(Geotechnical) (CPEng(Geotechnical)) is expected to have in order to competently investigate, design and monitor the construction of geotechnical works in New Zealand. This Body of Knowledge and Skills (BOKS) is intended to complement and inform the Chartered Professional Engineer assessment process. The purpose of the…
Introduction There has not previously been a standard template in New Zealand for the specification and procurement of ground investigation work, and specifications varied significantly from project to project and between organisations. Long project specific specifications were unlikely to be fully read by tenderers (at least…
This document has been produced in response to the Canterbury earthquake sequence that started on 4 September 2010 with the Darfield earthquake. The intention of this document is to provide guidance on what should be included in a technical specification when designing and constructing ground improvement (for liquefaction mitigation purposes)…
The concept of transferring geotechnical data between all industry parties in electronic format is widely used internationally. As computer technology has become an integral component of the geotechnical industry, producers and users of geotechnical information have adopted digital database systems to store, manage, analyse and present their data. Currently,…
This document provides guidance for a risk-based process to manage liquefaction related risk in land use planning and development decision-making. While this guidance specifically focuses on liquefaction and its consequences, it is part of a broader objective that buildings and infrastructure be located and built with appropriate consideration of all aspects of…
Introduction Guidance on the design of passive rockfall protection structures, such as rockfall fences and embankments, which act as barriers to intercept and capture or divert falling rock to prevent it from impacting a critical structure. Contents This joint guidance has been published as Building…
Guideline for the field classification and description of soil and rock for engineering purposes. The overall aim of a method of soil and rock description is to reduce the subjective nature and variability of descriptions of materials encountered during the investigation, design and construction of an engineering project….
