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The Casagrande plasticity chart – does it help or hinder the NZGS soil classification process?
Author(s)	Kevin Hind
Published	24 November 2017
Collection	NZGS Symposium
Compilation	20th NZGS Symposium

Resin Injection Ground Improvement Research Trials
Author(s)	Nick Traylen
Published	24 May 2017
Collection	Other
Compilation	N/A

Field description of soil and rock – field sheet
Author(s)	N/A
Published	01 December 2005
Collection	NZGS Guidelines
Compilation	N/A

Earthquake Geotechnical Engineering Module 2 – Geotechnical Investigations for Earthquake Engineering
Author(s)	Tony Fairclough, Nick Traylen, Rick Wentz, Dan Ashfield
Published	29 November 2021
Collection	NZGS Guidelines
Compilation	N/A

NZ Ground Investigation Specification
Author(s)	Ross Roberts
Published	28 April 2017
Collection	NZGS Guidelines
Compilation	N/A

SPECIAL FEATURE Dynamic Characteristics of Auckland Central Business District Reclaimed Zones
Author(s)	Liam Wotherspoon, Kuanjin Lee
Published	01 December 2016
Collection	NZ Geomechanics News
Compilation	Issue 92 - December 2016

Estimation of in-situ water content, void ratio, dry unit weight and porosity using CPT for saturated sands
Author(s)	Nick Barounis, Johnny Philpot
Published	24 November 2017
Collection	NZGS Symposium
Compilation	20th NZGS Symposium

Use of Mononobe-Okabe equations in seismic design of retaining walls in shallow soils
Author(s)	C Y Chin, Claudia Kayser
Published	16 November 2013
Collection	NZGS Symposium
Compilation	19th NZGS Symposium, NZGS Symposium

Field description of soil and rock
Author(s)	Ann Williams, David Burns, Geoffrey Farqhuar, Mandy Mills
Published	01 December 2005
Collection	NZGS Guidelines
Compilation	N/A

Earthquake Geotechnical Engineering Module 6 – Earthquake resistant retaining wall design
Author(s)	Nick Traylen, Kevin McManus, John Wood, Philip Clayton
Published	29 November 2021
Collection	NZGS Guidelines
Compilation	N/A

Earthquake Geotechnical Engineering Module 1 – Overview of the guidelines
Author(s)	Misko Cubrinovski, Kevin McManus
Published	29 November 2021
Collection	NZGS Guidelines
Compilation	N/A

Response and initial risk management of landslide dams caused by the 14 November 2016 Kaikoura earthquake, South Island, New Zealand
Author(s)	Sally Dellow, Chris Massey, S Cox
Published	24 November 2017
Collection	NZGS Symposium
Compilation	20th NZGS Symposium

Elles Pearse-Danker

Site subsoil class determinations in Tauranga
Author(s)	Elles Pearse-Danker, Liam Wotherspoon
Published	01 June 2016
Collection	NZ Geomechanics News
Compilation	Issue 91 - June 2016

Soakage and the Building Code
Author(s)	Mike Trigger
Published	24 November 2017
Collection	NZGS Symposium
Compilation	20th NZGS Symposium

Earthquake Geotechnical Engineering Module 3 – Liquefaction Hazards
Author(s)	Misko Cubrinovski
Published	29 November 2021
Collection	NZGS Guidelines
Compilation	N/A

Earthquake Geotechnical Engineering Module 4 – Earthquake Resistant Foundation Design
Author(s)	Kevin McManus
Published	29 November 2021
Collection	NZGS Guidelines
Compilation	N/A

Typical values of the CPT cone factor, Nkt, in Auckland clays
Author(s)	Marco Holtrigter
Published	24 November 2017
Collection	NZGS Symposium
Compilation	20th NZGS Symposium

Landslides caused by the 14 November 2016 Kaikoura earthquake, South Island, New Zealand
Author(s)	Marlène Villeneuve, Sally Dellow, Chris Massey, Sam McColl, D Townsend
Published	24 November 2017
Collection	NZGS Symposium
Compilation	20th NZGS Symposium

Counterfort drains – design, installation and long-term performance in soils of Greater Auckland
Author(s)	Nigel Fitch, Steven Price
Published	24 November 2017
Collection	NZGS Symposium
Compilation	20th NZGS Symposium

Soil Infiltration Rates
Author(s)	John Hawley
Published	01 June 2016
Collection	NZ Geomechanics News
Compilation	Issue 91 - June 2016

Earthquake Geotechnical Engineering Module 5 – Ground improvement of soils prone to liquefaction
Author(s)	Alexei Murashev, Campbell Keepa
Published	29 November 2021
Collection	NZGS Guidelines
Compilation	N/A

Chartered Professional Engineer (Geotechnical) – Body of Knowledge and Skills
Author(s)	Kevin Anderson
Published	01 December 2016
Collection	NZ Geomechanics News
Compilation	Issue 92 - December 2016

The Design of Ground Anchors and Soil Nails in the Repair of State Highway 1
Author(s)	Louise Kendal-Riches
Published	01 December 2018
Collection	NZ Geomechanics News
Compilation	Issue 96 - December 2018

Selection of suitable ground improvement techniques: Lessons learnt from the Mackays to Peka Peka expressway, New Zealand
Author(s)	Philip Clayton, Tim Pervan
Published	N/A
Collection	NZGS Symposium
Compilation	20th NZGS Symposium

Estimation of the static vertical subgrade reaction modulus ks from CPT for flexible shallow foundations on cohesionless soils
Author(s)	Nick Barounis, J Philpot
Published	24 November 2017
Collection	NZGS Symposium
Compilation	20th NZGS Symposium

Guideline for Hand Held Shear Vane Test
Author(s)	N/A
Published	01 August 2001
Collection	NZGS Guidelines
Compilation	N/A

Volcanic hazard from the Auckland Volcanic Field
Author(s)	Ross Roberts, Graham Leonard
Published	24 November 2017
Collection	NZGS Symposium
Compilation	20th NZGS Symposium

Application of the Good Cheap Fast Rule in Geotechnical Engineering
Author(s)	David Lorier-May
Published	16 December 2017
Collection	NZ Geomechanics News
Compilation	Issue 94 – December 2017

Case study: Geotechnical design of bored piles in rock for the Kawarau Falls Bridge
Author(s)	Andew Awad, Ioannis Antonopoulos, Mahdi Sadeghian
Published	24 November 2017
Collection	NZGS Symposium
Compilation	20th NZGS Symposium

Characterisation of in situ soils based on the resilient soil modulus obtained using Light Weight Deflectometer (LWD)
Author(s)	Nick Barounis, tom Smith
Published	24 November 2017
Collection	NZGS Symposium
Compilation	20th NZGS Symposium

SPECIAL FEATURE Toe buckling deformation in Central Otago Schists
Author(s)	Romy Ridl
Published	01 December 2016
Collection	NZ Geomechanics News
Compilation	Issue 92 - December 2016

Preliminary assessment of the acid sulphate soils hazard in the Auckland region
Author(s)	Ross Roberts, Jade McConchie
Published	24 November 2017
Collection	NZGS Symposium
Compilation	20th NZGS Symposium

Fifteenth Geomechanics Lecture Geotechnical Issues in Displacement Based Earthquake Design of Highway Bridges and Walls: Part 3
Author(s)	John Wood
Published	01 December 2016
Collection	NZ Geomechanics News
Compilation	Issue 92 - December 2016

Rockfall: Design considerations for passive protection structures
Author(s)	Rori Green
Published	29 November 2016
Collection	NZGS Guidelines
Compilation	N/A

Defining importance levels for the design of retaining walls
Author(s)	Kevin Anderson
Published	24 November 2017
Collection	NZGS Symposium
Compilation	20th NZGS Symposium

Misko Cubrinovski, Civil Engineering, 13.2.14

Some important considerations in the engineering assessment of soil liquefaction
Author(s)	Misko Cubrinovski
Published	01 June 2019
Collection	NZ Geomechanics News
Compilation	Issue 97 – June 2019

AGS4 NZ Electronic transfer of data
Author(s)	Ross Roberts, Steven Anderson, Rhys Graafhuis, Rodney Hutchison, Dionisis Koumoutsakos, Kent Langdon, Kevin Pearson, Richard Sisson, Brian Tracey, Alan Thorp, Simon Matthews, Philip Kirk, Zane Bruce, Matthew Hill
Published	30 October 2017
Collection	NZGS Guidelines
Compilation	N/A

Planning and engineering guidance for potentially liquefaction-prone land
Author(s)	John Scott, David Berg, David Chittenden, Pam Johnston
Published	01 September 2017
Collection	NZGS Guidelines
Compilation	N/A

Soil type identification and fines content estimation using the Screw Driving Sounding (SDS) data
Author(s)	Rolando Orense, Naoaki Suemasa, Yasin Mirjafari
Published	24 November 2017
Collection	NZGS Symposium
Compilation	20th NZGS Symposium

IPENZ revamps membership structure to include engineering geologists
Author(s)	N/A
Published	N/A
Collection	NZ Geomechanics News
Compilation	Issue 93 - June 2017