Consorzio Interuniversitario ReLUIS

What Consorzio Interuniversitario ReLUIS does

Consorzio Interuniversitario ReLUIS is a non-profit interuniversity consortium established on 17 April 2003 and headquartered at the University of Naples Federico II, designated as the official Centro di Competenza (Competence Centre) of the Italian Dipartimento della Protezione Civile (DPC) since 2004. It coordinates applied research and civil protection support across the Italian scientific community in seismic and structural engineering, operating under triennial framework agreements (Accordi Quadro) with DPC and additional formal agreements with the Ministry of Interior, Ministry of Infrastructure, Rete Ferroviaria Italiana (RFI), regional agencies such as ACaMIR, and the Ministry of the Environment, as well as participating in DG ECHO-funded European projects. Its network encompasses 800+ professors and researchers from 54 Italian universities, with 279 active research units in the current 2024-2026 programme spanning 18 work packages covering masonry, reinforced concrete, steel, timber, and composite structures across seismic, wind, hydraulic, volcanic, and NaTech hazards.

ReLUIS builds and maintains a portfolio of freely downloadable engineering software tools — Biaxial, ECS-it (GIS for historical Italian seismic classification), JOINT FRP (FRP reinforcement design per NTC 2018 and CNR DT-200 2025), R2R-EU (record-to-record seismic risk uncertainty quantification), RC-ABC, REXEL/REXELweb, RINTC-DFF, Robust Fragility, Stil, and VC-VM (SAVE) — supporting practitioners and researchers in seismic design, vulnerability assessment, and ground-motion selection. It acts as the implementing entity (soggetto attuatore) for national bridge safety guidelines (DM 578/2020, DM 204/2022, DM 304/2024) and statutory technical-scientific support under DL 140/2023 for the Campi Flegrei bradyseism zone. Recent strategic moves include the 2025 AI4I Framework Agreement to integrate AI into civil/structural engineering research, ongoing ML and image-analysis applications for post-earthquake damage identification (WP7), and a harmonized archival and digital-twin system (WP9).

ReLUIS generates no commercial revenue. Its funding model is institutional: triennial framework agreements and ministerial accords that finance applied research programmes, with all software, publications, and technical reports distributed free of charge through reluis.it. Customer concentration is critical — DPC is the dominant funder and counterpart — and the consortium's growth is anchored to the renewal and scope expansion of successive public-sector agreements rather than commercial sales.

Name

Consorzio Interuniversitario ReLUIS

Legal name

Consorzio Interuniversitario ReLUIS

Website

https://reluis.it

Company type

Private

Founded year

2003

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

ReLUIS is a non-profit interuniversity consortium coordinating seismic and structural engineering research across 54 Italian universities as the official Competence Centre of Italy's Civil Protection Department, funded by triennial government agreements and providing free engineering software and technical standards support.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Seismic and Structural Engineering Research Services

NAICS

Scientific Research and Development Services (5417), Engineering Services (541330), Other Scientific and Technical Consulting Services (54169)

SIC

Services-Commercial Physical & Biological Research (8731), Services-Engineering Services (8711)

akta.pro primary industry

Civil & Structural Engineering Consulting (BPAHAIAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Emergency Management & National Resilience (Civil Protection) (BPAIAAAI), Reliability, Safety & Risk Engineering (RAMS/PSM) Consulting (BPAHAIAK), Disaster Recovery, Reconstruction & Resilience Programs (BPAGAAAK)

Keywords

• Seismic risk assessment
• Structural engineering software
• Civil protection research
• Earthquake engineering
• Seismic vulnerability analysis

Headquarters

HQ city

Naples

HQ country

Italy

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Operations, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Institutional Government Funding: ReLUIS is a non-profit consortium funded through formal agreements (accordi) with Italian government institutions, primarily the Dipartimento della Protezione Civile (DPC). Funding supports triennial applied research projects on seismic prevention, structural engineering, and civil protection support. The consortium does not generate commercial revenue from product sales; its software tools are provided free of charge.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

ReLUIS coordinates applied research in seismic and structural engineering across 50+ Italian universities and provides scientific and technical support to the Italian civil protection system. As the official Centro di Competenza of the Dipartimento della Protezione Civile, it delivers post-earthquake emergency support, develops national seismic risk maps and fragility curves, contributes to technical standards, and publishes free engineering software tools (Biaxial, ECS-it, JOINT FRP, R2R-EU, RC-ABC, REXEL, Robust Fragility, etc.) for practitioners and researchers.

Product overview

ReLUIS provides a comprehensive suite of specialized software tools for structural and seismic engineering analysis, developed as downloadable desktop applications. The product portfolio includes Biaxial (reinforced concrete section analysis), ECS-it (seismic classification GIS), JOINT FRP (FRP reinforcement design), R2R-EU (seismic risk uncertainty quantification), RC-ABC (section analysis under combined loading), REXEL/REXELweb (ground motion record selection), RINTC-DFF (seismic risk assessment), Robust Fragility (fragility curve development), Stil (structural analysis), and VC-VM SAVE (vulnerability assessment). These tools support earthquake engineering research and professional practice for seismic risk mitigation, structural assessment, and design verification according to Italian technical standards.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Io Non Rischio: National campaign for seismic risk awareness and civil protection communication promoted by ReLUIS in collaboration with Dipartimento della Protezione Civile.

Products and services

• Biaxial Software for non-linear analysis of reinforced concrete sections of any shape (including circular) under uniaxial or biaxial bending with axial load. Calculates ultimate moments, moment-curvature diagrams, and Mx-My interaction domains; supports FRP/SRP composite reinforcement modeling. Targeted at structural engineers and researchers in seismic design.
• ECS-it Geographic Information System (GIS) software for viewing and querying the evolution of Italian seismic classification from 1909 to 2003 at national scale, with queries by municipality. Targeted at researchers, civil protection professionals, and public administrations dealing with historical seismic hazard.
• JOINT FRP v2.0.3 Design software for Fiber Reinforced Polymer (FRP) strengthening of existing reinforced concrete beam-column joints, compliant with D.M. 17/01/2018 (NTC 2018), Circolare 2019, and CNR DT-200 (2025). Targeted at structural engineers performing seismic retrofit of existing RC buildings.
• R2R-EU Performance-based earthquake engineering software implementing multiple schemes (bootstrap resampling, delta method, Monte Carlo simulation) for quantifying estimation uncertainty in seismic risk estimates caused by record-to-record variability in structural response. Targeted at researchers and advanced practitioners in seismic risk assessment.
• RC-ABC Software for analyzing reinforced concrete sections under combined axial load and bending. Derives M-X diagrams and M-N domains for rectangular and T-shaped sections using optimized stress-block theory calculations. Targeted at structural engineers performing section design and verification.
• REXEL/REXELweb Software tools for the selection of ground-motion records from the Engineering Strong Motion (ESM) database for seismic engineering applications. Targeted at researchers and practitioners performing time-history structural analyses.
• RINTC-DFF Software for seismic risk assessment of existing structures under nonlinear static and dynamic analysis using the implicit double-format fragility methodology. Targeted at researchers and engineers performing risk-based assessment of existing buildings.
• Robust Fragility Software for developing robust fragility curves that account for multiple sources of uncertainty in seismic damage assessment. Targeted at researchers and risk analysts performing probabilistic seismic damage modelling.
• Stil Structural analysis software for seismic engineering applications. Targeted at structural engineers performing seismic design and assessment.
• VC-VM (SAVE) Software for vulnerability and damage assessment of structures using the SAVE methodology. Targeted at engineers performing seismic vulnerability classification of existing buildings.

Quantifiable outcome

• 279 research units coordinated in current 2024-2026 DPC project, up from 262 (2022-2024), 263 (2019-2021), 220 average (2014-2018), 174 (2010-2013), and 143 (2005-2008)
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers6 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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AI maturity

App detail

AI capability5 records

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Ten partnerships are on record, tiered flagship, core and minor.

• AI4I – Istituto Italiano di Ricerca sull'Intelligenza Artificiale per l'IndustriaflagshipStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2025ReLUIS and AI4I signed a Framework Agreement (Accordo Quadro) for joint technical-scientific research, development, and training activities in the fields of construction and structural engineering, with a focus on promoting AI applications in civil/structural engineering. Announced 2025.
• Dipartimento della Protezione Civile (DPC)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2024ReLUIS has been the official Centro di Competenza (Competence Centre) of the Dipartimento della Protezione Civile since 2004. The partnership operates through triennial agreements (Accordi Quadro) governing applied research, seismic prevention programmes, emergency management support, and technical standards development. Current agreement: DPC-ReLUIS 2024-2026 covering 18 work packages on seismic and structural risk across 279 research units from 50 universities.
• CI3R (Consorzio Interuniversitario di Ricerca sul Rischio Sismico)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2023ReLUIS participates in the CI3R consortium which coordinates European research projects including ROADMAP2 (DG ECHO, Jan 2023–Dec 2024). CI3R serves as the coordinator for the European Observatory on Disaster Risk and Crisis Management good practices. ReLUIS is a member alongside EUCENTRE, CIMA, and OGS in the BORIS2 project.
• Decreto-legge 140/2023 – Zone dei Campi FlegreicoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2023Under DL 140/2023 (converted to Law 183/2023), ReLUIS provides technical-scientific support for seismic vulnerability analysis of private and public buildings in the Campi Flegrei bradyseism zone, as part of a Piano straordinario coordinated with DPC.
• Agenzia Campana per la Mobilità e le Reti (ACaMIR)minorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2022ReLUIS supports ACaMIR in defining evaluation and monitoring procedures for structural safety of bridges in the Campania region, applying the national bridge guidelines per DM 204/22, and providing training for local authority personnel.
• BORIS/BORIS2 Project Partners (Italy, Slovenia, Austria, Turkey, Montenegro)minorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2021Cross-border seismic and flood risk assessment methodology development through BORIS (Jan 2021–Dec 2022) and BORIS2 (2023–ongoing) projects funded by DG ECHO. Partners include University of Ljubljana, DCNA Austria, University of Montenegro, TED University Turkey, with associated partners UNIUD and Regione FVG.
• Consiglio Superiore dei LLPP / Ministero delle Infrastrutture e dei TrasporticoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2020ReLUIS is the implementing entity (soggetto attuatore) for the national experimental application of Guidelines for classification, risk management, safety assessment and monitoring of existing bridges (per DM 578/2020, DM 204/2022, DM 304/2024). The consortium coordinates and supervises the application of guidelines by infrastructure managers across the national road network under the guidance of CSLLPP.
• Ministero dell'Interno – DPS-DCSTLGPminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2020Technical agreement for developing methodologies for seismic risk mitigation, emergency planning, criteria for identifying strategic Police State buildings, and prioritisation of seismic risk reduction interventions for buildings critical to civil protection emergency management.
• Ministero dell'Ambiente e della Sicurezza Energetica (MISE) / DGS-UNMIGminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2017ReLUIS conducts research and institutional support for safety related to offshore hydrocarbon exploration through the SPOT (2017-2018) and H&RA Lacinia projects, providing structural vulnerability assessments for tsunami scenarios affecting coastal buildings and infrastructure.
• Rete Ferroviaria Italiana (RFI)minorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2010Agreement signed 27/12/2010 for defining criteria and methodology for seismic verifications of railway infrastructure per OPCM 3274/2003, covering both strategic buildings and infrastructure whose failure could impact civil protection.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• CI3R - Consorzio Interuniversitario di Ricerca sul Rischio Sismico: Interuniversity consortium coordinating European seismic risk research including ROADMAP2 and the European Observatory on Disaster Risk. ReLUIS is a member; CI3R is a direct peer in coordinating multi-university seismic research for civil protection.
• OGS - Istituto Nazionale di Oceanografia e di Geofisica Sperimentale: Italian public research institute applying geophysics to seismic and tsunami risk. Directly comparable for geophysical hazard analysis and emergency support; partners with ReLUIS in BORIS2 and related EU projects.
• EUCENTRE: European Centre for Training and Research in Earthquake Engineering, also a DPC Centro di Competenza based in Pavia. Directly comparable as a sister seismic engineering research centre competing for the same funding, talent pool, and European project portfolio (e.g., BORIS2 leadership).
• CIMA Research Foundation: Italian non-profit research foundation focused on hydrometeorological and climate risk, also a DPC Centro di Competenza. Comparable as a peer competence centre working alongside ReLUIS on multi-hazard risk and civil protection support, and a BORIS2 partner.
• INGV - Istituto Nazionale di Geofisica e Vulcanologia: Italy's primary public institute for seismology, volcanology, and geophysics. Directly comparable in seismic hazard monitoring, seismic classification (ECS-it overlaps with INGV hazard maps), and Campi Flegrei bradyseism response.

Regional players

• BRGM - Bureau de Recherches Géologiques et Minières: France's public geological survey providing applied research on natural hazards including seismic risk. Comparable as a national applied-research body supporting public infrastructure safety and risk assessment under a different national civil protection framework.
• GFZ Helmholtz Centre Potsdam - German Research Centre for Geosciences: Germany's leading public geoscience research centre, active in seismic hazard, risk assessment, and structural engineering research. Comparable as a national-scale public research organisation in seismic risk and a likely partner in EU projects, though operating in a different national ecosystem.

Broad incumbents

• ISPRA - Istituto Superiore per la Protezione e la Ricerca Ambientale: Italy's national environmental protection and research agency, a broader public-sector incumbent that overlaps with ReLUIS on environmental risk assessment, infrastructure safety, and post-disaster damage evaluation under the same Italian civil protection system.
• EERI - Earthquake Engineering Research Institute: US-based nonprofit multi-disciplinary technical society for earthquake engineering research and practice. Comparable in coordinating earthquake engineering research outputs and policy engagement, though operating at broader international scale rather than as a national competence centre.

Emerging players

• GEM Foundation (Global Earthquake Model): International non-profit developing global seismic risk models, hazard and fragility databases. Comparable as a peer consortium producing open-source seismic risk tools and methodologies that overlap with ReLUIS's risk mapping and fragility curve work.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/ConsorzioReLUIS
• YouTubeyoutube.com/@ReLUIS-ld3vd/featured
• Facebookfacebook.com/Consorzio.Interuniversitario.Reluis
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/consorzio-reluis
• Instagraminstagram.com/reluis_social

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Profiles27 records

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