Unit 1 – General Guidance New Zealand is highly vulnerable to natural hazard risks, as evidenced by earthquakes and storm events over recent decades. Landslides form a significant part of the natural hazard spectrum in New Zealand and are more common here than many countries…
Introduction Rockfall is a highly complex process that poses a major hazard to exposed elements such as transport corridors, infrastructure, services, and people (Chau et al., 2003; Corominas et al., 2005; Giacomini et al., 2009; Hungr et al., 1999; Zhao et al., 2017)2009; Hungr et…
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…
North Canterbury Transport Infrastructure Recovery (NCTIR) State Highway 1, Peketā Key words: Rockfall, Canopy, Construction, NCTIR, Kaikōura Abstract The Rockfall Canopy (SCC-500) installed above State Highway 1 (SH1), south of Kaikōura extends for 104m in length and is the first of its kind in the Southern…
Geotechnical Slope Hazard Design Team Keywords: Lessons Learned, NCTIR, Natural Hazards, Disaster Response, Kaikōura Introduction This paper captures the lessons learnt from the Geotechnical Slope Hazards Design Team over the approximate four-year duration of the NCTIR (North Canterbury Transport Infrastructure Recovery) project. The paper is…
1. Introduction More than 20 faults are inferred to have moved in the M7.8 November 2016 Kaikōura Earthquake, which resulted in extensive damage to the coastal slopes and caused uplift at several locations. Between Clarence and Oaro, the transport corridor is located on a narrow…
The North Canterbury Transport Infrastructure Recovery (NCTIR) has been set-up by the government under the Hurunui/Kaikoura Earthquakes Recovery Act 2016. Its purpose is to repair and re-open the earthquake-damaged road and rail networks between Christchurch and Picton by the end of 2017. This includes the…
