Pumice materials, which are problematic from engineering viewpoint, are widely spread in many parts of North Island. Following the 2010-2011 Christchurch earthquakes, a clear understanding of their properties under earthquake loading is necessary. For example, the 1987 Edgecumbe Earthquake showed occurrences of localised liquefaction in…
We are delighted to present the ongoing research activities within QuakeCoRE, a recently inaugurated Centre of Research Excellence (http://www.quakecore.nz/). QuakeCoRE is a national network of leading New Zealand Earthquake Resilience Researchers. Clearly, geotechnical hazards play an important role in the earthquake resilience, and hence the…
Advances in NZ Research Research into Seismic Design and Performance of High Cut Slopes in New Zealand Introduction and background Transportation routes are critical lifelines for the community, particularly in the event of natural hazards. New Zealand has a rugged terrain and high seismicity, which…
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…
The Editor New Zealand Geomechanics News Don Taylor’s Contribution to the Society In the very good obituary to Don Taylor published in NZ Geomechanics News, Issue 91 (June 2016) I noted that there was only a very brief mention of the very important role he…
AutoCAD Civils 3D Geotechnical Module Updated Keynetix developed the update of Autodesk’s Geotechnical Module for AutoCAD Civils 3D 2017, which now allows borehole locations to be selected using the drawing filter; has redesigned menus, including colour coding of strata, for easier navigation; and automatic scaling…
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Introduction New Zealand is an ideal laboratory for geotechnical engineering research, with a wide variety of intensive and non-intensive land use, a large infrastructure network connecting distant parts of the country, and, of course, a very dynamic landscape all within a relatively small area. We…
During the Christchurch Earthquakes in 2011, the cliffs at Clifton Hill and Moa Bone Point experienced significant ground shaking and as a result a large amount of material was lost from cliff collapse and mass movement. The sites at Clifton Hill and Moa Bone Point…
