INSTITUTO SUPERIOR TCNICO

Universidade Tcnica de Lisboa

Earthquake Engineering and Seismology

Coordinator: Mrio Santos Lopes

OBJECTIVES The activities of the Group concern mainly the assessment and reduction of seismic risk, comprising 3 main areas: Seismology, Earthquake Engineering and Structural Dynamics, and Rehabilitation and Conservation of the Built Heritage.

SEISMOLOGY
1a-Permanent scatterer SAR interferometry (project Terrafirma): detection of slow moving landslides and subsidence due to soil compaction, tunneling or other engineering works 1b-Probabilistic seismic hazard analysis

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EARTHQUAKE ENGINEERING AND STRUCTURAL DYNAMIC

2a-A Global Integrated Approach to Seismic Risk of Urban Areas: Applications to Azores 2b-Seismic behaviour of large reinforced concrete underground structures in soft soils 2c-Seismic vulnerability and mitigation of seismic risk of lifelines 2d-Seismic vulnerability and mitigation of seismic risk of schools and hospitals 2e-Performance based seismic design procedures 2f-Base isolation systems 2g-Dynamic behaviour of high speed rail bridges. 2c 2d

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REHABILITATION AND CONSERVATION OF THE BUILT HERITAGE

3a-Earthquake protection of historical buildings by reversible mixed technologies 3b-Development of new technological solutions for strengthening old masonry buildings 3c-Seismic analysis and strengthening strategies for Pombalino buildings and quarters 3d-Numerical simulation of old buildings structural behaviour

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Capacity curve Perf. Point Symmetric based

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Perf. Point Takeda based NLHA Avr NLHA

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Figure 23 Comparison between ACSM and NLHA results

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INVOLVMENT IN EUROCODES AND INTERNATIONALS COMMISSIONS

CEN/TC250/SC8 CT115 EC8 National Annex CT115 EC6 National Annex Board of Directors of WSSI - World Seismic Safety Board of Directors of the Consortium "Observatories and Research Facilities for European Seismology

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