ABSTRACT This paper presents the results from direct shear testing of gravel-rubber mixtures through laboratory experiments and numerical simulations using discrete element method (DEM). Mixtures with volumetric proportions of 0%, 10%, 25%, 40% and 100% granulated rubber were tested using a conventional, medium-sized direct…
ABSTRACT Construction of a $77.8 million new hospital facility in Greymouth is nearing its completion. The geotechnical design framework used to mitigate liquefaction and lateral spreading is described. Design of the structural foundation systems required detailed consideration of subsidence, downdrag and lateral spread effects….
ABSTRACT Following the Canterbury Earthquake Sequence (CES) between 2010 and 2011, a number of the fire stations in the Canterbury area were severely damaged. The key aspect for the fire stations rebuild design was the philosophy of rebuilding with resilience, where the geotechnical design…
Jacobs Ladder – A Case-History of Debris Flow in a Post-Seismic Environment T.R. Justice NCTIR/ENGEO, Christchurch. ABSTRACT An increase in debris flows, and other slope stability events, over the short to medium term following significant seismic events is well recorded in international literature. The 2018…
A case study in earthquake recovery and resilient design, Slip NRP5, Kaikōura J.R. Grindley1, M. Engel2, G. J. Saul1 1 WSP, Christchurch; 2 RDA Consulting, Christchurch ABSTRACT The NRP5 Mass Movement is one of the 10 Primary slope failures that affected the Transport corridor North…
Kaikoura Earthquake 2016: Case Study for the design and installation of a 2000kJ rockfall barrier at Ohau Point P. Aynsley Riley Consultants Ltd (NCTIR Geotechnical Engineer), Christchurch. M. McCallion WSP (NCTIR Engineering Geologist), Christchurch. E. Ewe Geofabrics NZ Ltd, Auckland. ABSTRACT Significant damage was caused…
The opening ceremony for the NZGS Dunedin 2021 Symposium (24th – 26th March 2021) followed by Sissy Nikolaou, Leader, Earthquake Engineering Group, United States National Institute of Standards and Technology with her Presentation “Functional Recovery – Design Uptopia or Elective Reality followed by an address…
The New Zealand Geotechnical Society (NZGS) provided scholarships to young geotechnical professionals for them to participate in the 7th International Conference on Earthquake Geotechnical Engineering (7ICEGE) which took place in Rome, Italy last 17-20 June 2019. As part of the conditions of the scholarship, the…
Rock Mechanics for Natural Resources and Infrastructure Development The 14th ISRM Congress, jointly hosted by Brazil, Argentina and Paraguay, was held in the Brazilian city of Foz do Iguacu close to the common border between the three South American countries. Prior to the congress a…
On the 8th and 9th of March, the ISSMGE Board meeting was held in Singapore. The ISSMGE YMPG took the opportunity to have their first in-person meeting since the YMPG was established back in back in 2009, a refreshing change to the ad-hoc skype meetings….