New Earthquake Engineering Study Findings Have Been Reported by M. Dolce and Colleagues (Osservatorio sismico delle strutture: the Italian structural…

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New Earthquake Engineering Study Findings Have Been Reported by M. Dolce and Colleagues (Osservatorio sismico delle strutture: the Italian structural seismic monitoring)

By a News Reporter-Staff News Editor at Journal of Engineering -- Researchers detail new data in Engineering - Earthquake Engineering. According to news originating from Rome, Italy, by VerticalNews correspondents, research stated, "The OSS (acronym of the Italian name 'Osservatorio Sismico delle Strutture') is a network of permanent seismic monitoring systems installed in public buildings, and also in some bridges and a dam. Each system consists of a number of sensors sufficient to completely describe the dynamic behaviour of the structure."

Our news journalists obtained a quote from the research, "Structural typologies have been selected according to their representativeness of the public building stock and to their importance for the emergency management. Some relevant aspects are addressed, including: (i) a brief description of the network, (ii) a r,sum, of data usually collected and organized for each structure (structural survey and in situ tests on materials, experimental modal analysis, FEM models and structural identification) and (iii) a description of data management tools and procedures (network operation performance, post-earthquake automatic analysis, public access to data)."

According to the news editors, the research concluded: "At the end, on-going and future use of OSS data is briefly discussed, with reference to statistical analysis of relevant parameters of the available records, real-time post-earthquake damage assessment and an in-field reconnaissance visit after a recent earthquake."

For more information on this research see: Osservatorio sismico delle strutture: the Italian structural seismic monitoring. Bulletin of Earthquake Engineering, 2017;15(2):621-641. Bulletin of Earthquake Engineering can be contacted at: Springer, Van Godewijckstraat 30, 3311 Gz Dordrecht, Netherlands. (Springer - www.springer.com; Bulletin of Earthquake Engineering - www.springerlink.com/content/1570-761x/)

The news correspondents report that additional information may be obtained from M. Dolce, Presidency Council Ministers, Dept. of Civil Protect, I-00189 Rome, Italy. Additional authors for this research include M. Nicoletti, A. De Sortis, S. Marchesini, D. Spina and F. Talanas.

Keywords for this news article include: Rome, Italy, Europe, Earthquake Engineering, Engineering.