International peer-reviewed journals (39)

39. Häusler M., Michel C., Burjánek J., Fäh D. “Monitoring the Preonzo Rock Slope Instability Using Resonance Mode Analysis.“ Journal of Geophysical Research: Earth Surface, 126, e2020JF005709, 2021.

38. Manea E.-F., Cioflan C., Coman A., Michel C., Poggi V., Fäh D. “Estimating geophysical bedrock depth using single station analysis and geophysical data in the extra-Carpathian area of Romania.“ Pure and Applied Geophysics, 177, 4829–4844, 2020.

37. Hannewald P., Michel C., Lestuzzi P., Crowley H, Pinguet J., Fäh D. “Development and validation of simplified mechanics-based capacity curves for scenario-based risk assessment of school buildings in Basel“, Engineering Structures, 209, 2020.

36. Moore J., Geimer P. R., Finnegan R., Michel C. “Dynamic analysis of a large freestanding rock tower (Castleton Tower, Utah, USA)“, Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America, 109 (5), 2125-2131, 2019.

35. Häusler M., Michel C., Burjànek J., Fäh D. “Fracture network imaging on rock slope instabilities using resonance mode analysis“, Geophysical Research Letters, 46(12), 6497-6506, 2019.

34. Preiswerk L., Michel C., Walter F., Fäh D. “Effects of geometry on the seismic wavefield of Alpine glaciers“, Annals of Glaciology, special issue “Progress in Cryoseismology“, 60(79), 112-124, September 2019.

33. Michel C., Duvernay B., Kölz E., Jamali N., Lestuzzi P. “A Framework to Evaluate the Benefit of Seismic Upgrading“, Earthquake Spectra, 35(2), 1045-1051, May 2019.

32. Michel C., Crowley H, Hannewald P., Lestuzzi P., Fäh D. “Deriving fragility functions from bilinearized capacity curves for earthquake scenario modelling using the conditional spectrum“, Bulletin of Earthquake Engineering, 16(10), 4639-4660, 2018.

31. Psimoulis P. A., Houlié N., Habboub M., Michel C., Rothacher M. “Detection of ground motions using high-rate GPS time series“, Geophysical Journal International, 214(2), 1237-1251, August 2018.

30. Diehl T., Clinton J., Deichmann N., Cauzzi C., Kästli P., Kraft T., Molinari I., Böse M., Michel C., Hobiger M., Haslinger F., Fäh D., Wiemer S. “Earthquakes in Switzerland and surrounding regions during 2015 and 2016“, Swiss Journal of Geosciences, 111(1-2), 221-244, April 2018.

29. Michel C., Karbassi A., Lestuzzi P. “Evaluation of the seismic retrofitting of an unreinforced masonry building using numerical modeling and ambient vibration measurements“ Engineering Structures, 158, 124-135, March 2018.

28. Michel C., Guéguen P. “Interpretation of the velocity measured in buildings by seismic interferometry based on Timoshenko beam theory under weak and moderate motion.“ Soil Dynamics and Earthquake Engineering, 104, 131-142, January 2018.

27. Manea E.-F., Michel C., Hobiger M., Fäh D., Cioflan C., Radulian M. “Analysis of the seismic wave field in the Moesian Platform (Bucharest area) for hazard assessment purposes.“ Geophysical Journal International, 210(3), 1609-1622,  September 2017.

26. Michel C., Kelevitz K., Houlié N., Edwards B., Psimoulis P., Su Z., Clinton J., Giardini D. “The potential of high-rate GPS for strong ground motion assessment“, Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America, 107(4), 1849-1859, August 2017.

25. Poggi V., Burjànek J., Michel C., Fäh D. “Seismic site-response characterization of high-velocity sites using advanced geophysical techniques: application to the NAGRA-Net“, Geophysical Journal International, 210(2), 645-659, August 2017.

24. Michel C., Fäh D., Edwards B., Cauzzi C. “Site amplification at the city scale in Basel (Switzerland) from geophysical site characterization and spectral modelling of recorded earthquakes.”, Physics and Chemistry of the Earth, Special Issue “Advances in seismic site response: standard-practice and innovative methods”, 98, 27-40, April 2017.

23. Michel C., Hannewald P., Lestuzzi P., Fäh D., Husen S. “Probabilistic mechanics-based loss scenarios for school buildings in Basel (Switzerland)“, Bulletin of Earthquake Engineering, 15(4), 1471-1496, 2017. → read-only pdf file

22. Manea E.-F., Michel C., Poggi V., Fäh D., Radulian M., Balan F. “Improving the shear wave velocity structure beneath Bucharest (Romania) using ambient vibrations.“ Geophysical Journal International, 207(2), 848-861, 2016.

21. Poggi V., Ermert L., Burjànek J., Michel C., Fäh D. “Modal analysis of 2-D sedimentary basin from frequency domain decomposition of ambient vibration array recordings“, Geophysical Journal International, 200(3), 615-626, 2015.

20. Goulet J.-A., Michel C., Der Kiureghian A., “Data-driven post-earthquake rapid structural safety assessment”, Earthquake Engineering and Structural Dynamics, Special Issue: Earthquake Engineering Applications of Structural Health Monitoring, 44(4), 549-562, April 2015. → read-only pdf file

19. Michel C., Edwards B., Poggi V., Burjánek J., Roten D., Cauzzi C., Fäh D., “Assessment of site effects in Alpine regions through systematic site characterization of seismic stations”, Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America, 104(6), 2809-2826,  2014. → open access pdf file

18. Diehl T., Clinton J., Kraft T., Husen S., Plenkers K., Guilhem A., Behr Y., Cauzzi C., Kästli P., Haslinger F., Fäh D., Michel C., Wiemer S. “Earthquakes in Switzerland and surrounding regions during 2013“, Swiss Journal of Geosciences, 107(2-3), 359-375, 2014. → read-only pdf file

17. Psimoulis P. A., Houlié N., Michel C., Meindl M., Rothacher M. “Long-period surface motion of the multi-patch Mw9.0 Tohoku-Oki earthquake“, Geophysical Journal International, 199(2), 968-980, 2014.

16. Michel C., Lestuzzi P., Lacave C. “Simplified non-linear seismic displacement demand prediction for low period structures“, Bulletin of Earthquake Engineering, 12(4), 1563-1581, 2014. → post-print pdf file → read-only pdf file

15. Goulet J.-A., Texier M., Michel C., Smith I.F.C., Chouinard L. “Quantifying the effects of modeling simplifications for structural identification of bridges“, Journal of Bridge Engineering, 19(1), 59-71, January 2014.

14. Diehl T., Deichmann N., Clinton J., Husen S., Kraft T., Plenkers K., Edwards B., Cauzzi C., Michel C., Kästli P., Wiemer S., Haslinger F., Fäh D., Kradolfer U., Woessner J. “Earthquakes in Switzerland and surrounding regions during 2012“, Swiss Journal of Geosciences, 106(3), 543-558, October 2013. → read-only pdf file

13. Baumann C., Burjanek J., Michel C., Fäh D., Dalguer L. A. “Fault zone signatures from ambient vibration measurements: a case study in the region of Visp (Valais, Switzerland)“, Swiss Journal of Geosciences, 106(3), 529-541, October 2013. → read-only pdf file

12. Régnier J., Michel C., Bertrand E. and Guéguen P., “Contribution of ambient vibration recordings  (free-field and buildings) for post-seismic analysis: the case of the Mw 7.3 Martinique (French Lesser Antilles) earthquake, November 29, 2007“, Soil Dynamics and Earthquake Engineering, 50, 162-167, July 2013.

11. Edwards B., Michel C., Poggi V., Fäh D., “Determination of Site Amplification from Regional Seismicity: Application to the Swiss National Seismic Networks“, Seismological Research Letters, 84(4), 611-621, July-August 2013. → pdf file

10. Goulet J.-A., Michel C., Smith I.F.C., “Hybrid probabilities and error-domain structural identification using ambient vibration monitoring“, Mechanical Systems and Signal Processing, Special issue: Imprecise Probabilities, 37(1-2), 199-212, May-June 2013. → Post-print pdf file (from website of J.A. Goulet)

09. Fäh D., Moore J. R., Burjanek J., Iosifescu I., Dalguer D., Dupray F., Michel C., Woessner J., Villiger A., Laue J., Marschall I., Gischig V., Loew S., Marin A., Gassner G., Alvarez S., Balderer W., Kästli P., Giardini D., Iosifescu C., Hurni L., Lestuzzi P., Karbassi A., Baumann C., Geiger A., Ferrari A., Laloui L., Clinton J., Deichmann H., “Coupled seismogenic geohazards in alpine regions“, Bollettino di Geofisica Teorica ed Applicata, 53, 485-508, December 2012.

08. Michel C., Guéguen P., Causse M. “Seismic vulnerability assessment to slight damage based on experimental modal parameters”, Earthquake Engineering and Structural Dynamics, 41(1), 81-98, January 2012. → read-only pdf file

07. Michel C., Zapico B., Lestuzzi P., Molina F., Weber F. “Quantification of fundamental frequency drop for unreinforced masonry buildings from dynamic tests”, Earthquake Engineering and Structural Dynamics, 40(11), 1283-1296, September 2011. → read-only pdf file

06. Michel C., Guéguen P., Lestuzzi. P., Bard P.-Y. “Comparison between seismic vulnerability models and experimental dynamic  properties of existing buildings in France”, Bulletin of Earthquake Engineering, 8(6), 1295-1307, December 2010. → read-only pdf file

05. Michel C., Guéguen P. “Time–Frequency Analysis of Small Frequency Variations in Civil Engineering Structures Under Weak and Strong Motions Using a Reassignment Method”, Structural Health Monitoring, 9(2), 159-171, March 2010.

04. Michel C., Guéguen P., El Arem S., Mazars J., Kotronis P. “Full Scale Dynamic Response of a RC Building under Weak Seismic Motions Using Earthquake Recordings, Ambient Vibrations and Modelling”, Earthquake Engineering and Structural Dynamics, 39(4), 419-441, 2010. → read-only pdf file

03. Guéguen P., Jolivet V., Michel C., Schveitzer A.-S. “Comparison of velocimeter and coherent LIDAR measurements for building frequency assessment”, Bulletin of Earthquake Engineering, 8(2), 327-338, April 2010. → read-only pdf file

02. Michel C., Guéguen P., Bard P.Y. “Dynamic parameters of structures extracted from ambient vibration: an aid for the seismic vulnerability assessment of existing buildings”, Soil Dynamics and Earthquake Engineering, 28(8), 593-604, August 2008.

01. Guéguen P., Michel C., LeCorre L. “A simplified approach for vulnerability assessment in moderate-to-low seismic hazard regions: application to Grenoble (France)”, Bulletin of Earthquake Engineering, 5(3), 467-490, August 2007. → read-only pdf file

Book chapters

Michel C., Guéguen P., “Méthode expérimentale : utilisation des vibrations ambiantes pour réduire l’incertitude des courbes de vulnérabilité”, in Vulnérabilité sismique des constructions, Hermes Science publication et Lavoisier Eds, ISBN 978-2-7462-3814-5, April 2013.

Michel C., Guéguen P., “Experimental method: Contribution of Ambient Vibration Recordings to the Vulnerability Assessment”, in Seismic Vulnerability of Structures, John Wiley & Sons, Inc., USA, ISTE Ltd, UK, ISBN 978-1-84821-524-5, 161-212, February 2013.

Clinton J., Cauzzi C., Fäh D., Michel C., Zweifel P., Olivieri M., Cua G., Haslinger F. and Giardini D. “The current state of strong motion monitoring in Switzerland“, in Earthquake Data in Engineer- ing Seismology: Predictive Models, Data Management and Networks, S. Akkar, P. Gülkan, and T. V. Eck (Editors), Springer, Dordrecht, 14, 219-233, 2011.

Conference proceedings

Michel C., Jamali N., Diana L., Lestuzzi P., Kölz E., Braune F., "Einfluss des Einsatzes von Deckenscheiben aus Stahlbeton bei Mauerwerksgebäuden mit Holzbalkendecken bezüglich Erdbebensicherheit", in Proceedings of 16. D-A-CH Tagung Erdbebeningenieurwesen und Baudynamik (D-A-CH 2019), 723-730, Innsbruck (Austria), September 2019.

Husen S., Fäh D., Lestuzzi P., Michel C., Tobler C., Vögeli U., "Probabilistische Schadensszenarien für den Kanton Basel-Stadt", in Proceedings of 16. D-A-CH Tagung Erdbebeningenieurwesen und Baudynamik (D-A-CH 2019), 641-646, Innsbruck (Austria), September 2019.

Häusler M., Michel C., Burjànek J., Fäh D. “Analysis of large rock slope instabilities using frequency domain decomposition modal analysis “, Geophysical Research Abstracts, Vol. 21, EGU2019-XXXX, 2019.

Duvernay B., Kölz E., Jamali N., Michel C., “Is the residual risk related to the Swiss seismic code provisions acceptable?”, in Proceedings of the 16th European Conference on Earthquake Engineering (16ECEE), Thessaloniki, Greece, 18-21 June 2018.

Michel C., Hannewald P., Lestuzzi P., Fäh D., Husen S., "Lehre aus probabilistisch-mechanischen Schadensszenarien für Schulgebäude in Basel (CH)", in Proceedings of 15. D-A-CH Tagung Erdbebeningenieurwesen und Baudynamik, 82-93, Weimar (Deutschland), September 2017.

Michel C., Hannewald P., Lestuzzi P., Fäh D., Husen S., Roth M., "Earthquake scenarios for school buildings in the city of Basel (Switzerland)", in Proceedings of 16th World Conference on Earthquake Engineering (16WCEE), paper 1491, Santiago (Chile), January 2017.

Hobiger M., Fäh D., Scherrer C., Michel C., Duvernay B., Clinton J., Cauzzi C., Weber F., "The renewal project of the Swiss Strong Motion Network SSMNet", in Proceedings of 16th World Conference on Earthquake Engineering (16WCEE), paper 433, Santiago (Chile), January 2017.

Hobiger M., Fäh D., Michel C., Burjánek J., Maranò S., Poggi V., Pilz M., Kleinbrod U., Edwards B., Imperatori W. and Roten D., "Site Characterization in the Framework of the Renewal of the Swiss Strong Motion Network (SSMNet)", in Proceedings of the 5th IASPEI / IAEE International Symposium: Effects of Surface Geology on Seismic Motion (ESG2016), Taipei, Taiwan, August 2016.

Fäh D., Burjánek J., Hobiger M., Michel C.,  Maranò S., Pilz M., Imperatori W. and Bergamo P., "Assessment of the Complex Seismic Response of Geological Structures", in Proceedings of the 5th IASPEI / IAEE International Symposium: Effects of Surface Geology on Seismic Motion (ESG2016), Taipei, Taiwan, August 2016.

Michel C., Hobiger M., Edwards B., Poggi V., Burjanek J., Cauzzi C., Fäh D., “Systematic Site Characterization at Seismic Stations combined with Empirical Spectral Modeling: critical data for local hazard analysis“, Geophysical Research Abstracts, Vol. 18, EGU2016-17472, 2016.

Manea E. F., Hobiger M., Michel C., Fäh D., Cioflan C. O., “Analysis of the seismic wavefield in the Moesian Platform (Bucharest area)“, Geophysical Research Abstracts, Vol. 18, EGU2016-930, 2016.

Manea E. F., Michel C., Fäh D., Cioflan C. O., “Mapping the geophysical bedrock of the Moesian Platform using H/V ratios and borehole data“, Geophysical Research Abstracts, Vol. 18, EGU2016-12143, 2016.

Psimoulis P. , Houlié N., Meindl M., Rothacher M. and Michel, C., “Analysis of 1-Hz GPS data for the estimation of long-period surface motion of Tohoku Mw9.0 2011 earthquake“, in Proceedings of the 3rd Joint International Symposium on Deformation Monitoring (JISDM 2016), Vienna, Austria, March 2016.

Michel C., Fäh D., Lestuzzi P., Hannewald P., Husen S., “Detaillierte Erdbeben-Schadenszenarien für die Schulgebäude im Kanton Basel-Stadt“, in Dokumentation SIA D 0255 Erdbeben und bestehenden Bauten, 14. D-A-CH-Tagung, Zürich, August 2015.

Guéguen P., Gallipoli M.R., Navarro M., Masi A., Michel C., Guillier B., Karakostas C., Lekidis V., Mucciarelli M., Ponzo F., Spina D., “Testing buildings using ambient vibrations for earthquake engineering: a european review”, in Proceedings of the 2nd European Conference on Earthquake Engineering and Seismology (2ECEES), Paper 569, Istanbul, Turkey, 25-29 August 2014.

Karbassi A., Michel C., Lestuzzi P., “Ambient vibration tests and numerical modeling to evaluate seismic retrofitting”, in Proceedings of the 2nd European Conference on Earthquake Engineering and Seismology (2ECEES), Abstract 2231, Istanbul, Turkey, 25-29 August 2014.

Michel C., Edwards B., Poggi V., Fäh D., “Site Effects in Alpine regions from systematic site characterization at strong motion stations” , in Proceedings of the 2nd European Conference on Earthquake Engineering and Seismology (2ECEES), Abstract 2542, Istanbul, Turkey, 25-29 August 2014.

Poggi V., Ermert L., Michel C., Fäh D., “Modal analysis of 2-D sedimentary basins from Frequency Domain Decomposition of ambient vibration array recordings” , in Proceedings of the 2nd European Conference on Earthquake Engineering and Seismology (2ECEES), Abstract 2792, Istanbul, Turkey, 25-29 August 2014.

Sira C., Schlupp A., Michel C., “Training experts for macroseismic field surveys”, in Proceedings of the 2nd European Conference on Earthquake Engineering and Seismology (2ECEES), Abstract 2820, Istanbul, Turkey, 25-29 August 2014.

Wiemer S., Hiemer S., Woessner J., Danciu L., Fäh D., Edwards B., Cauzzi C., Michel C., Poggi V., Kissling E., Kaestli P., Giardini D., “The 2014 update of the Swiss national seismic hazard model - Key science issues” , in Proceedings of the 2nd European Conference on Earthquake Engineering and Seismology (2ECEES), Abstract 3127, Istanbul, Turkey, 25-29 August 2014.

Michel C., Edwards B., Poggi V., Fäh D., “Ground motion amplification in alpine regions: new insights from the Swiss Strong Motion Network”, in Proceedings of Vienna Congress in Recent Advances of Earthquake Engineering and Structural Dynamics (VEESD 2013), Paper 264, Vienna, Austria, 28-30 August 2013.

Michel C., Cauzzi C., Fäh D., Clinton J., Zweifel P., Kästli P., “The Swiss strong-motion network: high-quality strong-motion monitoring in a region of low-to-moderate seismicity”, in Proceedings of 15th World Conference on Earthquake Engineering (15WCEE), paper 1470, Lisbon (Portugal), September 2012.

Michel C., Guéguen P., “Seismic vulnerability assessment based on vibration data at the city-scale”, in Proceedings of 15th World Conference on Earthquake Engineering (15WCEE), paper 2826, Lisbon (Portugal), September 2012.

Burjanek J., Fäh D., Michel C., Dalguer L. A., Baumann C., Gassner-Stamm G., Poggi V., Roten D., Laue J., Marin A., Lestuzzi P., Karbassi A. , “Earthquake damage scenario in Visp (Switzerland): from active fault to building damage”, in Proceedings of 15th World Conference on Earthquake Engineering (15WCEE), paper 5472, Lisbon (Portugal), September 2012.

Michel C., Cauzzi C., Deichmann N., Grolimund R., Husen S., Clinton J., Kästli P., Haslinger F., Fäh D., “Lessons from the 2012 ML=4.2 earthquake in Zug“, in 15. Symposium Bauwerksdynamik und Erschütterungsmessungen, Dübendorf, June 2012, invited paper.

Guéguen P., Michel C., Jolivet V., Augère B., Valla M., Totems J., Schveitzer A.-S., “Remote assessment of building frequencies using LIDAR“, Proceedings of the 4th International Conference on Experimental Vibration Analysis for Civil Engineering Structures (EVACES), Varenna, Italy, 3-5 October 2011, p547-552.

Guéguen P., Michel C., “Time-frequency analysis of small frequency variations in civil engineering structures under weak and strong motion under reassignment methods “, Proceedings of the 4th International Conference on Experimental Vibration Analysis for Civil Engineering Structures (EVACES), Varenna, Italy, 3-5 October 2011, p399-406.

Michel C., Lestuzzi P., Guéguen P., “Quantification de la chute de fréquence dans le bâti en maçonnerie moderne : des vibrations ambiantes aux mouvements forts”, actes du 8e colloque de l'Association Française de Génie Parasismique (AFPS), Ecole des Ponts-et-Chaussées, Paris, France, Septembre 2011, paper 29, in French.

Michel C., Fäh D., Poggi V., Burjanek J., Cauzzi C., Kästli P. and Clinton J. “Site characterization strategy for the Swiss Strong Motion Network”, Proceedings of 4th IASPEI / IAEE International Symposium Effects of Surface Geology on Seismic Motion (ESG 2011), Santa Barbara, California, August 23–26, 2011.

Michel C., Guéguen P., Lestuzzi P., “Observed non-linear soil-structure interaction from low amplitude earthquakes and forced-vibration recordings”, Proceedings of the 8th International Conference on Structural Dynamics, EURODYN 2011, Leuven, Belgium, 4-6 July 2011, G. De Roeck, G. Degrande, G. Lombaert, G. Müller (eds.), ISBN 978-90-760-1931-4, pp. 601-606.

Michel C., Oropeza M., Lestuzzi P., Kölz E., Duvernay B. “Probabilistic seismic risk analysis of existing buildings in regions with moderate seismicity”, in Proceedings of 14th European Conference on Earthquake Engineering (14ECEE), Ohrid (Macedonia), September 2010.

Oropeza M., Michel C., and Lestuzzi P. “A simplified analytical methodology for fragility curve estimation in existing buildings”, in Proceedings of 14th European Conference on Earthquake Engineering (14ECEE), Ohrid (Macedonia), September 2010.

Oropeza M., Michel C., and Lestuzzi P. “Fragility Functions for Seismic Risk in regions with Moderate Seismicity”, in Proceedings of 9th US National and 10th Canadian Conference on Earthquake Engineering (9USN/10CCEE), 7, 5684-5693, Toronto (Canada), July 2010.

Guéguen P., Michel C. “Full scale dynamic behaviour of a RC-building under low-to-moderate seismic motions ”, in Proceedings of 9th US National and 10th Canadian Conference on Earthquake Engineering (9USN/10CCEE), 2, 1571-1580, Toronto (Canada), July 2010.

Oropeza M., Michel C., Bigler M. and Lestuzzi P. “New Analytical fragility curves for existing URM buildings in regions with moderate seismicity”, in Proceedings of 8th International Masonry Conference, Dresden (Germany), July 2010.

Michel C., Lattion E., Oropeza M. and Lestuzzi P. “Erdbebenverletzbarkeitsfunktionen von einem typischen Schweizer Mauerwerksgebäude”, in Erdbeben und Mauerwerk, Proceedings of the 11. D-A-CH Tagung, SIA Dokumentation D 0231, Zürich, September 2009, in German.

Michel C., Lattion E., Oropeza M. and Lestuzzi P. “Vulnerability assessment of existing masonry buildings in moderate seismicity areas using experimental techniques”, in Proceedings of the 2009 Asian-Pacific Network of Centers for Earthquake Engineering Research (ANCER) Workshop, Urbana IL, August 2009.

Régnier J., Michel C. “Contribution of ambient vibration recordings (soil and buildings) in post-seismic survey: 29 November 2007 Martinique earthquake”, in Proceedings of Provence' 2009, Aix-en-Provence (France), July 2009.

Michel C., Lestuzzi P., Guéguen P. "Analyse de vulnérabilité du bâti existant à l'aide d'enregistrements de vibrations in situ pour les régions à sismicité modérée", actes des VIIIe rencontres Archéologie Pathologie Sismicité (APS), Manosque, Décembre 2008, edited in 2016,  55-65, in French.

Jolivet V., Guéguen P., Michel C., Schveitzer A.-S. “On the full-scale dynamic behaviour of RC-buildings using coherent laser radar vibrometer”, in Proceedings of 14th World Conference on Earthquake Engineering (14WCEE), Beijing, October 2008.

Michel C., Guéguen P. “Seismic vulnerability analysis of moderate seismicity areas using in situ experimental techniques: from the building to the city scale – Application to Grenoble and Pointe-à-Pitre (France)”, Proceedings of Seismic Risk 2008 – Earthquakes in North-Western Europe, 321-328, Liège, Belgium, September 2008.

Causse M., Hallier S. et Michel C. "Le Risque Sismique dans les vallées alpines", in La Montagne dans tous ses états, Les Cahiers du CRHIPA, n°12, Grenoble, 2008, in French.

Guéguen P., Michel C. “Vulnerability assessment of Grenoble (France)”, in Proceedings of the International Symposium on seismic risk reduction, Bucharest, Romania, April 2007.

Michel C., Guéguen P. "Analyse de vulnérabilité sismique à grande échelle par utilisation des propriétés dynamiques expérimentales des bâtiments", actes du 7e colloque de l'Association Française de Génie Parasismique (AFPS), Ecole Centrale Paris, Juillet 2007, in French.

Michel C., Guéguen P., Bard P.-Y. "Comparaison entre calculs de vulnérabilité sismique et propriétés dynamiques mesurées", ibidem.

Michel C., Guéguen P. "Seismic Risk Scenario in Grenoble (France) Using Experimental Dynamic Properties of Buildings", in Proceedings of 9th Canadian Conference of Earthquake Engineering (CCEE), Ottawa, June 2007.

Michel C., Hans S., Guéguen P., Boutin C. “In Situ Experiment and Modelling of RC-structure using ambient vibration and Timoshenko beam”, in Proceedings of 1st European Conference on Earthquake Engineering and Seismology (ECEES), Geneva, September 2006.

Michel C., Guéguen P. “Dynamic Behaviour of the first instrumented building in France: The Grenoble Town Hall”, ibidem.

Savvaidis A., Cadet H., Guéguen P., Panou A., Michel C., Theodulidis N., Kalogeras I. “Accelerograph Stations site characterization using ambient noise: selected stations in Greece”, in proceedings of 3rd International Symposium on the Effects of Surface Geology on Seismic Motion (ESG), Vol. 1, 791-800, Grenoble, September 2006.

Michel C., Guéguen P. “Seismic Vulnerability Assessment using Ambient Vibrations: method and validation”, in Proceedings of 1st International Operational Modal Analysis Conference (IOMAC), Copenhagen, May 2005.

Reports, Databases and Theses

Scheiwiller A., Michel C., Kölz E., «Séisme : gestion de crise et continuité d’activité. Aide aux exploitants d’infrastructures pour la vérification de leurs plans de prévention et d’urgence.» Office fédéral de l’environnement, Berne. Connaissance de l’environnement no 1903 : 30 p., 2019

Scheiwiller A., Michel C., Kölz E., “Erdbeben im Notfall- und Kontinuitätsmanagement. Hilfestellung für Infrastrukturbetreiber zur Überprüfung ihrer Vorsorge- und Notfallplanungen“. Bundesamt für Umwelt, Bern. Umwelt-Wissen Nr. 1903: 30 S., 2019

Michel C. “Réponse des sols et des structures aux séismes : des données pour mieux estimer le risque”, Mémoire d’Habilitation à Diriger les Recherches, Communauté des Universités Grenoble Alpes, Grenoble, 2017, in French.

Michel C., Fäh D., “Basel earthquake risk mitigation - Computation of scenarios for school buildings“, Technical Report, ETH-Zürich, Zürich, Switzerland, 69 pp. March 2016, doi: 10.3929/ethz-a-010646514

Swiss Seismological Service (SED) at ETH Zurich (2015). The Site Characterization Database for Seismic Stations in Switzerland. Zurich: Federal Institute of Technology. doi: 10.12686/sed-stationcharacterizationdb (retrieved on xx/xx/20xx from http://stations.seismo.ethz.ch)

Schweizerischer Erdbebendienst (SED), “Erneuerung des Starkbebennetzwerkes in der Schweiz, Jahresbericht 2013“, Report SED/SSMNet_R/R/004/20131030, ETH Zürich, October 2013, in German.

Schweizerischer Erdbebendienst (SED), “Erneuerung des Starkbebennetzwerkes in der Schweiz, Jahresbericht 2012“, Report SED/SSMNet_R/R/003/20121030, ETH Zürich, October 2012, in German.

Schweizerischer Erdbebendienst (SED), “Erneuerung des Starkbebennetzwerkes in der Schweiz, Jahresbericht 2011“, Report SED/SSMNet_R/R/002/20111028, ETH Zürich, October 2011, in German.

Schweizerischer Erdbebendienst (SED), “Erneuerung des Starkbebennetzwerkes in der Schweiz, Jahresbericht 2010“, Report SED/SSMNet_R/R/001/20101029, ETH Zürich, October 2010, in German.

Michel C., Oropeza M., Lestuzzi P. “Seismic Vulnerability of Existing Masonry Buildings: Final Research Report 2009“, Research Report, n°10, EPFL-IMAC, Lausanne, December 2009.

Michel C., Oropeza M., Lestuzzi P. “COGEAR Project Module 1c: Vulnerability and Risk“, COGEAR Deliverables 1c.1.1 & 1c.1.2: Validate the building inventory and important infrastructure in the test area; Development of theoretical fragility functions, EPFL-IMAC, Lausanne, December 2009.

Michel C., Oropeza M. “Post-earthquake survey in L’Aquila (Italy). Ambient vibration experiment report“, Research Report, n°9, EPFL-IMAC, Lausanne, October 2009.

Michel C., Lestuzzi P., Oropeza M., Lattion E. “Seismic Vulnerability of Swiss Masonry buildings: Findings and issues“, Research Report, n°8, EPFL-IMAC, Lausanne, December 2008.

Schlupp A., C. Sira, M. Cara, S. Bazin, C. Michel, J. Régnier, C. Beauval, N. Feuillet, J.-B. De Chabalier, A.-V. Barras, S. Auclair, M.-P. Bouin, C. Duclos, M. Granet (2008) - Séisme de Martinique du 29 novembre 2007, rapport du BCSF : synthèse sismologique et étude macrosismique, BCSF2008-R1, 132 p, in French.

Régnier J., Michel C., Compte rendu de mission post-sismique en Martinique - Séisme du 29 novembre 2007, CETE Méditerranée, Mai 2008, in French.

Michel C. “Vulnérabilité Sismique, de l’échelle du bâtiment à celle de la ville - Apport des techniques expérimentales in situ – Application à Grenoble”, Thèse de Doctorat, Université Joseph Fourier, Grenoble, 2007, in French.

Michel C. "Analyse de vulnérabilité sismique à grande échelle: Application à Grenoble", Mémoire de Master Recherche, Université Joseph Fourier, Grenoble, 2004, in French.

Michel C., Modélisation géotechnique du site de Umm Amir, Ecole des Mines de Nancy, 2003, in French.

Vançon, S., Michel C., La sismicité du versant instable de La Clapière, Ecole des Mines de Nancy, 2003, in French.

Conferences and seminars

Einfluss des Einsatzes von Deckenscheiben aus Stahlbeton bei Mauerwerksgebäuden mit Holzbalkendecken bezüglich Erdbebensicherheit, 16. D-A-CH Tagung Erdbebeningenieurwesen und Baudynamik (D-A-CH 2019), Innsbruck (Austria), 27 September 2019.

Earthquake loss scenarios: What, Why, How?, 16th Swiss Geoscience Meeting, Bern (Switzerland), 1 December 2018.

Lehre aus probabilistisch-mechanischen Schadensszenarien für Schulgebäude in Basel (CH), 15. D-A-CH Tagung Erdbebeningenieurwesen und Baudynamik, Weimar (Deutschland), September 2017.

Systematic Site Characterization at Seismic Stations combined with Empirical Spectral Modeling: critical data for local hazard analysis, European Geosciences Union, Vienna, Austria, 18 April 2016.

Understanding site response for hazard and risk: data, data and more data, SED Seminar, Zürich, 26 November 2015.

Vibrations ambiantes et mouvements forts dans les structures: le rôle des réseaux dans la
recherche sur la vulnérabilité sismique, 2e Rencontres Scientifiques et Techniques RESIF, La Grande Motte, France, 13 octobre 2015, invited talk.

Tremblements de terre, Cercle Romand, Winterthour, Suisse, 25 septembre 2015.

Les tremblements de terre en Valais, Carnotzet scientifique, Sion, Suisse, 23 septembre 2015.

Detaillierte Erdbeben-Schaden-szenarien für die Schulgebäude im Kanton Basel-Stadt, 14. D-A-CH-Tagung, Zürich, Switzerland, 20. August 2015.

Analyse des effets de site dans les régions alpines à travers la caractérisation systématique des stations accélérométriques, «VIIe Biennale du RAP (French Accelerometric Network)», 26-28 Novembre 2014, Fréjus, France, invited talk.

Incertitudes et vulnérabilité sismique, Journées scientifiques «Vulnérabilité, Risques et Catastrophes», Ecole des Mines, Nancy, France, 20-21 novembre 2014, invited talk, video link.

Ambient vibration tests and numerical modeling to evaluate seismic retrofitting, 2nd European Conference on Earthquake Engineering and Seismology (2ECEES), Istanbul, Turkey, 25-29 August 2014.

Site Effects in Alpine regions from systematic site characterization at strong motion stations, 2nd European Conference on Earthquake Engineering and Seismology (2ECEES), Istanbul, Turkey, 25-29 August 2014.

Ground motion amplification in alpine regions: new insights from the Swiss Strong Motion Network, Vienna Congress in Recent Advances of Earthquake Engineering and Structural Dynamics (VEESD 2013), Vienna, Austria, 28-30 August 2013.

The Swiss strong-motion network: high-quality strong-motion monitoring in a region of low-to-moderate seismicity, 15th World Conference on Earthquake Engineering (15WCEE), Lisbon (Portugal), September 2012.

Assimilation of observed data (ambient vibrations) into models: how to account for uncertainties? Application to bridge engineering, PEP seminar, ETHZ-SED, Zürich 13 September 2012.

Lehren aus dem 2012 ML=4.2 Erdbeben in Zug, 15. Symposium Bauwerksdynamik und Erschütterungsmessungen, Dübendorf, 15. Juni 2012, invited talk.

Quantification de la chute de fréquence dans le bâti en maçonnerie moderne : des vibrations ambiantes aux mouvements forts, 8e colloque de l'Association Française de Génie Parasismique (AFPS), Ecole des Ponts-et-Chaussées, Paris, France, Septembre 2011.

Observed non-linear soil-structure interaction from low amplitude earthquakes and forced-vibration recordings, 8th International Conference on Structural Dynamics, EURODYN 2011, Leuven, Belgium, 4-6 July 2011.

Co-chairman of the session Managing Risk in Seismic Regions, 14th European Conference on Earthquake Engineering (14ECEE), Ohrid (Macedonia), September 2010.

Probabilistic seismic risk analysis of existing buildings in regions with moderate seismicity, 14th European Conference on Earthquake Engineering (14ECEE), Ohrid (Macedonia), September 2010.

Seismic demand on existing buildings - Everything that seismologists have always wanted to understand about what engineers are doing with their hazard assessments... and more!, Seismology Seminar series, ETHZ-SED, Zürich, March 2010.

Apport des enregistrements de vibrations ambiantes pour le génie civil, Mesurer la performance des structures, EPFL-IMAC, Lausanne, October 2009.

Erdbebenverletzbarkeitsfunktionen von einem typischen Schweizer Mauerwerksgebäude, D-A-CH Tagung, Zürich, September 2009.

Vulnerability assessment of existing masonry buildings in moderate seismicity areas using experimental techniques, 2009 Asian-Pacific Network of Centers for Earthquake Engineering Research (ANCER) Workshop, Urbana IL, August 2009.

Seismic Vulnerability and Risk - Experimental and probabilistic approaches, Swiss Seismological Service (SED), Zürich, July 2009.

Seismic vulnerability analysis of moderate seismicity areas using in situ experimental techniques: from the building to the city scale – Application to Grenoble and Pointe-à-Pitre (France), Seismic Risk 2008 – Earthquakes in North-Western Europe, Liège, Belgium, September 2008.

Observation et modélisation de l’endommagement de structures sous séisme à partir de leur chute de fréquence, 3es Journées techniques et scientifiques du RAP, Carqueiranne (France), mai 2008.

Vulnérabilité Sismique de l’échelle du bâtiment à celle de la ville - Apport des techniques expérimentales in situ - Application à Grenoble, ibidem.

Vulnérabilité Sismique de l’échelle du bâtiment à celle de la ville - Apport des techniques expérimentales in situ - Application à Grenoble. PhD thesis, Université Joseph Fourier, Grenoble, October 2007, EOST, Strasbourg, January 2008, Geosciences Azur, Nice, January 2007.

Analyse de vulnérabilité sismique à grande échelle par utilisation des propriétés dynamiques expérimentales des bâtiments, 7ème colloque de l'Association Française de Génie Parasismique (AFPS), Ecole Centrale Paris, Juillet 2007.

Comparaison entre calculs de vulnérabilité sismique et propriétés dynamiques mesurées, ibidem.

Seismic Vulnerability analysis using in situ experimental techniques - From the building to the city scale -  Application to Grenoble (France), McGill University, Montreal, July 2007.

Seismic Risk Scenario in Grenoble (France) Using Experimental Dynamic Properties of Buildings, 9th Canadian Conference of Earthquake Engineering (CCEE), Ottawa, June 2007.

Le Risque Sismique dans les vallées alpines, Colloque La Montagne dans tous ses états, Grenoble, juin 2007.

Comportement dynamique des structures : de l’enregistrement de vibrations ambiantes à la vulnérabilité sismique – Application à l’Hôtel de Ville de Grenoble, Atelier Groupement Vulnérabilité des Ouvrages aux Risques (VOR), Grenoble, Avril 2007.

Comportement dynamique de l’hôtel de ville de Grenoble à partir d’enregistrements et de modèles simples, 2es Journées techniques et scientifiques du RAP, Les Houches (France), mai 2006.

Seismic Vulnerability Assessment using Ambient Vibrations, 1st International Operational Modal Analysis Conference (IOMAC), Copenhagen, May 2005.

Posters

Gascon L., Michel C., Devaux M., Lestuzzi P., “Implementation of seismic scenarios for the city of Yverdon-les-bains“, 17th Swiss Geoscience Meeting, Fribourg (Switzerland), 23 November 2019.

Preiswerk L., Michel C., Walter F., Fäh D., “Analysis of surface waves from ambient vibrations on Alpine glaciers in Switzerland “, American Geophysical Union AGU Fall Meeting, New-Orleans, Louisiana, 11-15 December 2017.

Preiswerk L., Michel C., Walter F., Fäh D., “Analysis of surface waves from ambient vibrations on Alpine glaciers in Switzerland“, 15th Swiss Geoscience Meeting, Davos (Switzerland), 18 November 2017.

Manea E. F., Michel C., Hobiger M., Poggi V., Cioflan C. O., Fäh D., Marmureanu A. “New steps towards local seismic hazard assessment of Bucharest (Romania) “, 39th General Assembly of International Association of Seismology and Physics of the Earth’s Interior (IASPEI 2017), Kobe, Japan, 30 July-4 August 2017.

Manea E. F., Michel C., Fäh D., Poggi V., Edwards B., Cioflan C. O., Radulian M., Balan S. F. “Mapping the geophysical bedrock of the Moesian Platform using H/V ratios and borehole data “, European Geosciences Union General Assembly (EGU2016), Vienna, Austria, 17-22 April 2016.

Goulet J. A., Michel C., Der Kiureghian A., “Data-Driven Post-Earthquake Rapid Structural Safety Assessment“, Seismological Society of America (SSA 2015) Annual Meeting, Pasadena, California, 21-23 April 2015. 

Manea E. F., Michel C., Fäh D., Poggi V., Edwards B., Cioflan C. O., Radulian M., Balan S. F. “Improvement of the Shear Wave Velocity Structure Beneath Bucharest (Romania) Using Non- Invasive Techniques “, ibidem.

Michel C., Edwards B., Poggi V., Burjanek J., Cauzzi C., Fäh D. “ Site Effects in Alpine Regions through Systematic Site Characterization of Seismic Stations and Empirical Spectral Amplification“, ibidem. 

Michel C., Guéguen P., “Seismic vulnerability assessment based on vibration data at the city-scale”, 15th World Conference on Earthquake Engineering (15WCEE), Lisbon (Portugal), September 2012.

Michel C., Fäh D., Poggi V., Burjanek J., Cauzzi C., Kästli P. and Clinton J. “Site characterization strategy for the Swiss Strong Motion Network”, 4th IASPEI / IAEE International Symposium Effects of Surface Geology on Seismic Motion (ESG 2011), Santa Barbara, California, August 23–26, 2011.

Michel C., Fritsche S., Lestuzzi P. and Korup, O. “Earthquake Effects in past events - What could happen today?”, LATSIS Symposium, Zürich (Switzerland), November 2010.

Michel C., Lestuzzi P. “Seismic vulnerability and risk of existing masonry buildings based on experimental data”, Conference Provence' 2009, Aix-en-Provence (France), July 2009.

Michel C., Hans S., Guéguen P., Boutin C. “In Situ Experiment and Modelling of RC-structure using ambient vibration and Timoshenko beam”, 1st European Conference on Earthquake Engineering and Seismology (ECEES), Geneva, September 2006.

Michel C., Guéguen P. “Dynamic Behaviour of the first instrumented building in France: The Grenoble Town Hall”, ibidem.

Press digest

«100 ans de sismologie en Suisse», Emission CQFD, RTS La Première, 25 mars 2014, 22 min., in French. (100 ans de sismologie en Suisse.mp3)

Charbon C., “Des sismologues écoutent le coeur du Nord Vaudois”, 24 Heures, 15 Mai 2010, Yverdon-les-Bains, Suisse, in French. (pdf file)