Research Axis 1: Seismic behaviour and risk of the built environment

  • Study of the seismic behaviour of structural works and infrastructure
  • Assessment of seismic risk for structural works and infrastructure
  • Instrumentation of structural works and monitoring of their response
  • Seismic risk management through the application of new technologies (rapid post-earthquake damage assessment, development of interactive applications, etc.)
  • Dynamic response and soil-structure interaction

Department research activity in this research axis:

2025–2029: PORTAL: Adaptive strategies for enhancing threat-agnostic resilience of port ecosystems
Funding: EUROPEAN COMMISSION, HORIZON-MSCA. https://portcities.eu/ Total project budget: €1,803,600. [IHU: Project partner]
2023–2025: Earthquake Resilient Schools (Acronym: EReS)
European research project funded by the Union Civil Protection Mechanism (UCPM) (UCPM-2022-PP: Cross-border risks and marine pollution). Total project budget: €923,784.50. [IHU: Project coordinator]
2021–2024: Assessment of Earthquake, Fire and Flood Risk in the Attica Region
Funding: Region of Attica. Coordination: National Observatory of Athens. Total project budget: €1,183,701.00.
2020–2023: Rapid Earthquake Damage Assessment Consortium (Acronym: REDACt)
Black Sea Basin Joint Operational Programme 2014–20 co-financed by the European Union through the European Neighbourhood Instrument (ENI) and by the participating countries: Armenia, Bulgaria, Georgia, Greece, Republic of Moldova, Romania, Turkey and Ukraine. Total project budget: €974,860.00. [IHU: Project coordinator]
2018–2020: Determination of dynamic response characteristics of a cylindrical water storage tank
Funded by the Research Committee (ELKE) of IHU.
2013–2015: Innovative multi-sensor network for Deformation and Seismic Monitoring of Urban Subsidence-prone Areas (Acronym: INDES MUSA)
Action “Bilateral R&T Cooperation Greece–China 2012–2014 (ESPA 2007–2013)” of the General Secretariat for Research and Technology (GSRT) (Operational Programme: Competitiveness and Entrepreneurship (EPAN II) and ROP). Total project budget: €472,990.00.
2012–2015: Assessment of the seismic vulnerability of the building stock of the city of Serres (Acronym: SeiVAS)
Project “Archimedes III – Strengthening Research Teams at TEI Serres”, implemented under the Operational Programme “Education and Lifelong Learning”, co-financed by the European Union (European Social Fund) and national resources. Total project budget: €85,000.00.