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5.7 magnitude earthquake rattled Kefalonia island, Greece.

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Presentation of an invited lecture at the University of Cyprus, November 16th, 2013. 

Access the latest issue of Structural Engineering International, the Journal of the International Association for Bridge and Structural Engineering (I.A.B.S.E.).

http://issuu.com/iabse.secretariat/docs/sei_4_2013_b2bfea685bc29e/1?e=0

Earthquake Geo Survey is an application that can be used by earth-scientists and engineers during field surveys in order to report the earthquake-induced environmental effects. The app has been designed based on the EEE form, proposed by the INQUA TERPRO Focus Area on Paleoseismology and Active Tectonics, for reporting earthquake-induced deformations and processing the collected data at the end of a post-earthquake reconnaissance field survey. As an outcome, the earthquake environmental effects can be documented and the macroseismic intensity will be evaluated based on the Environmental Seismic Intensity-2007 (ESI-07) scale. The post-earthquake report can be exported as kmz file and consequently uploaded to GIS environment.

Features
• Surface ruptures
• Slope failures
• Liquefaction
• Tsunamis
• Hudrologic anomalies
• Ground cracks
• …other environmental effects

Available at Google Play: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.inquaterpro.seismicsurveyapp

A special course is organised at Aristotle University of Thessaloniki (March 15-22, 2014), in the framework of the ATHENS Programme aiming to provide the theoretical and practical background required for engineering students in order to gain an improved understanding of the financial, managerial and technical difficulties related to the construction of a new Metro system and its overall consequences to the city sustainability.APPLY: http://www.athensprogramme.com/main

The Institute for Sustainability and Innovation in Civil Engineering (Guimaraes, Portugal) is looking for a postdoc researcher on the structural performance of Civil Engineering Works. The approach includes aspects such as advances in experimental and numerical techniques, earthquake engineering, durability and reliability, sustainability, strengthening, condition assessment and life cycle analysis.

Full details are available at http://www.eracareers.pt/opportunities/index.aspx?task=global&jobId=41177. Candidates should have a high quality research record and preferably 3 years of post-doctoral research experience.

HOW TO APPLY
By email to sec-centros@civil.uminho.pt with the following information:

– Identification of the candidate
– Detailed curriculum Vitae/resume
– 3 Letters of Reference sent directly by the individual providing the reference to sec-centros@civil.uminho.pt

– 1 Research project proposal for the period of the contract

APPLICATION DEADLINE

January 27, 2014

The Hellenic Group of IABSE, with the support of the Hellenic Association of Civil Engineers, is pleased to organize a special session on “New trends and developments in Structural Engineering”.

Speakers:
Giorgio Macchi, Professor, University of Pavia
Michel Virlogeux, Ecole Nationale Des Ponts et Chaussées
Michael Fardis, Professor, University of Patras
George Gazetas, Professor, National Technical University of Athens

Date: Tuesday, January 14th, 2014

Venue: Auditorium of the Ministry of  Infrastructure, Transport and Networks, Ground Floor,

At the end of the lectures, Prof. Theodosios Tassios will be receive by the Prof. Michel VIRLOGEUX, “The International Award of Merit in Structural Engineering” for his prominent personality, his significant contribution in Structural Engineering, and his wide social activity.

Announcement in Greek / Ανακοίνωση στα Ελληνικά

Applications for the Advanced Masters in Structural Analysis of Monuments and Historical Constructions, approved and financially sponsored by the European Commission within the framework of the Erasmus Mundus Programme, are opened up to January 20, 2014.

This Master Course is organized by a Consortium of leading European Universities/Research Institutions in the field, composed by University of Minho (coordinating institution, Portugal), theTechnical University of Catalonia (Spain), the Czech Technical University in Prague (Czech Republic), the University of Padua (Italy) and the Institute of Theoretical and Applied Mechanics of the Czech Academy of Sciences (Czech Republic). The course combines the most recent advances in research and development with practical applications.

A significant number of scholarships, ranging from 4000 to 24000 Euro, are available to students of any nationality.

The Consortium is also available to provide Erasmus Mundus International Fellowships to outstanding non-European scholars for teaching and research activities for a period of up to three months.

The SAHC leaflet can be downloaded at www.msc-sahc.org/upload/docs/Leaflet_low.pdf

Full details on the MSc programme, as well as electronic application procedure, can be found on the website www.msc-sahc.org

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