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    • A holisic methodology for assessing post-earthquake hospital functionality 

      Boston, Megan; Ma, Quincy (2021-04-14)
      Hospitals play a critical role in ensuring community safety. Hospitals must remain operational during and after an earthquake. However, physical damage, utility outages, or supply shortages can cause closures and/or ...
    • A Typical Commercial Low Rise Structure - Case Study 

      Grant, Michelle (2021-04-14)
      The Case study building was designed and built in 2003.  The building is a single storey rectangular shaped 25m x 21m steel portal frame structure with precast concrete panels.  The building is typical of a modern commercial ...
    • Are stronger, stiffer buildings indeed costlier?: Case study of RC frame buildings 

      Dhakal, Rajesh; Aninthaneni, Pavan (2021-04-14)
      Seismic codes/standards allow buildings to be designed for different lateral strength as long as the associated ductility and drift demands are catered for. The design seismic force is primarily controlled by a force ...
    • Earthquake prone public buildings: balancing life safety risks and community costs 

      Brown, Charlotte; Nuth, Michael; Brunsdon, Dave; Hopkins, W John; Hudson-Doyle, Emma; Ball, Richard (2021-04-14)
      The focus on seismic risk following the 2011 Christchurch and 2016 Kaikoura earthquakes has seen the closure of several public buildings across the country. The introduction of the Building (Earthquake-prone Buildings) ...
    • Factors affecting the balancing of Gender Representation in the Engineering Industry 

      Davidson, Hanna; Devonshire, Lucy; Stephens, Max (2021-04-14)
      Gender disparity in the engineering industry is a well-recognised problem. Engineering is a growing industry, and the lack of gender balance affects the diversity of thought available to it, as well as the potential ...
    • Full Waveform Tomography for the upper South Island region, New Zealand 

      Nguyen, Trung Dung; Bradley, Brendon; Lee, Robin; Graves, Robert (2021-04-14)
      In this paper, we apply Full Waveform Tomography (FWT) based on the Adjoint-Wavefield (AW) method to iteratively invert an existing 3-D geophysical velocity model for the upper South Island region, New Zealand. Through the ...
    • Innovative seismic upgrade of Left Bank Art Gallery, Greymouth. 

      Mackenzie, John (2021-04-14)
      The Grey District Council commissioned the strengthening of the C1910 Left Bank Art Galley building in 2018 to preserve its historical value and improve the building’s seismic safety rating. Formally the Bank of New Zealand ...
    • Managing Seismic Risk across Process and Manufacturing Facilities 

      Saunders, Dean; Chapman, Courtney; Shekaran, Krish; Mogarajah, Jeyakumar (2021-04-14)
      To manage seismic risk at large Process and Manufacturing Facilities requires a PCBU to understand the compliance requirements from legislation. However this is not an easy task as there are multiple Acts, Regulations, ...
    • Modelling the out-of-plane buckling behaviour of BRBFs 

      Sistla, Saiteja; Chandramohan, Reagan; Sullivan, Timothy J. (2022-04-27)
      The objective of this study is to assess the impact of modelling the out-of-plane buckling behaviour of buckling-restrained braced frames (BRBFs) on their estimated seismic performance. A number of recent studies have ...
    • Performance comparison of standard and seismic glazing systems 

      Arifin, Fransiscus Asisi; Sullivan, Timothy; Dhakal, Rajesh (2021-04-14)
      Glazing systems are non-structural elements in a building that, more often than not, are given little consideration in seismic design. Recent experimental work into glazing systems at the University of Canterbury has shown ...
    • Post-earthquake functional recovery: A critical review 

      Zhan, Shen; Chang-Richards, Alice; Elwood, Kenneth; Boston, Megan (2022-04-27)
      Functional recovery not only transforms the retrofit of damaged buildings from an earthquake event but also contributes to community resilience. This paper aims to provide a state-of-the-art literature review of functional ...
    • Push-over analysis of a 3D architectural wharf structure including soil-structure interaction 

      Lei, Weikuang; Vink, Alex; Storie, Luke; Van Ballegooy, Sjoerd (2021-04-14)
      A new wharf structure was proposed for Te Wānanga in central Auckland. Due to the complex geometry of the proposed wharf, which included plan irregularity, open apertures, deck-suspended planter boxes, suspended nets and ...
    • QuakeKit: Communicating Engineering Risks to Youth in the South Island of New Zealand 

      Alger, Brandy; Lake-Hammond, Alice; Stolte, Andrew (2021-04-14)
      QuakeKit is a collaborative project through QuakeCoRE, AF8 [Alpine Fault magnitude 8], Canterbury Seismic Instruments (CSI), and University of Canterbury, funded by the Unlocking Curious Minds fund. QuakeKit has two parts: ...
    • Reclamation resilience improvement at CentrePort, Wellington New Zealand 

      Keepa, Campbell; Munro, James; Delaney, Anthony (2022-04-27)
      CentrePort operations were significantly disrupted following damage to strategic assets sustained in the 2016 Kaikōura Earthquake, demonstrating the ports seismic vulnerability. Improved resilience is a necessity to long-term ...
    • Seaview Wharf: risk-based thinking underpins the future 

      Juno, Wayne; Hall, Liam; Delaney, Anthony (2021-04-14)
      Wellington’s Seaview Wharf is a critical asset in the Lower North Island fuel supply system, including after significant seismic events. Recent annual fuel supply for the region has exceeded 1 Million tonnes, and there is ...
    • Seismic Design and Analysis of a Medium Density Residential Building 

      Gribbon, Cameron; Jennings, Zayne; De Francesco, Giovanni; Sullivan, Timothy (2021-04-14)
      There is an increasing recognition that good seismic performance requires not only checks on life-safety but also limitation of damage, disruption and losses. In light of this, several proposals are currently being developed ...
    • Seismic risk and the Building Code: A regulatory perspective 

      Sedgh, Reza; Critchley, Jennifer; Tipler, Jenni (2021-04-14)
      NZ is at the forefront of earthquake engineering and innovative solutions and strategies for dealing with seismic risk. Recent earthquakes have presented both opportunities and challenges for improving how the regulatory ...
    • Seismic Strengthening Auckland's Waterfront 

      Storie, Luke; Foster, Mark; Yang, Diquan (2021-04-14)
      Seawalls were constructed in sections between 1879 and 1925 to form Quay Street on the waterfront of Downtown Auckland. These seawalls have essentially remained structurally unchanged since they were first constructed and ...
    • Social Influences on behavioural response to earthquake shaking 

      Vinnell, Lauren; Inch, Piata; Johnston, David; Horspool, Nick (2022-04-27)
      Many earthquake injuries in Aotearoa New Zealand occur because people either do not act quickly to protect themselves or act in a way which can lead to harm. Earthquakes are an uncertain context in which to make behavioural ...
    • The role of in-plane strengthening within a proposed non-specific design approach to seismic improvement for URM buildings 

      Tocher, Hamish; Cutfield, Matthew (2022-04-27)
      Recent research shows that a significant number of earthquake-prone unreinforced brick masonry buildings may not receive seismic strengthening within the deadlines mandated by the Building (Earthquake-prone Buildings) ...