EUROSEISTEST
DATABASE
The EUROSEISTEST
General
The
European experimental site EUROSEISTEST has been established since 1993
in the epicentral area of the June 20th 1978, M6.4 earthquake, located
in the tectonically active Mygdonian basin, 30km NNE from Thessaloniki,
Greece (Figure 1). The initial development of EUROSEISTEST has been
mainly funded by the European Commission - Directorate General for
Research and Development under the framework of consecutive EU research
projects (EuroseisTest, 1993-1995; EuroseisMod, 1996-1999; Euroseisrisk,
2002-2005). In the following years the maintenance and the improvement
of the array and the construction of the EuroProteas model have been
funded through resources of the Research Unit of Soil Dynamics and
Geotechnical Earthquake Engineering of Aristotle University, several
other EU research projects (e.g. SERIES, NERA) and other international
projects. Its aim is to provide researchers with high-quality
multidisciplinary data and facilities for conducting experimental and
theoretical studies on ground motion, site effects, soil and site
characterization, wave propagation and soil-foundation-structure
interaction.
The
establishment and operation of the experimental site during its
20-years-long life has been under the responsibility of the Research
Unit of Soil Dynamics and Geotechnical Earthquake Engineering of the
Aristotle University of Thessaloniki with the contribution of the
Institute of Engineering Seismology and Earthquake Engineering (ITSAK) of the Earthquake Planning and Protection Organization of Greece, among other partners.
Figure 1: General map showing the location (triangle) of the EUROSEISTEST.