There has been lots happening in the YGP space over the last few months. Firstly, I want to acknowledge Helen’s work as the previous YGP representative. Helen has done an amazing job in the role, which, amongst many other things, has included organising the regional…
Report for New Zealand – October 2023 In October of this year I had the privilege of attending the 15th ISRM International Congress in Salzburg, Austria as country representative for New Zealand. Attended by over 1400 people, the Congress is ISRM’s flagship event and is…
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…
Comments and opinions expressed in this article are not necessarily those of Waka Kotahi Slope Assessed Risk Level Course(s) The next two ARL courses are running in February 2024. If you are interested in attending, you should have your registration in place by now. If…
Ioannis Antonopoulos Vice Chair Ioannis is a Chartered Geotechnical Engineer, who specializes in large infrastructure and development projects. He has expertise in working with interdisciplinary teams who work on both design and construction. Ioannis volunteers for Engineering NZ as a Practice Area Assessor and contributes…
Kia ora koutou At the NZGS Management Committee Meeting on 21 September 2023, I was honoured to be elected to the position as Chair. I have taken over the role from Eleni Gkeli, who has moved on to the immediate past Chair. Eleni, has kindly…
ISSMGE NZ Liaison – Rolando Orense TC-103: Numerical Methods (NZGS Rep: CY Chin, I. Antonopoulos) The Technical Committee TC-103 (Numerical Methods in Geomechanics) committee met online in February and September 2022. The continuing education of ISSMGE members through the availability of publications and lectures was…
A Waikato Region Case Study Abstract This paper presents an innovative geotechnical design approach using patented Subsurface Compacted Rubble Raft (SCRR) technology to improve severe liquefiable ground. It’s exemplified through a case study in New Zealand’s Waikato Region, particularly the Ngahinapouri Village new development site…
New Zealand nominees Camilla Gibbons Aurecon Who am I? I am an Engineering Geologist Specialising in Geohazards. My key interests lie in the risk assessment and mitigation of slope failures; as well as identifying realistic and efficient management and resilience strategies for our client’s assets. …