Planetary Geodynamics, Active Tectonics and Related Risks

This research group is composed by geologists and physicists from four Spanish universities and three research centers, two national and one international.<br /><br />The core group is in the Complutense University of Madrid, and has been investigating for more than 20 years in a series of multidisciplinary research topics that can be integrated into two main lines.<br /><br />Tectonics and rheology of the crust.<br /><br /> Conditioning and control exercised by the inherited structures of the crust on the recent and ongoing tectonic activity.<br /> Global tectonics and geodynamics.<br /> Structure of the lithosphere and heat flow.<br /> Geophysics applied to the study of the structure and rheology of the crust.<br /> Numerical modeling of deformation and stress state of the lithosphere.<br /> Study of fault gouge and mechanics of ductile and brittle deformation.<br /><br />Geology of Earthquakes.<br /><br /> Neotectonic and morphotectonic analysis.<br /> Paleoseismic trenching studies.<br /> Relations tectonics " seismicity and seismic series analysis.<br /> Geotechnics of seismic induced landslides.<br /> Radar interferometry applied to deformations due to seismic and/or volcanic activity.<br /> Static stress transfer and its influence on the seismicity and tectonic development.<br /> Seismic and Tsunami Hazards Assessments<br />

The research group is currently focused on the following research lines:<br /><br /> Numerical modelling of tectonic deformation and its generation of seismic and tsunami hazard<br /> Interplay between active tectonics and external processes<br /> Development of analysis tools on seismotectonics<br /> Structural control of the seismogenic behaviour of active faults<br /> Fault zone architecture and frictional behaviour<br /><br />We develop our research mainly on southeast Spain, Central America and South America although we have conducted research projects on different locations and tectonic setting around the globe.<br />

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