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Tauranga’s Western Zone: A regional-scale liquefaction case study

Tauranga’s Western Zone: A regional-scale liquefaction case study

ABSTRACT Tauranga is one of New Zealand’s fastest growing cities and port economies. The city is susceptible to many natural hazards therefore resilience planning is imperative to its future. As part of Tauranga City Council’s Resilience Programme, a city-wide liquefaction study has been completed, comprising…

Geotechnical Investigation for the Scott Base Redevelopment Project

Introduction The Scott Base Redevelopment Project (SBR) aims to modernise the facilities at Antarctica New Zealand’s Scott Base with extensive reconstruction of most of the current infrastructure. Golder was engaged to provide a geotechnical assessment to support detailed design of the proposed redevelopment. This article…

Cross-Checking Liquefaction Hazard Assessments with Liquefaction Observations from New Zealand Earthquakes and Paleo-liquefaction Trenching

Cross-Checking Liquefaction Hazard Assessments with Liquefaction Observations from New Zealand Earthquakes and Paleo-liquefaction Trenching

Abstract Liquefaction has been reported following upwards of 13 recent and historical earthquakes in New Zealand. Collating reports outlining the extents of liquefaction manifestation following these events provides insights into the distributions of sediments with low cyclic resistances to liquefaction, and enables liquefaction hazard assessments…