The seismic assessment of unreinforced masonry (URM) buildings with cavity walls is of high relevance in regions such as in Central and Northern Europe, Australia, New Zealand and China because of the characteristics of the masonry building stock. A cavity wall consists of two separate parallel walls …

In case of induced seismicity, expectations from a structural monitoring system are different than in the case of natural seismicity. In this paper, monitoring results of a historical building in Groningen (Netherlands) in case of induced seismicity has been presented. Results of the monitoring, particularities …

A presentation of the Sensequake project. The goal of the project is to develop a decision support system for earthquake recovery. Sensequake is part of the ID3AS programme.

KNAW – minisymposium ‘Aardbevingsbestendige woningen’ 24 maart 2020 Ondanks absentie van het symposium door de Corona crisis is dit boekje samengesteld voor digitale verzending en het drukken van een papieren versie.

Ever since, the recognition of the causality between earthquakes in the Northern part of the Netherlands, more specific the Region Groningen, gas production and the ensuing damage to houses and buildings in that area, society faces big challenges in policy-making. Not in the least because the above-mentioned …

A presentation of the Sensequake project. The goal of the project is to develop a decision support system for earthquake recovery. Sensequake is part of the ID3AS programme. In the first phase of the project, the SensEquake product is adapted for Fraeylemaborg building to test its usability. And in second …

Presentation of findings to the 'Nationaal Coördinator Groningen'