TREAD — daTa and pRocesses in sEismic hAzarD

Results in brief

daTa and pRocesses in sEismic hAzarD

The aim of TREAD is to train a new generation of seismic hazard scientists to tackle the challenges of earthquake forecasting in complex tectonic contexts such as the Europe and Mediterranean regions. A change of paradigm in seismic hazard is necessary to be able to fully account for the specifics properties of earthquake source and seismic modes in those areas. For example, to calculate the probability of having multiple earthquake ruptures, the interaction between active faults across various space-time scales needs to be accounted for, as well as the effects of stress transfer and fault-fluid interaction in earthquake triggering. TREAD objectives are: 1) Developing a novel integrative approach to seismic hazard analysis in Europe and the Mediterranean by bridging the gap from small-scale laboratory experiments to large-scale observations. 2) Establishing physics-based earthquake modelling by linking computational modelling of earthquakes from millions of years to fractions of a second. 3) Transferring earthquake geology and computational modelling to hazard and risk assessment adapted to the need of government, industry and scientific stakeholders. To reach those objectives we gathered the TREAD consortium that comprised 14 academic institutions and 8 private partners of the highest scientific level from 7 European countries, covering frontiers knowledge and practices in observational, experimental and modelling fields. TREAD will: 1- include a unique large-scale training component to create the ground for a new generation of experts in the field of seismic hazard and risk assessment; 2-will promote interactions between seismic hazard and geomechanics practitioners and risk and decision-making activities producing an interdisciplinary and holistic training program; 3-will address factors not integrated in the actual models but essential to better anticipate seismic hazard in Europe and the Mediterranean regions.

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Project objective

The aim of TREAD is to train a new generation of seismic hazard scientists to tackle the challenges of earthquake forecasting in complex tectonic contexts such as the Europe and Mediterranean regions. A change of paradigm in seismic hazard is necessary to be able to fully account for the specifics properties of earthquake source and seismic modes in those areas. For example, to calculate the probability of having multiple earthquake ruptures, the interaction between active faults across various space-time scales needs to be accounted for, as well as the effects of stress transfer and fault-fluid interaction in earthquake triggering. TREAD objectives are: 1) Developing a novel integrative approach to seismic hazard analysis in Europe and the Mediterranean by bridging the gap from small-scale laboratory experiments to large-scale observations. 2) Establishing physics-based earthquake modelling by linking computational modelling of earthquakes from millions of years to fractions of a second. 3) Transferring earthquake geology and computational modelling to hazard and risk assessment adapted to the need of government, industry and scientific stakeholders. To reach those objectives we gathered the TREAD consortium that comprised 14 academic institutions and 8 private partners of the highest scientific level from 7 European countries, covering frontiers knowledge and practices in observational, experimental and modelling fields. TREAD will: 1- include a unique large-scale training component to create the ground for a new generation of experts in the field of seismic hazard and risk assessment; 2-will promote interactions between seismic hazard and geomechanics practitioners and risk and decision-making activities producing an interdisciplinary and holistic training program; 3-will address factors not integrated in the actual models but essential to better anticipate seismic hazard in Europe and the Mediterranean regions.

Original text from CORDIS.

Participants

UNIVERSITA DEGLI STUDI GABRIELE D'ANNUNZIO DI CHIETI-PESCARA · ChietiCoordinatorItaly
CENTRE NATIONAL DE LA RECHERCHE SCIENTIFIQUE CNRS · ParisFrance
EIDGENOESSISCHE TECHNISCHE HOCHSCHULE ZUERICH · ZuerichSwitzerland
ELECTRICITE DE FRANCE · ParisFrance
FONDAZIONE GEM · PaviaItaly
HELMHOLTZ-ZENTRUM DRESDEN-ROSSENDORF EV · DresdenGermany
IFP Energies nouvelles · Rueil MalmaisonFrance
INSTITUT DE PHYSIQUE DU GLOBE DE PARIS · ParisFrance
INSTITUT DE RADIOPROTECTION ET DE SURETE NUCLEAIRE · Fontenay Aux RosesFrance
ISTITUTO NAZIONALE DI GEOFISICA E VULCANOLOGIA · RomaItaly
ISTITUTO NAZIONALE DI OCEANOGRAFIA E DI GEOFISICA SPERIMENTALE · Sgonico-TriesteItaly
LUDWIG-MAXIMILIANS-UNIVERSITAET MUENCHEN · PlaneggGermany
MUNCHENER RUCKVERSICHERUNGS-GESELLSCHAFT AG · MUNCHENGermany
NEDERLANDSE ORGANISATIE VOOR TOEGEPAST NATUURWETENSCHAPPELIJK ONDERZOEK TNO · Den HaagNetherlands
RUHR-UNIVERSITAET BOCHUM · BochumGermany
TRE ALTAMIRA SRL · MILANOItaly
UNIVERSITA DEGLI STUDI DI PADOVA · PadovaItaly
UNIVERSITA' DEGLI STUDI DI MILANO-BICOCCA · MilanoItaly
UNIVERSITAT DE BARCELONA · BarcelonaSpain
UNIVERSITE D'AIX MARSEILLE · MarseilleFrance
UNIVERSITE GRENOBLE ALPES · GrenobleFrance
UNIVERSITEIT UTRECHT · UtrechtNetherlands
Willis Limited · LondonUnited Kingdom

TREAD · daTa and pRocesses in sEismic hAzarD

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daTa and pRocesses in sEismic hAzarD

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