International seminar on seismic risk

The Director of SPRINT-Lab Prof. Stefano Grimaz held a lecture on "Recent advancement in post-earthquake safety assessment of buildings" at the "Seismic risk on strategic buildings: assessment, prevention and monitoring" international seminar.    

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Survey in Portis Vecchio (UD, Italy)

SPRINT-Lab researchers brought the students of the master's degree course in "Safety and Civil Protection" and some Civil Protection personnel to Portis Vecchio (Venzone, UD, NE of Italy). The survey allowed the inspection and comprehension of seismic damage on buildings in an existing scenario. Portis Vecchio was abandoned after the 1976 earthquake, as it was located under an impending rock-fall landslide; nowadays, it shows a situation of “how it was” immediately after the 1976 earthquake. This case of real post-earthquake scenario has been recognized as extremely useful for full-scale exercise sessions purposes.

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Seismic Emergency Rescue Management exercise

SERM-ex (Seismic Emergency Rescue Management exercise) will be held in Venzone 28-30 April and 5-8 May.

The exercise is addressed to the personnel of the National Fire Corps and aims at testing the efficiency of the procedures to undertake in post-earthquake emergency phase.

The STCS (Short Term Countermeasures System) specialists will be involved for the management of structural problems.

The exercise involves scientific and technical staff of the SPRINT-Lab of the University of Udine.