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Cyclone Gabrielle

Key words: Cyclone Gabrielle, KiwiRail, geotechnical, civil 1. Introduction As with a large portion of the North Island’s transport infrastructure, KiwiRail’s network was heavily impacted by Cyclone Gabrielle that occurred in February 2023. The Palmerston North to Gisborne Line (PNGL) was the most severely affected,…

Fifty Years in Geotechnical Engineering – By Graham Ramsay

Fifty Years in Geotechnical Engineering – By Graham Ramsay

Background In 2016 I retired after fifty years involvement in civil and geotechnical engineering, having witnessed major changes in the techniques available to us and our knowledge of engineering geology and geotechnical phenomena. During that period, I was involved in some very interesting projects that…