Published in Scientific Papers. Series E. Land Reclamation, Earth Observation & Surveying, Environmental Engineering, Vol. XI
Written by Ștefan Florin BĂLAN, Bogdan Felix APOSTOL, Alexandru ȚIGĂNESCU
The paper presents the seismic monitoring network of the TURNKey Project (Towards more Earthquake-resilient Urban Societies through a Multi-sensor-based Information System enabling Earthquake Forecasting, Early Warning and Rapid Response Actions) in Bucharest. TURNkey aims to contribute to the mitigation of earthquake risks through European and global scientific collaborations. To reach its objectives the project brings together a strong multi-disciplinary team of experts (geophysicists/seismologists, geologists, engineers, disaster risk managers and sociologists) from 21 partner institutions covering 10 European countries. “Testbed 1” (Bucharest) is described in the paper, with its five monitored locations and the deployed seismic sensors and GNSS. The choice of monitored buildings is based upon the characteristics of the design code used in their construction. The paper considers the possible influence of local conditions at the sites of the monitored buildings.
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