Building resilient communities through earthquake reconnaissance
Earthquake reconnaissance plays an invaluable role in earthquake engineering. It enables the collection of perishable data on building performance that are otherwise unobtainable.
Project leader
Dr Sean Wilkinson
Prof Tiziana Rossetto, UCL
Dr Emily So, University of Cambridge
Dates
April 2017 to December 2022
Project staff
Prof Philip James (CO-I)
Prof Dina D'Ayala (CO-I), UCL
Dr Diana Contreras Mojica
Dr Claire Ellul, (CO-I), UCL
Miss Enrica Verrucci, UCL
Miss Valentina Putrino, UCL
Sponsors
EPSRC
Partners
University of Cambridge
University College London (UCL)
Description
The project consists of five work packages. They include:
- Missions
- Return missions
- Data collection protocols
- Design and development of a 3D SDI
- Mobile app for rapid visual surveying
The project team consists of nine people, which include two Professors, two Associate Professors, two Senior Lecturers, one Research Associate and two Research Assistants belonging to University of Cambridge, the University College of London (UCL) and Newcastle University.
The aim of this project is to improve the understanding of earthquake impacts, response and recovery.
It includes targeted data gathering in earthquake reconnaissance missions and research into better methods to collect, interpret, exploit and disseminate this data.