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SUMMARY:Induced Earthquakes in The Netherlands – Impact on Society and R
 esearch Results - Dr Mandy Korff (Deltares)
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CONTACT:Stefan Ritter
DESCRIPTION:Summary: In the Northern part of The Netherlands\, the 7th lar
 gest gas field in the world has been in production for over 40 years. The 
 related seismicity has increased significantly over the last decade\, whic
 h has led to large societal impact in the region. Since 2013\, several stu
 dies have been performed by Dutch Research Institute Deltares for several 
 parties\, including the Dutch Ministry of Economic Affairs and the field o
 perator NAM (Shell+Exxon). Relevant questions are: What are the risks for 
 people\, buildings\, industry and infrastructure? What kind of strengtheni
 ng measures for the buildings and infrastructures in the area are necessar
 y and how should they be prioritized. How can the influence of the subsurf
 ace be taken into account? Uncertainties from the source of the earthquake
 \, the deep subsurface\, the shallow subsurface\, the transfer to the stru
 cture and the structural fragility together determine the overall risk in 
 the area. This lecture deals with the geotechnical aspects of these studie
 s and the link between the geotechnical risk management and the societal i
 ssues.\n\nShort Biography: Mandy Korff received her PhD from University of
  Cambridge in 2013\, where she worked with Professor Lord Robert Mair on t
 he Response of Piled Buildings to the Construction of Deep Excavations. Ma
 ndy Korff graduated from Delft University of Technology as MSc. in 1999 in
  Civil Engineering. In 2000 she joined GeoDelft as a consultant and resear
 cher in the field of foundations and underground construction. She gained 
 experience in geotechnical risk management. Many of her projects included 
 some sort of forensic engineering and impact assessment related to undergr
 ound construction works. Since Deltares was formed in 2008 she works as a 
 strategic advisor\, mainly for underground construction.\n\nAt present\, M
 andy Korff works as expert in the field of risk management\, forensic geo-
 engineering\, soil structure interaction and impact of construction activi
 ties and earthquakes on structures. She currently contributes to projects 
 such as the Groningen earthquake studies\, Amsterdam subway (North South l
 ine)\, the Delft railway tunnel and projects in Singapore. Since 2013 Mand
 y Korff is member of the Deltares Scientific Council and Chair of the Juni
 or Scientific Council.\nMandy  Korff is chair of the Geotechnical departme
 nt of the Royal Institute of Engineers (KIVI) and the country representati
 ve for the International Society of Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engine
 ering (ISSMGE). She is member of ISSMGE’s TC204 and TC207 on Underground
  construction and Soil Structure interaction. In 2011 Mandy  Korff chaired
  the 21st European Conference for Young Geotechnical Engineers.
LOCATION: Cambridge University Engineering Department MIL meeting room
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