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Rocking foundations: geotechnical considerations

Rocking foundations: geotechnical considerations

L.B. StorieNZ Transport Agency | Waka Kotahi, New Zealand, Auckland M.D.L. MillenTonkin & Taylor Ltd., New Zealand, Christchurch.University of Canterbury, New Zealand, Christchurch. ABSTRACT The recent release of the draft Technical Specification TS 1170.5 (2024) includes guidance for the design of rocking foundations. Despite the…

Conference Reports – NZGS-7ICEGE Reports

Conference Reports – NZGS-7ICEGE Reports

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…

Three principles of the true engineer

Three principles of the true engineer

This article was reprinted from Maxim Millen’s LinkedIn post The engineering profession is advancing, advancing in the sense that engineers are dealing with more complex situations and are able to work faster due to automated design tools that can produce large design reports. However, I…