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…
Above: Mapped fault ruptures as of press time (courtesy GNS Science). Overview of Ground ruptures In the area we have covered a number of faults have ruptured in a complex relay extending from the NW margin of Culverden basin to the NE, toward Kaikoura. The…
NCTIR Geotechnical Team 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….
As we were once again reminded in November 2016, New Zealand is a very dynamic country. Being a country with a relatively small area, such a large earthquake will inevitably affect our infrastructure and a wide variety of intensive and non-intensive land use. This provides…
The NZGS and the Ministry of Business, Innovation & Employment (MBIE) have jointly released two new geotechnical engineering guidance documents as part of the Earthquake Geotechnical Engineering Practice series. This joint guidance has been published as Building Act s175 guidance. The two new modules are:…