Eucentre is a non-profit private law foundation whose mission is to conduct research and provide training and services in earthquake and safety engineering 
Eucentre promotes science, research and innovation for the benefit of the community, offering targeted methodologies and concrete solutions for prevention, safety and resilience. It collaborates with institutions and companies to disseminate competencies for the common good.
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Eucentre carries out research activities in earthquake engineering and risk reduction through laboratory testing and numerical analysis, aiming to improve the seismic performance of structures and soils and to develop innovative seismic retrofitting techniques.
The Foundation promotes diverse and high-quality training activities aimed at academic and professional contexts, with constantly updated and innovative programs and initiatives designed to meet the evolving needs of the sector and society 
Eucentre ensures communication aimed at informing institutions, professionals, and citizens about ongoing activities and projects, with the goal of disseminating useful and accessible content and knowledge. It contributes to promoting a shared and informed culture of prevention and resilience.
While the characterisation of basic seismicity in terms of response spectra (or, in the case of particularly important plants, in the form of sets of spectrum-compatible accelerograms) is indispensable, it is not sufficient to define the actions on the entire structure-plant system. Non-structural elements and installations are subject to different seismic actions to those on the ground because they are significantly modified and amplified by the structure. In order to design plant components and their connections adequately, it is necessary to define the seismic actions at floor level or, more generally, at the point of installation. Depending on the component type and its connection to the structure, the actions must be determined in terms of accelerations and/or displacements. In the case of Major Accident Hazard Installations (RIR), all effects caused by relative displacements that may result in leakage or spillage of the treated materials cannot be neglected for safety assessment purposes.
For years, the staff at Fondazione Eucentre have been carrying out numerical and experimental research in this field, dealing with the analysis of structures to define plane spectra, evaluating the local response of individual components, and conducting experiments on entire structures, non-structural elements, and plants.
