| Title | The importance of bringing engineers and seismologists together: memories of Dubrovnik |
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| Author | Cassidy, J F ;
Herak, M |
| Source | Book of abstracts, 36th General Assembly of the European Seismological Commission; by D'Amico, S (ed.); Galea, P (ed.); Bozionelos, G (ed.); Colica, E (ed.); Farrugia, D (ed.); Agius, M R (ed.); 2018 p.
36-37  Open Access |
| Links | Online - En ligne (complete volume - volume
complet, PDF, 9.91 MB)
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| Year | 2018 |
| Alt Series | Natural Resources Canada, Contribution Series 20180060 |
| Publisher | European Seismological Commission |
| Meeting | European Seismological Commission 36th General Assembly; Valletta; MT; September 2-7, 2018 |
| Document | book |
| Lang. | English |
| Media | on-line; digital |
| File format | pdf (Adobe® Reader®) |
| Subjects | geophysics; engineering geology; surficial geology/geomorphology; Science and Technology; seismology; earthquakes; earthquake risk; sediments; soils; building codes; Scientists; International
cooperation; Buildings |
| Program | Public Safety Geoscience Assessing Earthquake Geohazards |
| Released | 2018 09 01 |
| Abstract | Professor Marco Mucciarelli has always recognised the importance of, and has been a strong advocate for, close linkages between earthquake engineers and seismologists. In September of 2007, an Advanced
Research Workshop was organized on Marco's suggestion, as a follow-up to a NATO Science for Peace Project. It brought together 30 earthquake seismologists and engineers from 14 countries around the world, with the goal of helping to improve seismic
safety. The workshop took place in Dubrovnik and was organised by Marco and Croatian project partners. It resulted in the Springer book “Increasing Seismic Safety by Combining Engineering Technologies and Seismological Data”. This presentation will
summarise the key questions addressed at the Dubrovnik meeting, a summary of progress made, and some of the outstanding questions that remain today. Important topics that were addressed included: 1) how can ambient noise data be used to characterise
both soil and building response; 2) how to separate frequency decrease due to distributed or concentrated damage, time-varying building and soil behaviour; 3) what is the role of transients in ambient noise analysis; 4) what is the role of
building-soil resonance in damage patterns; 5) how to understand soil and building non-linear behaviour? A few of the key, practical results from this meeting include: 1) suggested modifications to existing building codes for soil classification,
and 2) simplified approaches to estimating building vulnerability and soil-building resonance for use in practise in cities. Results from this meeting have advanced both earthquake science and earthquake engineering. The science that resulted from
this meeting was important - but just as important were the new linkages and partnerships that developed between seismologists and engineers from all corners of the world. Those partnerships continue to this day, thanks to Marco. |
| Summary | (Plain Language Summary, not published)
This invited presentation outlines the importance of having close linkages between earthquake engineers and seismologists. Specifically, this talk
highlights the contributions of the late Dr. Marco Mucciarelli in bringing together 30 earthquake seismologists and engineers from around the world at the Advanced Research Workshop in Dubrovnik, Croatia. This meeting resulted in the Springer book
'Increasing Seismic Safety by Combining Engineering Technologies and Seismological Data'. This presentation will summarise the key questions addressed and important scientific outcomes resulting from this meeting. |
| GEOSCAN ID | 308263 |
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