Planning is currently in progress for the following additional NZGS training courses which are expected to be held during the second half of 2018: Soft Soil Engineering – To be presented by Dr Richard Kelly and Nick Wharmby. – Provisionally scheduled to be held in…
INTRODUCTION Early this year, New Zealand Transport Agency (NZTA) has published the NZTA Stage 2 Research Report titled “Analysis of piled bridges at sites prone to liquefaction and lateral spreading in New Zealand”. The report is available on NZTA’s website at the following address: http://www.nzta.govt.nz/resources/analysis-of-piled-bridges-at-sites-prone-to-liquefaction-and-lateral-spreading-in-new-zealand/…
The first couple of attempts at a branch event site visit were delayed due to poor weather (not that it ever rains in the Waikato) but we finally got there on Thursday 19th April with a bunch of lucky lads and ladies. We were graced with…
Course objectives and outcomes This one-day course, developed and organised by NZGS, will provide an introduction to the essential components of soft soil engineering. The course will include an overview of the theory of the behaviour of soft soils and design criteria. Attendees will develop…
The following statistics relate to visitor numbers to MBIE’s Geotechnical Education webpages. These websites are the official links to the Earthquake Geotechnical Engineering Practice series of Modules as well as the associated webinars and other geotechnical education resources. It is interesting to note how useful…
NZGS recently ran a survey on behalf of the funders (MBIE and EQC) of the New Zealand Geotechnical Database (NZGD). The purpose of the survey was to get a better understanding of the spread of the users of the database, potential barriers to uploading data…
In 2015 MBIE commissioned an independent international panel of experts to review the New Zealand National Seismic Hazard Model (NSHM). The panel issued their final report to MBIE in April 2017 which looked at: The governance and resourcing, of the NSHM. Hazard estimate stability of…
I would like to start this article by acknowledging the sad passing of Dave Burns (AECOM, Auckland) on 27 January 2018 and remembering all of the fine work that he completed during his career. Forefront in my mind are his many years of service on…