Vacancy for 3 PhD students at Structural Mechanics Section of KU Leuven
Within the frame of the project “Quantifying and reducing uncertainty in structural dynamics” (1 October 2013 – 30 September 2017), the Structural…
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Bridge Wizard: a freeware for Seismic Analysis of Bridges using OpenSees
Bridge Wizard, is an interactive front-end software for the seismic analysis and assessment of bridge structures, that takes advantage of a…
Magnitude 6 earthquake, Crete, Greece
Very Strong earthquake to the South of Crete, Greece Magnitude 5.9 earthquake rattled Crete at 19:11pm local time. Epicenter was located 143km south…
Two post-doc vacancies in Earthquake Vulnerability and Risk Assessment, ELSA, Joint Research Center
Οpening of two (2) job opportunities for post-doctoral grantholders at the European Laboratory for Structural Assessment (ELSA) of the Institute for…
Probabilistic Seismic Hazard Assessment through geometrically non-linear back-analysis of Byzantine and Roman Monuments
This paper aims at developing the tools and strategy for assessing the seismic performance of the Byzantine and Roman remains in the city of…
Eurocode 8 – Part 2 for bridges video presentation
Eurocode 2 Presentation Powerpoint presentation on Eurocode 8 – Part 2 for bridges, delivered during the Workshop organized by the…
Greek Ph.D. Theses online
All the Greek Doctoral Thesis are now available online at www.didaktorika.gr An excellent initiative by the National Documentation Center…
Seventh National Seismic Conference on Bridges and Highways (7nsc)
“Bridge Resilience for Earthquakes and Other Natural Hazards”. Oakland May 20-22, 2013. The Seventh National Seismic…
Q.S. World University Rankings for 2013 – Civil & Structural Engineering
Despite the financial recession, Greek Universities were placed high at the yearly QS World University Ranking between 2858 Universities that…
Seismic Strengthening of Hospitals
By NISEE Hospital reconstruction and seismic strengthening provided continuous demand for construction design and engineering services in recent…
A Brief History Of The Richter Scale
by ANDREW TARANTOLA1 MAY 2013 5:00 PM (Original post available here) In the study of natural disasters — be they tornadoes, hurricanes, snowpacolyses…
The California-Made Earthquake Alarm That Works But California Won’t Build
Source blog For all of the devastation caused by the 2011 earthquake/tsunami in Japan, the former, a 9.0 magnitude beast called “Tohoku,” could…
Summer Program on Model Validation & Simulation
Bauhaus-Universität Weimar and 13 Partner Universities from Belgium, Bulgaria, Greece (Aristotle University of Thessaloniki), Hungary, Italy,…
Earthquake Photo Galleries by EERI
EERI is launching a fantastic new resource for members only–online photo galleries from many recent and important earthquakes. Included are…
Preservation of Byzantine Antiquities at the Venizelou Metro Station, Thessaloniki
Official proposal of the Department of Civil Engineering regarding the preservation of Byzantine antiquities at the Venizelou Metro station, in…
Fukushima Earthquake (11/3/2011) documentary
Ντοκιμαντέρ του ΣΚΑΪ καταγράφει μέσα από συγκλονιστικές εικόνες τον σεισμό των 9 Ρίχτερ, το τσουνάμι και την πυρηνική καταστροφή στην Φουκουσίμα της…
Eurocode 8-3 and Greek Code for Seismic Intervention (ΚΑΝ.ΕΠΕ.- GCSI:2012)
COUNCIL OF EUROPE/EUROPEAN CENTRE ON PREVENTION AND FORECASTING OF EARTHQUAKES (ECPFE) EARTHQUAKE PLANNING AND PROTECTION ORGANIZATION (EPPO) ATHENS…
ISSARS: New freeware for structure-specific ground motion selection
Current practice enables the design and assessment of structures in earthquake prone areas by performing time history analysis with the use of…
Mini-Symposium on Computer-Aided Seismic Design and Assessment of Bridges
The 2013 International Conference on Earthquakes and Structures (ICEAS13) (http://asem.cti3.com/ICEAS.htm) will be held as part of The 2013 World…
International Conf. on Earthquake Geotechnical Engineering: From Case History to Practice • In honour of Prof. Kenji Ishihara
The ISSMGE Technical Committee (TC 203) on “Earthquake Geotechnical Engineering and Associated Problems” organizes the International…
Earthquake Engineering Special Session organized with the framework of Fourteenth International Conference on Civil, Structural and Environmental Engineering Computing
An “Earthquake Engineering” Special Session is organized within the framework of Fourteenth International Conference on Civil, Structural…