Kia ora koutou I am deeply honoured, and it is with great pleasure that I address the New Zealand Geotechnical Society members through this corner for the first time, as the newly elected Chair of the Management Committee. I have taken over the role from…
A state of constant change As Christmas approaches we look back on a year of changes, and can no doubt look forward to many more! Key changes affecting NZGS this year have included a new Committee and Chair, a change in the Editors, loss of…
Thank you and Farewell to Past Committee Members Tony Fairclough Tony Fairclough stepped down as a member of the NZGS National Management Committee (NMC) on 30 September 2021. Tony, who was elected to the NMC during the 2010 election process, has provided eleven years’ service…
Re: Cantilever Pole Retaining Walls, John Wood I read John Wood’s excellent feature article on the above topic with interest and found that John has provided answers to many questions that, as a designer, I have been keen to see addressed and where possible resolved….
This time we had more entries than we have had in a long time so thank you to everyone who sent photos through, you made the judging quite tricky — we could not agree and so expanded the size of the judging panel to not…
North Canterbury Transport Infrastructure Recovery (NCTIR) State Highway 1, Peketā Key words: Rockfall, Canopy, Construction, NCTIR, Kaikōura Abstract The Rockfall Canopy (SCC-500) installed above State Highway 1 (SH1), south of Kaikōura extends for 104m in length and is the first of its kind in the Southern…
Geotechnical Slope Hazard Design Team Keywords: Lessons Learned, NCTIR, Natural Hazards, Disaster Response, Kaikōura Introduction This paper captures the lessons learnt from the Geotechnical Slope Hazards Design Team over the approximate four-year duration of the NCTIR (North Canterbury Transport Infrastructure Recovery) project. The paper is…
The Australian Antarctic Division (AAD) is in the process of investigating the feasibility of providing year-round aviation access to the continent through the construction of a paved runway near Davis Station, East Antarctica. Currently access to Davis is limited to icebreaker ships throughout the summer…
Keywords: Geogrid, Geosynthetic, Bridge Abutment, GRS Design, Bridge Foundations Abstract This study investigated the performance of geogrid reinforced bridge abutments for their use in New Zealand. Over the past couple of decades geosynthetics, and geogrids in particular, were employed to create a reinforced soil block…
Geology, risk, hypothesis, model, investigation Introduction First of all, what is a hypothesis? You might remember writing a hypothesis in high school chemistry class or a science fair, like ‘will chilling an onion before cutting it keep you from crying’? As defined by Google Dictionary…
