We are delighted to present the ongoing research activities within QuakeCoRE, a recently inaugurated Centre of Research Excellence (http://www.quakecore.nz/). QuakeCoRE is a national network of leading New Zealand Earthquake Resilience Researchers. Clearly, geotechnical hazards play an important role in the earthquake resilience, and hence the…
Advances in NZ Research Research into Seismic Design and Performance of High Cut Slopes in New Zealand Introduction and background Transportation routes are critical lifelines for the community, particularly in the event of natural hazards. New Zealand has a rugged terrain and high seismicity, which…
Introduction New Zealand is an ideal laboratory for geotechnical engineering research, with a wide variety of intensive and non-intensive land use, a large infrastructure network connecting distant parts of the country, and, of course, a very dynamic landscape all within a relatively small area. We…
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Lecture Summary There is a growing emphasis on Displacement Based Earthquake Design (DBD) analysis for buildings, retaining walls and bridge structures. DBD is specified as the preferred design method for highway structures in a draft revision of Section 5 of the Bridge Manual (NZ Transport…
This article introduces reinforced soil structures, their ductile characteristics, research and full-scale trials carried out on the rockfall impact ability. Two recent projects in Christchurch involving Green Terramesh reinforced soil bunds are presented. They are designed with the aim to withstand dynamic impacts caused by…
