Scientific programme  

 

1- Common Sessions

Session Name Content Convenors

CS1 >>

Seismic input for design (EC8 and others) Questions of seismologists to engineers Questions of engineers to seismologists From acceleration to displacements: ground displacements in the period range from 1s to 10 s
Why do we use a return period of 475 yrs ?
Towards new site classification schemes
Design ground motion in seismic codes
Input for critical infrastructures
J. Bommer
R. Pinho
C. Papaioannou

CS2 >>

Historical investigations of earthquake effects, damage and vulnerability Vulnerability of historical buildings
Historical interpretation of damage
The role of archaeology,
What would happen today -   learning from history
M.Stucchi
M.G.Ashtiani

CS3 >>

Applications of the EMS-98 and related future evolutions

 

 

G. Grünthal
M.Stucchi
R. Musson
J. Schwarz

CS4 >>

Strong motion: use and modelling Modelling including source, path and site
Modelling compared to observations
Site chara cterisation strategies
Near field recordings
Maximum ground motion
F. Scherbaum
J. Zahradnik

CS5 >>

Site response and site effects Ground motion level and non-linearity
Non-linearity seen from Seismology
Non-linearity seen from Geotechnical Eng.
Modelling versus observations
New methods for site effects evaluation
Influence of the seismic source
P.Y. Bard
K. Atakan

CS6 >>

Early warning,
Shaking and loss scenarios
Real time shakemaps
Warning systems
Large historical earthquakes in Europe:
What would happen today?
Social and economic impacts
Uncertainties in scenario modelling
E. Faccioli
J. Zschau

CS7 >>

Strategies in earthquake mitigation What security for what price
Pre-event measures
The role of insurance
Social issues
E. Rüttener
P. Basabe

CS8 >>

Secondary earthquake hazards:
Tsunami, landslide, rock fall, liquefaction
Pre-event evaluation of secondary effects
Transnational effects of large earthquakes
Towards tsunami resistant design
Tsunami warning in Europe and European Codes
S. Tinti
D. Jongmans

2 - Engineering Sessions

Session Name Convenors

ES 1

Geotechnical Engineering  

ES 2

Dam Engineering  

ES 3a

Structural Engineering - Analysis  

ES 3b

Structural Engineering - Bridges  

ES 3c

Structural Engineering - Concrete  

ES 3d

Structural Engineering - Control  

ES 3e

Structural Engineering - Experimental  
ES 3f Structural Engineering - Masonry And Timber  
ES 3g Structural Engineering - Steel  
ES 3h Structural Engineering - Miscellaneous  
ES 4 Design Criteria and Methods, Codes  
ES 5 Existing Structures and Earthquake Risk Reduction  
ES 6 Lifeline Systems  
ES 7 Architectural Aspects, Nonstructural Components and Contents  
ES 8 Earthquake Engineering Practice (Recent Projects)  
ES 9 & SS5 Lessons from Recent Earthquakes  

ES 10

Other Issues  

The Engineering sessions are organised by the local organising committee. In most cases, there is no special convenor.

Special Theme Sessions (Engineering)

Session Name Convenors

STS E1 & SS6 >>

The Last Mile, Implementation of Risk Mitigation Measures in Europe. Haresh Shah,
Olivier Lateltin

STS E2 >>

Practice-oriented nonlinear approaches for performance assessment and design. Peter Fajfar,
Helmut Krawinkler

STS E3 >>

Irregular Structures. Avigdor Rutenberg, Stavros Anagnostopoulos

STS E4 >>

Displacement Based Design: Initial versus Secant Stiffness. Alessandro Dazio, Martin Koller

STS E5 >>

Eurocode 8: How to apply? Philippe Bisch,
Michael Fardis,
Thomas Wenk

STS E6>>

Seismic Assessment and Retrofit of Bridges A.J. Kappos,
K. Kawashima

STS E7>>

European Research on the Performance of Experimental Facilities Roy T. Severn,
Javier Molina
STS E8>> Shaking Table Facilities and Testing for Advancement of Earthquake Engineering Masayoshi Nakashima, G. Michele Calvi
STS E9>> Analysis and Design of RC Frames with Masonry Infills Eduardo C. Carvalho, Alessandro Dazio
STS E10>> By how much does the natural frequency of structures decrease during seismic response? Maria I. Todorovska , Pierino Lestuzzi
STS E11>> Petrochemical facilities and large LNG storage tanks Alessandro Martelli,
Maria Gabriella Castellano

Special Engineering Theme Sessions are mainly composed of invited presentations.


 
3- Session of the ESC
Session Name   Convenors

SC-A 0 >>

Seismicity of the European-Mediterranean Area. (Open Session - Posters only)

M. Stucchi,
A. Roca,
V. Kouskuna

SC-A 1 >>

Archaeological and Historical Studies on the Earthquakes of the Past Centuries P. Albini,
P. Labak,
F. Galadini,
St. Stiros

SC-A 2 >>

Volcano Seismology and Applications to Hazard Evaluation J. Neuberg,
R. Carniel

SC-B 0 >>

Data Acquisition, Theory and Interpretation. (Open Session - Posters only) A. Shapira,
K. Klinge,
I. Oprsal

SC-B 1 >>

Theory of Wave Propagation and new Techniques of Data Processing P.G. Malischewsky, F. Krüger,
I. Oprsal

SC-B 2 >>

The 20 th Century Strong Euro-Mediterranean Earthquakes from Historical Seismograms G. Ferrari,
J. Batllo,
J. Braunmiller

SC-C 0 >>

Physics of the Earthquake Sources. (Open Session - Posters only) M. Cocco,
M. Meghraoui

SC-C 1 >>

Earthquake Source Complexity: From Geology Through Kinematic and Dynamic Models to Realistic Ground Motion Simulations K. Atakan,
M. Mai,
M. Meghraoui,
D. Pantosti

SC-C 2 >>

Recent Developments in Theoretical and Numerical Earthquake Source Dynamics: New Horizons to Predict Seismic Radiation and Near-Field Ground Motions

M. Mai,
R. Madariaga,
M. Cocco

SC-D 0 >>

Crust and Upper Mantle Structures  (Open Session - Posters only) M. Grad,
D.C. Booth,
T.Tiira,
J. Badal

SC-D 1 >>

2-D and 3-D Crustal Models of Europe M. Grad,
D.C. Booth ,
T.Tiira

SC-E 0 >>

Earthquake Prediction Research   (Open Session - Posters only) G.A. Papadopoulos, A.V. Ponomarev, A.D.Zavyalow

SC-E 1 >>

Earthquake Forecasting and Society G.A. Papadopoulos, A.D. Zavyalov

SC-E 2 >>

Deterministic and Probabilistic Prediction Methods: Theory, Applications and Case Studies

G. Purcaru,
V. Kossobokov

SC-E 3 &
SC-F 2 >>

Time-Dependent Earthquake Hazard Assessment St. Wiemer,
S. Steacy,
P. Burton

SC-E 4 >>

Multifractals, Selfsimilarity and Nonlinear Dynamics in the Failure Process V.B. Smirnov,
Yu.S. Tyupkin,
R. Di Giovambattista

SC-E 5 >>

Earthquakes : To Predict or not to Predict? (Controversial Debate)

G.A. Papadopoulos

SC-E 6 >>

Earthquake Physics - Field and Laboratory Study

G. Sobolev,
A. Ponomarev

SC-F 0 >>

Engineering Seismology (Open session - Posters only) R.M.W. Musson, M.-J. Jimenéz,
P. Zupancic

SC-F 1 >>

Approaches to Model Seismic Scenarios G. Zonno,
A. Carvalho

SC-F 2 &
SC-E 3 >>

Time-Dependant Earthquake Hazard Assessment

St. Wiemer,
S. Steacy
P. Burton

SC-F 3 >>

Multiparametric Test Sites in Europe for the Evaluation of Ground Motion Amplification S. Parolai,
M. Mucciarelli

SC-F 4 >>

Geoinformation Technologies Oriented to Seismic Hazard and Seismic Risk Assessment V. Gitis,
G. Martinelli

SC-F 5 >>

Seismic Hazard and Risk due to Induced Seismicity

St. Oates,
T. van Eck

SC-F 6 >>

Geophysical and Civil Engineering Aspects of Hazard, Risk, and Mitigation for Major European Cities

F. Wenzel,
D. Lungu,
M. Erdik

SC-F 7 >>

Potential for Very Large Earthquake Disasters in the European Mediterranean Region

L. Mendes Victor,
M. Meghraoui,
J. Fonseca

SC-F 8 >>

Near Real-Time Damage and Loss Assessment due to Strong Earthquakes

N. Frolova,
J. Bonnin,
A. Ansal

SC-G 0 >>

Rapid Intervention Field Investigation Teams. ( Open Session - Posters only) I. Cecic,
A. Tertulliani,
R. Bossu

SC-G 1 &
SC-F WG >>

National Methodologies for Macroseismic Field Surveys (joint session with SC-F WG on Macroseismology) M.S. Barbano,
D. Kaiser,
V. Kouskouna

SC-G 2 >>

Recent Macroseismic Field Surveys

A. Tertulliani,
M. Gisler,
I. Cecic

SS1 >>

Tsunamis in the European Mediterranean Region and the Sumatra Earthquake and Tsunami in the Indian Ocean F. Romanelli ,
D. Shanker,
F. Krüger

SS2 >>

Earthquake Loss Modeling: From Earth Sciences to Insurance Applications

H. Shah,
E. Durukal,
M. Erdik

SS3 >>

Education and Outreach for Risk Reduction V. Castelli,
C. Lacave,
R. Camassi

SS4 >>

ESC-UNESCO Workshop on 'Earthquake Hazard and Seismic Risk Reduction: Studies in the Southern Mediterranean Countries

D. Slejko,
D. Benouar,
P. Gulkan

SS5 & ES9

Lessons from Recent Earthquakes  

SS6 &
STS E1 >>

The Last Mile, Implementation of Risk Mitigation Measures in Europe Haresh Shah, Olivier Lateltin

 

 
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