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Bulli Point SH1 Realignment – Stuck between a rock and a lake

Bulli Point SH1 Realignment – Stuck between a rock and a lake

  ABSTRACT The current SH1 alignment at Bulli Point follows the eastern margin of Lake Taupo and is situated directly above the lake at the toe of a sharp ridge. The site has a history of low speed crashes due to an ignimbrite bluff overhanging…

Resilience based Design Approach for Cut Slopes along Transportation Routes

Resilience based Design Approach for Cut Slopes along Transportation Routes

Abstract It is recognised that earthquake design of high cut slopes in hilly to mountainous terrain is important to ensure that the next generation of transportation routes have adequate resilience to provide access to communities following an earthquake event. There is very little guidance in…