The 21st Symposium of the New Zealand Geotechnical Society will take place between 14 and 18 October 2020 in Dunedin. In this Symposium we will strive to explore the challenges and opportunities of our future by learning from the failures and achievements of our past….
This special edition of the New Zealand Geomechanics News has a focus on some of the incredible work which has been completed to date by the North Canterbury Transport Infrastructure Recovery (NCTIR) Alliance. I hope that all readers will find some time over their Christmas…
Auckland Quality talks have kept Auckland engaged over the second half of 2018. In July Mike Dobbie kindly presented on Load Bearing Bridge Abutments Supported on Polymer Geogrid Reinforced Fill. At the start of September the branch hosted the NZGS AGM after a presentation from…
International Association for Engineering Geology and the Environment Outcomes of IAEG Executive & Council meetings 2018 The Executive Committee meetings were held on 14 and 15 September 2018 and the annual Council Meeting on 16 September in conjunction with the 13th IAEG Congress in San…
ABSTRACT This paper presents the results of a global survey on the State-of-the-Art and State-of-Practice in geotechnical engineering initiated by the ISSMGE Corporate Associates Presidential Group and the Technical Oversight Committee in March 2017. It also summarises the discussions held on the topic during the…
Abstract The New Zealand Geotechnical Society’s “Guideline for the field classification and description of soil and rock for engineering purposes” (NZGS, 2005) has for 13 years been the standard by which soil and rock logging has been undertaken in New Zealand. NZGS (2005) does not…
1. Abstract On November 14th 2016, a Magnitude 7.8 (Mw) earthquake occurred in the South Island of New Zealand, centred approximately 60km south-west of the coastal town of Kaikōura. The complex sequence of ruptures resulted in significant damage to a number of major roads and…
Introduction This paper describes the damage that was caused to the South Bay Marina and Coast Guard Station by the 2016 Kaikōura earthquake, and, the associated impact on the local community and economy. An overview of the “fast track” design and construction process that was…
State Highway 1 between Christchurch and Picton was significantly damaged by the magnitude 7.8 Kaikōura Earthquake in November 2016. The North Canterbury Transport Infrastructure Recovery (NCTIR) is an alliance partnership, set-up to restore the road and rail networks in this area. Several projects undertaken by…
This paper was prepared for the 12th ANZ Young Geotechnical Professionals Conference (12YGPC) in Hobart on 7-9 November 2018 ABSTRACT On November 14, 2016 at 12:02 a.m. local time, the Mw 7.8 Kaikōura earthquake occurred along the east coast of the upper South Island, New…