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SEISMIC ENGINEERING RESEARCH INFRASTRUCTURES FOR EUROPEAN SYNERGIES

PROJECTS
Funding
European
European Union
Duration
-
Status
Complete with results
Geo-spatial type
Infrastructure Node
Total project cost
€10 715 218
EU Contribution
€8 700 000
Project Acronym
SERIES
STRIA Roadmaps
Infrastructure (INF)
Transport mode
Multimodal icon
Transport policies
Safety/Security
Transport sectors
Passenger transport,
Freight transport

Overview

Call for proposal
FP7-INFRASTRUCTURES-2008-1
Link to CORDIS
Objectives

European seismic engineering research suffers from extreme fragmentation of research infrastructures (RI) between countries and limited access to them by the S/T community of earthquake engineering, especially that of Europe’s most seismic regions. A 23-strong Consortium of the key actors in Europe’s seismic engineering research (including 3 industrial partners) addresses these problems in a sustainable way via a 4-year programme of activities at an annual cost to the Commission less than 1.35% of the total present value (€190m) of the RIs’ material resources. The scope covers all aspects of seismic engineering testing, from eight Reaction Wall Pseudodynamic (PsD) facilities and ten Shake Table labs, to EU’s unique Tester of Bearings or Isolators, its two major Centrifuges and an instrumented Site for wave propagation studies.

Transnational Access is offered to a portfolio of world class RIs: EU’s largest PsD facility, four diverse Shake Tables and the two Centrifuges. Networking sets up a public distributed database of past, present and future test results, installs distributed testing capabilities at all PsD labs, fostering development of up-and-coming ones at Europe’s most seismic regions, drafts and applies protocols for qualification of RIs and engages the entire European community of earthquake engineering via the best possible instances: the European Association of Earthquake Engineering, EU’s seismic code makers and their national groups, the European Construction Industry, as well as all relevant S/T associations or networks.

Joint research engages all labs, exploring and prototyping novel actuators (combination of electro-dynamic and hydraulic ones) for better control of fast tests or special applications, new sensing and instrumentation systems, data assimilation in equipment-specimen models for better test control and optimisation of testing campaigns, as well as experimental studies of soil-structure interaction at all types of testing facilities.

Funding

Parent Programmes
Institution Type
Public institution
Type of funding
Public (EU)
Other Programme
INFRA-2008-1.1.2 Targeted approach: Integrated Activities to support the specific needs of thematic priority areas

Results

Bridging the gap in seismic research

A significant number of prominent Europe-wide facilities opened up their research infrastructures (RIs) to the wider European earthquake engineering community. This paved the way for establishing Europe as a world leader in this field.

Fragmentation and limited access to RIs is dominating the scene in European seismic engineering. Through the EU-funded project 'Seismic engineering research infrastructures for European synergies' (http://www.series.upatras.gr/ (SERIES)), 23 partners from 11 countries joined forces to improve earthquake engineering research in Europe by sharing infrastructure and resources. SERIES helped the RIs enhance their own potential by exchanging know-how, pooling their human resources, and jointly developing novel seismic testing systems and techniques.

Through a number of networking activities, SERIES sought to disseminate RI findings, further increase awareness of RI capabilities and attract people. To reach the European scientific, technical and professional earthquake engineering community, project partners engaged the European Association for Earthquake Engineering (EAEE), the European body in charge of drafting and maintaining EN Eurocode 8, the European Earthquake Protection Initiative (EEPI), the International Federation of Structural Concrete (fib), the European construction industry, and relevant scientific and technical associations or networks. Outreach also involved training courses and four international open workshops.

To foster development between RIs, project partners developed a web portal and a virtual database containing experimental information. Furthermore, the consortium offered the possibility for geographically distributed, concurrent testing at several RIs and a common protocol for qualifying earthquake engineering RIs in Europe.

Through transnational activities, selected European research teams were offered the opportunity to conduct research at cutting-edge 'shaking table', 'reaction wall', 'pseudodynamic' and centrifuge testing facilities. In these 27 projects, industry involvement was remarkable, with potential benefits to promote innovation in seismic design practice in Europe. Joint innovative research toward new fundamental technologies and techniques in three areas was also performed.

Through know-how and expertise transfer from the largest and most prominent seismic RIs, SERIES should help less advanced RIs in high-seismicity regions further emerge. In addition, it contributed to enhancing the competitive edge of European construction firms and engineering services in overseas markets compared to its international counterparts.

Partners

Lead Organisation
Organisation
Panepistimio Patron
Address
University Campus- Rio, 26500 Patras, Greece
Organisation website
EU Contribution
€673 202
Partner Organisations
Organisation
Centro Europeo Di Formazione E Ricerca In Ingegneria Sismica
Address
VIA FERRATA 1, 27100 PAVIA, Italy
EU Contribution
€622 100
Organisation
The Chancellor Masters And Scholars Of The University Of Cambridge
Address
TRINITY LANE THE OLD SCHOOLS, CAMBRIDGE, CB2 1TN, United Kingdom
Organisation website
EU Contribution
€464 400
Organisation
Aristotelio Panepistimio Thessalonikis
Address
KEDEA BUILDING, TRITIS SEPTEMVRIOU, ARISTOTLE UNIV CAMPUS, 54636 THESSALONIKI, Greece
Organisation website
EU Contribution
€300 000
Organisation
National Technical University Of Athens
Address
Heroon Polytechniou 9 (polytechnic campus), 15780 ZOGRAFOS, Greece
Organisation website
EU Contribution
€359 700
Organisation
Commissariat A L Energie Atomique Et Aux Energies Alternatives
Address
RUE LEBLANC 25, 75015 PARIS 15, France
Organisation website
EU Contribution
€24 820 974
Organisation
Commissariat A L Energie Atomique Et Aux Energies Alternatives
Address
RUE LEBLANC 25, 75015 PARIS 15, France
Organisation website
EU Contribution
€886 400
Organisation
P&p Lmc Srl
Address
via Pastrengo 9, 24068 Seriate, Italy
Organisation website
EU Contribution
€100 300
Organisation
Vce Holding Gmbh
Address
HADIKGASSE 60, 1140 Wien, Austria
Organisation website
EU Contribution
€92 200
Organisation
Universita Degli Studi Di Napoli Federico Ii
Address
CORSO UMBERTO I, 40, 80138 NAPOLI, Italy
Organisation website
EU Contribution
€92 200
Organisation
Laboratorio Nacional De Engenharia Civil
Address
AV DO BRASIL 101, 1700 066 LISBOA, Portugal
Organisation website
EU Contribution
€25 420 602
Organisation
Laboratorio Nacional De Engenharia Civil
Address
AV DO BRASIL 101, 1700 066 LISBOA, Portugal
Organisation website
EU Contribution
€562 300
Organisation
Istanbul Okan Universitesi
Address
TEPEOREN MEVKII ISTANBUL PARK, 34959 ISTANBUL, Turkey
Organisation website
EU Contribution
€24 965 263
Organisation
Istanbul Okan Universitesi
Address
TEPEOREN MEVKII ISTANBUL PARK, 34959 ISTANBUL, Turkey
Organisation website
EU Contribution
€178 500
Organisation
Universitaet Kassel
Address
Moenchebergstrasse 19, 34109 Kassel, Germany
Organisation website
EU Contribution
€24 742 979
Organisation
Universitaet Kassel
Address
Moenchebergstrasse 19, 34109 Kassel, Germany
Organisation website
EU Contribution
€232 198
Organisation
Géodynamique Et Structure
Address
Rue des Blains 157, 92220 Bagneux, France
Organisation website
EU Contribution
€27 890 139
Organisation
Géodynamique Et Structure
Address
Rue des Blains 157, 92220 Bagneux, France
Organisation website
EU Contribution
€178 700
Organisation
Universita Degli Studi Di Trento
Address
Via Belenzani, 38100 Trento, Italy
EU Contribution
€24 753 945
Organisation
Universita Degli Studi Di Trento
Address
Via Belenzani, 38100 Trento, Italy
EU Contribution
€266 800
Organisation
University Of Bristol
Address
BEACON HOUSE QUEENS ROAD, BRISTOL, BS8 1QU, United Kingdom
Organisation website
EU Contribution
€17 692 858
Organisation
University Of Bristol
Address
BEACON HOUSE QUEENS ROAD, BRISTOL, BS8 1QU, United Kingdom
Organisation website
EU Contribution
€756 699
Organisation
Universitatea Tehnica Gheorghe Asachi Din Iasi
Address
B-Dul Mangeron, 67, 700050 Iasi, Romania
EU Contribution
€18 656 102
Organisation
Universitatea Tehnica Gheorghe Asachi Din Iasi
Address
B-Dul Mangeron, 67, 700050 Iasi, Romania
EU Contribution
€119 100
Organisation
Public Scientific Institute - Institute Of Earthquake Engineering And Engineering Seismology Ss. Cyril And Methodius University Skopje IZIIS
Address
SALVADORE ALJENDE 73, 1000 SKOPJE, North Macedonia
Organisation website
EU Contribution
€17 939 999
Organisation
Public Scientific Institute - Institute Of Earthquake Engineering And Engineering Seismology Ss. Cyril And Methodius University Skopje IZIIS
Address
SALVADORE ALJENDE 73, 1000 SKOPJE, North Macedonia
Organisation website
EU Contribution
€193 500
Organisation
The Chancellor Masters And Scholars Of The University Of Oxford
Address
University Offices, Wellington Square, OXFORD, OX1 2JD, United Kingdom
Organisation website
EU Contribution
€17 996 569
Organisation
The Chancellor Masters And Scholars Of The University Of Oxford
Address
University Offices, Wellington Square, OXFORD, OX1 2JD, United Kingdom
Organisation website
EU Contribution
€315 300
Organisation
Boğaziçi Üniversitesi
Address
BEBEK, 34342 ISTANBUL, Turkey
Organisation website
EU Contribution
€17 418 339
Organisation
Boğaziçi Üniversitesi
Address
BEBEK, 34342 ISTANBUL, Turkey
Organisation website
EU Contribution
€203 200
Organisation
Institut Francais Des Sciences Et Technologies Des Transports, De L'amenagement Et Des Reseaux
Address
2, Avenue Du General Malleret-Joinville, 94114 Arcueil, France
EU Contribution
€8 993 599
Organisation
Institut Francais Des Sciences Et Technologies Des Transports, De L'amenagement Et Des Reseaux
Address
2, Avenue Du General Malleret-Joinville, 94114 Arcueil, France
EU Contribution
€492 502
Organisation
Univerza V Ljubljani
Address
KONGRESNI TRG 12, 1000 LJUBLJANA, Slovenia
Organisation website
EU Contribution
€9 861 613
Organisation
Univerza V Ljubljani
Address
KONGRESNI TRG 12, 1000 LJUBLJANA, Slovenia
Organisation website
EU Contribution
€93 900
Organisation
Middle East Technical University
Address
Dumlupinar Bulvari 1, 6800 Ankara, Turkey
Organisation website
EU Contribution
€13 854 247
Organisation
Middle East Technical University
Address
Dumlupinar Bulvari 1, 6800 Ankara, Turkey
Organisation website
EU Contribution
€153 900
Organisation
European Commission - Joint Research Centre (Brussels)
Address
Rue de la Loi 200, 1049 BRUXELLES, Belgium
Organisation website
EU Contribution
€13 273 627
Organisation
European Commission - Joint Research Centre (Brussels)
Address
Rue de la Loi 200, 1049 BRUXELLES, Belgium
Organisation website
EU Contribution
€1 362 899

Technologies

Technology Theme
Infrastructure management
Technology
Strong-motion seismology, modelling and earthquake engineering for structural vulnerability assessment
Development phase
Research/Invention

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