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.
Since January 2020, Regione Lombardia and the EUCENTRE Foundation have been collaborating to carry out activities of public and mutual interest, developed in synergy through joint initiatives. In particular, their commitment in the educational sector focuses on promoting civil protection awareness starting from the Civil Protection Promotion Centers (CPPCs).
As part of this collaboration, a specific project has been developed involving visits to the EUCENTRE Foundation focused on seismic risk. These visits, lasting approximately two hours, are aimed at primary and secondary school students (both lower and upper levels).
The proposed activities are tailored to the age of the participants. For primary school students, the visit includes a brief introduction to earthquakes and seismic risk, with a focus on good civil protection practices, followed by an interactive game in which students apply what they have learned. The visit ends with a seismic simulation using the Compact Simulator System, allowing participants to observe the effect of resonance in a structure and understand the difference in behavior between a seismically isolated structure and a non-isolated one.
For lower and upper secondary school students, the visit begins with a presentation on the structure of the Earth and the earthquake phenomenon, including key characteristics and measurement scales. This is followed by an explanation of seismic risk and the impact of earthquakes on buildings. A historical overview of major Italian earthquakes is then provided, concluding with a section on best practices in civil protection related to seismic risk.
The second part of the visit focuses on the activities of seismic engineering research centers, with particular attention to the activities carried out by the EUCENTRE Foundation. It concludes with a tour of the Foundation’s laboratories and a seismic simulation using the Compact Simulator System, enabling participants to see how resonance affects a structure and to compare the behavior of seismically isolated vs. non-isolated structures.
If you are a school and want to visit the Eucentre Foundation with your classes contact us at eventi@eucentre.it
