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Experimental seismic characterisation of gravel-granulated tyre mixtures and design implications
(New Zealand Society for Earthquake Engineering, 2021-04-14)
Worldwide, due to the large amount of end-of-life tyre (ELT) stockpiles, reusing and recycling of ELTs in civil engineering applications have become a priority, significantly contributing to lessen environmental and health ...
Incorporating the influence of duration on dynamic deformation capacity in seismic assessment
(New Zealand Society for Earthquake Engineering, 2021-04-14)
The dynamic deformation capacity of a structure is the peak storey drift ratio it can safely withstand without collapsing due to dynamic instability. In a previous study, the authors developed a robust procedure to compute ...
Advances in Floor Diaphragm In-Plane Modelling Using Truss Elements
(New Zealand Society for Earthquake Engineering, 2021-04-14)
Different methods to model building floor diaphragm in-plane stiffness with truss elements are compared to identify the method most suitable for analysis in design. The methods considered include (i) Elastic truss, (ii) ...
1170.5 Reimagined: from a structural designers view
(New Zealand Society for Earthquake Engineering, 2021-04-14)
Our loadings code has adapted and extended to incorporate new knowledge as it has emerged over the last 50+ years: could a re-write encourage engineers to design better buildings? This paper outlines some intentionally ...
Elastic Design (μ=1.0) of Damage Avoidance Structures
(New Zealand Society for Earthquake Engineering, 2022-04-27)
Damage Avoidance Design (DAD) has been considered an efficient way for seismic design. Different solutions to achieve a robust DAD structure has been proposed and tested by researchers in the past. However, there is a lack ...
Code requirements for column confinement with a view on drift
(New Zealand Society for Earthquake Engineering, 2022-04-27)
Confinement provided by transverse reinforcement plays an essential role in reinforced concrete columns. When proportioned judiciously, confinement provides longitudinal bar restraint, contributes to shear resistance, and ...
Ductility factor validation for CLT walls with bolted hold-downs: preliminary analysis and observations
(New Zealand Society for Earthquake Engineering, 2022-04-27)
High-capacity cantilever CLT walls can be created with bolted hold-downs to resist earthquake loading. This study briefly presents the experimental results and cyclic behaviour of the representative test specimen. Then ...
Assessing the impact of acceleration-sensitive components on the seismic losses of multi-storey office buildings
(New Zealand Society for Earthquake Engineering, 2022-04-27)
The Ministry of Building, Innovation and Employment is developing advice on how to deliver Low Damage Seismic Design (LDSD) protection for buildings through their Tū Kahika: Building Resilience platform. A preliminary ...
Retaining Wall Design - SESOC
(New Zealand Society for Earthquake Engineering, 2022-04-27)
In the absence of a recognised or accepted national standard, and in order to provide clarity around the technical basis for their retaining wall software, some time ago SESOC embarked on the development of two design ...
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 ...