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NZ Low Damage Seismic Design Guidance Information
(New Zealand Society for Earthquake Engineering, 2021-04-14)
In a resilient built environment, buildings should be able to be occupied and used after significant earthquakes. New Zealand’s Building Code, like many others, is primarily focused on the preservation of life, with damage ...
The Optimised Sliding Hinge Joint (OSHJ): Design, Detail, and Implementation in Practice
(New Zealand Society for Earthquake Engineering, 2021-04-14)
The Optimised Sliding Hinge Joint (OSHJ) is a low-damage, resilient, versatile, and cost effective seismic resisting system developed primarily for Moment Resisting Steel Framed (MRSF) buildings. The OSHJ is the optimized ...
Design of the Ashburton District Council Civic Centre: A steel designers' learnings from an engineered timber building design
(New Zealand Society for Earthquake Engineering, 2021-04-14)
This paper discusses the learnings from the structural engineering for the Ashburton District Council (ADC) Civic Centre. The building was initially steel but after consulting with the Ashburton community an alternative ...
Simplified numerical modeling of reinforced concrete columns with smooth rebars
(New Zealand Society for Earthquake Engineering, 2021-04-14)
Pre-1970s concrete buildings in New Zealand were commonly constructed with smooth longitudinal reinforcing bars. The NZSEE guideline for the seismic assessment of existing buildings (NZSEE C5) recognizes that the seismic ...
QuakeKit: Communicating Engineering Risks to Youth in the South Island of New Zealand
(New Zealand Society for Earthquake Engineering, 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: ...
Performance comparison of standard and seismic glazing systems
(New Zealand Society for Earthquake Engineering, 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 ...
From mud to modules and beyond - the post-2011 Christchurch evolution of earthquake geotechnical engineering in New Zealand
(New Zealand Society for Earthquake Engineering, 2021-04-14)
The extent of land damage during the Canterbury earthquakes was a wake up call. It disproportionately impacted many aspects of the recovery, including costs, time, community cohesion and individual welfare. The earthquake ...
Designing for Uncertainty
(New Zealand Society for Earthquake Engineering, 2021-04-14)
Structural engineers are familiar with seismic design using a compliance pathway. This typically requires ensuring the provided capacity of structures, expressed as a single value, exceeds the seismic demand, also expressed ...
Evaluation of assessment approaches for soil-foundation-structure interaction of frame buildings
(New Zealand Society for Earthquake Engineering, 2021-04-14)
The consideration of soil and foundation deformations within the seismic assessment of buildings can be critical for evaluating the likely load paths and consequent deformations. Frame buildings provide numerous complexities ...
Dras Fault: a major active fault in Kashmir Himalaya
(New Zealand Society for Earthquake Engineering, 2021-04-14)
Previous works have shown that the oblique tectonic convergence between the lithospheric plates of India and Eurasia in NW Himalaya is primarily manifested by the formation of a series of fold- and thrustbelts, and the ...