Objective The aim of the project is to stimulate and advance research in microseismic monitoring in areas of prominent social and industrial significance. The project will foster the cooperation between academic researchers in theoretical and observational earthquake seismology and private research teams monitoring a natural or induced microseismic activity for industrial purposes. The involved academics have a reputation in moment tensor inversions, interpretations of non-double-couple focal mechanisms, seismic anisotropy, ray tracing, seismic tomography and seismic hazard assessment. The industrial partners are SMEs with high-tech equipments, long-lasting experience in monitoring microseismicity and with adequate research capacities. They can offer datasets with a potential for further fundamental research. The results of the project will contribute to seismic hazard assessment of the Bohunice nuclear power plant in Slovakia, stability of rock slopes in Norway, deep-level gold mines in South Africa and open-pit mines in Canada. The project promotes synergy between four academic institutions in two EU Member States (Czech Republic, Slovakia) with industrial partners from the EU Member State (Slovakia), the AC country (Norway), the ICPC country (South Africa) and from the OTC country (Canada). In order to establish the firm and beneficial I-A partnership, the project proposes to spend 122 research-months of secondments at partner institutions (realized by 11 researchers from Academia and by 9 researchers from Industry) and 36 research-months of recruitments (2 recruits). The project will be supervised by two top experts in microseismic monitoring Prof. F. Cornet from IPG Strasbourg and Prof. G.R. Foulger from the University of Durham, who have experience with large-scale EU and non-EU projects on natural or induced microseismicity. Fields of science natural sciencesearth and related environmental sciencesgeologyseismologymicroseisms Keywords Earthquakes Geomechanics Landslides Natural hazards (Geophysics) Seismology Programme(s) FP7-PEOPLE - Specific programme "People" implementing the Seventh Framework Programme of the European Community for research, technological development and demonstration activities (2007 to 2013) Topic(s) FP7-PEOPLE-IAPP-2008 - Marie Curie Action: "Industry-Academia Partnerships and Pathways" Call for proposal FP7-PEOPLE-IAPP-2008 See other projects for this call Funding Scheme MC-IAPP - Industry-Academia Partnerships and Pathways (IAPP) Coordinator GEOFYZIKALNI USTAV AV CR, V.V.I. Address Bocni ii 1401 14131 Praha 4 Czechia See on map Region Česko Praha Hlavní město Praha Activity type Research Organisations Administrative Contact Vaclav Vavrycuk (Dr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window EU contribution € 351 164,00 Participants (7) Sort alphabetically Sort by EU Contribution Expand all Collapse all ÚSTAV STRUKTURY A MECHANIKY HORNIN AV CR, V.V.I. Czechia EU contribution € 27 600,00 Address V holesovickach 94/41 18209 Praha 8 See on map Activity type Research Organisations Administrative Contact Jiri Malek (Dr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window GEOFYZIKALNY USTAV SLOVENSKEJ AKADEMIE VIED Slovakia EU contribution € 14 300,00 Address Dubravska cesta 9 84528 Bratislava See on map Activity type Research Organisations Administrative Contact Miriam Kristekova (Dr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window UNIVERZITA KARLOVA Czechia EU contribution € 21 615,00 Address Ovocny trh 560/5 116 36 Praha 1 See on map Region Česko Praha Hlavní město Praha Activity type Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Administrative Contact Petr Bulant (Dr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window NORSAR Innovation AS Norway EU contribution € 198 934,00 Address Instituttveien 25 2007 0231 skedsmo See on map Activity type Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Administrative Contact Anders Dahle (Dr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window PROGSEIS Slovakia EU contribution € 217 959,00 Address Hlboka 5969 6 91701 Trnava See on map Activity type Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Administrative Contact Juraj Sekeres (Dr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window ENGINEERING SEISMOLOGY GROUP CANADA INC. Canada EU contribution € 0,00 Address Hyperion court 1 K7K 7G3 Kingston See on map Activity type Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Administrative Contact Cezar Trifu (Dr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window ISS INTERNATIONAL LIMITED South Africa EU contribution € 35 625,00 Address Electron street 23 7613 Die boord, stellenbosch See on map Activity type Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Administrative Contact Aleksander Mendecki (Dr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window
