Geotechnical investigation guide for building in volcanic environments

In the past decade canarian government has done several studies about geomechanical properties of volcanic materials. Results has created the first database with geomechanical and geochemical properties, and correlations between various parameters studied, which have been published and accepted by the scientific community (RodriguezLosada et al., 2006, 2007, Hernandez-Gutierrez et al., 2007). In addition, the government has developed geotechnical mapping of the Canary Islands.