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Salvatore Martino is affiliated with the University of Palermo in Italy and conducts research primarily within the fields of Earth and Planetary Sciences, Engineering, and Environmental Science. Their work extensively covers subfields such as Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law, Geophysics, Civil and Structural Engineering, Mechanics of Materials, and Atmospheric Science.

Their main research topics include landslides and related hazards, rock mechanics and modeling, seismic waves and analysis, geotechnical engineering and analysis, 3D surveying and cultural heritage, earthquake and tectonic studies, and dam engineering and safety.

Martino has contributed to several recent papers, including:

  • Landslides triggered after the 16 August 2018 Mw 5.1 Molise earthquake (Italy) by a combination of intense rainfalls and seismic shaking, 2020, published in Landslides
  • Review on the Geophysical and UAV-Based Methods Applied to Landslides, 2022, published in Remote Sensing
  • 3D Thermal Monitoring of Jointed Rock Masses through Infrared Thermography and Photogrammetry, 2021, published in Remote Sensing
  • Influence of joints on creep processes involving rock masses: results from physical-analogue laboratory tests, 2020, published in International Journal of Rock Mechanics and Mining Sciences
  • Using unmanned aerial vehicle photogrammetry for digital geological surveys: case study of Selmun promontory, northern of Malta, 2021, published in Environmental Earth Sciences

Martino frequently publishes in journals such as Applied Sciences, Remote Sensing, Landslides, Engineering Geology, and the International Journal of Rock Mechanics and Mining Sciences.

  • Applied Sciences
  • Remote Sensing
  • Landslides
  • Engineering Geology
  • International Journal of Rock Mechanics and Mining Sciences

The researcher collaborates regularly with coauthors including Gian Marco Marmoni, Matteo Fiorucci, Roberto Iannucci, Gabriele Scarascia Mugnozza, and Carlo Esposito.

  • Gian Marco Marmoni
  • Matteo Fiorucci
  • Roberto Iannucci
  • Gabriele Scarascia Mugnozza
  • Carlo Esposito

Martino's work often addresses critical issues in landslide monitoring, geotechnical analysis, and seismic event evaluation through both field studies and laboratory tests.

Best Publications

  • The interaction of seismic waves with step-like slopes and its influence on landslide movements

    L. Lenti;S. Martino

  • On far field occurrence of seismically induced landslides

    J. Delgado;J. Garrido;C. López-Casado;S. Martino

  • Widespread landslides induced by the Mw 5.1 earthquake of 11 May 2011 in Lorca, SE Spain

    P. Alfaro;J. Delgado;F.J. García-Tortosa;L. Lenti

  • Earthquake triggering of landslides in highly jointed rock masses: Reconstruction of the 1783 Scilla rock avalanche (Italy)

    Francesca Bozzano;Luca Lenti;Salvatore Martino;Alfredo Montagna

  • Earthquake-induced ground failures in Italy from a reviewed database

    S. Martino;A. Prestininzi;R. W. Romeo

  • Self-excitation process due to local seismic amplification responsible for the reactivation of the Salcito landslide (Italy) on 31 October 2002

    F. Bozzano;L. Lenti;Salvatore Martino;A. Paciello

  • Mountain slope deformations along thrust fronts in jointed limestone: An equivalent continuum modelling approach

    Carlo Esposito;Salvatore Martino;Gabriele Scarascia Mugnozza

  • Integrating geomechanical surveys and remote sensing for sea cliff slope stability analysis: the Mt. Pucci case study (Italy)

    S. Martino;P. Mazzanti

  • From the geological to the numerical model in the analysis of gravity-induced slope deformations: An example from the Central Apennines (Italy)

    A. Maffei;Salvatore Martino;A. Prestininzi

  • Multiple natural hazards at volcanic islands: a review for the Ischia volcano (Italy)

    J. Selva;V. Acocella;M. Bisson;S. Caliro

  • Influence of man-made cuts on the stability of pyroclastic covers (Campania, southern Italy): A numerical modelling approach

    F. M. Guadagno;S. Martino;G. Scarascia Mugnozza

  • The role of the seismic trigger in the Calitri landslide (Italy): historical reconstruction and dynamic analysis

    Salvatore Martino;Gabriele Scarascia Mugnozza

  • Impact of landslides on transportation routes during the 2016–2017 Central Italy seismic sequence

    S. Martino;F. Bozzano;P. Caporossi;D. D’Angiò

  • Ground-motion amplification at the Colle di Roio ridge, central Italy: A combined effect of stratigraphy and topography

    S. Hailemikael;L. Lenti;S. Martino;A. Paciello

  • Morpho-structural evolution of the valley-slope systems and related implications on slope-scale gravitational processes: New results from the Mt. Genzana case history (Central Apennines, Italy)

    M. Della Seta;C. Esposito;G.M. Marmoni;S. Martino

  • Back analysis of a rock landslide to infer rheological parameters

    F. Bozzano;S. Martino;A. Montagna;A. Prestininzi

  • Influence of joints on creep processes involving rock masses: results from physical-analogue laboratory tests

    Marco Emanuele Discenza;Salvatore Martino;Alberto Bretschneider;Gabriele Scarascia Mugnozza

  • 3D Thermal Monitoring of Jointed Rock Masses through Infrared Thermography and Photogrammetry

    Guglielmo Grechi;Matteo Fiorucci;Gian Marco Marmoni;Salvatore Martino

  • Seismic microzoning map: approaches, results and applications after the 2016–2017 Central Italy seismic sequence

    F. Pergalani;A. Pagliaroli;C. Bourdeau;M. Compagnoni

  • Thermal Response of Jointed Rock Masses Inferred from Infrared Thermographic Surveying (Acuto Test-Site, Italy).

    Matteo Fiorucci;Gian Marco Marmoni;Salvatore Martino;Paolo Mazzanti

  • A Parametric Numerical Study of the Interaction between Seismic Waves and Landslides for the Evaluation of the Susceptibility to Seismically Induced Displacements

    Luca Lenti;Salvatore Martino

  • Static and dynamic characterization of alluvial deposits in the Tiber River Valley: New data for assessing potential ground motion in the City of Rome

    F. Bozzano;A. Caserta;A. Caserta;A. Govoni;F. Marra

  • The gravitational slope deformation of Mt. Rocchetta ridge (central Apennines, Italy): geological-evolutionary model and numerical analysis

    M. E. Discenza;C. Esposito;S. Martino;M. Petitta

  • Near-surface geophysical methods for investigating the Buyukcekmece landslide in Istanbul, Turkey

    Esref Yalcinkaya;Hakan Alp;Oguz Ozel;Ethem Gorgun

Frequent Co-Authors

Carlo Baroni
Carlo Baroni University of Pisa
Marco Petitta
Marco Petitta Sapienza University of Rome
Mario Gaeta
Mario Gaeta Sapienza University of Rome
Fabrizio Marra
Fabrizio Marra National Institute of Geophysics and Volcanology
Michael J. Heap
Michael J. Heap University of Strasbourg
Thierry Reuschlé
Thierry Reuschlé University of Strasbourg
Luis Fabian Bonilla
Luis Fabian Bonilla Université Gustave Eiffel
Antonio Costa
Antonio Costa National Institute of Geophysics and Volcanology
Guido Giordano
Guido Giordano Roma Tre University
Dario Albarello
Dario Albarello University of Siena

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