Chile
Gonzalo Montalva
Universidad de Concepción
Research Interests
Our group focuses on seismic hazard and their interaction with surface geology. We are interested in earthquake recurrence, subsurface geophysical structure, city's seismic response, strong earthquake shaking prediction.
Exchange participants will join a active interdisciplinary group of students and have the opportunity to participate field campaigns to collect geophysical and geotechnical.
Hosting Period
March to December 2026
Facilities & Resources
Our lab has office space, internet access, physical and online library access, Seismic Cone Penetration tests rig (sCPTu), boring rig (with SPT), 7 portable seismometers, a permanent local network, a Dynamic triaxial test.
Project Language
English-Spanish
Keywords
Ground Motion Modeling, Seismic Hazard, Site characterization, Basin Response, Time evolution of Seismic Risk.
