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MARCH 3rd-4th 2008
Dubrovnik workshop is in concordance with activity 1.4 (Mid-term meeting), ant it's purpose is to present associate's thesis regarding review of scientific and professional methodologies and overview of current condition (in the field, science, norms and legislation) with respect to mitigation of seismic risk. There will be approx. 25 participants (from Croatia and Italy) for the workshop. Because of the multidisciplinarity of the issues, visits are planned for project staff and experts from relevant fields dealing with the following subjects: soil mechanics and geotechnical engineering: (European norms, geotechnical data base, liquefaction, slope stability, in situ, field and laboratory testing); rock mechanics (slope stability); engineering geology (hazard zonation, soil/rock properties); seismology; geology and seismotectonics; and GIS database development. In accordance with activity 1.4, common task of all participants is to align research goals and to define details bind to single research projects.
The workshop will mainly focus on new issues in geotechnical and earthquake engineering:
- Characteristics of investigation area (Zagreb City area, Dubrovnik City area; engineering soil and rock properties)
- Geotechnical data bases: repositories for hazard zonation (landslide hazard, liquefaction hazard, ground motion hazard, hazard and risk maps)
- Seismic hazard in urban areas (seismic vulnerability of industrial districts, distributed infrastructures, preservation and structural diagnosis of cultural heritage, monitoring, materials)
- Application of Eurocode 8 (strategies, legislative, standards, codes, guidelines)
The presentations will be delivered by experts, both from academia and industry, actively working in several fields related to geotechnical and earthquake engineering.
Selected paper will be published in a special issue of journal “RGN zbornik” (citated in: Geobase, Georef, Geotechnical Abstracts, FLUIDEX, Compendex, SCOPU).
The workshop will be hosted by hotel Centre for Advanced Academic Studies (CAAS) in Dubrovnik, Croatia, one of the most beautiful resorts in the Mediterranean sea. Settled on the east coast of the Adriatic sea, Dubrovnik is one of the most prominent tourist resorts of the Mediterranean, a seaport and the center of the Dubrovnik-Neretva county. Dubrovnik is nicknamed "Pearl of the Adriatic" and is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
CAAS was founded by the University of Zagreb as public academic institution for international scientific programmes and postgraduate studies. The CAAS is a recently renovated conference center, fully equipped for scientific events.
Key Dates:
- Workshop pre-registration: December 20th, 2007 (Download: reg. form)
- Abstract submissions: January 15th, 2008
- Paper submission: February 10th, 2008
Preliminary list of speakers is included in preliminary schedule:
Preliminary Schedule 2008 - PDF
Download Extended Abstract Template
RGN_zbornik_extended_abstract_template.doc
Download Paper Template
RGN_zbornik_paper_template.doc
On the Results page you can find photos taken during the 1st Workshop held at Dubrovnik, March 3rd-4th, list of participants and presentations.
