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Reclamation resilience improvement at CentrePort, Wellington New Zealand
(New Zealand Society for Earthquake Engineering, 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 ...
Earthquake Design Loads on Retaining Walls
(New Zealand Society for Earthquake Engineering, 2022-04-27)
Free-standing retaining walls are usually designed for earthquake loads using the Monobe-Okabe method and assuming cohesionless soil backfill. This simple design approach has led to satisfactory performance and is supported ...
Seismic Performance of Precast Hollow-core Units Seated Within the Plastic Hinge Region
(New Zealand Society for Earthquake Engineering, 2022-04-27)
This paper discusses the susceptibility of hollow-core floor units to sustain a higher degree of damage when they are seated within the plastic hinge regions of the supporting beam. This damageability of these so-called ...
Repair and Reinstatement of Douglas-fir CLT Hold-down Connections using Mixed Angle Self Tapping Screws
(New Zealand Society for Earthquake Engineering, 2022-04-27)
The system ductility of timber structures under seismic loads relies on well detailed connection systems. With the increasing popularity of mass timber structures, CLT shear walls provide an efficient seismic load resisting ...
Seismic strengthening of the Seatoun Tunnel
(New Zealand Society for Earthquake Engineering, 2022-04-27)
The Seatoun tunnel is a 147m long, vehicle and pedestrian tunnel built in 1906-1907 to provide a tram connection between the suburb of Seatoun the city of Wellington. In 2011, the Seatoun tunnel structure was assessed as ...
Enhancing earthquake and tsunami preparedness and response in Kura Kaupapa Māori/Schools Aotearoa New Zealand: learnings from the 5 March 2021 East Cape earthquake sequence
(New Zealand Society for Earthquake Engineering, 2022-04-27)
Aotearoa New Zealand is exposed to numerous potentially damaging impacts from various hazard events. The east coast of the North Island, one of the most active seismic regions in New Zealand, faces significant earthquake ...
Prediction of Demands on Non-Structural Components in Base-Isolated Structures
(New Zealand Society for Earthquake Engineering, 2022-04-27)
This study examines seismic demands imposed on non-structural components within base isolated structures. Although several previous studies have focussed on the ability of base isolators to limit structural damage, very ...
Geotechnical challenges and design solutions for Yarrow Stadium redevelopment
(New Zealand Society for Earthquake Engineering, 2022-04-27)
New Plymouth Yarrow Stadium’s two grandstands were declared earthquake-prone and closed in 2017-2018. The $50m repair and refurbishment project was approved in 2019 and subsequently reviewed and modified to allow for the ...
Post-earthquake functional recovery: A critical review
(New Zealand Society for Earthquake Engineering, 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 ...
Social Influences on behavioural response to earthquake shaking
(New Zealand Society for Earthquake Engineering, 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 ...