Calibration Session, NoorderRuimte, Research Centre for Built Environment, Steering Group and Professors.

Mild steel is relatively low-cost and easily accessible material to fabricate some structural members. It would be a significant advantage if seismic energy dissipaters that are used in structures constructed in the earthquake prone areas, could also be produced on site. In this paper, a promising seismic …

I was somewhat surprized with the fog in Groningen upon my arrival. This is not the fog that covers the beautiful landscapes of the northern Netherlands in the evening and in the early morning. No… It is the fog that obscures the real aspects of the earthquake problem in the region and is crystallised …

Inauguration of Building-Invited Presentation "Earthquakes in… Groningen !?"

Problems in modelling, analysis and damage assessment, and proposal of solutions

An invited presentation about the monitoring, assessment and strengthening of historical masonry structures under seismic actions was given.