Report for New Zealand – November 2023 1 NZGS Membership The International Society for Engineering Geology and the Environment (IAEG) was founded in 1964. IAEG is a worldwide scientific society with more than 3,600 members and 69 national groups. New Zealand has 577 members of…
A clear and effective specification is an essential tool to help ensure that projects achieve the objectives desired by the client, geotechnical designer and contractor. While project-specific specifications can be useful in accurately describing the exact requirements for each project, they result in a steep…
Introduction In July of this year, 480 geotechnical professionals from New Zealand, Australia, and further afield (16 countries were represented!), headed to tropical north Queensland for the 14th Australia and New Zealand Conference on Geomechanics. New Zealand had a good presence at the conference, with…
Commissions Much of the important work of the IAEG is carried by its commissions. Two notable developments in recent times have been: These are available on the IAEG website, and the NZGS management committee is working with key authors of the C25 Guidelines on engineering…
An Update Introduction MBIE and the New Zealand Geotechnical Society have produced six Earthquake Geotechnical Engineering Guideline Modules covering a range of geotechnical topics. However, these do not specifically address slope stability. In 2019 the NZGS management committee agreed to start work on a seventh…
Construction sector activity As the end of my two-year term as NZGS Chair approaches it seems appropriate to return to the topic of my first Chair’s Corner where I discussed the pipeline of work for our sector. Back then (December 2019) the National Construction Pipeline…
Gavin Alexander passed away on 19th November 2020 after a battle with cancer. A highly respected engineer and trail motorcycle enthusiast, Gavin has left a significant legacy through his work with the New Zealand Geotechnical Society, Beca, and in his personal life. Engineering is fundamentally…
This paper was originally prepared for the Australian Geomechanics Society Vic symposium in 2020 and is reproduced by permission of AGS Abstract Climactic warming caused by the emissions of anthropogenic greenhouse gasses is occurring across the globe. These changes will increase the exposure of the built…
From the Chair Figure 1 – Gavin Alexander receiving his NZGS life membership, presented to honour the huge impact he had on the society Gavin Alexander I am very sorry to share with you that our former Chair and NZGS Life Member, Gavin Alexander, passed…
In December I wrote about how busy our geotechnical sector has been. That feels like a long time ago now, and much has changed for us all in the first half of this year. NZGS activities have been significantly affected by the COVID-19 lockdown and…
