Gold Coast, 5-9 Sep 2016 Keynote speakers during conference dinner (L-R): Prof R Boulanger, Dr N Stark, Dr K Mori, Prof M Randolph, Prof P Mayne, Prof C Santamarina and Prof. A-B Huang. Absent: Prof A Gens and Dr K Been. The Australian Geomechanics Society…
In Ross’ outgoing editorial in June he talked about the great advances industry, academia and government have been making in geotechnical engineering in New Zealand. He also talked about the challenge of incorporating this research into practice. We created this special feature to highlight some…
On behalf of NZGS and the organising committee, I am delighted to invite you to NZGS2017, the 20th national symposium of the New Zealand Geotechnical Society. The symposium will be held between 24 and 26 November 2017 in Napier, the art deco capital of the…
Professor Brendon Bradley has been awarded the 2015 EERI Shah Family Innovation Prize. Bradley is a professor in the Department of Civil and Natural Resources Engineering at the University of Canterbury and Deputy Director of QuakeCoRE: The Centre for Earthquake Resilience. An emerging leader in the profession, Bradley has made innovative…
There is currently no New Zealand standard for the procurement and specification of ground investigation works. This has resulted in: inconsistent tendering processes and outcomes inconsistent pricing within and between tenders due to the lack of clarity on scope unclear expectations and practices about the quality standards…
“Geotechnical earthquake engineering practice, Module 5A – Guidance for the Specification of Ground Improvement for Residential Properties in the Canterbury Region”, has recently been jointly published by the NZGS and Ministry of Business Innovation & Employment (MBIE), reports Neil Korte (Project Director, Tonkin & Taylor)….
On 6 May Canada-based design firm Stantec closed its $795-million acquisition of MWH Global. Stantec CEO Bob Gomes reported that the deal provides MWH with better access to capital for growth and market expansion while Stantec gains from integrating a water-sector leader with a more global platform for acquisitions and lessens its dependence on the oil-and-gas sector. David…
University of Auckland New Senior Lecturer in Applied Geology Dr Martin Brook has been appointed at the University of Auckland, having joined from Golder Associates in Brisbane. He teaches undergraduate and graduate-level engineering geology. Martin spent 9 years as an academic at the Institute of…
