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View article: Fragility of Highway Embankments Exposed to Permanent Deformations Due to Underlying Fault Rupture
Fragility of Highway Embankments Exposed to Permanent Deformations Due to Underlying Fault Rupture Open
Seismic risk expresses the expected degree of damage and loss following a catastrophic event. An efficient tool for assessing the seismic risk of embankments is fragility curves. This research investigates the influence of embankment’s geo…
View article: Updated Predictive Models for Permanent Seismic Displacement of Slopes for Greece and Their Effect on Probabilistic Landslide Hazard Assessment
Updated Predictive Models for Permanent Seismic Displacement of Slopes for Greece and Their Effect on Probabilistic Landslide Hazard Assessment Open
Earthquake-triggered landslides have been widely recognized as a catastrophic hazard in mountainous regions. They may lead to direct consequences, such as property losses and casualties, as well as indirect consequences, such as disruption…
View article: Seismic Fragility Analysis of Retaining Walls Dependent on Initial Conditions
Seismic Fragility Analysis of Retaining Walls Dependent on Initial Conditions Open
Fragility curves of retaining walls constitute an efficient tool for the estimation of seismic risk and can be utilized for prevention from potential damage or for immediate decision-making. In this work, fragility curves for cantilever re…
View article: Rapid Earthquake Damage Assessment and Education to Improve Earthquake Response Efficiency and Community Resilience
Rapid Earthquake Damage Assessment and Education to Improve Earthquake Response Efficiency and Community Resilience Open
Southeastern Europe faces a significant earthquake threat, endangering lives, property, and infrastructure thus jeopardizing sustainable development. The development of a Rapid Earthquake Damage Assessment System (REDAS) designed to delive…
View article: Seismic Hazard in Greece: A Comparative Study for the Region of East Macedonia and Thrace
Seismic Hazard in Greece: A Comparative Study for the Region of East Macedonia and Thrace Open
Greece is located in one of the most seismically active regions in Europe. Many seismic hazard studies have been performed for various sites around Greece, at a regional or local scale. However, the latest national seismic hazard map, curr…
View article: Toward a Plausible Methodology to Assess Rock Slope Instabilities at a Regional Scale
Toward a Plausible Methodology to Assess Rock Slope Instabilities at a Regional Scale Open
Slope failures along road cuts and highways, occurring due to heavy rainfalls or earthquakes, pose significant threats to people, vehicles, and emergency plans. In the present study, a methodology to assess the stability of rock slopes at …
View article: Geotechnical reconnaissance findings of the October 30 2020, Mw7.0 Samos Island (Aegean Sea) earthquake
Geotechnical reconnaissance findings of the October 30 2020, Mw7.0 Samos Island (Aegean Sea) earthquake Open
On October 30, 2020 14:51 (UTC), a moment magnitude (M w ) of 7.0 (USGS, EMSC) earthquake occurred in the Aegean Sea north of the island of Samos, Greece. Turkish and Hellenic geotechnical reconnaissance teams were deployed immediately aft…
View article: A Detailed Liquefaction Susceptibility Map of Nestos River Delta, Thrace, Greece Based on Surficial Geology and Geomorphology
A Detailed Liquefaction Susceptibility Map of Nestos River Delta, Thrace, Greece Based on Surficial Geology and Geomorphology Open
The existence of high potential onshore and offshore active faults capable to trigger large earthquakes in the broader area of Thrace, Greece in correlation with the critical infrastructures constructed on the recent and Holocene sediments…
View article: Establishment of a Risk and Resilience Assessment Center in the Region of East Macedonia and Thrace in Greece: The Wildfire Hazard Module
Establishment of a Risk and Resilience Assessment Center in the Region of East Macedonia and Thrace in Greece: The Wildfire Hazard Module Open
The Risk and Resilience Assessment Center (RiskAC) research project is a joint effort of more than 80 researchers from Departments of the Democritus University of Thrace, the Aristotle University and from the Institute of Engineering Seism…
View article: ΟΙ ΣΕΙΣΜΟΙ ΤΗΣ ΘΕΣΣΑΛΙΑΣ - Μ6.3, 3 Μαρτίου 2021 και Μ6.1, 4 Μαρτίου 2021. Προκαταρκτική έκθεση
ΟΙ ΣΕΙΣΜΟΙ ΤΗΣ ΘΕΣΣΑΛΙΑΣ - Μ6.3, 3 Μαρτίου 2021 και Μ6.1, 4 Μαρτίου 2021. Προκαταρκτική έκθεση Open
Την 3η Μαρτίου 2020 και ώρα Ελλάδας 12:16 σημειώθηκε στη Θεσσαλία ισχυρή σεισμική δόνηση μεγέθους Μw6.3. Σύμφωνα με την ανακοίνωση του Εθνικού Σεισμογραφικού Δικτύου επρόκειτο για επιφανειακό (h~8 km) σεισμό με το επίκεντρο του να εντοπίζε…
View article: Implications of high-frequency decay parameter, “κ-kappa”, in the estimation of kinematic soil-structure interaction effects
Implications of high-frequency decay parameter, “κ-kappa”, in the estimation of kinematic soil-structure interaction effects Open
View article: Analytical expressions relating free-field and foundation ground motions in buildings with basement, considering soil-structure interaction
Analytical expressions relating free-field and foundation ground motions in buildings with basement, considering soil-structure interaction Open
View article: Influence of structure–foundation–soil interaction on ground motions recorded within buildings
Influence of structure–foundation–soil interaction on ground motions recorded within buildings Open
View article: Characterization of site conditions in Greece for realistic seismic ground motion simulations: Pilot application in urban areas
Characterization of site conditions in Greece for realistic seismic ground motion simulations: Pilot application in urban areas Open
We present the structure and first results of the "Thales" project on site classification in Greece. The aim of the project is twofold: to develop and present a methodology for the characterization and classification of site conditions bas…
View article: Multi-temporal Monitoring of Slow-moving Landslides in South Pindus Mountain Range, Greece
Multi-temporal Monitoring of Slow-moving Landslides in South Pindus Mountain Range, Greece Open
The high frequency of landslide occurrences in Central and Western Greece, part of the Pindus mountain range, is now approached by exploiting the high temporal sampling rate of historical ERS-1/2 and ENVISAT SAR imagery in combination with…