Prof. Marco Broccardo and Dr. Davide Noè Gorini at the University of Trento are seeking a highly motivated PhD candidate to work on next-generation high-resolution seismic hazard maps.
The research will advance beyond conventional regional hazard products by integrating probabilistic seismic hazard analysis, microzonation-informed local geology, nonlinear site response and full integration of dynamic Soil-Structure Interaction (SSI) with complete treatment of uncertainties at all levels. A specific focus is on the regional scale analysis of SSI through a novel analytical and numerical framework simulating both frequency and nonlinear effects. The overall goal is to produce high-resolution hazard maps and practical tools that better represent the physical processes controlling ground motion and maximalizing the local information.
For further information, see the attached [PDF].
Seismic mapping and zoning beyond the conventional way will open a new way of predicting and mitigating seismic hazards.
One of the best method is 2D/3D physics based geological seismic simulation to characterize and parametrize seismic event, magnitude,direction, return period, source point, intensity,pattern and the Sensitivity, Correlation and uncertainties among those parameters for accurate seismic mapping.
I am interested to work on it.