ABSTRACT Resilience of our built environment is important for our societies faced with a range of natural hazards, anthropogenic hazards and climate change. This requires a fundamental rethink of our traditional established and codified design approaches. A focus on resilience is required from early…
Abstract The Ward to Cheviot section of State Highway 1 is a key lifeline transportation route that runs through the Kaikōura township. Its strategic importance on the national state highway connecting the North Island via the Wellington-Picton ferry to the city of Christchurch in the…
New resilient bridge on liquefiable ground over the Ōpaoa River, Blenheim H.A. Hendrickson, G. J. Saul & P. Brabhaharan WSP, New Zealand. ABSTRACT A 190 m long, 2-lane bridge has been constructed over the Ōpaoa River on SH1, Blenheim. The bridge is in an area of…
Abstract It is recognised that earthquake design of high cut slopes in hilly to mountainous terrain is important to ensure that the next generation of transportation routes have adequate resilience to provide access to communities following an earthquake event. There is very little guidance in…
Abstract The 14 November 2016 Mw 7.8 Kaikōura earthquake triggered thousands of large landslides and caused severe disruption to the state highway and local road network in the North Canterbury and Marlborough regions. Damage to the network included landslides, debris flows, rock falls, failure of…
Advances in NZ Research Research into Seismic Design and Performance of High Cut Slopes in New Zealand Introduction and background Transportation routes are critical lifelines for the community, particularly in the event of natural hazards. New Zealand has a rugged terrain and high seismicity, which…