The CRISP archive (acronym for “Caratterizzazione della RIsposta sismica dei Siti Permanenti della rete
sismica” - “Site characterization of the permanent seismic stations ”) is an integrated database that brings
together all the information useful for the seismic characterization of sites of the Italian National Seismic
Network, to provide the maximum knowledge available in an easily accessible way. The archive for a single
site collects information on position, instrumentation, instrument housing, map, geological characteristics,
seismic analysis, geophysical investigation, site classification. Field values come from already available
information or ad-hoc analysis.
Details on database and front end can be found in Menu Bar - About - Documentation.
CRISP is a "work in progress" project and it is open to later additions and improvements. All new entries
are recognisable via the last update field.
For Information or request contact:
crisp_info@ingv.it
Citation
Permission to use, copy or reproduce parts of the Database is granted provided that CRISP is properly
referenced as:
Cultrera G., Bordoni P., Mercuri A., Quintiliani M., Minarelli L., Famiani D., Casale P., Pischiutta M., Ladina C.,
Cara F., Di Giulio G., Pucillo S., Monti G., and CRISP Working Group (2022). Database for site characterization
of permanent seismic stations (CRISP). Istituto Nazionale di Geofisica e Vulcanologia (INGV). https://doi.org/10.13127/crisp
Disclaimer
CRISP is a scientific product released by Istituto Nazionale di Geofisica (INGV). It is a "work in progress"
project and it is open to later additions and improvements. For these reasons, it cannot be guaranteed to
be complete, accurate and updated in any part, and will be subjected to successive revisions. Neither INGV,
nor the CRISP authors are responsible for the use that might be made of the data provided, nor are they
responsible for any damage to third-parties caused by conclusions based on the data provided.
CRISP has benefited from funding provided by the Italian Presidenza del Consiglio dei Ministri -
Dipartimento della Protezione Civile (DPC). This database does not necessarily represent DPC official
opinion and policies.
Geological and Lithological Classification and maps (100.000 and 50.000) come from an automatic query of
ISPRA database (Istituto Superiore per la Protezione e la Ricerca Ambientale) https://www.isprambiente.go...
Credits
Scientific coordinator: Giovanna Cultrera
System administrator: Matteo Quintiliani
Developers: Paola Bordoni, Giovanna Cultrera, Alessia Mercuri, Matteo Quintiliani
Authors: Paola Bordoni, Fabrizio Cara, Paolo Casale, Giovanna Cultrera, Daniela Famiani, Giuseppe Di Giulio,
Chiara Ladina, Alessia Mercuri, Luca Minarelli, Marta Pischiutta, Stefania Pucillo
Gennaro Maria Monti
CONTRIBUTORS
Istituto Nazionale di Geofisica e Vulcanologia:
S. Amoroso, R. Azzaro, R. Bianconi, S. Branca, L. Cantore, A. G. Capera, F. Cara, P. Casale, M. Cattaneo, R.
Cogliano, G. Di Giulio, D. Di Naccio, S. Di Prima, D. Famiani, C. Felicetta, A. Fodarella, C. Ladina, S. Lovati, A.
G. Mandiello, C. Marcocci, C. Mascandola, M. Massa, A. Mercuri, G. Milana, L. Minarelli, P. Morasca, F. Pacor,
M. Paratore, V. Pessina, M. Pischiutta, S. Pucillo, R. Puglia, M. Quintiliani, G. Riccio, M. Santulin, A. Scaltrito,
L. Scarfi, G. Tarabusi, G. Tusa, M. Vassallo, L. Zuccarello.
Istituto Superiore per la Protezione e la Ricerca Ambientale:
G. Conte, G. M. Monti, R. M. Gafà, L. Martarelli, L. Olivetta, C. Cipolloni, M. P. Congi, R. Ventura, R. Bonomo, C.
D'Ambrogi, P. Di Manna, M. D'Orefice, D. Fiorenza, M. Roma, L. Vita.
Dipartimento Protezione Civile:
A. Gorini.
Developed for INGV by:
SinergieIt: D. M. Rocca, R. Del Sordo, F. Conti.
AlfaCommunication: G. Di Lorenzo, M. Gabrielli, E. Pirozzi.
The CRISP Database is licensed by INGV under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) https://creativecommons.org...
Mercuri, A., Cultrera, G., Minarelli, L. et al. CRISP: an archive for the site characterization of permanent Italian
seismic stations. Bull Earthquake Eng (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10518-023-01618-w
Database has benefited from funding of Italian Civil Protection and is maintained with continual support of
Istituto Nazionale di Geofisica e Vulcanologia.
DPC-INGV 2019-21 Agreement, Annex B2: WP1-TASK 2: "Characterization of accelerometric sites"
(Coordinators: G. Cultrera, F. Pacor)
DPC-INGV 2018 Agreement, Annex B2: Objective 1-TASK B: "Characterization of accelerometric sites"
(Coordinators: G. Cultrera, F. Pacor)
DPC-INGV 2016-17 Agreement, Annex B2: Objective 1 - TASK B: "Characterization of accelerometric sites"
(Coordinators: P. Bordoni, F. Pacor)
INGV 2015-17 internal project (INGV protocol 2014/0001098 of 12/06/2014): "CRISP: Characterization of
sites of permanent seismic stations", line of activity T3 - Seismic hazard and contributions to risk definition
(Coordinators: G. Cultrera, P. Bordoni)
INGV- ISPRA 2016-17 Agreement (protocol INGV 2016/0003777 of 04/04/2016): "Scientific and technical
collaboration aimed at the geolithological characterization of the sites of the stations of the national INGV
seismic network "(Scientific Coordinators: P. Bordoni and G.M. Monti)
Title:Seismic soil classification of Italy based on surface geology and shear-wave velocity measurements
Author:Forte G., Chioccarelli E., De Falco M., Cito P., Santo A., Iervolino I.
Volume:122
Journal:Soil Dynamics and Earthquake Engineering
Abstract:During an earthquake the seismic wave amplification related to local site conditions can have a significant impact on the ground motion. In order to account for these local effects some proxies for the soil characteristics exist; e.g., the average shear-wave velocity of the upper 30 m (VS,30), or the equivalent shear-wave velocity from the ground to the depth of the seismic bedrock when this is less than 30 m VS,eq. The aim of this paper is to provide maps of seismic shallow soil classification for Italy accounting for two sources of information: site-specific measurements and large-scale geological maps. The soil maps are obtained via a four-step procedure: (1) a database of available site-specific investigations is built, covering (unevenly) the whole national territory; (2) twenty geo-lithological complexes are identified from the available geological maps; (3) the investigations are grouped as a function of the geo-lithological complex and the distribution of measured VS,30 and VS,eq are estimated; (4) medians and standard deviations of such distributions are assumed to be representative of the corresponding complexes. The statistics of investigations are used to derive the large-scale soil maps. To make the results of the study available, a stand-alone software has been developed. Despite not being adequate substitutes of site-specific studies such as microzonation and local site response analyses, the provided results can be useful for large-scale seismic risk studies.
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