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New Outlook on seismic faults: From EARthquake nucleation to arrest

Coordinatore	THE UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER    more Spiacenti, non ci sono informazioni su questo coordinatore. Contattare Fabio per maggiori infomrazioni, grazie.
Nazionalità Coordinatore	United Kingdom [UK]
Totale costo	1˙963˙800 €
EC contributo	1˙963˙800 €
Programma	FP7-IDEAS-ERC Specific programme: "Ideas" implementing the Seventh Framework Programme of the European Community for research, technological development and demonstration activities (2007 to 2013)
Code Call	ERC-2013-CoG
Funding Scheme	ERC-CG
Anno di inizio	2014
Periodo (anno-mese-giorno)	2014-07-01   -   2019-06-30

 Partecipanti

#	participant	country	role	EC contrib. [€]
1	ISTITUTO NAZIONALE DI GEOFISICA E VULCANOLOGIA  Organization address address: Via di Vigna Murata 605 city: ROMA postcode: 143 contact info Titolo: Dr. Nome: Nazzari Cognome: Manuela Email: send email Telefono: 390652000000 Fax: 390652000000	IT (ROMA)	beneficiary	915˙650.80
2	UNIVERSITY OF DURHAM  Organization address address: STOCKTON ROAD THE PALATINE CENTRE city: DURHAM postcode: DH1 3LE contact info Titolo: Ms. Nome: Wendy Cognome: Harle Email: send email Telefono: 44193344635 Fax: 44193344634	UK (DURHAM)	beneficiary	180˙349.20
3	UNIVERSITA DEGLI STUDI DI PADOVA  Organization address address: VIA 8 FEBBRAIO 2 city: PADOVA postcode: 35122 contact info Titolo: Dr. Nome: Edda Cognome: Fassari Email: send email Telefono: +39 0498279101 Fax: +39 0498279107	IT (PADOVA)	beneficiary	120˙447.05
4	THE UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER  Organization address address: OXFORD ROAD city: MANCHESTER postcode: M13 9PL contact info Titolo: Ms. Nome: Liz Cognome: Fay Email: send email Telefono: +41 161 275 7114	UK (MANCHESTER)	hostInstitution	747˙352.95
5	THE UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER  Organization address address: OXFORD ROAD city: MANCHESTER postcode: M13 9PL contact info Titolo: Prof. Nome: Giulio Cognome: Di Toro Email: send email Telefono: +44 161 306 9371 Fax: +44 161 306 9361	UK (MANCHESTER)	hostInstitution	747˙352.95

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 Obiettivo del progetto (Objective)

'With an average toll of 80.000 deaths per year over the last decade, earthquakes remain one of the most dreadful geohazards. The advancement of earthquake risk assessment and forecasting methods (probability estimates that a mainshock may occur in terms of hypocentre location, magnitude and time) calls for a sound physical basis. The nucleation, propagation and arrest of an earthquake rupture results from the interplay of stress perturbations, micro- to macro-scale friction- and rupture-related processes and fault zone geometrical complexity. Most of the information about these parameters is out of reach of seismic waves and geophysical analysis. Here we aim at enhancing our knowledge of earthquake physics (from nucleation to arrest) by means of a multidisciplinary approach that includes:

1) experiments to investigate earthquake nucleation by reproducing crustal (pressure, temperature, presence of fluids, stress perturbations, etc.) deformation conditions with the most powerful earthquake simulator installed worldwide (SHIVA);

2) experiments to investigate rupture propagation on simulated faults using natural rocks and small-scale analogue models;

3) field studies of exhumed seismogenic sources to quantify the geometrical complexity of natural fault zones;

4) advanced numerical simulation techniques that will integrate the above information and allow up-scaling to natural faults. The numerical models will produce physically-based earthquake simulations that will be compared with high-resolution seismic data.

By reproducing crustal deformation conditions (stress, temperature, fluid pressures, etc.) in the laboratory and by monitoring acoustic emissions, gases, electromagnetic waves, etc., produced by the rock samples during deformation, a by-product of our research will be the systematic investigation of precursory phenomena (seismic, chemical, and electromagnetic) associated to earthquake nucleation processes.'