Times they are a’changing “Nothing stays the same!”. In this issue we see a farewell message from the current Chair, Tony Fairclough, whom we will definitely miss, and sadly a withdrawal from all geotechnical duties by Gavin Alexander, another long-serving NZGS Committee member. And Stuart…
(Geotechnical) (CPEng(Geotechnical)) is expected to have in order to competently investigate, design and monitor the construction of geotechnical works in New Zealand. This Body of Knowledge and Skills (BOKS) is intended to complement and inform the Chartered Professional Engineer assessment process. The purpose of the…
On 14 November 2016, the M7.8 Kaikōura Earthquake severely damaged the North Canterbury region, closing both State Highway 1 (SH1) and the Main North Rail Line between Picton and Christchurch. Many of our members were actively involved in assessing the infrastructure damage caused by the…
This two day course was held in Auckland. Presented by Robin Fell and Garry Mostyn, it covered: Quantitative risk assessment for slopes and landslides Estimation of the probability of sliding Application of probabilistic methods to rock slopes Examples of QRA in rock and soil constructed…