Subduction zones are located where one of the Earth's tectonic plates slides beneath another - this motion is controlled by the plate boundary fault zone. These plate boundary faults are capable of generating some of the largest earthquakes and tsunami on Earth, such as the 2011 Tohuku-oki, Japan and the 2004 Sumatra-Andaman earthquakes, together responsible for ~250,000 fatalities. |
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However, in the last 20 years a new type of seismic phenomena has been discovered at subduction zones: slow slip events (SSEs). These are events in which slip on the fault occurs faster than the tectonic plates usually move, but too slowly to produce seismic waves and shaking. Slow slip events may have the potential to trigger highly destructive earthquakes and tsunami on faults nearby, but whether this is possible and why slow slip events occur at all are two of the most important questions in earthquake seismology today. In this presentation we will review the current hypotheses for why SSEs occur and discuss how scientists are trying to test these hypotheses using techniques more commonly applied in the search for oil and gas, and we will find out what it is like to spend 8 weeks onboard a drill ship drilling into a subduction zone. |
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Wednesday, 20 March 2024 |
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Hybrid |
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6:00 - 8:00 pm |
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Palestra House (TFL), 197 Blackfriars Road, London SE1 8JZ. |
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No charge |
RSVP: | Please register on Eventbrite |
All members are encouraged to attend the AGM to hear what we've accomplished over the past year and what our plans are for the year ahead. There is a link below to the nomination form for the election of officers and members of the branch committee. |
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Following the AGM, there will be a technical talk by Prof. Michael Davies, the present UK Branch Chair, on the topic: Physical modelling in geotechnics: Making a difference. The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) were adopted by all United Nations Member States in 2015 as a universal call to action to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure that all people enjoy peace and prosperity by 2030. Also known as the 'Global Goals', each has a number of specific objectives and targets. The 17 SDGs are integrated - that is, they recognise that action in one area will affect outcomes in others, and that development must balance social, economic and environmental sustainability. The provision of appropriate infrastructure underpins sustainable development. Therefore, geotechnical engineers - be they practitioners or academics - have a key role to play in not only the provision of infrastructure but also in conducting the research needed to ensure that infrastructure is sustainable and resilient. The talk will provide some background to these global challenges and present examples of how findings obtained from geotechnical centrifuge physical modelling studies can contribute to addressing these objectives. |
Dundee Centrifuge |
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Wednesday, 24 April 2024 |
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Event Type: |
Partially Hybrid |
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5:30 pm |
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Doors Open |
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6:00 pm |
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Annual General Meeting (AGM only also available online) |
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6:45 pm |
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Presentation |
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8:15 pm |
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Networking and Social Time |
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9:00 pm |
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Time to go home |
Venue: |
HAYS Recruiting Experts Worldwide, 107 Cheapside, London EC2V 6DB [Map] |
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No charge |
Nominations: | Form for nimination officers and committee members. |
RSVP: | The link to Eventbrite for registrations will be provided closer to the date. |
Online: |
Link will be provided closer to the night. |
Technical meetings, as and when they can be arranged.
Site visits when suitable sites to visit can be arranged.
All of our branch events include the opportunity to network with other like minded people, often with food and drinks provided. If anyone has any projects they are engaged in about which they would be prepared to give a talk or presentation at a technical meeting, please contact our Events Coordinator (See the 'Contacts' page). Also, please contact them if you are able to help arrange a visit to view project site works. |