#  Executive Summary

Recent events have demonstrated that Earthquake Induced Liquefaction Disasters
(EILDs) are responsible for tremendous structural damages and fatalities
causing in some cases half of the economic loss caused by earthquakes. With
the causes of liquefaction being substantially acknowledged, it is important
to recognize the factors that contribute to its occurrence, to estimate
hazards, then to practically implement the most appropriate mitigation
strategy considering the susceptibility of the site to liquefaction and the
type and size of the structure. The LIQUEFACT project addresses the mitigation
of risks to EILD events in European communities with a holistic approach. The
project deals not only with the resistance of structures to EILD events, but
also with the resilience of the collective urban community in relation to
their quick recovery from an occurrence. The LIQUEFACT project sets out to
achieve a more comprehensive understanding of EILDs, the applications of the
mitigation techniques, and the development of more appropriate techniques
tailored to each specific scenario, for both European and worldwide
situations.

#  Introduction, Goal and Purpose of this document

The LIQUEFACT project is a collaborative project involving 11 partners from
six different countries (UK, Italy, Portugal, Slovenia, Norway and Turkey)
including representation from four EU Member States and is organised in three
phases (Scoping, Research and Implementation) across nine work packages (WPs),
each of which encapsulates a coherent body of work. The first seven WPs
highlight the major technical activities that will take place throughout the
project and have been scheduled to correlate with one another. The final two
WPs (WP8 and WP9) are the continuous activities which will take place
throughout the duration of the project.

In order to ensure the smooth running of the project for all project partners,
management structures and procedures are necessary to facilitate effective and
efficient working practices. Following the management information included in
the Grant Agreement (GA) and its annexes, the Consortium Agreement (CA),
Commission rules as contained in the Guidance Notes and organisational Risk
Management policies and procedures including Corporate Risk Strategy, Policy
and Guidance and Health and Safety Policies this manual highlights important
procedures to be carried out in order to monitor, coordinate and evaluate the
management activities of the project.

Goal: **This document aims to aid the LIQUEFACT project consortium to meet
their responsibilities regarding research data quality, sharing and security
though the provision of an data management plan in accordance with the
Horizon2020 Guidelines on Open Access and to make provision for the
introduction of General Data Protection Regulations (GDPR) on 25 th  May 2018.
**

#  Admin Details

**Project Name:** LIQUEFACT Data Management Plan - DMP title

**Project Identifier:** LIQUEFACT

**Grant Title:** 700748

**Principal Investigator / Researcher:** Professor Keith Jones

**Project Data Contact:** Professor Keith Jones, +44(0) 1245 683907.
keith.jones@anglia.ac.uk

**Description:** Assessment and mitigation of liquefaction potential across
Europe: a holistic approach to protect structures/ infrastructure for improved
resilience to earthquake-induced liquefaction disasters.

**Funder:** European Commission (Horizon 2020)

**Institution:** Anglia Ruskin University  
  
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Reference list/Bibliography

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Qualitative

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T1.2

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Questionnaire

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Qualitative and Quantitative

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T1.4

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Glossary/Lexicon

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Qualitative

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T2.1

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Ground characterization; Geophysical prospecting; Soil Geotechnical and
Geophysical tests; Ground investigations; Lab testing

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Quantitative

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T2.6

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Reference list/Bibliography

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Qualitative

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T3.1

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Numerical modelling; Experimental data.

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Quantitative

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T3.2

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Field trials and pilot testing; Simulations; Numerical modelling

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Quantitative

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T4.1

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Soil characterization (Mechanics)

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Quantitative

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T4.2

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Centrifugal Modelling

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Quantitative

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Field trials; Lab and Field testing

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Quantitative

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T4.4

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Numerical modelling

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Quantitative

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Individual and Community resilience measures/metrics

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Qualitative and Quantitative

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Quantitative

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Reference list/Bibliography

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Qualitative

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#  1\. Data Summary

Quantitative and qualitative data will be collected in line with the
overarching aims and objectives of the LIQUEFACT project; to help deliver a
holistic approach to the protection of structures, infrastructure and
resilience to Earthquake Induced Liquefaction Disasters (EILDs) across Europe.
It is important to recognise the opportunity for mitigation strategies to help
aid protection for both people, places and communities through a more
comprehensive understanding of EILDs. Data collection will aid the development
and application of techniques, applicable across European and global
situations. Site specific data collection at differing case study sites across
Europe will be undertaken alongside data gathering from the academic and
community fields to better inform decision making. It is hoped that this data
will be useful to a wide ranging, spatially and temporally diverse audience -
across the policy-practitioner interface.

#  2\. Fair Data

##  2.1 Open Access

Open access will be provided to all scientific publications in line with the
guidance provided by the Commission in their letter dated 27  th  March 2017
(The open access to publications obligations in Horizon 2020). Self-archiving
through suitable repositories within six months of publication (12 months for
social science and humanities publications); or Open access publishing on the
publisher/journal website. It is anticipated that data will be made available
in varying forms for varying uses.

Identification mechanisms will be utilised to improve the usability of the
data within differing contexts. Data cleansing will be considered in order to
present clear and considered formatting. Versions, Keywords and Digital Object
Identifiers will be explored in principle to aid the applicability of data.

Anglia Ruskin University adheres to the Research Data Management Guidelines;

  * Encouraging scientific enquiry and debate and increase the visibility of research. 

  

  * Encouraging innovation and the reuse of existing datasets in different ways, reducing costs by removing the need to collect duplicate research data. 

  

  * Encouraging collaboration between data users and data creators. 

  

  * Maximising transparency and accountability, and to enable the validation and verification of research findings and methods. 

  

##  2.2 Repository

Appropriate data will be made available through the use of an online portal or
reputable repository, details of which are yet to be confirmed but may include
the LIQUEFACT website (  _www.liquefact.eu_ )  and Zenodo. Generic software
tools will be predominantly used including MS Office and SPSS. A Technical
Data Report will be provided for each data set through the creation and
statement of the aims, objectives and methodology.

##  2.3 Exceptions

In circumstances where the anonymization of data sets is not possible the
Liquefact Project will, to protect the rights of individuals concerned,
exclude certain data sets from publication in the online repository. This data
will be retained in accordance with Anglia Ruskin University data Research
Data Management Guidelines and held for a minimum of 5 years after the project
completion.

A table of exceptions is included below:  
  
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##  2.4 Metadata

Text mining tools and methods will help external actors to extract common and
relevant data.

Commonly used ontologies will be utilised. A glossary of terms will be
collated by project partners. Data files will be saved in an easily-reusable
format, commonly used by the research community.

Including the following format choices; .txt; .xml; .html; .rft; .csv;
.SPSSportable; .tif; .jpeg; .png.

##  2.5 Storage

Data will be stored either on each institution’s back-up server or on a
separate data storage device that is kept in a secure and fireproof location,
separate from the main data point. Data will be released no later than the
publication of findings and within three years of project completion. Primary
data will be securely retained, in an accessible format, for a minimum of five
years after project completion.

#  3 Allocation of Resources

At this stage costs have not been accounted for in the H2020 LIQUEFACT project
budget. Data Management Plans will be regularly updated by the Project
Coordinator with data collection, collation and usability the responsibility
of all partners involved in the project. By providing this data it is
anticipated that future utilisation will contribute to the long term success
of the LIQUEFACT project and enhance EILD improvements across and between
countries and organisations.

#  4\. Data Security

This research aims to follow these principles;

  * Avoid using personal data wherever possible. 

  

  * If the use of personal data is unavoidable, consider partially or fully anonymising the information to obscure the identity of the individuals concerned. 

  

  * Use our secure shared drives to store and access personal data and sensitive business information, ensuring that only those who need to use this information have access to it. 

  

  * Use remote access facilities to access personal data and sensitive business information on the central server instead of transporting it on mobile devices and portable media or using third party hosting services. 

  

  * Personal equipment (such as home PCs or personal USB sticks) or third party hosting services (such as Google Mail) should not be used for high or medium risk personal data or business information. 

  

  * If email is used to send personal data or business information outside the university environment, it should be encrypted. If you are sending unencrypted personal data or business information to another university email account, indicate in the email title that the email contains sensitive information so that the recipient can exercise caution about where they open it. 

  

  * Do not use high or medium risk personal data or business information in public places. When accessing email remotely, exercise caution to ensure that you do not download unencrypted high or medium risk personal data or business information to an insecure device. 

  

  * Consider the physical security of personal data or business information, for example use locked filing cabinets/cupboards for storage. 

  

  * The fifth principle of the General Data Protection Regulation 2018 states that personal data processed for any purpose or purposes should not be kept for longer than is necessary for that purpose or purposes. It is therefore important to implement our retention and disposal policies so that personal data and sensitive business information is not kept for longer than necessary. 

  

#  5\. GDPR

Anglia Ruskin University is fully complaint with the General Data Protection
Regulation (GDPR) Act that was introduced on the 25  th  May 2018. All
personal data is handled securely and confidentially in accordance with
information security best practice policies. When it is necessary to share
information with beneficiaries or third parties, appropriate protection
measures are in place.

#  6\. Ethical Aspects

Ethical considerations in making research data publicly available are clearly
designed and discussed by Anglia Ruskin University regarding data sharing
throughout the entire data cycle. Ensuring compliance with GPDR 2018. Informed
consent will be obtained from all participants for their data to be
shared/made publicly available. Providing participants with sufficient
information to make an informed decision regarding involvement. Data will
always be anonymised with examples of direct or sensitive identifiers removed.
The user (licensor) will be given due credit for work when it is distributed,
displayed, performed, or used to derive a new work.

#  7\. Other Procedures

  * Data Protection Act 1998 

  

  * General Data Protection Regulations 2018 

  

  * Anglia Ruskin University Research Training, Ethics and Governance as part of the Research Policy and Support group within the Research and Innovation Development Office 

  

  * Anglia Ruskin University's Research, Innovation and Knowledge Exchange strategy 2016-2017 

  

  * DMP Online 

  

  * Zenodo