Abstract This paper outlines key elements and the main findings for seismic design of geotechnical structures, i.e. earth retaining systems as well as natural and man-made slopes, and provides an unabridged roadmap for a streamlined design following the principles of value engineering and performance based…
This paper was previously submitted to NZSEE 2018 and published as a poster ABSTRACT Following the M7.8 Kaikōura Earthquake in New Zealand, Hiway Geostabilization (HGS) was awarded the North Face Ohau Point Scaling and High Tensile Mesh Installation contract. The original design to mitigate rockfall…
1. Introduction More than 20 faults are inferred to have moved in the M7.8 November 2016 Kaikōura Earthquake, which resulted in extensive damage to the coastal slopes and caused uplift at several locations. Between Clarence and Oaro, the transport corridor is located on a narrow…
Introduction The 14 November 2016, M7.8 Kaikōura Earthquake severely damaged the North Canterbury region. The earthquake resulted in significant ground shaking triggering widespread landslides, extensive coastal uplift on multiple faults, and a locally sourced tsunami. The earthquake caused significant damage over a very large area,…
Land Information New Zealand (LINZ) wants engineers to take full advantage Figure 2: Aerial image of Lyall Bay. You can find imagery datasets at data.linz.govt.nz. Start at the NZ Imagery surveys dataset, which brings together information to help you determine what imagery data is available…
Left: Winners 1 – Best presentations: Tiana Epati & Áine McCarthy Right: Winners 2 – Spot prize (Scala lifter from Underground Investigations) – Tobias Francis The inaugural Auckland & Northland Young Geotechnical Professionals’ Symposium was held on 27 September 2018 at the Grand Mercure Hotel….
Left: Members of 12YGPC senior industry mentoring panel: Prof. Stephen Fityus, Ross Roberts and Darren Paul (front row from right to left). Right: From left to right: Sam Glue (NZGS’ Young Geotechnical Professionals Fellowship Award), Nicola Manche (AGS’ Don Douglas Youth Fellowship Award) and Alexander…
Above: YEG members at the Young at Heart event Young Engineering Geologists Committee Update Earlier this year the IAEG officially created the Young Engineering Geologists (YEG) committee, whose objective is ”to ensure the future of the IAEG through the promotion of the interests of young…
Draft Practice Notes on the Geotechnical Investigations of Dams, their Foundations, and Appurtenant Structures were presented to a workshop at the recent ANCOLD 2018 Conference in Melbourne. The purpose of the Practice Note is to benefit dam owners through more effective and targeted investigations to…
We are looking for dense, crystalline lava with few vesicles and a ‘sugary’ texture (see 2b, above). This kind of lava is found in the center of lava flows and usually breaks off into large (5-15 cm thick) plates. For organic material, we are looking…