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Title:

Geophysical and Geotectonic properties of the Upper Crust using the Magnetotelluric Sounding Method in the area of Delvino, Albania
Date: 2013 – 2015
Active: No
Organisation: SEISMOTECH (www.seismotech.gr)
Partners: ITSAK
Co-ordinator: A. Savvaidis (ITSAK, Greece)
Project Manager: Alexandros Savvaidis

description

In this project we co-ordinated the acquisition and processing of more than 300 sounding data acquired in order to reveal the three-dimensional resistivity structure of the area. Additionally, we proposed a strike analysis model that reveals the regional and local tectonic features along with 2D geophysical modelling of the area. Furthermore, the implementation of the proposed model provided valuable information on the crustal structure.
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SciNetNatHazPrev - A Scientific Network for Earthquake, Landslide and Flood Hazard Prevention
Date: 2013 – 2015
Active: No
Organisation: Black Sea Basin Joint Operational Programme 2007-2013 (Interreg IV)
Partners: ENPI, IPA, ITSAK-EPPO, DEMOCRITUS UNIVERSITY OF THRACE, University of Burgas, Ovidius University of Constanta, Academy of Sciences Moldova, Environmental Academy of Sciences Odessa
Co-ordinator: Dr. Konstantinos Papatheodorou, Associate Professor, ENPI
Project Manager: Basil Margaris

description

Overall objective(s):

The global objective is to achieve a strong regional partnership and cooperation by the Development of a Scientific Network for the establishment a scientific consensus, in order to setup common strategies and natural hazard prevention methods. The Scientific Network members will work together sharing competencies and resources to address earthquake, landslide and flood hazards which does have Trans - boundary consequences both on the economy and on the environment.

Specific objective(s):

1. Setup common terminology, methodologies and strategies for ELFH prevention.

2. Built a WebGIS platform will support decision making and will also provide data and information to the scientific community interested in Earthquake, Landslide and Flood Hazards (ELFH), thus promoting research and innovation regarding natural hazard's prevention and preparedness in the Black Sea area.

3. Implement finally selected (developed or adapted) methodologies to assess hazards on a regional scale and on local scale in selected locations.

4. Provide training with open seminars and workshops
Title:

InGeoCloudS - INspired GEOdata CLOUD Services
Date: 2012 – 2014
Active: No
Organisation: European Commission (FP7 - ICT Policy Support Programme)
Partners: EPPO, IGMEM, FORTH, AKKA, GEUS, GEOZS, BRGM
Co-ordinator: Benoit Baurens - R&D Project Manager (AKKA Informatique et Systèmes)
Project Manager: Kiriaki Konstantinidou

description

URL: www.ingeoclouds.eu, portal.ingeoclouds.eu

The INspired GEOdata CLOUD Services (InGeoCloudS) project aims at demonstrating the feasibility of employing a cloud-based infrastructure coupled with the necessary services to provide seamless access to geospatial public sector information, especially targeting the geological, geophysical and other geoscientific information. This kind of information possesses interesting characteristics like the size of the available data, the existing metadata descriptions (mostly according to the European Directive INSPIRE) and the current availability of related services that can be moved to the cloud.
Title:

GEOTECHNICAL CHARACTERIZATION OF SELECTED AREAS IN CRETE USING GEOPHYSICAL AND GEOTECHNICAL METHODS
Date: 2012 – 2015
Active: No
Organisation: National Strategic Reference Framework (NSRF) 2007-2013
Partners: Technical Univesity of Crete (TUC), Technical Education Institute of Crete, NTUA, EPPO-ITSAK, FORTH-IMS
Co-ordinator: Dr Antonis Vafidis, - Professor at TUC, Mineral Resources Engineering Department (MRED), Lab. of Applied Geophysics
Project Manager: Alexandros Savvaidis

description

In geotechnical engineering, apart from static loads, dynamic ones are also applied e.g. mechanical oscillations, seismic loads etc. Soil properties related to dynamic loads are shear wave velocity (Vs), shear modulus (G) attenuation factor (D) and Poisson ratio (ν). There is a variety of laboratory or in situ methods which investigate the soil behavior under conditions of low or high stress level. In this research project, both geotechnical and geophysical methods are proposed for the estimation of the mechanical soil parameters.

The plethora of parameters encountered in geotechnical problems requires both laboratory and in situ tests and relevant boreholes.

During the present research project, geotechnical and seismological data will be collected at selected sites in Greece and will be correlated with geophysical data.

This project will focus on:
a) the influence of dynamic loads on geotechnical phenomena related to the static stress field variation,
b) the estimation of the site effects in case of seismic loads and
c) the proposal of normalized elastic spectra for construction planning and their comparison with the Greek Seismic Code (GSC2000) and the Eurocode (EC8).
Title:

SITE-CLASSIFICATION - Characterization of site conditions in Greece for realistic seismic ground motion simulations: pilot application in urban areas
Date: 2012 – 2015
Active: No
Organisation: European Social Fund–ESF & Greek national funds - Operational Program "Education and Lifelong Learning" of the National Strategic Reference Framework (NSRF) - Research Funding Program: Thales
Partners: Aristotle Univ. Thessaloniki-Dep. Of Geology, EPPO-ITSAK, Democritus Univ. of Thrace-Dep. Of Civil Engineering
Co-ordinator: A. Kiratzi (Aristotle Univ. Thessaloniki, Dep. of Geology)
Project Manager: Nikolaos Theodoulidis

description

The aim of this (http://asterix.ad.itsak.gr/flexviewers/THALES_SC/) THALIS project is two-fold:

(a) the characterization and classification of site conditions in Greece using geology and geophysics and

(b) the simulation of strong ground motions from earthquake scenarios in selected urban regions taking into account site-effect. The shallow (up to 30m) shear-wave velocities, Vs30 will be used as a proxy to classify site conditions.

The data will come from two sources:

  • From previously collected geologic and geotechnical data, which will be organized in a single database and
  • From field measurements at selected sites with known geology, applying Seismic Cone Penetration Test (SCPT)

The site classification of rock and soil units will confront with the site categories of Eurocode 8 (EC-8) and NEHRP (2000) directives.
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