An Update Introduction MBIE and the New Zealand Geotechnical Society have produced six Earthquake Geotechnical Engineering Guideline Modules covering a range of geotechnical topics. However, these do not specifically address slope stability. In 2019 the NZGS management committee agreed to start work on a seventh…
The Canterbury Earthquakes Royal Commission (CERC) was formed in recognition of the importance of reviewing the performance of buildings in the Christchurch central business district (CBD) during the earthquakes. It considered the adequacy of current legal and best-practice requirements for building design, construction and maintenance….
The following graphics are some key statistics that may be of interest to NZGD users. The NZGD is co-funded by MBIE and EQC. The makeup of the NZGD users by profession and year is varied, but dominated by geotechnical engineers (Figure 1), as would be…
Abstract One of the Canterbury Earthquake Royal Commission recommendations was that “ground improvement should be considered as part of the foundation system of a building and reliability factors included in the design procedures” and that “the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment should consider the…
This document has been produced in response to the Canterbury earthquake sequence that started on 4 September 2010 with the Darfield earthquake. The intention of this document is to provide guidance on what should be included in a technical specification when designing and constructing ground improvement (for liquefaction mitigation purposes)…
This document provides guidance for a risk-based process to manage liquefaction related risk in land use planning and development decision-making. While this guidance specifically focuses on liquefaction and its consequences, it is part of a broader objective that buildings and infrastructure be located and built with appropriate consideration of all aspects of…
