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Our observatory engages in the following services:

  • monitoring of earthquake activity (via dispatched seismographs and strong motion recorders in remote areas) in northern UAE
  • assessment of seismic hazards at construction sites for design purposes
  • assessment of seismic risk of existing structures and development of recommendations, strengthening and remediation
  • assessment of seismic risk at petrochemical and industrial facilities
  • evaluation of local site soil dynamics effects (e.g., liquefaction potential, amplification, resonance effect, design response spectra)
  • geotechnical earthquake engineering design (e.g., pile foundation design, retaining structures design, earth structures design, offshore foundation design, ports and harbor design)
  • preparation of macrohazard zonation and microhazard zonation maps
  • preparation of geohazard maps (e.g., landslide hazard maps, problematic soil hazard maps)
  • evaluation of dynamic soil properties via the MTS 50 kN state-of-the art dynamic triaxial facility
  • providing expert opinion on earthquake hazard and related risk in the UAE and the Gulf region
  • providing community services, such as public awareness on matters pertinent to earthquake activity in the UAE and its surroundings.
  • conducting training workshops for engineers on analysis and design of structures and facilities for earthquake loading
  • providing expertise on development of earthquake-resistant design codes
  • design of machine foundations for dynamic loading in industrial facilities
  • supervision of undergraduate and graduate research in earthquake geotechnical engineering

 

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