ETHZ Geotechnical Centrifuge Center Inauguration event

On Friday 17th January 2025 the Inauguration event of the ETH Zurich Geotechnical Centrifuge Centre (GCC) took place in the Hönggerberg campus...


(ALESSANDRO DELLA BELLA)

After a long 7-year journey, on Friday 17th January 2025 (marking the 30th anniversary of the 1995 Great Hanshin Earthquake) the Inauguration event of the ETH Zurich Geotechnical Centrifuge Centre (GCC) took place in the Hönggerberg campus. The event included:

  • Opening addresses by Prof. Dr. Ulrich Weidmann (Vice President for Infrastructure and Sustainability) and Prof. Dr. Alexander Puzrin (Head of Institute for Geotechnical Engineering)
  • Presentation of the GCC by Prof. Dr. Ioannis Anastasopoulos
  • Short presentations of first experimental results by research teams that used the facility in the last 1.5 years
  • A test flight (broadcasted to the lecture room)
  • Guided tours of the GCC

We would like to thank all participants for their active involvement, making it a successful event!

A video recording of the event is available in our YouTube channel:

external page https://youtu.be/JoR3jzx3XXg