio del dissesto geomorfologico in due aree selezionate dell’Isola di Procida, rispettivamente ubicate nella zona storica di Procida (borgo medievale di Terra Murata lungo la Via Salita Castello-altezza Via S. Domenico) e nell’area costiera che raccorda Punta Pizzaco con Punta Solchiaro (comprensorio Centane-Panoramica). In generale le finalità del rapporto tecnico sono quelle di fornire un inquadramento di queste due zone da un punto di vista geologico, che si differenziano negli aspetti particolari. Infatti, nella zona di Terra Murata, sia nella zona alta del borgo medievale (piazzale oltre le mura) che lungo il costone tufaceo antistante la Marina Corricella (salita Castello all’altezza di Via S. Domenico) sono documentate copiose perdite d’acqua attraverso i terreni vulcanici di natura tufacea e pozzolanica che affiorano nell’area. Tali perdite d’acqua attraverso i terreni interessano anche numerose abitazioni, creando disagi che rendono necessario l’ulteriore accertamento tecnico al fine di individuare, anche tentativamente, le cause di tali dissesti e di proporre soluzioni tecnicamente soddisfacenti a tali problematiche attraverso uno studio approfondito.

An IP capable data link layer protocol for narrow band half-duplex packet data radio networks

The wide adaptation of Internet Protocol (IP) as de facto protocol for most communication networks has established a need for developing IP capable data link layer protocol solutions for Machine to machine (M2M) and Internet of Things (IoT) networks. However, the wireless networks used for M2M and IoT applications usually lack the resources commonly associated with modern wireless communication networks. The existing IP capable data link layer solutions for wireless IoT networks provide the necessary overhead minimising and frame optimising features, but are often built to be compatible only with IPv6 and specific radio platforms. The objective of this thesis is to design IPv4 compatible data link layer for Netcontrol Oy's narrow band half-duplex packet data radio system. Based on extensive literature research, system modelling and solution concept testing, this thesis proposes the usage of tunslip protocol as the basis for the system data link layer protocol development. In addition to the functionality of tunslip, this thesis discusses the additional network, routing, compression, security and collision avoidance changes required to be made to the radio platform in order for it to be IP compatible while still being able to maintain the point-to-multipoint and multi-hop network characteristics. The data link layer design consists of the radio application, dynamic Maximum Transmission Unit (MTU) optimisation daemon and the tunslip interface. The proposed design uses tunslip for creating an IP capable data link protocol interface. The radio application receives data from tunslip and compresses the packets and uses the IP addressing information for radio network addressing and routing before forwarding the message to radio network. The dynamic MTU size optimisation daemon controls the tunslip interface maximum MTU size according to the link quality assessment calculated from the radio network diagnostic data received from the radio application. For determining the usability of tunslip as the basis for data link layer protocol, testing of the tunslip interface is conducted with both IEEE 802.15.4 radios and packet data radios. The test cases measure the radio network usability for User Datagram Protocol (UDP) based applications without applying any header or content compression. The test results for the packet data radios reveal that the typical success rate for packet reception through a single-hop link is above 99% with a round-trip-delay of 0.315s for 63B packets.

Street lighting mesh network protocol

The digital revolution of the 21st century contributed to stem the Internet of Things (IoT). Trillions of embedded devices using the Internet Protocol (IP), also called smart objects, will be an integral part of the Internet. In order to support such an extremely large address space, a new Internet Protocol, called Internet Protocol Version 6 (IPv6) is being adopted. The IPv6 over Low Power Wireless Personal Area Networks (6LoWPAN) has accelerated the integration of WSNs into the Internet. At the same time, the Constrained Application Protocol (CoAP) has made it possible to provide resource constrained devices with RESTful Web services functionalities. This work builds upon previous experience in street lighting networks, for which a proprietary protocol, devised by the Lighting Living Lab, was implemented and used for several years. The proprietary protocol runs on a broad range of lighting control boards. In order to support heterogeneous applications with more demanding communication requirements and to improve the application development process, it was decided to port the Contiki OS to the four channel LED driver (4LD) board from Globaltronic. This thesis describes the work done to adapt the Contiki OS to support the Microchip TM PIC24FJ128GA308 microprocessor and presents an IP based solution to integrate sensors and actuators in smart lighting applications. Besides detailing the system’s architecture and implementation, this thesis presents multiple results showing that the performance of CoAP based resource retrievals in constrained nodes is adequate for supporting networking services in street lighting networks.

Diseño de una metodología que permita implementar el protocolo de internet versión 6 en empresas o instituciones con aplicaciones basadas en el protocolo TCP/IP versión 4

Se realizar una investigación para formar una base teórica que permita desarrollar un manual de referencia que sirva como consulta general sobre el uso del Protocolo de Internet versión 6, IPv6, y de las especificaciones básicas necesarias para migrar a esta nueva tecnología. Verificar el uso que hacen las empresas o instituciones en nuestro medio de aplicaciones operando en redes basadas en el Protocolo de Internet versión 4, con la idea de desarrollar pautas que sirvan para definir una metodología general para la migración de estas redes y sus aplicaciones en operación, al nuevo Protocolo de Internet IPv6

Mobility in vehicular networks with multiple access points to the infrastructure

Nowadays there is a huge evolution in the technological world and in the wireless networks. The electronic devices have more capabilities and resources over the years, which makes the users more and more demanding. The necessity of being connected to the global world leads to the arising of wireless access points in the cities to provide internet access to the people in order to keep the constant interaction with the world. Vehicular networks arise to support safety related applications and to improve the traffic flow in the roads; however, nowadays they are also used to provide entertainment to the users present in the vehicles. The best way to increase the utilization of the vehicular networks is to give to the users what they want: a constant connection to the internet. Despite of all the advances in the vehicular networks, there were several issues to be solved. The presence of dedicated infrastructure to vehicular networks is not wide yet, which leads to the need of using the available Wi-Fi hotspots and the cellular networks as access networks. In order to make all the management of the mobility process and to keep the user’s connection and session active, a mobility protocol is needed. Taking into account the huge number of access points present at the range of a vehicle for example in a city, it will be beneficial to take advantage of all available resources in order to improve all the vehicular network, either to the users and to the operators. The concept of multihoming allows to take advantage of all available resources with multiple simultaneous connections. This dissertation has as objectives the integration of a mobility protocol, the Network-Proxy Mobile IPv6 protocol, with a host-multihoming per packet solution in order to increase the performance of the network by using more resources simultaneously, the support of multi-hop communications, either in IPv6 or IPv4, the capability of providing internet access to the users of the network, and the integration of the developed protocol in the vehicular environment, with the WAVE, Wi-Fi and cellular technologies. The performed tests focused on the multihoming features implemented on this dissertation, and on the IPv4 network access for the normal users. The obtained results show that the multihoming addition to the mobility protocol improves the network performance and provides a better resource management. Also, the results show the correct operation of the developed protocol in a vehicular environment.

Performance Analysis of IP based WSNs in real time systems

Wireless sensor networks (WSNs) are the key enablers of the internet of things (IoT) paradigm. Traditionally, sensor network research has been to be unlike the internet, motivated by power and device constraints. The IETF 6LoWPAN draft standard changes this, defining how IPv6 packets can be efficiently transmitted over IEEE 802.15.4 radio links. Due to this 6LoWPAN technology, low power, low cost micro- controllers can be connected to the internet forming what is known as the wireless embedded internet. Another IETF recommendation, CoAP allows these devices to communicate interactively over the internet. The integration of such tiny, ubiquitous electronic devices to the internet enables interesting real-time applications. This thesis work attempts to evaluate the performance of a stack consisting of CoAP and 6LoWPAN over the IEEE 802.15.4 radio link using the Contiki OS and Cooja simulator, along with the CoAP framework Californium (Cf). Ultimately, the implementation of this stack on real hardware is carried out using a raspberry pi as a border router with T-mote sky sensors as slip radios and CoAP servers relaying temperature and humidity data. The reliability of the stack was also demonstrated during scalability analysis conducted on the physical deployment. The interoperability is ensured by connecting the WSN to the global internet using different hardware platforms supported by Contiki and without the use of specialized gateways commonly found in non IP based networks. This work therefore developed and demonstrated a heterogeneous wireless sensor network stack, which is IP based and conducted performance analysis of the stack, both in terms of simulations and real hardware.

Avalição de desempenho de protocolos de autenticação para redes sem fio heterogêneas

Dissertação (mestrado)—Universidade de Brasília, Faculdade de Tecnologia, Departamento de Engenharia Elétrica, 2016.

Analisi critica del People Mover di Bologna: dallo studio della domanda alle analisi swot.

Lo scopo della tesi è analizzare gli aspetti principali del progetto People Mover di Bologna, toccando gli aspetti costruttivi, ambientali e trasportistici, esaminando lo studio della domanda di trasporto e svolgendo infine un analisi swot dei punti di forza o debolezza. Il People Mover di Bologna è un sistema innovativo di trasporto pubblico che collegherà in 7 minuti la stazione ferroviaria all’aeroporto Marconi, effettuando una sola fermata intermedia presso il Lazzaretto, un’area destinata ad ospitare un nuovo insediamento abitativo nonché nuovi spazi per l’Università di Bologna. Il People Mover è un sistema di trasporto pubblico che offre: certezza sui tempi di percorrenza, mobilità silenziosa, zero emissioni (trazione elettrica), sicurezza di esercizio, costi ridotti rispetto ad una metropolitana. Dopo aver valutato in sede di analisi swot, i pro e contro di tale opera è giusto fare un confronto tra il People Mover e il Servizio Ferroviario Metropolitano. In passato il confronto fra i sostenitori del People mover e del Sistema ferroviario metropolitano è stato in parte ideologico, in parte politico e solo limitatamente tecnico. La tesi analizza le differenze tecniche dei due sistemi di trasporto. Voler far convivere sulla stessa infrastruttura due utenze molto diverse (quella aeroportuale e quella pendolare) è difficile e porterebbe alla non soddisfazione di entrambe. Se l’utenza aeroportuale chiede rapidità e spazio per i bagagli, i pendolari chiedono maggiori posti a sedere e maggiore intensità del servizio. In conclusione lo scopo di questa tesi non è porre dei dubbi sul progetto dell’opera stessa, peraltro già in fase di cantierizzazione, ma fornire un analisi più completa sul progetto.

Sospesi nel linguaggio Scrivere e parlare matematica in V Liceo

Questo lavoro nasce dal desiderio di approfondire i fondamenti del linguaggio della matematica, osservandone gli usi ed analizzandone gli scopi dal punto di vista didattico e non solo. Il linguaggio è il mezzo su cui si costruiscono i pensieri o semplicemente lo strumento coi quali si comunica il sapere? Il linguaggio è uno strumento della pratica matematica o è la matematica ad essere un linguaggio? Se lo è, che caratteristiche ha? Queste sono le domande che hanno accompagnato la stesura dei primi capitoli di questa tesi, in cui si approfondisce il tema del linguaggio della matematica da un punto di vista epistemologico, tecnico e didattico, a partire dai riferimenti teorici e dalle ricerche sul campo curate da Bruno D’Amore e Pier Luigi Ferrari. Nella seconda parte si presentano i risultati e le osservazioni della sperimentazione condotta nella classe 5a As del Liceo Scientifico “A. Righi” di Cesena. L’indagine di tipo qualitativo sui protocolli degli studenti ha permesso di definire le modalità d’uso del linguaggio da parte degli stessi al termine del percorso scolastico, di mostrare alcuni possibili legami tra le competenze linguistiche e quelle matematiche e di delineare una classificazione di tre profili di allievi relativamente al loro modo di scrivere e parlare di matematica. La tesi ha favorito uno sguardo trasversale verso la matematica in cui il linguaggio offre una fruttuosa possibilità di incontro tra prospettive opposte nel guardare la scienza e l’uomo. Questo apre alla possibilità di costruire una didattica che non sia la mera somma di conoscenze o la divisione di settori disciplinari, ma il prodotto di elementi che armoniosamente costruiscono il pensiero dell’uomo.

Analisi delle caratteristiche e delle performance di membrane polimeriche a microporosità intrinseca (PIM) per la cattura di CO2

In questo lavoro viene condotta un’analisi critica delle caratteristiche materiali e delle performance di una classe di polimeri recentemente sviluppata, i “Polimeri a Microporosità Intrinseca”, di grande interesse per lo sviluppo di membrane per la separazione di gas, specialmente nella Carbon Capture. Partendo dall’analisi del meccanismo di separazione di gas in membrane polimeriche dense si fornisce una overview sulle tecnologie assodate e innovative per la separazione di gas e per la CC. Le caratteristiche e le proprietà strutturali di rilievo dei polimeri vetrosi sono poi brevemente illustrate e le correlazioni empiriche note tra le suddette e le proprietà di trasporto di materia. Vengono quindi descritti i PIMs analizzando in primis la loro tipica struttura chimica, i processi di sintesi e le caratteristiche principali. Per il PIM-1, capostipite della categoria, il trasporto di gas viene approfondito con lo studio della variabilità delle proprietà quali la permeabilità, la diffusività e la solubilità di penetranti gassosi con i parametri operativi (p, T, composizione dei feed), considerando anche fenomeni tipici dei polimeri vetrosi quali l’aging e l’effetto dei solventi. Sono poi analizzate le proprietà di trasporto nei diversi PIMs, e confrontate con quelle di polimeri di comune utilizzo nelle separazioni in esame. La rielaborazione dei dati raccolti permette di confrontare le performance di una varietà di polimeri nella separazione di gas. In particolare l’analisi critica dei diagrammi permeabilità/selettività induce ad una valutazione approssimativa ma significativa delle possibili soluzioni tra cui optare per una data separazione di gas, considerando anche i parametri operativi tipici della stessa. Infine, vengono riportati e commentati dati di permeazione di miscele gassose in due diversi PIMs e nel polimero PTMSP, ponendo l’attenzione sulle reali condizioni operative con cui la tecnologia a membrane si deve confrontare in applicazioni reali.