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    The document summarizes a seminar about lessons learned from earthquakes that struck Emilia Romagna, Italy in May 2012. It will discuss findings from a reconnaissance mission on various phenomena observed, including widespread soil liquefaction. The presentation will focus on observations of liquefaction, and the seismic performance of new and historical masonry buildings, prefabricated warehouses, and bridges. The damage provides valuable lessons because the seismic hazard in the affected region is comparable to higher risk zones in Switzerland.

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    The document summarizes a seminar about lessons learned from earthquakes that struck Emilia Romagna, Italy in May 2012. It will discuss findings from a reconnaissance mission on various phenomena observed, including widespread soil liquefaction. The presentation will focus on observations of liquefaction, and the seismic performance of new and historical masonry buildings, prefabricated warehouses, and bridges. The damage provides valuable lessons because the seismic hazard in the affected region is comparable to higher risk zones in Switzerland.

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    Seminar

    09. Oktober 2012

    Lessons Learned from the Emilia Romagna Earthquakes in May 2012


    Dienstag, 09. Oktober 2012 17:00 Uhr Auditorium HIL E 3 (Lehrgebude Bauwesen) ETH Zrich, Hnggerberg, 8093 Zrich Thomas Wenk, Dr. sc. techn., dipl. Bau-Ing. ETH President Swiss Society for Earthquake Engineering and Structural Dynamics (SGEB), Zurich

    Out-of-plane failure of a masonry facade wall of the town hall building in Sant'Agostino, Emilia Romagna

    Last May, a series of earthquakes struck the region of Emilia Romagna in the western Po valley, an industrial area in northern Italy. Historical curches and monuments as well as modern warehouses have been particularly affected. Wide spread soil liquefaction occurred in some villages. Valuable lessons can be learned from the damage patterns, because the seismic hazard of the affected region is comparable to that of the higher earthquake zones in Switzerland and the level of shaking reached about the magnitude of the seismic design event of these zones. The presentation will summarize the findings from the reconnaissance mission of the Swiss Society for Earthquake Engineering and Structural Dynamics (SGEB). It will mainly focus on observations of various liquefaction phenomena and of the seismic performance of new and historical masonry buildings, prefabricated warehouses, and bridges.

    Informationen: http://www.ibk.ethz.ch/news/seminare

    MN/24.09.2012

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