Abstract The Seismic Microzonation of level 3 (SM3) is nowadays a world-wide accepted
tool for the mitigation of seismic risk. The SM3 is a complex process involving different …

A key challenge for estimating seismic response of piles and soils in liquefied and laterally
spreading ground is the efficient prediction of local loosening phenomenon (shear …

Free-field conditions on the ground surface are widely used to assess the local seismic
response. Nevertheless, this assumption is a very strong approximation in urban areas since …

A high-resolution 3D engineering-geological model of the subsoil can be derived by
integrating stratigraphic and geophysical data in order to represent reliably the geological …

The numerical simulation of seismic wave propagation in realistic heterogeneous media, as
sedimentary basins, is a key element of seismic hazard estimation. Many numerical methods …

The term" basin effects" refers to entrapment and reverberation of earthquake waves in soft
sedimentary deposits underlain by concave basement rock structures. Basin effects can …

Geological models are very useful tools for developing conceptual schemes owing to their
capacity to optimize the management of stratigraphic information. This is particularly true in …

This paper presents an original multidisciplinary (geological-structural-geomorphological
and seismological) study aimed at investigating the origin of diffused seismic damages …

A reliable subsoil model represents the first step in assessing potential geological hazards
and adopting proper mitigation measures accordingly. However, one of the main difficulties …

It has long been recognized that the effects of superficial geological layers, or site effects,
can play a major role on the seismic ground motion at the free surface. In this study, we …