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