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We have completed a major upgrade to the NZGS website to build in better security, future-proofed hosting, and a more intuitive editor. Most of the improvements are invisible to the every-day user, but we hope that you’ll enjoy the streamlined user interface and some of…
The YGP group extending an invitation to fellow YGP’s to assist in the production of Geotechnical Engineering – Basics Posters. The idea of these posters is to provide a summary of how we typically perform 80% of the most common Geotechnical engineering calculations. Please email…
INVITATION TO PARTICIPATE The New Zealand Geotechnical Society wishes to recognise and encourage student participation in the fields of rock mechanics, soil mechanics, geotechnical engineering and engineering geology. The 2021 Student Presentation Awards will be a Poster Competition and is open to all students. Posters…
We are delighted to report that NZGS committee member Sally Hargraves has been appointed to the foundations working group of the committee that will revise NZS 3604:2011 Timber-framed buildings. Committee participation provides the opportunity to develop nationally accepted standards through a process of draft preparation,…
Our members may be interested in the new regular spot for Michelle Grant, President of SESOC, on RNZ nights. You can listen to the first episode here: https://www.rnz.co.nz/national/programmes/nights/audio/2018808971/engineering-in-an-earthquake-zone We’ll keep this post updated with future episodes.
Update from Misko Cubrinovski – TC203 chair TC203 (earthquake geotechnical engineering and associated problems) was quite active at three levels, through the overall TC203 membership, the TC203 Advisory Group composed of previous Ishihara lecturers and TC203 chairs, and the current leadership team. In 2020 TC203 selected…
Update from Phil Robins Members of the ISSMGE Technical Committee on Physical Modeling in Geotechnics (TC104) gathered to attend the virtual workshop on Frontiers for Hypergravity Experiments and Model Tests over two days late last year (7 and 9 December 2020). The Frontiers for Hypergravity…
Update from Ioannis Antonopoulos – 20 May 2021 TC103 (Numerical Methods in Geomechanics) was active in: Working on the virtual time capsule project ( https://www.issmge.org/the-society/time-capsule/time-capsule) preparing the material. For this work, we will be happy to have any idea or contribution from TC members. Encouraging…
NZGS have identified an area for which we would like to develop a short Practice Note to assist the geotechnical profession in NZ. The design and use of subsoil drains in earthworks projects varies around the country with different practitioners, different regulatory environments and varying…
