European Network on Seismic Risk, Vulnerability and Earthquake Scenarios (ENSeRVES)

 

Grant No.:

N°ERBIC15-CT96-0203 (DG XII-WRCA) 1)

Grant Agency:

International project: Project of program EU INCO-COPERNICUS 1)

Resolved in:

1997 - 2001

Principal investigator:

Prof. Mauro Dolce, Faculty of Engineering, University of Basilicata, Potenza, Italy
RNDr. Vladimír Schenk, Dr.Sc, Laboratory of Geodynamics, IRSM AS CR, v.v.i.
Prof. Atila Ansal, Technical University of Istanbul, Istanbul
Prof. P.Y. Bard, Laboratory of Geophysics and Tectonophysics, Observatory of Grenoble, Grenoble
Prof. Paul Burton, School of Environmental Sciences, University of East Anglia, Norwich
Prof. A. Kappos, Engineering Seismology and Earthquake Engineering Section, Imperial College, London
Dr. Peter Labák, Geophysical Institute, Slovak AS, Bratislava
Prof. Kostas Macropoulos, Department of Geophysics, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Athens
Dr. Betim Muco, Institute of Seismology, AS Albania, Tirana
Dr. H. Sandi, Building Research Institute, Bucharest
Dr. A. Stoycheva, Central Laboratory for Seismic Mechanics and Earthquake Engineering, Bulgarian AS, Sofia
Dr. G. Szeidowitz, Seismological Observatory, Budapest

Co-investigators:

RNDr. Zdeňka Schenková, CSc.,
Ing. Pavel Kottnauer

Description:

The project objective was to set a trend towards developing a unified approach in Europe to earthquake hazard, seismic vulnerability and risk evaluations and to earthquake scenarios exploiting collaborations between the European Association for Earthquake Engineering and the European Seismological Commission. The above stated objective was pursued through the creation of a Network of teams of scientists of different streams - seismologists, geologists, engineers, architects, etc. from the Eastern and Western Europe. The Network activities were encouraged the interactions between various disciplines and different countries, the exchange of information, technologies, the dissemination of results. Different approaches were tested in the area of Southern Italy, in the Potenza district, characterized by a medium seismicity with superficial events. The Network was to the activities of the Task Group~3 "Seismic Risk, Vulnerability and Earthquake Scenarios" of the EAEE and the ESC.

Cooperation:

Countries participating in the Project: Albania, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, France, Greece, Hungary, Romania, Slovakia, Turkey, United Kingdom