Graduate Studies in Iceland on Volcanic and Earthquake Risk Reduction

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Doctoral students in the field of earthquake engineering at the Earthquake Engineering Research... Faculty of Civil and Environmental Engineering, School of Engineering and Natural Sciences, University of IcelandWe seek three doctoral students to work on a project in the field of earthquake engineering and engineering seismology at the Earthquake Engineering Research Centre of the University of I...

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Doctoral student opportunities at the Earthquake Engineering Research Centre | Earthquake... Doctoral student opportunities at the Earthquake Engineering Research CentreWe seek three doctoral students to work on a project in the field of earthquake engineering and engineering seismology at the Earthquake Engineering Research Centre of the University of Iceland.Specifically, the doctoral stu...

A new International Graduate Summer Course in Iceland 2014:

STRUctural Dynamics principles in Earthquake Engineering (STRUDEE)
Iceland, 5 – 27 June 2014
Application deadline: 1 April 2014
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Structures are often subjected to dynamic forces of one form or the other during their lifetime. This course (7.5 ECTS) introduces the theory of dynamic response of structures with emphasis on physical insight into the analytical procedures and with particular application to earthquake engineering. The concepts of structural dynamics are formulated from the first principles of solid mechanics, extending the continuum hypothesis to a numerically efficient finite element approximation. Forced and free vibration of structures at different levels of idealization such as, continuum formulation, single degree of freedom approximation, and finite degree of freedom approximation, is covered. Basic insight into the powerful and efficient frequency domain analysis is provided. Stochastic modelling of earthquake ground motion and structural response is introduced in the framework of stochastic process and random vibration theory.

This course is designed for engineers, researchers, and architects. Basic understanding of the dynamic response of structures and advanced numerical and analytical skills in modelling and simulating seismic demands on structures is essential in formulating a safe and economical seismic design philosophy. Furthermore, the knowledge and skills in dynamic modelling and simulation of earthquake-induced structural vibrations is essential in correctly and consistently applying standard seismic design codes in practice. The main objective of the course is to educate and train the participants in understanding, modelling, and simulating structural vibrations due to earthquake-induced ground motion.

This new course continues the line of international summer courses held at the Earthquake Engineering Research Centre, University of Iceland, on natural hazards. The course is held in the town of Selfoss, in a region of active natural hazards such as earthquakes, strong wind, volcanoes, and floods.

Application deadline is 1 April 2014.

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A new summer course on Structural Dynamics added to the curriculum for 2014

We are pleased to announce the addition of a 2nd international summer course for 2014: Structural Dynamics Principles in Earthquake Engineering, which will be held in Selfoss, Iceland, during 29 May to 21 June 2014.

The course is the latest addition to the International Summer Course series that has been ongoing since 2011. This new course aims at training engineers, researchers, and architects in reducing seismic risk through a deep understanding of engineering structures affected by earthquakes.

Basic understanding of the dynamic response of structures and advanced numerical and analytical skills in modelling and simulating seismic demands on structures is essential in formulating a safe and economical seismic design philosophy. Furthermore, the knowledge and skills in dynamic modelling and simulation of earthquake-induced structural vibrations is essential in correctly and consistently applying standard seismic design codes in practice.

The main objective of the course is to educate and train the participants in understanding, modelling, and simulating structural vibrations due to earthquake-induced ground motion.

Applications are open now, deadline is 1 April 2014. For more information refer to the course webpage.

A new International Graduate Summer Course in Iceland –
Resilience is the ability of a community to weather and quickly recover from natural disasters. Community resilience is a combination of hazard mitigation, disaster preparedness, disaster response, and recovery. As a disaster prone country, Icelandic society has developed institutions and policies that create resilience in the face of disaster. As a small country, Iceland is an excellent real-world laboratory for studying societal preparation for and response to natural disasters.
This course will focus on the interaction between the social, technical, and natural sciences in order to strengthen urban resilience. It continues the line of international graduate summer courses held at the Earthquake Engineering Research Centre, University of Iceland, on natural hazards.
The goal is to provide the participants with knowledge and understanding of how the interdependencies between different social, technical and natural worlds can minimize the disrupting consequences of natural hazards within communities.
The course is tailor-made for students who want to make crisis management, public governance and/or policy making as their profession whether they have background in technical, or social sciences. Students from physical sciences are also welcomed to participate.


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