Geophysical-geotechnical modelling of coastal and offshore mass movementsin an earthquake active area - gulf of Corinth, Greece

Project Information

Grant agreement ID: FMBI983245

Project closed

Start date 15 November 1998

End date 14 November 2000

Funded under

• Specific research and technological development programme in the field of the training and mobility of researchers, 1994-1998

Total cost No data

EU contribution No data

Coordinated by

University of Patras
Greece

Objective

Research objectives and content The Gulf of Corinth shelf and slope zone have been affected by submarine mass movements which have a significant impact on the continental borderland. This project aims to identify potentially hazardous coastal and offshore zones, to determine the characteristics of sediments, to assess the movement of sediment and to establish a numerical model for sediment transport processes. Offshore areas affected by recent earthquakes will be surveyed in order to identify the location and the origin of the mass movement events, and to explain the mecanism for slope failure. Field missions will be carried out in order to determine the submarine topography and morphology, the geometry of the sedimentary cover and the physical and mechanical properties of the sediments. The interpretation of the collected data will provide valuable information about slope stability processes and will be useful in order to diminish future risk to coastal infastructure.
Training content (objective, benefit and expected impact) The Laboratory of Marine Geology and Physical Oceanography at Patras has carried out a significant amount of researcher on fundamental and applied coastal geology. It will provide an interesting exchange of points of view between researchers working on the same field. It will allow me to make use of and further improve my competences in coastal geology and computer science.
Links with industry / industrial relevance (22)

Fields of science

Not validated

• natural sciences › earth and related environmental sciences › geology › sedimentology
• natural sciences › earth and related environmental sciences › physical geography › coastal geography
• natural sciences › physical sciences › astronomy › planetary sciences › planetary geology
• natural sciences › earth and related environmental sciences › geology › seismology
• natural sciences › earth and related environmental sciences › oceanography › physical oceanography

Programme(s)

• FP4-TMR - Specific research and technological development programme in the field of the training and mobility of researchers, 1994-1998

Topic(s)

• 0302 - Post-doctoral research training grants
• TE05 - Geology

Call for proposal

Data not available

Funding Scheme

RGI - Research grants (individual fellowships)

Coordinator

University of Patras

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: University Campus ; 26110 PATRAS ; Greece
• Total cost: No data

Participants (1)

Not available

France

• EU contribution: No data
• Total cost: No data