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How would changes to serviceability limit state design criteria impact likely repair costs?
(2020-04-22)The earthquake engineering community is currently grappling with the need to improve the post-earthquake reparability of buildings. As part of this, proposals exist to change design criteria for the serviceability limit ... -
Hurricane Camille
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Hysteresis loops for timber structures
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Identifying vulnerable reinforced concrete buildings in Wellington using a simple assessment methodology
(2021-04-14)The application of a simple yet effective method to assess reinforced concrete buildings in New Zealand is discussed. It is proposed that this method be used to identify and prioritise the most vulnerable reinforced concrete ... -
Identifying attributes influencing failure mechanisms in unreinforced masonry buildings using machine learning
(2021-04-14)Unreinforced masonry buildings comprise a major part of New Zealand's built heritage and were significantly damaged during the 2010-2011 Canterbury Earthquake sequence. There were 627 URM building assessed in the surveys ... -
Immediate field damage reconnaissance
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Impact between buildings during earthquakes
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Impact of Canterbury earthquakes on the evolution of earthquake geotechnical engineering practice
(2021-04-14)Earthquake geotechnical engineering practice has evolved in New Zealand during the past 40 years. The 2010-2011 Canterbury earthquakes provided significant impetus to the research and practice. Early evolution commenced ... -
Impacts of innovation in performance-based building code
(2020-04-22)The purpose of this study is to assess the benefits and the unintended consequences of innovation in performance-based building code with an emphasis in New Zealand building code. Also, this paper examines how innovative ...