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Meet EDDIE – QuakeCoRE’s new earthquake test dummy
(New Zealand Society for Earthquake Engineering, 2023-04-19)
Until recently there has been limited understanding of the relationship between behaviour during earthquake shaking and risk of injury. Studying human behaviour during shaking is important, however, because with a better ...
International alignment and update of the New Zealand earthquake intensity scale
(New Zealand Society for Earthquake Engineering, 2023-04-19)
The New Zealand Modified Mercalli intensity (MMI) scale was last revised in 2008. Even so, the scale's lack of specificity on New Zealand's structures for MMI>8 intensity levels has made it difficult to assign values for ...
Public expectations of damage and disruption to existing multi-storey buildings in earthquakes
(New Zealand Society for Earthquake Engineering, 2023-04-19)
The seismic performance of both structural and non-structural building components have the potential to affect the lives of building occupants, with poor performance likely to cause undue disruptions to the lives of building ...
Enhancing earthquake and tsunami preparedness and response in Kura Kaupapa Māori/Schools in Tairāwhiti and Waiāriki, Aotearoa New Zealand
(New Zealand Society for Earthquake Engineering, 2023-04-19)
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 ...
Achieving earthquake-safe buildings – an educational initiative for developing nations
(New Zealand Society for Earthquake Engineering, 2023-04-19)
Building departments in developing nations have a poor track record of achieving earthquake-safe new buildings. Many buildings, within their jurisdictions are not expected to perform well in medium- to high-intensity ...
Reimagining Community Resilience through a Te Ao Maori Worldview
(New Zealand Society for Earthquake Engineering, 2023-04-19)
Efforts to improve community resilience have seen universal efforts to grow capabilities in disaster management for the built environment. Although comprehensive frameworks exist, the perspective used to derive these ...
Post-disaster building functionality: preliminary findings of a systematic review
(New Zealand Society for Earthquake Engineering, 2023-04-19)
During a natural hazard event, buildings are likely to experience some sort of damage, thus limiting their ability to function as intended. The severity of the ensuing consequences for various stakeholders and the community ...
Societal Expectations for Functional Recovery of Primary and Secondary School Buildings
(New Zealand Society for Earthquake Engineering, 2023-04-19)
In the ongoing investigation of functional recovery requirements, the spectrum of functional requirements for different facility types is necessary to ensure buildings are designed, constructed, and maintained to meet ...