PSI - Issue 84

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Procedia Structural Integrity 84 (2026) 119–126

© 2026 The Authors. Published by ELSEVIER B.V. This is an open access article under the CC BY-NC-ND license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0) Peer-review under responsibility of the scientific committee of the Conference Keywords: Electrical Resistivity Tomography; Ground Penetrating Radar; Bridge; Landslides; Foundations Abstract The EMILI project “ElectroMagnetic techniques for Investigating Landslide and structural damage due to their Impacts on the bridges” aims to develop standardized guidelines, best practices, and procedures for using in-situ electromagnetic technologies to assess landslide risks for bridges. It aims to enhance the consistency, reliability, and practical applicability of electromagnetic based technologies such as Electrical Resistivity Tomography and Ground Penetrating Radar. This paper presents preliminary outcomes achieved within the EMILI project framework. The first outcome consists of a systematic review of Electrical Resistivity Tomography and Ground Penetrating Radar performance and limitations for in-situ assessment of bridges, landslides, and bridge landslide interactions. The second outcome comprises preliminary results from virtual scenarios simulated using software widely used to produce numerical Electrical Resistivity Tomography and Ground Penetrating Radar data. These results concern surface and borehole data from scenarios differing in lithology, foundation types, and water content. III Fabre Conference: Existing Bridges, Viaducts, and Tunnels: Research, Innovation, and Applications Electromagnetic Techniques for Bridges: Preliminary Results from the EMILI Project Ilaria Catapano a *, Davide Di Gennaro b , Gerardo Romano b , Gregory De Martino c ,Valeria Giampaolo c , Angela Perrone c , Vincenzo Lapenna c , Giovanni Ludeno a , Giuseppe Esposito a , Gianluca Gennarelli a , Carlo Noviello a , Francesco Soldovieri a , Alessandro Giocoli d , Chiara Ormando d , Antonio Di Pietro d , Maurizio Pollino d , Giacomo Buffarini d , Alessandro Lipari d , Paolo Clemente d , and Luigi Capozzoli c a Istituto per il Rilevamento Elettromagnetico dell’Ambiente - Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche, CNR-IREA, 80124 Napoli, Italia b Dipartimento di Scienze della Terra e Geoambientali, Università degli Studi di Bari Aldo Moro, 70121 Bari, Italia c Istituto di Metodologie per l’Analisi Ambientale - Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche, CNR-IMAA, 85050 Tito Scalo (PZ), Italia d Agenzia nazionale per le nuove tecnologie, l’energia e lo sviluppo economico sostenibile, ENEA, 00196 Roma, Italia

* Corresponding author. E-mail address: catapano.i@irea.cnr.it

2452-3216 © 2026 The Authors. Published by ELSEVIER B.V. This is an open access article under the CC BY-NC-ND license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0) Peer-review under responsibility of the scientific committee of the Conference 10.1016/j.prostr.2026.06.017