Seperation of coseismic and postseismic signals of Sumatra Andaman earthquake and Indian Ocean earthquake

The gravity field changes associated with the earthquake are analysed using the GRACE (Gravity Recovery and Climate Experiment) data. GRACE data can track the temporal variations in the gravity field and therefore information on mass redistribution can be achieved. There have been many studies already carried out using the GRACE data to analyse...

Nuevo Ferroviario Rio Biobío: Hydraulic and structural study for the new railway bridge to investigate the influence of river morphodynamics and tsunami impact on the structural stability of the bridge pier

In Chile, the Biobío river separates the cities of Concepción and San Pedro de la Paz. Bridges crossing the Biobío river ensure a fast and dependable connection, which contributes to the transport options in the region. With the Biobío region being the second largest contributor to the country's GDP, an unreliable transport network is highly...

Shock Safe Nepal: Validation of the model house and a long-term plan for sustainable upscaling of earthquake resistant housing in rural areas in Nepal

Shock Safe Nepal was founded as a response to the 2015 Nepal earthquakes to function as a platform to contribute to the development of knowledge on earthquake safe housing. The goal of the report of team 5 is to validate and optimise the design of the pilot house that was created based on the work of previous teams, and the development on...

Shock Safe Nepal Team Two: Implementation of earthquake safe techniques in rural Nepal

In April and May 2015 two earthquakes devastated Nepal. Thousands died and a manifold of these were left homeless. In order to aid the reconstruction of Nepal, Delft University of Technology initiated a research project called Shock Safe Nepal, in which multiple teams build on each other’s topics in order to help rebuild Nepal in an earthquake...