SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH DIRECTIONS:

Engineering seismology:

• Highlighting the nonlinear effects of the behavior of degraded rocks (earths) in earthquakes; experimental studies on resonant columns;
• Theoretical studies of engineering seismology (nonlinear effects in the ground-structure interaction, the behavior of the spectral parameters of the soil-structure system during strong earthquakes);
• Studies to improve anti-seismic design standards;
• Engineering applications for hazard assessment and seismic risk reduction of densely populated areas

Regional and local seismic hazard (microzoning):

• Improving / completing the micro-zoning studies related to the Bucharest Metropolitan area and other areas of the country;
• Participation in the achievement of standards in the field of zoning (map of the seismic hazard of the Romanian territory) and seismic microzoning (local seismic hazard) of densely populated localities;
• Highlighting the destructive seismic potential of the great Vrancea earthquakes in large urban localities.

Local effects assessed in terms of seismic response of the land mass; characterizing the severity of ground movement in a given location;

Elaboration of studies and researches of seismic location for objectives of national importance;

Seismic risk studies for urban areas, industrial structures and transport networks.

Products and services:

• SEISDARO
• EARTHQUAKE MONITORING OF STRUCTURES
• NETWORK RISK TOOLBOX FOR ARCGIS
• Special seismic and macroseismic reports in case of a global major earthquake.

Ongoing projects led by members of Laboratory 400:

• National: "Pre-Quake - Preparing for the next major earthquake: exploring new scientific opportunities"; https://prequake.infp.ro/
• International: "TURNkey - Towards more Earthquake - resilient Urban Societies through a Multi-sensor-based Information System enabling Earthquake Forecasting, Early Warning and Rapid Response actions"; https://earthquake-turnkey.eu/

Recently completed national projects:

Project RO-RISK "Risks evaluation at national scale"

Objectives:

• to conduct an initial assessment of disaster risk at the national level, in terms of impact on the safety of citizens and the social, economic and environmental, based on tools and an unified methodological framework.
• to bring direct and indirect benefits to all public administration, knowledge of risks faced by communities, thus resulting in an update and an increased quality of plans to prevent and respond to emergencies generated by the event types risks.

The project results will underpin policy decisions aimed at reducing disaster risk and therefore increase the safety of citizens:

• An unified methodology for risk evaluation
• A national data base with input data
• Maps (national level) for 9 types of risks
• Emergency Reaction/Intervention capacity assessment
• update and increase quality of plans to prevent and respond to emergencies generated by the event s types