The present report presents the implementation of the Q4xL 2D 4-node linear displacement quadrilateral elements and then introduces the implementation of their 3D equivalents, the C8xL 8-node linear hexahedra.

The Image Information Mining 2014 conference is the 9th in the series jointly organised by ESA and EUSC, and by JRC since 2009. It has been hosted for the first time in Romania, at the University Politehnica of Bucharest with support from the Romanian Space Agency (ROSA), from the 5th to the 7th...

The 2014 conference on Big Data from Space (BiDS'14) was co-organised by ESA, the Joint Research Centre (JRC) of the European Commission, and the European Union Satellite Centre (SatCen). It was held at the ESA Centre for Earth Observation (ESRIN), Frascati, 12th-14th November 2014. The...

Photogrammetry was used to monitor the bottom part of the northern in-filled wall of the SERFIN model. This optical measurement technique is at the developing stage for its application on large structures and the SERFIN project was a testing bench for it. This report gives the first results on...

Strong geomagnetic disturbances resulting from solar activity can have a major impact on ground-based infrastructures, such as power grids, pipelines and railway systems. The high voltage transmission network is particularly affected as currents induced by geomagnetic storms, so-called GICs, can...

Natural events, such as earthquakes and floods, can trigger accidents in oil and gas pipeline with potentially severe consequences to the population and to the environment. These conjoint technological and natural disasters are termed natech accidents. The present literature review focuses on...

The report explains the calibration procedure of the HOPLAB facility. A short description of the facility is first included concerning the mechanical structure and its equipment in terms of sensors, transducers and relevant electronic instruments. A detailed explanation of the calibration...

In this report we present the basic principles of our investigations for embedding sensors and energy-harvesting devices in sandwich composite structures. A range of piezopolymer sensors where used, varying in their dimensions, their capacitance and the electrode coating material. Sensors were...

The Image Information Mining 2012 conference is the eighth in the series jointly organised by ESA and EUSC, and by JRC since 2009. It took place for the first time in the German Aerospace Centre (DLR) premises, Oberpfaffenhofen site (Germany), 24th--26th October 2012. Earth Observation (EO) data...

In the framework of the SAFECAST Project, a full-scale three-storey precast building was subjected to a series of pseudodynamic (PsD) tests in the European Laboratory for Structural Assessment (ELSA) at the Joint Research Centre of the European Commission. The mock-up was constructed in such a...